Questions about Natural Selection 2 Beta access or Black/Deluxe Armour?
Kouji_San
Sr. Hινε UÏкεεÏεг - EUPT DeputyThe Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
Sr. Hινε UÏкεεÏεг - EUPT DeputyThe Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
<div class="IPBDescription">Read this post please</div><div align='center'><!--sizeo:4--><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><b><strike><!--coloro:#696969--><span style="color:#696969"><!--/coloro-->Natural Selection 2 Instant Beta access has been closed for current Steam Pre-Purchases<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--></strike>
<!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->The game has been unlocked on Halloween 2012 (2012-10-31)
NS2 Special Edition (Black Armour), no longer available for purchase (2010-11-18)
<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--></b><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--></div>
<!--quoteo(post=2027064:date=Nov 17 2012, 06:36 PM:name=Max)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Max @ Nov 17 2012, 06:36 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2027064"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Here are a few clarifications:
<ul><li>Black armor will never be DLC or available in any other way</li><li>If you are an employee of Unknown Worlds you are granted access to all of our offerings on Steam, which includes the black armor. That's just how the system works.</li><li>The map testers were mistakenly marked as employees of Unknown Worlds in Steam, so they got the black armor temporarily. That has since been corrected</li></ul>Thank you to everyone how helped support us in the early days of NS2.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<b><!--sizeo:2--><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><!--coloro:#FF8C00--><span style="color:#FF8C00"><!--/coloro-->If you Pre-Purchased on Steam during the Final Beta phase (2012-09-04 to 2012-10-31), this is what you got on release<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--></b>
NS2 Deluxe Edition at a reduced price (which is the price for the NS2 Standard Edition on release, the NS2 Deluxe Edition will cost more upon release)
- <!--sizeo:1--><span style="font-size:8pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><i><a href="http://unknownworlds.com/ns2/natural-selection-2-pre-orders-on-steam-2/" target="_blank">source</a></i><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec-->
<ul><li>NS2 Official Soundtrack (almost 1 hour of music)</li><li>Digital Art Book (40 pages)</li><li>Exclusive wallpapers and avatars</li><li>All of these are located in your "\Steam\SteamApps\common\natural selection 2\DeluxeEdition" folder</li><li>Exclusive new in-game marine armour</li></ul><a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/oldwebsite/images/news/SpecialArmor_Render2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.unknownworlds.com/oldwebsite/cache/thumbnails/SpecialArmor_Render2_400x225.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /></a>
- There is also a fourpack available on Steam
<b><!--sizeo:2--><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><!--coloro:#FF8C00--><span style="color:#FF8C00"><!--/coloro-->The following information is for people who have Pre-Purchased before Steam (Pre-Steam Pre-Purchase, before 2012-09-04)<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--></b>
<ul><li>A free upgrade to the Deluxe Edition detailed above, both for NS2 Standard Edition and the NS2 Special Edition (Black armour).
<ul><li>The NS2 Standard Edition will receive the new Deluxe armour shown on the image above, They will not receive the now unavailable Black armour.</li><li>The NS2 Special Edition also receives the Deluxe armour and of course will keep the Black armour.</li><li>There will be an option in the menu, to change your armour (Standard-, Black-, Deluxe-armour)</li></ul></li><li>A free copy of NS2 Standard Edition (no NS2 beta access), to give to a friend or stroke lovingly (which will be distributed accordingly, patience people)</li><li>Continued private beta access right up to launch day in October</li></ul>
<b><!--sizeo:2--><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><!--coloro:#FF8C00--><span style="color:#FF8C00"><!--/coloro-->If you have Pre-Purchased before Steam (Pre-Steam Pre-Purchase), but are unsure which version you have or lost your key<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--></b>
<blockquote>There are two version which were available before the game went on Steam, the NS2 Standard Edition and the NS2 Special Edition (Black armour). Both versions also get the Deluxe armour as well, as explained above. If you have lost your key or are not sure about the version you have this is what you can do.
