Can you post the contents of your log file please?
Instructions below:
Attach or post the contents of the NS2 "log.txt" file, this contains useful error messages for the UWE devs:
To get to the file, press windows key + R, fill in "%appdata%\Natural Selection 2", hit enter.
You can either copy paste it to the forums or post it into a website such as http://www.pastebin.com and post the link here on the forums.
Build 261
Windows 8 64-bit (build 9200)
Error: PhysX: Invalid Cuda context!
Steam initialized
Num displays: 1
Direct3D 9 initialized: AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series (8.17.10.1230)
Sound Device: Speakers / Headphones (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC) stereo
Record Device: Microphone (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC)
Loading config://ConsoleBindings.json
Loading config://FavoriteServers.json
Loading config://HistoryServers.json
Cooked mesh with 4964 faces, 3757 vertices
Error: Couldn't open file 'D:/build/assets/materialsrc/biodome/biodome_glass_01.material'
Error: No shader specified for material 'D:/build/assets/materialsrc/biodome/biodome_glass_01.material'
Main Menu Initialized at Version: 261
Steam Id: 58339142
Saving config://HistoryServers.json
Connecting to server 173.212.245.162:27015
Loading config://ConsoleBindings.json
Loading config://FavoriteServers.json
Loading config://HistoryServers.json
Cooked mesh with 4964 faces, 3757 vertices
Error: Couldn't open file 'D:/build/assets/materialsrc/biodome/biodome_glass_01.material'
Error: No shader specified for material 'D:/build/assets/materialsrc/biodome/biodome_glass_01.material'
Main Menu Initialized at Version: 261
Steam Id: 58339142
Saving config://FavoriteServers.json
Connecting to server 66.151.138.182:27085
Loading config://ConsoleBindings.json
Loading config://FavoriteServers.json
Loading config://HistoryServers.json
Cooked mesh with 4964 faces, 3757 vertices
Error: Couldn't open file 'D:/build/assets/materialsrc/biodome/biodome_glass_01.material'
Error: No shader specified for material 'D:/build/assets/materialsrc/biodome/biodome_glass_01.material'
Main Menu Initialized at Version: 261
Steam Id: 58339142
Connecting to server 66.151.138.182:27085
Loading config://ConsoleBindings.json
Loading config://FavoriteServers.json
Loading config://HistoryServers.json
Cooked mesh with 4964 faces, 3757 vertices
Error: Couldn't open file 'D:/build/assets/materialsrc/biodome/biodome_glass_01.material'
Error: No shader specified for material 'D:/build/assets/materialsrc/biodome/biodome_glass_01.material'
Main Menu Initialized at Version: 261
Steam Id: 58339142
Connecting to server 66.151.138.182:27085
Loading config://ConsoleBindings.json
Loading config://FavoriteServers.json
Loading config://HistoryServers.json
Cooked mesh with 4964 faces, 3757 vertices
Error: Couldn't open file 'D:/build/assets/materialsrc/biodome/biodome_glass_01.material'
Error: No shader specified for material 'D:/build/assets/materialsrc/biodome/biodome_glass_01.material'
Main Menu Initialized at Version: 261
Steam Id: 58339142
Error: Attempted to load remote options from a file that does not exist.
Error: PhysX: Foundation destruction failed due to pending module references. Close/release all depending modules first.
Error: 10 memory leaks in 'PhysX' (2280 bytes)
Error: 10 memory leaks in 'Physics' (2280 bytes)
Error: 10 memory leaks in 'Engine' (2280 bytes)
You are likely seeing the flooding issue from the server browser. It turns out that ns2 is not big name enough that some ISPs are seeing teh server requests as a DDOS attempt. basically you get the server details and then the cut you off for a minute you connect and bad times happen.
Date: 12/04/13
Time: 10:17:47:
Build 261
Windows 8 64-bit (build 9200)
Error: PhysX: Invalid Cuda context!
Steam initialized
Num displays: 1
Direct3D 9 initialized: AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series (8.17.10.1230)
Sound Device: Speakers / Headphones (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC) stereo
Record Device: Microphone (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC)
Loading config://ConsoleBindings.json
Loading config://FavoriteServers.json
Loading config://HistoryServers.json
Cooked mesh with 4964 faces, 3757 vertices
Error: Couldn't open file 'D:/build/assets/materialsrc/biodome/biodome_glass_01.material'
Error: No shader specified for material 'D:/build/assets/materialsrc/biodome/biodome_glass_01.material'
Main Menu Initialized at Version: 261
Steam Id: 58339142
Network logging set to level 3
Error: Attempted to load remote options from a file that does not exist.
Error: PhysX: Foundation destruction failed due to pending module references. Close/release all depending modules first.
