What's something a SS-13 CM player in 2018 wouldn't know about in previous years?

[jrodvon]

I have actually started playing SS-13 about a year ago and was recommended to play this game by a friend, but I didn't really get into it. Mostly played Yogstation 13, I think. Anyways, recently, last month I REALLY started playing SS-13 and got into Colonial marines and there is SOOOOOO much content and depth this game has that no other game in the past has offered before. But here is where I ask my question...Is there anything that new players wont be able to experience like some of these veterans have experienced already? Milestones? Nerfed Items? Forgotten or deleted lore? I am just curious, I want to know about things in this game that I may never be able to experience. Thanks. (I'm new to the forums, take it easy on ya boy)

[Sulaboy]

changelog/changelog2015.html

Here are the change logs. Start from 2015 and work your way to present day if you want. I'm no vet so I can't toss any stories in.

[Sambalu]

Years ago, before CM's alpha released, there was a xeno caste called the corroder.
Corroders were basically boilers on steroids, as they had an acid spit that would "stick" to the marine, meaning that if he didn't remove his armor fast enough, it'd burn down to the jumpsuit. If he didn't remove that fast enough either, it was likely to kill him.

[Dolth]

Phoron-napalm bomb. Those are fixed on almost eveey server now but it used to burn at high ass temperature the oxygen.

Which mean yes, it would burn to 2000 degrees and melt walls and anything within minutes until the station runs out of oxygen which leads you to... Suffocation if you ain't triple husked already.

[carlarc]

bunny slippers on sulaco

[jrodvon]

Years ago, before CM's alpha released, there was a xeno caste called the corroder.
Corroders were basically boilers on steroids, as they had an acid spit that would "stick" to the marine, meaning that if he didn't remove his armor fast enough, it'd burn down to the jumpsuit. If he didn't remove that fast enough either, it was likely to kill him.

Why would they remove such a thing? That seems like a realistic and practical weapon for the Xenos. It doesn’t seem like it would be that bad if it was reintroduced. I like the idea of removing armor, or even washing it off to prevent becoming damaged.

[Sneakyr]

Why would they remove such a thing? That seems like a realistic and practical weapon for the Xenos. It doesn’t seem like it would be that bad if it was reintroduced. I like the idea of removing armor, or even washing it off to prevent becoming damaged.

You don't understand.
Once spat on, that set of armor was permanently destroyed. Gone. Sure, it may exist for a few more seconds, but in the end it's going to end up goop. They spit on your jumpsuit, same story. After that, you're dead, doesn't matter what happens. If the spit damage didn't kill you, nowadays you'd be in paincrit anyway.

Not only was it marine armor, it was any armor. Deathsquads could be rendered harmless easy, often with one spit. There was even a good chance you wouldn't notice you'd got hit until your armor falls off. Melting time wasn't exactly generous, either, but spit cooldown sure was.
If it was reintroduced, especially with all the mechanics favoring the player wearing their armor, it'd be quite frankly terrible. Corroders would need a rework to remove their old teeth.

As for my contribution to things people wouldn't remember, the fact that there used to be two metasquads that migrated rather than sticking to Delta most of the time. They were called Banter and Sanctum. I skipped Sanctum, but I saw a lot of Banter (which admittedly quite liked Bravo), and I'll leave that topic with this:
The leader certainly was well loved.

[solidfury7]

Placing max cap bombs in the backpack of a marine, giving them a suicide mission to get captured and then detonate them in the middle of the hive.

God, I miss bombs.

[Dolth]

Placing max cap bombs in the backpack of a marine, giving them a suicide mission to get captured and then detonate them in the middle of the hive.

God, I miss bombs.

I know your feeling buddy.
But then, we all miss real R&D... :/

[Casany]

Old old xeno sprites, dropship not making noise when landing or launching, dropship not crashing but landing in the hanger, bombs, competent research, LOs, BOs, no squad smartgunners, no attachments, etc.

Lotta additions over the years

[Dolth]

Old old xeno sprites, dropship not making noise when landing or launching, dropship not crashing but landing in the hanger, bombs, competent research, LOs, BOs, no squad smartgunners, no attachments, etc.

Lotta additions over the years

Also waking from cryo to walk to the desk and get your ID change. Every round start. Everyone.

[Casany]

Also waking from cryo to walk to the desk and get your ID change. Every round start. Everyone.

“I’ll take Delta standard”
“Oh did you say SL?”
“No?”
“Delta SL it is!”

[FracturedAntler]

Hive was always either in virology or xenobiology on Box Station.

The shuttle console on the original marine base always got blown up with C4.

Lurkers used to be hunters, hunters used to be warriors.

Runners used to be a tier above lurkers.

The original SS13 elements thrown into the game made for some very interesting rounds that I kind of miss.

EDIT: Facehuggers were fucking abominations that were hidden everywhere and would sprint at you like a normal xeno

[Dolth]

Pretty sure the only way to get a runner was to impregnate a cow/cat/Jones. Can't remember exactly.

ALSO JELLY MOM PLEASE

[KingPhilipIII]

#BringBackCorrodors

Being serious, Hugger combat. It's not something people will miss, but low-lethality xeno combat that centered around capturing almost everyone would result in these massive fucking nests with dozens sometimes of marines inside of them. Which would make it even funnier when an OB got dropped and 20 people were gone.

[Jerkface00]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bXtRKgE4YQ

Also building 130 resin walls on the same tile.
Stacking ai-facehuggers into lockers and moving said locker into crowded room...

[KingPhilipIII]

@Jerkface00
My sides were in orbit when the music started playing as the crusher rammed six people in a single charge.

[Dolth]

Xeno removing marine equipment and such from a captured marine.

[Sambalu]

Marines filling up their backpack with 7 pulse rifles, pulling out a new one each time they ran out of ammo/got captured

[KeyWii]

Pink weeds.

And hugger AI.

[Casany]

Marines filling up their backpack with 7 pulse rifles, pulling out a new one each time they ran out of ammo/got captured

Literally what I would do

[Cryzone]

infinite loaded UGL in vendors, e-grills, and SEVEN HOURS ROUND

[Rafar9]

infinite loaded UGL in vendors, e-grills, and SEVEN HOURS ROUND

How did it get to 7 hours?

[Cryzone]

How did it get to 7 hours?

cloning, lad, cloning...

[nerocavalier]

A spitter's neurotox was capable of hitting something at screen edge and had practically no cooldown that it could keep five marines pinned until they all died to claws.