Some questions from a newbie
Jackalhead
Join Date: 2009-08-14 Member: 68473Members
Join Date: 2009-08-14 Member: 68473Members
<div class="IPBDescription">bare with me</div>Hey, I just barely found out about this game and I had some questions.
1.) How long has it been in development so far? I have had a lot of games I was highly anticipating be canceled (Demonik, Possession, Exanimus) and I don't want to get my hopes up and then have them shattered all over again. Determining how long it has been in development will give me a clue of how close to release it may be and the chance it has of being canceled.
2.) How many different playable classes will there be for the aliens?
3.) Are there any in game videos or screen shots yet? If so, where can I find them?
4.) Is there an estimate of a release date? Q1, 2 , 3 or 4 of 2010 perhaps? I'm sure there is no set in stone date, but at least an estimate?
5.) I have an NVidia Geforce GX2 7950 dual 512 MB graphics card. Will this suffice for near-max settings? If not, any suggestions on what to upgrade to?
6.) How big are the maps and how many players on each map? How many maps will be shipped with the initial release?
7.) Can I buy a physical copy in store?
Thanks!
1.) How long has it been in development so far? I have had a lot of games I was highly anticipating be canceled (Demonik, Possession, Exanimus) and I don't want to get my hopes up and then have them shattered all over again. Determining how long it has been in development will give me a clue of how close to release it may be and the chance it has of being canceled.
2.) How many different playable classes will there be for the aliens?
3.) Are there any in game videos or screen shots yet? If so, where can I find them?
4.) Is there an estimate of a release date? Q1, 2 , 3 or 4 of 2010 perhaps? I'm sure there is no set in stone date, but at least an estimate?
5.) I have an NVidia Geforce GX2 7950 dual 512 MB graphics card. Will this suffice for near-max settings? If not, any suggestions on what to upgrade to?
6.) How big are the maps and how many players on each map? How many maps will be shipped with the initial release?
7.) Can I buy a physical copy in store?
Thanks!
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1.) How long has it been in development so far? I have had a lot of games I was highly anticipating be canceled (Demonik, Possession, Exanimus) and I don't want to get my hopes up and then have them shattered all over again. Determining how long it has been in development will give me a clue of how close to release it may be and the chance it has of being canceled.
2.) How many different playable classes will there be for the aliens?
3.) Are there any in game videos or screen shots yet? If so, where can I find them?
4.) Is there an estimate of a release date? Q1, 2 , 3 or 4 of 2010 perhaps? I'm sure there is no set in stone date, but at least an estimate?
5.) I have an NVidia Geforce GX2 7950 dual 512 MB graphics card. Will this suffice for near-max settings? If not, any suggestions on what to upgrade to?
6.) How big are the maps and how many players on each map? How many maps will be shipped with the initial release?
7.) Can I buy a physical copy in store?
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1. There has been development since October 2006 with the major investment to drive further development coming in March 2008.
2. Same amount, 5. In addition, there will be an alien commander.
3. There is a teaser at <a href="http://www.naturalselection2.com/" target="_blank">http://www.naturalselection2.com/</a>. You should look harder before asking questions.
4. Fall 2009 is target. Current guess is October 31st, Halloween.
5. Min Specs are: A 1.2 GHz Processor, 256MB RAM, a DirectX 9 level graphics card, Windows Vista/2000/XP, mouse, keyboard and of course, an internet connection. We are working hard to make sure NS2 runs well on average hardware without having to upgrade your machine! We will be releasing NS2 in the fall of 2009 (Northern Hemisphere).
It should suffice.
6. I think four was the target number for maps. The maps are going to be a little bit smaller than NS1, but that's mostly because they will be more compact.
7. Nothing said yet, but probably not.
<a href="http://www.ausns2.com/articles/ns2-what-we-know-mmmmegalist" target="_blank">http://www.ausns2.com/articles/ns2-what-we-know-mmmmegalist</a>
I would not call that small.
Natural Selection is supposed to be tactical but in my opinion, the larger a game gets or the more players you have, the less clear the situation becomes.
Natural Selection is supposed to be tactical but in my opinion, the larger a game gets or the more players you have, the less clear the situation becomes.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
6v6 is "small". It's perfectly playable though.
But for NS1 I think the best games are 10v10 to 12v12. Below and the map becomes quite scarce and above that and the map becomes crowded and, indeed, less clear.