SewlekThe programmer previously known as SchimmelJoin Date: 2003-05-13Member: 16247Members, NS2 Developer, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Gold, Subnautica Developer
<!--quoteo(post=1906832:date=Feb 25 2012, 07:48 AM:name=Price)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Price @ Feb 25 2012, 07:48 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1906832"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->But there is a weird bug, maybe its because cheats 1 enable ff but if you weld for example your armory, turn very fast around, you hurt your armory, how come?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
that's because welding and attacking use 2 different calculations (welding is a simple trace ray, attack uses a box to find the target, like any other melee weapon does in the game) i will unify those calculations with the next patch (both will use the same box then) which should also make it easier to weld a running marine. it did not make it into this patch yet since there are priority problems (the standard melee attack calculations prioritize enemies, where the welder should do the opposite and i need to adjust that for the welder.) since you usually don't play with FF or cheats enabled i spend my time on other bugs
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->dont get me wrong, the new waypoint system is pretty awesome looking. But you run into alot of view blocking problems. Here is one very very good example taken after the fact (there were 3-4 skulks on the extractor but i couldnt see them to shoot at all).<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
i can make waypoints which are close to your cross hair be more transparent
The blue circles are cool and really useful. It could be better if they faded away the further away from the observatory they were, and brighter the closer they were. All those blue dots at once is a lot of on screen information.
<!--quoteo(post=1906868:date=Feb 25 2012, 05:02 PM:name=Schimmel)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Schimmel @ Feb 25 2012, 05:02 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1906868"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->i can make waypoints which are close to your cross hair be more transparent<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--> Just have them shrink in size with distance, to some given size. I'm thinking something slightly larger than the 0 in the Rifle ammo readout.
<!--quoteo(post=1905894:date=Feb 22 2012, 05:05 PM:name=Kouji_San)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kouji_San @ Feb 22 2012, 05:05 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1905894"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Interesting to see you have complete insight into UWE's financial situation...
@OP, what exactly do you mean with open beta. Getting the beta for free to play the beta? In a way NS2 is already in an open beta for pre-oders and I'd rather have money go to the devs with people actually interested in the game (pre-ordering it). Then some random free open beta people that will most likely think "meh", due to optimisations still to be done (even if it is already playable). Comparing it to final betas from other games, and not be seen from or heard from again (feedback and playing)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
QFT. NS2 isn't really a beta. It's more a game that normally only DEVs and PTs can see. All the other AAA games had this also but not public.
IMO NS2 can't be a more "open" beta than it is now. Or do you think you could write Gabe from valve a mail about balance or other things and they try it out and implement it in CS:GO build xxx? Can you as hobby programer help work valve on CS:GO by modding the game and raise to a DEV yourself? No you can't because it's isn't a open development.
UWE is IMHO the most "open" Gamestudio you can find!
I was just going to comment on this. I was in a vent and that stupid way point was right in front of me making it very difficult to be able to see anything. It's cool looking but blocks too much.
<!--quoteo(post=1906840:date=Feb 25 2012, 06:29 AM:name=elodea)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (elodea @ Feb 25 2012, 06:29 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1906840"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->dont get me wrong, the new waypoint system is pretty awesome looking. But you run into alot of view blocking problems. Here is one very very good example taken after the fact (there were 3-4 skulks on the extractor but i couldnt see them to shoot at all).
<!--quoteo(post=1906886:date=Feb 25 2012, 05:13 PM:name=peregrinus)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (peregrinus @ Feb 25 2012, 05:13 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1906886"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Third person welder doesn't match how it's held in first person.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--> Yup, the third person animation is just a hack right now, and is using the pistol animation but with a welder instead, just so it would be in the patch. The actual 3rd person builder/welder animations are being worked on.
I so want to be involved with playing these beta builds. I want to find and report bugs to fix, throw out suggestions to improve game play, argue about FOV, skill based movement etc. but this game just wont run anymore. I did not see anything in the change log that looked like it would address my situation but I tried anyway and I am sorry to report I still have no joy :( .
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<i>Updated description of problem:</i> When trying to start a map the loading screen appears and it seems to stall right then. No zoom effect, No dots ...., nothing. <b>40-45 seconds later </b>the picture changes and then a second later it crashes. The game ran ok before build 190.
