that's a wicked idea comp! /me beams proudly to live near such a brilliant mind ~<!--emo&;)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'><!--endemo-->
thats a good idea. Another thing we might be able to do, is make it so on the practices with the experienced players, we let newbs into the server, but have them go spectator so they can see how the combination of team work and ksill works, and if they refuse to go.. well then admin can always kick, or temperary ban..
excuse ^ but i jsut went lookin for this.. u guys ever heard of those homelan servers where there are like 20 for every mod? how bout get them to host some servers.. not sure how it works but heres a link
I'm a member of HomeLAN, so when NS is released, I'm going to petition every higher-up to host at least one server for this game. Hell, we've got about 3-4 MechWarrior 4 servers, I think we can spare a server for NS.
Bottom line is, if NS is half as popular as we think it's going to be, HF will host it. <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
Also, two of the very high-ups went to the Game Developer's Conference with our dear Flayra, and a few articles have been written about NS on homelanfed.com, so they know it exists, is in the working, and obviously that it's going to roxor.
Comprox, if you ever need people to help you out with any of that, *cough* pick me. <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo--> I'd be happy to help you with NS Boot Camp if you need some assistance. <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
Damn you forward-thinking visionary forum-goers! I thought the idea of online training was my own.
I will be announcing an official NS online training program when it's ready. It may not be in time for the first version, but it will happen as soon as we can swing it. This is the kind of idea that really advances the state of online gaming. Now I know a couple people that might help out. <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
*Pokes Flayra* You'd be amazed at my maturity when I have to do something serious <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo--> Check out the RP Tourney's on the CoH Forums to see what I mean. My name there is Holybane <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->
count me in! <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo-->
though i was wondering, will this be more focused on marines training only? ...since aliens are more 'deathmatch' oriented and don't really 'need' teamwork..
Give me a few days with NS, and I'll be able to help too. When I'm having a good day, I totally r0xx0r everyone on a server, both in CS and DoD, usually coming out on the very top of the kill list (or #2). When I'm having a bad day, I suck majorly. But I'll be able to help.
And I believe it'll probably be focused on both teams.
just like me, only i lose all skillz on cs because of dumb 1.3, 1.1 was much better not as good as the others, but still better, well, here is one of my *cough* best score in eehhh 1.3, my average in 1.1 was mostly 26-5 =P and sorry about the size =| oh yeah, and the scores are backwards, so my team is really winning =P
<!--QuoteBegin--Silver Fox+April 02 2002,00:24--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (Silver Fox @ April 02 2002,00:24)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->oh god please dont let this turn into a "who has the bestesest score on a screenshot" thread ...
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is that software mode ...? O_o<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> sry for showing that, its just a pic, not a murder seen picture, geez <!--emo&???--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:angry:--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':angry:'><!--endemo-->
u can so tell he edited that pic <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo--> (or did he hmmmmmm) theres obviously a 3 infront of that 4 in his deaths
MouseThe Lighter Side of PessimismJoin Date: 2002-03-02Member: 263Members, NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow
back on the subject of a special release or something for us forum bums how about we get those WON tag things so everyone knows that we are the forum bums <!--emo&;)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'><!--endemo-->
dude NS will rule CS cause it got more variation and more things to do. I mean CS... every round you run and do the same thing over and over again. alot of players are playing CS cause it's easy for n00bs to kill other players. That is what luring the gamers to CS. Personaly i still prefer QW over CS, even doe i played CS for almost 2years now <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo--> but i think NS will get more serius players, and cause´ the deathmatch players can be alien and be very happy bout´ that meanwhile TeamPlayers plays the marine side where you gotta work in team, cause a alien vs a marine the marine has little chance to survive right? If anyone played VampireSlayer u know that the vampires are made for deathmatch stylee and slayers for teamwork, but the problem was(is?) that 1 skilled slayer (like me <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->) could win against 3vampires. (/me feels like comparing NS with to many other mods.. danger (8 )Well however i just cant wait to play NS and se if their ideas is working as they should. Im sorry for all this pointless talking but im so boored right now (8
geez if ur going to brag on yer cs scores, maybe u should brag on good clans u beaten. A true CS player knows that cspublic games dont show ####, cause all the n00bis that could play on the server and stuff like that. ohh anyways why cant we just drop the CS talk totally ? (8 and the_stalker that is nothing to brag about. thats like sucky <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo-->
Molec for zee wonide type status in zee console, you'll find a list of all the players on zee server, including you with their wonID or WONid if you want
<!--QuoteBegin--StalKalle+April 02 2002,07:46--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (StalKalle @ April 02 2002,07:46)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->geez if ur going to brag on yer cs scores, maybe u should brag on good clans u beaten. A true CS player knows that cspublic games dont show ####, cause all the n00bis that could play on the server and stuff like that. ohh anyways why cant we just drop the CS talk totally ? (8 and the_stalker that is nothing to brag about. thats like sucky <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo--><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> were you listening to a thing a said!?!? i said: just like me, only i lose all skillz on cs because of dumb 1.3, 1.1 was much better not as good as the others, but still better, well, here is one of my *cough* best score in eehhh 1.3... it its the (here is one of my *cough* best score in eehhh 1.3) not, this is the best score i could do in 1.3 i didnt say, im bragging about it to make you all jealus, read it all plz! thank you! <!--emo&:angry:--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':angry:'><!--endemo--> and im not bragging about uuuuhhhh clan stuff or what ever you said, i didnt say anything about a clan, it just has my ttttaaaaagggg
When you play a multiplayer half life game, you have to authenticate your WonID before you enter. The WonID is a number registered to your computer and game when you confirm your CD key.
