Editing Season 2 (Halo Wars 2)

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|gamelabel=Halo Wars 2
|name=Season 2
|image=[[File:HW2 Season 2 Icon.png|300px]]
|prev=[[Season 1 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 1]]
|next=[[Season 3 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 3]]
|start=[[2017|April 28, 2017]]{{Ref/Reuse|WelcomeColony}}
|end=[[2017|May 22, 2017]]
|games=''[[Halo Wars 2]]''
}}
'''Season 2''' was the second [[season]] of ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' to launch, beginning on [[2017|April 28, 2017]]. The season followed [[Season 2 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 2]] and was succeeded by [[Season 4 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 4]] on [[2017|May 22, 2017]]. The season launched alongside the release of the [[leader]] [[Colony]]{{Ref/Site|Id=WelcomeColony|D=28|M=2|Y=2021|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/welcome-colony|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Welcome Colony!}}; as such the season's emblem is represented by a [[Goliath]].

==Season 2 Title Update==
The launch of Season 2 saw the release of an accompanying [[Halo Wars 2 Title Updates|Title Update]]{{Ref/Site|D=28|M=2|Y=2021|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/38bd6e2ebbb14e5b9b359bb029588800/topics/halo-wars-2---patch-notes-updated-sep-12-2018/9756196e-2970-4247-8c0c-dd1a043a098c/posts?page=1#post2|SiteName=Halo Waypoint Forums|PageName=Halo Wars 2 - Patch Notes|Detail=Post 2 (April 27 patch notes)}}, with a balance patch released later in the season.{{Ref/Site|D=28|M=2|Y=2021|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/38bd6e2ebbb14e5b9b359bb029588800/topics/mid-season-balance-update---may-5/b2c416d6-f204-43b1-b153-e418b80d943c/posts|SiteName=Halo Waypoint Forums|PageName=Mid-Season Balance Update - May 5|Detail=(May 5 patch notes)}}

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|title1=April 27 patch
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===April 27 patch notes===
Alongside the release of Colony, the latest Halo Wars 2 DLC Leader, the team has implemented a host of various updates, general tweaks, and bug-fixes to improve your Halo Wars 2 experience. Check out a detailed overview of these changes below.

====Core systems====
*Made various stability improvements
*Fixed some secondary objectives not triggering after loading from a save
*Fixed some more cases that could cause infinite loading
*Fixed a performance issue on Banished buildings caused by some audio looping inappropriately
*Fixed an issue causing desync for some players

====Leader Powers====
*Archer Missiles now interact with Fog of War appropriately
*Fixed an issue with players being able to build toward the pop cap of temporarily stolen units with Isabel’s Ghost in the Machine
*Fixed an issue where a shield generator wouldn’t spin up if the main base was damaged during construction
*Fixed an issue where Isabel’s ‘The Best Offense’ passive power would render Scorpions unresponsive

====Blitz/Firefight====
*Ark Defense spawns the correct number of Sentinels in Blitz, for all interactions with line of sight
*Grunt Mob returns the correct amount of energy on death in Blitz
*Fixed an issue with audio corruption in longer games of Blitz Firefight

====Campaign/Gameplay/Settings====
*Grunts no longer shoot each other in the back, reducing their damage output
*The campaign log "Beyond the Edge" is now unlocked when completing campaign mission “The Halo”
*Neutral marines in the tutorial no longer attack and kill the player’s units, preventing them from completing the mission
*Strongholds custom game setting for “starting population count” now works as expected
*Fixed it so “Minibases count as HQ” enabled now prevents the game from ending when the player has no units and only minibases
*Added some Sentinels to capture points on Sentry and Badlands
*Marines’ grenade throw is more responsive
*Deployed Blisterbacks are now attackable by all units, not just anti-air
*Hunter upgrade no longer renders Hunters unresponsive
*Fixed an issue where Holo-decoy units under the effects of the Hellcharge ability would do damage to enemy units
*Global unit upgrades now apply to the Scorpion
*Fixed text on Forge’s Rolling Economy text to match the changes that were applied in the previous update
*Aligned Kinsano’s flame VFX for her Flamewall power with the area in which it does damage
*Fixed several translation errors in Russian, Polish and Japanese
*Fixed some instances of debug strings showing up as UI text in a few locations

