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29 July

Build 306 LIVE!

Our latest build continues on the path of refinement and stability, and although small there are some nice changes in this patch. Those of you with antivirus woes when opening NS2 should no longer have an issue as all our windows binaries are digitally signed and secure. As stated in the blog post earlier this week, we increased the size of the melee attack on both the skulk and fade and this change is no longer an extension but part of the vanilla code. We have also decided to slightly bump up skulk HP requiring an additional 2 bullets to make contact.

Behind the scenes we are continuing our work on HIVE 2, which is coming along nicely and should see the public soon! Meanwhile FSFOD has not wasted any time on his upgrade of LUAJit and we will be beta testing those changes starting next week. We are very excited to get some of these new features out into the public, but for now, enjoy the update!

Update 306 Details:

Tweaks / Improvements

All Windows binaries are now digitally signed, which should make AV & Security programs consider NS2 as a validated program. There are some AV programs that will not take this into consideration however (such as Avast Hardened-mode enabled).
Warmup Mode Improvements
- Enemies will slowly take damage while in the other team’s spawn location and will receive a notification to retreat
- Bots will no longer buy tech or evolve, to prevent overwhelming the enemy team with Onos
Filler bots will be disabled for listen servers
Disabled many rookie-only checks in listen servers
Boosted Skulk starting health by 15hp to 85/10
Size of Skulk melee has been increased to 1.2, 1.2 (was 0.7, 1)
Size of Fade melee has increased vertically to 0.7,1.2 (was 0.7,1)

Fixes

Fixed that filler bots stayed longer in the teams than they should which could lead to uneven teams
The player list now updates properly in the server details window
Mod names now update properly in the server details window
Fixed that the sv_forceeventeams command wasn’t working
Fixed that the “start commanding” text showed up at unbuild hives (thanks NoM)
Fixed that commander dropped weapons caused phantom item bubbles

SDK

Texture lock has been further improved.
Added a new command to the model compiler, “material_path_replace”. See model tools manual for details. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ELyjisMUh6TCDubkp5IZTC7SsVrx41j-OdHpHPs4_uU/edit?usp=sharing

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15 July

Update 305 Now live on Steam!

It’s been two weeks since our last update, be honest you missed us! Moving to this model has allowed for us to make some much needed changes to our way of implementing and testing changes to the game. This update may seem light, but it has some good fixes and more enhancements to our server browser including a friends filter. This filter will allow you see what servers your steam friends are playing on and get you connected to them.

One of the new additions I mentioned above is “Playtest with the Dev’s,” a weekly opportunity to jump into the beta of next update and play a series of games and give your feedback on the upcoming changes. We strive to make changes that have a positive impact on the community and next to our discord or forums this is a nice direct interface for the players and devs to communicate.

Our newly implemented feedback system has given us some nice results over the last couple weeks. The most selected option for lower rated rounds was “Uneven Teams” and for newer players was “Inexperienced Commander.” To attack these issues we have begun work on a set of new features, the first being a long needed update of our backend Player Skill tracking system HIVE. Hive 2.0 will go a long way towards helping us resolve some old internal bugs, and add some much needed speed to the communication between servers and the database. The second feature is our continued expansion on the tutorials available to players. A new Commander Tutorial is being drafted and developed to give players a better grasp on commanding a team for both Aliens and Marines.

These two features are only the beginning of our Phase 3 plans. We will be starting a new series of QA videos on our YouTube channel to better explain and show off upcoming development on NS2. There will be another blog post next week going into more details on how you can submit questions and feedback for us to talk about in our series.

See the full changelog below and happy hunting!

