What else is needed before it gets released?

Magneto · June 2011

I know it's probably open to change and there might not be an exact list but there must be a certain amount of content the devs want in game before they consider it release worthy, so ignoring bug fixes and optimization, how many maps, themes, weapons, structures, equipment, abilities and other game play features are we waiting for?

I imagine we need at least 8 to 12 official maps, another theme or a lot more general textures and models for mappers to use, proper infestation, onos, various alien abilities, heavy suit, jet pack, welder and various marine abilities...

Jason Whore · June 2011

Jetpack
Exosuit
Minigun / Dual Minigun Upgrade
Welder... maybe
Granades ? i think not
MAC mines
MAC Emp
Nuke ?
Motion Tracking ?

Onos
Pustules
Shade
Shift

peregrinus · June 2011

8 - 12 official maps???!!?! We have tram now - that's one. Mineshaft is coming soon or later. There's a third one....refinery?...coming some time. I'm only expecting those 3 official maps + summit and maybe one or two other fan maps makes a total of 5 or 6. It's enough don't you think, for a first release.

It's a bit much to expect another whole theme that would take ages. Some mappers are making cleaner looking 'high tech' maps which are visually very distinct from the current cave like maps.

Proper infestation is a must. It can't look like this graphic spray for a final release.

subshadow · June 2011

Id rather have 5 good maps then 5 good maps and 7 copies of the good ones.

Deagle2 · June 2011

I may be wrong, but I think there was 4 maps planned for the innitial release. Tram, Mineshaft, biodome, and refinery (+summit).
But there's no doubt we'll see plenty of great custom maps comming later, lots of mappers are waiting for the editor to be fixed a bit, and for the game to be smoother before getting back to there maps.

swalk · June 2011

I saw a developer post a list of maps, I think it was Cory. And I think it was;
Tram
Summit
Mineshaft
Refinery
Discovery
Biodome
I might have forgotten some of them.

I don't think that they are so sure about Rockdown becoming official. I don't really like it either, it feels too small and aliens have huge advantage on it compared to the other maps.

Insane · June 2011

That's almost there. The full list is:

Tram
Summit
Mineshaft
Docking
Refining
Discovery

But bear in mind that this is subject to change.

Magneto · June 2011

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (peregrinus @ Jun 13 2011, 01:14 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1852307"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'>8 - 12 official maps???!!?! We have tram now - that's one. Mineshaft is coming soon or later. There's a third one....refinery?...coming some time. I'm only expecting those 3 official maps + summit and maybe one or two other fan maps makes a total of 5 or 6. It's enough don't you think, for a first release.</div>

I didn't think that was an unreasonable expectation, mainly because the majority of multiplayer games have at least 8, whether that includes more community ones going official or not i don't mind, it would just be nice to have a bit of variety.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>It's a bit much to expect another whole theme that would take ages. Some mappers are making cleaner looking 'high tech' maps which are visually very distinct from the current cave like maps.</div>

I hope we at least see a lot more general textures and models, i don't expect a full second theme on release but we definitely need more general stuff sooner or later otherwise maps will start to feel very similar, something i hope the community can work around but getting more general art will help with this a lot.

Also... Railgun?

Vladimir Van Vodka · June 2011

Dont forget DI:

<i>Dynamic</i> Infestation.

Kisle · June 2011

no biodome :( ??

SgtBarlow · June 2011

Biodome is an art set that will consist of another set of maps and one of them might actually be called Biodome those will come much later.

Asraniel · June 2011

First NS2 expansion pack announced!

Jason Whore · June 2011

D: *puts 5$ aside*

Megarith747 · June 2011

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jason ###### @ Jun 13 2011, 02:09 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1852306"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'>Jetpack
Exosuit
Minigun / Dual Minigun Upgrade
Welder... maybe
Granades ? i think not
MAC mines
MAC Emp
Nuke ?
Motion Tracking ?

Onos
Pustules
Shade
Shift</div>

NUUUUUUUUUUKEEEEEEEEEE! :D
Would be awesome to blow em to hell.

oh yea, you forgot :

Spaceship combat :3

swalk · June 2011

I don't like the idea of a nuke :( even though we don't have any details.
Sounds like its gonna be making draw games instead of alien wins. :/

revbass · June 2011

-HMG/Minigun/Some upgrade for LMG that improves its firepower
-Nades (?)
-Onosses
-Some new attacks for aliens
-More alien structures
-Dynamic infestation
-Blood spatter, gore, slime, more creepyness! Abandoned space stations, taken over by some alien breed, shouldn't be a nice place to be. The NS2 engine is very capable of creating a certain atmosphere, devs could make even better use of it. Sound can add to that too.
-Mines for rines, some kind of boobytrap for aliens
-Performance fixing, the game currently runs awful (on pretty decent hardware)... though looks great too.

peregrinus · June 2011

The devs don't want any gore in the game. Maybe someone will make a mod ^^

zex · June 2011

The question is what's the minimum necessary for version 1.0? I'd say the remaining units that are missing (JP, Heavy, and Rhino?), fix bugged server performance, add a normal bump to the Croach effect, and that's it. Bam! NS2 1.0. Then add any other content in point releases.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (peregrinus @ Jun 13 2011, 04:31 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1852359"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'>The devs don't want any gore in the game.</div>

Huge mistake.

BarerRudeROC · June 2011

Nuke?
Do not want.

Maps?
Yes please.

Floodinator · June 2011

Shift
Shade
Alien Upgrades
Female Marines ( maybe even Female Gorges<3 )
Onos
Jp
Exo
Minigun
Xenocyde
Pustules
More Maps
Balance All Gold things
Spark Editor Gold
Dinamic Infest (like in the promotion Video)
Performance Improvements
Tesselation
AA
Multithread Support (if performance would be increased)
DX11 ( because they want it for Consoles too, so WII 2 comes oit next year with DX11. Do a WII2 and NS2 release bundle!!!
Autogramm Cards
Hats
And maybe a NS1 port to the new Engine

My wants!

mammajoe44 · June 2011

Well there needs to be much improved spec features and demo recording and shoutcasting support. Maybe tv streams too.

Trainee.ger · June 2011

i want an idea generator for the editor

nUfl0w · June 2011

Correct me if it was canceled, but as far as i can see, noone has mentioned the railgun for exoskeleton which is also missing

Dolce & Lebowski

Karba · June 2011

- 5-8 oficial maps.
- Proper DI, not this spray thing.
- Onos, heavy and jetpack.
- And most important, massive performance and lag optimizations, it's not serious launching a game that cannot run fluid on a 1500 â‚¬ modern PC.

revbass · June 2011

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Karba @ Jun 14 2011, 10:52 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1852536"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'>- And most important, massive performance and lag optimizations, it's not serious launching a game that cannot run fluid on a 1500 â‚¬ modern PC.</div>
QFT

Also NS1 remake in NS2 engine would be awesome.

mokkat · June 2011

not mentioning stuff already mentioned.

I'd like to see an effect when the nanites build stuff, like a faint cyan mist or a stream of particles like in Total Annihilation

ScardyBob · June 2011

While I'm not expecting much for the v1.0 release, I would like to see the map editor get some love along the lines people have suggested <a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/index.php?showtopic=112299" target="_blank">here</a>.

What else is needed before it gets released?

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