diff --git a/code/game/objects/items.dm b/code/game/objects/items.dm
index 5b41ba88b7..81603a9440 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items.dm
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm if you die, you will be zoomed out.
 				usr.client.pixel_x = -viewoffset
 				usr.client.pixel_y = 0
 
-		usr.visible_message("[usr] peers through the [devicename].")
+		usr.visible_message("[usr] peers through the [zoomdevicename ? "[zoomdevicename] of the [src.name]" : "[src.name]"].")
 
 		/*
 		if(istype(usr,/mob/living/carbon/human/))
@@ -704,6 +704,6 @@ modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm if you die, you will be zoomed out.
 		usr.client.pixel_y = 0
 
 		if(!cannotzoom)
-			usr.visible_message("[usr] lowers the [devicename].")
+			usr.visible_message("[zoomdevicename ? "[usr] looks up from the [zoomdevicename] of the [src.name]" : "[usr] lowers the [src.name]"].")
 
 	return
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/guns/energy/special.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/guns/energy/special.dm
index cfb5e2cf3d..44941eb532 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/guns/energy/special.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/guns/energy/special.dm
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ obj/item/weapon/gun/energy/staff/focus
 	charge_cost = 250
 	fire_delay = 35
 	w_class = 4.0
-	zoomdevicename = "sniper scope"
+	zoomdevicename = "scope"
 
 /obj/item/weapon/gun/energy/sniperrifle/verb/scope()
 	set category = "Object"
diff --git a/html/changelog.html b/html/changelog.html
index fecd3052c1..a091338d90 100644
--- a/html/changelog.html
+++ b/html/changelog.html
@@ -56,6 +56,18 @@ should be listed in the changelog upon commit though. Thanks. -->
 
 <!-- DO NOT REMOVE, MOVE, OR COPY THIS COMMENT! THIS MUST BE THE LAST NON-EMPTY LINE BEFORE THE LOGS #ADDTOCHANGELOGMARKER# -->
 
+<div class='commit sansserif'>
+	<h2 class='date'>1 October 2014</h2>
+	<h3 class='author'>RavingManiac updated:</h3>
+	<ul class='changes bgimages16'>
+		<li class='rscadd'>Zooming with the sniper rifle now adds a view offset in the direction you are facing.</li>
+		<li class='rscadd'>Added binoculars - functionally similar to sniper scope. Adminspawn-only for now.</li>
+		<li class='rscadd'>Bottles from chemistry now, like beakers, use chemical overlays instead of fixed sprites.</li>
+		<li class='rscadd'>Being in space while not magbooted to something will cause your sprite to bob up and down.</li>
+	</ul>
+</div>
+
+
 <div class='commit sansserif'>
 	<h2 class='date'>1 October 2014</h2>
 	<h3 class='author'>Zuhayr updated:</h3>