UPDATE 305 CHANGELOG

Tweaks / Improvements

Added a Friends tab to the serverbrowser
- Easily join your friends, wherever they are
Bots will now fill up empty servers up to 12 slots by default
- Makes it easier to form teams as player can directly join the team they want to play
- Makes Warmup mode engaging even without other players
- Makes it faster to start a game without many human players
- Bots are ignored by the Warmup Mode check
The cooldown of Belly Slide and Charge get now displayed by the HUD (Thanks Steelcap!)
Increased the rate with which each Minigun heats up from 0.2 to 0.3 to compensate for them being independent now
Autobalance doesn’t stop players from spawning anymore when teams are uneven

Fixes

Fixed the description of the Machine Gun and Lerk Spores
Fixed that sometimes you couldn’t evolve if you had babblers attached to you
Fixed most issues with stuttering when running past clogs caused by desync of the clog collision in the predict world
Fixed that the server browser was sending significant more pings than needed
Fixed issue with NS2+ causing health bars to show up when players were spawning in

Map Fixes

ns2_derelict (Thanks Zavaro!)
- Fixed Occlusion Geometry in Nursery
- Geothermal No longer a marine spawn
- Western Entrance No longer an Alien spawn

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Digital Deluxe Edition

Official Soundtrack - 1 hour of tribal, industrial music composed by David John and Simon Chylinski

Digital Art Book - 40+ pages of art by Cory Strader, including environments, creatures, weapons and more

Exclusive in-game marine model - Exclusive in-game marine model - A new marine model with custom visor and armor plating

Exclusive Wallpapers and Avatars - Unique views of the NS2 universe by Amanda Diaz

System Requirements

Minimum:

OS:Windows Vista 32-bit
Processor:Core 2 Duo E6700 (2.66 GHz) or better
Memory:3 GB RAM
Graphics:DirectX 9 compatible video card with 1 GB VRAM and support for Shader Model 3 (e.g. AMD X800, NVidia 8600 or better)
DirectX®:9.0
Hard Drive:12 GB HD space

Recommended:

OS:Windows 7 64-bit or newer
Processor:Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4 GHz) or better
Memory:4 GB RAM
Graphics:DirectX 9 compatible video card with 1.5 - 2 GB VRAM (AMD 5770, NVidia GTX 450 or better)
DirectX®:9.0
Hard Drive:12 GB HD space
Other Requirements:Broadband Internet connection

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Posted: 8 August

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Posted: 7 August

5 years old game still full of bug and very unbalanced

A waste that with a concept so original the game is just mediocre

Pros:
+Actual team play
+A few modes
+Some mods
+Offline Play
+Relatively balanced
+Exo Suits
+Crush filthy aliens
Cons:
-Load time takes 5-10 minutes when the "matches" are usually 30-50 minutes long
-Lag more in offline mode with bots than when playing online multiplayer
-Skin mods were removed so that they could sell their own skins

Posted: 5 August

Good asymetric shooter about Space Marines Vs Aliens.

The graphics look a bit old but the game plays nicely.

As of 2016, the game still has players, it is not a huge playerbase but it does have enough players to get on and play.

Pretty, fast-paced, highly team-oriented. NS2 is hands down one of my favorite FPS games out there.

Posted: 4 August

I got this game a couple of months ago. this game was on sale so i got it today i played 2 matches and got fed up with the horse Sh@t heres my opinion of the game

HORSE SH/T

Really fun out of the box FPS/strategy game. Community was very friendly on my first couple games and all of them were very fast paced. fun fun

Great game alot of fun, cant beat roaming about in an EXO blasting aliens.

Great mix of RTS and FPS gendre. It should be noted that the game does not have single player mode (atleast when I tried it). However in my opinion it's one of the best games out there to play with a group of friends.

well worth the cost 9/10

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Thar

152 products in account

1 review

Posted: 10 July

I've played this game a hell lot of time and my feelings are only positive.

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ziremonger

72 products in account

22 reviews

Posted: 20 July

So i bought this game like a year ago and i played 10 hours over the course of a few weeks before deciding it just wasnt fun. Yesterday i decided to reinstall and give it another shot. After taking a few hours to get to grips with the mechanics and feel of the game i was totally hooked. Been playing solidly ever since.

