Granddaughter: Grandpa tell us again about Natoooal Sewection!
Grandson:Yes tell us more!
GrandfatherJops: Ahhhh yes, and its Natural Selection pumpkin my little Khara, and it was said that upon the hour the Manual was released, the waterlevels around the world dropped as everone went to the bathroom for a loooong looooon sit down <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo--> Now off to bed
That manual is sweet. Very high quality. Almost looks blizzard grade. man oh man.... if NS is even a fraction as good as the trailer and the manual the world is in for a treat.
<!--QuoteBegin--Catpoker+Oct. 28 2002,23:22--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (Catpoker @ Oct. 28 2002,23:22)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->(i like to pretend that i was reading this on a space station getting ready to get in there)<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> me too <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
<!--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-->If all hives are destroyed, hive sight will slowly fade away over a period of around twenty hours - not quickly enough to impact battles with Frontiersmen, which are usually resolved much faster than that.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I wonder how long till someone tries to test this? <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->
In reference to how the <!--emo&::onos::--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tiny.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='::onos::'><!--endemo--> got its name... <!--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-->Then four marine's, almost in unison … "Oh no". All hell breaks loose, contact is lost. These "Oh no's" mark the first contact with this species.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Me thinks something more along the lines of "Oh ****" would be more alot more accurate. But I guess its a family game... <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
<!--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-->Can you have a normal armory on the side for ammo?<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yus.
<!--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-->do they automatically attack a hive or do you have to manually fire?<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Beautiful, simply beautiful! Fam, I love the look, it's... it's so damn good! Jeff, awsome writing my friend. Awe inspiring. Can't wait to experience this stuff first hand.
This is a beautiful piece of work, it's a helluva lot better than a lot of retail game's manuals (*cough*UT2003*cough*). The tech tree is simply superb for a quick reference to when you want to know something.
I love the research-icial approach to the alien side of things too, very nifty.
Another mistake I saw was that the link to "waypoints" in the Commander category...somewhere, didn't work.
Off-topic: Wasn't there supposed to be some big surprise on the day of the release or something? Whatever happened to that? <!--emo&???--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'><!--endemo-->
FamDiaper-Wearing Dog On A BallJoin Date: 2002-02-17Member: 222Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
<!--QuoteBegin--Someone Who Cares+Oct. 29 2002,09:12--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (Someone Who Cares @ Oct. 29 2002,09:12)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->Another mistake I saw was that the link to "waypoints" in the Commander category...somewhere, didn't work.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Thanks for the feedback everyone, I shall try and correct these ASAP, and try and fix any problems. It was most definately hard work getting this done in time, and I would like to thank everyone who helped for their support. And I would like to thank Monse, for screaming at me to finish it for the entire of the last week.
<!--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-->That manual is sweet. Very high quality. Almost looks blizzard grade. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Aww, shucks. I only design as a hobby, whereas Blizzard has industry professionals. Thankyou forthe comparison, it makes me all fuzzy and warm inside. <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin--Fam+Oct. 29 2002,06:26--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (Fam @ Oct. 29 2002,06:26)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->Aww, shucks. I only design as a hobby, whereas Blizzard has industry professionals. Thankyou forthe comparison, it makes me all fuzzy and warm inside. <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo--><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> On the contrary, the web designer of the <a href="http://www.battle.net/diablo2exp" target="_blank">Arreat Summit</a> diablo2 site over at blizzard used to be a fansite webmaster too. His design skills caught blizzards eye and they wisk him off to their offices to design official sites for em.
u'll never know where ur hobby might land u one day.
<!--QuoteBegin--Monkey_830+Oct. 29 2002,08<!--emo&:0--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'><!--endemo-->5--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (Monkey_830 @ Oct. 29 2002,08<!--emo&:0--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'><!--endemo-->5)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->Is 'The Kharaa' a new name for the aliens or have I just not noticed it before?<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Just wondered same.
Yes, 'Kharaa' is now their official name. Let's hope we won't attract a huge Mongolian following, or it'll get pretty ridiculous.
Oh, BTW: <!--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-->You wouldn't know it to look at us, but after the archive collapse we were hurting, especially Nem.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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Haha. Ever since I made my ULTRACOOL sig I've been posting like mad. I should stop :-)
Granddaughter: Grandpa tell us again about Natoooal Sewection!
Grandson:Yes tell us more!
GrandfatherJops: Ahhhh yes, and its Natural Selection pumpkin my little Khara, and it was said that upon the hour the Manual was released, the waterlevels around the world dropped as everone went to the bathroom for a loooong looooon sit down <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo--> Now off to bed
Grandchildren: Do we havvve to?
GrandFather: Yes yes my little lerks, off to bed!
"Huh?"
:-)
oh well
GREAT JOB VERY NICE LOOKING
(i like to pretend that i was reading this on a space station getting ready to get in there)
me too <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
Note: while upgrading to an advanced armory, the armory will not be able to dispense ammo to marines
Can you have a normal armory on the side for ammo?
I wonder how long till someone tries to test this? <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->
In reference to how the <!--emo&::onos::--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tiny.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='::onos::'><!--endemo--> got its name...
<!--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-->Then four marine's, almost in unison … "Oh no". All hell breaks loose, contact is lost. These "Oh no's" mark the first contact with this species.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Me thinks something more along the lines of "Oh ****" would be more alot more accurate. But I guess its a family game... <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
Yus.
<!--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-->do they automatically attack a hive or do you have to manually fire?<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
They attack automatically after being built.
I love the research-icial approach to the alien side of things too, very nifty.
--Scythe--
Off-topic: Wasn't there supposed to be some big surprise on the day of the release or something? Whatever happened to that? <!--emo&???--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'><!--endemo-->
Thanks for the feedback everyone, I shall try and correct these ASAP, and try and fix any problems. It was most definately hard work getting this done in time, and I would like to thank everyone who helped for their support. And I would like to thank Monse, for screaming at me to finish it for the entire of the last week.
<!--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-->That manual is sweet. Very high quality. Almost looks blizzard grade. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Aww, shucks. I only design as a hobby, whereas Blizzard has industry professionals. Thankyou forthe comparison, it makes me all fuzzy and warm inside. <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
On the contrary, the web designer of the <a href="http://www.battle.net/diablo2exp" target="_blank">Arreat Summit</a> diablo2 site over at blizzard used to be a fansite webmaster too. His design skills caught blizzards eye and they wisk him off to their offices to design official sites for em.
u'll never know where ur hobby might land u one day.
Anyway. Yay! <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
Kidding:)!
i am eating your manual as we speak :)
Just wondered same.
Let's hope we won't attract a huge Mongolian following, or it'll get pretty ridiculous.
Oh, BTW: <!--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-->You wouldn't know it to look at us, but after the archive collapse we were hurting, especially Nem.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I died! *wipes a tear of joy away*
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