General information
- Official Site
- Official Forums
- Official Wiki
- Unknown Worlds Forums - Technical Support
- Troubleshooting thread
- Natural Selection Subreddit
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
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- All versions require Steam.
Essential improvements
Modifications
- 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
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
Video settings
Multi-monitor setup with multi-monitor HUD mod.
Template:Video settings
Input settings
In-game key map settings.
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
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Localizations
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Finnish |
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Italian |
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Korean |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Type |
Native |
Players |
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LAN play |
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Requires an internet connection for Steam authentication.[1] |
Online play |
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- 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
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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
Random latency spikes while moving around maps
"Client and Server Differ" error message
Cannot get past the Main Menu
- There are two possible fixes for this issue.
Favorite servers do not get saved
Windows
Textures are pitch black/transparent on AMD cards
Game crashes immediately on Gigabyte graphics cards
Linux
Game crashes when marines fire
Other information
Removing Steam workshop mods
- Unsubscribed mods may still appear in the mods list and have to be manually deleted.
Console commands
Command |
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fps |
Toggles the FPS counter on the HUD.
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i_rawinput true |
Sets raw mouse input to true.
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setsensitivity x |
Set mouse sensitivity, substitute x with a desired value.
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maxfps 60 |
Limits FPS to chosen parameter.
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r_bloom false |
Disables bloom effect.
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r_atmospherics false |
Disables atmospheric lighting.
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r_shadows false |
Disables shadow rendering.
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r_flash false |
Disables flash GUI.
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r_aa true |
Enables FXAA (Fast Approximate Anti-Aliasing).
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r_stats |
Displays render scene data/stats/FPS.
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net_stats |
Displays network data.
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server_sound false |
Turns off server sounds.
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retry |
Connects to previously-played server if disconnected.
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kill |
Commit suicide.
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j1 |
Join Marines (Ready Room only).
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j2 |
Join Aliens (Ready Room only).
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- A full list of console commands is available at the official NS2 wiki.
System requirements
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Operating system (OS) |
XP |
Vista, 7 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz
| Intel Core 2 Duo 3.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
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Hard disk drive (HDD) |
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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 |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References