My First Impression

Dsty2001 · July 2003

I've played alot of Half-Life Mods, Counter-Strike, DoD, DC, etc. etc. And out of all of them, I must say this is one of the most unique Half-Life MODs <b>EVER</b>

It's really a shame that Counter-Strike is more popular than this game, of course, it doesn't require teamwork so I can understand why. I must say though, I didn't even think half of the features ingame was supported by the Half-Life engine, in fact, excluding the graphics and crosshair, this game doesn't resemble any other Half-Life MOD that I know of. I played this game for 18 hours straight, and I'm about to start playing it again <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'> I just want to say that the team who made this game has done a great job

I do have one question though, and it is this

Q: Are they going to make Natural-Selection with the Source engine once HL2 is released? That would kick so much a$$!! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

MonsieurEvil · July 2003

Welcome, and the dev team thanks you for all your kind words!

As to your question about HL2 - we shall have to see! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'>

Remo · July 2003

feel the love!

Stakhanov · July 2003

Right , come back in 4 days to report your "second impressions" when NS version 2 is out , provided your lack of sleep isn't too frightening after playing the game <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'>

BigMadSteve · July 2003

I felt the same way when I first played it. It's a brilliant game. Just practice your shooting right now because the new version is just around the corner and a lot of stuff will be different.

Beast · July 2003

I fell "in love" with he skulk first time I played ^-^ Perfect template for my playstyle : mad-kamikaze-rush-and-stba-them-in-the-faec-when-they-least-expect-it-then-fall-off-a-cliff-and-worldspawn-self.

I started playing just before easter I think, I was like hmmm "Natural-Selection", I've heard a lot of my friends rant about how good it is, feh, I'll see what it is like... So I start downloading it, and open up the manual (only managed to get 30KB/s on teh mirror; had plenty of time). I thaught that it was a bit of a joke, the way it was overtly sci-fi (to me at the time), and I got a little confused. I read and look at stuff for a bit, then go stuff my face with some food downstairs. I come back with the download finished, and I install it, and watch the slideshow. I quickly boot up the game afterwards, load a lan server, and have a play around. marines were fairly understandable, I got how commander mode worked prtty quickly. I then went aliens and realised "hey you can walk on the walls!!". I then picked a random server, and specated the alien team. To my surprise, I saw aliens talking in perfectly understandable English voices. I nearly fell off my chair at it laughing, what I heard was somethign like this:
Lerk: Weee look I can fly!! can you fly? no!! but I can!! Fear deh lerk!!!
Gorge: pfft I can build stuff!! lets see you fly with an oc in your face!!
I then joined marines on another server, and the second I spawned, I had a bile bomb hit me in the face and I died. I saw the aliens totaly trash the marine base.

Next game I went aliens (first actual game), And I was hooked ^-^

Thats my 2cents about being a nub. For me, it was great fun.

Supernorn · July 2003

i wish my friends enjoy NS as much as you do <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

sej · July 2003

They <i>should</i> enjoy 2.0

One concern though - a good comm and organised marine team is a must, will the players adapt i wonder.

Iced_Eagle · July 2003

sej: i hope they adapt... it takes skill to be an average NS player.

welcome dsty and i hope you enjoy ur stay... if they don't put ns on source i will have to.. i will.... read Smart_Bomb's thread all over again <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif'>

Caiman · July 2003

Man i'm gonna get banned or shot or something for saying this, but i never really liked NS. Everything seems so half-thought out, as if they took StarCraft and messed it up a little. I get the feeling that they just took Terrans, and added motion tracking for who knows what. I never got how the aliens were and wern't supposed to work together (again, like starcraft, but they switched something around). I always thought that everything seemed a little out of place, and just added in for the sake of it. Both sides seem to be well rounded and similar to each other (bilebomb - gren launcher, mines - webs, cc - hive, turrets - offence chambers etc. etc.). Clearly, they are unique in some ways (skulk to marine). There are just so many things wrong with this game (imo) that i just can't enjoy it for the few redeeming qualities that it has.
I am very sorry to anyone who was offended. Plz don't hurt me, i know a lot of effort was put into this mod and I tried REALLY HARD to make this post as minimally offensive as possible.

BigMadSteve · July 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Caiman @ Jul 29 2003, 01:08 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Man i'm gonna get banned or shot or something for saying this, but i never really liked NS. Everything seems so half-thought out, as if they took StarCraft and messed it up a little. I get the feeling that they just took Terrans, and added motion tracking for who knows what. I never got how the aliens were and wern't supposed to work together (again, like starcraft, but they switched something around). I always thought that everything seemed a little out of place, and just added in for the sake of it. Both sides seem to be well rounded and similar to each other (bilebomb - gren launcher, mines - webs, cc - hive, turrets - offence chambers etc. etc.). Clearly, they are unique in some ways (skulk to marine). There are just so many things wrong with this game (imo) that i just can't enjoy it for the few redeeming qualities that it has.
I am very sorry to anyone who was offended. Plz don't hurt me, i know a lot of effort was put into this mod and I tried REALLY HARD to make this post as minimally offensive as possible.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
You didn't flame, you were civil about it. Don't worry.

