11/12/2021

NS 3.3b4 is now available!

• Aliens can now see the time remaining for a hive to complete.
• Research tracker update
• - Fix crash between rounds.
• - Fix players not being able to see it if they hadn't been the command chair.
• - Late joining players now can see research in progress.
• - It currently doesn't play back correctly in demos but might in the future.
• Weapons can now reload while using the armory.
• - The 1 second delay before you can attack after using the armor is still there for balance.
• Linux binaries are back to being built on Ubuntu.
• - Should fix some library issues with the linux client.

10/31/2021

NS 3.3b3 is now available!

Patch highlights include: AI upscaled model textures, ns_ragnarok by AnimeLOL, Marine UI updates, grenade launcher staged reloading, and updates to client reload prediction.

• New map ns_ragnarok by AnimeLOL.
• Updates to client side weapons code.
• Reloads can now complete and update ammo count on the client (thanks Solokiller https://github.com/Solokiller/halflife-updated).
• Fixed clients that initiate the reload getting sent duplicate animations from the server.
• Fixed reloads not completing if using the armory right before reloading.
• Fixed various clients weapons code checks not working correctly from the HL SDK.
• Fixes broken animations for weapons that don't take ammo.
• Marine UI updates
• Research progress is now tracked in the top left building notifications.
• Players with a welder in their inventory now see an armor indicator around teammates if the teammates have <95% armor.
• Commanders now see a research progress timer and cancellation refund when selecting a building that is researching.
• Added Build/Research time to commander tooltips.
• The grenade launcher now has cancelable staged reloading similar to the shotgun.
• Fixed the GL doing a 4 round reload animation if the player had less than 4 rounds of reserve ammo.
• The shotgun reload now adds to the ammo count as the shell enters the gun in the animation.
• Model updates
• gl_max_size increased from 256 to 512 so textures can now be rendered at a higher resolution.
• "Use High Definition models" video option
• AI upscaled textures for most models in the game. Some were already at the max texture size like player models.
• Higher poly scope for the LMG.
• Both regular and HD models
• Fixed texture UV shifting on the following models:
• All marine weapon viewmodels
• Soldier and Heavy players (thanks panyachu)
• Phase Gate (thanks panyachu)
• Resource towers and nozzles (thanks panyachu)
• Siege (thanks panyachu)
• Grenade launcher
• Added viewmodel reload cancel animations.
• LMG
• Removed 2 little rectangles that stuck out of the gun.
• HMG
• Fixed a small spot that was see through.
• Siege
• Adjusted hitboxes so they better represent the model.
• Soldier and Heavy armor
• Added staged reload animations for GL instead of it always reloading 2 shots.
• Fixed shotgun reload animations glitching out.
• Updates to crosshair system.
• Fixed crosshair circle thickness not working correctly.
• Added the following commands. The default values are blank and inherit the value nonspecific to the circle or dot if left blank.
• cl_cross_circle_color
• cl_cross_circle_alpha
• cl_cross_circle_outline
• cl_cross_circle_outline_alpha
• cl_cross_circle_outline_inner
• cl_cross_dot_alpha
• cl_cross_dot_outline_alpha
• Reorganized advanced options and added new crosshair commands to it.
• Fixed the cursor not showing in the menu after alt tabbing.
• Fixed onos charge getting stuck.
• Lerks no longer stick to ladders when touching them while on the ground.
• Disabled unused libraries libpng, zlib, and libcurl
• Added `cl_weaponcfgs` to toggle execution of weapon cfgs on weapon swap.
• Fixed liblist.gam pointing to the wrong ns linux binary.
• cl_widescreen changes only take affect when not alive to prevent it from being used as a zoom bind.
• Fixed shotgun pellets showing the incorrect visuals when playing on NS v3.2 servers.

02/12/2021

NS 3.3b2 is now available!

Patch highlights include: Reworked shotgun, Lerks no longer stick to the ground, players can change lifeform in pregame warmup, and per-weapon configs.

