What changed in Natural Selection 2 in 2016

The Pumpkin Patch can now be earned regardless of the season while playing Infested.

Red emergency lights are no more, and have been changed to orange for all seasons.

Play Now changed to use a different ranking function when trying to join Infested.

Updated description of Pumpkin Patch in new item popup notification.

Red emergency lights changed to orange for all seasons.

Fixed incomplete merge of Hive 2 extension.

Menu restores Hive 1 order at first use.

Updated description of Pumpkin Patch and Infested in new item popup notifications.

Fixed that players were recording the wrong playtime at launch.

Fixed issue with progress bar not showing proper values for levels 8 through 14.

Moved player’s badge customization from old Hive website to in-game via the Customize player menu.

Removed Halloween player effects, but files are still available for modding.

Updated description of Infested in play now popup.

Fixed that badges were not broadcasted correctly to all connected clients.

Fixed performance issue caused by new badge API due to deprecated code in the status UI.

Fixed incomplete merge of Hive 2 extension.

Play Now changed to use a different ranking function when trying to join Infested.

Removed Halloween player effects, though the files are still available for modding.

The Pumpkin Patch is now able to be earned regardless of the season, if you are playing Infested.

Fixed performance issue caused by new badge API due to deprecated code in the status UI.

Fixed that badges were not broadcasted correctly to all connected clients.

Fixed that players were recording the wrong playtime at launch, relevant for data analytics.

Fixed that the badge selection menu did not close correctly.

Fixed issue with progress bar not showing proper values for levels 8 through 14.

Menu restores hive 1 order at first use.

Fixed that the badge selection menu did not close correctly.

Moved player’s badge customization from old Hive website to be in-game via the Customize player menu.

New Halloween effects have been added to various parts of the game, changing per a server’s seasonal setting.

The Training menu has been revamped to be more orderly and useful for new players.

All map readyrooms have been made more spooky for the Halloween season.

Moved player’s badge customization from the old Hive website to be in-game via the Customize player menu.

Added new Halloween effects to various parts of the game, which will automatically change per a server’s seasonal setting.

The Play now window has been restyled to fit new themes and look nicer.

Players can now throw candy during warmup mode.

Players can now see who the enemy commander is during pre-game to help get games started faster.

Fixed that Modloader.SetupFileHook returned an error message even on success.

Added the beginnings of a new Progression System to Hive, paving the way for future enhancements.

Added more non-colliding and commander invisible seasonal groups for use by mappers.

Added 'Badges+' API to manage in-game badges.

Players can now throw candy during warmup mode.

An entirely new game-mode which involves repairing an air filtration system while dealing with an infected teammate.

Fixed Overview.exe to not render seasonal groups.

Fixed conflicts with Hive changes within Hive Challenge and Tutorials.

Added the beginnings of a new Progression System to Hive.

Fixed that Filehook entry files could not be used as filehook.

Fixed edge-case issue that prevented Hive from updating round data when submitted.

Fixed an edge-case issue that prevented Hive from updating round data when submitted.

Added more non-colliding and commander invisible seasonal groups for use by mappers.

An entirely new game-mode where players deal with a dangerous pathogen in a remote TSF outpost.

Fixed that Filehook entry files could not be used as filehook.

All map readyrooms have been made more spooky.

Added 'Badges+' API to manage in-game badges.

Play now window restyled to fit new themes and look nicer.

Moved player’s badge customization from the old Hive website to be in-game via the Customize player menu.

Fixed conflicts with Hive changes within Hive Challenge and Tutorials.

Fixed that Modloader.SetupFileHook returned an error message even on success.

The Training menu has been revamped to be more orderly and useful for new players.

Players can now see who the enemy commander is during pre-game to help get games started faster.

Exploits allowing players to regain all energy via 'Evolve Last Upgrades' feature have been fixed.

Gorges off-infestation belly slide friction decreased from 0.2 to 0.1.

Players switching teams will now receive proportional skill updates.

Reduced belly slide friction for Gorges to maintain speed longer.

Alien bots no longer attempt to evolve upgrades on higher lifeforms they can't afford.

Stuck spot in Chasm <-> Lava Falls vent fixed.

Resolved issue causing babbler-covered gorge to have difficulty heal spraying structures.

Exploits allowing players to regain all energy via 'Evolve Last Upgrades' fixed.

Resolved client crash caused by reading from an unfinished loading model.

Adjusted Lerk movement mechanics to reduce dependence on Celerity and improve ambushing.

Implemented a new learning rate system for skill values in Hive 2.

Resolved client crash caused by reading from a model that hasn't finished loading.

Onos cost increased to 62 pres from 55 to adjust for new pres gain.

Players can opt in to test the stability and performance of the 64 bit version.

All core Marine weapon animations (Rifle, Pistol, Axe) have been rebuilt from scratch.

All core Marine weapons (Rifle, Pistol, Axe) have new animations rebuilt from scratch.

Added an icon to indicate when server performance dips to yellow or red.

Players switching teams will now be credited with both a win and a loss.

Shotgun spread increased slightly to decrease one-shot range.

Resolved stuck spot in Chasm <-> Lava Falls vent.

Alien bots no longer attempt to evolve upgrades on higher lifeforms they can't afford.

Adjusted Lerk's flap force and improved crouch diving mechanics.

Cyst chains now more reliably connect to the closest cyst.

Resolved issue causing script error icons to flash after map loads.

New icon appears when server performance dips to yellow or red.

Increased shotgun spread slightly to decrease one-shot range to pre-hit box change levels.

Commander bots now build resource towers in a more logical order.

Onos cost increased to 62 pres (was 55) to adjust for increased pres gain.

Resolved issue with script error icons flashing after map loads.

New learning rate system for skill values, improving initial skill value changes.

LiveMixin:DeductHealth now uses correct formulas for applying normal damage types.

Enhanced reliability of cyst chains connecting to the closest cyst.

MG magazine size increased to 125 from 100.

Subscribed mods now show up correctly in the server details window.

Resolved a script error in the alien commander bot routine.

A tutorial teaching the basics of commanding and the marine tech tree is now available.

MG research time reduced to 30 seconds from 60 seconds.

Added a tick rate for bot logic routine, reducing server impact by at least 50%.

Added JSON export and improved visuals in the Animation Graph editor.

Added the ability to lock the view horizontally with the space bar in film mode.

Fixed that spectators could end up spectating non-player entities in a rare case.

Rookie only check now works on most rookie-only servers.

Fixed protolab causing blow out when being biled if bloom was enabled.

Fixed issue where spectators could end up spectating non-player entities.

Pistol slide now stays open when the gun is empty.

Fixed a small performance issue in the scoreboard update routine.

Marines can’t turn their upper body as far right without turning their lower body.

Fixed that the subscribed mods did not show up in server details window.

Buttons in the popup for non-rookies trying to join rookie-only teams now work.

Fixed a script error in the alien commander bot routine.

Ability to lock the view horizontally with the space bar in film mode added.

Fixed that the pistol slide was not staying open when the gun is empty.

Adjusted the precision of numbers in the options menu.

