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Natural Selection 2

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Revision as of 09:54, 15 April 2013 by AussieGav (talk | contribs) (Added fix for Client and Server Differ error message)

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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

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log.txt and system_options.xml are kept in this folder.

Save game cloud syncing

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Video settings

Video settings menu.
Multi-monitor setup with multi-monitor HUD mod.

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Multi-monitor

Instructions

Input settings

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Remapping

Unable to remap L key

Problem remapping 'L' key whilst not in chat.[2]

Issues fixed

Textures are pitch black/transparent on AMD cards

Instructions

Game crashes immediately on Gigabyte graphics cards

Instructions

Random latency spikes while moving around maps

Instructions

"Client and Server Differ" error message

Instructions

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

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References