Natural selection manual?

Infinitum · September 2002

Seeing how the NDA is lifted would it be too much to ask if a manual of NS was released?

Of course you'd leave out stuff like settings and maps (No idea what maps have been finalised for an initial release), but it'd be nice to have a well formatted look at the classes, weapons, upgrades and tech trees.

Looking at the Warcraft3 tech trees on the official site always gives me new ways of building my army of the undead.

<img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

coil · September 2002

There is a manual being created right now. It will include extensive overviews of both teams, all weapons and abilities, basic gameplay elements, and I believe will also include maps of the official maps.

I think it's Flayra's intention to release it shortly before NS itself, though I may be wrong.

Shuvit_Viper · September 2002

<span style='font-family:ocr a extended'><span style='font-size:9pt;line-height:100%'>I believe Flayra said that all the Cvars will be in too, what they do... maybe even some more server specs...</span></span>

Necro · September 2002

rgr <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'>

but when will it come out in relation to the release, what i mean is will u wait until its the last few days b4 release THEN release or release when the manuals done?

coil · September 2002

Between not knowing when the manual will be done, not knowing when Natural Selection will be done, and not being Flayra anyway... I don't know. (:

Necro · September 2002

u confused me <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>

HBNayr · September 2002

On one of my first posts here, back in July, there was question of a manual, and I suggested that it be released as soon as it looks professionally done to drum up even more interest in NS, and people picked that up and ran with it. After a couple pages of posts, Flayra came on with a short and sweet post. I don't remember his exact words (if it's an issue, I can go looking through past dead posts...like I said, it was one of my original posts, if anyone can find it), but he said, basically, "That's a good idea. I just wish I had thought of it first. I say, release the manual when it's ready." Needless to say, I was very happy to read that. It's stuck with me ever since, and I run it through my head whenever I need an ego boost. ("Yeah, see, Flayra likes my idea.")

So, as of a couple of months ago, that was the declaration. That may, however, be modified now. But I certainly hope not.

-Ryan!

If there's one message you can take away from State of Emergency, I think it's that capitalism has finally, irrevocably won. Using advanced technology developed in Japan and financed by a publishing company in the U.S., a group of smart people in Scotland has created what's possibly the most useless consumer product of all time ... Playing State of Emergency is like spiking the ball in the end zone of competing ideologies. Feel the burn, Marxism!
-Wolpaw

QUAD · September 2002

I origianlly thought the manual would come with the NS download, But I'm sure soon before release/on release they will release a web based one too.

And on the topic of Flayra boosting our egos, He loved my first sig and even let me keep it on for a while (and it was 80 kb, an animation I made of a Skulk and a Swordfighter, with the swordfighter ultimatley chopping mr. bob in half.)
That gives me an ego boost all the time <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'>

Windelkron · September 2002

Quad's sig owns. Quake 1 = best quake evar.

Surge · September 2002

H'BNayr has it RIGHT on the money. Flarya almost said exactly <i>that</i>! Nice job, HB!

I have three words for the idea of releasing the manual before the game: Kick-ing arse.

humbaba · September 2002

I can't wait till the manual is released. It'll mean less questions to answer for me. On a side note, activity seems to have reached an all time high (just, in general). Good things come to those who wait. Sooner than you think . . .
Thanks for that wonderful phrase, Monse.

Surge · September 2002

"Mostly they come out at night.... mostly."... I forgot who said that.

Hey... I didn't know MonsE had Psychic powers! Well, either that or I'm thinking waaay too early (read: tomorrow).

HBNayr · September 2002

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (Surge @ Sep. 16 2002,18:10)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">H'BNayr has it RIGHT on the money. Flarya almost said exactly <i>that</i>! Nice job, HB!

I have three words for the idea of releasing the manual before the game: Kick-ing arse.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
*Takes a quick bow*

Surge, dude, that's four words, though.

Heh.

As far as what I heard around, though, a great deal of the manual is done, and le artiste is waiting for a few people to submit some updated numbers before polishing the manual. What this means in terms of time, is anyone's guess.

And Quad, I remember your introduction. You said hi, and then three or four people said that your sig was too big (I thought it was neat, too...), and you had to nix it. I believe a moderator even came by to tell you that you had to change it within two weeks, or something, when Flayra came along with a simple, "I kind of like it. Can't we bend the rules this once?" And it stayed. Very nice.

Ah, memories... From the corner of my mind...

-Ryan!

Humans are the only animals that have children on purpose with the exception of guppies, who like to eat theirs.
-- P. J. O'Rourke

Greedo · September 2002

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (humbaba @ Sep. 16 2002,15:18)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I can't wait till the manual is released. It'll mean less questions to answer for me.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
You'd think that... I hope you're right, too.

And Surge: Newt in Aliens

Maveric · September 2002

I like it when things get released as they are done so long as they are not a necessary part of the game. <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

Eases the pain. <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'> <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>

Rico1 · September 2002

As i said once before, i would be glad to help the NS team translate the manual into spanish if need be. I know not everyone here speaks english so i thought it might be nice to help them out with something like that.

Zcaliber · September 2002

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (humbaba @ Sep. 16 2002,18:18)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Good things come to those who wait. Sooner than you think . . .
Thanks for that wonderful phrase, Monse.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
Wel, the 'Soon' in that implies that NS is still months away from release. <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('>

Seeing as NS has been 'Soon' to release for quite some time now. <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/Skin/SKIN-2/PostIcons/icon6.gif" border="0">

BTW: A german manual would be nice as well, the german HL players would also appreciate it. ^^

QUAD · September 2002

By... eh.... not so popular demand, heres my original sig, the one Flayra "Thought was cute"

<img src="http://user.domaindlx.com/Hakaro/hakarobanner3.gif" border="0">

... Yeah... I bet the only one besides me having nostalgia is H'BNayr... ahhh well....

/me goes back to his dark corner of the room

Natural selection manual?

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