General information
- Unknown Worlds Forums - Technical Support
- Steam Community Hub
- r/ns2 - subreddit.
- NS2 GetSatisfaction Page - submit and view bugs which the developer is addressing.
- Troubleshooting thread - written by playtester.
- Technical Support subforum with a number of useful stickies
- Console commands comprehensive list on official wiki.
Availability
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- Natural Selection 2 is a Steamworks title.
Improvements
Modifications
- Installed mods must be activated through the main menu.
- Natural Selection 2 has support for 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.[1]
Game data
Save game location
Template:Game Location Table
-
log.txt
and system_options.xml
are kept in this folder.
Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing
Video settings
Multi-monitor setup with multi-monitor HUD mod.
Template:Video settings
Input settings
Template:Input Settings
Unable to remap L key
- Problem remapping 'L' key whilst not in chat.[2]
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Issues fixed
Textures are pitch black/transparent on AMD cards
Game crashes immediately on Gigabyte graphics cards
Random latency spikes while moving around maps
"Client and Server Differ" error message
Cannot get past the Main Menu
Console commands
Command |
Notes
|
fps |
Toggles the FPS counter on the HUD.
|
i_rawinput true |
Sets raw mouse input to true.
|
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.
System requirements
Windows |
|
Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
Windows 7 32/64-bit, Vista 32/64-bit, XP | |
Processor (CPU) |
| |
System memory (RAM) |
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Hard disk drive (HDD) |
5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
DirectX 9 compatible video card with 1 GB, ATI X800, NVidia 8600 or better.
| DirectX 9 compatible video card with 1 GB, AMD 5770, NVidia GTX 450 or better. |
References