Natural Selection 2 News Update - Friday Update - Engine Test Status

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  • JibrailJibrail Join Date: 2009-04-16 Member: 67200Members
    edited March 2010
    I want to see the people who said NS2 is vaporware, expression on their face... priceless
    aiit guys do as I do in wait for the engine test, crank out some lvls that you could try ingame ;)
  • TgaudTgaud Join Date: 2009-05-01 Member: 67323Members
    Ok, so.. nothing new this week again.
    And nothing new next week too..

    hey do you know ? we don't have purchased a 2009-2010 game for having an alpha release in 2184 !
  • DarkFDarkF Join Date: 2005-01-28 Member: 38729Members
    A long time since the last concrete "release" date. But hopefully patience will be rewarded. Half-Life 2 (/the source engine) took over 5 years to be released and it paid off.
  • PipiPipi Join Date: 2009-12-09 Member: 69550Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1761406:date=Mar 27 2010, 06:24 AM:name=rammaj)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (rammaj @ Mar 27 2010, 06:24 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1761406"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->..crank out some lvls that you could try ingame ;)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Hehe, I'll be finishing up some work on my map in the next 2 weeks that's for sure.
  • pSyk0mAnpSyk0mAn Nerdish by Nature Germany Join Date: 2003-08-07 Member: 19166Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Silver, NS2 Community Developer
    <!--quoteo(post=1761408:date=Mar 27 2010, 12:42 PM:name=Tgaud)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Tgaud @ Mar 27 2010, 12:42 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1761408"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Ok, so.. nothing new this week again.
    And nothing new next week too..

    hey do you know ? we don't have purchased a 2009-2010 game for having an alpha release in 2184 !<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Are you saying ns2 is vaporware?
  • BacillusBacillus Join Date: 2006-11-02 Member: 58241Members
    I was hoping for some details after 2 pretty quiet weeks gameplay wise, but naming some dates in schedule is a huge step forward in my opinion. At least I was starting to get tired of 'soon'.
  • BiglinesBiglines Join Date: 2003-12-07 Member: 24094Members, Constellation
    it's great there you are making progress, and this is yet another step towards the actual game, but I really don't want my first ns2 experience to be a buggy engine test... hell, I will probably not even play with the alpha, mostly because I don't have the time to seriously bugtest... so yay for progress, but that's pretty much it :P
  • MaxAmusMaxAmus UK Join Date: 2003-12-26 Member: 24779Members, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow
  • pSyk0mAnpSyk0mAn Nerdish by Nature Germany Join Date: 2003-08-07 Member: 19166Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Silver, NS2 Community Developer
    <!--quoteo(post=1761412:date=Mar 27 2010, 01:02 PM:name=Bacillus)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Bacillus @ Mar 27 2010, 01:02 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1761412"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->..., but <b>sticking to</b> some dates in schedule is a huge step forward in my opinion.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Fixed.
  • TrCTrC Join Date: 2008-11-30 Member: 65612Members
    This could be the first.
  • MaestroMausMaestroMaus Join Date: 2008-08-25 Member: 64899Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1761405:date=Mar 27 2010, 11:21 AM:name=Chris0132)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Chris0132 @ Mar 27 2010, 11:21 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1761405"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Rather you than me, I realise it's neccesary to fix bugs but god I would hate to have to deal with a bunch of people complaining unhelpfully at every single error in the game and saying the game will suck because of it.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Your seeing it wrong. All the whiners are posting here. All the none Whiners aren't posting unless they actually have something substantial to say.
  • ThrillseekerThrillseeker Join Date: 2007-04-10 Member: 60593Members
    edited March 2010
    A State Of Trance 450 @ 8 April, Engine Test @ 9 April, CAN IT GET BETTER?!
  • ctdctd Join Date: 2009-06-01 Member: 67611Members
    edited March 2010
    ^ You mean asot450 :P

    Hey this may be a bit of a noob question but can we download community maps and run around in them? Or will it just be that test map from all the vids. Or am I way off here.
  • MendaspMendasp I touch maps in inappropriate places Valencia, Spain Join Date: 2002-07-05 Member: 884Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Gold, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow, Retired Community Developer
    You can run any map. It's on the news post.

    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->anyone that's downloaded the Spark Level Editor can see their creations in game, and aspiring mod makers can experiment with the included Lua code.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
  • rutixrutix Join Date: 2006-11-02 Member: 58208Members
    Great! looking forward to 9th april :D. I wanna play with the lua code ^_^
  • MemnarchMemnarch Join Date: 2010-03-18 Member: 71003Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    Thats really awesome. I like this kind of "open" development. I wish Dice would have done it to fix their slow frostbite engine.