Addressed a small performance issue in the scoreboard update routine.

Fixed that you could get stuck in place if you attempted to evolve a trait twice before turning into an egg.

A tutorial teaching the basics of commanding and the marine tech tree.

Decreased MG spread to 4 radians (from 4.5) for better accuracy.

Skulk HP raised to 75/10 from 70/10 to improve early game stability.

Enhanced error messages to include more details.

Fixed that the rookie only check didn’t work on most rookie-only servers.

Fixed possible crash on exit due to bad access in FMOD dll.

Fixed issues causing strange scaling and camera loading problems in models.

Marines can't turn their upper body as far to the right without turning their lower body.

Fixed that protolab could cause blow out while being biled if bloom was enabled.

Resolved potential crash on exit due to bad access in FMOD dll.

Marines now use a different animation while jetpacking.

Fixed issues causing strange scaling and camera loading problems in the model compiler.

Skulk HP raised to 75/10 (was 70/10) to make early game engagements more stable.

Added a tick rate for the bot logic routine set to 10 by default, lowering server impact by at least 50%.

Fixed that the buttons of popup did not work when a non-rookie tries to join a rookie-only server.

Fixed issue where players could get stuck if evolving a trait twice before turning into an egg.

Increased MG magazine size to 125 (from 100) to reward players for good positioning.

Added ability to communicate with Webviews (Lua <-> Javascript).

MG spread decreased to 4 radians from 4.5 radians.

Resolved visual artifacts caused by blink effects when bloom was enabled.

Railguns now do double damage to structures, improving their utility.

Added JSON Export and improved visuals in the Animation Graph editor.

Marines now use a different animation while jetpacking.

Railguns now do double damage to structures, unchanged against players.

Fixed that blink effects could cause visual artifacts when bloom was enabled.

Added ability for Lua to communicate with Javascript in Webviews.

Fixed that numbers in the options menu were too precise.

Improved the Lua TraceLogger error messages to include more details.

MG research time reduced to 30 seconds (was 60) to improve late mid-game performance.

Sign-ups are now open for Season 10 of the Natural Selection League, with a deadline extended to October 13th.

Sign-ups for Season 10 of the Natural Selection League are now open, with a deadline extended to October 13th.

Significant balance changes have been made to the ns2_ayumi map, a reimagining of the Natural Selection 3.0 map.

Players are encouraged to familiarize themselves with custom maps like Mesh, Nexus, and Mineral, which are staples of the ENSL season.

Significant balance changes have been made to the ns2_ayumi map, and feedback is requested from players.

Gathers are running again, allowing players to practice for the upcoming Season 10.

Fixed script error when Alien Commander failed to place a Drifter.

Script error caused by code not expecting there to be nil entries in an entity list.

Icon will flash on screen when a client encounters a script error.

Rifles sometimes cause a script error because its cinematics have already been destroyed.

Trace object field access unintentionally always failing to JIT.

String operations have been improved which helps with our GUI code.

Added ErrorCallback Lua event that is fired every time there is a Lua error.

More code is jittable now, runs slightly faster on average.

Fixed Trace object field access unintentionally always failing to JIT.

String operations have been improved which helps with our GUI code.

Fixed that rifles sometimes cause a script error because its cinematics have already been destroyed.

Removed out of date and unusable model source assets from NS2 install, reducing install footprint by roughly 1.3Gb.

Crash dump always saved before showing report dialogue and command line switch to enable a full dump if requested.

Command line switch to enable a full dump if requested.

Added `display_errors` console command which triggers a popup for script errors.

More code is jittable now, resulting in slightly faster performance on average.

Reduces the install footprint by roughly 1.3Gb.

Script error when Alien Commander failed to place a Drifter.

Script error when Alien Commander failed to place a Cyst.

Script error when a ViewModel’s parent entity has been destroyed.

Add icon which will flash on screen when a client encounters a script error.

Fixed script error when Alien Commander failed to place a Cyst.

Switched to JIT specialized table functions.

Script error caused by entering hive after activating xenocide.

Fired every time there is a Lua error, with the error message passed as the first argument.

Triggers a popup if there is a script error, can be activated by using the -debug launch option.

Fixed script error caused by code not expecting there to be nil entries in an entity list.

Fixed script error caused by entering hive after activating xenocide.

Fixed script error when a ViewModel’s parent entity has been destroyed.

Fixed a script issue occurring on ns2_caged caused by achievement handling

Various changes including increased depth of arched pillars and new pillars for cover.

Videos will now play on Linux!

Fixed a script error caused by telling a bot to attack a clog

Fixed bugs related to FBX models and added a new directive for material path replacement.

Fixed overhead bridge in Biome blocking commander view.

Increased sneak speed to be 66% of max speed (was 50%)

Fixed that higher level tech was not immediately available in Sandbox mode from the Armory/Protolab

Fixed a localization issue that could cause clients to crash (occurred with Serbian selected)

Removed the Twitter ticker since it is not used much

Increased base ground speed to 7.25 to match wall walking speed (was 7.0)

Increased non-celerity wall jump force to 6.4 to match the celerity force (was 5.2)

Fixed that enemies were not considered in LOS for health bar display when visible through railings

Increased base ground speed to 7.25 to match wall walking speed (was 7.0)

Removed the Twitter ticker since it is not used much

Fixed that Skulks’ celerity bonus was not being reduced while sneaking

Fixed that text input fields didn’t consume key events (Thanks Brute!)

Reverted HP to 70/10 (was 85/10)

Replaced HTML renderer to use Steam APIs instead of Awesomium

Fixed that text input fields didn’t consume key events (Thanks Brute!)

Welcome banner was hidden by the load screen (Thanks Brute!)

Fixed that enemies were still considered in LOS for health bar display when hiding behind structures and other players

Fixed that Skulks’ celerity bonus was not being reduced while sneaking

Fixed that enemies were still considered in LOS for health bar display when hiding behind structures and other players

Fixed that enemies were not considered in LOS for health bar display when visible through railings

Increased non-celerity wall jump force to 6.4 to match the celerity force (was 5.2)

Multiple changes including increased depth of arched pillars and new cover elements.

Reverted HP to 70/10 (was 85/10)

Replaced HTML renderer to use Steam APIs instead of Awesomium

Added team say console command `tsay` (Thanks Keats!)

Fixed bugs related to FBX models and added a new directive for material path replacement.

Added team say console command `tsay` (Thanks Keats!)

Videos will now play on Linux!

Made wall jump noises more responsive to your speed to provide better feedback

Fixed that higher level tech was not immediately available in Sandbox mode from the Armory/Protolab

Fixed a script issue occurring on ns2_caged caused by achievement handling

Fixed overhead bridge in Biome blocking commander view

Fixed a script error caused by telling a bot to attack a clog

Increased sneak speed to be 66% of max speed (was 50%)

Welcome banner was hidden by the load screen (Thanks Brute!)

Fixed that missing placeholders in a localization could cause clients to crash (occurred with Serbian selected)

Size of Fade melee increased vertically to 0.7, 1.2 (was 0.7, 1).

Bots will not buy tech or evolve to prevent overwhelming the enemy team with Onos.

