[subversus]

So I played the alpha about six months ago and was very impressed with the progress they made.

But after watching this video I decided to jump back again because improvements over the initial alpha I saw 6 months ago are nothing compared to what I saw in this video.

It's amazing. UI is totally reworked. No you can see commander's orders and a path to the waypoint right on your screen. Every time something is researched you recieve a notification on the screen. Graphics on the level 3 were tighten up. Their preorders jumped 800% after this video was posted. Watch it if you haven't bought the game yet, it's very informative. Looking forward to playing with new people online.

[AppleMIX]

I literally just bought it after seeing that video. Looks great.

[ZombieSupaStar]

ive been in the alpha forever now, I should reinstall it.

[Salvadora]

Alway's enjoy watching Total Biscuit's videos.

[Facism]

shame the hitreg is so bloody bad. You get all those hallmarks of p2p gaming where it feels like you need to unload a whole mag into someone to kill them whilst you die in 2 bullets/bites, despite running on dedi's. Hope they can fix it before they release 1.0. They've made a lot of progress and the Lerk is the funnest class to play as IMO.

Still like it though. Shame it's not going to be as responsive or fast as NS1.

[subversus]

ive been in the alpha forever now, I should reinstall it.

I bought two years ago and after playing the first alpha release swore to never do such thing again. But they actually redeemed themselves and I understood what the alpha is.

[ROBOKITTYZILLA]

Getting hyped. I played the crap out of the original Natural Selection.

[Xater]

Alway's enjoy watching Total Biscuit's videos.

So do I. I'll just ignore is very stupid DOTA 2 comments.

Going to watch this now because I loved the mod so much.

[subversus]

just tried it again.

looks much better, performs much better, feels tighter and easier to control.

also yay for antialiasing.

[Fourman]

Alien POV video is up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duiNW-hoDzw

[Lord Phol]

Unfortunately runs like poop on my pc for some reason :(.

[spindoctor]

Haven't seen the video yet, but is there any word on when the game might actually get released? They've been taking pre-orders for something like 3 years now.

[Shiryu]

It's supposed to have a Summer 2012 release. I was going to buy the pre-order package at some point but did not have a decent enough PC at the time.

Haven't watched the video either, but if it's anything like the first NS, I'd be really up for it.
The time I spent on NS1... it was one of the better mods I've played. Too bad it's pretty dead now but hopefully the playerbase will go over to NS2.

[Corky]

dayuuum, this looks amazing!

[LTWheels]

...That looks great. Never heard of this game before. Was the first one and good/successful?

[SparkTR]

I preordered from Day one having been a massive fan of the first. The alpha and early beta was god-awful and I was kind of getting concerned, but I have to say the current beta is absolutely fantastic.

...That looks great. Never heard of this game before. Was the first one and good/successful?

The first one was one of the most popular Half-Life mods. It still is great.

[Firebrand]

Alway's enjoy watching Total Biscuit's videos.

He shat on Binary Domain. :( Clearly the man hates fun. *sulk*

[Aaron]

He shat on Binary Domain. :( Clearly the man hates fun. *sulk*

He didn't adjust his controls properly. Not his fault the default is complete ass.

[Duress]

I remain hopeful that it'll come out, eventually.

[SparkTR]

I remain hopeful that it'll come out, eventually.

It'll be out by the end of this year, they've been ramping up their marketing a lot lately. Plus they probably have no money left. I can't believe this started development six years ago.

[spindoctor]

Well I watched the video and it does look very good. Will wait for a proper release before buying it though.

[vocab]

Unfortunately runs like poop on my pc for some reason :(.

There's some glaring frame rate issues in the OP's video. If they are playing on TB's actually gaming PC, I imagine the lower end PC's will suffer tremendously.

I hope that stuff gets fixed, because I'll be damned if one of my most anticipated fps games in the last 3-5 years will be ruined by technical issues.

[Visualante2]

This game looks incredible.

Unfortunately runs like poop on my pc for some reason :(.

Welp, the note about not offering refunds is a bit harsh in light of technical issues.

[subversus]

There's some glaring frame rate issues in the OP's video. If they are playing on TB's actually gaming PC, I imagine the lower end PC's will suffer tremendously. I hope that stuff gets fixed, because I'll be damned if one of my most anticipated fps games in the last 3-5 years will be ruined by technical issues.

it runs flawlessly on i5-2500k + 670GTX

Also it's not his sli setup, it's UW's setup afaik. He visited their studio to record this.

[Moaradin]

Watched the video. The game looks pretty great.

[dmr87]

OK because you're asking: our pre-sales went up, oh, 2600% since TotalBiscuit. Yeah. Wow.

