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spindoctor · (10-31-2012, 12:24 AM)

Guess there won't be any preload now. How big is the game?

notoriousKTR · (10-31-2012, 12:31 AM)

Originally Posted by spindoctor

Guess there won't be any preload now. How big is the game?

4.8GB

Coop · (10-31-2012, 12:35 AM)

The original was probably my favorite multiplayer game. I spent so many hours playing that game. Hopefully they'll have some siege maps up in the coming weeks.

I'm pretty much in the dark about this, not sure what i think about the alien commander.

Originally Posted by notoriousKTR

4.8GB

That's not too bad.

SteveWinwood · (10-31-2012, 12:37 AM)

Originally Posted by jediyoshi

They said they were hoping to get a TF2 hat in at some point recently, wonder how that'll play out. I harassed flayra at pax for it so I'll take full credit.

GiantBomb - Natural Selection II: Giant Bomb Quick Look EX
Gamespot - Now Playing - Natural Selection 2
IGN - Natural Selection 2 - Alien and Human Combat

I thought I read somewhere that they had turned down to do launch tf2 hats?

Dictator93 · (10-31-2012, 12:38 AM)

Originally Posted by ahoyhoy

Onos Devour also appears to be missing, based on the description. That was a pretty awesome move to exploit, coupled with cloaking and endurance upgrades. Made ambushing 2-3 Heavies a peace of cake.

It was never added in NS2 due to it apparently being an anti-fun mechanic.

Admittedly it sort of is. But it is still hella cool

KingKong · (10-31-2012, 12:39 AM)

Originally Posted by Coop

The original was probably my favorite multiplayer game. I spent so many hours playing that game. Hopefully they'll have some siege maps up in the coming weeks.

I'm pretty much in the dark about this, not sure what i think about the alien commander.

I like the game a lot but it really pales in comparison to NS1. I can see what they were trying to do with the changes but it doesn't always work and it's just not as fun to play

Lactose_Intolerant · (10-31-2012, 12:39 AM)

Originally Posted by Coop

The original was probably my favorite multiplayer game. I spent so many hours playing that game. Hopefully they'll have some siege maps up in the coming weeks.

I'm pretty much in the dark about this, not sure what i think about the alien commander

I think I quit right before the siege map patch came out so I never played them. Still the best half-life 1 mod though.

The best part was how both sides were completely different to play. Alien commander feels so wrong.

jediyoshi · (10-31-2012, 12:41 AM)

Originally Posted by SteveWinwood

I thought I read somewhere that they had turned down to do launch tf2 hats?

I asked at pax and they'd said no. on the gamespot video from a few days ago they said they had one planned

Dictator93 · (10-31-2012, 12:45 AM)

Originally Posted by Lactose_Intolerant

I think I quit right before the siege map patch came out so I never played them. Still the best half-life 1 mod though.

The best part was how both sides were completely different to play. Alien commander feels so wrong.

Siege maps were never official in any sense of the word. But they were hilarious in their own right

Facism · (10-31-2012, 12:49 AM)

Defend Target!
Defend Target!
Defend Target!
Defend Target!
Defend Target!
Defend Target!
/svc_bad

Jump in guys, great game.

For those of you that would like a taste of NS1, there are 2 servers left in the wild to play on. Evolve.ns in the USA and Wonga.ns in Europe.

SapientWolf · (10-31-2012, 12:53 AM)

Originally Posted by thetrin

I don't know how $25 can be considered a premium price, especially for a game like this.

$10-$15 is pretty much the standard price for DD only indie games so $25 might seem like a premium. If you look at it on the other end, then $50 is the standard price for a PC game and $25 is a discounted price.

I don't really have an issue with the price as long as there's a healthy online community. I'd be down for a 4 pack.

Sliver · (10-31-2012, 12:53 AM)

Originally Posted by Facism

Defend Target!
Defend Target!
Defend Target!
Defend Target!
Defend Target!
Defend Target!
/svc_bad

Jump in guys, great game.

For those of you that would like a taste of NS1, there are 2 servers left in the wild to play on. Evolve.ns in the USA and Wonga.ns in Europe.