The player list now updates correctly in the server details window.

Enemies will take damage in the opposing team's spawn and receive a notification to retreat.

Mod names now update correctly in the server details window.

Fixed the issue where commander dropped weapons caused phantom item bubbles.

Filler bots will be disabled in listen servers to improve gameplay balance.

Fixed the issue where the sv_forceeventeams command wasn’t functioning.

Skulk starting health boosted by 15hp to a total of 85/10.

Fixed that the 'start commanding' text showed up at unbuilt hives.

Many rookie-only checks have been disabled in listen servers.

Fixed issue where filler bots stayed longer in teams than they should, leading to uneven teams.

Size of Fade melee increased vertically to 0.7, 1.2 (was 0.7, 1).

Size of Skulk melee increased to 1.2, 1.2 (was 0.7, 1).

Enemies will take damage in the opposing team's spawn and receive a notification to retreat.

Filler bots will be disabled in listen servers.

Texture lock has been further improved for better modding capabilities.

Mod names now update properly in the server details window.

Fixed that commander dropped weapons caused phantom item bubbles.

Size of Skulk melee increased to 1.2, 1.2 (was 0.7, 1).

Many rookie-only checks have been disabled in listen servers.

Texture lock has been further improved.

All Windows binaries are now digitally signed to improve recognition by antivirus and security programs.

Fixed issue where filler bots stayed longer in teams than intended, leading to uneven teams.

The player list now updates properly in the server details window.

Added a new command 'material_path_replace' to the model compiler.

Bots will no longer buy tech or evolve to prevent overwhelming the enemy team with Onos.

Fixed that the sv_forceeventeams command wasn’t working.

Fixed the issue where the 'start commanding' text appeared at unbuilt hives.

Skulk starting health boosted by 15hp to 85/10.

All Windows binaries are now digitally signed to improve compatibility with antivirus and security programs.

Added a new command to the model compiler, 'material_path_replace'.

Fixed issue with NS2+ causing health bars to show up when players were spawning in.

Autobalance doesn’t stop players from spawning anymore when teams are uneven.

Autobalance doesn’t stop players from spawning anymore when teams are uneven.

Increased the rate with which each Minigun heats up from 0.2 to 0.3.

The cooldown of Belly Slide and Charge is now displayed by the HUD.

Fixed Occlusion Geometry in Nursery, Geothermal no longer a marine spawn, Western Entrance no longer an Alien spawn.

Fixed most issues with stuttering when running past clogs caused by desync of the clog collision.

Easily join your friends, wherever they are.

Easily join your friends, wherever they are.

Fixed issue with NS2+ causing health bars to show up when players were spawning in.

Fixed that the server browser was sending significantly more pings than needed.

The cooldown of Belly Slide and Charge is now displayed by the HUD.

Fixed Occlusion Geometry in Nursery, Geothermal no longer a marine spawn, Western Entrance no longer an Alien spawn.

Bots will now fill up empty servers up to 12 slots by default, making it easier to form teams.

Fixed that the server browser was sending significantly more pings than needed.

Bots will now fill up empty servers up to 12 slots by default, making it easier to form teams.

Fixed that sometimes you couldn’t evolve if you had babblers attached to you.

Fixed most issues with stuttering when running past clogs caused by desync of the clog collision in the predict world.

Fixed that sometimes you couldn’t evolve if you had babblers attached to you.

Increased the rate with which each Minigun heats up from 0.2 to 0.3 to compensate for them being independent now.

Tooltip functionality for sandbox mode has been restored, allowing exploration with descriptions.

All game elements are now unlocked in sandbox mode, limited to Docking at the moment.

Feedback UI now has a close button and adjusts visibility based on user interactions.

Increased time feedback UI won't show after closing and after giving feedback. Can be closed with Escape. No longer shows on listen servers.

Players can now access all game elements in sandbox mode.

As requested by users.

Tooltip functionality for sandbox mode has been restored, allowing exploration of map and game elements with descriptions.

Running an experiment to see if changing default settings affects new player behaviors.

The 'VS. Bots' tab of the training menu has been updated.

Introduced a new post-round feedback system to improve the game based on player feedback.

Fixed that Commander bots placed structures in warmup mode.

Fixed a bug that stopped the scoreboard from showing up after connecting to a server.

The spawn animation of eggs has been restored.

All outdated tip videos have been removed from the training menu.

Fixed a script error which occurred when using escape at the tundra unpack menu.

Fixed that the cancel button of the tundra unpack menu wasn’t functional.

Marines can now immediately shoot upon spawning from infantry portal without playing the rifle deploy animation.

Fixed Gorge tunnels and Phase Gates are deactivated during the concede sequence.

Fixed the Occlusion Geometry in Shipping around the door towards South Tunnels.

Power nodes no longer play the flinch animation and buzzing sound when they are infested but their armor is gone.

Fixed the cancel button of the tundra unpack menu which wasn’t functional.

Marines can now immediately shoot upon spawning from infantry portal.

Fixed that marine upgrades stayed available after an arms lab has been power surged.

Fixed that bots were counted as human players by the concede and commander eject vote.

Fixed a bug that caused a research button for a commander to permanently disappear.

The spawn animation of eggs has been restored.

Fixed that parasite never timed out if an entity was outside the relevancy distance.

Power nodes will now be properly infested if rebuilt from death in an infested area.

Fade stab will now work even after switching to a different weapon mid-stab.

Marines will now always look in the proper direction after using a phase gate.

The spawn animation of alien structures is less obscuring now.

Power nodes no longer play the flinch animation and buzzing sound when infested but armor is gone.

Power nodes will now be properly infested if they are rebuilt from death in an infested area.

Marines will now always look in the proper direction after using a phase gate.

Explore community-made custom game modes in the Arcade section for at least one hour.

Fixed Gorge tunnels and Phase Gates being deactivated during the concede sequence.

Fixed that bots were counted as human players by the concede and commander eject vote.

Fixed a bug that would cause the displacement tool to crash the editor.

The spawn animation of alien structures is now less obscuring.

Fixed Gorge structures not being destroyed in warmup mode.

Fixed exiting a hive or command station, the commander will now face the direction they were facing when they entered.

Various adjustments made to the Caged map including invisible geometry and texture fixes.

Fade stab will now work even after switching to a different weapon mid-stab.

Fixed a bug where the parasite never timed out if an entity was outside the relevancy distance.

Fixed various script errors caused by the Marine commander bot.

Fixed various in-game tooltip descriptions (e.g. power surge, contamination and mines).

Fixed a bug that would sometimes cause a research button for a commander to permanently disappear.

Fixed a script error that occurred when using escape at the tundra unpack menu.

All outdated tip videos have been removed from the training menu.

Fixed a bug that stopped the scoreboard from showing up after connecting to a server.

Fixed various script errors caused by the Marine commander bot.

Fixed that exiting a hive or command station, the commander will now face the direction they were facing when they entered.

Fixed Gorge structures not being destroyed in warmup mode.

Fixed that marine upgrades stayed available after an arms lab has been power surged.

Fixed that Commander bots placed structures in warmup mode.