<!--sizeo:1--><span style="font-size:8pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><sub>Date: 02/25/12 Time: 08:20:31 -------------------------------------------------------------- Build 198 Starting Natural Selection 2 RenderDevice: ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series (6.14.10.7039) Connected to Steam servers Connecting to server 127.0.0.1:27015 Error: Couldn't open file 'models/alien/shift/shift.model Error: Couldn't open file 'models/alien/shift/shift.animation_graph Error: Couldn't open file 'models/alien/cocoon/cocoon.model Loading 'maps/ns2_tram.level' Error: Couldn't open file ' Client connecting (127.0.0.1)</sub><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec-->
<!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->Has anyone with a single-core CPU been able to play this game since 189? <!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
<!--quoteo(post=1906919:date=Feb 25 2012, 12:57 PM:name=TinCan)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (TinCan @ Feb 25 2012, 12:57 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1906919"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->Has anyone with a single-core CPU been able to play this game since 189? <!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I check in on the slideshow every version, my P4 3GhZ with HT loads the game in this and every other version since I downloaded it (184ish I think). Like I said it's a slideshow, so I do not play, it has made noticable gains since 10 builds ago.
After the 'loading' screen disappears I see a black screen that says nothing but "Build: 19x" in the top left corner, but if I wait another 60-90 seconds the ready room will eventually appear.
IeptBarakatThe most difficult name to speak ingame.Join Date: 2009-07-10Member: 68107Members, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Diamond, Reinforced - Shadow
Copy pasted and rearranged the assist menu to something which I think would fit better.
<img src="http://i.imgur.com/ffaCd.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /> Current one.
<img src="http://i.imgur.com/lApBX.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /> New one with Equipment section and bottom ability bar.
Supplies are kept on top and abilities are on the bottom. There is an equipment section button rather than filling the assist menu with weapons. Keeping priority on the supplies and abilities, while giving more item selection for the commander to drop for his team.
Instead of open beta maybe they can allow existing players to purchase new player skins and ect and have it a featured listing on Steam. That should put some money back in their pockets and not require much dev work.
Soul_RiderMod BeanJoin Date: 2004-06-19Member: 29388Members, Constellation, Squad Five Blue
<!--quoteo(post=1905783:date=Feb 22 2012, 10:28 AM:name=Mkilbride)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Mkilbride @ Feb 22 2012, 10:28 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1905783"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->The Team is running on fumes. They have been, for awhile.
The only way they get any money is donations, and the random person buying Beta. They can't afford to. As for other companies...the smallest companies I know of have at least 8-16-30 people.
UNknown Worlds has 4.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
As far as I was aware the devs raised finance through business angel type investors, and also have the money from 30K+ sales. As far as I was aware there were 8 people working at UWE.
I've seen you posting all over the internet about NS2 and most of it is made up. Why do you think posting incorrect and baseless information is going to help anyone, particularly the devs and the game?
My NS2 is still crashing from the Build 190. Do u know what does it mean payin but not playing till last 8 Builds. :(
Please remove those splash screens or check what did u do after Build 189.
I blame those splash screens may be there is a memory problem or a null adress pointer, clean install not works, or tell me if I miss anything about Physics, Drivers etc...
<!--quoteo(post=1906964:date=Feb 25 2012, 10:00 PM:name=livingin360)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (livingin360 @ Feb 25 2012, 10:00 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1906964"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Instead of open beta maybe they can allow existing players to purchase new player skins and ect and have it a featured listing on Steam. That should put some money back in their pockets and not require much dev work.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
That is extra work they don't have time for. In 6-7 NS2 reaches 1.0, till then alot of things will be added in the game that they still have to develop. Maybe they will add DLC after 1.0 but for sure not in beta.
I don't think UWE hasn't enough money, they still search for programers and UI-Artists. But finance things is the thing that UWE has to think about and not we. Anything posted about $\£\¥\whatever is just pure bull###### because only UWE knows about this. I fully trust brian prime\brian one\max\charlie\dushan\cory in theyr decissions.
<!--quoteo(post=1906919:date=Feb 25 2012, 07:57 PM:name=TinCan)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (TinCan @ Feb 25 2012, 07:57 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1906919"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->Has anyone with a single-core CPU been able to play this game since 189? <!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
+1
TinCan, it is same here, Build 189 was ok but after those splashscreens it goes to dump error message, I try all resultions and modes, no change
<!--quoteo(post=1906978:date=Feb 25 2012, 09:47 PM:name=yimmasabi)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (yimmasabi @ Feb 25 2012, 09:47 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1906978"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->!!! PFF CRASHED AGAIN AND AGAIN !!!
