When I get back we have another game we can group up and decimate others in. Team GAF assemble.
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Natural Selection 2 |OT| You're Squad 5
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When I get back we have another game we can group up and decimate others in. Team GAF assemble.
Invite please. Never played the original but this looks fun.
http://steamcommunity.com/id/mrpeabody/
http://steamcommunity.com/id/mrpeabody/
When running towards an enemy, jump against a wall whilst moving forward, then quickly jump back down. This gives you a small speed boost and makes you harder to hit. You always want to be circling around them to disorient them and attacking their back in a 1v1 scenario.
If you haven't already, bind jump to your side mouse button so you don't have to take your thumb off WASD.
People put their thumbs on WASD?
MickeyKnox
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Dictator93
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Everyone should be invited! I was thinking about having a meet and greet game session this evening (EU time). Anything that you guys can do.
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
I must know where your thumb is on your hand.
I pretty much is my thumb, index finger and middle finger for WASD, using whichever one is closest to the key I need. pinky and ring fingers are in charge of crtl, tab and shift. The only key out place is space, but mouse 3 solves that.
Lactose_Intolerant
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because you can't move forward and backward at the same time, you can use your middle finger for w and s and leave your thumb on the space bar. Ring finger goes on a. Pinky works overtime.
Funny, half those players are from 1.04 (and 2.0).
Makes me want to get back in the game :/
Dictator93
Member
yeah, though haven't installed it yet.
did they include co_ maps or is it all classic ns?
Dictator93
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Just had an amazing game. Both thrilling and exhausting 
If anyone want to check it out, please do:
http://no.twitch.tv/eholten/b/338081828
Starts about 10 min in.
Pumped for more later. Going to watch a few SC2 games at MLG now. Back in a bit!
If anyone want to check it out, please do:
http://no.twitch.tv/eholten/b/338081828
Starts about 10 min in.
Pumped for more later. Going to watch a few SC2 games at MLG now. Back in a bit!
Been doing a lot of Khaarmanding today and I really enjoy it, but it is so terribly annoying when I pop out for two minutes to go gorge and build the second hive only for someone else to jump in and proceed to do nothing >.<
Still, this game is so fantastic. That stream you linked to Dictator93 is from a gather group called ENSL, which is kind of perking my interest.
Still, this game is so fantastic. That stream you linked to Dictator93 is from a gather group called ENSL, which is kind of perking my interest.
jediyoshi
Member
Hm, just installed it and played a few rounds. Nice to see them keeping some of the old maps (ns_veil!) as well as the sounds. Miss BH. And don't necessarily see why the game is so demanding. Once you get rid of the clutter it doesn't even look that much better. Hell, on my crappy laptop is looks about the same, except it performs like shit
Not sure if I'm gonna pick this one up.
Not sure if I'm gonna pick this one up.
I have noticed when the map changes servers tend to empty, which makes it really annoying and hard to get a good game going from the start.
I just bailed out of a game as Marine Comm because 10 minutes in it was still a 3v3 with each of us controlling half the map. That may not sound too bad but this is exactly what causes the 1 - 2 hour stand offs as both teams have researched all the tech within 15 minutes due to insane res flow and a lack of combat / losses.
The early game really sets the tone for how it's going to develop; I'm fine with long games (in fact I prefer them) so long as they evolve naturally and there are still things to do constantly. Being left alone for 10 minutes while each team turtles is not my idea of fun ...
Maybe there needs to be a mod on servers which allows the players to vote for a restart to the 'warm up' if the team numbers increase substantially.
I just bailed out of a game as Marine Comm because 10 minutes in it was still a 3v3 with each of us controlling half the map. That may not sound too bad but this is exactly what causes the 1 - 2 hour stand offs as both teams have researched all the tech within 15 minutes due to insane res flow and a lack of combat / losses.
The early game really sets the tone for how it's going to develop; I'm fine with long games (in fact I prefer them) so long as they evolve naturally and there are still things to do constantly. Being left alone for 10 minutes while each team turtles is not my idea of fun ...
Maybe there needs to be a mod on servers which allows the players to vote for a restart to the 'warm up' if the team numbers increase substantially.
Dictator93
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F4 is a way to surrender. Every f4s. An old NS1 thing
Hm, just installed it and played a few rounds. Nice to see them keeping some of the old maps (ns_veil!) as well as the sounds. Miss BH. And don't necessarily see why the game is so demanding. Once you get rid of the clutter it doesn't even look that much better. Hell, on my crappy laptop is looks about the same, except it performs like shit
Not sure if I'm gonna pick this one up.
Sorry to hear about your perfomance.
What are your laptop specs? perhaps I could help you get it to run better
Lactose_Intolerant
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The game is performance hog, which it really shouldn't be considering its a bunch of corridors. Though it's mainly cpu related because I have 0 ms wait time on the gpu.
Hopefully their particle optimization patch will work wonders. Any time there's a group of marines firing my fps drops horribly.
Hopefully their particle optimization patch will work wonders. Any time there's a group of marines firing my fps drops horribly.
Yeah. I was playing with a friend today and had some serious problems. I'm running a 2500k clocked to 3.8 and a gtx 670 and it's bringing my rig to it's knees.
I actually tested turning the settings down to 640x480 and putting everything to lowest, which almost made it look a 3ds game and it was still pushing about the same, which was 20fps or lower.
