Module:Changelog/doc

Overview

Generates lines of changes for all data pages. See [[Category:Changelog Dates]] for the dates of all changelogs, and Changelogs for list of all the data pages that contain a Changelog.

Functions

All of these functions are callable by wikitext, i.e. {{#invoke|Changelog|invokable_name|param1|paramN}}

write_changelog_by_tag

The main invokable that will be used. Given a specific tag, it outputs all relevant changelogs from all dates in a Template:Update history table.

Parameters

• tag - Tag to search relevant changelogs for. Should be localized, i.e. Abrams for hero_atlas in english.
• num_dates - (OPTIONAL) Number of dates to add, recommend 3 for articles. If unprovided, defaults to all.

Examples

For use on Pocket/Update history: {{#invoke:Changelog|write_changelog_by_tag|Pocket}}

Outputs

Update	Changes
May 3, 2024	Fixed Flying Cloak teleporting players into geometry or out of the world
May 13, 2024	Pocket Affliction visual and sound effects reworked Pocket Enchanter’s Satchel visual effects updated Fixed a bug where Pocket’s briefcase would stop animating when the duration upgrade was taken McGinnis: Fixed issues with Heavy Barrage not damaging units within the target area Pocket: File:Weapon.pngGun damage per bullet reduced from 6 to 5.6 Pocket: Affliction DPS reduced from 30 to 26
May 23, 2024	Pocket: Barrage T3 added, now heals Pocket for 100% of its damage (33% vs non-heroes) Pocket: Fixed some issues with Barrage projectiles getting caught on map geometry Pocket: Flying Cloak pathing improved, it will no longer bounce erratically off map geometry
May 30, 2024	McGinnis: Rocket Barrage now does less damage to objectives similar to other ability damage Pocket: Barrage radius increased from 5m to 6m Pocket: Barrage cooldown reduced from 35 to 30 Pocket: Barrage T3 increased from 100% to 150% Pocket: Flying Cloak speed increased by 7% Pocket: Flying Cloak T3 increased from +5 damage to +7
June 6, 2024	Added AoE effect to Pocket's Barrage Updated weapon buff effect in Pocket's Flying Cloak upgrade Updated Pocket's Enchanted Satchel delay and explode sounds Updated Pocket's Barrage cast and impact sounds Pocket: Barrage channel can now be interrupted by casting your other abilities Pocket: Barrage radius increased from 6m to 6.5m Pocket: Enchanted Satchel cast time reduced from 0.25s to 0.15s
June 13, 2024	Fixed Affliction sometimes becoming lethal when combined with Escalating Exposure Minor improvements to visibility of Pocket's Affliction cast Fixed some bugs with Pocket/channeling McGinnis: Can now dismiss Spectral Wall while channeling other abilities (Heavy Barrage)
June 20, 2024	McGinnis: Heavy Barrage cooldown reduced from 110s to 100s Pocket: Barrage base damage reduced from 40 to 35 Pocket: Barrage T1 reduced from +20 to +15 Pocket: Fixed a recent change causing Enchanter's Satchel to not play damage at the destination when teleporting with Flying Cloak

For use on Pocket#Update history: {{#invoke:Changelog|write_changelog_by_tag|Pocket|3}}

Outputs

Update	Changes
May 3, 2024	Fixed Flying Cloak teleporting players into geometry or out of the world
May 13, 2024	Pocket Affliction visual and sound effects reworked Pocket Enchanter’s Satchel visual effects updated Fixed a bug where Pocket’s briefcase would stop animating when the duration upgrade was taken McGinnis: Fixed issues with Heavy Barrage not damaging units within the target area Pocket: File:Weapon.pngGun damage per bullet reduced from 6 to 5.6 Pocket: Affliction DPS reduced from 30 to 26

write_changelog_by_date_id

Write's a specific date's changelog, as opposed to a specific tag's changelog.

