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Description of the proposed changes

The changes were developed in conjunction with feedback from my clan.

The Salem is made more intuitive to micro on water, but weaker on land. To prevent the HP nerf from creating a lopsided advantage for submarines, it receives 33.3% more torpedoes at the same DPS.

The Uashavoh is reworked slightly to emphasize good micro while keeping it effective against hover and roughly on par with submarines.

T2 Navy

Cybran Destroyer (URS0201):
  Health (6500 -> 6150)
  Main Cannon MuzzleVelocity (30 -> 32)
  Main Cannon TurretYawSpeed (90 -> 95)
  Main Cannon FiringRandomness (0.3 -> 0.25)
  Torpedo Damage (40 -> 30) [DPS: 100 -> 100]
  Torpedo MuzzleSalvoSize (2 -> 4)
  Torpedo Reload (4s -> 6s)
  AA Reload (0.7 -> 0.8) [DPS: 28.57 -> 25]
  AA MaxRadius (55 -> 52) [Area: 9503 -> 8495 (-11%)]

Seraphim Destroyer (XSS0201):
  Health (6900 -> 6500)
  Front Beam Damage (45 -> 47) [DPS: 124 -> 129]
  Torpedo Damage (126 -> 95) [DPS: 94 -> 95]
  Torpedo MuzzleSalvoDelay (0.8 -> 0.9)
  Torpedo MuzzleSalvoSize (3 -> 4)

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  • Balance Changes
    • Reduced the URS0201 destroyer’s health and maximum health.
    • Improved the URS0201 main cannon’s firing consistency, projectile speed, and turret rotation.
    • Reduced URS0201 anti-air range and adjusted its reload timing.
    • Reduced URS0201 nanite torpedo damage while increasing salvo size and reload time.
    • Reduced XSS0201 health and maximum health.
    • Increased XSS0201 front beam damage.
    • Reduced XSS0201 torpedo damage while increasing salvo size and salvo delay.

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The URS0201 and XSS0201 unit blueprints have updated health and weapon parameter values.

Changes: Balance Tuning Updates

Layer / File(s) Summary
URS0201 defense and weapon tuning
units/URS0201/URS0201_unit.bp
Health and maximum health decreased from 6500 to 6150. Main cannon firing randomness decreased, muzzle velocity and turret yaw speed increased. Anti-air range and rate of fire changed. Nanite Torpedo damage decreased, salvo size increased, and rate of fire changed.
XSS0201 defense and weapon tuning
units/XSS0201/XSS0201_unit.bp
Health and maximum health decreased from 6900 to 6500. Front weapon damage increased from 45 to 47. Ana-it Torpedo Launcher damage decreased, salvo delay increased, and salvo size increased.

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The Salem torpedo change does not preserve its intended sustained DPS and should be retuned before merge.

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units/UAS0401/UAS0401_unit.bp (1)

67-67: ⚠️ Potential issue | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

EconomyThreatLevel is stale after the BuildCostMass increase.

EconomyThreatLevel = 533 was computed from the old mass cost of 24,000 (24000 ÷ 45 ≈ 533). With BuildCostMass now at 25,000 the expected value is ~556. The AI uses this field to assess the unit's economic weight; leaving it at 533 means the AI will slightly undervalue the Tempest relative to its new cost.

🔧 Suggested update
-        EconomyThreatLevel = 533,
+        EconomyThreatLevel = 556,
🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

In `@units/UAS0401/UAS0401_unit.bp` at line 67, Update the stale
EconomyThreatLevel constant to reflect the new BuildCostMass of 25,000: locate
the EconomyThreatLevel = 533 entry for the UAS0401/Tempest unit and change it to
the corrected value (≈556, e.g. EconomyThreatLevel = 556) so the AI properly
accounts for the unit's increased economic weight.
units/UES0201/UES0201_unit.bp (1)

331-336: ⚠️ Potential issue | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

EffectiveRadius (57) now exceeds MaxRadius (55) — stale display value.

After the MaxRadius reduction, EffectiveRadius = 57 is greater than the weapon's actual engagement radius of 55. This causes the range overlay ring to display as larger than the weapon can actually fire, misleading players about the unit's AA coverage.

Peer AA weapons in this PR (UES0103 line 270, URS0103 line 250) use EffectiveRadius = 0; the fix can follow either approach:

🛠️ Proposed fix
-            EffectiveRadius = 57,
+            EffectiveRadius = 55,

or, consistent with other frigate/destroyer AA guns in this PR:

-            EffectiveRadius = 57,
+            EffectiveRadius = 0,
🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

In `@units/UES0201/UES0201_unit.bp` around lines 331 - 336, EffectiveRadius for
FrontTurret02 is stale (57) and exceeds MaxRadius (55); update the
EffectiveRadius value in UES0201_unit.bp (symbol: EffectiveRadius for the
FrontTurret02 weapon block / Label "FrontTurret02") so it does not exceed
MaxRadius — either set EffectiveRadius = 55 to match MaxRadius or set
EffectiveRadius = 0 to match the pattern used by peer AA weapons (see
UES0103/URS0103) so the range overlay reflects the actual engagement radius.
units/UAA0204/UAA0204_unit.bp (1)

199-214: ⚠️ Potential issue | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Same salvo-window extension concern as URA0204 applies here

Burst arithmetic is preserved: 150 × 5 × 3 = 2250 equals old 187.5 × 4 × 3 = 2250. However, MuzzleSalvoDelay = 0.2 is unchanged, so the salvo window grows from 0.8 s to 1.0 s. The same break-off / heading-arc interaction described for URA0204 applies here and may cause the 5th step to fire after the aircraft turns away.

