Is NS2 working properly yet?

Apollonius999Apollonius999 Join Date: 2009-09-09 Member: 68725Members
edited October 2011 in NS2 General Discussion
<div class="IPBDescription">Ive been here since original ns and the start of it all</div>The last time i played NS2 there were flashing graphics glitches, scratchy movement, low fps due to bad optimization, collision detection, servers with memory leaks, and while you can run around and shoot. The second you get close to a skulk or marine it all goes to heck and then starts flashing around like a slide show.

There was only support for windows servers which were poorly optimized and unstable as well as numerous errors in code and obvious ways to crash the server which were bug reported through spamming certain features of the game.

I mean be honest with me the only known left NS community that has a server that is dead most the time which is <BAD> believes that hand grenades and explosives causes their server to crash. Do these servers have such problems?

I pre-ordered in 2009 when it opened and stopped playing beta like 6 months ago because of progress and lack of being able to really do anything then have a cool game where i could explore maps and have an OP flamethrower that could destroy the world.

So should i come back or give it more time. You guys be honest with me.
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  • RichardRahlRichardRahl Join Date: 2011-06-15 Member: 104594Members
    it's doing pretty good now-a-days. it's ALOT better than what you described.
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  • Boxer`DBoxer`D Join Date: 2011-07-27 Member: 112532Members
    edited October 2011
    186 is coming out really soon(so i hope =D), and I say for sure come back =D
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  • WilsonWilson Join Date: 2010-07-26 Member: 72867Members
    It runs okay-ish if you have a beast of a cpu. When I play on servers with less than 10 people it normally runs quite smooth, more than that and my fps starts dropping and things become choppy. There are also certain areas of the maps where I get really low fps regardless of the player numbers.

    Playing on good quality servers is important as well. Best EU server is HBZ and best US is Inversion. Most of the other servers don't have the hardware capable of running NS2 atm and the tickrate drops in the mid game. If you play on servers with high ping you will also get lower FPS.


    As well as these issues, there are also problems with the animations and hitreg sometimes seems funny. Skulks sometimes appear to be warping and going through the floor and all sorts of weird behaviour. It can definitely cause frustration.

    With that said, when the game does run well it's a blast. If I were you I would wait until the next patch hits and then try and play on one of those servers I've suggested. Most people play the patch on day 1, join a really bad server, have a bad experience and then quit till the next patch.
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  • -[420]-Papageorgio-[420]-Papageorgio Join Date: 2011-09-23 Member: 122961Members
    Def come back when 186 comes out. The game is much more playable and will be more enjoyable to play when they fix all of the bugs with this next build.
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  • ShiloriusShilorius Join Date: 2011-01-14 Member: 77445Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--quoteo(post=1878200:date=Oct 5 2011, 02:13 PM:name=Wilson)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Wilson @ Oct 5 2011, 02:13 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1878200"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->It runs okay-ish if you have a beast of a cpu. When I play on servers with less than 10 people it normally runs quite smooth, more than that and my fps starts dropping and things become choppy. There are also certain areas of the maps where I get really low fps regardless of the player numbers.

    Playing on good quality servers is important as well. Best EU server is HBZ and best US is Inversion. Most of the other servers don't have the hardware capable of running NS2 atm and the tickrate drops in the mid game. If you play on servers with high ping you will also get lower FPS.


    As well as these issues, there are also problems with the animations and hitreg sometimes seems funny. Skulks sometimes appear to be warping and going through the floor and all sorts of weird behaviour. It can definitely cause frustration.

    With that said, when the game does run well it's a blast. If I were you I would wait until the next patch hits and then try and play on one of those servers I've suggested. Most people play the patch on day 1, join a really bad server, have a bad experience and then quit till the next patch.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You forgot to mention the Australia-Pure servers - the best server in Australia.

    btw, I completely agree with you
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  • TrueVeritasTrueVeritas Join Date: 2006-10-20 Member: 58082Members
    give it more time. at least a year. delusional people here will tell you otherwise for some reason (i guess we ARE on an ns2 forum after all), but in reality the game is a broken, unplayable mess.
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  • Gh0tiGh0ti Join Date: 2011-07-09 Member: 109180Members
    I have a small point add to TrueVeritas <i>sagely advice</i> - be on the lookout for trolls on the forum. Apparently some people can't stand it when others are having fun when they, for whatever reason, are not.
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  • meb3meb3 Join Date: 2011-06-23 Member: 106078Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1878202:date=Oct 5 2011, 05:19 PM:name=-[420]-Papageorgio)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (-[420]-Papageorgio @ Oct 5 2011, 05:19 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1878202"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Def come back when 186 comes out. The game is much more playable and will be more enjoyable to play when they fix all of the bugs with this next build.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    why does it feel like i've heard this before?
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  • Apollonius999Apollonius999 Join Date: 2009-09-09 Member: 68725Members
    Gh0ti i think i've spotted one, his name starts with a G....
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  • MaGicBushMaGicBush Join Date: 2002-12-02 Member: 10378Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1878202:date=Oct 5 2011, 05:19 PM:name=-[420]-Papageorgio)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (-[420]-Papageorgio @ Oct 5 2011, 05:19 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1878202"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Def come back when 186 comes out. The game is much more playable and will be more enjoyable to play when they fix all of the bugs with this next build.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    This, wait for the next version hopefully friday to play again. Right now it has a few performance issues, but it's still much better than what you described in the OP.
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  • -[420]-Papageorgio-[420]-Papageorgio Join Date: 2011-09-23 Member: 122961Members
    edited October 2011
    <!--quoteo(post=1878219:date=Oct 5 2011, 06:22 PM:name=meb3)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (meb3 @ Oct 5 2011, 06:22 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1878219"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->why does it feel like i've heard this before?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    You probably have heard this before, but it's hearing it from me that gives it that validity factor.
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  • meb3meb3 Join Date: 2011-06-23 Member: 106078Members
    for the past year and two months
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  • HughHugh Cameraman San Francisco, CA Join Date: 2010-04-18 Member: 71444NS2 Developer, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Silver, Reinforced - Onos, WC 2013 - Shadow, Subnautica Developer, Pistachionauts
    The beauty of this development, Appollonius, is that you don't have to ask what is apparently a loaded question.