Parameters

• date_id_to_write - Date-id to write, format yyyy-mm-dd, view all at [[Category:Changelog Dates]]

Examples

For a non-herolab patch page
{{#invoke:Changelog|write_changelog_by_date_id|2024-05-03}}

Updates
← N/A	May 3, 2024	May 10, 2024 →

Patch notes

General Changes

• Added a Recommend A Friend button to the dashboard that you can use to send us requests for people to include in our playtesting
• Added a Resources page to the dashboard which contains a browsable item shop
• Added overhead text display when another hero uses active items
• The hotkeys F1-F5 to change cameras to allied heroes now maps directly to the order of heroes on the top bar left to right
• Added the Patron to the spectate-when-dead cycle if the enemy is in your base or everyone on your team is dead
• Added support for Flex Items in the Hero Sandbox
• Increased the range of the mouse sensitivity slider from 0.5→4.0 to 0.05→8.0
• Increased the default framerate cap from 120 to 400
• Improved UI display when endgame objectives are being attacked
• Added music for when the base is under attack
• Changed the local player icon on the the minimap to always be on top of enemy icons
• Shop music will now only play for shops players can access
• Postgame graphs now default to team stats rather than individual
• Added borders around hero icons on the minimap when watching replays/spectating
• Top bar now shows incoming players before they are fully connected
• Added console command to hide the bar at the bottom in replays ('citadel_hide_replay_hud 1' to hide it, 'citadel_hide_replay_hud 0' to bring it back)
• Various VOIP improvements
• Fixed open mic threshold
• Fixed various consistency issues with the presentation of Souls terminology, icons, etc
• Fixed Flying Cloak teleporting players into geometry or out of the world
• Fixed Warp Stone teleporting you through geometry
• Fixed Fixation decimal point display
• Fixed Parry animation not playing
• Fixed various issues with the spectate UI display
• Removed the slow climbing vertical recoil on Yamato's alt fire
• Fixed AP count not showing if you are dead, spectating a team mate or when holding alt/tab to upgrade your abilities

