Natural Selection 2

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Natural Selection 2
Natural Selection 2 Cover.jpg
Developers
Engines
 
Release dates
Windows
October 30, 2012
Linux
August 30, 2013
Natural Selection 2 at Steam Charts
Natural Selection 2 at SteamDB
 Natural Selection 2 at Wikipedia
Natural Selection
Natural Selection 2002
Natural Selection 2 2012
NS2: Combat 2014

Key points

Advantage Active community
Disadvantage Poorly optimized[citation needed]

General information

More information Official Site
More information Official Forums
More information Official Wiki
More information Unknown Worlds Forums - Technical Support
More information Troubleshooting thread
More information Natural Selection Subreddit
More information Steam Community Discussions

Availability[edit]

Source DRM Notes Keys
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Humble Store Availability Table Icons - Steam.svg
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Information All versions require Steam.

Essential improvements[edit]

Modifications[edit]

Information Installed mods must be activated through the main menu.
Advantage Natural Selection 2 supports Steam Workshop, allowing for easy installation, updating and sharing of modifications.
Disadvantage 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]

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

  Location 
Windows %APPDATA%\Natural Selection 2
Linux ~/.config/Natural Selection 2/
Advantage This game supports the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location[edit]

  Location 
Steam <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/4920/

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud Native
GameSave Manager Native

Video settings[edit]

In-game video settings.
Multi-monitor setup with multi-monitor HUD mod.
Graphics option Option WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution Native WSGF WS Gold.svg
Multi-monitor Native WSGF MM Bronze.svg Multi-monitor HUD mod can be used to centre the HUD.
Field of view (FOV) Native
Windowed Native
Borderless fullscreen windowed Native
Anisotropic filtering (AF) Native
Anti-aliasing (AA) Native
Vertical sync (Vsync) Native
High frame rate Native

Multi-monitor[edit]

Fix NS2 Multi-monitor HUD

  1. Download the mod files.
  2. Unzip to <path-to-game>/ns2/lua/

Input settings[edit]

In-game key map settings.
Keyboard and mouse Native Notes
Remapping Native
Mouse acceleration Native
Mouse input in menus Native
Mouse Y-axis inversion Native
Controller
Controller support Impossible Support may be added in a future update.[1]

Audio settings[edit]

In-game audio settings.
Audio options Native Notes
Separate volume controls Native Sound, music and voice.
Surround sound Native
Subtitles Native
Closed captions Impossible
Mute on focus lost Native

Localizations

Language UI Audio CC Notes
English Native Native Native
Bulgarian Native Unknown Unknown
Croatian Native Unknown Unknown
Czech Native Unknown Unknown
Danish Native Unknown Unknown
Dutch Native Unknown Unknown
Finnish Native Unknown Unknown
French Native Unknown Unknown
German Native Unknown Unknown
Italian Native Unknown Unknown
Korean Native Unknown Unknown
Norwegian Native Unknown Unknown
Polish Native Unknown Unknown
Portuguese Native Unknown Unknown
Russian Native Unknown Unknown
Spanish Native Unknown Unknown
Swedish Native Unknown Unknown

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play Native 24 Requires an internet connection for Steam authentication.[2]
Online play Native 24
Information 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
Matchmaking Native
Peer-to-peer Native
Dedicated Native A full guide on running a dedicated server can be found on the Community Wiki.
Self-hosting Native For dedicated, install Dedicated Server under Tools in the Steam client.
Direct IP Hackable Open the console (~) and use connect followed by the IP and port.

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP (outbound) 27015-27016 (Server only), 27014-27050
UDP (outbound) 27015-27016 (Server only), 3478, 4379-4380, 27000-27030

Issues fixed[edit]

Random latency spikes while moving around maps[edit]

Fix Downscale your graphical settings

  1. If you are playing the game on high graphical settings with certain hardware setups, the game might stutter as it loads a new texture for the first time in a given match. Because of how the game is coded, this will appear as random high latency spikes in the ingame match ping overview (in spite of being related to graphical settings and not to latency). These spikes can typically be rectified by turning down the graphics via the options menu in the game.
  2. Setting the texture quality to Medium or below will typically resolve the issue. If not, try to toggle the multicore settings.

"Client and Server Differ" error message[edit]

Fix Verify the game cache in Steam[3]

  1. Navigate to your library in Steam.
  2. Right-click Natural Selection 2.
  3. Click "Properties". Go to the "Local Files" tab.
  4. Click the "Verify Integrity of Game Cache" button.

Cannot get past the Main Menu[edit]

Information There are two possible fixes for this issue.

Fix Delete Local Game Content

  1. On Steam, Right click Natural Selection 2 and select "Delete Local Game Content".
  2. This will delete the game, and afterwards you need to redownload and install the game. Note this will delete any mods you may currently have.

Fix Remove all files related to Natural Selection 2

  1. Uninstall Natural Selection 2 from Steam.
  2. Delete the configuration folder.
  3. Delete the installation folder.
  4. Reinstall Natural Selection 2.

Favorite servers do not get saved[edit]

Fix Create FavoriteServers.json

  1. Go to your configuration file(s) location.
  2. Create an empty file called FavoriteServers.json.

Windows[edit]

Textures are pitch black/transparent on AMD cards[edit]

Fix Use application settings

  1. In the Catalyst Control Center, go to the AA Tab under 3D settings.
  2. If "Use Application settings" is unchecked, this will cause the textures in the game to appear pitch black. Checking this field again will resolve the issue.

Game crashes immediately on Gigabyte graphics cards[edit]

Fix Close the Gigabyte OC Guru overlay

  1. In the taskbar, right click on the Gigabyte OC Guru and click Close.
  2. You may need to click show hidden icons to see the icon.
  3. Other overlays such as mumble or Fraps may apparently cause the same issue, so try disabling those as well.

Linux[edit]

Game crashes when marines fire[edit]

Fix Disable steam in-game overlay from Steam's right click menu on NS2

Other information[edit]

Removing Steam workshop mods[edit]

Information Unsubscribed mods may still appear in the mods list and have to be manually deleted.

Fix Instructions

  1. Load the game and disable any mods which are going to be removed.
  2. Navigate to %APPDATA%\Natural Selection 2 and delete the Workshop folder.

Console commands[edit]

Command Notes
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).
Information A full list of console commands is available at the official NS2 wiki.

System requirements[edit]

Windows
Minimum Recommended
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) 2 GB 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
5 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

References

  1. ↑ Natural Selection 2 Forum - Xbox 360 Controller Compatibility
  2. ↑ Local Server!? (LAN) :: Natural Selection 2 General Discussions
  3. ↑ Steam Community Discussions - Client and Server Do not match