basic mechanics

mrc

Heyho! I bought NS2 just recently to get myself involved on the beta testing.
A few simple questions appeared when i played my first 20 minutes.
Is plasma equal to resources as in NS1 and where from i can see my plasma level?
How do i use the upgrade feature for weapon/class X?
Im asking here since there is no particular tutorial yet and people in game werent really talkative personalities.

Thanks in advance.

-mrc

Harimau

Plasma is personal resources, for you to spend on yourself; by 'using' the armory, or pressing 'b' to open the evolve menu. Then it's just a matter of selecting the option. Carbon is team resources, for the commander to spend on the team.

mrc

Thanks for the fast reply Harimau.
Where from do i gain more plasma? Or does it regain itself.
I still dont know where from i can see my plasma level and I still dont understand how the upgrades work, every time i pressed b i saw all upgrades just grayed out. I was not able to get them.

Chris0132

They aren't in yet.

You get it from extractors, same as NS1.

Your current plasma should be visible on the scoreboard.

NurEinMensch

<!--quoteo(post=1828629:date=Jan 30 2011, 03:42 PM:name=mrc)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mrc @ Jan 30 2011, 03:42 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1828629"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Thanks for the fast reply Harimau.
Where from do i gain more plasma? Or does it regain itself.
I still dont know where from i can see my plasma level and I still dont understand how the upgrades work, every time i pressed b i saw all upgrades just grayed out. I was not able to get them.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Personal and team resources are both coming from extractors only. You can currently only see them on the stats screen (holding tab) and in commander mode. That wil change in the future.

The only upgrade you can currently get by pressing "b" afaik is the leap upgrade, and the commander needs to research it first.

Thaldarin

Heh, another example of the game not being simple enough; someone has to come on the forums to ask what is what, really? :/

Zek

Personal resource count desperately needs to be on the main HUD. Having to press tab for that is insane. Just toss it in there somewhere, even just as plain text is fine. A commander bar on the top showing your commander and team resource count would be nice too.

mrc

<!--quoteo(post=1828670:date=Jan 30 2011, 08:52 PM:name=Thaldarin)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Thaldarin @ Jan 30 2011, 08:52 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1828670"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Heh, another example of the game not being simple enough; someone has to come on the forums to ask what is what, really? :/<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Well, they havent implemented any tutorials in game yet so how should i know
decided its easier to just ask to get clarification

thanks for answers its all clear now

Align

<!--quoteo(post=1828670:date=Jan 30 2011, 09:52 PM:name=Thaldarin)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Thaldarin @ Jan 30 2011, 09:52 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1828670"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Heh, another example of the game not being simple enough; someone has to come on the forums to ask what is what, really? :/<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Plasma is called Personal resources now so I'm not totally sure how mrc even knows to ask (read the manual I guess?), while the upgrades thing wouldn't have been a problem if they had actually been implemented and not just a bunch of greyed out tiny icons, so these are just coincidental problems that would go away even if nothing was actively done in response to his confusion.

Harimau

@mrc: that wasn't a criticism against you, it was a criticism of the game design

mrc

<!--quoteo(post=1828730:date=Jan 31 2011, 02:59 AM:name=Harimau)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Harimau @ Jan 31 2011, 02:59 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1828730"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->@mrc: that wasn't a criticism against you, it was a criticism of the game design<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yeah i get that, but arent the tutorials in game kept away since its only beta and things are due to change still.
Makes no point add them just yet

<!--quoteo(post=1828690:date=Jan 30 2011, 10:51 PM:name=Align)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Align @ Jan 30 2011, 10:51 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1828690"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Plasma is called Personal resources now so I'm not totally sure how mrc even knows to ask (read the manual I guess?), while the upgrades thing wouldn't have been a problem if they had actually been implemented and not just a bunch of greyed out tiny icons, so these are just coincidental problems that would go away even if nothing was actively done in response to his confusion.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

I tried out the beta version, a voicecom was telling me to get more plasma so that made me think :P