What changed in Natural Selection 2 in 2015

Join games faster with better play-now options.

A host of other improvements to enhance gameplay experience.

Hit targets harder with enhanced hit-detection mechanics.

Better options for joining games quickly.

A host of other improvements to the game.

Hit targets harder with enhanced hit-detection mechanics.

New Trello Board for development progress and feedback forum for ideas and bug reports.

A new feedback forum has been established to gather player ideas and bug reports.

New Discord server for direct communication with developers and community members.

1 bug was fixed from the reported 6, with 4 known internally and 1 added to the bug tracker.

The team is looking into implementing nine of the most popular ideas submitted by the community.

A new official Discord server has been opened for Natural Selection 2 to enhance community communication.

Looking into implementing 9 of the most popular ideas from community feedback.

Out of six reported bugs, one has been fixed.

A new tool for modders and mappers to create complex map details quickly.

Introduction of a new build system that may affect game stability.

A new build system has been introduced, which may cause instability.

A new tool for modders and mappers to create complex map details quickly.

Initial load times reduced from over 4.5 minutes to around 2.5 minutes on traditional HDDs, with average map load times down to 46 seconds.

Average map load time on traditional HDDs reduced to around 46 seconds, down from 1.5 minutes or more.

More updates and fixes to editor tools are planned for the next patch.

Announcement of minor balance tweaks in the next patch.

Load times reduced from over 4.5 minutes to around 2.5 minutes for initial map loads on traditional HDDs.

Announcement of minor balance tweaks to be included in the next patch.

More updates and fixes to the editor tools are included in the patch.

A Newcomer Tournament aimed at less experienced players will take place on September 19th and 20th.

The Natural Selection League has opened signups for NSL Season 7, a competitive event for players.

A Newcomer Tournament aimed at less experienced players will take place on September 19th and 20th.

The Natural Selection League has opened signups for NSL Season 7, featuring organized competitive play.

You can now choose your own main menu background and music from the options settings.

Fixed tons of code and libraries issues preventing the NS2 project from compiling under VS 2013.

Lowered opacity for red colored low ammo warning on weapon displays.

Added remaining cannister ammo on the display for the flamethrower.

Fixed the server not necessarily using the same snapshot as the client during position extrapolation.

You can now have custom loading screens by putting jpg files inside a screens/custom folder.

All main menu levels have had an optimization pass to reduce file size and increase loading speed.

Fight for control of a derelict biological research facility in this brand new map for Natural Selection 2.

Fixed various crash issues of the Overview.exe.

You can now choose your own main menu background and music from the options settings.

NS2 is now being compiled using Microsoft Visual Studio 2013, which may improve fps for some users.

Fixed first person spectating causing hitching movement to other players.

Fight for control of a derelict biological research facility in this brand new map for Natural Selection 2.

Fixed various crash issues of the Overview.exe.

Fixed first person spectating causing hitching movement to other players.

Fixed numerous code and library issues preventing the NS2 project from compiling under VS 2013.

MapCycle now automatically cycles to the next map if the attempt to load a map fails.

Fixed bug where Loading screen wouldn’t use custom map backgrounds.

You can now change the used gamma correction value in the option menu.

MapCycle now automatically cycles to the next map if the attempt to load a map fails.

NS2 is now being compiled using Microsoft Visual Studio 2013, which may improve fps for some users.

Added new server admin console command 'sv_installmod <modid>' to download the given mod to the server.

Fixed bug where loading screen wouldn’t use custom map backgrounds and made it scale with resolution.

You can now have custom loading screens by putting jpg files inside a screens/custom folder.

You can now have custom flashlight textures.

Addresses a lua error that occurred on Linux for users with specific locale settings.

Corrects damage types for Onos, bile bomb, Flamethrower, axe, and Welder.

Eliminates unnecessary curl progress reporting that was spamming server consoles.

Addresses issues with Onos, bile bomb, Flamethrower, axe, and Welder damage types.

Servers will now properly attempt to update all mods when changing maps.

Removes erroneous file exists check which fixes Shotgun and other bad hitching issues.