Fixed various in-game tooltip descriptions (e.g. power surge, contamination, and mines).

Made various adjustments to the Caged map including invisible geometry and fixed textures.

Cysts will no longer 'flash' infestation right before it begins to spread.

Command station will no longer leave behind the login screen after being killed.

Commander bots can now generally be replaced by entering the command station.

Fixed a bug that would cause the displacement tool to crash the editor.

The 'VS. Bots' tab of the training menu has been updated.

Introduced a new post-round feedback system to gather player feedback and improve the game.

Commander bots can now be replaced by entering the command station.

Fixed the Occlusion Geometry in Shipping around the door towards South Tunnels.

Command station will no longer leave behind the login screen after being killed.

Cysts will no longer 'flash' infestation right before it begins to spread.

Players can now earn the 'Arcade Champion' achievement by exploring community-made custom game modes in the Arcade section.

Energy cost increased to 27 (was 15) and range increased to 17 (was 12).

Maximum sprint speed reduced by 0.25, now 6 (was 6.25).

Marine maximum Sprint speed reduced by 0.25, now 6 (was 6.25 max).

Base damage increased to 9 (was 8) and on-fire damage bonus increased to 2x against structures.

A new pre-game mode where players can play with all tech unlocked and no resources required until certain conditions are met.

Players can play with all tech unlocked and no resources required until 12 players join or two Commanders are present.

Lerk Spores and Umbra now have consistent trajectories compared to player aim.

Changed rate of fire to match attack animation, resulting in slower rate of fire for Spores.

Fastload shader updated to maintain short loading times.

Scoreboard now correctly displays number of connecting players when bots are present.

Fixed Scoreboard not displaying number of connecting players when number of bots was at or above 12.

Mappers can now hide effects of lights in hidden layers, useful for low-lights.

Resolved length mismatch causing Umbra cinematic cut-off.

Updated the fastload shader to ensure loading time stays short even with recent updates.

Fixed that Cysts did not update their cyst chain parent correctly, leading to various script errors.

Cysts now correctly update their cyst chain parent, preventing script errors.

New option in the Viewport menu allows mappers to hide effects of lights in hidden layers.

Updated several Commander tooltips for better clarity.

Multiple fixes across maps including Refinery, Summit, Tram, Derelict, and Caged.

Several Commander tooltips have been updated for clarity.

Rate of fire changed to match attack animation, resulting in slower rate of fire for Spores.

Fixed Umbra cinematic cut-off due to length mismatch.

Energy cost for Lerk Spores increased to 27 (was 15) and range increased to 17 (was 12).

Various fixes and improvements made to maps including Refinery, Summit, Tram, Derelict, and Caged.

Fixed Lerk Spores and Umbra having inconsistent trajectories compared to where a player is aiming.

Increased base damage to 9 (was 8) and on-fire damage bonus to 2x when damaging structures.

Dropped MG outline was not red, now fixed.

Cyst health is based on chain length, minimum 200 health, and redeploy radius increased to 7.

Fixed marines with a MG not having a red ammo bar for Commanders.

Fixed Hive-UI Icons scaling misalignment for 16:10 resolutions.

Flamethrower rate of fire increased by 50%, costs increased to 12 pres, and damage lowered to 8.

Improved the sounds of the Marine MG.

Alien bots now evolve into Lerks, Fades, and Oni with improved behavior.

Resolved an issue causing server lag when babblers tried to cling to a dead gorge.

Fixed Alien Vision making entities blur when blinking as Fade.

Umbra now requires biomass 5 instead of 4.

Boneshield now requires biomass 6, costs 20 energy, and restores 112.5 armor per second.

Fixed Lerk ragdolls not dissolving.

Earned for playing on Caged for 2 hours within the first week of release.

Fixed Alien Vision outlining the skybox.

Umbra now correctly blocks damage from the MG.

Remake of the original NS1 map ns_caged with 4 Tech Points and 10 Resource Points.

Fixed the dropped MG outline not being red.

Increased rate of fire by 50%, costs increased to 12 pres, and damage lowered to 8.

Marines with an MG now have a red ammo bar for Commanders.

Ping and performance values displayed via icons in the server list.

Resolved scaling misalignment for 16:10 resolutions.

Cooldown of hallucinations increased to 12 seconds.

Umbra now requires biomass 5 instead of 4.

Cyst health is now based on chain length with a minimum of 200 health points, and redeploy radius increased to 7.

Spores are now a ranged ability requiring biomass 4, damage lowered to 15, and energy cost increased to 16.

Spores are now a ranged ability, require biomass 4, damage lowered to 15, and energy cost increased to 16.

Boneshield now requires biomass 6, has new visual effects, and restores 112.5 armor per second.

Earn the new Abyss skulk skin by playing on Caged for 2 hours within the first week of release.

Alien Vision no longer causes entities to blur when blinking as Fade.

Fixed Umbra not blocking any damage from the MG.

Alien bots now evolve into Lerks, Fades, and Oni with improved behavior.

A remake of the original NS1 map ns_caged featuring 4 Tech Points and 10 Resource Points.

Fixed a critical script error when babblers tried to cling to a dead gorge.

A few outdated in-game descriptions have been updated.

Fixed Alien Commander not re-cysting to resource points correctly.

HMG renamed to Machine Gun (MG), damage adjusted to 6 to structures and 12 to players.

Decreased flamethrower cost to 10 pres.

Healing mechanics adjusted to reduce further heals after a 20% heal in 2 seconds.

Added Focus ability to Shade Hive, increasing damage but slowing attack rate.

Fixed Alien Commander not re-cysting to resource points correctly.

Fixed Onos stomp sound repeating itself in spectator view.

Fixed health bars being wrongly colored in spectator mode.

Decreased cost of the flamethrower to 10 pres.

Now spawns 2 skulk hallucinations if no players were targeted.

Fixed issue where reserved slot count could be negative in server browser.

Improved FPS in Derelict map, specifically in Nursery and Turbines.

Added a new changelog pop-up that shows after client updates.

Local player is now highlighted in the scoreboard.

Fixed marine weapon icons not displaying correctly in spectator view.

Replaced reload, favorite, and history icons in the Server Browser.

Fixed Alien Vision not functioning on Linux.

Fixed Onos stomp sound repeating itself in spectator view.

Improved FPS inside Nursery and Turbines on Derelict map.

Added a new skin for the marine rifle, Skull ‘n’ Crossfire.

If an alien is healed by 20% of its total health in 2 seconds, further heals are reduced to 20%.

Increased extra damage to players from Crush ability to 7% per shell.

Introduced a new skin for the marine arsenal, featuring a design that taunts enemies.

Added Focus ability to Shade Hive, increasing primary attack damage by 50% but slowing attack rate.

Fixed negative reserved slot count causing incorrect server browser display.

Fixed script errors caused by invalid command arguments in give cheat command.

Added a new changelog pop-up that appears after client updates.

Reduced rupture parasite time from 44 seconds to 10 seconds.

Now spawns 2 skulk hallucinations if no players were targeted.

Fixed give cheat command causing script errors with invalid arguments.

