installer doesnt work

Sometin

hello,

i downloaded NS from the links you provide but 1) when i pres instal it says "no valid steaminstal found" (wich is wrong since i have a valid steam instal !) and then when i instal it to my steam folder it doesnt show up in my games library.

what am i making wrong ?

ps: i allready re-installed steam and tryed to instal again but with the same result !

Sometin

heeelloooo.....anyone here ???

tschumann

What is the path you installed it to and what is the path of your Steam installation?

zimzum

did you follow the instructions and install and run half-life once?

Sometin

1st thx for ur replys :)
i have half life 2 installed and my steam path is X:steam i installed it to X:\Steam\steamapps\common\NaturalSelection 2
is this for NS 1 here (if so then i was guided here through a wrong link :S)

thx again

tschumann

Yeah this is for Natural Selection here. Is your problem with Natural Selection 2?

Sometin

yes, i thought this is NS2 beta :D !
i was guided here through a link in a video of NS2 wich points here !

Kouji_San

For lack of a NS2 support forum, I think this is the correct place though. But you have to say which NS you are talking about.


<b>A few things:</b>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns/" target="_blank">Natural-Selection</a> is a Half-Life 1 mod, released in 2002 and it needs Half-Life 1 (1998 release) installed <- not the one you're talking about</li><li><a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/" target="_blank">Natural-Selection 2</a> is a standalone game, currently in closed beta, on their own engine called Spark engine. The only thing you need for NS2 is to have a valid Steam installation and a NS2 closed beta key.</li></ul>

It's kinda annoying we don't have a dedicated support forum for NS2, but this one does suffice (kind off). We just have to be clear on which one you're talking about. So with that out of the way, I've got a question for you:

Have you redeemed your NS2 key you've received in your mail? Trough the Steam Library's "+ ADD A GAME..." thingy at the bottom. I think the reason NS2 is not able to find a valid steam install is because you have yet to do this?

zimzum

I think it's clear he wanted NS2, but downloaded a game from the "links provided" which would be NS1 - which requires HL1 installed. If you want access to the Beta you need to purchase the game --> <a href="http://www.naturalselection2.com/buy" target="_blank">http://www.naturalselection2.com/buy</a> . You will receive a key via email which will allow you to play NS2 (Beta and onwards).

Sometin

ok thx for ur replys

ill wait for (hopefully) a demo on steam to try the game prior to purchasing it ;) (bought recently BfBC2 and was rather dissapointed)