My NS2 is still crashing from the Build 190. Do u know what does it mean payin but not playing till last 8 Builds. :(
Please remove those splash screens or check what did u do after Build 189.
I blame those splash screens may be there is a memory problem or a null adress pointer, clean install not works, or tell me if I miss anything about Physics, Drivers etc...
<!--quoteo(post=1906919:date=Feb 25 2012, 05:57 PM:name=TinCan)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (TinCan @ Feb 25 2012, 05:57 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1906919"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->Has anyone with a single-core CPU been able to play this game since 189? <!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--> <!--quoteo(post=1906927:date=Feb 25 2012, 06:27 PM:name=HoT_Ho11oW_PoiNT)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (HoT_Ho11oW_PoiNT @ Feb 25 2012, 06:27 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1906927"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I check in on the slideshow every version, my P4 3GhZ with HT loads the game in this and every other version<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--> <i>With HT?</i> do you mean Hyper-Threading Technology (HTT)? From what I read that is a feature to make one physical CPU work as two logical CPUs. So the question remains for anyone with a standard single-core.
Played several games of 198 tonight and again my FPS have dropped to single figures. This seems to happen every other build and 197 was pretty smooth for me even late game. Now I am down to single figure FPS and with lots of lag and warping. Just trying to walk feels like I'm taking several steps forward then being pulled back. Makes combat pretty frustrating so had to give up after a few hours. Tried 3 different servers with only minor differences in performance.
The games I played tonight were very short. 10-15 minutes tops and rarely saw Fades/GL's as Aliens either Skulk rushed and destroyed the CC or Marines rushed with shotguns and took out the hive very quickly. Marines seem to be finding the hive very very easily now which sort of spoils the slow build up of alien hive rooms. Has the way the obs changed? I was constantly being shot as alien even in the best of hiding places. I noticed as marine I often had the blue circle showing where aliens were for pretty much all the game. Made it too easy as marine and hard for aliens as ambushes, which the Skulk should excel at a waste of time now. All the games felt the same and I felt very disappointed when I came off as NS2 seemed to be developing into a slower more tactical game which I like and supported whole heartedly.
Shotguns are available way to early now and I was finding it too easy to kill Skulks even with the lag and poor frame rates I was getting. Playing as a Skulk was just pure frustration as is playing Lerk atm for the same reason. I hate the way the Lerk stops dead and just drops to the floor when it touches anything and as the corridors are so tight especially in Summit its very hard to avoid doing just that and leaving the lerk very vulnerable. Rather than stop the Lerk dead in its tracks could it not just be slowed down a touch but let it fly on, unless it flies into something head on obviously? But just glancing a wall, door, corridor or whatever should not stop it so suddenly as it does atm.
The new waypoints are great but the screen is now becoming a mess of data and personally I find it very distracting and its obstructing my vision a lot. They could do with being a lot smaller and less bright or slightly see through. Options to change the size and brightness would be ideal. When an obs spotts aliens with the blue circle could they not be brighter the closer the alien is and fade the further away they are?
I have had more crashes and servers crashes in the last week than in all my time in the game since the Alpha came out.
The marine spam jumping is out of hand now and everybody is doing it. Its starting to feel like Quake 3 Arena.
Had a fun night playing NS2 today but in 10 or so games I played (on 2 different servers) I never saw a single marine win. No balance complaint, that was probably just bad luck but still a little frustrating despite the fun I had.
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Due to the memory leaks, i have a script running which will kill server.exe after it reaches 2,800,000 KB of memory used (2.8GB roughly). That seems to take about 2 hours of playtime, which unfortunately will be killing a lot of rounds in progress.
It seems like aliens have a huge disadvantage now in early game with the motion tracking. Can get shot guns early and motion tracking early in the game and those are 2 things skulks are afraid of, not being able to hide and getting one shotted from a shotgun is very frustrating in the first 5 min of the game. I've been in several games where aliens can't even get a second hive up because the marines bum rush it with shotguns in the first maybe 10 min of the game.
Edit: Also whenever I spawn in an egg I get stuck and have too kill myself in console. Three times in a row, I was stuck in my egg >.<
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edited February 2012
Lerk Spikes are in need of a rework IMO. It is far too inaccurate, even at medium to range.