• Shotgun rework. Previously was inconsistent shooting during reloads and desynced animations with server.
• Shotgun reload can now be interrupted with a pump animation.
• Changed pellets 10 -> 17 and damage 17-> 10 to reduce inconsistency
The shotgun should now feel reliable and consistent, but still provide aliens with a brief window of opportunity during reloads.
• Lerks no longer stick to the ground if they touch it when gliding.
• Players can change lifeform and use popupmenu in pregame warmup.
• Fixed guns getting stuck in the air.
• `cl_ambientsound` now scales the volume of ambient sound mp3s (0 to 1)
The previous implementation involved server side code and forced both mp3 and wav ambient sounds to be off for everyone, so it had to change. The wav ambient sounds generally aren't intrusive to gameplay and add some life to the maps, but can still be replaced with blank files like in earlier versions of NS.
• Per-weapon configs added that are executed when swapping to each weapon. These are located in the "weaponcfgs" folder.
These are useful for setting weapon specific crosshairs with the new crosshair system.
• marineofficial.cfg and alienofficial.cfg now get automatically executed when joining the respective teams or respawning on them.
• Reserve ammo count and shotgun reload state are now networked.
• `r_dynamic` can now be turned off for users on non-nvidia graphics experiencing performance issues.
• Mouse acceleration will no longer be forced on when raw input is off.
• Added `-forcemaccel` for players that want the old acceleration
• Old `-noforcemaccel` `-noforcemspd` parameters removed as they no longer functioned as intended due to windows updates
• `-noforcemparms` still functions the same - it retains mouse acceleration parameters from the windows desktop
• `mp_consistency` changed to 0 = don't check files, 1 = check game dlls and some cheating prone files like footsteps and map textures, 2 = more stringent check for competitive play (previously 1)
• Client and server dll consistency checks added. Clients connecting to a server with a different version will be given a link asking them to update.
• Added additional player sound and map texture checks
• `mp_consistency 1` is now default in the server.cfg
• Releasing the attack key while +movement is held no longer releases +movement.
• Slow walk speeds are no longer slower than intended or affected by client cvars.
• Fixed jetpack lateral acceleration accidentally having player weight scaled twice since v3.2.1b. It's now a bit quicker to accelerate with extra equipment (ex. advanced weapons, ammo, welder, mines).
• Added `cl_mutemenu` for players accidentally clicking on the scoreboard and going into squelch mode. Default is "3" which opens the menu with mouse3.
• Added backwards compatibility check for playing on v3.2 servers to prevent prediction errors.
• Fixed chatbox issue where backspace being held down prevented additional text inputs.
• The windows cursor no longer shows over the in game sprite cursor when on the popupmenu.
• Fixed commander view scrolling keybinds `+scrollup` `+scrolldown` `+scrollleft` `+scrollright`
• `cl_showspeed` no longer requires sv_cheats 1 and is also usable in the readyroom and spectate.
• Marine structure no build radius is now spherical instead of an infinitely vertical cylinder.
• Marine structures placed at very low points on the map can now be interacted with by the commander.
• The Recycling refund now accounts for upgrade costs.
• Alien health and armor status are now in the correct position on the screen.
• Certain HUD sprites are now correctly scaled for screen resolutions more than 1600 pixels wide. Fixes tiny legacy crosshairs and incorrect weapon selection HUD images.
• Scoreboard icons can now be displayed with server plugins.
• cl_cross circle thickness and outline added.
• Removed `default_fov` as it did nothing but change sensitivity.
• Added `nsversion` client cvar for clients to check their version.

08/16/2018

NS 3.2.2 is now available!

Patch highlights include: The NS Launcher, OS X support, a new crosshair system, HUD updates, a new jump system, and bug fixes. Those of you who are on old settings since NS 3.2, it is recommended you "exec updatesettings.cfg" in console to update your rates, raw input, and FPS to recommended values, or copy them to your userconfig.

• The NS Launcher is now available and the recommended way to install/update/launch your game. With it comes new default configs for fresh installations to make it easier to start playing.
• OS X is now supported.
• sv_jumpmode has been added as a server command.
  0
• old movement,
  1
• queued jump (hold jump before each landing to jump once hitting ground
• default) ,
  2
• autohop (don't have to let go of jump key between jumps). We will be trying the new settings during gathers and looking for community feedback on what should be standard.
• The Nine Legends HUD and minimal HUD are now available in the advanced options menu.
• New crosshair system is now availabe. It can be accessed in the advanced options or via cl_cross commands (crosshair 0 to disable old one). Circle radius is unavailabe on OSX currently.
• hud_mapstyle has replaced cl_labelmaps and can be set via the advanced options. It now has the fully transparent Nine Legends maps as well.
• cl_ambientsound has been added. 0 turns off all ambient sounds. 2 enables only .wav ambient sounds which aren't bad to listen to and is the default. 1 turns on all ambient sounds.
• The spectator UI is now transparent and you can see health and armor through it.
• Alien movement sounds and jetpack sounds/effects are now FPS independent.
• Using popup menu with raw input now centers the cursor. A small percentage of mice have issues with this fix. If it spins your view a lot it's recommended you use regular input and -noforcemparms in launch options instead.
• The armor value indicator on the HUD has been moved closer to the health so it doesn't look so weird on widescreen.
• senslock has been added as a command.
  Setting this to 1 will stop the game from scaling sensitivity with the FOV difference on skulk and gorge.
  0 is the original behavior. When this is set to 0, zoom_sensitivity_ratio and default_fov factor into the sensitivity calculations as well, as they did before. zoom_sensitivity_ratio now defaults to 1, but old config values are still kept, as the 1.2 value valve used made no sense before.
  These are available in advanced options. default_fov should remain 90 at all times, regardless of widescreen or lifeform.
• cl_widescreen has been added. Anyone that wishes to use the old vertical
• widescreen can set this to 0. Otherwise leave it on 1, even in 4:3.

08/05/2018

Launcher is Out !

Hey you ! It's time to celebrate ! The long awaited natural selection updater and launcher version 1.0 is out there now.

It includes a few functionality such as :

• A Clean base version of Natural Selection
• Always Verify and update your Natural Selection folder with the latest contents
• Allow to install base configuration files used for the best experience (pistol script and other usefull tools)
• Direct access for a clean installation of the infamouse Nine Legend pack, with better icons and simplified UI
• Benefit of a nice Discord status including the number of gather players
• A direct link to the gather !! (you never know)
• Add files to be ignored by the launcher in the ignore.list file

We hope you will enjoy this easier way to stay up to date with our latest improvement !