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Revision as of 09:26, 8 October 2017

Natural Selection 2
Natural Selection 2 cover
Developers
Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Engines
Spark
Release dates
Windows October 30, 2012
Linux August 30, 2013
Natural Selection 2 on Wikipedia
Natural Selection
Natural Selection 2002
Natural Selection 2 2012
NS2: Combat 2014

Key points

Active community

General information

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

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Humble Store
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Windows
Linux
Steam
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Windows
Linux
All versions require Steam DRM.

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.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

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System Location

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.
Multi-monitor setup with multi-monitor HUD mod.
Multi-monitor setup with multi-monitor HUD mod.

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Multi-monitor

Instructions

Input settings

In-game key map settings.
In-game key map settings.

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Audio settings

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Bulgarian
Fan translation. Details missing—please edit this page and add it.
Croatian
Fan translation. Details missing—please edit this page and add it.
Czech
Fan translation. Details missing—please edit this page and add it.
Danish
Fan translation. Details missing—please edit this page and add it.
Dutch
Fan translation. Details missing—please edit this page and add it.
Finnish
French
Fan translation. Details missing—please edit this page and add it.
German
Fan translation. Details missing—please edit this page and add it.
Italian
Fan translation. Details missing—please edit this page and add it.
Korean
Fan translation. Details missing—please edit this page and add it.
Norwegian
Fan translation. Details missing—please edit this page and add it.
Polish
Fan translation. Details missing—please edit this page and add it.
Portuguese
Fan translation. Details missing—please edit this page and add it.
Russian
Fan translation. Details missing—please edit this page and add it.
Spanish
Fan translation. Details missing—please edit this page and add it.
Swedish
Fan translation. Details missing—please edit this page and add it.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
24 Requires an internet connection for Steam authentication.[1]
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
Matchmaking
match seeding WIP[2]
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)
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

Instructions

"Client and Server Differ" error message

Instructions

Cannot get past the Main Menu

There are two possible fixes for this issue.
Instructions
Instructions

Favorite servers do not get saved

Instructions

Windows

Textures are pitch black/transparent on AMD cards

Instructions

Game crashes immediately on Gigabyte graphics cards

Instructions

Linux

Launch issue[3]

Instructions

Game crashes when marines fire

Instructions

Other information

Removing Steam workshop mods

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

Console commands

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

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9 11 is WIP[4]
OpenGL 3.1 [5]
Shader Model support 3 [6]
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 5 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon X800
Nvidia GeForce 8600
1 GB of VRAM
DirectX 9 compatible

References