DruBoBack In BeigeJoin Date: 2002-02-06Member: 172Members, NS1 Playtester
Back to the subject at hand... <ah-herm>,
A good way to slow down the popularity growth of NS would be to host the public beta on the rr or ns servers, and then alert people of it in sequence using email and/or forum personal messages. So the dev team would get it first, and then the forum admins, and then the people who run those NS sites linked to on RR (the sites being NS World, TALD, Abumaps, the outpost etc.), and just keep it at that for a little while, maybe a week or 2. Then inform the irc regulars (e.g. pielemuis, chalupamonk and eBnar, through personal query messages so the peons don't know) and let them try it out, and tell SilverFox (being an irc regular) that if he posts the d/l path on PHL we'll hang him by his toes. Again, let it sit for a little while. By that time it'll have a pretty substantial amount of people playing, but it'll be <i>controlled</i>. During all this time that it's being secretly released, MonsE can be acting completely normal, like nothing's going on, occasionally posting map and model screenshots. Then, when he feels like it, Flayra can decide that When It's Ready® has arrived, and release it to the general public through all of the usual fanfare.
thats a good idea to control teh rate of the game, but what about the forums (am i thinking of a different topic.. this was in this) for the forums it may be a little harder, because anyone who sees news on phl will come here (thats where i first say it) and from that large number of people will come, becuz alot of ppl see phl
but as for that idea u had abotu the secret release, i like it, i kno i wouldnt get it soon seein how this is/was my first month here and sum ppl have been here since the beginning, but still it makes me feel important <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo-->
heh, as a Tech goon for Verizon Online *Ducks the thrown produce* I just found myself telling a user about NS, I think this game will be huge and cant wait for it to come out, then my 56k conn can flex its might <!--emo&;)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'><!--endemo-->
Actually, I'm quite impressed with how well some people can co-operate with people they've never seen before. For instance, take Global Operations. This game is extremely based on Team-work and co-operation if either side intends on winning. I've joined a server, and all of a sudden started working very closely to people I don't know. Besides, most people that will play NS will intend on working with the other players (if they're a marine). I find that most of the people that play Global Ops are the team-playing type, because that's what the game demands. However, people that play Counter-Strike arn't the team-playing type, because the game doesn't demand it. Being a mod for Half-Life may extremely hamper NS, because there are hardly any mods that demand teamwork as much as NS does, so it might attract people that aren't teamplayers. So, although I wish for a community filled with smart co-operating marines, and skilled alien players, I don't have my hopes very high yet
I´m from spain and I have heard very good things about this mod, but they wasn´t enough. Lot of people are waiting the first release, and i think this type of game playing will make a difference in the scene. This is a new type of 3d shooters strategy game, i bet that this will be the first of a new generation of games... I must say i´m a fan of starcraft series, star crusade and alien; so my opinion will not be objective <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo--> . The day i saw the april fools new i can´t believe it . I hope the basic idea of the game with different teams with various ways of playing in a perfect balance will be take to the final release. (Sorry for my english <!--emo&;)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'><!--endemo--> )
Ns will definately become a hit! but it won't become as popular as cheater strike cause It was one of the first mods and the people didn't really have much choice! the same bout TFC, but now there is atleast 20 different internet half life mods to choose from... as of cs and tfc coming out so early they got alot of attention and you get tfc and cs for free with when you buy half life so everyone that owns a copy of half life has cs and tfc,
Welcome to the forums Jacq, make yourself at home here, plenty of room left on the couch. Be sure to check out readyroom.org for all your <b>official</b> NS-Goodness. <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
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/me beams proudly to live near such a brilliant mind ~<!--emo&;)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'><!--endemo-->
...oh yeah, come to my party!
<a href="http://www.homelanfed.com/index.php" target="_blank">http://www.homelanfed.com/index.php</a>
Bottom line is, if NS is half as popular as we think it's going to be, HF will host it. <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
Also, two of the very high-ups went to the Game Developer's Conference with our dear Flayra, and a few articles have been written about NS on homelanfed.com, so they know it exists, is in the working, and obviously that it's going to roxor.
