Stardock Entertainment is pleased to announce the release of v1.98 for Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion today. This update includes several gameplay balance adjustments and fixes.

• Increased weapon range on TEC Garda from 4200 to 4700.
  
• Increased weapon range on Advent Defense Vessel from 4200 to 4700.
  
• Increased weapon range on Vasari Sentinel from 4200 to 4700.
  
• Increased cooldown on TEC Light Frigate’s Sabotage Antimatter ability from 3 seconds to 30 seconds; increased damage from 100 to 200; increased antimatter cost from 25 to 50; increased disable ability debuff from 15 seconds to 30 seconds.
  
• Updated TEC Akkan’s Armistice ultimate ability to also disable passive regeneration.
  
• Updated Unstable Gas Pockets modifier to no longer affect strikecraft.
  
• Fixed Advent Deliverance Engine to properly stack allegiance effects with a limit of 2 stacks.
  
• Updated TEC Supply Pact to also require Basic Provisioning technology to unlock.
  
• Updated TEC starbase Self Destruct ability:
  
  • Delay before detonation increased from 3 seconds to 10 seconds
    
  • Level 1 range decreased from 8,000 to 6,000 meters.
    
  • Level 2 damage decreased from 9,000 to 6,000.
    
  • Reduced size of pre-detonation particle.