Official playtest pics

MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
in NS General Discussion
<div class="IPBDescription">Didn't think we forgot did you?</div>There will all sorts of stuff posted on NS.org and RR.org later this week, but here's a few shots from a spectacular marine assault. Here we see a few of our stalwart troops trying to bust out of their spawn area which has been laid siege to from both exits.

The troops move through the massive rotating armored doors, grenades and heavy machine guns at the ready.

<img src="http://www.readyroom.org/ns_ingame/pt040702_ns_bast0011.jpg" border="0">

Oh crap! They're everywhere! Fire in the hole, fire in the hole!

<img src="http://www.readyroom.org/ns_ingame/pt040702_ns_bast0013.jpg" border="0">

Lay it on them! They won't have a chance in these close quarters!

<img src="http://www.readyroom.org/ns_ingame/pt040702_ns_bast0017.jpg" border="0">

Commander, we need ammo. Threat terminated. By the way, can you drop off some clean shorts?

<img src="http://www.readyroom.org/ns_ingame/pt040702_ns_bast0020.jpg" border="0">
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  • Silver_FoxSilver_Fox Spammer Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 34Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    =X

    must you taunt me?!
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  • ComproxComprox *chortle* Canada Join Date: 2002-01-23 Member: 7Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver, Subnautica Developer, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
    I really do like how they were attacking nothing there, just spamming like little scared marines "Kill the resource thing, hurry, it might attack!" <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo--> Great screenshots
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  • InfamousInfamous Join Date: 2002-01-28 Member: 127Members
    Yes, that was me, Freestyler and Cyanide kickin some alien butt. We got into that room, nuked the heck outta it with grenades only to discover that there was a flyer behind us and a level 4 in on our left. I dont think we suffered any casualtys though.

    Marines lead the way! Hooah!
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  • SlycasterSlycaster Limited Edition Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 24Members, NS1 Playtester
    yep, that was me and infamous nade spamming to hell, ahh, the grenade launcher is just so freakin cool!
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  • GreedoGreedo Bounty Hunter Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 37Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    I'd have thought that this topic would have a lot more replies by now.  C'mon people, it's Bast!  Commander mode!  Grenade launchers!  It's an incredible level and an incredible game.
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  • TraneTrane Join Date: 2002-02-01 Member: 148Members
    looks awesome, where is the alien!!?? not to whine or anything
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  • TwizTwiz Join Date: 2002-04-07 Member: 383Members
    Wow, the commander mode looks really great. I haven't been following this for too long, but one question comes to mind with the command mode idea: Is everybody trying to get the position, and upset if they can't? Or are they equally content to play the mod in FPS mode? I realize it's only testing, and the community is probably tightly knit and not so ill mannered, but still, I'd like to know.....
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  • GreedoGreedo Bounty Hunter Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 37Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    From what I could see in the playtests, some people were eager to play as the normal marine, and some people were eager to play as the commander.  Yes, there will be a mad rush for all parties interested in becoming the commander, and it will be first come first served.  The experience as a standard marine is just as fun, though, so don't worry.  You don't get to experience the thrill of putting your life on the line or actually killing aliens as a commander.  And you don't get to use the cool weapons either.  People will enjoy both roles for sure.

    This isn't to say that there won't be the "let me be commander, jerk" people, but that's just inevitable.
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  • FreestylerFreestyler The First NS Fan Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 20Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Trane+April 08 2002,01:0--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (Trane @ April 08 2002,01<!--emo&:0--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'><!--endemo-->)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->looks awesome, where is the alien!!?? not to whine or anything<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Well,  we didn't know this at the time, but there were none there! <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo-->

