Natural Selection 2
Release Date: 30 Oct, 2012
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Natural Selection 2 pits alien against human in an action-packed struggle for survival. Wield devastating weaponry as a Frontiersman marine, or become the xenomorph as a deadly Kharaa lifeform.

Strategy Meets Shooter
Natural Selection 2 is a First Person Shooter and Real Time Stategy game rolled into one! Each team, alien and human, has a Commander. The Commander looks down on the battlefield and issues orders, places structures, collects resources, researches technology, and deploys abilities.

Here are some gameplay examples: A human Commander could drop health packs and ammunition to a trapped marine squad, and deploy sentry guns to help them defend their position. Or an alien Commander could grow a new Hive to spread infestation throughout newly captured territory, allowing more alien eggs to spawn...

Two Unique Sides
Aliens players choose to evolve into one of five lifeforms: The fast, fearsome Skulk can run on walls and deliver massive damage with its jaws. Lerks fly and deploy gasses to support their teammates in battle. Gorges heal other lifeforms and build tunnels, hydra turrets, walls, and other tactical structures. Fades blink in and out of battle, picking off marines with giant scythes. Finally, the giant Onos is so massive and so tough, that even entire marine squads can't take it down.

Marines wield rifles, shotguns, grenade launchers, pistols, and other weapons. Cluster grenades can clear ventilation shafts of sneaky Skulks, flamethrowers make short work of alien structures and infestation, and boosts dropped by the Commander increase combat effectiveness.
When attacking on foot doesn't cut it, marines can construct hulking Exosuits wielding miniguns and railguns, and equip jetpacks for high speed assaults on alien Hives.

Long Term Development
Natural Selection 2 receives constant updates. This year, 2016, Unknown Worlds continues to develop new features, content, and improvements.

Mod Tools Come Standard
Natural Selection 2 comes with all the tools we used to make the game. All game code is open source. That means you can create, and play, an endless variety of mods. Publish, share, and download mods from the Steam Workshop, and automatically download mods when you join modded games.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Windows
Minimum:
- OS:Windows Vista 64-bit or newer
- Processor:Core 2 Duo E6700 (2.66 GHz) or better
- Memory:4 GB RAM
- Graphics:DirectX 9 compatible dedicated video card with 1 GB VRAM and support for Shader Model 3 (e.g. AMD X800, NVidia 8600 or better)
- DirectX®:9.0
- Hard Drive:12 GB HD space
- Other Requirements:Broadband Internet connection
Recommended:
- OS:Windows 7 64-bit or newer
- Processor:Core 2 Quad Q9650 (3 GHz) or better
- Memory:8 GB RAM
- Graphics:DirectX 9 compatible dedicated video card with 1.5 - 2 GB VRAM (AMD 5770, NVidia GTX 450 or better)
- DirectX®:9.0
- Hard Drive:12 GB HD space
- Other Requirements:Broadband Internet connection
First Adventure

Complete both tutorials.
Explorer

Use Play Now
They Just Keep Coming

Kill a Skulk
TSF

Play a round as a Marine
Strategic Thinking

Follow 5 Commander’s order in 1 rounds
Kharaa

Play a round as an Alien
Demolitions

Deal 7500 structure damage in a single round
First Class Post

Use a Phase Gate
Tag!

Parasite a Marine
Untouchable

Kill a Marine while having full health
Traveler

Play on 3 different maps
Battle Ready

Evolve one Kharaa Upgrade
Bloodrage

Deal 4000 player damage in a single round
Mood Lighting

Weld a Power Node
Economics 101

Kill a Harvester
Slimy

Use a Gorge Tunnel
Security Detail

Kill an Alien while defending an Extractor
Air Defense

Kill a Lerk
Economic Sabotage

Kill a Gorge
New Recruit

Complete the Marine tutorial.
Team Player

Destroy an Extractor
Disarmament

Kill a Marine who has a Shotgun
‘Tis But a Scratch

Get healed with 1 health point
Fresh Larva

Complete the Alien tutorial.
No More Fancy Toys

Destroy 100 resources worth of enemy technology in a single round
Firefighter

Kill a Marine who has a Flamethrower
Unfair Advantage

Evolve 3 Kharaa Upgrades
Asymmetrical Combat

Kill a Fade
Checkmate

Deal the killing blow to a Hive or Command Station
Bomb Defusal

Kill a Marine who has a Grenade Launcher
They Came From Behind

Kill a Marine after sneaking as Skulk
Big Game Hunter

Kill an Onos
Eat Your Greens

Complete all new player missions
Most Valued Xenomorph

Kill a Marine while defending a Harvester
You're Walking Now

Destroy an Exosuit
The Doctor is In

Weld your team mates 10 times in 1 round
Burning Cash

Destroy 200 resources worth of enemy technology in a single round
Regicide

Kill the opposing team's Commander
I See Human Scum

Parasite 10 Marines in a single round
Repairman

Weld 5 Power Nodes in 1 round
Old Recruit

Complete the Marine Commander tutorial.
Recession

Destroy 300 resources worth of enemy technology in a single round
Protip

Kill a Marine with 2 bites and a parasite
Cultivation

Build a Hive as Gorge
Unsportsmanlike Conduct

Taunt after killing a player
Long Term Investments

Kill an Alien while defending an Extractor 5 times in a single round
Higher Lifeform

Complete the Alien Commander tutorial.
Unleashed

Rattling the Cage reaps its own reward
Wall Hacks!

Parasite 20 Marines in a single round
Barking Dog

Destroy 5 Extractors in a single round
Dambuster

Kill 5 Harvesters in a single round
Arcade Champion

Spent some time playing arcade game modes
Quality Assurance

Kill a developer
Secure Investments

Kill a Marine while defending a Harvester 5 times in a single round
It came from...behind

Infest everybody and stay alive.
Combat Engineer

Build 10 Extractors in 1 round
Terminal Velocity Facepalm

For when a regular facepalm doesn't cut it...
Darwin Award

Too determined to listen to good advice.
Rifles Only

Destroy 10 Extractors in a single round
No Tech For You

Kill 10 Harvesters in a single round
Adam Smith

Kill an Alien while defending an Extractor 10 times in a single round
One Gorge's Treasure

Collect all 15 drop-able items.
Patron Saint of Res

Kill a Marine while defending a Harvester 10 times in a single round
Clogbeard's Treasure

They say there's gorge treasure out there somewhere...
Trust No-one

I don't know what's in there, but it's weird and pissed off, whatever it is.
Sgt. MacReady

Be the last and only survivor against the Infestation
The Last Straw

Gorges can only take so much...
TSF Marine

Special Ops Marine

The Skulk

The Gorge

The Lerk

The Fade

The Onos

Exosuit