Removes erroneous file exists check in particle handling which fixes Shotgun and other bad hitching.

Added a new variant of Alien Vision based on Huzes’ AV – Thanks Huze!

Fixed menu being unresponsive if mousing over webview while a window was loading

Added consistency checking for hmp files

Fixed sending blank chat messages causing messages to overlap

Added support for servers to point clients to a list of backup servers and clients to download from backup instead of Steam

Missing files will now show up in the log instead of being silently ignored

Stop Insert from running destructors on uninitialized memory

Linux should now support non-ascii

Servers running close to the edge will now show up as Loaded in the performance browser

Fixed stuck spot in hangar bay vent for fades

Dropping structures as a Marine Commander will display the location name and status of the Power Node for the structure

Made it so the scoreboard shortens the player name if it overlaps

Fixed FPS problem in access alpha

Fixed stuck spot in hangar bay vent for fades

Rookies will always show the “(rookie)” tag in chat even if they’re not in your own team

Missing files will now show up in the log instead of being silently ignored

Spectators are now sorted above ReadyRoom players

Linux should now support non-ascii

Fixed FPS problem in access alpha

Fixed menu being unresponsive if mousing over webview while a window was loading

Made it so the scoreboard shortens the player name if it overlaps

Fixed that commanders bots did not work or got kicked by the AFK kick

Fixed bug that required all http request to finish inside 15 seconds

Fixed being able to place an IP in eclipse where you shouldn’t be able to

Added Utils\WorkshopBackup, a simple server to allow servers ops to add backup download for mods.

Backup servers also solves the problem of the server running an old version of a mod

Fixed Babblers being invisible when cloaked by a shade

Added ability to click on a player’s row in the scoreboard to check their Steam/Hive profiles

Added icon to the scoreboard indicating if someone is your friend on Steam

Fixed being able to tell who’s the enemy Commander by their chat color

Added Utils\WorkshopBackup, a simple server to allow servers ops to add backup download for mods.

Improved progress reporting

Added no_ip material which disallows placement of Infantry Portals on this surface

Muting a player’s voice/text chat will last 6 hours so it’s persistent across map changes

Fixed bug that required all http request to finish inside 15 seconds

Added option to mute Text chat

Fixed embryos not having a taunt in the ready room

Relevance calculation offloaded from main server thread, freeing up about 5-15% main thread CPU.

Added a new variant of Alien Vision based on Huzes’ AV – Thanks Huze!

Backup servers also solves the problem of the server running an old version of a mod

Added a separate bind for movement override for commander

Fixed that the Alien Buy-Menu messed up with some translations (e.g. Russian)

Improved progress reporting

Removed random pipe prop in locker room

Fixed that commanders bots did not work or got kicked by the AFK kick

Added support for servers to point clients to a list of backup servers and clients to download from backup instead of Steam

Made clients more stubborn when it comes to requesting downloading mods (10 retries)

Removed random pipe prop in locker room

Added no_ip material which disallows placement of Infantry Portals on this surface

Fixed being able to tell who’s the enemy Commander by their chat color

Relevance calculation offloaded from main server thread, freeing up about 5-15% main thread CPU

Fixed being able to place an IP in eclipse where you shouldn’t be able to

Muting a player’s voice/text chat will last 6 hours so it’s persistent across map changes

Stop sounds from playing on destroyed entities

Added a separate bind for movement override for commander

Fixed sending blank chat messages causing messages to overlap

Removed holiday themed ready rooms

Added ability to click on a player’s row in the scoreboard to check their Steam/Hive profiles

Dropping structures as a Marine Commander will display the location name and status of the Power Node for the structure

Rookies will always show the “(rookie)” tag in chat even if they’re not in your own team

Made clients more stubborn when it comes to requesting downloading mods (10 retries)

Fixed embryos not having a taunt in the ready room

Spectators are now sorted above ReadyRoom players

Fixed Babblers being invisible when cloaked by a shade

Added option to mute Text chat

Fixed that the Alien Buy-Menu messed up with some translations (e.g. Russian)

Added icon to the scoreboard indicating if someone is your friend on Steam