Firing both types of Spikes at a distance of 5-10m, 60 to 100% (3 to 5 out of 5) of the Spikes would frequently miss a stationary Marine (tested with bullet trace on).
Once Marines research Shotgun, flying any closer becomes suicidal.
<!--quoteo(post=1907066:date=Feb 26 2012, 04:26 PM:name=AegisXI)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AegisXI @ Feb 26 2012, 04:26 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1907066"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Edit: Also whenever I spawn in an egg I get stuck and have too kill myself in console. Three times in a row, I was stuck in my egg >.<<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yes i have this too. Infact it started to happen in build 197 so i suspect something broke in regards to
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Build 196 <b>Fix</b> -The Skulk extents are used when searching for possible Egg spawns from the Hive (avoids finding a location big enough for an Egg but too small for a Skulk)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--quoteo(post=1907068:date=Feb 26 2012, 01:52 AM:name=twiliteblue)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (twiliteblue @ Feb 26 2012, 01:52 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1907068"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Lerk Spikes are in need of a rework IMO. It is far too inaccurate, even at medium to range.
Firing both types of Spikes at a distance of 5-10m, 60 to 100% (3 to 5 out of 5) of the Spikes would frequently miss a stationary Marine (tested with bullet trace on).<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yep, this is what my lerk thread is about - all its attacks are geared toward close range fighting, but the accuracy spread makes them less useful than straight-up biting as a skulk. The advantages of being able to fly are lost when all you can do is lay spores for your teammates, and never truly enter into combat yourself. It was this way before hide was added, and it's still this way afterward... so few people bother to try playing lerk that it seems to go unnoticed.
IronHorseDeveloper, QA Manager, Technical Support & contributorJoin Date: 2010-05-08Member: 71669Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, Forum Moderators, NS2 Developer, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Subnautica Playtester, Subnautica PT Lead, Pistachionauts
edited February 2012
^ i agree. i love the class, but both weapons aren't adjusted well enough to be in combat just yet. i mean i can still get kills, but it does not justify the 30 res when considering the points. make spores drop to the ground, and make spikes much more accurate/ lerk bite /umbra etc etc.
anyone think that the shotgun should not be as effective a weapon against the lerk since its more suited for fades and what not? i know its a weak argument... i'm just sick of getting <u>one shot killed </u>from over 50 meters away after spending 30 res..
played the new build quite a lot now. kinda nice except that memory leak (which probably drains some fps on client side).
the building effect looks&sounds quite awesome! the tool also fixes a possible abuse: reloading and switching weapons while building. two minor details about the building-tool bugged me though: 1. the two blue nano beams seem slightly off in terms of where (location) and how (angle) they leave the tool. as said this is only minor though. 2. the first time i had a welder i thought it can be used to build structures, probably because the health goes up in both cases.
as for the welder, its nice as well. however, as mentioned before here, it seems a bit difficult to repair marines' armor sometimes.
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that's because welding and attacking use 2 different calculations (welding is a simple trace ray, attack uses a box to find the target, like any other melee weapon does in the game) i will unify those calculations with the next patch (both will use the same box then) which should also make it easier to weld a running marine. it did not make it into this patch yet since there are priority problems (the standard melee attack calculations prioritize enemies, where the welder should do the opposite and i need to adjust that for the welder.) since you usually don't play with FF or cheats enabled i spend my time on other bugs
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->dont get me wrong, the new waypoint system is pretty awesome looking. But you run into alot of view blocking problems. Here is one very very good example taken after the fact (there were 3-4 skulks on the extractor but i couldnt see them to shoot at all).<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
i can make waypoints which are close to your cross hair be more transparent
<img src="http://i.imgur.com/EjPYr.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
<img src="http://i.imgur.com/sPkfg.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
The blue circles are cool and really useful. It could be better if they faded away the further away from the observatory they were, and brighter the closer they were. All those blue dots at once is a lot of on screen information.
<img src="http://i.imgur.com/zAIIa.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
Here's that weird vortex I've seen in quite a few builds
<img src="http://i.imgur.com/PEfE2.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
<img src="http://i.imgur.com/9c5Gn.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
Just have them shrink in size with distance, to some given size. I'm thinking something slightly larger than the 0 in the Rifle ammo readout.
