New update: Overwatch console, squad armor colors, Crusher defensive shield, SL/FTL kits

This is a smaller update focused on implementing some missing but crucial content.

The Overwatch Console

Command can now quickly see the status of every squad and view the battlefield through the camera installed into the helmet of every squad member! Make sure to communicate with your staff officer, as you will typically have one assigned to your squad on Overwatch.

This update also increases the maximum amount of staff officers, from 2 to 4.

Binoculars

Contributed by Verm

These will let you see very, very far in one direction, letting you spot any xenonids ahead before they even know you are there!

Squad and fireteam leaders get one for free, but the other roles can buy some too for points.

SL and FTL kits

The squad leader has gotten its M4SPR, M54C, and engineering kits added to its vendor. These kits contain some attachments and armor-piercing magazines, which can be used by the SL or handed out to their squad.

The FTL now has access to its basic kit, and all roles have received a pass for missing equipment in their racks.

Squad armor colors

Contributed by Whisper

Gone are the days of examining every person you see one by one, you can now quickly see what squad they belong to by looking at the colored strips on their helmet and armor!

Defensive Shield

Contributed by Verm

The Crusher has had its missing defensive shield ability added, which briefly grants it explosive immunity and greater armor.

Other changes, taken from the #changelog Discord channel

BackeTako updated:

🐛 - Fixed doors looking bright when bolted.

UnicornOnLSD updated:

🆕 - Meatzels can be found in marine MREs

Vermidia updated:

🐛 - Fix bombard range being too small to take advantage of long-range sight

MisterVAdos updated:

🆕 - Added marine goggles.

thymol-blue updated:

🐛 - Biohazardous barricades are now constructible with six metal rods.

ShadowCommander updated:

🆕 - Xenonids are now able to see resin walls, doors, and membrane through walls.

🆕 - Xenonids are now able to see eggs through walls.

BackeTako updated:

🐛 - Fixed autolathe looking very bright.

🐛 - Fixed the snack vending machine looking very bright.

Tunguso4ka updated:

🆕 - Ported all hair from cm-ss13!

Vermidia updated:

🆕 - Added binoculars for 5 points in the various squad vendors, and 2 can be found roundstart in requisitions.

Vermidia updated:

⚒️ - Shaking someone out of a stun now only removes 6 seconds from the stun instead of instantly ending it per help.

🐛 - When shaken out of the initial infected state, you lose the blindness & muteness that came with it

DrSmugleaf updated:

🐛 - Fixed climbing not ending until you step off weeds.

Vermidia updated:

🆕 - The regurgitation action now stuns the regurgitated host for 2 seconds

Dutch-VanDerLinde updated:

🆕 - Added animations for building resin structures

Sigil updated:

🐛 - Shotguns now show their fire delay visual as before. The popup, however, is gone due to technical reasons.

Vermidia updated:

🐛 - Parasites & Lesser Drones no longer count for population when considering the amount of t2 and t3s a hive can have.

Vermidia updated:

🐛 - Crushers can hit barricades with charge

DrSmugleaf updated:

🆕 - Added the overwatch console, giving Command roles a way to quickly get information on all squads, their role composition, head count and the ability to watch each marine through their helmet's camera.

DrSmugleaf updated:

🆕 - Added the M4SPR, M54C and Engineering kits to the Squad Leader's gear rack.

🆕 - Added the essential gear kit to the squad leader and fireteam leader racks. These contain normal binoculars and flares until signal flares and laser designators are implemented, and the leader kit contains a breaching charge until plastic explosives are implemented.

🆕 - Added binoculars to some squad vendors that were missing them.

🐛 - Fixed the squad leader, fireteam leader, specialist, comtech, corpsmen and riflemen not having an option to buy M44 marksman speed loaders, and some not having the option to buy MK80 magazines and SU-6 magazines.

🐛 - Fixed the weapons specialist being unable to buy an MK80 case or an SU-6 case.

🐛 - Fixed the cost of the M4 armor being too high for the comtech and corpsman, it now costs 14 for the comtech instead of 30, and 16 for the corpsman instead of 28,

🐛 - Fixed the fireteam leader not being able to buy a grenade rig.

🐛 - Fixed some squad role vendors not having recommended options marked.

🐛 - Fixed some of the prep room vendors having lower special mag amounts than intended. They now have one more M4SPR AP mag, one more M63 ext mag, 1 more M54C extended mag, 1 more MK80 mag, and 1 more SU-6 mag.

DrSmugleaf updated:

🐛 - Fixed an issue related to player movement that was causing lag specially late-round at high player counts. Report any issues relating to not being able to move when you should be able to in AHelp (F1) if they come up.

Whisper updated:

🆕 - Added Alex Gregory figurine

gorillagaming updated:

🆕 - Players are now notified of the current planet when they spawn as well!

P-MCT updated:

🐛 - Fixed portable fire extinguishers and breaching charges not fitting into the normal toolbelt rig and tools pouch.

Vermidia updated:

🆕 - Crushers can now use their defensive shield ability that lasts 7 seconds, which gives them a 200 hitpoint shield that takes 10 less damage from all sources, and for a short while gives them explosion immunity.

Vermidia updated:

⚒️ - Parasites now get a different sprite and announcement if they die from infecting a host.

Whisper updated:

🐛 - Eating and drinking certain items should no longer make the chem mixing sound.

DrSmugleaf updated:

🐛 - Fixed the coif and sterile mask blocking eating pills and food, or being given a pill to eat.

Whisper updated:

🆕 - Added admin fax area. You can now fax High Command, Provost, and WE-YA.

DrSmugleaf updated:

⚒️ - The Queen's Screech description now tells you what blocks the Screech. Smokes and boiler gas are intended to block the Screech and are now mentioned in its description.

DrSmugleaf updated:

🐛 - Fixed shotguns being a small item instead of large and Shivas having upstream toolboxes that could fit many more items than intended. Imagine the things we could have if people reported bugs, instead of silently powergaming them, leading to us wasting more time than necessary fixing them. We could have close air support, orbital bombardment, second floor of the Almayer, the construction, medical or shotgun updates. No, instead we have this bug-fix because only one person had the dignity and self-respect to report it in an AHelp and one on the Discord. Thank you anonymous users, no thank you to everyone else. Fuck my life.

DrSmugleaf updated:

⚒️ - Added twenty more spaceborne gauss turrets around every landing zone.

crystalHex updated:

🐛 - Speedloaders can now be stored in armor storage.

KalimbaMachine updated:

⚒️ - Reworked RMC Clipboard to show paper