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CM Timeline

Date:	Events of Significance:
2014, Oct 30	Pre-Alpha Era of CM begins: Infestation Station joins with New Eden, Jaggerstep takes over as host.
2014, Nov 18	Sulaco V1 Released
2015, Feb 2:	Jaggerstep resigns as host and Verbose Lucidity becomes the new host for New Eden and Colonial Marines.
2015, April 20:	Colonial Marines splits from New Eden Station: Apophis775 becomes the host, Rahlzel becoming Co-Host.
2015, June 10:	Planet LV-624 Released Nostromo taken out of circulation.
2015, July 19:	Predator Whitelist opens.
2015, July 30:	Alpha Era of CM begins: The USS Sulaco receives major updates, becoming on what it's known as Sulaco V2
2016, May 6:	Ice Colony Released
2016, Dec 11:	Commander Whitelist opens.
2017, Jan 15:	Whiskey Outpost (WO) Released
2017, April 24:	Omega Era of CM begins: USS Almayer Map released. Perspective sprite overhaul. Solaris Ridge (Big Red) Map released.
2017, Aug 17:	Synthetic Whitelist opens.
2017, Nov 21:	Prison Station Released

Marine Ships

Sulaco V1Sulaco V2USS Almayer

Date of Circulation: October 30th, 2014 - July 30th, 2015

Era of Creation: Early Pre-Alpha

Sulaco V1, just "Sulaco" at the time was the first Marine ship map used on colonial marines before being phased out in favour of its successor, Sulaco V2, due to an ever expanding population in July 2015. It has since been retired and only makes occasional appearances for April fools with a better design, which is known as the USS Iowa.

Date of Circulation: July 30th, 2015 - April 24th, 2017

Era of Creation: Early Alpha

Sulaco V2, just "Sulaco" at the time was the revamped version of the Sulaco V1 and was the first marine ship and also map to use multiple z-levels to simulate different levels of the map, in this case decks of a ship. It was later phased out in favour of its successor, the USS Almayer, due to an ever expanding population in April 2017. It has since been retired and has not made an appearance since.

Date of Circulation: April 24th, 2017 - Current

Era of Creation: Early Omega

The USS Almayer is the latest marine ship to be released on colonial marines and is by far the largest due to the population growth that the server has witnessed in recent years. The USS Almayer was the first map and marine ship to fully incorporate perspective sprites for the entirety of the map.

Infestation Maps

NostromoPlanet LV-624Ice ColonyBig RedPrison

Date of Circulation: October 30th, 2014 - June 10th, 2015

Era of Creation: Early Pre-Alpha

Nostromo, aka (CM) boxstation was the sole infestation map used on Colonial Marines before being phased out in favour of its successor, LV-624, due to an ever expanding population in June 2015. It has since been retired and only makes occasional appearances for April Fools, which is known as Waterworld.

Date of Circulation: June 10th, 2015 - Current

Era of Creation: Late Pre-Alpha

LV-624 was the successor map to the Nostromo and was additionally the first ground map to be introduced into Colonial Marines. The map itself was created by Absynth and then tweaked later by other developers to keep the map fresh and balanced.

Date of Circulation: May 6th, 2016 - Current

Era of Creation: Late Alpha

Ice Colony otherwise known as "Shiva's Snowball" was a additional infestation map which contained unique snow mechanics (Slowing of mobs when walking through snow, and the construction of snow barricades).

Date of Circulation: April 24th, 2017 - Current

Era of Creation: Early Omega

Big Red, otherwise known as "Solaris Ridge" had the unique requirement that the Marines required a gas mask and oxygen tank to breathe outside of the outpost in the red sand wastes. Later on it received a massive overhaul to replace the requirement of internals for the marines and additionally to remove the underground tunnels that were abundant previously.

Date of Circulation: November 21st, 2017 - Current

Era of Creation: Early Omega

Prison Station takes the players back to the old ways with it's concept being a 'station' in space similar to Nostromo with long hallways and small rooms for both teams to fight over. Prison is also the only map to contain a hostile section not controlled by either team.

Last Stand Maps

Whiskey Outpost

Date of Circulation: January 15 2017 - Current

Era of Creation: Late Alpha

Whiskey Outpost was loosely based off of the Whiskey Outpost seen in the first starship troopers film at least in namesake, and is the first and only last stand map which is available on Colonial Marines.

Sprite History

Equipment

Pre-AlphaAlphaOmega

Marine Armor:

Concept Marine Armor	The initial concept armor developed for Colonial Marines. Armor Variations Upon The Initial Concept:
Phase One Armor	The agreed upon first marine armor set which replaced the standard grey/coloured jumpsuits from Infestation Station. Later on the armor was improved upon with a revision of the original helmet. Phase One Helmet Concept Variations: New Helmet Concept Wasn't implemented. Final Helmet Concept Went into Colonial Marines in the late Pre-Alpha stage.

Marine Weaponry:

Colt M1911	The Colt M1911 replaced the Stetchkin Pistol from infestation station and became the primary sidearm for the marines. The Colt M1911 was additionally the predecessor to the M4A3 sidearm. Stechkin: The Predecessor The original sidearm for the marines which was replaced by the Colt M1911.
	The S&W was the standard revolver for the marines.
Phase One: M39 Submachine Gun	The M39 was a freshly designed submachine gun for the marines to use. Later on the sprite was improved upon nearing the end of pre-alpha. Phase Two: M39 Submachine Gun Went into Colonial Marines in the late Pre-Alpha stage.
File:Pre-Alpha M41A.png Phase One: M41A Pulse Rifle	The M41A replaced the CR20 from Infestation Station and became the primary rifle for the marines. The Colt M1911 was additionally the predecessor to the M41A Mk2 Pulse Rifle. During the late stages of Pre-Alpha the sprite was improved upon. CR20: The Predecessor The original main weapon for the marines which was replaced by the phase one M41A pulse rifle. Phase Two: M41A Pulse Rifle File:Late Pre-Alpha M41A.png Went into Colonial Marines in the late Pre-Alpha stage.
L6 SAW	The L6 SAW was the only LMG in Pre-Alpha and could be used with one hand in combination with a Riot Shield.
M37 Shotgun	The riot shotgun was renamed to the M37 Shotgun and became the primary shotgun for the marines during Pre-Alpha.
Heavy Machine Gun	The HMG was the backbone of the Marines during the Pre-Alpha stage. To use the HMG all you had to do was stand on the same tile as the HMG and make sure it was anchored down with a wrench, after that you just clicked on the enemy or a tile to fire. Do note that the HMG could only fire in straight bullet paths, though this did make it extremely useful for defending long hallways. One was available to each squad.

Storage:

Ammo Bag

Previously used to store multiple magazines and shotgun shell boxes. One was available to each squad.

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