How Was This Game Named?

Cowman1 · March 2003

I was wondering how the name Natural Selection came to this game. Does it have to do with Darwin's theory? I'm assuming that the title seems to revolve around the Kharra, because they evolve. Obviously, the game is more focused on the Kharra than the Frontiersmen.

CForrester · March 2003

Yep, it's about Darwin's theory of natural selection. Survival of the fittest, man.

Jmmsbnd007 · March 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CForrester @ Mar 24 2003, 04:20 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Yep, it's about Darwin's theory of natural selection. Survival of the fittest, man.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Yep.

Cronos · March 2003

Read the story to understand more. It's a conflict of man versus alien, a struggle to survive in the vacuum of space. Only the fittest will survive, will nature select the physically inferior humans for extinction? Or will they crush the alien threat with their collective might?

Your battles against the kharaa will decide the future of humanity...

**Slips out of story mode**

masterswordman · March 2003

prove it

coil · March 2003

Proof: they're right.

Lumberjack_Wannabe · March 2003

See the game trailer if you want proof...

It revolves around the central idea of the 'survival of the fittest'.

Dubers · March 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Lumberjack Wannabe @ Mar 24 2003, 09:54 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> See the game trailer if you want proof...

It revolves around the central idea of the 'survival of the fittest'.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Of any species not just Man.

NightfireTG · March 2003

yea, for humans, we need guns and some other foreign objects to make us formidable, but look at the aliens, they evolved attack claws and mouths, so yes, GDI we are inferior.

mRWaffles · March 2003

And the aliens evolve to become more powerful to defeat the invaders so they can live.... see... circle of life.

Xanieth · March 2003

And humans "adapt" to the threat by making deadlier guns to shoot things with.

Vyvn · March 2003

Aaaand... <a href='http://www.readyroom.org/top10_1.html' target='_blank'>The top ten mod names rejected in favor of Natural Selection!</a> It's a classic!

xioutlawix · March 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (masterswordman @ Mar 24 2003, 04:26 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> prove it

- Proof: they're right.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
pwned

Crazy_Ivan · March 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (EnemyATheGates @ Mar 24 2003, 07:47 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> yea, for humans, we need guns and some other foreign objects to make us formidable, but look at the aliens, they evolved attack claws and mouths, so yes, GDI we are inferior.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
GDI? Er, the only thing that means to me is Global Defense Initiative... What did you mean by that?

MedHead · March 2003

I believe it is a 'colorful metaphor.'

tseepra · March 2003

From Readyroom.org

Top 10 Mod Names Rejected in Favor of Natural Selection.

10. Fox Lawyer's Dream Come True.

9. Command & Conquer 3: Troops telling you to **** off.

8. Microsoft Required Selection.

7. Survivor 4: Outshoot. Outcamp. Outbleed.

6. Martha Stewart Presents: Festive Autumn Alien Platters.

5. Really really really bad mod that you will hate.

4. In space, no one can hear you soil yourself.

3. E.T. the sequel - Phone this!

2. CounterStrike 2: Without the hostages. Or ski-masks. Or AWP.

And, the number 1 Mod Name Rejected in Favor of Natural Selection...

1. The Flayra Strikes Back

Pulse · March 2003

The only problem with that is that according to the story humanity is not in any danger at all, after aproximatly 956,653,346,643,732,000,000 marines die, the TSA would dissolve and the real army would nuke every infested base/ship in the universe and live happily ever after.

Rellix · March 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SiLeNcEr-7 @ Mar 25 2003, 03:21 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> The only problem with that is that according to the story humanity is not in any danger at all, after aproximatly 956,653,346,643,732,000,000 marines die, the TSA would dissolve and the real army would nuke every infested base/ship in the universe and live happily ever after.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
That Number seems a little low <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'>

Venmoch · March 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Crazy Ivan @ Mar 25 2003, 03:21 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
GDI? Er, the only thing that means to me is Global Defense Initiative... What did you mean by that?  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Me too!

I had visions of Tiberiam and Mammoth MK 2s

Talesin · March 2003

Bah. Everyone knows that the Kharaa are carried onto new host ships by microscopic bacteria-ferrets and bunnies.

<a href='http://store.sluggy.com/detailed-green-kiki.html' target='_blank'>Linkeh</a>-style PROOF! Here they are in action! (Scroll down a little)

Ulatoh · March 2003

warn about other stuff on pages, i opened that link at school... *shudder*

How Was This Game Named?

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