Natural Selection 2
Release Date: 30 Oct, 2012
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
