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The 21 August 2023 balance update[1][2] for Command & Conquer: Rivals.

On 08 June 2023 there was an incomplete shadow patch. Changes in italic font were introduced in June before confirmed in August.

Changes[]

  • Tiberium Harvest rate reduced during late game to balance usage of all units
  • Tech lab / Temple of Nod – Tiberium cost increased to 180 (from 150)
  • Base health increased by 15% (from 30000 to 34500)
  • Disabling challenge battles in Tiberium League by increasing Unit Level Cap from 15 to 19. Units will not be able to level beyond 15.

GDI[]

Liang[]

  • Start Cooldown increased from 45 seconds to 65 seconds
  • Purchase Cooldown increased from 35 seconds to 45 seconds
  • Spawn -2 from enemy base -> -3 from Middle
  • Speed increased from 0 to 3.
  • Health decreased from 430 to 150.

McNeil[]

  • Arming Time reduced from 1 seconds to 0.3 seconds
  • DurationActive reduced from 10 seconds to 8 seconds
  • Attack Speed Decrease changed from 30% to 55%
  • Reload Decrease changed from 15% to 70%
  • Movement Decrease changed from 40% to 15%

Strongarm[]

  • Tiberium cost decreased from 50 to 40

Jump jet troopers[]

  • Jump feature is fixed. The unit can jump again (bug introduced in the shadow patch)
  • Speed Increased from 8 seconds to 9.3 seconds. Speed increased from Faster to Fastest.

Grenadier[]

  • Health increased from 550 to 620
  • Movement EMP reduced from 60% to 30%
  • Angular EMP reduced from 60% to 30%

M.S.V.[]

  • Attack Speed Buff reduced from 50% to 5%
  • Reload Buff reduced from 55% to 5%
  • Movement Buff changed from 2.5 to 4.5. Speed is increased.
  • Pack-up time from 2.25 seconds to 1.1 seconds

Rhino[]

  • Speed increased from 6.928 seconds to 8 seconds
  • Vision Range increased from 2 tiles to 3 tiles

Shatterer[]

  • Infantry Damage increased from 180 to 210

Razorback[]

  • Health increased from 1500 -> 1530

Orca Bomber[]

  • Tiberium Cost decreased from 110 to 100
  • Bomb Drop Speed Interval decreased from 0.85 seconds to 0.5 seconds

Nod[]

Jade[]

  • Deploy Time reduced from 3 seconds to 2.5 seconds

Fanatics[]

  • Movement Buff 25% to 40%
  • Attack Damage increased from 49 to 57
  • Stat page is fixed. (Bug introduced in shadow patch)
  • Movement Buff is 2.5 flat (was 25%)

Scarabs[]

  • Health increased from 125 to 250

Attack Bikes[]

  • Charge Up Delay changed from 0.1 seconds to 0 seconds
  • Attack Separation Delay changed from 0.1 seconds to 0.25 seconds

Buggy[]

  • Vision range increased from 2 tiles to 3 tiles

Chem Buggy[]

  • Cloud Spawn Time increased from 1 second to 2.1 seconds

Giga-Cannon[]

  • Infantry Stage 2 Damage decreased from 15 to 8
  • Infantry Stage 3 Damage decreased from 30 to 12
  • Charge Store Time reduced from 1 second to > 0.7 seconds

Banshee[]

  • Unit can Shoot while moving
  • Charge Up Delay changed from 0.5 seconds to 0 seconds

Catalyst Gunship[]

  • Infantry Damage increased from 200 to 270
  • Health increased from 1485 to 1530

Inferno[]

  • Reload Speed increased from 12 seconds to 13 seconds
  • Reload Movement Speed Buff changed from 45% to 20%

References[]

  1. m57d2r1pjluv, 21 August 2023. Balance Patch Notes - Latest Patch August 2023 . EA Answers. Last accessed: 12 June 2021.
  2. New Balance Patch - June 2023. CNC Rivals blog. Last access 04 February 2024
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