For lost keys you can use the following link to retrieve the key (for further issues you can contact UWE on store@unknownworlds.com)
<a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/retrieve" target="_blank">http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/retrieve</a>
NS2 Standard Edition came with one key called, NS2 pre-order Standard Edition Key
NS2 Special Edition (Black armour) came with two keys, NS2 pre-order Standard Edition Key and Natural Selection 2 - Black armour DLC Retail
To check if you have the Black armour enabled, simply go to your Steam Library and right click on Natural Selection 2 -> Properties and go to the DLC tab, it should show "Natural Selection 2 - Black armour Retail"</blockquote>
<!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->The game has been unlocked on Halloween 2012 (2012-10-31)
NS2 Special Edition (Black Armour), no longer available for purchase (2010-11-18)
<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--></b><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--></div>
<!--quoteo(post=2027064:date=Nov 17 2012, 06:36 PM:name=Max)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Max @ Nov 17 2012, 06:36 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2027064"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Here are a few clarifications:
<ul><li>Black armor will never be DLC or available in any other way</li><li>If you are an employee of Unknown Worlds you are granted access to all of our offerings on Steam, which includes the black armor. That's just how the system works.</li><li>The map testers were mistakenly marked as employees of Unknown Worlds in Steam, so they got the black armor temporarily. That has since been corrected</li></ul>Thank you to everyone how helped support us in the early days of NS2.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<b><!--sizeo:2--><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><!--coloro:#FF8C00--><span style="color:#FF8C00"><!--/coloro-->If you Pre-Purchased on Steam during the Final Beta phase (2012-09-04 to 2012-10-31), this is what you got on release<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--></b>
NS2 Deluxe Edition at a reduced price (which is the price for the NS2 Standard Edition on release, the NS2 Deluxe Edition will cost more upon release)
- <!--sizeo:1--><span style="font-size:8pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><i><a href="http://unknownworlds.com/ns2/natural-selection-2-pre-orders-on-steam-2/" target="_blank">source</a></i><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec-->
<ul><li>NS2 Official Soundtrack (almost 1 hour of music)</li><li>Digital Art Book (40 pages)</li><li>Exclusive wallpapers and avatars</li><li>All of these are located in your "\Steam\SteamApps\common\natural selection 2\DeluxeEdition" folder</li><li>Exclusive new in-game marine armour</li></ul><a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/oldwebsite/images/news/SpecialArmor_Render2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.unknownworlds.com/oldwebsite/cache/thumbnails/SpecialArmor_Render2_400x225.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /></a>
- There is also a fourpack available on Steam
<b><!--sizeo:2--><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><!--coloro:#FF8C00--><span style="color:#FF8C00"><!--/coloro-->The following information is for people who have Pre-Purchased before Steam (Pre-Steam Pre-Purchase, before 2012-09-04)<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--></b>
<ul><li>A free upgrade to the Deluxe Edition detailed above, both for NS2 Standard Edition and the NS2 Special Edition (Black armour).
<ul><li>The NS2 Standard Edition will receive the new Deluxe armour shown on the image above, They will not receive the now unavailable Black armour.</li><li>The NS2 Special Edition also receives the Deluxe armour and of course will keep the Black armour.</li><li>There will be an option in the menu, to change your armour (Standard-, Black-, Deluxe-armour)</li></ul></li><li>A free copy of NS2 Standard Edition (no NS2 beta access), to give to a friend or stroke lovingly (which will be distributed accordingly, patience people)</li><li>Continued private beta access right up to launch day in October</li></ul>
<b><!--sizeo:2--><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><!--coloro:#FF8C00--><span style="color:#FF8C00"><!--/coloro-->If you have Pre-Purchased before Steam (Pre-Steam Pre-Purchase), but are unsure which version you have or lost your key<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--></b>
<blockquote>There are two version which were available before the game went on Steam, the NS2 Standard Edition and the NS2 Special Edition (Black armour). Both versions also get the Deluxe armour as well, as explained above. If you have lost your key or are not sure about the version you have this is what you can do.
For lost keys you can use the following link to retrieve the key (for further issues you can contact UWE on store@unknownworlds.com)
<a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/retrieve" target="_blank">http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/retrieve</a>
NS2 Standard Edition came with one key called, NS2 pre-order Standard Edition Key
NS2 Special Edition (Black armour) came with two keys, NS2 pre-order Standard Edition Key and Natural Selection 2 - Black armour DLC Retail
To check if you have the Black armour enabled, simply go to your Steam Library and right click on Natural Selection 2 -> Properties and go to the DLC tab, it should show "Natural Selection 2 - Black armour Retail"</blockquote>
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