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NS2 Build 188 released (Happy Thanksgiving!)

sF — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:00:52 +0000

NS2 Build 188 is now live on Steam!

Welcome to the biggest update to NS2 we've put out yet. Build 188 has many visual, UI and sound improvements, along with some critical game features and balance changes that it truly feels like a new game.

We've been working like mad to get everything done and

New atmospherics video

sF — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:00:21 +0000

Here's a quick video I took in tram showing off our new atmospheric effects:

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We'll be toning down the effects somewhat, as they are a little out of control at the moment. You can also see the new marine HUD in progress, which we will be releasing along with a massive

Playtest video

sF — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:00:05 +0000

A number of people often wonder what it's like being a NS2 Internal Playtester. It's a lot of hard work and long hours and they work tirelessly to find and reproduce bugs to help speed our development. They play versions of the game which you never get to see and these often contain humorous bugs

Mineshaft Reveal

sF — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:52:13 +0000

In honor of the 9th anniversary of the first Natural Selection, we’d like to give you the first look at a new map which will soon be available to play in the NS2 closed Beta. Welcome to “Mineshaft”.

Steel drills, mining pits, rock crushing machines, tunnels carved through stone and caverns with underground waterfalls

Occlusion culling interview

sF — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:49:50 +0000

For our more egg-headed players, Hugh and Max just put together a special interview and video talking about occlusion culling in general and how it is being changed in the next version of NS2.

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Enjoy (?)!

NS2 Build 187 released

sF — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 16:00:58 +0000

NS2 Build 187 is now live!

This was just a quick patch we wanted to do to take care of the big issues in 186. Now that the game is running fairly well, our goal is to spend a few weeks to put some big features into the game!

Build 187 changes

Balance

Changed

NS2HD 300th video milestone

sF — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:00:27 +0000

Hugh of Natural Selection 2 HD (don't forget to subscribe!) just released a video celebrating his 300th NS2 video. We understand how much work it takes to create videos of this caliber so we are astonished and flattered that Hugh is still going so strong.

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This video shows the latest

NS2 Build 186 released

sF — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:00:37 +0000

NS2 Build 186 is now live on Steam (or will be within minutes)!

Well it took us longer than we were hoping, but Build 186 is now done and on Steam. The goal of this patch was to fix as much as possible so we could spend 187 working on some new features. We improved

Rifle Rework

sF — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:00:35 +0000

Deviating from the usual patch release blog posts, we’ve decided to put together a quick preview of a visual overhaul we recently made to an important game asset. The Marine Assault Rifle.

As you can see from the comparison renders, the Rifle has undergone significant changes, while still keeping some of the basic framework.

NS2 Build 185 released

sF — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:29:18 +0000

NS2 Build 185 is now live on Steam!

There have been a lot of bug and balance fixes in this version. Notably, the Lerk and Fade have been re-balanced quite a bit, with the Lerk's abilities changing fundamentally. Now he has high-damage hitscan spikes, along with a "cropduster" type spore trail.

Player movement and networking