Little_Bill Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 I was always a big Natural Selection fan and hearing it in development and getting many different class changes is a welcome addition! Anyone else here play it religiously? Quote
Vivi22 Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 Haven't played Natural Selection in months but it was one of my favourite HL mods. I've been following the development of NS2 off and on for the last few years. I'm at work so I can't watch the link you posted, but I've been pretty impressed with what I've been seeing from the team so far. Quote
Ferret Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 I should look into Natural Selection. And... It's a mod for HL1 or HL2? Quote
Dhsu Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 It was an HL1 mod, with the sequel planned for HL2. But now they're doing their own engine (and charging money for it). :[ Quote
Schwaltzvald Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 It was an HL1 mod, with the sequel planned for HL2. But now they're doing their own engine (and charging money for it). :[ One of the few that's actually worth it though imo... Unless of course a weak or none-existent community forms instead of at least a decent one... Quote
WindStrike Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 When this game comes out, good-bye Team Fortress 2. ... well, not really, but close enough. I think this game will have a strong community so long as the game is as least as good as the first one, which it looks like. Quote
Necrotic Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 I played NS religiously back like 4 years ago. Easily my favourite HL1 mod. I like the idea of NS2, but I think everyone is a little bit skeptical about whether it's going to take off as a stand alone product or not. Quote
Ferret Posted July 9, 2009 Posted July 9, 2009 I'm actually a little irritated with Natural Selection so far. Maybe I just need to join servers with more people on them so I'm not myself against two enemies, but the respawn time is also a little grumblesome. TFC made me impatient Quote
Dervish Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 OMG Natural Selection is like the most fun mod ever. I must play this! There's nothing quite like setting up a strategy as commander and having your squads communicate and actually pull out a victory through teamwork. It's so satisfying when your RTS units are actual people and trust you enough to follow your orders. Quote
Vivi22 Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 I'm actually a little irritated with Natural Selection so far.Maybe I just need to join servers with more people on them so I'm not myself against two enemies, but the respawn time is also a little grumblesome. TFC made me impatient The problem with NS now is that the last few times I picked it up it seemed the community had either largely moved on or switched to combat games which are not what Natural Selection was originally about. It was just a hybrid RTS & FPS game when it came out, though saying "it was just" doesn't do it justice. Sadly, when I last played it wasn't easy to find a more traditional game, despite it being far superior to the combat mode in my opinion. When you got a good team together with a decent commander and plenty of communication there was no other experience quite like it, and still isn't to this day if you ask me. Quote
Little_Bill Posted July 11, 2009 Author Posted July 11, 2009 It's planned for a standalone. It's estimated release is Fall 09 with a cost of 20$ and 40$ (Black Marine Armor and access to Alpha). If you preorder now you can participate in the Beta when it's available. And it's true that the majority of the community moved to Combat. It's a pity though, because the real game was so worth learning in order to play. Their approach to NS2 now, however, is to find a legitimate balance between different classes. The onos, instead of becoming a running devouring machine is going from dps/tank to tank/support and a little bit dps. They took out devour and put in a bone shield (I'm thinking a half sphere) so they can wipe out stalemates at certain points in games. Quote
Clefairy Posted July 26, 2010 Posted July 26, 2010 Rise from your grave, o thread. NS2 was released on Steam in May; well, the engine test and level editor, at any rate. You needed a pre-order code to get access. Today is your last chance to pre-order the Special Edition, because alpha's coming down the pipe as I write this. Read the full release here. Quote
Necrotic Posted July 27, 2010 Posted July 27, 2010 Rise from your grave, o thread.NS2 was released on Steam in May; well, the engine test and level editor, at any rate. You needed a pre-order code to get access. Today is your last chance to pre-order the Special Edition, because alpha's coming down the pipe as I write this. Read the full release here. Got my SE pre-ordered a few days ago. Between messing around with the NS alpha and the release of StarCraft 2, I'm pretty sure I'm not going to have a social life for a week or two. Quote
EC2151 Posted July 27, 2010 Posted July 27, 2010 If you guys want a fairly fun free HL mod that's like TF2, I say pick up Pirates, Vikings, and Knights 2. Quote
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