Natural-Selection 2 alpha came out tonight, lots of things not done yet but cool to see. It will be fun when it’s done. I think it may be time to upgrade my computer but it will be a while till I can save up for it.
I’m trying to post more but I say this all the time but just need to do it.
Hello NS(2)Players!
This has been a big week for us.
We set the date for the NS2 Alpha for Monday, July 26th. If you’ve pre-ordered the Special Edition already, THANK YOU. Otherwise, if you want to be playing on Day 1, you’ll need to order it before then:
http://www.naturalselection2.com/buy
NOTE: After July 26th, we are discontinuing the Special Edition and black marine armor and will be increasing the price on the Standard Edition. We want to make sure our early adopters retain this distinction.
We also released some new screenshots and information about what to expect in the alpha:
http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/news/2010/7/ns2_alpha_date_set
Some of you played NS on Halloween night of 2002 and can remember how many changes the game went through in the weeks following. Day 1 of the NS2 Alpha will probably be a wild ride as well and we’re looking forward to getting your feedback and improving it quickly. NS had over 20 versions over many years and we expect to support NS2 for years as well.
As many of you know, we’ve been working hard for many years to get to this point and we hope you join us. We wouldn’t be here without your support – nor would we want to be.
-Charlie “Flayra” Cleveland and the NS2 Team
Here is a picture from my online classes in a lesson about listening. In the picture the old guy is telling the young guy something. Here is what I think they were saying…
“Hay Bob do you like my tie that matches my spenders?”
“You know Frank it looks old and lame like you”
“Bob what looks lame is the crappy 10 inch screen you got going on here, I mean wow it can only do green colors. O and your black tie sucks.”
“At least it’s not an iPad and I can do more then what someone else things I can do on it Frank.”
“Good point, get back to work Bob.”
Ya I added in some stuff at the end there as I was writing this 😀
A passenger in a taxi leaned over to ask the driver a question and gently tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention.
The driver screamed, lost control of the cab, nearly hit a bus, drove up over the curb and stopped just inches from a large plate glass window.
For a few moments everything was silent in the cab. Then, the still shaking driver said, ‘Are you OK? I’m so sorry, but you scared the daylights out of me.
The badly shaken passenger apologized to the driver and said he didn’t realize that a mere tap on the shoulder would startle the driver so badly.
The driver replied, ‘No, no, I’m the one who is sorry, it’s entirely my fault. Today is my very first day driving a cab
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….
I’ve been driving a hearse for the past 25 years.
Today is a big milestone for Unknown Worlds: we’ve just released the NS2 “Engine Test” to everyone that has pre-ordered the game. This is the first version of the game and game engine that will allow you to run around on a couple small maps and fire the rifle at animated dummy targets.
This will help us test our technology to make sure we get it running smoothly on a wide variety of computers. Grab it now! (http://www.naturalselection2.com/download)
The first time you run it, you’ll need to enter your NS2 game key (sent after ordering the game). If you’ve lost your game key you can retrieve it here (http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/retrieve).
This release will also allow you to load up any map you build and run around it. Finally, enterprising mod-makers will also be able to start hacking around with the game script code that comes with it, although this is not meant as an official mod release.
We’re looking forward to your feedback (http://tinyurl.com/ns2feedback) and we hope you enjoy this firstlook at the cool technology behind the game!
-The NS2 Team
Government does not tax to get the money it needs; government always finds a need for the money it gets.
Ronald Reagan
Check out this video.
We just released the first look at the new "Lerk" class in Natural Selection 2! Check out concepts, renders and a movie showing him in action (http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/news/2010/2/friday_update_lerk_reveal).
We also wanted to let you know we're starting engine testing with the people who have pre-ordered the Special Edition. This is not a demo or an alpha but is an engine test, meant to test graphics, networking, performance, compatibility, etc. It also includes the full scripting tools so coders can start experimenting.
Over 10,000 people pre-ordered Natural Selection 2. We don't want to be overwhelmed with bug reports so we're starting out small. Then we'll be growing it continuously as we hammer out issues and are ready to deploy it to a larger group. We'll be granting access to players in the order that they pre-ordered (http://www.naturalselection2.com/buy). We're also hard at work on the NS2 alpha – the results of this engine test will make sure it works great when we release the alpha to all the Special Edition pre-orderers.
You've been so kind as to support us and because of that we're still in business. We hope you understand our strategy. We're eager to get NS2 into everyone's hands as soon as possible!
-The NS2 Team
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America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
Abraham Lincoln
well i got my nexus one a few weeks ago and i am enjoying it a lot. So looking through the apps i found a drupal posing app so i am trying it out now.
I also wanted to post that i have the podcast studio setup so i my be trying a test cast or #0 of my new endeavor. So more updates coming soon!