Have you guys ever seen any kind of tv shows that refer to this problem.

Someone walks into a buisness of some sort go to the information desk and asks where something is.

The information desk tells them go to room 419 on floor 3.
So they go to room 419 on floor 3.
They are then told to go to room 914 on floor 2.
And again they continue to room 914 on floor 2.
And Guess what they are told to go to room 149 on floor 1.
Frusterated but still go to room 149 on floor 1.
Where they then find out that room 149 on floor 1 is actually the Information desk.
And they just did a big circle.

I'm sorry about the whole mini story, but this is how I feel when I look at the download page for Natural-Selection.

Is it to hard to have only the current version and its patchs?

I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who thinks that the download page could be improved. It would make getting information and downloads a little less confusing.

But now that I have vented my problems.
What exactly do I need to get to set up a NS server that is updated to the current update.

Do I download:

ns_v3_b1_dedicated.zip
ns_v30_b2_patch_dedicated_server.zip
ns_v30_b3_patch_dedicated_server.zip
ns_v30_b4_patch_dedicated_server.zip
ns_v30_b4a_patch_dedicated_server.zip

And install the files from top to bottom?

Or do I have to go crazy and download:

ns_v1_dedicated
and add every single patch ever made untill I am up to date?

See if there was only 1 file for server and one file for client.
and those files are updated whenever thier is a patch.

Would be so much easier.

I'm not really sure tbh. But if you do:

ns_v3_b1_dedicated.zip
ns_v30_b2_patch_dedicated_server.zip
ns_v30_b3_patch_dedicated_server.zip
ns_v30_b4_patch_dedicated_server.zip
ns_v30_b4a_patch_dedicated_server.zip

Then that will definately work.

I think you might be able to skip out b2 & b3, but I'm not certain.

Yes, just grab the Ns 3.0 B1 dedicated server first, then grab the Beta 4 and beta 4a...Extract them in order:

Beta1
Beta4
Beta4a

Beta 1 has all of the base files you need. Beta 4 has Beta2, beta3 and Beta4 rolled into one. Beta 4a is the latest executable.

If it is that difficult you might want to rethink running a server.

I can't say the download process has ever caused me pause as each patch lists its requirements so if you start with 4a it references 4 which in turn references 1...