Earning Score Points

ZeframZefram Join Date: 2004-05-11 Member: 28611Members, Forum Moderators, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Gold, NS2 Map Tester, WC 2013 - Shadow, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts, Retired Community Developer
How do you earn score points? I know you can earn them through kills, and commanding, or building things as an alien... but sometimes my kills don't add up to my score.... I'm talking about NS only... not CO.

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  • TestamentTestament Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4037Members
    This deserves a question.

    Why the hell are you looking at your score in NS? I know I never do it. Or rather, never did when I actually played.
  • EvenFlowEvenFlow Join Date: 2002-12-18 Member: 11046Members
    These are the one's I know :

    Alien :

    Kill a marine - 1 point
    Build OC,DC,MC or SC - 2 points
    Build res tower - 3 points
    Build a hive - 8 points
    Kill a marine structure - 3 points
    Kill marine CC - 5 points

    Marines :

    Kill an alien - 1 point
    Kill alien res tower - 3 points
    Kill a hive - 8 points

    I dont command but I think the comm gets 2 points for each structure built.
  • BOBDololBOBDolol Join Date: 2003-10-04 Member: 21431Members
    Your score doesn't matter, it's your kills that do.
  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    ya, cause we all know gorges always get high kill ratings...

    I think building is overwheiged for scoring in the pubs though, any half decent gorge can easily lead the team.

    Overall, just don't worry about any of your score stats.
  • ZeframZefram Join Date: 2004-05-11 Member: 28611Members, Forum Moderators, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Gold, NS2 Map Tester, WC 2013 - Shadow, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts, Retired Community Developer
    edited May 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-Testament+May 19 2004, 01:51 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Testament @ May 19 2004, 01:51 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> This deserves a question.

    Why the hell are you looking at your score in NS? I know I never do it. Or rather, never did when I actually played. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I look at the score so I know who's doing what and how they're doing. You can't run around with guys who aren't listening and running around by themselves getting killed.

    <span style='color:white'>Be nice.</span>

    I do everything the commander asks. Build all his stuff, move to all his waypoints. I cover my teammates. I'm one of those guys in Counter-strike that rescues all the hostages and plants/defuses all the bombs. <span style='color:white'>Be nice.</span>

    And I check the score... and don't give me that BS about never checking your score... you know you do.
  • ZeframZefram Join Date: 2004-05-11 Member: 28611Members, Forum Moderators, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Gold, NS2 Map Tester, WC 2013 - Shadow, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts, Retired Community Developer
    <!--QuoteBegin-Even~Flow+May 19 2004, 02:04 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Even~Flow @ May 19 2004, 02:04 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Marines :

    Kill an alien - 1 point
    Kill alien res tower - 3 points
    Kill a hive - 8 points <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    What if two or more marines kill a RT or hive? How does the computer know?
  • TestamentTestament Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4037Members
    Actually, the scoreboard didn't display scores until 2.0 or 2.01, around the time I stopped playing NS.

    So I don't look at scores. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • EvenFlowEvenFlow Join Date: 2002-12-18 Member: 11046Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Zefram0911+May 19 2004, 11:19 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Zefram0911 @ May 19 2004, 11:19 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Even~Flow+May 19 2004, 02:04 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Even~Flow @ May 19 2004, 02:04 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Marines :

    Kill an alien - 1 point
    Kill alien res tower - 3 points
    Kill a hive - 8 points <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    What if two or more marines kill a RT or hive? How does the computer know? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Well, whichever marine gets that last hit in gets the points.
  • prsearleprsearle Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2365Members, Constellation
    The exact values are listed in <a href='http://www.natural-selection.org/manual_version_2/Natural_Selection_Manual_Framed.html' target='_blank'>the new manual</a>:<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--><b>THE NATURAL SELECTION SCORING SYSTEM</b>
    MARINE ACTION  REWARD  ALIEN ACTION  REWARD
    Killing Skulk  1  Killing Marine  1
    Killing Gorge  2  Killing Jetpack Marine  3
    Killing Lerk  3  Killing Heavy Armor Marine  4
    Killing Fade  4  Killing Sentry Turret  2
    Killing Onos  5  Killing Automated Siege Cannon  3
    Building Command Chair  5  Building Hive  8
    Building Resource Tower  3  Building Resource Chamber  3
    Building Other Marine Structure  2  Building Other Alien Structure  2[/font]