Game looks awesome, well deserved.

https://twitter.com/NS2/status/231086341843193857

[vocab]

it runs flawlessly on i5-2500k + 670GTX Also it's not his sli setup, it's UW's setup afaik. He visited their studio to record this.

Good to know.

[Fourman]

Wow that is incredible what TB can do by putting a gameplay video out on his channel.

[vocab]

Wow that is incredible what TB can do by putting a gameplay video out on his channel.

Some of the games he's done a WTF is barely moves. Some games show well more than others. I was expecting SMNC to get a boost, but it really didn't.

[MRORANGE]

I've been waiting for this game to come out since they transitioned from the Source engine, at least it's almost here.

[fallagin]

Looks pretty damn cool.

[Sephon]

I'm on the edge of getting this, looks like a lot of fun!

[Pyccko]

Ah, so many memories of me and my friend playing Gorges, crawling through vents, having tea parties, not attacking the other team. THOSE WERE HEADY DAYS.

[Ghizz]

Looks amazing! especially the aliens

[vocab]

I've been waiting for this game to come out since they transitioned from the Source engine, at least it's almost here.

One of the best decisions they ever made was to get it off the source engine.

Can't wait.

[Righty10]

I never played the first one but this reminds me of Savage, which I thoroughly enjoyed.

[Terra Firma]

Reminds me of Savage as well. Same concept (RTS with FPS).

[spk]

There's some glaring frame rate issues in the OP's video. If they are playing on TB's actually gaming PC, I imagine the lower end PC's will suffer tremendously. I hope that stuff gets fixed, because I'll be damned if one of my most anticipated fps games in the last 3-5 years will be ruined by technical issues.

The game still has a lot of technical issues. Does this new build improve on the network/video performance problems that have been present since uh, the start?

[Owensboro]

Wow. This game looks like great fun. I remember installing and trying the original Natural Selection back in the day but being so confused as to what was going on that I just uninstalled it after 30 minutes. This looks like everything I loved about AvP multiplayer.

So what's the deal with the game? Where is their main website? Do you pre-order for less money and get instant access to the Beta, or are you instead allowed in in waves or groups?

[asker]

The game has really been shaping up great the last couple of months and I think all main features (jetpack, heavy armor, Onos, dynamic infestation) are implemented at this point. I've been trying the alpha from time to time and it's really beginning to look and feel like a proper game.

A word of warning for those of you contemplating on pre-ordering; You need an absolute beast of a PC to run this at a consistent framerate, and they don't do refunds. Though some people might find it playable, certain areas on a few maps really kill the framerate to the point of taking the fun away, especially with a few people on the server. And I don't have a particulary weak computer (i7 2600k and a decent Crossfire-setup). So be adviced, if you are really picky with a consistent framerate you might want to give this a pass, unless you have a $2000 computer.

On a related note, does this game have an OT?

[Loxley]

No ADS? Already its making itself stand out from very other shooter out there.

[Delusibeta]

So what's the deal with the game? Where is their main website? Do you pre-order for less money and get instant access to the Beta, or are you instead allowed in in waves or groups?

Website is here, it's a pre-order-and-play-now type deal and it currently costs $35.

[Dusk Golem]

I'll admit while watching the video at the beginning I wasn't completely sold on it (I'm very picky about my FPS), but as the game went on things got more and more interesting and now I think I'll just have to buy this thing, it honestly looks like great fun all around. I'm a sucker for more strategic (less dudebro) shooters with fun and challenging multiplayer and a unique mechanic, and while this evokes a lot from the Alien Vs Predator games, it seems to take it a step further and has a good variety all-around to keep matches interesting. Jumping on this, hoping to convince some friends to as well.

[alphaNoid]

I've been alpha testing but uninstalled it like 6 months ago! lol.. it was terrible then, bad netcode etc.. but it seems like its better now? I think I'll reinstall and check it out.

[dot]

That thermal vision mode is awesome.

Game looks pretty neat.

[TucoBenedictoPacifico]

Game looks awesome, well deserved. https://twitter.com/NS2/status/231086341843193857

Holy shit.

[asker]

Regarding my last post about the poor performance, this forum post from yesterday tells us they acknowledge there is a problem and that they have a team of programmers working on it full time:
http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/for...post&p=1956018

[Sephon]

TB Just put up the 3rd video with the commander and I love how well the RTS blends with the game.

If I had a few more friends and a few more bucks I'd get it instantly, hell I might have to get it anyhow.

[SparkTR]

I used to love commanding in NS1, but the skill ceiling got way too high for me too keep up. This new versions is great, lots of innovations.

[VGChampion]

This looks like a lot of fun. Don't know if I want to plop down $35 at the moment considering it's on Steam though.