Fixed marine weapon icons not displaying correctly in spectator view.

Fixed health bars being wrongly colored in spectator mode.

Increased cost of mines to 10 pres (was 8) and lowered armor to 5 (was 10).

Updated icons for reload, favorite, and history in the Server Browser.

Renamed HMG to Machine Gun (MG), added new sounds, fixed model textures, and adjusted damage and magazine size.

Fixed Alien Vision not working on Linux.

Increased extra damage to player from Crush ability to 7% per shell.

Increased mine cost to 10 pres (was 8) and lowered armor to 5 (was 10).

Provides cloaking and heals health with direct attacks.

Expiration bar for dropped weapons now colored based on time left.

Damage now occurs over time instead of immediately.

Power nodes can now be rebuilt at the same speed with a build tool as with a welder.

Cysts no longer die when disconnected from hive; they lose maturity rapidly instead.

Ragdolls will now get destroyed properly.

Added ping filter and improved server details window functionality.

Alien vision replaced with 'Huze’s Minimal' and defaults to On.

Provides cloaking and heals health when damaging players with direct attacks.

Alien vision replaced with 'Huze’s Minimal' and defaults to On when spawning.

Increases armor damage to structures and players by up to 15%.

Jetpacks now use more fuel based on weapon weight.

Medpacks will now show correct spawn location.

Effects no longer apply to players unless they are embryos.

Players will no longer have nutrient mist effects unless they are an embryo.

Increases armor damage to structures and players.

Medpacks can snap to players from a larger radius.

Lerk increased from 2 to 3hp per biomass; Onos increased from 25 to 30hp per biomass.

New art for crosshairs; old ones can still be used via a mod.

Contamination now does damage over time instead of immediately.

eHP changed to 40, cost reduced from 15 to 8, and now 2 mines instead of 3.

Added ping filter and improved server details window.

Lerk increased from 2 to 3hp and Onos from 25 to 30hp per biomass.

eHP changed to 40, cost reduced from 15 to 8, and quantity changed to 2.

Server browser Join button should work better now.

Medpacks can snap to players from a larger radius.

A preliminary version of the HMG has been added.

Now refills armor and has new mechanics.

Fixed issue where welders built faster with E than with LMB.

Now refills armor, costs 40 energy, and has a 10 second cooldown.

Join button should work better now.

A preliminary version of the HMG has been added to the game.

New art for crosshairs; old ones can still be used via mod.

Medpacks will now show the correct spawn location when hovered over marines.

Increased personal resources from resource towers from 1 to 1.25 per minute.

Vertical speed can no longer be converted to horizontal; celerity effect slightly lessened.

New server browser with improved filtering, sorting, and information display.

Gorge webs now available at biomass 0, limited to 3 webs, and changes to slowdown effects.

Damage reduction to player armor changed from 23% to 12%.

Onos Gore damage lowered to 90 and energy cost reduced to 10.

Fixed issue with nameplates allowing players to see enemies through walls.

Increased personal resources from resource towers from 1 to 1.25 per minute.

Nutrient mist now prevents structures off infestation from taking damage.

New server browser with better filtering, sorting, and information display.

Added missing lights in Ready Room.

Fixed that certain commanders abilities did not cost anything.

Onos Gore damage lowered to 90 and energy cost reduced to 10.

Damage reduction to exo armor changed from 30% to 40%.

Changed dimensions of Ready Room join entity to prevent players from being stuck.

When a team concedes, a short sequence shows all the conceding team’s players and structures being destroyed.

Changed dimensions of Ready Room join entity to prevent players from being stuck.

Fixed issue with fade blink sound sometimes getting stuck looping.

Fixed issue with fade blink sound sometimes getting stuck looping.

Fixed various floating props and lowered a trashcan.

Phase gates now have 1500 health and 800 armor (was 2000/550).

Tweaks to enemy health bars for better readability.

Damage reduction to player armor changed from 23% to 12%.

Changes to umbra cloud duration, radius, and damage reduction.

Added missing lights in Ready Room.

Added an option to disable health bars for less visual clutter.

Corrode damage type is now more effective against exos and less effective against players.

Fixed various floating props throughout Cargo and Dome.

Corrode damage type is now more effective against exos and less effective against players.

Added an option to disable health bars for less visual clutter.

When a team concedes, a short sequence shows all the conceding team’s players and structures being destroyed.

Finnish translations completed.

Health bars show when a marine is being healed over time by medpacks.

Fixed issue with nameplates allowing players to see where enemies were through walls.

Fixed certain commander abilities not costing anything.

Fixed that the crosshair will blink red when players respawn.

Fixed nav mesh initializing incorrectly causing issues at some maps.

You can now only place one egg, but it will spawn 6 babblers; babbler damage reduced to 8.

Gorge webs now available at biomass 0, limited to 3 webs, and enemies will be parasites for 10 seconds if they walk through a web.

Finnish translations completed.

Phase gates now have 1500 health and 800 armor (was 2000/550).

Changes to babbler spawning and damage type.

Fixed directional damage feedback updating at only 25hz.

Changes to fade blink movement affecting vertical and horizontal speed.

Health bars now show when a marine is being healed over time by medpacks.

Damage reduction to exo armor changed from 30% to 40%.

The Shadow Fade model/skin is now available to all Shadow Tier players and in the NS2 Item Store.

The Shadow Fade model/skin is now available to all Shadow Tier players and in the NS2 Item Store.

Power Surge is now researchable and has new effects on powered and unpowered structures.

Player slot limit increased to 99 for Linux users.

Multiple fixes for texture misalignments and other issues in Docking and Tram maps.

Contamination now spews Bile; Rupture now Parasites targets and has reduced charge time.

Cost adjustments and new mechanics for grenade usage upon player death.

Changes to Contamination and Rupture abilities, including cooldown and resource cost adjustments.

Multiple fixes for maps including Docking and Tram.

Health bars for enemies, improved hit feedback, and adjustments to damage numbers for new players.

Various fixes and features added to the SDK for model compiling.

Changes to grenade costs, respawn mechanics, and explosion types.

Power Surge is now researchable and has new effects on powered and unpowered structures.

Minigun ROF doubled but damage reduced by 55%; Railgun damage type changed to normal.

Base Exo research now unlocks dual gun exos, with reduced costs and improved speed.

Health bars for enemies, improved hit feedback, and reduced name flickering.

Cluster grenade fragments now apply the correct fire damage type.

Czech, French, and German translations added for new tutorials.

Minigun ROF doubled but damage reduced by 55%, Railgun damage changed to normal type.

Czech, French, and German translations added for new tutorials.

Cluster grenades and mines will no longer shake the commander’s view.

Various fixes and updates to the CompileModel utility and FBX workflow.

Base Exo research now unlocks dual gun exos, dual exo personal resources cost reduced, and other adjustments.

Player slot limit for Linux increased to 99.

Implemented various map fixes contributed by community members Loki and Zavaro.

Marine Start holo table is now flush with the floor on the Kodiak map.

Moved Personal Upgrades UI screen position to accommodate new Hive UI.

Added contextual on-click events to the new player checklist in the Main Menu.

