So basically, the concept of this antag role is fine on itself, there are 3 main problems with it that make it a pain in the ass to actually win the revolution with
first most major problem is mindshields, they completely nullify rev as a concept and sec usually will force you to take it or die, mindshields should only bump you down a tier in revolution because of the next suggestion i propose, mindshield will make you a regular revolutionary like it is in game right now
second is lack of arms, let’s be real, craftable weapons from G menu are mostly ass, only decent ones are baseball bat and fire bombs and even then they dont do much to geared up sec, so what if revolutionaries get extra weapon recipes allowing to be much bigger of a threat, and a mindshield will just lock off the new recipes rather than turn you out of revolution completely, it makes mindshielded people easier to beat rather than make revolution unwinnable by mindshielding most of the crew
last part is complete lack of communication making it hard to organize attacks, and this is an easy fix, with the second suggestion, you could make rev radio with just a few tool adjustments
So, most stations only start with 4 mindshields in sec. To get more it’s 1000 spesos per mindshield from cargo (4000 for a crate of 4) they are not exactly cheap. If revs take control of cargo, they can deny sec more mindsheilds. Having a mindshield break on a head rev is the only way to for sure find out who they are.
Revs work not on equal firepower but by numbers advantage. If they had equal weapons they would always win based on numbers alone. Improvised weapons, stolen weapons, and subterfuge are the hallmarks of a good revolution. Deconverting regular revs is essential to making sure they can be trusted and can have a spot back on the crew instead of just putting them in perma with a mindshield. Revs can also take overmedical and get implanters to remove mind shields. Also take over cargo, order guns, break into the armory.
If it’s too easy for them to communicate they will always win. The communication barrier is essential to making sure the revs have to put in work to organize their activities and they have to use common channels to signal starts of mass attacks that lets the outnumbered sec and command know they are coming.