Very much a WiP

Pre-Alpha Trivia

Ravagers for a brief period of time could slash through walls and doors due to having a two tile slash.
Colonial Marines use have text to speech, although it caused a fair amount of lag.
Aliens could strip marines in their nests of certain clothes and items.
If you stood one tile directly in front of the HMG there was a bug which allowed you to not be hit by the bullets as they only appeared on the second tile in front of the HMG not the first.
Custom events were plentiful, some of which being: Necromorphs, The Re-enactment of 1812, Space Marines, Aka Bruva Spess, Borers, Zombies and more.
Firing a taser at a xeno would slow it down.

Pre-Alpha Marines

Marine Equipment

M37 Shotgun


M37 Shotgun	Description: Traditional shotgun used during Pre-Alpha times of colonial marines, could only be used to fire slugs and bean bag rounds at the xeno menace.

L6 Saw


L6 Saw	Description: The L6 saw was the only light machine gun in Pre-Alpha and could be used in one hand in combination with a riot shield which was often seen with it.

M41A


File:M41A with ammo.pngM41A	Description: The M41A is the classic rifle that's lived on throughout CM's history although to begin with it was just a CR20.

M39


M39	Description: The M39 was the good ol'SMG of the time.

S&W


S&W	Description: The S&W was the predecessor of revolvers on CM to the M44 Revolver

Colt 1911


Colt 1911	Description: The Colt was the predecessor of most pistols on CM and was used as the standard sidearm players should carry, much like the m4a3 currently in that respect.

HMG


HMG	Description: The HMG was the backbone of a Pre-Alpha squad, forget sentries and their fancy auto shooting functions. This puppy felt like you were firing a .50cal and by god did it shred the xenos into paste along with anyone who stood in front of it.

Marine Armour

Heavy Infantry Team

The heavy infantry team was the only available response team at the time and were armed with advanced lasers, riot shields and a few other nifty weapons as well as all the tools you'd see in a typical ss13 ERT spawn area.The Heavy Infantry Team or 'HIT' for short, are a group of specially trained Marines. Usually called in when the Colonial Marines cannot complete the assigned mission on their own. HIT squads are specially equipped with the best gear credits can buy and are recruited from the best marines who can prove themselves in most dire of situations while utilizing the knowledge learned from their advanced training courses.

For all those new people think of them as a death squad that is ~~friendly and will help you~~ there to complete the mission at all costs.

Goal

Your goal is to assist the marines in their mission, what ever said mission maybe, either to reclaim a station or evacuate. You don't know Xenomorphs are until you are told or see it with your own eyes. The first step as a HIT member would be to find the Commanding Officer to obtain available intelligence about the situation and be informed of the current mission objectives. Your goal is to protect the marines as best as you can as you all try to complete your assignments.The HIT team is every rarely called due to certain circumstance that must be met in order to call them. These circumstances are that:

The shuttle has not been called
The aliens outnumber the marines
There must be about five observers to join the HIT
Centcomm must be receiving the message (A.K.A an admin must be online)

Pre-Alpha Aliens

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Tier 1 Evolution

You have a choice of three castes of xenomorph: the Runner, the Sentinel, or the Drone. After that, advanced evolutions become available as long as the hive has a living Queen. Each caste has its pros and cons.

Job	Role	Difficulty
Drone	Support: Grow the hive and support the Queen.	cMedium
Sentinel	Defence: Defend the hive,guard captured prey and eliminate and deter threats from range.	cMedium
Runner	Offence: The fastest Xeno with the most constant speed (besides the Crusher). Leap over tables with ease and pounce on the enemy. Capture and harass prey. Recon threats.	cHard

Tier 2 Evolution

Job	Role	Difficulty
Spitter	Defence: Defend the hive, employ your more powerful acid to better stun targets and break down fortifications.	cHard
Warrior	Offence: Capture and harass prey. Use stealth to turn nearly invisible and set up ambushes or assault prey positions.	cHard
Hivelord	Support: The ultimate support. Very large plasma capacity for spreading weeds and resin. Dig holes into the ground to create pathways for other Xenos to travel between.	cMedium
Carrier	Support: Carry a pile of facehuggers and throw them at prey, or use them as area denial.	cHard

Tier 3 Evolution

Job	Role	Difficulty
Corroder	Defence: Very strong and quick-firing acid. Able to melt space itself. Is the embodiment of marine fear.	cHard
Ravager	Offence: The bringer of death. Very powerful claws, and able to charge to close short distances.	cHard