====AI Fixes====
*Shipmaster AI can no longer teleport units into the void
*Changed the way AI uses and reacts to Nightingale smoke ability
*Fixed an issue that allowed the AI to control a jackrabbit drone
*AI players are now more aware of cloaked bases
*AI players will retake power nodes which were reclaimed by Sentinels
*An AI will no longer kill its own units by disabling a Lightbridge while they're on it… RIP

====Achievements====
*Fixed “Two Heads are Better than None” achievement

====Audio/Effects====
*Fixed audio with several leader powers
*Fixed several issues with units not having appropriate audio on destruction
*Fixed several instances in campaign when background music could be heard in cutscenes or ingame cinematics
*Adjusted some leader powers' audio
*Synced some audio with animations for Kinsano’s Cyclops
*Fixed an issue with audio events getting spammed when interacting with Fog of War or Cloaking ability
*Fixed an issue with large scale battles causing some audio corruption
*Fixed death visual effects on the Veteran Flame ‘Hog in Blitz
*Fixed some particle issues with the Flame Warthog incendiary grenade
*Fixed Guard units generating noise endlessly in Blitz
*Douglas’s taunt is no longer heard globally

And now for something completely different:
*Fixed an issue where Grunt Squads turn into Grizzlies after the player kills them in any mission when loading a save file with the skull “Grunt Birthday Party” active from a previous release

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===May 5 balance patch notes===
All units! The team has deployed a mid-season balance update to address a few things that have surfaced based on player feedback and game data analysis.
This update is now live and will automatically apply the next time you launch Halo Wars 2 (the game will restart once updated).
Here's a summary of what's been changed:

====Shipmaster====
* Spirit Support - Now drops a veterancy level 2 Hunter (Previously veterancy level 3 Hunter)
====Kinsano====
;Kinsano Cyclops
* Flamewall ability cooldown time increased from 45 to 60 seconds
* Flamewall damage versus buildings reduced by 70%
;Flamehog w/ Flame Mortar Upgrade
* Flame Mortar damage over time effect reduced damage by 35%
* Flame Mortar damage over time effect, reduced damage vs buildings by 40%
* Flame Mortar range decreased by 14%
* Flame Mortar fire rate reduced by 0.5 seconds, overall impact damage per second not affected, but will create fewer DOT scorch areas.
;Inferno
* Reduced damage versus buildings by 20%
* Reduced duration from 25 seconds to 20 seconds

====Colony====
* Hunter Captain - Move speed increased by 19%
* Skitterer - (bug fix) Now receives upgrade benefits from Global Vehicle Upgrades
* Vehicle Symbiotes - (bug fix) No longer shows buff effect through Fog of War

====Global Banished====
;Grunts
* Banished leader now start with 3 Grunt squads instead of 2
* Grunt squad resource gather speeds increased by 32%
* Engineers - HP reduced by 20%
;Hunters
* Basic speed increased by 15%
* Fuel rod projectile velocity increased to help hit moving
;Brute Chopper
* Move speed increased 11%
* Explosive rounds upgrade now also increases damage by 15%
;Locust
* Line of sight reduced by 12.%
* Locust cost increased from 250/175 to 300/200
* Wraith - Scorch projectile initial damage reduced by 50%

====Global UNSC====
;Jackrabbit
* Basic DPS increased by 15%
* Drone delay before healing reduced from 10 seconds to 7 seconds

;Scorpion
* HP increased by 10%
* Cannon DPS increased by 10%
* (bug fix) Unit ability Canister Shell now fires almost instantly
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