Displays details about each Hive including type, health, location, and number of eggs, with toggling options via HUD settings.

Fixed OcclusionGeometry in Atmospheric that was mistakenly added as CommanderInvisible.

Moved Personal Upgrades UI screen position to accommodate the new Hive UI.

Steam Personas will no longer be changed by the game without player intent.

Biomass UI now instantly shows and disappears without fade in/out animation.

Replaced the old tutorial with two brand new tutorials for marines and aliens, featuring new scripts, UI, animations, and voiceovers.

Marine Start holo table is now flush with the floor.

Fixed stuck spot in Turbine on the Derelict map.

Fixed CollisionGeometry in Generator Monitors vent to prevent players from falling through.

Steam Personas will no longer be changed by the game without player intent.

Fixed pathing mesh in Chasm to stop AI from getting stuck.

Moved Team Resources UI screen position for Aliens to accommodate new Hive UI.

Fixed script error that occurred when killing a Command Station.

Fixed net_log debugging command not being applied to Listen Servers.

Fixed layers to contain appropriate geometry, assets, and lights, and removed leftover geometry from previous builds.

Fixed a stuck spot in the Turbine area of the Derelict map.

Displays details about each Hive including type, health, location, and egg count, with toggling options via HUD settings.

Fixed pathing mesh in Chasm to stop AI from getting stuck on the Refinery map.

Fixed OcclusionGeometry in Atmospheric mistakenly added as CommanderInvisible.

Fixed net_log debugging command not being applied to Listen Servers.

Resolved black-screen issue for Windows 7 and some Linux clients when running a listen server due to incorrectly sized UDP packets.

Replaced the old tutorial with two brand new tutorials for marines and aliens, featuring new scripts, UI, animations, and voiceovers.

Resolved issue for Windows 7 and some Linux clients encountering black-screen on load when running a listen server.

Biomass UI now instantly shows and disappears without fade in/out animation.

Moved Team Resources UI screen position for Aliens to accommodate the new Hive UI.

Map fixes from Loki and Zavaro including various geometry and pathing adjustments.

Fixed layers, leftover geometry, and pathing mesh in the Docking map.

Added contextual on-click events to new player checklist in the Main Menu.

Fixed script error that occurred when killing a Command Station.

Fixed CollisionGeometry in Generator Monitors vent to prevent players from falling through.

“Never Show Again” option removed for rookies.

Removed unique popup warning about gameplay issues on large servers.

Servers will now report the sum of the median and standard deviation of all player skill ratings.

Added disconnect reasons for wrong build numbers to clarify patch day confusion.

Your nickname in NS2 will now automatically update with changes to your Steam name.

Gamemode server browser tabs now display the amount of players of the given mode.

Servers will now report the sum of the median and standard deviation of all player skill ratings as average player skill.

Fixed issue where moverate was being improperly calculated, causing excessive moves after alt+tabbing.

Ragdolls will dissolve faster and be colorized faster to give more feedback that they are dead.

Warning popup for operating outside recommended settings changed to show if server exceeds 24 player slots.

Ragdolls will dissolve faster and be colorized faster to give more feedback that they are dead already.

Fixed weird behavior with popups when trying to join servers with reserved slots.

New item pop-ups will no longer show for duplicates.

Updated the in-game fonts to better support Latin Extended A characters.

“Never Show Again” option removed for rookies.

Updated the in-game fonts to better support Latin Extended A characters.

Fixed weird behavior with popups when trying to join servers with reserved slots.

Servers can now supply a refuse reason in the CheckConnectionAllowed callback.

Gamemode server browser tabs now display the amount of players of the given mode.

Servers can now supply a refuse reason in the CheckConnectionAllowed callback.

Warning message will not show for servers you have favorited.

Warning popup for operating outside recommended settings changed to show if server exceeds 24 player slots.

Default server moverate reduced from 30 to 26 to help server performance.

Default server moverate reduced from 30 to 26 to help server performance.

When failing to connect to a server due to reserved slots or bans, you will now be told so more explicitly.

New item pop-ups will no longer show for duplicates.

Removed unique popup warning about gameplay issues on large servers.

Fixed issue where moverate was being improperly calculated, causing excessive moves after alt+tabbing.

Your nickname in NS2 will now automatically update with changes to your Steam name.

Removed over 200 no longer used game strings to assist community translators.

Rookie only server alert message will now be hidden forever when you tell it to be so.

Raised engine hard limit for max players to 99, though staying under 24 is still recommended.

When failing to connect to a server due to reserved slots or bans, you will now be informed explicitly.

Removed over 200 no longer used game strings to help community translators.

NS2 now remembers the last selected server browser tab and will reselect it after fetching the server list.

Added disconnect reasons for wrong build numbers to reduce confusion on patch day.

Warning message will not show for servers you have favorited.

Hitsounds will be enabled by default for new players to provide better feedback when shooting aliens.

Hitsounds will be enabled by default for new players to improve feedback when shooting aliens.

Rookie only server alert message will now be hidden forever when you tell it to be so.

Raised engine hard limit for max players to 99, though recommended to stay under 24.

NS2 now remembers the last selected server browser tab and will reselect it after fetching the server list.

Kick reasons are now communicated to the client via the popup in the main menu.

The “NS2” gamemode tag is now selected by default at the server browser instead of the “All” tab.

Lowered the pickup cooldown from 0.56 seconds to 0.45.

Fixed that sometimes a commander bot joined a team in rookie only even though the team already has a human commander.

Bots now directly join their team instead of waiting in the Ready Room.

The “NS2” gamemode tag is now selected by default at the server browser instead of the “All” tab.

Fixed that sometimes a commander bot joined a team in rookie only even though the team already has a human commander.

Server can now indicate a kick reason when calling Server.DisconnectClient.

Decreased direct heal from 50 health points to 25 and added a regeneration effect healing 25 health points per second.

Kick reasons are now communicated to the client via the popup in the main menu.

Lowered the pickup cooldown from 0.56 seconds to 0.45.

Decreased direct heal from 50 health points to 25 and added a regeneration effect healing 25 health points per second.

Server can now indicate a kick reason when calling Server.DisconnectClient.

Bots now directly join their team instead of waiting in the Ready Room.

Lowered the required amount for certain achievements and changed how structures are counted.

Primed power nodes will now unlock if a Command Chair is in the room.

Exosuits have had a Quality of Life pass including view unlock during deployment and instant ejection.

Fixed references to Exosuits as Exoskeletons in some of the hint text and commander UI.

You can now thrust in any direction and queue thrusting actions.

Fixed Server Browser not sorting by “Favorites” by default.

Primed power nodes will now unlock if a Command Chair is in the room.

Fixed Server Browser not sorting by “Favorites” by default.

Fixed references to Exosuits as Exoskeletons in some of the hint text and commander UI.

Exosuits have had a Quality of Life pass including view unlock during deployment and instant ejection.

Lowered the required amount for certain achievements and changed how structures are counted.

You can now thrust in any direction and thrust will activate when the button is pressed before the fuel bar is full.

Fixed that constructing only rewarded 1 instead of 5 score points.

