The Female Marine - Natural Selection 2

SystemSystem Join Date: 2013-01-29 Member: 182599Members, Super Administrators, Reinforced - Diamond
edited July 2013 in NS2 General Discussion

imageThe Female Marine - Natural Selection 2

She was one of the first features of Natural Selection 2 to ever be revealed to the world: an early concept gracing the original development blog. She is symbolic of the type of game developer that Unknown Worlds seeks to be.  She was promised post-release. She is badass. And today, she is here:

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  • HughHugh Cameraman San Francisco, CA Join Date: 2010-04-18 Member: 71444NS2 Developer, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Silver, Reinforced - Onos, WC 2013 - Shadow, Subnautica Developer, Pistachionauts
    Bump to open comment thread!
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  • DaxxDaxx Join Date: 2002-04-16 Member: 460Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Nice. Do we have to wait for a patch, or is this going live today in an update?
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  • sjusju Join Date: 2013-03-17 Member: 184042Members
    edited July 2013
    *I am stealing the comment from Dax below -- I take it you didn't read the post, or for that matter ever seen a woman in combat armor before.* --Comprox
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  • FrozenFrozen New York, NY Join Date: 2010-07-02 Member: 72228Members, Constellation
    Neatttttt! They look awesome. Especially like the open armor on the deluxe edition arms.
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  • Dictator93Dictator93 Join Date: 2008-12-21 Member: 65833Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    "Female marines receive brand new first person view-models, one for each of the three model types. "

    Will the Male marine get FP view model specific arms also? Like for Special Edition black armor?
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  • DaxxDaxx Join Date: 2002-04-16 Member: 460Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited July 2013
    sju wrote: »
    Baleted - Comprox

    I take it you didn't read the post, or for that matter ever seen a woman in combat armor before.
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  • CocoonMaNCocoonMaN Join Date: 2012-10-27 Member: 163906Members
    Well done UWE. :)
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  • wirywiry Join Date: 2009-05-25 Member: 67479Members
    And in comparison to the marine male model, this model is what size exactly? If it's smaller it's going to affect balance, even though it may only affect it in a small way, that little thing may be the difference between life and death.

    Don't fuck up on this one.

    Other than that, hi5 femalez
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  • JektJekt Join Date: 2012-02-05 Member: 143714Members, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow
    As long as the hitbox and collisions are the same. This is a nice addition.
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  • sjusju Join Date: 2013-03-17 Member: 184042Members
    edited July 2013
    I don't know if you were being sarcastic. I hope for your sake you were. Either way, you best stow it. - Hugh
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  • AsranielAsraniel Join Date: 2002-06-03 Member: 724Members, Playtest Lead, Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow, Subnautica Playtester, Retired Community Developer
    Upvote for marketing! http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/1hl2hr/natural_selection_2_adds_female_marines_for_free/
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  • 2d0x2d0x Join Date: 2013-03-16 Member: 184030Members, Reinforced - Supporter
    omg, Black Version is amazing O_O
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  • HughHugh Cameraman San Francisco, CA Join Date: 2010-04-18 Member: 71444NS2 Developer, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Silver, Reinforced - Onos, WC 2013 - Shadow, Subnautica Developer, Pistachionauts
    Daxx wrote: »
    Nice. Do we have to wait for a patch, or is this going live today in an update?

    She will go in around the same time as a bunch of other new content in late August :)
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  • sjusju Join Date: 2013-03-17 Member: 184042Members
    Okay because I asked for you to make the woman, look more like a woman and give her gender specific features. You're changing my posts? Explain without being rude please.
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  • liamdaweliamdawe Join Date: 2009-09-27 Member: 68885Members, Reinforced - Supporter
    I am still waiting for the Linux release, really hope it's not far!
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  • Dictator93Dictator93 Join Date: 2008-12-21 Member: 65833Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    Squeal_Like_A_Pig wrote: »
    Dictator93 wrote: »
    Will the Male marine get FP view model specific arms also? Like for Special Edition black armor?
    Yes.
    Jekt wrote: »
    As long as the hitbox and collisions are the same. This is a nice addition.
    The plan is that we are going to try and use the same hitbox size for both the male and female.

    Cory, you just made me "Squeal like a pig." I love you and your art design.
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  • sjusju Join Date: 2013-03-17 Member: 184042Members
    Gaming isn't about realism. It's about engaging the gamer as a gamer relates to their character. Hence why lots of games go the extra mile with gender specific features to make you relate more to the game, the character and the environment.

    It also adds the element of identifying a certain player in a specific way. If you gave the female marine in a world where nanites apparently exist, a curvier armor set to show she's a female, you can use this to identify a certain marine carrying maybe a shotgun more easier etc.

    It's about the game experience, not about prudeness, perverseness or realism.
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  • ZaliZali Join Date: 2013-06-23 Member: 185668Members
    edited July 2013
    Wait.. this is the "big announcement" ???

    Did we just get trolled?
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  • Vladimir Van VodkaVladimir Van Vodka Sexy Beast Join Date: 2010-07-30 Member: 73364Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    Awesome work guys, I love this approach, some of my female gamer friends will surely be happy because you didn't go around objectifying women in your game.

    I'm just bringing this up because coincidentally not so long ago we had a huge conversation on skimpy armors and how Skyrim's female armor mods are horrible, this, on the other hand, is good.
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  • LústLúst Join Date: 2013-01-08 Member: 178186Members
    Still not sure why this took so long, was somebody doing it during there lunch?
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  • phoenixbbsphoenixbbs Join Date: 2003-02-10 Member: 13379Members, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Subnautica Playtester
    edited July 2013
    *These kind of comments are not needed here --Comprox*
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  • KamamuraKamamura Join Date: 2013-03-06 Member: 183736Members, Reinforced - Gold
    Female Kharaa coming too?
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  • sjusju Join Date: 2013-03-17 Member: 184042Members
    edited July 2013
    *I am simply editing this whole post since I am become tired of your pointless rant. Drop it.* --Comprox

    Censored by Comprox. As having the opinion that females should look female, is illegal on these forums. Consider it dropped as long as this message stands.
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  • DaxxDaxx Join Date: 2002-04-16 Member: 460Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Kamamura wrote: »
    Female Kharaa coming too?

    Kharra are asexual, the gender is irrelevant.
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  • kalakujakalakuja Join Date: 2012-09-11 Member: 159045Members, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Supporter
    Nice waste of resources. How about that matchmaking and bringing in new players?
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