Editing Pumpkin Patch/Creature Changes

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== Core Changes ==
* Poison renamed to Venom (and Poisonous to Venomous)

=== [[Castle]] Creatures ===
* {{Cnlite|Zealot}}: Cast Advanced {{Sn|Bless}} 1x per combat at 6 [[Power]]
** ''The new ability makes the unit more interesting and slightly more useful, since before Zealots were one of the weakest T5s, hardly used in any scenario.''
* {{Cnlite|Archangel}}: Speed 18 → {{rt|17}}
** ''Archdevils now have a chance to go before Archangels in combat, provided they are the attacker. It also makes easier for other T7s to be faster than Archangels.''

=== [[Tower]] Creatures ===
* {{Cnlite|Stone Gargoyle}}: "Immune to [[Petrifying attack|Petrification]]" gained
* {{Cnlite|Obsidian Gargoyle}}: Damage 2–3 → 2–{{gt|4}}; "Immune to [[Petrifying attack|Petrification]]" gained
* {{Cnlite|Stone Golem}}: "Immune to [[Petrifying attack|Petrification]]" gained
* {{Cnlite|Iron Golem}}: "Immune to [[Petrifying attack|Petrification]]" gained
* {{Cnlite|Master Genie}}: [[Anti-Magic]] cast removed
** ''Casting Anti-Magic by genies was usually more annoying than helpful, since it stopped all other buffs from being cast.''

=== [[Inferno]] Creatures ===
* {{Cnlite|Imp}}: Growth 15 + 8 → {{gt|18 + 9}}
* {{Cnlite|Familiar}}: "[[Magic Channel]]" 20% → {{gt|33%}}
* {{Cnlite|Hell Hound}}: Growth 5 → {{gt|7}}
** ''Higher growth should allow for more demon farming. Magic channel rate increased to make it a meaningful ability you might want in the final battle.''

=== [[Necropolis]] Creatures ===
* {{Cnlite|Wraith}}s: Speed 7 → {{gt|8}}
** ''Since Vampire Lords are less available, and so are Dread Knights, perhaps Necropolis players might choose to upgrade Wraiths in order to have a fast token for extra movement points.''
* {{Cnlite|Ghost Dragon}}: [[Aging]] no longer considered a 5th level spell (cannot be resisted by [[Black Dragon]]s)

=== [[Dungeon]] Creatures ===
* {{Cnlite|Scorpicore}}: Cost 1050 → {{gt|1000}} {{g}}; Damage 14–20 → {{gt|16}}–20

=== [[Stronghold]] Creatures ===
* {{Cnlite|Orc}}: "No [[melee penalty]]" gained
* {{Cnlite|Orc Chieftain}}: "No [[melee penalty]]" gained
** ''Improving one of the weaker T3 shooters into a reasonable powerstack, while keeping the core identity of the unit.''

=== [[Fortress]] Creatures ===
* {{Cnlite|Chaos Hydra}}: New ability: {{gt|Regenerates 25 HP per turn}}
** ''From my testing, 25 HP regeneration is enough to make small battles much easier, while having little impact on late-game battles.''

=== [[Conflux]] Creatures ===
''All elementals were made to fit into the same tier, and have the same growth. Perhaps this might make each type of elemental similarly desirable, depending on the context.''
* {{Cnlite|Air Elemental}}: Cost 250 → {{rt|350}} {{g}}
* {{Cnlite|Storm Elemental}}: Cost 275 → {{rt|400}} {{g}}
** Air Elementals and Storm Elementals: Vulnerable to [[Meteor Shower]] and [[Implosion]]; Immune to [[Lightning Bolt]], [[Chain Lightning]], [[Titan's Lightning Bolt]]
* {{Cnlite|Water Elemental}}: Cost 400 → {{gt|350}} {{g}}; Growth 6 → {{rt|5}}
* {{Cnlite|Ice Elemental}}: Cost 375 → {{gt|350}} {{g}}
* {{Cnlite|Fire Elemental}}: Cost 350 → {{gt|300}} {{g}}; Movement Ground → Flying
* {{Cnlite|Energy Elemental}}: Cost 400 → {{gt|350}} {{g}}
* {{Cnlite|Earth Elemental}}: Cost 400 → {{gt|350}} {{g}}; Growth 4 → {{gt|5}}
* {{Cnlite|Magma Elemental}}: Cost 500 → {{gt|400}} {{g}}
** Earth Elementals and Magma Elementals: Vulnerable to [[Lightning Bolt]], [[Chain Lightning]], and [[Titan's Lightning Bolt]]; Immune to [[Meteor Shower]] and [[Implosion]]
*** ''Fixing the inconsistency introduced by NWC''
* {{Cnlite|Phoenix}}: Speed 21 → {{rt|19}}

