Very basic idea

CaLCaL Join Date: 2002-06-28 Member: 833Members
in NS General Discussion
I've read most of the information on the site and most of it is very helpful.  I love Six Days in Sanjii!

The problem I have is that in some bits the overall idea of the game gets pretty complex.  I am wondering if it is possible to give me a basic idea of the game and tell me if it is easy to pick up?

Thx
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    There will be an in game tutorial, a manual, and tips that pop up (turn off-able). Just wait for it to come out.
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  • CaLCaL Join Date: 2002-06-28 Member: 833Members
    They are very helpful things but... it doesn't help me now.  What I mean is...  I tell most people about the mod and when they ask what you do I just say, "er... Alien vs Marine... kill stuff."

    It would be nice to see a brief overview... maybe in the faq or something?
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    Try <a href="www.readyroom.org" target="_blank">The Readyroom</a>. It should have some stuff.
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  • CaLCaL Join Date: 2002-06-28 Member: 833Members
    ahhhhhhhhhhhhh thank you....  That gave some good insite.  But surely this site needs something like that.  Afterall it is the official site and the majority of people would come here first?
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  • CaLCaL Join Date: 2002-06-28 Member: 833Members
    mmmmmmm ok sorry

    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->5. Check out Readyroom.org before asking questions. NS.org doesn't always have all the details, but RR.org probably will! That way, you can have your questions answered, and probably become more informed about NS along the way.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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  • FlayraFlayra Game Director, Unknown Worlds Entertainment San Francisco Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 3Super Administrators, NS2 Developer, Subnautica Developer
    Hey Cal.  I think what you're looking for is in the "About NS" section of the website.  That gives a pretty concise summary of the game.
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  • Diogenes_DogDiogenes_Dog Join Date: 2002-05-13 Member: 610Members
    Now that he brings up up, why IS all that info over at the readyroom?  I mean, why does the readyroom exist at all?  It's run by the makers, so wouldn't it be less complicated to have just put it all on the main site in the first place?

    I'm assuming I'm missing something...?


    -dio
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  • realityisdeadrealityisdead Employed by Raven Software after making ns_nothing Join Date: 2002-01-26 Member: 94Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Take with a grain of salt:

    The readyroom was started up by MonsE (before he was a team member if I'm not mistaken... please correct me if I am) becuase... the main site wasn't updated enough! <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->

    I'm thinking maybe rather than having hordes of info and screenshots, whatever, over at the main site... they opted for a more professional and sleek look. Really just speculation though. And... rather than throw a perfectly good site down the drain (readyroom.org), MonsE just kept at that for updates and goodies.

    Also... didn't Comprox design part of (if not all of) the readyroom? He's not a team member, so... Dunno. <!--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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  • GwahirGwahir Join Date: 2002-04-24 Member: 513Members, Constellation
    Flayra has jumped in posting frequency again, what's up?  Just taking a quick and deserved break?
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  • ComproxComprox *chortle* Canada Join Date: 2002-01-23 Member: 7Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver, Subnautica Developer, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
    Right on both accounts ken, MonsE was just another fan making a fan site. And while his window coding skills were amazing, his web skills..err...sucked <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo--> I took what he had done, and made it look presentable (Now I wish I had just gone all out). And making one NS site doesn't get my dev team status, specially when it's bland as that!
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  • realityisdeadrealityisdead Employed by Raven Software after making ns_nothing Join Date: 2002-01-26 Member: 94Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    <!--QuoteBegin--Gwahir+Sep. 10 2002,23:21--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (Gwahir @ Sep. 10 2002,23:21)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->Just taking a quick and deserved break?<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Heh, I think that's safe to assume. Emphasis on deserved. <!--emo&;)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'><!--endemo-->
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  • VoberVober Join Date: 2002-03-27 Member: 356Members
    I think what cal is saying from lurking around the forums he knows a lot of details and complex things, however he dose not have the general idea(we tend to stay on complex stuff on the forms i think... i.e. so can a lvl 3 swoop down and slice the head of a marine with these upgrades.....). Am I right? If i am i will try to remeady he situation.

    The basic idea is basically a complex team deathmatch right now. The first team, the marines, are organized by a commander with an rts style veiw. He selects what to give to what marine, and can even order them to move to a certain area.  This is like a RTS for the commander, he gathers resources to buy upgrades/weps and bosses around the marine PC's.

    The aleins are not all on there own either, they have the hive mind, a NPC. The hive mind simple does things like allows aliens to see a marine an ally alein can see and you cannot. A collect mind on all the data if you will, think borg. The aleins gather resources and they are more or less(well less actually) divided amoung the aliens evenly. Each individual alien can upgrade, change class.

    I am an idiot and prollt 3/4th s of this is wrong, but is this what you wanted?
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  • coilcoil Amateur pirate. Professional monkey. All pance. Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 424Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    <!--QuoteBegin--Gwahir+Sep. 11 2002,00:21--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (Gwahir @ Sep. 11 2002,00:21)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->Flayra has jumped in posting frequency again, what's up?  Just taking a quick and deserved break?<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    What the--??  GET BACK IN YOUR CELL, SLAVE!  CODE!  CODE!  CODE!!!!!

    <i>when it's done when it's done when it's done when it's done when it's done...</i>
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  • VyvnVyvn Join Date: 2002-08-24 Member: 1226Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--ken20banks+Sep. 11 2002,00:25--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (ken20banks @ Sep. 11 2002,00:25)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin--Gwahir+Sep. 10 2002,23:21--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (Gwahir @ Sep. 10 2002,23:21)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->Just taking a quick and deserved break?<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Heh, I think that's safe to assume. Emphasis on deserved. <!--emo&;)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'><!--endemo--><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Hopefully the emphasis is also on quick.  <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo-->
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  • CMEastCMEast Join Date: 2002-05-19 Member: 632Members
    Vober, its not an NPC.
    Hivemind is basically just an ability for every alien to know what the others see, there is no actual commander class at all, not even NPC.
    The rest is close enough <!--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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