Whatever happened to the <BAD> Clan Server? Most popular server in the two years I played NS1.

Adamm · (10-31-2012, 01:00 AM)

Been playing the beta all night.

Makes me yearn the early days of NS1 when the average game would last 3-4 hours. Then they fixed it with patches :(

But still after playing this tonight, I cannot wait for the full release - hopefully some of my old NS buddies start playing again too :D

Forgot how much I loved this game

Facism · (10-31-2012, 01:02 AM)

Originally Posted by Sliver

Whatever happened to the <BAD> Clan Server? Most popular server in the two years I played NS1.

Costs as far as i know. BAD clan leader bro was paying loads of money to host. They managed to keep the server going 3 or so months after they ran out of money due to the generosity of donations from players within their community.

I'm not too clued in as i'm a Euro NS player and rarely venture to the US side of things, mostly due to their propensity to trivialise racism and mental disabilities for their own amusement. Pretty much the xbox live of NS.

charsace · (10-31-2012, 01:32 AM)

Originally Posted by Teknopathetic

Brand new, built from ground up engine = mod+?

25$ = premium price?

What universe are you in?

Huge sales and itunes pricing is really ruining things.

ROBOKITTYZILLA · 04:07 AM

I have 1 copy left from a 4-pack. PM me if you want it.

$18.75 Paypal gift payment.

Heavy · (10-31-2012, 01:36 AM)

25 bucks eh? Hmm...might blind buy this.

Dictator93 · (10-31-2012, 01:37 AM)

GAME JUST GOT UPLOAD TO STEAM!

Revenant · (10-31-2012, 01:38 AM)

purchased. 25 seems like a decent price for what you're getting, besides it's not like this is some new indie game with slowly growing interest. NS is already well established so you're guaranteed a solid community for matches and modding.

Dictator93 · (10-31-2012, 01:40 AM)

1.0 is Downloading.

20 minutes till live trailer launch on their stream!

http://de.twitch.tv/naturalselection2

Veritas_ · (10-31-2012, 01:41 AM)

Love the thread title.

I remember buying into the pre-order/beta way way back and getting so stoked that this was real. Now it's here, really looking forward to this.

Wario64 · (10-31-2012, 01:42 AM)

Can't download the preorder version yet

Absol · (10-31-2012, 01:51 AM)

First impression of the new map Refinery: Lava Falls room is pretty awesome.

Xyber · (10-31-2012, 01:56 AM)

Just let me download it already. I've had this pre-order in my steam library for about 2 months now.

bdrob · (10-31-2012, 01:57 AM)

Played quite a lot of the beta and been watching a lot of the competitive streams lately, really looking forward to this, the game has come on leaps and bounds recently.

May have to disconnect my PC from my TV and hook it back up to the desk with a proper keyboard and mouse over the weekend - joypad ain't gonna cut it!

bounchfx · (10-31-2012, 02:03 AM)

Hm, I thought it was out at 5 PST? Not seeing a download button even after restarting ;(

Woo-Fu · (10-31-2012, 02:04 AM)

Originally Posted by bounchfx

Hm, I thought it was out at 5 PST? Not seeing a download button even after restarting ;(

me either, guess it was 5 PST Valve Time(tm).

TouchMyBox · (10-31-2012, 02:05 AM)

Give valve another dozen minutes.

orangecaramel · (10-31-2012, 02:06 AM)

Downloading the preorder copy!

Speculator · (10-31-2012, 02:06 AM)

Natural Selection 2 Launch Trailer

Wario64 · (10-31-2012, 02:07 AM)

Downloadinggg

Clydefrog · (10-31-2012, 02:13 AM)

Oh man, that launch trailer is awesome! Why didn't I play the beta??

I like how that one alien is basically a demoknight.

Teknopathetic · (10-31-2012, 02:20 AM)

For at least the very near future, population does not appear to be an issue.

bounchfx · (10-31-2012, 02:22 AM)

already a lot more than CS:GO ;(

jerry113 · (10-31-2012, 02:26 AM)

Is the maximum # of allowed players per server capped at 24? It was 32 in the original mod.