Added ability to assign a mod type and a compatibility tag to your mods in Launchpad.

Added ability to assign a mod type and a compatibility tag to your mods in Launchpad.

Fixed that bots counted for the max player check causing players to be unable to join a server.

All C-style code comments have been refactored to Lua-style for better compatibility.

All C-style code comments have been refactored to Lua-style for better compatibility.

Fixed respawning at random view angles. Your camera view after spawning will now match where you were looking while respawning.

Added a bunch of new collectible items you can earn by playing the game or by trading with others.

Fixed that constructing only rewarded 1 instead of 5 score points.

Fixed respawning at random view angles. Your camera view after spawning will now match where you were looking while respawning.

Fixed that bots counted for the max player check causing players to be unable to join a server.

Added a bunch of new collectible items you can earn by playing the game or by trading with others.

Thanks Salads!

Thanks Samusdroid!

Thanks Salads!

Thanks Salads!

Thanks Salads!

Thanks Samusdroid!

Corrected minimap names from appearing in less than ideal locations

Removed excessive padding from the rookie-nag popup and removed the 'Remind Me Later' option

Added the ability for UWE to apply hotfixes to the main menu without releasing a full steam patch

Retooled CollisionGeometry in Courtyard to better accurately portray props

Fixed initial welder animation playing multiple times if you switched weapons before it finished

Changed collidable wires in Topographical to non-collidable for consistency

Fixed an issue with Skylights location bleeding into Command

Play Now window now only reports having found servers that it will actually try to join

Play Now window now only reports having found servers that it will actually try to join

Swapped Gorge and Skulk positions in the evolve menu so new players are less likely to think the Gorge is 'better'

Corrected minimap names from appearing in less than ideal locations

Added quick-link to Community Market in Customize screen

Sped up initial welder animation after purchasing at an armory

Added prop lights to better differentiate room from external area beyond forcefield

Revamped the scoring numbers with new point allocations for entities and objectives

Added quick-link to Community Market in Customize screen

Removed tiny duplicated orphaned Cargo forcefield face

Welder will no longer play its initial animation if you picked it up off the ground

Added prop lights to better differentiate room from external area beyond forcefield

Welder will no longer play its initial animation if you picked it up off the ground

Swapped Gorge and Skulk positions in the evolve menu so new players are less likely to think the Gorge is 'better'

Added the ability to spotlight mods in the main menu

Sped up initial welder animation after purchasing at an armory

Fixed an issue with Skylights location bleeding into Command and removed tiny duplicated orphaned Cargo forcefield face

Fixed initial welder animation playing multiple times if you switched weapons before it finished

Revamped the scoring numbers with new point allocations for entities and objectives

Discord button will now drop people in #general, to get them talking

Added the ability for UWE to apply hotfixes to the main menu without releasing a full steam patch

Added new shader-based proximity material to Cargo forcefield, making it more forcefield-y. Shiny

Reaper Gorge now works with the correct item (it was unlocking with the Reaper Skulk before)

Changed collidable wires in Topographical to non-collidable for consistency

Added the ability to spotlight mods in the main menu

Reaper Gorge now works with the correct item (it was unlocking with the Reaper Skulk before)

Fixed missing faces in Ore Processing allowing players to see through the floor

Fixed a few missing faces in Turbines from previous build

Fixed a few missing faces in Turbines from previous build

Added new shader-based proximity material to Shuttle Bay forcefield, making it more forcefield-y. Also shiny

Added new shader-based proximity material to Cargo forcefield, making it more forcefield-y. Shiny

Retooled CollisionGeometry in Courtyard to better accurately portray props

Added new shader-based proximity material to Shuttle Bay forcefield, making it more forcefield-y. Also shiny

Fixed missing faces in Ore Processing allowing players to see through the floor

Discord button will now drop people in #general, to get them talking

Removed excessive padding from the rookie-nag popup and removed the 'Remind Me Later' option

Building with E while holding the welder will no longer cause you to lose your last weapon switch history.

Customization options should no longer reset when switching between servers.

Force fields added to prevent players from wandering off in the tutorial.

Swipe sound will not play on the main menu when it’s not meant to.

Customization options should no longer be reset when switching between servers.

Integrated fixes for the 'Tis But a Scratch' and 'Strategic Thinking' achievements.

Force fields have been added to the tutorial to prevent players from wandering off.

Building with E while holding the welder will no longer cause loss of last weapon switch history.

Swipe sound will not play on the main menu when it’s not meant to.

Integrated fixes for the 'Tis But a Scratch' and 'Strategic Thinking' achievements.

Decreased size for sanity and balance.

Moved pipe props for blocking line of sight for balance.

Fixed issue with repairing destroyed power nodes where it would not bring out your build tool or welder.

5 tasks for new players added, rewarding a new shoulder patch ('Eat your Greens') upon completion.

Tip videos will not play while connected to a dedicated server to help new players focus.

Added derelict_vines_2b for balance.

Fixed various issues with CommanderInvisible faces, cinematics, and props.

Tip videos will not play while connected to a dedicated server to help new players focus.

The annotate command has been fixed.

Trello button now links to the NS2 Discord chatroom.

Resolved issue causing Seasonal props to be visible on the map overlay.

Fixed issue where repairing destroyed power nodes would not bring out the build tool or welder.

New players can earn the 'Eat your Greens' shoulder patch by completing 5 tasks.

Resolved black screen issue on startup for Linux clients due to awesomium.

Resolved crash issue that could occur with the Trim Tool in the Editor.

Moved pipe props in Alley to block line of sight for balance.

Players will build with the welder if they have one instead of the build-tool.

Fixed structures being un-powered in Terminal if placed in the upper-left corner.

Reduced size of central tree in Turbines for sanity and balance.

Fixed several excluded OcclusionGeometry faces.

Restored the old behavior of the rookie only server browser filter.

Fixed CommanderInvisible faces, cinematics, props, and several holes in the map.

Added derelict_vines_2b in Turbines for balance.

Restored old behavior of rookie only server browser filter.

New script function to distinguish between local and remote hosted servers.

Tutorial improvements are now available for all players, removing the A/B comparison.

Fixed several holes in the south-western portion of the map.

Resolved crash issue in Editor that could occur with the Trim Tool.

More detailed analytics added to the Tutorial to identify where players get stuck.

Tutorial improvements are now available for all players.

An achievement now tracks if the tutorial was completed instead of a config option.

Resolved black screen issue on startup for Linux clients due to awesomium.

Fixed structures being un-powered in Terminal if placed in the upper-left corner.

Players can now collect 48 new achievements.

Added missing props and faces to CommanderInvisibleVents for better visibility.

New script function to distinguish between local and dedicated servers.

Players can now collect 48 new achievements.

The annotate command has been fixed.

Fixed odd faces clipping through areas where they shouldn’t.

Fixed looping rifle fire sounds while not firing.

Resource nodes and tech points are now highlighted on the minimap.

Commanders are now credited with the average score on their team at the end of a round.

Fixed Shared.SendHTTPRequest jobs not canceling properly, which could cause hangs/crashes.

