Ns - not only basing on the alien movies?
klauskalle
Join Date: 2002-08-15 Member: 1165Members
Join Date: 2002-08-15 Member: 1165Members
<div class="IPBDescription">6 (sic) 6</div>i read, that natural selection is based on a lot of ideas of the alien-movies. but i think there is a game where you can find a lot paralels!
it's a mod for quake 2 an it's called gloom !!!!
well, i played gloom before a long time, but it still rocks. if you can't wait for natural selection, get gloom
when i first visited this site, i thought ns is even developed by the gloom team, as its based on the same principes. but the commander-view isn't in gloom.
@mod-team: great work, the commander-view rox!
well, anyone knows gloom?
anyone of the developers of NS knows gloom? well, if not, then i simply won't believe it.
greet-x
klauskalle
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it's a mod for quake 2 an it's called gloom !!!!
well, i played gloom before a long time, but it still rocks. if you can't wait for natural selection, get gloom
when i first visited this site, i thought ns is even developed by the gloom team, as its based on the same principes. but the commander-view isn't in gloom.
@mod-team: great work, the commander-view rox!
well, anyone knows gloom?
anyone of the developers of NS knows gloom? well, if not, then i simply won't believe it.
greet-x
klauskalle
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<!--EDIT|Flayra|Aug. 15 2002,13:28-->
but, it has more than a lot elements of gloom
is there a relationship between both teams?
I am sorry. I am but a teenager. I am far too addicted to NS. I didn't want my brain to picture this. Help me. Help me.
Actually, no, kind of kinky. <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->
<!--EDIT|Fam|Aug. 15 2002,18:34-->
sure gloom is something totally different. gloom is action and NS is rts
btw: is it the same with the classes like in gloom, where you can decide what class you get determing on your frags?
btw2: how many classes are there?
Welcome to the community! (:
<!--EDIT|coil|Aug. 15 2002,13:46-->
Also, there are NO classes, the commander purchases you upgrades/weapons/health and everything you need in battle. Like i said, almost completely different <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo-->
The *aliens* have classes, ya mook! 5 of 'em.
RTS doesn't mean top-down view. The aliens are experiencing as much of the RTS deal as the commander. Resource management and procurement, upgrade and evolution selection, and many other aspects of life as an NS alien are staples of traditional RTS games like Starcraft as well. <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo-->
i'm looking forward to the day NS will be released. is there someway i can get a mail?
i haven't seen a newsletter or something
how is the gameplay with 2 ppl? will it be like one is hiding (alien) other one is searching?
i read something bout the commander-view: is it true that when you are in commander-view, you will shoot automatically? isn't this a little unfair?
and i saw some pics. will the crosshair really be as big as it was shown? lot questions, and more coming, even they might be answered...
will a CS-player or a Q3A-player have more fun and advantage in NS? (example: a Q3A player has more advantages in UT then in CS)
Kalle, there are a few things you need some info on, hehe, so i'll start.
1. You can find out about NS's release by checking here along with screenshots and news: <a href="http://www.readyroom.org" target="_blank">The Readyroom</a>
2. Playing with 2 people is the same as how it would normally be, your objective is to make it so neither team can spawn and all the members of the team are dead. That means the marines killing the alien hives and the aliens destroying all the marine infantry portals and command centers.
3. The thing you are talking about is OVERWATCH. This is basically an AFK defense mechanism so if you go off to get a drink you have a higher chance to actually be living when you get back. It isn't unbalanced. (that corsshair is ONLY active while in overwatch)
4. Only 1 person can be the commander, they are the lifeblood of the marine team, they give ammo/health/weapons/buildings and everything, so it's a vital class. (this is the top-down view)
5. There is no commander for the aliens, its a evolution system between 5 classes that you can evolve with through the use of Resource Points. Each class has different abilities and a totally different play style.
Hope that helps, and remember to read the FAQ's all over the place!
will it be attractive to play as a commander? i mean, always playing in this overview... it's nothing for ppl (Like me) who want action. brutal bloody action.
and how will the commander will be chosen? is there someway to vote a single person?
this mod can even top avp2 in my eyes. it'll seriously rock #####. perhaps, with enough advertisement it'll reach counterstrike.
i wish u all the best ppl!
The abount ns page
FAQ page
Reading on the forums
And the ready room(official fan site)
READ READ READ, then come back if you have any questions....
Yes, Natural Selection is similar to Gloom. But at the same time, it's similar to Starcraft, Half-Life, and AvP. And then it slaps them all over the head with a rolled-up newspaper and runs off, screaming into the night. Read all that you can find here and the places others have named.
The best part about this game? Frags don't count. How well your team is doing does.
-Ryan!
Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.
-- Andre Gide
You just hit the nail on the head...
And also being an alein can be looked at as an rts depending on how stricly you think of an rts. A tradtional rts is C&C style top down over head veiw produce units, gather resources etc. However rts is short for Reat Time Statgy, which can be applied to a lot of games, and NS fits in that catagory for aleins in a few aspects...
I shall now Translate to Punctuated English:
Well, Real Time Strategy (or RTS), goes to almost every game that exists due to the fact that you must use atleast some amount and form of strategy in any game. For instance, in First Person Shooters (FPS), even the simple action of shooting the enemy's body is a use of strategy. You used the strategy that, to destroy your opponent, thus winning the battle, you must first aim at the opponent, then attack. Most intelligent FPS Gamers also know it is wise to take cover, thus minimizing the amount of damage they take, and thus making their goals that much easier to obtain.
i think the commander can view all enemys that are in range of the soldiers, right? and in NS are a lot dark rooms, right? so if the commander can talk with his soldiers, he can tell them, if there is an enemy hiding in the dark,ever thought of that? or do u already solved this problem?
i think the commander can view all enemys that are in range of the soldiers, right? and in NS are a lot dark rooms, right? so if the commander can talk with his soldiers, he can tell them, if there is an enemy hiding in the dark,ever thought of that? or do u already solved this problem?<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Voice Communication is in, and from what I hear, VERY much used.
And I believe it was said that the commander can see any alien the marines can see..however, I may have heard wrong, or this may have changed.