I know that this is not new.
I post it again because the issue remains unsolved.

In LAN sessions (hosted by a local player), the other joining LAN players, appear in game as seagulls and cannot play the soldier they have joined in.
If they try to switch from the seagull to any other free soldier slot, the initial soldier (the one the player have joined in) falls dead on the ground and cannot be used anymore.

Please, do something about this super annoying seagull stuff or I'll soot all the seagulls out of this world, all by myself.
I'm using the latest "steam" game update version available at this day 1.64.138732.

Thanks.