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Natural Selection v3.0 Final
iethree writes "Natural-Selection version 3.0 final is released today, after several years in beta. NS is the most popular third party mod for Half-Life, it features a combination of RTS and FPS to create one of the most unique games out there. You can view the changelog and read an interview with one of the creators discussing the changes in the final release and the future of Natural-Selection."
Last time I checked, that would be counter-strike. Just because you wish it were the most popular doesn't make it true.
Don't play this game it'll ruin your life as its too addictive!
... they've included a new combat gametype that is more like a standard FPS.
I wonder if this is good or bad... the learning curve to get in the game is what put me off NS before. Even SI is not that hard to pick up, but NS just baffled me.
~~~~~ BigLig2? You mean there's another one of me?
This is seriously an incredible acheivment (does I come before E in that word?). It surpasses many retail games in terms of strategy and gameplay and all that good stuff. And the best part is that it's free, woohoo.
Against stupidity the Gods themselves contend in vain.
http://www.filerush.com/download.php?target=ns_ins tall_v3.exe
Which cheeses me right off.
Oh, it's nothing to do *specifically* with windows XP, just that you can't find OpenGL capable-drivers for my old 16MB rage card, and NS doesn't run in software mode.
Funnily enough, on Windows 98? No problem.
This is what cheeses me off.
That Jesus Christ guy is getting some terrible lag... it took him 3 days to respawn! -NJ CoolBreeze
For another hybrid of FPS/RTS ; Have a look at the (commercial) Savage : Battle for Newerth ;
If you can't afford the game, be sure to check out their excellent demo.
More info at http://www.s2games.com/
Dang, this game looks interesting.
Now that Half-Life 2 is out, it would be great if Sierra removed the requirement for a legit CD-Key to play online. Then HL1 could be played for free...
Not that they have any financial incentive to do this, but I can always dream.
94% of Repubs and 21% of Dems voted to renew the Patriot Act
...is, IMO of course, the best version by far since 1.04.
Grab it now. And if you've never played NS, now is a great time to get into it.
We all like nostalgia, but after playing NS 2.0 for months and seeing the same exploits being uncovered, I think it's time to move on.
Not like the source engine is much better, but at least SOME of the exploits don't work. My favorite exploit for NS: if you switch to a gun really quickly before entering the commander's chair, you can shoot enemies from a God-like and untouchable position.
Latewire
That was the point..
You just missed it.
That Jesus Christ guy is getting some terrible lag... it took him 3 days to respawn! -NJ CoolBreeze
I've been playing Natural Selection for a year or more now.
I used to play counter-strike constantly but there was alway ssomething missing in that game and whether the skill level was rising up or the cheat level was... I don't know but I got tired of the same old thing. Then there were the warcraft, diablo and superhero mods which were great but too little too late.
I found ns (found for myself) and I've been enjoying it. People say co (combat - team deathmatch) maps suck but I like playing combat after I play a lot of ns (classic - strategy) and every team I get on sucks.. I can still play the game but without worrying about how poorly my team will play.
This new version has problems though. For one it crashes about 2-3 times more often than the last version. You're very lucky to finish an entire game if it lasts over 15 minutes.
Second, with the changes to sensory chambers the game is very alien-sided such that the entire 6 hours I played last night of ns maps the marines lost every round and many many times they would just outright quit after a few minutes of playing when they saw it was impossible to win. (I rarely play marine because marines require a single good player to be the commander or else they stand no chance at all of winning and no, I can't comm)
In the last version if the marines had a good comm the aliens had absolutely no chance to win. I've yet to see a good comm with the new version so time will tell.
(whoever said it was balanced... well as much balance as they have is pretty amazing considering the task at hand but I don't think the game is truly balanced enough so that the only true factors are skill and strategy)
Never seeded before but thought since no torrents have shown up I'd give it a try. Hopefully it will work, and hopefully my ISP won't freak out thinking I'm distributing illegally. :)
e .torrent
http://members.cox.net/gothzilla/ns_install_v3.ex
Look out, newbies inbound. Let's see:
No, You aren't getting a cool gun until you can stick with the team. Please, please stop begging.
Skulk, Gorge, Lerk, Fade, Onos. Yes, we know you're scared, use the names anyway.
The locations have names (look at the bottom of your screen). Use the names. Never say "I need help here!" It's really, really hard to send backup to "here".
Get a microphone and keep the channel clear.
Get some headphones. The enemy is trying to sneak up behind you.
You only need 100-150 extra bullets.