Buying weapons/classes

Seraphic8XSeraphic8X Join Date: 2002-06-15 Member: 771Members
in NS General Discussion
For a bit now I've been wondering how the Aliens and the Marines are going to get their weapons and armaments.  

Is there going to be a buy system ala Counter-Strike, an inventory station system ala Tribes, or will a commander have to build an "arming building" of sorts?

Additionally, is there going to be a system of classes?  Like, can one choose to start out as a peon, a marine, a flamethrower, sniper dude, or a medic?  (hehe big Starcraft fan here)
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  • MistahRedrumMistahRedrum Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 81Members
    Your new so i will cut you some slack but come on people.. read the faqs. I will answer this since i am nice.
    The commander is the main man. He buys weapons and give them to the troops. As for classes.. No!
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  • Seraphic8XSeraphic8X Join Date: 2002-06-15 Member: 771Members
    Eh, sorry about that.  I didn't pick it up when I scanned through the FAQ.
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  • MerkabaMerkaba Digital Harmony Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 22Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester
    The aliens have classes though. You get them through a mixture of spending resources and building new hives which then unlock the bigger aliens.
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  • TzarconTzarcon Join Date: 2002-02-28 Member: 259Members
    No-one buys weapons themselves. All the aliens get the weapons special to their class. The Marine's can request weapons they want and the commander will spend resources and distribute weapons to the players. There arn't any classes, but the marine's normally build up special jobs based on what equipment the commander gave them, that's kinda similar to classes.
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  • XerxesXerxes Join Date: 2002-04-29 Member: 541Members
    Just checking something: What's the Marine's default weapon? The LMG?
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  • MoleculorMoleculor Namer-of-Bob Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 9Members
    As of now, yes. LMG and a bit of ammo, Pistol and a bit of ammo, and a knife.

    All STC.
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  • ElowindElowind Join Date: 2002-03-06 Member: 279Members
    it starts witht those? then wut other weapons are there, from all i've read it only seems like there are 5
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  • ScytheScythe Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 46NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation, Reinforced - Silver
    There is also the HMG, Shotgun, Flamethrower (Possibly) and mini-nuke. To my understanding the mini-nuke is not so much a weapon as a building that the commander places, the marines build and the commander detonates.

    --Scythe--
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  • VincentVincent Join Date: 2002-04-10 Member: 408Members
    (Cough) FAQ )cough) <!--emo&:asrifle:--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/asrifle.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':asrifle:'><!--endemo-->  <!--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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  • ChromeAngelChromeAngel Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 14Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    As weapons go there is also a grenade launcher, mines and a welder (well it's carried like a weapon).

    The marine team must buy buldings to unlock better weaponary.  Buildings are bought and placed by the marine commander.
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  • Imperial_FistImperial_Fist Join Date: 2002-05-19 Member: 633Members
    shouldnt a welder be carried by all marines i mean befor a mission they would give a marine a welder right? and does the welder need fuel or something? and nice new smilies  <!--emo&:asrifle:--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/asrifle.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':asrifle:'><!--endemo-->
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  • DarknessDarkness Join Date: 2002-05-05 Member: 583Members
    Does your local militia equip everyone with their own welding tool? I dont see anythning that would make it logic to give welders out to every man in the force
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  • VoberVober Join Date: 2002-03-27 Member: 356Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--^Darkness+June 16 2002,11:21--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (^Darkness @ June 16 2002,11:21)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->Does your local militia equip everyone with their own welding tool?<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Hmmm, hard questio, let me pop over to my local militia and ask 'em if they all have welding tools.....

    If I had a 'local militia' I don't think they would all need welding tools, but they aren't fighting aliens....
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