=== [[Factory]] Creatures ===
* {{Cnlite|Halfling (Factory)|name=Halfling}}: Attack 4 → {{rt|2}}; Shots 24 → {{rt|12}}
* {{Cnlite|Halfling Grenadier}}: Shots 24 → {{rt|16}}; Damage 2–3 → {{rt|1}}–3; Attack 5 -> {{gt|6}}
** ''Probably the strongest T1 unit, with its own specialist as well. Now they are strong, but not ridiculous.''
* {{Cnlite|Gunslinger}}: Shots 16 → {{gt|24}}
* {{Cnlite|Bounty Hunter}}: Damage: 14-24 → {{gt|18}}-24; Shots 24 → {{gt|32}}; Health 45 → {{gt|50}}
** ''A unit with a fun gimmick, which is nowhere near as useful as it seems. There are a lot of strategies for dealing with range troops, including Tactics, Haste, Forgetfulness, Air Shield or just fast tokens. Bounty Hunters ought to be the 2nd most powerful shooter, after Titans.''
* {{Cnlite|Juggernaut}}: Attack 23 → {{gt|28}}; Defense 23 → {{gt|28}}; Speed 7 → {{gt|8}}; Cost 3,500 {{g}} + 2 {{c}} → {{rt|4,000}} {{g}} + 2 {{c}}
** ''Solidifying the identity of the Juggernaut as a powerful, but very expensive unit.''

=== [[Neutral]] Creatures ===
* {{Cnlite|Gold Golem}}: Level 5 → 4; Growth 3 → {{gt|4}}
* {{Cnlite|Diamond Golem}}: Level 6 → 5; Growth 2 → {{gt|3}}
* {{Cnlite|Enchanter}}: Level 6 → 5; Growth 2 → {{gt|3}}; [[Slow]] and [[Haste]] casts removed; [[Curse]] and [[Fortune]] casts added
** ''Reducing the randomness associated with rolling these two spells in combat with Enchanters present.''

=== [[War Machine]]s ===
* {{Cnlite|Ammo Cart}}: Health 100 → {{gt|150}}; Defense 5 → {{gt|10}}
* {{Cnlite|Ballista}}: Damage 2–3 → {{rt|1}}–3
* {{Cnlite|Cannon}}: Damage 4–7 → {{rt|3}}–7

== Faction Changes ==
* {{town|Castle|noname=}} {{Cnlite|Peasant}}
* {{town|Rampart|noname=}} {{Cnlite|Satyr}}
* {{town|Rampart|noname=}} {{Cnlite|Leprechaun}}
* {{town|Tower|noname=}} {{Cnlite|Gold Golem}}
* {{town|Tower|noname=}} {{Cnlite|Diamond Golem}}
* {{town|Necropolis|noname=}} {{Cnlite|Mummy}}
* {{town|Stronghold|noname=}} {{Cnlite|Troll}}
* {{town|Stronghold|noname=}} {{Cnlite|Boar}}
** ''As a result, mapmakers can place Golems in the Tower's starting zone without fear of causing the player to incur terrain penalty.''

== [[AI/Fight Value]] Changes ==
* {{Cnlite|Zealot}}: 750/500 → 700/500 (''since the AI tends to use them poorly'')
* {{Cnlite|Obsidian Gargoyle}}: 201/155 → 216/170 (''since their damage range was increased'')
* {{Cnlite|Titan}}: 7500/5000 → 8000/5000
* {{Cnlite|Vampire Lord}}: 783/652 → 798/665
* {{Cnlite|Medusa}}: 517/379 → 520/379 (''since their special ability has been improved'')
* {{Cnlite|Medusa Queen}}: 577/423 → 580/423 (''since their special ability has been improved'')
* {{Cnlite|Wolf Raider}}: 203/174 → 211/174
* {{Cnlite|Cyclops}}: 1266/1055 → 1330/1055
* {{Cnlite|Basilisk}}: 552/506 → 554/506 (''since their special ability has been improved'')
* {{Cnlite|Greater Basilisk}}: 714/561 → 718/561 (''since their special ability has been improved'')
* {{Cnlite|Chaos Hydra}}: 5931/5272 -> 6229/5573 (''since they gained a new special ability'')
* {{Cnlite|Halfling Grenadier}}: 95/75 → 90/75 (''since their damage has been reduced'')
* {{Cnlite|Automaton}}: 669/398 → 605/398
* {{Cnlite|Sentinel Automaton}}: 947/631 → 810/631 
* {{Cnlite|Bounty Hunter}}: 1454/932 → 1494/973
* {{Cnlite|Dreadnought}}: 3879/3879 → 4047/3879  (''since their upstack has had its stats increased'')
* {{Cnlite|Juggernaut}}: 6433/5361 → 6625/5521 (''since their stats have been increased'')
* {{Cnlite|Troll}}: 1024/1024 → 934/934 (''since their special ability has been worsened'')
* {{Cnlite|Enchanter}}: 1210/805 → 968/805 (''since their special ability and stats have been changed'')
* {{Cnlite|Rust Dragon}}: 26433/24030 → 26697/24271 (''since their special ability has been improved'')
* {{Cnlite|Azure Dragon}}: 78845/56315 → 80816/57723 (''since their special ability has been improved'')

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