When was NS2 playable on steam?

SantaClawsSantaClaws Denmark Join Date: 2012-07-31 Member: 154491Members, Reinforced - Shadow
in NS2 General Discussion
I'm having a heated argument with my friend here, I'm hoping you guys can help me resolve this.

We've established that the game was launched on Oct 31st 2012. But what date was it playable on steam? And when did it transition between alpha and beta?
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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 July 2016
    Fall 2009

    May 7 2010- Steamworks Integration
    July 26, 2010 - NS2 Alpha released
    Gorge vs UWE history


    These were after the video got uploaded, so obviously weren't included. I'm not a time lord dammit!

    November 16, 2010 Build 154 (last alpha version)
    November 19, 2010 Build 155 (first beta version)
    October 29, 2012 Build 226 (last beta version)
    October 31, 2012 Build 227 (first gold version)
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  • Me9aMe9a Join Date: 2008-03-27 Member: 63981Members
    edited July 2016
    my ns2 no steam files are "last changed" on 30.10.2012 if that helps
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  • aeroripperaeroripper Join Date: 2005-02-25 Member: 42471NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
    The very first public edition of NS2 was the engine test released to special edition pre-orderers in (april 2010?). Here's a video of the super not buggy at all engine test:



    The game became available to pre-order in late may (?) 2009 IIRC. Here was the pre-order video:

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  • FrozenFrozen New York, NY Join Date: 2010-07-02 Member: 72228Members, Constellation
    I remember trying to run this on my alienware. Boy was that disappointing
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  • NoMNoM Join Date: 2015-04-13 Member: 203407Members, NS2 Playtester
    Why hasn't anybody else mentioned 2010. That's when it resembled what it is now.
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  • IronHorseIronHorse Developer, QA Manager, Technical Support & contributor Join Date: 2010-05-08 Member: 71669Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, Forum Moderators, NS2 Developer, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Subnautica Playtester, Subnautica PT Lead, Pistachionauts
    @aeroripper Whaaaa you could play as a skulk in the engine test?? I only ever could shoot the wooden targets as a marine at a whopping 5 fps.
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  • wulfwulf Join Date: 2008-08-03 Member: 64749Members
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    A little gem
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  • KasharicKasharic Hull, England Join Date: 2013-03-27 Member: 184473Members, Forum Admins, NS2 Playtester, NS2 Map Tester, NS2 Community Developer
    Watching old videos and trailers etc makes me want to play NS2... then I log in and remember the map layouts aren't the same, the graphics and audio are totally different, lifeforms behave totally differently, biomass is a thing and it makes me not want to play anymore.

    its really strange to miss a game that you can still technically play :/
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  • aeroripperaeroripper Join Date: 2005-02-25 Member: 42471NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
    IronHorse wrote: »
    @aeroripper Whaaaa you could play as a skulk in the engine test?? I only ever could shoot the wooden targets as a marine at a whopping 5 fps.

    There were a few mods floating around during the engine test (or was it the alpha by then?). I can't remember. I do remember the wooden targets though in the first public build.
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  • BeigeAlertBeigeAlert Texas Join Date: 2013-08-08 Member: 186657Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS2 Developer, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Squad Five Silver, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Diamond, Reinforced - Shadow, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
    Wow... 256 MB of RAM... I wasn't around back in those days... was this a joke?
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  • VetinariVetinari Join Date: 2013-07-23 Member: 186325Members, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver
    BeigeAlert wrote: »
    Wow... 256 MB of RAM... I wasn't around back in those days... was this a joke?

    + has anyone ever actualy tested if the game even runs on Windows 2000?
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  • HandschuhHandschuh Join Date: 2005-03-08 Member: 44338Members, NS2 Playtester, NS2 Community Developer
    edited July 2016
    BeigeAlert wrote: »
    Wow... 256 MB of RAM... I wasn't around back in those days... was this a joke?

    For ns1 :D
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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 July 2016
    BeigeAlert wrote: »
    Wow... 256 MB of RAM... I wasn't around back in those days... was this a joke?

    Original minimum requirements were absurd :trollface:

    A 1.2 GHz Processor (SSE2 required) <-- NOPE
    256MB RAM, DirectX 9 graphics card <-- NOPE NOPE
    Windows Vista/2000/XP <-- YUP? NANANANANA NOPE NOPE

    @IronHorse so, when the engine test came out we had small parts of ns2_rockdown and ns2_junction to run around in. We could not shoot or bite, so someone came up with a shoot and bite mod (+wallwalking mod lateron)

    Skulks vs Rifle marines in a very fun yet insane lagfest of "where's my FPS" "hitreg, what's that?" basically :D
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  • halfofaheavenhalfofaheaven Join Date: 2012-11-09 Member: 168660Members, Reinforced - Supporter, Reinforced - Gold
    edited July 2016
    Kouji_San wrote: »
    Skulks vs Rifle marines in a very fun yet insane lagfest of "where's my FPS" "hitreg, what's that?" basically :D
    And it stayed the same to this day.

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  • NordicNordic Long term camping in Kodiak Join Date: 2012-05-13 Member: 151995Members, NS2 Playtester, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Supporter, Reinforced - Silver, Reinforced - Shadow
    halfofaheaven wrote: »
    Kouji_San wrote: »
    Skulks vs Rifle marines in a very fun yet insane lagfest of "where's my FPS" "hitreg, what's that?" basically :D
    And it stayed the same to this day.
    Hitreg has improved. I have done quite a bit of testing using the hitreg tool, and I don't see many no regs anymore.
    If that does not match your experience, feel free to use the hitreg tool yourself. It is easy to use.
    http://forums.unknownworlds.com/discussion/139975/instructions-on-how-to-objectively-test-hitreg-post-your-hitreg-problems-here

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  • meatmachinemeatmachine South England Join Date: 2013-01-06 Member: 177858Members, NS2 Playtester, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Supporter
    halfofaheaven wrote: »
    Kouji_San wrote: »
    Skulks vs Rifle marines in a very fun yet insane lagfest of "where's my FPS" "hitreg, what's that?" basically :D
    And it stayed the same to this day.

    Thats our SNB!
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