Natural Selection 2

Simmz · 30 Oct 2008 at 11:25

NEw interview went up a couple of days ago, says they aren't going with source anymore and are using their own in house graphics development team.

http://news.bigdownload.com/2008/10/27/interview-unknown-worlds-talks-about-natural-selection-2/

Good to know it's still on the way.

Simmz · 30 Oct 2008 at 11:30

Really like the sound of this too

We have "dynamic infestation", which is a bacterial goo that grows wherever the aliens go. It will break through welded doors, turn off lights, destroy computers and generally create chaos wherever it goes. Go to http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/videos/ to see it in action.

FrenchTart · 30 Oct 2008 at 11:32

I'm looking forward to this to - however, that video was originally released aaages ago.r

Streeteh · 30 Oct 2008 at 11:33

I loved the first immensely, it was just a shame that you could tell who was going to win a round within the first 10 mins (basically whoever came out on top in the first 'charge' for resources would 90% of the time win the game).

If they could make it that skill becomes as important as equipment/evolution as opposed to the decider between equally equipped opponents then the game would be near perfect.

Mp4 · 30 Oct 2008 at 11:33

They are behind times now imo

Simmz · 30 Oct 2008 at 11:37

Well they're not using the source engine, so hopefully with their own in house graphics team it can go beyond source graphics. Gameplay is far more important anyway in the game factor that NS has.

Not sure how old this video is but shows of their side of graphics.

http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/news/2008/10/unknown_worlds_videocast_5

Radiation · 30 Oct 2008 at 11:42

It's great they're working on NS2 but why oh why do they want to make a new engine, aren't those things really difficult to do?

The source engine is fine tbh, though it could be improved obviously, especially in physics, so it seems a bit silly but good luck to them though.

Simmz · 30 Oct 2008 at 11:46

It's going to be a standalone game now Radiation, not a mod.

Naffa · 30 Oct 2008 at 12:08

They did say from the off that they wanted to charge for Natural Selection 2, and this would have been difficult to do if using someone else's engine.

medley · 30 Oct 2008 at 19:35

I really want to play but I have a feeling I won't be until the end of 2009 or something around that time