NS2HD[317] - Inversion v Duplex with Zeikko - Natural Selection 2 Beta

Natural Selection 2 is a first person shooter cross real time strategy game being developed by Unknown Worlds Entertainment, a small ~6 person team in California. It is a stand alone sequel to the popular Half-Life modification Natural Selection.

The game is currently in beta, and is available to purchase for US$35. Purchasing the game gives access to the beta and the full release when the game is finished. The beta is patched regularly, at a minimum every two weeks.

NS2 pits the human marine Frontiersmen against the varied alien Kharaa. The two teams, of up to 16 players each, vie for control of strategic points of large and small maps, with the goal of wiping each other out.

Each team has a commander, who views the game from a real time strategy perspective. The rest of the team plays from a first person shooter perspective. Players may seamlessly enter and exit commander mode throughout the game. Teams may build a large variety of structures to aid them in controlling territory, upgrading equipment, and unlocking new lifeforms, weapons, abilities, and support units.

The game is built on a brand new, UWE proprietry engine called Spark. Spark features fully dynamically lit environments (There is no static lighting at all), dynamic occlusion culling, and extreme modability. All game code is written in accessible Lua, and stands apart from the C++ engine.

A full suite of Spark tools, including level editor, lua debugger, cinematic editor, model viewer, and more is included with the purchase of the game.

The game may be purchased at http://www.naturalselection2.com/buy.

The development team maintains an active blog at http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2, including forums where developers post and converse with community members regularly.

The development team draws on the contributions of community members. Bug fixes submitted by the community are often included in beta patches.

Beta progress is tracked by 'build numbers,' which are visible in the NS2HD in-video titles, and in the top left corner of the game (red text).

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[SkymanderX]

Epic Game+Epic Teams+Epic Co-Commentary= EPIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[FallingStar1591]

zeikko aka sexyvoice :)

[HaloVanguard155]

This game really deserves more fame, it's really too awesome for words!

[SkymanderX]

@Panda15Epic it wasn't going to remain a secret forever :P

[Panda15Epic]

@SkymanderX you revealed the fact there was a dual cast :P

[SkymanderX]

@Panda15Epic oh and how did i ruin it?

[Panda15Epic]

@SkymanderX you ruined it sky but ill let you off the hook because where buds lol

[swalken]

@Zuriki09 You got some things right, we had some lack of communication.

This can especially be seen at the first rush at ventilation where we all die one by one. We were supposed to rush into ventilation with 3 skulks and a gorge :P

With that said, we had a new player we were trying out, and dugi who hadn't played for ages.

A well deserved win for Inversion, good game!

We hope for a rematch soon, and for us to be a bit more prepared for it ;)

[WrongMovie]

Would have been nice to link to Zeikko's channel. You should change that awful description you use for every video :/

Nice gameplay though.

[Xerond]

Thank you NS2HD and Zeikko for taking the time to cast and commentate the game! The community always appreciates the effort. =)

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[Xerond]

@Zuriki09 I do agree that Duplex did not play their alien half as well as we would have expected. After reviewing the cast, I noticed he had to drop 2 or more cysts on the box near alien start towards reactor... I'm sure he had unconnected cyst issues and maybe that's why reactor node was delayed... With that said, aliens had little res flow yet were still able to drop 2 hives.. =o

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