P-Khan · July 2003

Too true. This is definatly the most unique mod for HL.
When I first played it, I fell in love for the game. The only problem is that I haven't been playing much NS lately, since I just can't stand having 600-700 ping (33k sux). But when I get my 256k connection (soon, my preciousss....) I will be like you. 18 hours strait!!

Caiman · July 2003

Whew i was frightened for a minute there <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

Note: One of the reasons that i keep playing this game is because of all of the thoughtful friendly people out there.

Spazmatic · July 2003

Caiman, that's fine, and, actually, at first glance, it can seem that way. In fact, I got a lil' bored my first few games, after the initial wonder, because things were very confusing and the strategic aspect was slow to reveal itself. However, I played a few games as marines with a very vocal comm, and it became a lot more interesting. After my first run in the comm chair (which I managed to win by insane luck), everything became much more clear, and the game was that much more fun.

And then there's 2.0. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

Elderwyrm · July 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Caiman @ Jul 28 2003, 08:08 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Man i'm gonna get banned or shot or something for saying this, but i never really liked NS. Everything seems so half-thought out, as if they took StarCraft and messed it up a little. I get the feeling that they just took Terrans, and added motion tracking for who knows what. I never got how the aliens were and wern't supposed to work together (again, like starcraft, but they switched something around). I always thought that everything seemed a little out of place, and just added in for the sake of it. Both sides seem to be well rounded and similar to each other (bilebomb - gren launcher, mines - webs, cc - hive, turrets - offence chambers etc. etc.). Clearly, they are unique in some ways (skulk to marine). There are just so many things wrong with this game (imo) that i just can't enjoy it for the few redeeming qualities that it has.
I am very sorry to anyone who was offended. Plz don't hurt me, i know a lot of effort was put into this mod and I tried REALLY HARD to make this post as minimally offensive as possible.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
READY! AIM! FIRE!

sej · July 2003

You have to stick at NS to enjoy it,

Once you try being a comm/HA/jp/fade/lerk/onos/gorge you see just how varied the abilities/weapons/classes are.

But once you get hooked, it doesnt let go easily

esuna · July 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Caiman @ Jul 28 2003, 08:08 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Man i'm gonna get banned or shot or something for saying this, but i never really liked NS. Everything seems so half-thought out, as if they took StarCraft and messed it up a little. I get the feeling that they just took Terrans, and added motion tracking for who knows what. I never got how the aliens were and wern't supposed to work together (again, like starcraft, but they switched something around). I always thought that everything seemed a little out of place, and just added in for the sake of it. Both sides seem to be well rounded and similar to each other (bilebomb - gren launcher, mines - webs, cc - hive, turrets - offence chambers etc. etc.). Clearly, they are unique in some ways (skulk to marine). There are just so many things wrong with this game (imo) that i just can't enjoy it for the few redeeming qualities that it has.
I am very sorry to anyone who was offended. Plz don't hurt me, i know a lot of effort was put into this mod and I tried REALLY HARD to make this post as minimally offensive as possible.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
I think one of your problems is that you're comparing it to a title like StarCraft. StarCraft is a work of art in the RTS field and to create a RTS game of such a high standard would be near impossible in the Half-Life engine, please bear that in mind since what Flayra's coded nobody would think possible, it is, at least, a true marvel to see the Half-Life engine taken to such an extreme.

Anyway, as to the "first NS game" topic, my first game was lousy, i sucked, i couldn't find my way anywhere and i uninstalled it.

One day at a LAN party we fired it up, then my computer died, but i left NS on there and when i got my 'puter working properly again i started it and i've been addicted ever since.

Spazmatic · July 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>StarCraft is a work of art in the RTS field and to create a RTS game of such a high standard would be near impossible in the Half-Life engine</td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>

NS is better. NS units swear at you when you lose. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

Arcadius · July 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Spazmatic @ Jul 28 2003, 10:06 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>StarCraft is a work of art in the RTS field and to create a RTS game of such a high standard would be near impossible in the Half-Life engine</td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>

NS is better. NS units swear at you when you lose. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
lol. Nice one, Spaz. Welcome, Dsty2001, hope you enjoy your stay.

sud · July 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Dsty2001 @ Jul 28 2003, 04:40 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> It's really a shame that Counter-Strike is more popular than this game, of course, it doesn't require teamwork so I can understand why.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
yo, man~
i agree that NS is a really good MOD, but CS requires so much more teamwork than you think of, especially for clan match. anyway you still can be a rambo <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

Gadzuko · July 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>NS is better. NS units swear at you when you lose.</td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>

That's sigworthy. Just not mine.

