StarCraft II/Patch 4.12.0

Patch 4.12.0
StarCraft II “Free To Play”
Release date	June 9, 2020 (2020-06-09)
Version	4.12.0
Initial build	79998
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StarCraft II patch 4.12.0 is the fourth minor patch since patch 4.11.0.

General

• The War Chest VI has been added in preparation for its global launch on June 11, PDT.
  • Play StarCraft II to unlock XP for the War Chest and gain access to over 100 new items including army-wide skins, sprays, emoticons, exclusive portraits, and a Co-op XP boost.
  • Purchasing the War Chest Complete Bundle grants you a special random race Broken World banner in StarCraft II, plus a Tal’darim Probe Pet in Diablo III, a Hearthstone Classic Card Pack, and a Heroes of the Storm rare Loot Chest. In addition, purchasing any War Chest Skin Bundle will grant you an immediate access to Ranked play.
  • Also, throughout the duration of the War Chest VI, players will be able to unlock free rewards, including classic StarCraft: Remastered skins for Command Center, Hatchery, and Nexus, with no additional purchase necessary.
• 2020 Ladder Season 2 has started with Patch 4.12.0. Learn more about the Season 2 Ladder maps in our blog.

Versus Balance Update

• Terran
  • Widow Mine
    • Drilling Claws upgrade no longer grants burrowed Widow Mines invisibility while reloading. Instead, the existence of an Armory will grant burrowed Widow Mines invisibility while reloading.
    • The red laser attachment for Widow Mines will now communicate the existence of an Armory instead of the completion of the Drilling Claws upgrade.
• Zerg
  • Queen
    • Anti-air weapon range decreased from 8 to 7.
  • Baneling
    • Weapon damage changed from 20 (+15 vs light) to 18 (+17 vs light).
  • Infestor
    • Microbial Shroud no longer requires an upgrade.
  • Creep Tumor
    • “Armored” attribute removed.
    • “Light” attribute added.
• Protoss
  • Nexus
    • New ability: “Battery Overcharge”
      • Effect: Overcharges a target Shield Battery near a Nexus, increasing its shield restoration rate by 100% and allowing it to restore shields without consuming energy for 14 seconds.
      • Cost: 50 Energy
      • Cooldown: 60 seconds (shared by all Nexuses)
      • Range: Unlimited (the target Battery must be within range 8 of any friendly Nexus)
  • Oracle
    • Revelation energy cost decreased from 50 to 25.
    • Revelation cooldown increased from 2 seconds to 10 seconds.
    • Revelation duration decreased from 30 seconds to 15 seconds.
  • High Templar
    • Feedback range increased from 9 to 10.

Bug Fixes

• Co-op Missions
  • General
    • Fixed an issue where Brutal+ and - players are able to queue for Weekly Mutations on Brutal+1 difficulty.
  • Commanders
    • Mengsk
      • The Emperor's Shadow's EMP Blast now properly drain all energy on Battlecruisers and Hybrid Dominators.
• Versus
  • General
    • Fixed an issue where a Rich Vespene Geyser would show up as two Vespene Geysers in the production tab while observing a match.
    • Fixed an issue where a Spore Crawler's footprint incorrectly appeared in the editor.
    • Fixed an issue where the Shield Battery's shadow was visible while the structure was cloaked.
    • Fixed an issue where hallucinations were dealing damage to targets affected by the Raven's Anti-Armor missile.
    • Fixed an issue where you can see the enemy Adept's Shade complete in the fog of war.
    • The Widow Mine's Concealment button was updated with new art.
    • Fixed an issue where a Battery Overcharged Shield Battery would not auto-cast if it had too low energy.
    • The Shield Battery's pre-placement image will now change colors when it's within range of a Nexus for the Battery Overcharge ability.
    • Fixed an issue where the morphing creep tumor’s attribute was armored instead of light.
    • Fixed an issue where players could no longer earn the Infested Terror achievement.
• Maps
  • Flashback LE
    • Setup team placement locations for 1v1 and 2v2 matches.
  • Ice and Chrome LE
    • Fixed an issue where the map info screenshot was displaying doodad selection arrows.
  • Pillars of Gold LE
    • Removed shrub vision from certain areas on the map.
  • Purity and Industry LE
    • Removed "disallow creep" in areas that were unintended.
    • Fixed an issue where the pathing did not match the terrain in a certain area.
    • Fixed an issue where a Reaper could jump into an unintended area.
  • Zen LE
    • Updated doodads on the map to improve visibility for burrowed Widow Mines in certain areas.