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Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

In `@units/UAA0204/UAA0204_unit.bp` around lines 199 - 214, The salvo window
increased because MuzzleSalvoSize was raised to 5 while MuzzleSalvoDelay stayed
at 0.2 (5×0.2=1.0s vs previous 4×0.2=0.8s), which can cause the final shot to
occur after the aircraft turns (see HeadingArcRange/FireTargetLayerCapsTable
interactions). Fix by either reverting MuzzleSalvoSize to 4 or reducing
MuzzleSalvoDelay to maintain the original salvo window (e.g., set
MuzzleSalvoDelay ≈ 0.16 so 5×0.16≈0.8), and verify changes in the weapon block
containing Damage, MuzzleSalvoSize, MuzzleSalvoDelay, HeadingArcRange and Label.
units/UEA0204/UEA0204_unit.bp (1)

207-222: ⚠️ Potential issue | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Same salvo-window extension concern as URA0204/UAA0204 applies here

Burst arithmetic is preserved: 150 × 5 × 3 = 2250 equals old 187.5 × 4 × 3 = 2250. The MuzzleSalvoDelay = 0.2 is unchanged, so the salvo window grows from 0.8 s to 1.0 s, carrying the same risk that the 5th step fires after break-off. This is the third unit in the PR with this identical change pattern — confirming the arithmetic is consistent, but please verify the longer attack window is intentional across all three.

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In `@units/UEA0204/UEA0204_unit.bp` around lines 207 - 222, The change to
UEA0204's weapon increases MuzzleSalvoSize to 5 while keeping MuzzleSalvoDelay =
0.2, which extends the salvo window (last shot at 1.0s) and risks firing after
break-off; update the weapon config (reference fields: MuzzleSalvoSize,
MuzzleSalvoDelay, Damage) to preserve the original salvo window by either
reducing MuzzleSalvoSize back to 4, or lowering MuzzleSalvoDelay to ~0.1667 (so
4 intervals = 0.6667s, 5 shots span 0.6667s) or otherwise adjust timing so the
total salvo duration matches the previous behavior across all three units with
identical changes.
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Inline comments:
In `@units/UAS0302/UAS0302_unit.bp`:
- Line 214: FrontTurret and MidTurret include RenderFireClock = true but
BackTurret lacks it; confirm whether the omission is intentional and if not, add
RenderFireClock = true to the BackTurret block (the same place where RateOfFire
= 10/60 and SlavedToBody are declared) so all three turrets consistently render
the fire clock; if the omission is intentional, add a short comment near
BackTurret explaining why it should not render the clock to avoid future
regressions.

---

Outside diff comments:
In `@units/UAA0204/UAA0204_unit.bp`:
- Around line 199-214: The salvo window increased because MuzzleSalvoSize was
raised to 5 while MuzzleSalvoDelay stayed at 0.2 (5×0.2=1.0s vs previous
4×0.2=0.8s), which can cause the final shot to occur after the aircraft turns
(see HeadingArcRange/FireTargetLayerCapsTable interactions). Fix by either
reverting MuzzleSalvoSize to 4 or reducing MuzzleSalvoDelay to maintain the
original salvo window (e.g., set MuzzleSalvoDelay ≈ 0.16 so 5×0.16≈0.8), and
verify changes in the weapon block containing Damage, MuzzleSalvoSize,
MuzzleSalvoDelay, HeadingArcRange and Label.

In `@units/UAS0401/UAS0401_unit.bp`:
- Line 67: Update the stale EconomyThreatLevel constant to reflect the new
BuildCostMass of 25,000: locate the EconomyThreatLevel = 533 entry for the
UAS0401/Tempest unit and change it to the corrected value (≈556, e.g.
EconomyThreatLevel = 556) so the AI properly accounts for the unit's increased
economic weight.

In `@units/UEA0204/UEA0204_unit.bp`:
- Around line 207-222: The change to UEA0204's weapon increases MuzzleSalvoSize
to 5 while keeping MuzzleSalvoDelay = 0.2, which extends the salvo window (last
shot at 1.0s) and risks firing after break-off; update the weapon config
(reference fields: MuzzleSalvoSize, MuzzleSalvoDelay, Damage) to preserve the
original salvo window by either reducing MuzzleSalvoSize back to 4, or lowering
MuzzleSalvoDelay to ~0.1667 (so 4 intervals = 0.6667s, 5 shots span 0.6667s) or
otherwise adjust timing so the total salvo duration matches the previous
behavior across all three units with identical changes.