    You can jump in and watch, for a very small fee, just as you evidently once did, as this creation takes shape. Even if all the opinions above are valid, and I don't make that judgement here, you do yourself a disservice by relying on them.

    Come play :)!
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  • KalabalanaKalabalana Join Date: 2003-11-14 Member: 22859Members
    Wait for 186 before you play NS2. My advice. It should be out tomorrow I believe.
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  • lazylazy Join Date: 2005-07-23 Member: 56631Members
    Come back in a year or two.
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  • A[L]CA[L]C Join Date: 2010-07-25 Member: 72801Members
    Wow really, people are finding it that bad?

    I've got an old Q6600 @ stock, 4gb ram and a 8800gtx and I've played 204 hours of ns so far.

    Im finding it very playable!
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  • Kouji_SanKouji_San Sr. Hινε Uρкεερεг - EUPT Deputy The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    edited October 2011
    The real answer to this question is:


    Maybe...



    As it depends on a truckload of things ranging from CPU to operating system and of course server hardware and how long a server has been running, not to mention builds can vary widely in performance currently. Build 186 show promise from what the playtesters and devs leak out to the world :P
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  • gorge.ousgorge.ous Join Date: 2011-01-07 Member: 76481Members
    From a performance standpoint it got better, but far from ideal.
    And as it isn't feature complete balance is all over the place.
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  • WheeeeWheeee Join Date: 2003-02-18 Member: 13713Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    if you've got a decent computer you can have fun right now. i wouldn't try with more than a 3-4 year old rig though. if you're looking for a feature complete game, it's not there yet, and probably won't be for [several] months or even a year+.
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  • fmponefmpone Join Date: 2011-07-05 Member: 108086Members, Squad Five Blue
    <!--quoteo(post=1878348:date=Oct 6 2011, 08:30 PM:name=Wheeee)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Wheeee @ Oct 6 2011, 08:30 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1878348"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->if you've got a decent computer you can have fun right now. i wouldn't try with more than a 3-4 year old rig though. if you're looking for a feature complete game, it's not there yet, and probably won't be for [several] months or even a year+.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    I disagree with your timescale.
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  • LV426-ColonistLV426-Colonist Space Jockey Join Date: 2011-08-05 Member: 114269Members, Constellation
    edited October 2011
    I get an average of 10-35FPS in-game on summit on a mid-full server. Combat is very sluggish; at times it looks like a slideshow.

    Vista Home 64bit
    MSI 6870 Hawk
    AMD Phenom II X4 940 3GHz (stock)
    G.SKILL 6GB DDR2 800

    With this kind of hardware I'm puzzled as to why I have such poor performance. Using medium settings on a lower resolution.
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  • MaGicBushMaGicBush Join Date: 2002-12-02 Member: 10378Members
    edited October 2011
    <!--quoteo(post=1878363:date=Oct 6 2011, 09:51 PM:name=LV426-Colonist)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (LV426-Colonist @ Oct 6 2011, 09:51 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1878363"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I get an average of 10-35FPS in-game on summit on a mid-full server. Combat is very sluggish; at times it looks like a slideshow.

    Vista Home 64bit
    MSI 6870 Hawk
    AMD Phenom II X4 940 3GHz (stock)
    G.SKILL 6GB DDR2 800

    With this kind of hardware I'm puzzled as to why I have such poor performance. Using medium settings on a lower resolution.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Odd, I have a AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8ghz
    G.Skill 4GB DDR2
    GTX 260
    Win 7 64bit

    And usually get a FPS of 40+ until mid game, even in combat. Seems OS or video card(NVIDIA vs. ATI) related then, honestly at least in this case.
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  • WheeeeWheeee Join Date: 2003-02-18 Member: 13713Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--quoteo(post=1878359:date=Oct 6 2011, 10:34 PM:name=fmpone)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (fmpone @ Oct 6 2011, 10:34 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1878359"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I disagree with your timescale.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    in which sense? if you feel like it will be done before next summer i think you're being incredibly optimistic. there are still a whole slew of issues to fix, and several huge gameplay elements to put in and balance/bugfix. In my bet is next halloween for 1.0, trying to be realistic.
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