General information
- Unknown Worlds Forums - Technical Support
- Steam Community Discussions
- r/ns2 - subreddit.
- Troubleshooting thread - written by playtester.
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.[1]
Game data
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
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
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
Console commands
Command |
Notes
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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.
|
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.
|
kill |
Commit suicide.
|
j1 |
Join Marines (Ready Room only).
|
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
Windows |
|
Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP, Vista, 7 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz
| Core 2 Duo 3.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
| |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
ATI X800 NVidia 8600 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible
| AMD 5770 NVidia GTX 450 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References