I've downgraded to non beta nvidia drivers, checked temps while the game is running, tested the cpu was running at the correct clock while the game was running and made sure there was nothing weird set in the nvidia control panel.
The thing is, it seems to get progressively worse as i play. Things don't start off too bad. I've also put plenty of time into Max Payne 3 and Battlefield 3 both maxed out this week, without any problems. It's completely baffling.
The good news is, i'm not letting it put me off the game. It's a great game and I've had lots of fun playing it with a friend. I just hope i can get to the bottom of it, or a patch fixes things for me.
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
I'm definitely going to turn off modeled infestation. It impairs vision for marines, and it eats resources.
But damn, it sure does look nice.
I get about 30 in firefights so it's not huge, but still.
Btw, we need to build a team of 1 good Comm and 11 other players. A good Comm KILLS. I've been cursed with games where the Comm gives up at the worst time. We just need a dedicated Comm.
But damn, it sure does look nice.
I get about 30 in firefights so it's not huge, but still.
Btw, we need to build a team of 1 good Comm and 11 other players. A good Comm KILLS. I've been cursed with games where the Comm gives up at the worst time. We just need a dedicated Comm.
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
I had a good game on the alien side with a great comm, and a solid team. Ended up playing mostly Fade and having a blast. Fade is definitely my shit.
that's why you gotta play with friends that aren't needy idiots. Not that I have that. I just figure that that would be a far more favorable scenario.
that's why you gotta play with friends that aren't needy idiots. Not that I have that. I just figure that that would be a far more favorable scenario.
narcosis219
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Man, this game to 50% less fun due to being released to the public. =(.
I can't comm a game anymore cause no one knows what they're doing. Even giving voice commands is useless.
At least now I can just shoot skulks that run straight at me and bite fools that can't aim at their feet.
Narcosis
GAF, save me from pub games =(
I can't comm a game anymore cause no one knows what they're doing. Even giving voice commands is useless.
At least now I can just shoot skulks that run straight at me and bite fools that can't aim at their feet.
Narcosis
GAF, save me from pub games =(
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
People will learn.
Dictator93
Member
I am (not to brag) pretty darn good at all roles in this game. SO I would happily comm!
Also... the old infestation ran worse for me than the new one. Strange your performance degrades so much around it
Eaten By A Grue
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Steam Workshop is paying off in spades, IN SPADES.
Dictator93
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A lot people seem to like this idea. Either that or make the emergency lights less stark in color
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
It doesn't degrade that much, but going from 70 to 25 is irritating in firefights when aliens start winning. I haven't tried out the old infestation. I just assumed a texture would hurt my fps less than a model and a texture.
In general, my framerate is great. It's just in some parts it starts to chop some.
Played a great game yesterday that went on for quite some time. I think the whole match ended up being 90 min. Played alien, ran around blinking and killing fools as a fade.
I do feel like the team is more cohesive when playing marines. It could be the constant need to build structures. I've played any number of alien games now where the Comm isn't directing the team enough.
Deputy Dangle
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I caved in and bought this today. I tried to join a server, but for the past few tries, I keeping losing connection before I fully get in. Then if I tried refreshing the list it either doesn't or does show every server regardless of what filters I have selected.
To make things worse, when I close the program down I lose internet connection for a few minutes. Anyone else having these problems today or have an idea of how to fix this issue? Not a great first for me, but I'm still itching to try it out.
To make things worse, when I close the program down I lose internet connection for a few minutes. Anyone else having these problems today or have an idea of how to fix this issue? Not a great first for me, but I'm still itching to try it out.
If we could make that 10 and 2 it would be the ideal amount to have for inter-gaf scrimmages
Lactose_Intolerant
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Stealth first is really good. Maybe not vs really good players though.
Lactose_Intolerant
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I have the same problems besides the lose internet connection. It usually takes me 5 or so tries to connect to a game and half the time the server browser doesn't refresh.
Deputy Dangle
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I finally was able to get in some games, but man am I bad. I feel like I should watch more of those tutorial videos and probably use a mic as well.
I'm trying to stick with the Marines for now just so I can learn the game.
Invite to the group would be nice as well.
http://steamcommunity.com/id/DeputyDangle
I'm trying to stick with the Marines for now just so I can learn the game.
Invite to the group would be nice as well.
http://steamcommunity.com/id/DeputyDangle
Alright, I think you guys combined with the GBQLEX have convinced me to part with $25 and grab this. NS1 was easily my favourite HL1 mod and this looks great. Any Aussies been playing it? Are there many local full servers? Failing that, is playing with a higher ping on a US still enjoyable?
Just did a Fraps benchmark of my fps and here's my result. Started benchmarking when the game started (and not in the lobby) and stopped it when we won. I could never feel that the fps was lower than 60 myself, so the minimum must have happened when I spawned or some crazy stuff happened.
My specs are i5 2500K @ 4,6GHz, HD6950 2GB (unlocked shaders) with a small overclock, 8GB RAM and Win 8.
Here's my settings. Turning off bloom, ambient occlusion and atmospheric help a lot with the performance.
I heard there's a performance patch incoming soon too, to improve the particles or something.
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Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg
159300, 2149078, 30, 158, 74.125My specs are i5 2500K @ 4,6GHz, HD6950 2GB (unlocked shaders) with a small overclock, 8GB RAM and Win 8.
Here's my settings. Turning off bloom, ambient occlusion and atmospheric help a lot with the performance.
I heard there's a performance patch incoming soon too, to improve the particles or something.