Dev Question

Rainseeker

<div class="IPBDescription">New aliens/classes?</div>For the aliens, will there be new kinds aside from the ones we know and love from NS? And for the marines, will there be classes, or just different weapons?

locallyunscene

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Well there will be an alien commander, but there will be no new kharaa life forms. A while ago Flayra mentioned replacing the heavy armor with an exoskeleton, but we don't really know what that entails.

Bacillus

I think the NS lifeforms will also dramatically change. The movement system is probably a lot more accessible, which means a whole new dimension for the lower skill levels and a new set of rules for those who have been learning the movement extensively already. Not to speak of actual changes in abilities and weapons of course.

Fraxinus

They (Max & Flayra) stated in <a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/files/ns2/UnknownWorlds-Podcast-27.mp3" target="_blank">podcast #27 </a>that they plan on releasing an expansion sometime after NS2 is out. In that expansion there is possibility for new playable aliens. They also discussed a changes and tweaks to existing abilities of the current kharaa lifeforms. Blink was being worked on as well as the Alien Commander taking some of the responsibility away from the gorges when it comes to building structures.

Kassinger

Now the alien commander will be to blame for unpopular chamber choice instead of the gorges. Hopefully all strategic builds will be just as useful for aliens.

Rainseeker

Are jetpacks coming back?

gamakun

I can't see why not, jp were in the original.

pSyk0mAn

I'd like to see an alien ability like this fast forward roll of Sonic the Hedgehog, which doesn't affect the alien view and can be interrupted anytime with a walljump, attack or whatever.

Sounds crazy, but I think it would be fun and a nice movement, tanking/meatshielding ability <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />

steppin'razor

<!--quoteo(post=1700600:date=Feb 17 2009, 06:14 AM:name=Kassinger)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Kassinger @ Feb 17 2009, 06:14 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1700600"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Now the alien commander will be to blame for unpopular chamber choice instead of the gorges. Hopefully all strategic builds will be just as useful for aliens.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
mm I hope they do change chambers around so each is viable for early game.

I have a feeling the chamber system is going to change quite radically though

Kassinger

<!--QuoteBegin-Rainseeker+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Rainseeker)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I'd like to see an alien ability like this fast forward roll of Sonic the Hedgehog, which doesn't affect the alien view and can be interrupted anytime with a walljump, attack or whatever.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
You mean like a fast version of the Starcraft II baneling? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />