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PostPosted: Tue, 15th Mar 2005 16:05    Post subject: Natural Selection
Natural-Selection



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"Charles Darwin would be proud."
Gamespy's Mod of the Year, 2002[/i}

[i]"The way all these details boil down in gameplay is simply amazing, and occasionally fascinating to just watch unfold.
Firing Squad review, 5/5


"This is about as close as you can get to a perfect game."
Halflife.org, 5/5


"Natural Selection has hit the gaming world like a ten tonne truck, stirring up such an interest not seen since Counter-Strike did the same so long ago...One thing is certain though, Natural Selection has paved the way for a whole new genre in gaming and mod making."
Ozgn.com, 5/5


See articles in PC Zone (93% 12/16/02), PC Gamer as well as game magazines in Turkey, Poland, Australia, Brazil and more.

Mod/Game info:


Natural Selection blends first-person combat with real-time strategy. It features intense 'marines vs. aliens' teamplay, where one marine can become Commander. The Commander plays from a top-down perspective and leads live players.

The aliens can evolve upgrades like "Cloaking" and "Scent of Fear", and can change lifeforms to run on walls, fly, and even devour marines whole.

NS has atmospheric indoor sci-fi environments full of steam and smoke, and features custom orchestral music from the award-winning Jeremy Soule.

It is a freely-available Half-life modification, and since its release in October of 2002, has had over 2 million downloads, and has 20,000 unique players every day.

The latest version is NS v3.0 (currently in beta), which features the following new features:


Natural Selection: Combat

Natural Selection: Combat is a new fast and furious gameplay mode focusing on intense action. Combat games generally last less than ten minutes, and require very little knowledge to play.

New maps - Six new Combat maps, made just for Combat. Enjoy a combat-simulation on "daimos", battle over rock and water on "core", or enjoy non-stop action on "faceoff".
New upgrades - New Combat-specific upgrades like "resupply" and personal scanner sweep give you help when you need it.
Gain experience - Get experience for killing the enemy, or for attacking their base. As you gain experience, you gain levels. Each new level lets you choose a new upgrade, weapon, or piece of equipment. Even after death, you retain these power-ups.
New NS gameplay

New look - Over 150 new textures and new NS maps give the game a whole new look. Fight in the claustrophic halls of ns_ayumi, catching a glimpse of snow falling outside a catwalk, or take control of the awe-inspiring and incredible ns_agora.
Catalyst-packs - New "catalyst-packs" allow Commander to speed rate of fire and movement of marines for a short duration.
New lerk - New flight model for the "Lerk", allowing smooth and precise flapping and gliding (he also has his bite back!).
New spectator interface - All-new spectator mode is easier to use and ideal for match commentators.
New manual - The manual has been totally re-written to include a "quick start" guide, and detailed information on every weapon, ability and structure.
Other features - New chat and font system, the ability for mappers to pre-place structures in maps, 'votemap' command, new scoreboard, new alien "focus" upgrade, and much more.
Balanced and tested

Extensively tested - Extensive playtesting with over 100 NS clans and hundreds of Constellation members will mean the most balanced and fun NS yet.
Massive improvements - Over 200 bugs and exploits have been fixed in this version, along with dozens of other improvements. These include "sinking" structures, better hitboxes for players and structures (even for wall-walking skulks!), skulk prediction fixes, and hundreds more.

Official Site:
http://www.unknownworlds.com/

Community:
http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns/view?action=community

File Section:
http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns/view?action=files

Screenshots:
http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns/view?action=gallery

I can highly recommende this MOD since it combines so much things and litterally kicks CS off the throne...

And If you haven't noticed you need the good old HL Retail.

***Current Version***


3.0


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