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Natural Selection v3.0 Final

Posted by Zonk on from the finally-selected dept.

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."

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  1. The most pupular? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    Last time I checked, that would be counter-strike. Just because you wish it were the most popular doesn't make it true.

    1. Re:The most pupular? by Isamil · · Score: 2, Informative

      Wrong
      CS is the most popular mod for HL, but CS is not a mod anymore; it's a game. Valve bought it. NS is the most popular 3rd party mod(not owned by Valve) by far. Deserves it to, I've been playing the game for over a year nonstop, and I havn't gotten boerd yet.

  2. Changed a bit since I last looked at it... by biglig2 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    ... 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?
  3. Re:ask /. by iethree · · Score: 2, Informative

    most popular based on number of players - according to steam.

  4. Re:Amazing Mod by 88NoSoup4U88 · · Score: 2, Informative
    And the best part is that it's free, woohoo.

    Free if you own Half-Life...

  5. Re:Amazing Mod by Pxtl · · Score: 2, Insightful

    That does raise a good point - if it were developed for, say, Tenebrae, it could be a completely free game. Why do modders insist on sticking to Half-Life and leave their creations to be trapped under Valve's licensing?