    Also, even if they were the commander wouldn't see them unless a marine could.
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  • Shuvit_ViperShuvit_Viper Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 62Members
    i want to play too <!--emo&:(--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->
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  • InZaneFleaArmyInZaneFleaArmy Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 18Members
    *shifty eyes* Pass me the copy...or mail me it... *shifty eyes* No one will notice...and everyone will be happy *shifty eyes*
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  • pielemuispielemuis Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 72Members, NS1 Playtester
    looks like fun......
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  • KassingerKassinger Shades of grey Join Date: 2002-02-20 Member: 229Members, Constellation
    Really neat! It's almost just as well all the pics came in one thread, so I didn't have to spend time opening those windows one at a time at <a href="http://www.readyroom.org" target="_blank">rr.org</a>
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  • StalKalleStalKalle Join Date: 2002-04-01 Member: 371Members
    there is no aliens on the screens cause i wiped em out! all of them!! <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->
    i got some cool SS if monse and flayra letme show some <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo-->
    anyway the playtest ruled
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  • FlayraFlayra Game Director, Unknown Worlds Entertainment San Francisco Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 3Super Administrators, NS2 Developer, Subnautica Developer
    I managed to break the visibility right before the playtest.  Right now the commander can't see any of the aliens or alien structures, even when his teammates on the ground can.  This should be fixed soon, and you'll see quite a nice difference in the screenshots. :)
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  • nrbynrby Join Date: 2002-03-05 Member: 270Members
    awesome <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
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  • Hida_TsuzuaHida_Tsuzua Lamarck&#39;s Heir Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 79Members, NS1 Playtester
    It sure is nice.  By the way, is 70 resource points high or low amount?
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  • SlycasterSlycaster Limited Edition Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 24Members, NS1 Playtester
    70 resources is a pretty high amount actually, the HMG and such is 12, and the most upgrades are about 8-15 each, but 70 can go down in a second if you buy a HMG and GL for 3 people, heh.
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  • TzarconTzarcon Join Date: 2002-02-28 Member: 259Members
    wow, excellenté screenshots again. Can't wait to play marine.
    Have you playtester folk been using oldskool starcraft expand and fortify tactics to keep the resources under your control? Is there a limit to teh ammount of resources each resource spot gives you?
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  • the_stalkerthe_stalker Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 49Members
    such pretty pics, i wonder what the nuke gun will look like =P
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  • JaciusJacius Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 43Members
    Its amazing how much you can find out from the mapping FGD...

    There are limited amounts of resources per resource thing, the default is 200 I think. It can be changed by the mapper, and be different for each resource module. You can also change how often you get resources, and how many you get each time you do get them.

    Looks like great fun guys, can't wait to play the finished version <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo--> Heh, nice job on breaking the visibility, Flay! <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->

    Great screenshots, can't wait for those articles MonsE promised us! And more screenies of course!

    -Jacius
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  • 007007 Join Date: 2002-01-27 Member: 116Members
    <b>** Post nuked **

    First and last warning.</b>



    <!--EDIT|Flayra|April 09 2002,00:56-->
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  • ElowindElowind Join Date: 2002-03-06 Member: 279Members
    lol.. well they cant release it to all of us... or they could jsut call it an alpha release  <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo-->  but i doubt it.. btw who were the 20 new play testers?
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  • 007007 Join Date: 2002-01-27 Member: 116Members
    He said 10
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  • ElowindElowind Join Date: 2002-03-06 Member: 279Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->About 20 forum-goers were selected as playtesters<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    he said 20 check the news
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  • MoleculorMoleculor Namer-of-Bob Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 9Members
    The 20 are the original 20 I believe.
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  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Bah, you're all wrong. There are 34 in my mailing list...
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  • Silver_FoxSilver_Fox Spammer Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 34Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    =X

    Nuked post ..

    wonder what it was

    <!--emo&:0--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'><!--endemo-->
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  • MoleculorMoleculor Namer-of-Bob Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 9Members
    Then Flayra was wrong as well... but he was just giving a guesstimate anywho.

    But those 34 are the original 34.
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  • KheldarKheldar Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 64Members
    oh well... of course im no good with fixing bugs or anything close it so my chanse on being a playtester is almost zero... <!--emo&???--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'><!--endemo--> but anyway i like to play HL mods... we will surley have fun when the whole mod is out ( not in beta testing thing)...

    /Kheldar
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