Natural Selection 2
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Developers | |
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Unknown Worlds Entertainment | |
Engines | |
Spark | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 30, 2012 |
Linux | August 30, 2013 |
Taxonomy | |
Series | Natural Selection |
Natural Selection | |
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Natural Selection | 2002 |
Natural Selection 2 | 2012 |
NS2: Combat | 2014 |
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Key points
- Active community
General information
Availability[edit]
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Humble Store | ||||
Steam |
Essential improvements[edit]
Modifications[edit]
- Installed mods must be activated through the main menu.
- Natural Selection 2 supports Steam Workshop, allowing for easy installation, updating and sharing of modifications.
- Be aware of reports that certain menu and UI mods may cause problems with the game. If encountering issues, the most likely culprit will be conflicts with installed mods.
Game data[edit]
Configuration file(s) location[edit]
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\Natural Selection 2 |
Linux | $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/Natural Selection 2/ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/4920/pfx/[Note 1] |
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location[edit]
System | Location |
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Steam | <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/4920/ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/4920/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing[edit]
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video[edit]
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | Multi-monitor HUD mod can be used to centre the HUD. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | [1] | ||
4K Ultra HD | UI elements will be too small. There is an experimental setting for UI scaling. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | On/off toggle. The level of anisotropic filtering is unknown. It seems to be 4x.[2] | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA or TAA. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Caps at 1000 FPS. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Multi-monitor[edit]
NS2 Multi-monitor HUD[citation needed] |
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Input[edit]
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | Find row <sensitivity> in <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/4920/remote/options.xml to customise with greater precision | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Support may be added in a future update.[3] |
Audio[edit]
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Sound, music, voice. | |
Surround sound | Supports 5.1 and 7.1 | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | Official translation. | |||
Czech | ||||
Finnish | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Polish | ||||
Romanian | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Swedish |
Network[edit]
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 24 | Requires an internet connection for Steam authentication.[4] | ||
Online play | 24 |
- All official maps are designed for at most 24 players. However, dedicated servers can be set externally to have the max player limit increased beyond the recommended amount
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | match seeding WIP[5] | |
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | A full guide on running a dedicated server can be found on the Community Wiki. | |
Self-hosting | For dedicated, install Dedicated Server under Tools in the Steam client. | |
Direct IP | Open the console (~) and use connect followed by the IP and port. |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 27015-27016 (Server only), 27014-27050 |
UDP | 27015-27016 (Server only), 3478, 4379-4380, 27000-27030 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed[edit]
Random latency spikes while moving around maps[edit]
Downscale your graphical settings[citation needed] |
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"Client and Server Differ" error message[edit]
Verify the game cache in Steam[6] |
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Cannot get past the Main Menu[edit]
- There are two possible fixes for this issue.
Delete Local Game Content[citation needed] |
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Remove all files related to Natural Selection 2[citation needed] |
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Favorite servers do not get saved[edit]
Create FavoriteServers.json[citation needed] |
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Windows[edit]
Textures are pitch black/transparent on AMD cards[edit]
Use application settings[citation needed] |
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Game crashes immediately on Gigabyte graphics cards[edit]
Close the Gigabyte OC Guru overlay[citation needed] |
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Linux[edit]
Launch issue[edit]
Recreate FMOD library symlink[7] |
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In the game's folder type in these commands: ln -sf libfmodex64-4.44.58.so libfmodex64.so ln -sf libfmodevent64-4.44.58.so libfmodevent64.so ln -sf libfmodeventnet64-4.44.58.so libfmodeventnet64.so |
Game crashes when marines fire[edit]
Disable Steam in-game overlay from Steam's right click menu on NS2[citation needed] |
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Other information[edit]
Console commands[edit]
Command | Notes |
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fps |
Toggles the FPS counter on the HUD. |
i_rawinput true |
Sets raw mouse input to true. |
setsensitivity x |
Set mouse sensitivity, substitute x with a desired value. |
maxfps 60 |
Limits FPS to chosen parameter. |
r_bloom false |
Disables bloom effect. |
r_atmospherics false |
Disables atmospheric lighting. |
r_shadows false |
Disables shadow rendering. |
r_flash false |
Disables flash GUI. |
r_aa true |
Enables FXAA (Fast Approximate Anti-Aliasing). |
r_stats |
Displays render scene data/stats/FPS. |
net_stats |
Displays network data. |
server_sound false |
Turns off server sounds. |
retry |
Connects to previously-played server if disconnected. |
kill |
Commit suicide. |
j1 |
Join Marines (Ready Room only). |
j2 |
Join Aliens (Ready Room only). |
- A full list of console commands is available at the official NS2 wiki.
Other information[edit]
API[edit]
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 | 11 is WIP[10] |
OpenGL | 3.1 | [11] |
Shader Model support | 3 | [12] |
Middleware[edit]
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | PhysX | |
Audio | FMOD |
System requirements[edit]
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Vista | 7 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz | Intel Core 2 Quad 3.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 12 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon X800 Nvidia GeForce 8600 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible | AMD Radeon HD 5770 Nvidia GeForce GTX 450 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/4920/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (4920) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Steam Community :: Group :: /r/ultrawidemasterrace Group
- ↑ http://forums.unknownworlds.com/discussion/128231/anisotropic-filtering-level-offset-atmospherics-dynamically-lit-particles-console-improvements
- ↑ Natural Selection 2 Forum - Xbox 360 Controller Compatibility
- ↑ Local Server!? (LAN) :: Natural Selection 2 General Discussions
- ↑ https://trello.com/c/gBDDiKvu
- ↑ Steam Community Discussions - Client and Server Do not match
- ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/games/ns2/announcements/detail/1457336708765690638
- ↑ https://unknownworlds.com/ns2/update-319-anniversary/
- ↑ https://unknownworlds.com/ns2/a-note-to-our-linux-users/
- ↑ https://trello.com/c/mmok4DbY
- ↑ https://wiki.unknownworlds.com/ns2/Linux_Guide
- ↑ https://wiki.unknownworlds.com/ns2/FAQ