ZEPHON News

## New
* Added "Friend Names" general setting to enable / disable the usage of your friends' names in in-game messages from ZEPHON.

## General
* Better effect for Shield Dome.
* Clarified that Abkhan Hoard only gives rewards when killed by a unit.
* Rogue Operative AI no longer augments summoned units.

## Balance
* Increased Mangled Chelae attacks from 1 to 2.
* Reduced Mangled Chelae damage from 1.5 to 1.
* Increased Mangled Chelae armor penetration from 0 to 1.

## Bug Fixes
* Fixed Enthralled by the Erelim giving loyalty penalty to all buildings instead of just the headquarters.
* Fixed select next unit key binding not working correctly.
* Fixed killing a unit with an operation or player ability sometimes incorrectly giving experience and changing morale.
* Fixed Essence Syphon not triggering on non-primary targets.
* Fixed killing a unit with an operation or player ability not counting in the statistics.
* Fixed killing a city with an operation or player ability not condemning the player.
* Fixed Fallen Soldier's properties mentioning starting with an Outrider twice.
* Fixed a crash that could occur when reflecting Defense Grid.
* Fixed Gladial Emanator not working on Dance of the Erelim.
* Fixed not using the most powerful of overlapping per-building modifiers (e.g. Performance Broadcasts).
* Fixed an issue with The Last Days of Earth in multiplayer where sides for human players could get mixed up.
* Fixed The Deep not appearing for non-host players in multiplayer.
* Fixed Honorable Aristocrat's The Deep question not being tied to retrieving the Cornucopia personally and gaining the achievement.
* Fixed NeoDuke pronouns.

## General
* AI now gives the reason when rejecting support.
* Asking for Support now becomes unavailable until next turn if rejected.

## Bug Fixes
* Fixed "We Who Are About To Die" not registering kills done by player abilities or operations.
* Fixed AI not using Enriched Alloys, Transubstantiation, Systemic Reset and Madrigal Of Cr'la.
* Fixed a modding crash related to units with items and a missing item use animation.
* Fixed a crash that could occur when quitting a game.
* Fixed DLC always being enabled for introduction games.
* Fixed Family's Favor not showing as a quest reward.
* Fixed a crash that could occur when pressing going into the join game screen.
* Fixed Dimensional Shunts missing category buff.
* Fixed Concordat Sanctions missing category debuff.
* Fixed Mother's Vengeance having category buff.

## General
* Twisted Mother AI will now only use Mother's Favor on her own units.

## Bug Fixes
* Fixed feature sight blocking not working after loading a game.
* Fixed Twisted Mother and Hollow Warlord mutator completion being stuck in The Deep.
* Fixed crashes that would occur after unlocking the new mutators.

## Balance
* Adjusted Repair cooldown and AI usage of the Chieftess' Wastelander.

## Bug Fixes
* Fixed a crash that could occur when starting the game.
* Fixed a crash when loading an older save beyond The Deep.
* Fixed Wastelander not having the Large trait.
* Fixed Flesh Tree, Temple of Cr'la and Erebus Excavator not giving rewards.
* Fixed Interference Protocols being able to target Titans.
* Fixed Enriched Alloys being able to target non-ranged units under some circumstances.
* Fixed ICAR Fluid Deflector and Stolen Flesh not marked as buffs.
* Fixed a Hollow Warlord dialogue line.
* Fixed some typos.

## General
* Negative "We Who Are About To Die" number is now colored red in the city screen.
* Adjusted the AI to not build fortifications if it is short on the respective resources.

## Balance
* Increased Sharpshooters accuracy from 8 to 10.
* Increased Pathfinder Drone technology tier from 2 to 3.
* Increased Tessera Core antimatter cost from 2 to 4 to have it match its cost tier.

## Bug Fixes
* Fixed build Radio Telescope crash.
* Fixed crash that could occur on quit.
* Fixed Impossible Conception and Reyndverra achievements not unlocking.
* Fixed players not being able to purchase Wastelanders as support unit from the Chieftess.
* Fixed Flesh Tree, Temple of Cr'la and Erebus Excavator giving rewards to neutrals.
* Fixed Nitro Boost appearing usable with no movement points remaining.
* Fixed units suffering damage from Deathshriek not facing the dying unit.
* Fixed game state blocking after generating a new world.
* Fixed some typos.