    Rules for Structures:
    Killing a structure is worth the same amount of points as building it.
    Points are given to the gorge that placed the structure, regardless of who helped.
    The commander gets all points for building, not marines (keeps them at the top of the scoreboard).<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
  • TOmekkiTOmekki Join Date: 2003-11-25 Member: 23524Members
    that is so untrue. if you frag anything it will give you 1 point.

    tbh i cant understand people that watch their score, or anyone elses for that matter. unless i'm one of the team's permagorges and we are having a competition of who builds the most =P
  • ZaggyZaggy NullPointerException The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-12-10 Member: 24214Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Onos, Subnautica Playtester
    Its nice to know how you get your score, but since I mostly don't care about score....

    Its a team game ffs.. (or its supposed to be)
  • UKchaosUKchaos Join Date: 2002-08-10 Member: 1132Members
    I admit its nice to be able to see how many kills/deaths you have, but i dont see the need for the points system. Id rather see it replaced with more relevent information such as: player resource levels; no. rts built/lost; no. enemy buildings destroyed; webs/max webs used. Information like that would actually be useful.
  • VampMasterVampMaster Join Date: 2003-03-16 Member: 14585Members
    I am not sure of that, but I think (from personal observation)...

    It seem like everything I kill a skulk in a hive or in marine start I get 2 points... does that hold true, or just my mind playing me?
  • annonFodderannonFodder Join Date: 2003-03-21 Member: 14758Members
    At the end of the day, if your team won, then huzzah!
  • ZeframZefram Join Date: 2004-05-11 Member: 28611Members, Forum Moderators, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Gold, NS2 Map Tester, WC 2013 - Shadow, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts, Retired Community Developer
    <!--QuoteBegin-prsearle+May 19 2004, 07:17 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (prsearle @ May 19 2004, 07:17 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> The exact values are listed in <a href='http://www.natural-selection.org/manual_version_2/Natural_Selection_Manual_Framed.html' target='_blank'>the new manual</a>:<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--><b>THE NATURAL SELECTION SCORING SYSTEM</b>
    MARINE ACTION  REWARD  ALIEN ACTION  REWARD
    Killing Skulk  1  Killing Marine  1
    Killing Gorge  2  Killing Jetpack Marine  3
    Killing Lerk  3  Killing Heavy Armor Marine  4
    Killing Fade  4  Killing Sentry Turret  2
    Killing Onos  5  Killing Automated Siege Cannon  3
    Building Command Chair  5  Building Hive  8
    Building Resource Tower  3  Building Resource Chamber  3
    Building Other Marine Structure  2  Building Other Alien Structure  2[/font]

    Rules for Structures:
    Killing a structure is worth the same amount of points as building it.
    Points are given to the gorge that placed the structure, regardless of who helped.
    The commander gets all points for building, not marines (keeps them at the top of the scoreboard).<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    thank you.. exactly what I was looking for.
  • Cereal_KillRCereal_KillR Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1837Members
    I actually only watch the scoreboard to know who's in what form (HA/comm/alien evolution/dead/reinf)
  • StueStue Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 6017Members
    Its obvious what the score system is good for.

    Not only killing players of the other team is <b>helping the team</b>. Placing and destroying structures is as well. And killing harder opponents surely is worth more that easier ones.

    Gorges usually spend their life building up infrastructure of the alien team, which is probably the most important aspect of <b>helping the team</b>. So does the marine commander. Of course they deserve staying at the top of the scores.
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