    Oh and just to tell you: The engine test is NOT AN ALPHA. Normally an Alpha is a prestate of the Beta, means it is PLAYABLE but has lots of bugs to get fixed. Other companies give they Alphas only to SOME people(to find the most anoying bugs) and a BETA later to test for example Multiplayer with a larger amount of players all over the world and to find some more bugs(but i think dice even hasnt listened to the beta players).

    So when we get an alpha we should be able to load our rifles, sharp our claws and start to frag out the others ;).

    This engine test is for being shure that the Alpha(and the later game itself) will run as fast as possible for most players. Gameplay and CO will come in Alpha.


    Greets
    Memnarch
  • ThrillseekerThrillseeker Join Date: 2007-04-10 Member: 60593Members
    edited March 2010
    <!--quoteo(post=1761420:date=Mar 27 2010, 02:04 PM:name=ctd)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ctd @ Mar 27 2010, 02:04 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1761420"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->^ You mean asot450 :P<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Yes 450! Sorry man! You're in? ;)
  • Chris0132Chris0132 Join Date: 2009-07-25 Member: 68262Members
    edited March 2010
    <!--quoteo(post=1761418:date=Mar 27 2010, 12:39 PM:name=MaestroMaus)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MaestroMaus @ Mar 27 2010, 12:39 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1761418"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Your seeing it wrong. All the whiners are posting here. All the none Whiners aren't posting unless they actually have something substantial to say.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    I have a broad definition of whining, legitimate and neccesary bug reports are still annoying to me.

    I would also be very surprised if everyone who gets access to the test spontaneously develops intelligent reporting skills.
  • PipiPipi Join Date: 2009-12-09 Member: 69550Members
    Bug report system will probably be very similar to the one from spark editor.
  • KhazeKhaze Join Date: 2006-12-12 Member: 59031Members
    oh god oh god oh god oh god
  • RhodriRhodri Join Date: 2003-06-21 Member: 17575Members
    Engine test eh? Excuse me a moment...

    SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

    Really can't wait, going on a prop modelling drive for a medical themed level next month to keep me entertained.
  • ThaldarinThaldarin Alonzi&#33; Join Date: 2003-07-15 Member: 18173Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1761427:date=Mar 27 2010, 02:20 PM:name=Pipi)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pipi @ Mar 27 2010, 02:20 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1761427"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Bug report system will probably be very similar to the one from spark editor.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    I hope not, it never manages to pop up for me.
  • MendaspMendasp I touch maps in inappropriate places Valencia, Spain Join Date: 2002-07-05 Member: 884Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Gold, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow, Retired Community Developer
    I hope we get a Mapping forum when the Engine Test is available.
  • Eternaly_LostEternaly_Lost Join Date: 2004-11-20 Member: 32907Members, Constellation, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--quoteo(post=1761430:date=Mar 27 2010, 09:59 AM:name=Thaldarin)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Thaldarin @ Mar 27 2010, 09:59 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1761430"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I hope not, it never manages to pop up for me.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You have submitted a bug report that it does that right?

    And before anyone says how could he if it did not open up, it not like he can't find a developer email to let them know about it.

    Still, I look forward to the Engine Test in 2 weeks. I wonder if they will have a nice easy way to see how many FPS we are getting and not have to eyeball it. I don't expect much more then a formless orb that can wander around the maps, but I want to know how well it is wandering around a map.
  • PhasePhase Join Date: 2003-11-18 Member: 23149Members, Constellation
    Do we know if the Engine test will be released over steam? In order to save UWE bandwidth and whatnot, or will they be hosting the files to download?
  • ThaldarinThaldarin Alonzi&#33; Join Date: 2003-07-15 Member: 18173Members, Constellation
    edited March 2010
    <!--quoteo(post=1761433:date=Mar 27 2010, 03:15 PM:name=Eternaly_Lost)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Eternaly_Lost @ Mar 27 2010, 03:15 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1761433"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->You have submitted a bug report that it does that right?

    And before anyone says how could he if it did not open up, it not like he can't find a developer email to let them know about it.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    There's an editor bug thread* and it's a known bug already.
  • JirikiJiriki retired ns1 player Join Date: 2003-01-04 Member: 11780Members, NS1 Playtester, Squad Five Silver
    Nice news and good job. Maybe you could post some model aswell that you haven't shown yet? :p
  • [WHO]Mr.Black[WHO]Mr.Black Join Date: 2009-06-14 Member: 67841Members
    Woohoo!
    I'm so pumped! :D
  • wulfwulf Join Date: 2008-08-03 Member: 64749Members
  • nadylinadyli Join Date: 2007-11-01 Member: 62791Members, Squad Five Blue
    Fade reveal next week then, huh?
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