Teknopathetic · (10-31-2012, 02:27 AM)

"Is the maximum # of allowed players per server capped at 24? It was 32 in the original mod."

I think it's 32, but I haven't seen any servers using it (I think it's best at 16 players max, personally).

Plissken · (10-31-2012, 02:32 AM)

Hell yes, downloading now. Loved the first game, been looking forward to this for a while.

Dictator93 · (10-31-2012, 02:32 AM)

Originally Posted by Teknopathetic

"Is the maximum # of allowed players per server capped at 24? It was 32 in the original mod."

I think it's 32, but I haven't seen any servers using it (I think it's best at 16 players max, personally).

I think it is best at 8 or 9 per team. More tactical and less spam

SparkTR · (10-31-2012, 02:32 AM)

Originally Posted by jerry113

Is the maximum # of allowed players per server capped at 24? It was 32 in the original mod.

Some Australia server was capped at 100 players a week back, didn't last long though. 18 is the sweet spot for me.

Absol · (10-31-2012, 02:46 AM)

Originally Posted by jerry113

Is the maximum # of allowed players per server capped at 24? It was 32 in the original mod.

That's because no server can run the game without severe performance problems with more than 24 players right now. I assume as they optimize the game more in the future there will be 32 player servers again.

antitrop · (10-31-2012, 03:08 AM)

Why is my Steam download only 2.1gb?

I thought it was supposed to be 5 something.

gabbo · (10-31-2012, 03:20 AM)

Is there a GAF server up for this? I just tried to find an open game and there is nothing on this side of the world with a decent ping and an oen slot that's rook friendly

Facism · (10-31-2012, 03:27 AM)

go into options and turn rookie mode off. there should be no barrier of entry in joining a server outside of it being full.

gabbo · (10-31-2012, 03:29 AM)

Originally Posted by Facism

go into options and turn rookie mode off. there should be no barrier of entry in joining a server outside of it being full.

No, no. I want rookie friendly. I've never set foot in the Natural Selection world before and new communities tend to chew up noobs such as myself quickly over lack of experience.
I would think a GAF server would be small enough to avoid this.

Wario64 · (10-31-2012, 03:33 AM)

Wow, this game kinda runs like shit on my computer. i5-3450 560ti.

Lactose_Intolerant · (10-31-2012, 03:34 AM)

Originally Posted by Wario64

Wow, this game kinda runs like shit on my computer. i5-3450 560ti.

Yep, this is what I heard all from beta people. Game runs somewhat badly. I'm not picking it up until they improve performance, both online and fps wise.

Wario64 · (10-31-2012, 03:35 AM)

Originally Posted by Lactose_Intolerant

Yep, this is what I heard all from beta people. Game runs somewhat badly. I'm not picking it up until they improve performance, both online and fps wise.

Good to know I'm not alone. It feels like NS and I can see myself playing this for a while. But I need to relearn everything because I feel like a noob again

Dictator93 · (10-31-2012, 03:42 AM)

There are 5,000 people playing NS2 right now. WOW

Facism · (10-31-2012, 03:44 AM)

Originally Posted by gabbo

No, no. I want rookie friendly. I've never set foot in the Natural Selection world before and new communities tend to chew up noobs such as myself quickly over lack of experience.
I would think a GAF server would be small enough to avoid this.

nah mate jump right in. a lot of the ns vets and ns2 beta players are friendly and helpful. i'd recommend marines at first as it's closer to established fps play. you'll get to see the alien lifeforms, structures and abilities without worrying if you've burdened the team.

just listen to your teammates and commander and you'll be fine.

gabbo · (10-31-2012, 03:47 AM)

Originally Posted by Facism

nah mate jump right in. a lot of the ns vets and ns2 beta players are friendly and helpful. i'd recommend marines at first as it's closer to established fps play. you'll get to see the alien lifeforms, structures and abilities without worrying if you've burdened the team.

just listen to your teammates and commander and you'll be fine.

in that case, I just need to find an open game ;)