can't play as aliens

douchebagatron

<div class="IPBDescription">anyone else?</div>when i'm playing as an alien there seems to be some files missing or something.

when i hit B to bring up the evolve menu, i get the circle and that's it. no cursor or anything and it won't go away. If I hold B, I get a crash. in the log, I get information that is referring to LUA files that don't exist in my natural selection 2\ns2\lua\Hud\Alien folder. currently in there i only have GUIAlienHUDElement.lua and GUIAlienHUDStyle.lua. nothing specific to the buy menu or anything, which is why i'm guessing that it's crashing.

anyone else run into this? I've deleted my ns2 folder and redownloaded it, but that didn't fix it. I'm redownloading all of NS2 now.

Landswimmer

Exact same thing is happening to me -_- fix please

BloodyIron

Try verifying your files

Steam -> Library -> right click on NS2 -> Local Files -> Verify Game Cache Integrity

Kouji_San

Basically what BloodyIron said, seems like a corrupt/incomplete update. Deleting the Natural Selection 2 folder doesn't always actually fix the corruption/missing files.

douchebagatron

deleted NS2 folder and redownloaded, then deleted local content and redownloaded. also i've verified game cache integrity multiple times at each stage of this. still no dice. getting this:

<!--c1--><div class='codetop'>CODE</div><div class='codemain'><!--ec1-->Loading 'maps/ns2_docking.level'
Error: Couldn't open file ''
Error: Couldn't open file 'models/props/docking/docking_baggagescreens_01.model'
Error: Couldn't open file 'models/props/docking/docking_plants_test.model'
Error: Couldn't open file 'models/props/docking/docking_plants_test.model'
Error: Couldn't open file 'materials/descent/descent_floor_01_a.material'
Error: No shader specified for material 'materials/descent/descent_floor_01_a.material'
Error: Couldn't open file 'models/props/docking/docking_shower_towelrack3.model'
Error: Couldn't open file 'models/props/docking/shower_test.model'
Script Error #1: lua/Hud/Alien/combat_GUIAlienBuyMenu.lua:452: attempt to call method 'SetParentRenders' (a nil value)
    Call stack:
    #1: _InitializeUpgradeButtons lua/Hud/Alien/combat_GUIAlienBuyMenu.lua:452
        self = combat_GUIAlienBuyMenu{}
        (for index) = 1
        (for limit) = 10
        (for step) = 1
        i = 1
        buttonIcon = GUIItem{}
    #2: Initialize lua/Hud/Alien/combat_GUIAlienBuyMenu.lua:119
        self = combat_GUIAlienBuyMenu{}
    #3: SharedCreate lua/GUIManager.lua:76
        scriptName = "combat_GUIAlienBuyMenu"
        result = {1="Hud",2="Alien",3="combat_GUIAlienBuyMenu"}
        creationFunction = {_UpdateParticles=function,_UpdateCloseButton=function,_UpdateCorners=function,_
UpdateUpgrades=function,_ShowMouseOverInfo=function,_UninitializeEvolveButton=fu
n
ction,_UninitializeCurrentAlienDisplay=function,_HandleUpgradeClicked=function,S
e
ndKeyEvent=function,_InitializeEvolveButton=function,NotifyGUIItemDestroyed=func
t
ion,_UninitializeCloseButton=function,_DeselectAllUpgrades=function,_InitializeB
a
ckground=function,_InitializeCloseButton=function,_InitializeGlowieParticles=fun
c
tion,Initialize=function,_GetAlienTypeResearchInfo=function,_UninitializeAlienBu
t
tons=function,_GetUpgradeTweener=function,_InitializeCorners=function,_GetNumber
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fAliensAvailable=function,Update=function,_InitializeCurrentAlienDisplay=functio
n
,OnClose=function,OnResolutionChanged=function,_GetIsMouseOver=function,_Initial
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zeUpgradeButtons=function,_InitializeAlienButtons=function,_UninitializeResource
D
isplay=function,_HideMouseOverInfo=function,_GetHasMaximumSelected=function,isa=
f
unction,SendCharacterEvent=function,_UpdateAlienButtons=function,_UpdateResource
D
isplay=function,Uninitialize=function,_UninitializeMouseOverInfo=function,_Updat
e
AbilityIcons=function,_UninitializeSmokeParticles=function,_InitializeMouseOverI
n
fo=function,_UninitializeCorners=function,_GetCanAffordAlienType=function,_Initi
a
lizeResourceDisplay=function,_UninitializeGlowieParticles=function,_Uninitialize
B
ackground=function,_UninitializeUpgradeButtons=function,_InitializeSmokeParticle
s
=function}
        newScript = combat_GUIAlienBuyMenu{}
    #4: CreateGUIScript lua/GUIManager.lua:85
        self = GUIManager{}
        scriptName = "Hud/Alien/combat_GUIAlienBuyMenu"
    #5: lua/combat_Player_ClientHook.lua:71
        self =<!--c2--></div><!--ec2-->


problem looks like it's coming from this line: l
#2: Initialize lua/Hud/Alien/combat_GUIAlienBuyMenu.lua:119

which doesn't exist in my folder. even after the redownloads.



edit: you know what, I had -game combat in my launch properties. I'm a moron.

IronHorse

That lua doesnt exist for me either and i can play fine, so i dont think its that line.

eh?

Err it looks like you recently installed the ns2 combat mod or the way you're trying to launch your game is trying to use the combat mod. In either case I would make sure whatever shortcut you're using isn't doing that.

douchebagatron

yep, after looking through the error log a bit more i noticed that right after posting that. thanks everyone.