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Comprox, if you ever need people to help you out with any of that, *cough* pick me. <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo--> I'd be happy to help you with NS Boot Camp if you need some assistance. <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
Btw, Monkey, I like your signature, heh heh.
I will be announcing an official NS online training program when it's ready. It may not be in time for the first version, but it will happen as soon as we can swing it. This is the kind of idea that really advances the state of online gaming. Now I know a couple people that might help out. <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
though i was wondering, will this be more focused on marines training only? ...since aliens are more 'deathmatch' oriented and don't really 'need' teamwork..
And I believe it'll probably be focused on both teams.
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sry for showing that, its just a pic, not a murder seen picture, geez <!--emo&???--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:angry:--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':angry:'><!--endemo-->
how about we get those WON tag things so everyone knows that we are the forum bums
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How does one find out their own WONID anywho?
things to do. I mean CS... every round you run and do the same thing over and over again. alot of players are playing CS cause it's easy for n00bs to kill other players. That is what luring the gamers to CS. Personaly i still prefer QW over CS, even doe i played CS for almost 2years now <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo-->
but i think NS will get more serius players, and cause´ the deathmatch players can be alien and be very happy bout´ that
meanwhile TeamPlayers plays the marine side where you gotta work in team, cause a alien vs a marine the marine has little chance to survive right? If anyone played VampireSlayer u know that the vampires are made for deathmatch stylee and slayers for teamwork, but the problem was(is?) that 1 skilled slayer (like me <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->) could win against 3vampires. (/me feels like comparing NS with to many other mods.. danger (8 )Well however i just cant wait to play NS and se if their ideas is working as they should.
Im sorry for all this pointless talking but im so boored right now (8
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with their wonID or WONid if you want
and the_stalker that is nothing to brag about. thats like sucky <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo--><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
were you listening to a thing a said!?!? i said: just like me, only i lose all skillz on cs because of dumb 1.3, 1.1 was much better not as good as the others, but still better, well, here is one of my *cough* best score in eehhh 1.3... it its the (here is one of my *cough* best score in eehhh 1.3) not, this is the best score i could do in 1.3 i didnt say, im bragging about it to make you all jealus, read it all plz! thank you! <!--emo&:angry:--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':angry:'><!--endemo--> and im not bragging about uuuuhhhh clan stuff or what ever you said, i didnt say anything about a clan, it just has my ttttaaaaagggg
but anyways, what do u mean WON tags, i dont think i've ever seen or heard of nething like that
A good way to slow down the popularity growth of NS would be to host the public beta on the rr or ns servers, and then alert people of it in sequence using email and/or forum personal messages. So the dev team would get it first, and then the forum admins, and then the people who run those NS sites linked to on RR (the sites being NS World, TALD, Abumaps, the outpost etc.), and just keep it at that for a little while, maybe a week or 2. Then inform the irc regulars (e.g. pielemuis, chalupamonk and eBnar, through personal query messages so the peons don't know) and let them try it out, and tell SilverFox (being an irc regular) that if he posts the d/l path on PHL we'll hang him by his toes. Again, let it sit for a little while. By that time it'll have a pretty substantial amount of people playing, but it'll be <i>controlled</i>. During all this time that it's being secretly released, MonsE can be acting completely normal, like nothing's going on, occasionally posting map and model screenshots. Then, when he feels like it, Flayra can decide that When It's Ready® has arrived, and release it to the general public through all of the usual fanfare.
but as for that idea u had abotu the secret release, i like it, i kno i wouldnt get it soon seein how this is/was my first month here and sum ppl have been here since the beginning, but still it makes me feel important
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For instance, take Global Operations. This game is extremely based on Team-work and co-operation if either side intends on winning. I've joined a server, and all of a sudden started working very closely to people I don't know. Besides, most people that will play NS will intend on working with the other players (if they're a marine). I find that most of the people that play Global Ops are the team-playing type, because that's what the game demands. However, people that play Counter-Strike arn't the team-playing type, because the game doesn't demand it.
Being a mod for Half-Life may extremely hamper NS, because there are hardly any mods that demand teamwork as much as NS does, so it might attract people that aren't teamplayers. So, although I wish for a community filled with smart co-operating marines, and skilled alien players, I don't have my hopes very high yet
I must say i´m a fan of starcraft series, star crusade and alien; so my opinion will not be objective <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo--> . The day i saw the april fools new i can´t believe it .
I hope the basic idea of the game with different teams with various ways of playing in a perfect balance will be take to the final release.
(Sorry for my english <!--emo&;)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'><!--endemo--> )
but it won't become as popular as cheater strike cause It was one of the first mods and the people didn't really have much choice! the same bout TFC,
but now there is atleast 20 different internet half life mods to choose from...
as of cs and tfc coming out so early they got alot of attention and you get tfc and cs for free with when you buy half life so everyone that owns a copy of half life has cs and tfc,