Continued from the patch notes entry...

Strategic Items

• Data Caches contain various intel type items, commonly mission intel and Intel items with a smaller chance of getting various other unique data types and facility leads.
  
• 5 new intel/data items, mainly available from the data cache which can be unlocked through short research projects.
  • ADVENT Watch List - an item which reduces contact cost of a nearby uncontacted region.
    
  • Satellite Data - unlock reduces avenger scan times by 50% for 14 days
    
  • Resistance Network Data - boosts a random contacted region income by 25
    
  • ADVENT Project Data - delays dark events by 14 days.
    
  • Tactical Data - unlock gives a chunk of Xcom ability points
• Faction Caches and crates. Gained from completing Resistance Faction missions, Covert Actions and rarely, the Black Market.
  
• Resistance Weapons Cache, contains Hunter, Legacy and Unique Weapons crates.
  • Hunter Weapons Crate - Gives hunter items, usually CV or MG.
    
  • Legacy Weapons Crate - Gives Legacy weapons, Usually CV or MG
    
  • Unique Weapons Crate - Gives a decked item from a list of unique items.

New Equipable Items
More than 20 new equipable weapons and items are in this update, though only a few are buildable, the rest are available through the caches and crates system.

Unique Weapons
9 (+1 disabled for now) Unique and Legendary weapons. These can be acquired from Unique Weapons Crates, as a rare drop, mainly from Resistance Weapons Caches. Due to their rarity and the reward deck system, you are unlikely to get repeats.

• Unique Weapons have a set look and theme, often with modified models, textures and effects. They usually come with attachments, have unique abilities, effects or mechanics and can be upgraded alongside your technology.
  
• Legendary Weapons are very similar to Unique Weapons, but just get a bit more love and attention, they also tend to have more powerful abilities and effects, better attachments and so on. Currently Implemented: 3 Assault Rifles, 3 Swords, 1 Pistol, (1 Cannon disabled for now), 1 Shotgun, 1 Sniper Rifle - more to come in future updates.

Legacy Weapons
Available from the Legacy weapons crate. These are a slight twist on the TLP weapons. The attachments are sometimes different to the usual, and they slightly upgrade alongside your weapons technology while not changing tech level. It is possible to get magnetic tier weapons from these crates, making them good in the early game. These will be most useful to those running LWOTC or Covert Infiltration style campaigns where supplies of the latest gear might be limited.

Heavy Weapons

• The only set of new items which is directly buildable. Alternative Heavy Weapons research is available early in the campaign, and unlocks three low tier heavy weapons which can be built through engineering. These are not necessarily better than the Rocket Launcher however, instead fulfilling functions other than a single big burst of damage.
  • Micro missiles - Lower damage and blast area than the rocket launcher with a bit of an arc to their trajectory. Can be used more than once.
    
  • Autocannon - limited multiple uses, moderate damage. Similar to the Kurika Autogun, but with limited uses in return for more damage. destroys the target's cover.
    
  • Anti Material cannon - low end Hwep linear attack for big damage. Rainmaker turns this into a beast.
  PCSs
  • PCS: Urban Warfare - confers bonuses at short range, especially in urban environments. - there were issues with this in the past, let me know if you encounter problems. Available through ADVENT caches.

Resistance Faction Items
14 new items of various types, 4-5 per faction, to populate the new Resistance Faction crates. Templars have a little less for now.
Templars

• Psionic Dynamo AMod - Gives focus, volt and aftershock and extra bonus to psionic and mental attacks, especially volt. Meditation allows the unit to generate charges for two abilities, one to further increase volt damage, the other to gain a point of focus.
  
• Translocator AMod - Swaps position of user and target. Gets meditation abilities and bonuses from using Exchange or Invert. Unit gets Invert and Exchange.
  
• Autostigmata - many psionic abilities have a chance to trigger Autostigmata, lose HP but gain even more shield and boost to psi (for the mission and permanent) can cause bleeding.
  
• Mindrazor - Allows the user to gain increased Mental and Psi damage and permanently gain will at certain Psi offence thresholds (up to +4) though this drains will depending on the level of the bonus. The user gets a version of amplify damage, a charge of which can be gained for each use of mindrazor, though use of this ability drains a further 10 will.

Skirmishers

• AMOD -Skirmisher Harness AMod - +2 Util slots (like webbing), total combat, Grapple hook. Cumbersome, combines Webbing with grapple amods and gives Total Combat.
  
• Adrenal Amp - Use has similar effects to Combat Stims but now drains will by 8 on use instead of causing damage, meaning no injury time. Resets cooldowns, Gives a charge to Battle master and Interrupt. 6 turn cooldown no ammo or charge use.
  
• Magblaster - A magnetic tier version of the Breaching Tool/Gun with a more offensive edge.
  
• Chain Breaker Virus- disrupts loyalty conditioning on ADVENT troops only, mind controls advent troops in a small area on an 80% chance.
  
• Deactivated chip - buffs the wearer when they are injured. Skirmishers additionally get the forever free buff on a kill up to once every three turns, gaining some will recharge and a momentum action point.

Reapers

• Saboteurs AMod - Phantom, improves stealth slightly, gives a use of remote detonator and bonus uses to a number of placed explosive devices. A mixture of lightweight and engineering amods but missing a number of features from both.
  
• BushMeat - Reaper food, some random effects, reapers only get the good effects though. Skirmishers can't, or rather won’t eat Bush Meat
  
• Shadow Goggles - Better than passive sensors, and grants bonuses when concealed. - gives target definition. Also gives night vision for those using the night missions mod.
  
• Remote Detonator - each one allows a use of a remote start style ability.
  
• Reaper Hidden Blades - a version of the hidden blades that ignores armor and causes bleed.