Spazmatic · July 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>CS requires so much more teamwork than you think of</td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>

I admittedly haven't played in a while, however, back a few years ago, I distinctly recall, quite a few times, single members of a team at CPL managing to wipe out the opposing one. Even in the NiP vs. X3 big finale. Maybe things have improved, dunno, but back then, at least, it was hideous. Then again, they made a human ladder and boosted onto the roof of Nuke... Which made everything a-ok.

moultano · July 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (supernorn2000 @ Jul 28 2003, 06:04 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> i wish my friends enjoy NS as much as you do <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Ya know what's funny, one of my friends is a cs addict. I showed him the boondock marines video, and as a result thursday he's going to give it a shot. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>

Spazmatic · July 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>I showed him the boondock marines video, and as a result thursday he's going to give it a shot</td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>

I have a few lined up to either retry or try NS upon 2.0's release, several from the BMMV. Love ya guys! Keep up the wowzers work!

Ulatoh · July 2003

I was browsing planethalflife.com and saw that NS was the Mod of the Week, I downloaded it and read the manual link to link, then played

i got the idead that riens were supposed to be expendable, so the first thing i said was "hey comm, where do you want me" he gave me a waypoint of to the MoN (middle of Nowhere) and I happily followed

the map was caged, and i juuust walked into dockign when a dog sized alien dropped on my face, and i died

<span style='font-size:21pt;line-height:100%'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif'> </span>

WOOOOOOOW THAT WAS AWESOMEEEEEEE!!! HE BIT MY HEAD!!!!

I died several times, taking in the abiance, and nearly peeing my pants every time i heard "CHOMP CHOMP CHOMP"

then i saw the Ohnos...... O...M...F...G...

IRL i yelled "HOLY HELL DAN (My bro) GET A LOAD OF THIS! A RHINO WITH NO SKIN JUST ATE ME!"

a few hundred posts later, i think you can guess what happened

MonsieurEvil · July 2003

<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

Great posts!

Drewbar99 · July 2003

When I first saw NS, I was like <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'> , no idea how good it was until I went to Game Spy & saw it, <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif'> , 10seconds later, I was playing on the internet <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

Spazmatic · July 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>a few hundred posts later, i think you can guess what happened</td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>

Dan came and looked? <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'>

Dsty2001 · July 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>i agree that NS is a really good MOD, but CS requires so much more teamwork than you think of, especially for clan match. anyway you still can be a rambo </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>

I disagree <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'> I've played CS alot and only thing it requires is good weapons. Heck, I usually wipe out 4-5 people by myself using the Ak47. Only skill CS uses is the ability to aim and use your keyboard good, and most people with 1-2 years of computer/fps knowledge can do that <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'> I'm not saying CS isn't a fun game, it is very fun, I just don't like it as much any more.

Well, anyways, I played on a few servers today/tonight, I met some very big jerks (Forget there names) that was cussing at me and crap cause I destroyed a resource tower, and they was calling me newbies bla bla bla, etc. etc. So, I left that server and joined another one which I stayed on for 4 hours, I ended up kicking some major Alien butt and had a blast. I got frustrated after shooting a Skulk 16 times and he ate me :-/ but I guess it was lag or something. I guess the reason I like this game so much is because I'm used to games that require teamwork and strategy (Ghost Recon, Raven Shield, World War 2 Online, etc. etc.) and I've never really played a Sci-Fi FPS so its a nice change. Only problems I have with the game right now is the clipping issues (Players clipping through Command Centers, Resource Towers, etc. etc.) but otherwise the game completely rocks. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/pudgy.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='pudgy.gif'>

Dsty2001 · July 2003

I have a Question though, I would really like to be a Commander but the interface has alot of stuff on it. Is there any servers that allows Commander training? I tried making my own server and I was the Comm. but it wouldn't let me do anything. Thanks in advance!

Brad_R · July 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Dsty2001 @ Jul 29 2003, 12:21 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> I have a Question though, I would really like to be a Commander but the interface has alot of stuff on it. Is there any servers that allows Commander training? I tried making my own server and I was the Comm. but it wouldn't let me do anything. Thanks in advance!  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
i remmeber the first week NS came out lots of people were scared to com just for that reason..

ya know man, i say f*** it, just get in the chair and learn. if people are an **** to you, too bad. everyones a newb sometime; how else ya gonna learn.

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