Error: 10 memory leaks in 'PhysX' (2280 bytes)
Error: 10 memory leaks in 'Physics' (2280 bytes)
Error: 10 memory leaks in 'Engine' (2280 bytes)
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Instructions below:
Windows 8 64-bit (build 9200)
Error: PhysX: Invalid Cuda context!
Steam initialized
Num displays: 1
Direct3D 9 initialized: AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series (8.17.10.1230)
Sound Device: Speakers / Headphones (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC) stereo
Record Device: Microphone (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC)
Loading config://ConsoleBindings.json
Loading config://FavoriteServers.json
Loading config://HistoryServers.json
Cooked mesh with 4964 faces, 3757 vertices
Error: Couldn't open file 'D:/build/assets/materialsrc/biodome/biodome_glass_01.material'
Error: No shader specified for material 'D:/build/assets/materialsrc/biodome/biodome_glass_01.material'
Main Menu Initialized at Version: 261
Steam Id: 58339142
Saving config://HistoryServers.json
Connecting to server 173.212.245.162:27015
Loading config://ConsoleBindings.json
Loading config://FavoriteServers.json
Loading config://HistoryServers.json
Cooked mesh with 4964 faces, 3757 vertices
Error: Couldn't open file 'D:/build/assets/materialsrc/biodome/biodome_glass_01.material'
Error: No shader specified for material 'D:/build/assets/materialsrc/biodome/biodome_glass_01.material'
Main Menu Initialized at Version: 261
Steam Id: 58339142
Saving config://FavoriteServers.json
Connecting to server 66.151.138.182:27085
Loading config://ConsoleBindings.json
Loading config://FavoriteServers.json
Loading config://HistoryServers.json
Cooked mesh with 4964 faces, 3757 vertices
Error: Couldn't open file 'D:/build/assets/materialsrc/biodome/biodome_glass_01.material'
Error: No shader specified for material 'D:/build/assets/materialsrc/biodome/biodome_glass_01.material'
Main Menu Initialized at Version: 261
Steam Id: 58339142
Connecting to server 66.151.138.182:27085
Loading config://ConsoleBindings.json
Loading config://FavoriteServers.json
Loading config://HistoryServers.json
Cooked mesh with 4964 faces, 3757 vertices
Error: Couldn't open file 'D:/build/assets/materialsrc/biodome/biodome_glass_01.material'
Error: No shader specified for material 'D:/build/assets/materialsrc/biodome/biodome_glass_01.material'
Main Menu Initialized at Version: 261
Steam Id: 58339142
Connecting to server 66.151.138.182:27085
Loading config://ConsoleBindings.json
Loading config://FavoriteServers.json
Loading config://HistoryServers.json
Cooked mesh with 4964 faces, 3757 vertices
Error: Couldn't open file 'D:/build/assets/materialsrc/biodome/biodome_glass_01.material'
Error: No shader specified for material 'D:/build/assets/materialsrc/biodome/biodome_glass_01.material'
Main Menu Initialized at Version: 261
Steam Id: 58339142
Error: Attempted to load remote options from a file that does not exist.
Error: PhysX: Foundation destruction failed due to pending module references. Close/release all depending modules first.
Error: 10 memory leaks in 'PhysX' (2280 bytes)
Error: 10 memory leaks in 'Physics' (2280 bytes)
Error: 10 memory leaks in 'Engine' (2280 bytes)
Change your setting to match the ones in this thread and good times should happen: http://forums.unknownworlds.com/discussion/124418/connection-problems-we-need-your-data-to-fix-it/p1
Time: 10:17:47:
Build 261
Windows 8 64-bit (build 9200)
Error: PhysX: Invalid Cuda context!
Steam initialized
Num displays: 1
Direct3D 9 initialized: AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series (8.17.10.1230)
Sound Device: Speakers / Headphones (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC) stereo
Record Device: Microphone (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC)
Loading config://ConsoleBindings.json
Loading config://FavoriteServers.json
Loading config://HistoryServers.json
Cooked mesh with 4964 faces, 3757 vertices
Error: Couldn't open file 'D:/build/assets/materialsrc/biodome/biodome_glass_01.material'
Error: No shader specified for material 'D:/build/assets/materialsrc/biodome/biodome_glass_01.material'
Main Menu Initialized at Version: 261
Steam Id: 58339142
Network logging set to level 3
Error: Attempted to load remote options from a file that does not exist.
Error: PhysX: Foundation destruction failed due to pending module references. Close/release all depending modules first.
Error: 10 memory leaks in 'PhysX' (2280 bytes)
Error: 10 memory leaks in 'Physics' (2280 bytes)
Error: 10 memory leaks in 'Engine' (2280 bytes)