In `@units/UES0201/UES0201_unit.bp`:
- Around line 331-336: EffectiveRadius for FrontTurret02 is stale (57) and
exceeds MaxRadius (55); update the EffectiveRadius value in UES0201_unit.bp
(symbol: EffectiveRadius for the FrontTurret02 weapon block / Label
"FrontTurret02") so it does not exceed MaxRadius — either set EffectiveRadius =
55 to match MaxRadius or set EffectiveRadius = 0 to match the pattern used by
peer AA weapons (see UES0103/URS0103) so the range overlay reflects the actual
engagement radius.
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Comment thread units/UAS0302/UAS0302_unit.bp
@lL1l1 lL1l1 added the area: balance idea related to suggestions for unit balance label May 8, 2026
Rhaelya added a commit that referenced this pull request May 9, 2026
Co-authored-by: NoryGit <261927847+NoryGit@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: lL1l1 <82986251+lL1l1@users.noreply.github.com>

Changes from #7101 which the balance team has agreed on.
Salem has it's AA range reduced to weaken it's ability to shoot down air scouts to allow for better counterplay against Cybran stealth boats covering the Salems.

Cybran Destroyer (URS0201):

    AA MaxRadius (60 -> 55) [Area: 11310 -> 9503 (-16%)]

Omen has it's cost increased and its dps slightly reduced as it is currently the most powerful battleship, the new stats should make the cost match the performance better compared to other battleships.

Aeon Battleship (UAS0302):

    BuildCostEnergy (54000 -> 58000)
    BuildCostMass (9000 -> 9500)
    BuildTime (28800 -> 30300) [192s -> 202s w/ T3 Factory]
    RateOfFire (10/59 -> 10/60) [DPS: 169.5 -> 166.7] [Note: the UI rounds; total DPS is 500.]

Tempest is good at safely farming value and staying healthy despite it's low stats per cost compared to battleships due to its long range, high splash weapon and because it still greatly benefits from veterancy despite the previous nerf.

Tempest (UAS0401):

    BuildCostEnergy (380000 -> 400000)
    BuildCostMass (24000 -> 25000)
    BuildTime (38400 -> 40000) [1181.5s -> 1230.8s w/ T3 Engineer]
@NoryGit NoryGit changed the title Naval Balance: Comprehensive Overhaul Naval Balance: Rework Destroyers May 9, 2026

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🟡 Minor · Exclude MuzzleSalvoDelay from category-DPS timing. · XSS0201_unit.bp:327-357

units/XSS0201/XSS0201_unit.bp:327-357
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Exclude MuzzleSalvoDelay from category-DPS timing.

DetermineWeaponDPS counts MuzzleSalvoDelay in addition to the RateOfFire interval. For XSS0201, this calculates about 20.652 DPS instead of the runtime 95 DPS. The weak-category check compares this value with 20% of the 146 direct-fire factor, so it adds WEAKANTINAVY. The lobby tooltip then displays that false category.

Remove only the MuzzleSalvoDelay contribution. Preserve MuzzleChargeDelay for weapons that use it.

Suggested fix
-    local DamageInterval = MathFloor((MathMax(0.1, 1 / (weapon.RateOfFire or 1)) * 10) + 0.5) / 10 +
-        ProjectileCount *
-        (MathMax(weapon.MuzzleSalvoDelay or 0, weapon.MuzzleChargeDelay or 0) * (weapon.MuzzleSalvoSize or 1))
+    local DamageInterval = MathFloor((MathMax(0.1, 1 / (weapon.RateOfFire or 1)) * 10) + 0.5) / 10 +
+        ProjectileCount *
+        ((weapon.MuzzleChargeDelay or 0) * (weapon.MuzzleSalvoSize or 1))
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Update DetermineWeaponDPS to exclude MuzzleSalvoDelay from DamageInterval
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I would suggest nerfing the Salem AA. I think this will help to nerf it on land and the cybran cruiser AA is quite powerful now with the missile retargeting.

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🟡 Minor · Account for salvo delay in the torpedo DPS calculation. · URS0201_unit.bp:419

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Account for salvo delay in the torpedo DPS calculation.

DetermineWeaponDPS includes MuzzleSalvoDelay in the damage interval. The old values produce an interval of 4 + 2 * (0.8 * 2) = 7.2. The new values produce 6 + 4 * (0.8 * 4) = 18.8. Therefore, Damage * MuzzleSalvoSize * RateOfFire does not preserve sustained DPS for this weapon. Retune MuzzleSalvoDelay and RateOfFire together if the 20 damage-per-second target must remain.

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Retune the torpedo weapon’s MuzzleSalvoDelay and RateOfFire values alongside
Damage in the URS0201 definition so DetermineWeaponDPS accounts for the salvo
delay while preserving the intended 20 damage-per-second sustained target;
ensure the resulting damage interval and firing parameters produce that DPS.

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I agree - I went with a conservative range + reload nerf so that T1 scouts and other low-level air units have an easier time. One remaining issue is that, in conjunction with the previous nerf to the Salem's AA range, the Valiant now has a significantly longer AA range. Since the Valiant's AA likely doesn't hit much at these ranges and is almost only good for shooting down scouts, this could be looked at too.

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