@OP, what exactly do you mean with open beta. Getting the beta for free to play the beta? In a way NS2 is already in an open beta for pre-oders and I'd rather have money go to the devs with people actually interested in the game (pre-ordering it). Then some random free open beta people that will most likely think "meh", due to optimisations still to be done (even if it is already playable). Comparing it to final betas from other games, and not be seen from or heard from again (feedback and playing)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
QFT. NS2 isn't really a beta. It's more a game that normally only DEVs and PTs can see.
All the other AAA games had this also but not public.
IMO NS2 can't be a more "open" beta than it is now.
Or do you think you could write Gabe from valve a mail about balance or other things and they try it out and implement it in CS:GO build xxx?
Can you as hobby programer help work valve on CS:GO by modding the game and raise to a DEV yourself?
No you can't because it's isn't a open development.
UWE is IMHO the most "open" Gamestudio you can find!
It's cool looking but blocks too much.
<!--quoteo(post=1906840:date=Feb 25 2012, 06:29 AM:name=elodea)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (elodea @ Feb 25 2012, 06:29 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1906840"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->dont get me wrong, the new waypoint system is pretty awesome looking. But you run into alot of view blocking problems. Here is one very very good example taken after the fact (there were 3-4 skulks on the extractor but i couldnt see them to shoot at all).
<img src="http://i.imgur.com/gi4UW.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yup, the third person animation is just a hack right now, and is using the pistol animation but with a welder instead, just so it would be in the patch. The actual 3rd person builder/welder animations are being worked on.
--Cory
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<i>Updated description of problem:</i>
When trying to start a map the loading screen appears and it seems to stall right then. No zoom effect, No dots ...., nothing. <b>40-45 seconds later </b>the picture changes and then a second later it crashes. The game ran ok before build 190.
<!--sizeo:1--><span style="font-size:8pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><sub>Date: 02/25/12
Time: 08:20:31
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Build 198
Starting Natural Selection 2
RenderDevice: ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series (6.14.10.7039)
Connected to Steam servers
Connecting to server 127.0.0.1:27015
Error: Couldn't open file 'models/alien/shift/shift.model
Error: Couldn't open file 'models/alien/shift/shift.animation_graph
Error: Couldn't open file 'models/alien/cocoon/cocoon.model
Loading 'maps/ns2_tram.level'
Error: Couldn't open file '
Client connecting (127.0.0.1)</sub><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec-->
<!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->Has anyone with a single-core CPU been able to play this game since 189? <!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
I check in on the slideshow every version, my P4 3GhZ with HT loads the game in this and every other version since I downloaded it (184ish I think). Like I said it's a slideshow, so I do not play, it has made noticable gains since 10 builds ago.
After the 'loading' screen disappears I see a black screen that says nothing but "Build: 19x" in the top left corner, but if I wait another 60-90 seconds the ready room will eventually appear.
Running on Nvidia hardware (old-ass 7600GS).
<img src="http://i.imgur.com/ffaCd.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /> Current one.
<img src="http://i.imgur.com/lApBX.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /> New one with Equipment section and bottom ability bar.
Supplies are kept on top and abilities are on the bottom. There is an equipment section button rather than filling the assist menu with weapons. Keeping priority on the supplies and abilities, while giving more item selection for the commander to drop for his team.
The only way they get any money is donations, and the random person buying Beta. They can't afford to. As for other companies...the smallest companies I know of have at least 8-16-30 people.
UNknown Worlds has 4.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
As far as I was aware the devs raised finance through business angel type investors, and also have the money from 30K+ sales. As far as I was aware there were 8 people working at UWE.
I've seen you posting all over the internet about NS2 and most of it is made up. Why do you think posting incorrect and baseless information is going to help anyone, particularly the devs and the game?
My NS2 is still crashing from the Build 190. Do u know what does it mean payin but not playing till last 8 Builds. :(
Please remove those splash screens or check what did u do after Build 189.
I blame those splash screens may be there is a memory problem or a null adress pointer, clean install not works, or tell me if I miss anything about Physics, Drivers etc...
Also PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE enable "PHYSICS + GPU "
Regards
Yilmaz
That is extra work they don't have time for. In 6-7 NS2 reaches 1.0, till then alot of things will be added in the game that they still have to develop. Maybe they will add DLC after 1.0 but for sure not in beta.
I don't think UWE hasn't enough money, they still search for programers and UI-Artists. But finance things is the thing that UWE has to think about and not we.
Anything posted about $\£\¥\whatever is just pure bull###### because only UWE knows about this. I fully trust brian prime\brian one\max\charlie\dushan\cory in theyr decissions.