I was kind of worried that upon leaving the rookie servers everything would just feel cheap like in chivalry and id lose interest, but the exact opposite happened. Everyone works together really well and victorys feel hard fought and satisfying. Everytime i died it felt fair, and the large variety of weapons and playstyles avaiable in marines alone lends a ton of replayability.

Its just so satisfying suiting up in a jetpack and having your manouverability increase by like 500 percent. Zipping around like an angel of death blasting away with a machinegun or getting up close and dirty with a shotgun. Or if the situation calls for it whip out a flamethrower or grenade launcher. Maybe just dedicate yourself to accompanying the players decked out in giant mech suits repairing them on the go, while you save up for your own giant mech suit.

This game is just insanely fun and the community isnt nearly as bad as some of the reviews here make it out to be. So far i havnt seen anyone get kicked let alone unfairy and the people using voice chat are fairly relaxed and possesing great teamwork. Theres always 2-3 full servers and at least one full rookie server. Maps are well designed and have decent if not overwhelming variety.

I can easily see myself playing hundreds of hours of this game over the next few months, if this game cost 20 euro id say it was fair. For 10 euro its a freakin steal.

ibegamin13

16 products in account

4 reviews

I absolutely love this game! It's the best multiplayer game I've ever played. The teams are even (usually) and there's a fair chance of either side winning. All the maps are to amazing to explore and the graphics are to die for. Once and a while it lags during combat (which can be a ♥♥♥♥♥) but other than that it never crashes it never breaks it's so much fun to use the chat and talk to the other players. (I love the fact that there's no cheating btw) Anyone looking for a multiplayer game should play this.

KPG-Gamer 723

69 products in account

2 reviews

Posted: 13 July

This game is amazing, not only is it a fresh new take on the fps genre, it is an addictive game. this game looks great and runs wonderfully on my pc. I recommend this game to anyone who wants to take a look at a new fps that isnt Call Of Duty or CS:GO.

Pros: looks good
runs well
fun and addictive
frequent updates

Cons: nothing

and with that i feel that everyone should play this game if not atleast fps fans.

Swift

30 products in account

Posted: 1 August

Bought this game so I could write a review.

drkntity10

14 products in account

Posted: 21 July

If you want a FPS/RTS hybrid game you should pick this game, you definitely need a mic and headset in order to play better. It is challenging to beginners especially the alien side. Which mostly requires you to have someone with you when attacking. When taking up this game you should start as the basic unit and not go commander and learn first what is good. So that when you go for commander you know what to do and will lead you and your team to victory

stowle07

23 products in account

Posted: 9 July

Awesome.

Sarah Hawke

227 products in account

65 reviews

The smart-person's Evolve.

Mawd

329 products in account

I loved this game. But it's dead now. Truly dead.
These late gameplay reworks and balance changes are just haphazard attempts to eek out a few more months of life.
At least the rookie servers seem to have populations. I wouldn't know. The fact that there is more life on segregated servers for rooks than vet servers keeps it that way.
The story might be different if you're EU or NA.
But if you're an Aus/NZ player you are well and truly screwed.
Essentially you either play on the one or two non rookie servers that give you 250+ms but don't auto kick high pings -while still being chewed out for a high ping- or you luck out for the 2-3 hours of one night a week where the Aus server sees more than 10 concurrent players.
This game was fantastic.
Rest in Peace, GG No Re.

FROSTEROID

11 products in account

A great FPS. A great RTS. I'm possessed, owned, charmed, amazed. Just after i've bought it i've played 17 hours almost without a stop. A learning curve is here, yeah, and after these 100+ hours i can't say that i'm a really nice player.
This is a FPS where the brain needs to find ways to adapt, create new reflexes, struggle not to blow under skilled (and not very) players' pressure.
This is a RTS where your units will thank You for good play and curse for slowness.
This is the place where i get really excited this summer.

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