Rookies are no longer banned from commanding on non-rookie servers but will receive a warning.

Pressing E to build while you have a welder will now use the welder instead of the build tool.

Updated ns2_derelict overview to show new vents.

Increased rookie level to 5, allowing new players to practice longer on rookie-only servers.

Added a ranked server filter to the server browser, highlighting ranked servers.

Throttled 'illegal miplevel' error spam to prevent performance impact.

Fixed another case of rifle jamming.

Throttled 'illegal miplevel' error spam to prevent performance impact.

Reduced resolution of some specular textures to improve memory usage.

Commanders are now credited with the average score on their team at the end of a round.

Minor improvements to the tutorial, with A/B testing for 50% of players.

Fixed another case of rifle jamming.

Added a ranked server filter to the server browser, highlighting ranked servers as GOLD NS2.

Fixed awesomium_process.exe crash occurring frequently in the tutorial.

Fixed Shared.SendHTTPRequest jobs not canceling properly, which could cause hangs/crashes.

Play Now will now prioritize joining ranked servers over unranked ones.

Resource nodes and tech points are now highlighted on the minimap.

Fixed specular textures loading at a lower resolution than intended.

Pressing E to build while you have a welder will now use the welder instead of the build tool.

Updated ns2_derelict overview to show new vents.

An Introduction to Natural Selection 2 video will play on first launch and can be watched again from the Training menu.

Reduced resolution of some specular textures to improve memory usage.

Server browser now shows total number of servers available and those passing filter settings.

Fixed hangs on server join, disconnecting, and exiting the game.

Fixed hangs on server join, disconnecting, and exiting the game.

Fixed awesomium_process.exe crash occurring frequently in the tutorial.

The server browser now shows the total number of servers available and those that pass filter settings.

Increased rookie level to 5, allowing new players to practice on rookie-only servers longer.

Minor improvements to the tutorial, with only 50% of players seeing the improved version for A/B testing.

Integrated fix for gorge tunnels not always opening when a player has dropped both sides.

Play Now will now prioritize joining into a ranked server over an unranked one.

In locations with no structures that require power, building the power node will become primed when fully built.

In locations with no structures that require power, building the power node will become primed when fully built.

Fixed looping rifle fire sounds while not firing.

Rookies are no longer banned from commanding on non-rookie servers but will receive a warning.

Fixed specular textures loading at a lower resolution than intended.

Integrated fix for gorge tunnels not always opening when a player has dropped both sides.

An Introduction to Natural Selection 2 video will play on first launch and can be watched again from the Training menu.

Commander dropped equipment will be of the commander's selected variant.

Items are now available individually as part of the Steam Economy, allowing for buying, selling, and trading.

Fixed animation issue with Rifles which may have caused issues with its animation graph.

Fixed inconsistencies in the consistency checker causing consistency checks to sometimes fail.

Increased snapshot history on servers from 2 seconds to 3 seconds.

Increased snapshot history on servers to 3 seconds instead of 2.

All previous customization variants are now items instead of DLC, except for Black Armor.

All previous customization variants are now items instead of DLC (except Black Armor).

New ice-cold Shotgun, Rifle, Exosuit, and marine armor paint jobs available in the item store.

Fixed animation issue with Rifles that may have caused animation graph issues.

Added ability to open the Tundra Bundle from within the customize menu.

Fixed case where rifle could have the wrong texture.

Fixed inconsistencies in the consistency checker that caused checks to sometimes fail.

Resolved case where the rifle could have the wrong texture.

Fixed issue where skins of other players were not visible while spectating in first person.

Commander dropped equipment will now reflect the commander's selected variant.

Added a bar on the main menu to show your progress to the next hive level.

Fixed not being able to see skins of other players while spectating in first person.

Added ability to open the Tundra Bundle directly from within the customize menu.

Added a simple event recording system to track tutorial completion rates and player engagement.

Changed time until throttling of alt+tabbed clients to 2.8 seconds instead of 1 second.

A bar has been added to show progress to the next hive level.

Tweaked numbers again to try to fix redplug issues when a client alt+tabs.

Added ice-cold Shotgun, Rifle, Exosuit, and marine armor paint jobs available in the new item store.

Changed time until throttling of alt-tabbed clients to 2.8 seconds instead of 1 second.

Reduced snapshot history on servers to 2 seconds to decrease memory usage.

Removed local talk bind due to confusion for new players; functionality still exists but needs reassessment.

Fixed server performance issues introduced in build 279.

Fixed some smaller script errors in the new bot code.

Fixed server performance issues introduced in build 279.

Added a filter for 'rookie only' servers to the server browser.

Fixed issue preventing play in 'vs Bots' mode as 'non rookie'.

Reduced snapshot history on servers to 2 seconds from 10 to decrease memory usage.

Fixed garbled text in the disconnection pop-up message box in the main menu.

Reverted the 'Sneaky Skulk' due to inconsistent behaviors it introduced.

Added a filter for 'rookie only' servers to the server browser.

Reverted the 'Sneaky Skulk' due to inconsistent behaviors it introduced.

Fixed garbled text in the disconnection pop-up message box in the main menu.

Updated SDK to Steamworks v. 1.35a, first update in 3 years.

Fixed issue where tutorial windows always showed up for new players with Play Now.

Fixed issue preventing non-rookies from playing 'vs Bots' mode.

Added the new Extension System to servers for game-only updates without Steam changes.

Added an error message to prevent the trim tool from working with duplicate vertices.

Added the new Extension System to servers for game-only updates without Steam changes.

Updated the SDK to Steamworks v. 1.35a, the first update in 3 years.

Reworked editor internals to store hotkeys with tool names instead of IDs, resetting all hotkeys to defaults.

Fixed server memory leaks when flushing network snapshots.

Fixed server crash that occurred after a failed map load.

Servers will now decrease send frequency to alt+tabbed clients after 1 second instead of 3.

Added an error message to prevent the trim tool from working if there are duplicate vertices present.

Fixed server crash that occurred after a failed map load.

Reworked editor internals to store hotkeys with tool names, resulting in a one-time reset of all hotkeys.

Lowered the speed of server browser updates to improve usability.

Servers will now decrease send frequency to alt+tabbed clients after 1 second instead of 3.

Fixed issue where tutorial windows always showed up for new players with Play Now.

Fixed server memory leaks when flushing network snapshots.

Lowered the speed of server browser updates to improve usability.

Fixed some smaller script errors in the new bot code.

Removed local talk bind due to confusion for new players; functionality still exists but needs reassessment.

Players with a Hive level below three can join Bootcamp servers; higher levels can only spectate.

Bots can now fill empty slots and act as Commanders, providing better support for new players.

Servers that restrict games to new players only, allowing experienced players to join as spectators.

Bots can now fill empty slots and act as Commanders, providing better support for new players.

Players with a Hive level below three can join Bootcamp servers; higher levels can only spectate.

Servers that restrict games to new players only, allowing experienced players to join as spectators.

The Play-Now button prioritizes Bootcamp servers for new players based on their Hive level.

The Play-Now button prioritizes Bootcamp servers for new players based on their Hive level.