+1
TinCan, it is same here, Build 189 was ok but after those splashscreens it goes to dump error message, I try all resultions and modes, no change
:(
My NS2 is still crashing from the Build 190. Do u know what does it mean payin but not playing till last 8 Builds. :(
Please remove those splash screens or check what did u do after Build 189.
I blame those splash screens may be there is a memory problem or a null adress pointer, clean install not works, or tell me if I miss anything about Physics, Drivers etc...
Also PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE enable "PHYSICS + GPU "
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Do you see anything in your log file that suggests an error?
You can find it in %APPDATA%\Natural Selection 2\log.txt
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<i>With HT?</i> do you mean Hyper-Threading Technology (HTT)? From what I read that is a feature to make one physical CPU work as two logical CPUs. So the question remains for anyone with a standard single-core.
The games I played tonight were very short. 10-15 minutes tops and rarely saw Fades/GL's as Aliens either Skulk rushed and destroyed the CC or Marines rushed with shotguns and took out the hive very quickly. Marines seem to be finding the hive very very easily now which sort of spoils the slow build up of alien hive rooms. Has the way the obs changed? I was constantly being shot as alien even in the best of hiding places. I noticed as marine I often had the blue circle showing where aliens were for pretty much all the game. Made it too easy as marine and hard for aliens as ambushes, which the Skulk should excel at a waste of time now. All the games felt the same and I felt very disappointed when I came off as NS2 seemed to be developing into a slower more tactical game which I like and supported whole heartedly.
Shotguns are available way to early now and I was finding it too easy to kill Skulks even with the lag and poor frame rates I was getting. Playing as a Skulk was just pure frustration as is playing Lerk atm for the same reason. I hate the way the Lerk stops dead and just drops to the floor when it touches anything and as the corridors are so tight especially in Summit its very hard to avoid doing just that and leaving the lerk very vulnerable. Rather than stop the Lerk dead in its tracks could it not just be slowed down a touch but let it fly on, unless it flies into something head on obviously? But just glancing a wall, door, corridor or whatever should not stop it so suddenly as it does atm.
The new waypoints are great but the screen is now becoming a mess of data and personally I find it very distracting and its obstructing my vision a lot. They could do with being a lot smaller and less bright or slightly see through. Options to change the size and brightness would be ideal. When an obs spotts aliens with the blue circle could they not be brighter the closer the alien is and fade the further away they are?
I have had more crashes and servers crashes in the last week than in all my time in the game since the Alpha came out.
The marine spam jumping is out of hand now and everybody is doing it. Its starting to feel like Quake 3 Arena.
Had to say it.
Edit: Also whenever I spawn in an egg I get stuck and have too kill myself in console. Three times in a row, I was stuck in my egg >.<
Firing both types of Spikes at a distance of 5-10m, 60 to 100% (3 to 5 out of 5) of the Spikes would frequently miss a stationary Marine (tested with bullet trace on).
Once Marines research Shotgun, flying any closer becomes suicidal.
Yes i have this too. Infact it started to happen in build 197 so i suspect something broke in regards to
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Firing both types of Spikes at a distance of 5-10m, 60 to 100% (3 to 5 out of 5) of the Spikes would frequently miss a stationary Marine (tested with bullet trace on).<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yep, this is what my lerk thread is about - all its attacks are geared toward close range fighting, but the accuracy spread makes them less useful than straight-up biting as a skulk. The advantages of being able to fly are lost when all you can do is lay spores for your teammates, and never truly enter into combat yourself. It was this way before hide was added, and it's still this way afterward... so few people bother to try playing lerk that it seems to go unnoticed.
make spores drop to the ground, and make spikes much more accurate/ lerk bite /umbra etc etc.
anyone think that the shotgun should not be as effective a weapon against the lerk since its more suited for fades and what not? i know its a weak argument... i'm just sick of getting <u>one shot killed </u>from over 50 meters away after spending 30 res..
the building effect looks&sounds quite awesome! the tool also fixes a possible abuse: reloading and switching weapons while building.
two minor details about the building-tool bugged me though:
1. the two blue nano beams seem slightly off in terms of where (location) and how (angle) they leave the tool. as said this is only minor though.
2. the first time i had a welder i thought it can be used to build structures, probably because the health goes up in both cases.
as for the welder, its nice as well. however, as mentioned before here, it seems a bit difficult to repair marines' armor sometimes.
please keep up the good work :)