It was to be developed by the Natural Selection creator's newly founded company, Unknown Worlds. The game was officially announced in October 2006. Physics support is provided by several third-party libraries. The game engine utilizes the Lua scripting language for game logic, allowing for easy expansion of the game's mechanics. The Aliens also have the option of eliminating all infantry portals (Marine spawn structure) and any alive Marines, however because eggs (Alien spawn structure) automatically spawn around hives (unlike Tremulous) Marines cannot do the same.Ī game engine originally dubbed "Evolution" was developed specifically for the game. Buildings in Natural Selection are designed to aid players in their offensive, defensive, stealth and speed capabilities.įor a team to achieve victory, they must eliminate all of the opposing team command structures ( Hive of the Kharaa, Command Station of the Frontiersmen). The commander can place buildings, research upgrades and has a number of abilities to support their team (dropping health and ammo packs, using certain support units to aid in combat or building, or erecting walls to block enemy movement), at the cost of resources. Both teams may have one player act as a commander, who is given a top-down view of the map and plays the game in a Real-time strategy perspective. The primary feature that differentiates Natural Selection 2 from others in the FPS genre is its strategy component. Players also have a currency system which they use to buy better equipment or evolve into higher lifeforms. Certain alien lifeforms can walk on walls, fly, and even dash forward in the blink of an eye. Aliens, however, rely primarily on melee attacks. Marines largely rely on guns and other pieces of technology to annihilate the alien presence. While the two teams have the same essential goals, gameplay for each team varies drastically. Like its predecessor, Natural Selection 2 features two opposing teams of players, Kharaa (Aliens) and Frontiersmen (Marines), seeking to destroy the other's respective base. If you didn't know this was going to happen at the end of the post, well, then you don't know me at all.A marine commander viewing an alien attack on a friendly base. If your friends don't fancy a trip down the tunnel, or you don't have any friends, then you might want to pop your head into the RPS Natural Selection 2 group. The expansion will coincide with a 50% price reduction so you can invite all of your friends to slide down your gorge tunnel.
#GORGE NS2 UPDATE#
The update will automatically attach itself to Steam copies of Natural Selection 2 and you can find out when exactly Gorgeous arrives by looking at the map here.
Existing abilities and weapons have been tweaked for more fun and subtle balance changes made. The Spark Engine has a couple of new graphical tricks up its sleeve to make the game look better, and is running ever faster as it is tuned for more performance. I don't really know what a Gorge Tunnel is but I'm guessing aliens pop out of it on occasion.Īlongside the headline grabbing ‘big new guns and abilities,’ Gorgeous contains countless subtle improvements and fixes. The worst thing about today is that I won't see a more dignified sight than the bellyslide a few seconds into this video. "It includes Railguns, Gorge Tunnels, Descent, and quite a few fun surprises." I can't confirm whether or not Natural Selection 2 developers Unknown Worlds watch players of their game battling one another in the people vs aliens team-based shooter, but they are evidently pleased with their lovely playerbase because today they are releasing the Gorgeous expansion for free. Usually we simply squint through the screen and ponder what it is about our words and faces that attracts the most handsome readers of all. Fear not, however, for our uncanny glare should not intimidate you. When you look at RPS, wherever you might be, RPS looks back at you.
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