Gameplay Changes

• Troopers DPS vs Lane Guardians reduced from 44 to 36
• Objectives now have 80% damage reduction anti-backdoor defense when there haven't been creeps nearby in a while
• The uncapturable zipline nodes near your base now extend out 2 more nodes (this means attackers can't capture ziplines quite as close to the enemy base)
• You are now silenced while carrying the Urn
• Urn bounty increased from 900 + 160/minute to 900 + 200/minute
• Vaults base bounty increased from 150 to 200
• Abrams: Base Health increased from 550 to 600
• Abrams: Siphon DPS increased from 24 to 35
• Bebop: Weapon no longer has horizontal/vertical recoil
• Dynamo: Singularity DPS increased from 48 to 60
• Dynamo: Singularity T3 Max HP DPS increased from 3.2% to 3.8%
• Grey Talon: Charge Shot damage increased from 95 to 105
• Grey Talon: Charge Shot T2 damage reduced from 80 to 70
• Grey Talon: Guided Owl damage increased from 200 to 300
• Haze: Bullet Dance bonus Fire Rate reduced from +30 to +20
• Haze: Smoke Bomb duration scaling from Spirit improved from 0.2 to 0.3
• Infernus: Catalyst no longer slows Infernus to 1.3 m/s during the cast delay
• Infernus: Concussive Combustion damage increased from 130 to 160
• Kelvin: Frost Grenade T3 bonus damage increased from +100 to +175
• Lady Geist: Blood Bomb damage increased from 80 to 100
• Lady Geist: Blood Bomb T2 damage increased from +65 to +70
• Lady Geist: Blood Bomb tooltip fixed to reference the correct self damage type and that it can be reduced with armor
• Lady Geist: Malice damage amp per shard increased from 10% to 15%
• Lash: Grapple cooldown reduced from 55 to 45
• Lash: Flog Damage increased from 55 to 65
• Lash: Flog lifesteal from heroes increased from 70% to 80% of damage dealt
• Lash: Flog lifesteal from non-heroes reduced from 35% to 30% of damage dealt
• Lash: Death Slam T1 from +3m to +5m
• Lash: Fixed Death Slam's targeting cone not finding enemies near the edges
• Lash: Fixed Death Slam to only target enemies who stay in the targeting cone
• McGinnis: Heavy Barrage now reduces your speed rather than setting it to a low cap (by itself this change isn't a buff or a nerf, but it allows you to buy items to move faster during the ultimate)
• McGinnis: Heavy Barrage camera interaction with Fleetfoot Boots has been fixed
• Mo & Krill: Sand Blast range increased from 25m to 30m
• Mo & Krill: Sand Blast width increased from 3m to 5m
• Mo & Krill: Sand Blast is now permissive with small obstructions in the way
• Mo & Krill: Burrow no longer loses its state as you change elevations
• Mo & Krill: Burrow now knocks enemies up when you come up
• Mo & Krill: Combo DPS increased from 50 to 60
• Mo & Krill: No longer listed as a recommended new player hero
• Vindicta: Base Bullet Damage reduced from 15 to 14
• Vindicta: Bullet Damage gained per boon reduced from 0.88 to 0.7 (these are gained occasionally as you earn souls, up to 11 times)
• Vindicta: Stake T1 bonus duration reduced from +1.5s to +1.0s
• Vindicta: Is now a recommended hero for new players
• Yamato: Crimson Slash radius increased from 11m to 12m
• Yamato: Crimson Slash fire rate debuff duration increased from 3s to 4s
• Yamato: Crimson Slash T2 changed from "-5s Cooldown" to "10% Max Health heal on hero hit"
• Yamato: Crimson Slash T3 changed from "12% Max Health heal on hero hit" to "-6s Cooldown"
• Yamato: Power Slash T1 Bullet Resist increased from 40% to 60%
• Yamato: Flying Strike cooldown reduced from 35 to 20
• Yamato: Flying Strike T2 changed from "-15s Cooldown" to "+20 Cast Range"
• Yamato: Flying Strike range no longer scales with Spirit
• Yamato Shadow Explosion bonus Spirit per victim increased from 10 to 15
• Yamato: Shadow Explosion bonus Fire Rate per victim increased from 5 to 10
• Yamato: Shadow Explosion buff duration increased from 8s to 15s

For a herolab patch page
{{#invoke:Changelog|write_changelog_by_date_id|2024-12-06_HeroLab}}

date id 2024-12-06_HeroLab not found

write_data_pages_list

Writes list of all changelog data pages using the list of patches at Data:ChangelogConfigs.json. Used on [[Category:Changelog Dates]].

Parameters

None

Examples

{{#invoke:Changelog|write_data_pages_list}}

Outputs

Data:Changelog 2024-05-03.json
Data:Changelog 2024-05-10.json
Data:Changelog 2024-05-13.json
Data:Changelog 2024-05-16.json
Data:Changelog 2024-05-19.json
Data:Changelog 2024-05-23.json
Data:Changelog 2024-05-24.json
Data:Changelog 2024-05-30.json
Data:Changelog 2024-06-01.json
Data:Changelog 2024-06-06.json
Data:Changelog 2024-06-07.json
Data:Changelog 2024-06-13.json
Data:Changelog 2024-06-14.json
Data:Changelog 2024-06-16.json
Data:Changelog 2024-06-20.json

get_last_updated

Retrieve the last (or first) date that a tag was updated on. Planned to be used on a given tag's page, i.e. Abrams's infobox could mention that it was last updated on 2024-05-03, or that Mirage was released on 2024-05-03, etc.

Parameters

• tag - Tag to search
• last_or_first - Named optional - Must be last or first - defaults to last - Retrieves last or first date

Examples

Example using last {{#invoke:Changelog|get_last_updated|Basic Magazine}}

Outputs

May 30, 2024

Example using first {{#invoke:Changelog|get_last_updated|Basic Magazine|last_or_first=first}}

Outputs

May 30, 2024