Fileplanet has a new poll up for best new mod of 2002. Go there and make sure your favorite wins.
Next week is the Game Developer's Conference, and a couple members of the NS development team will be there, taking classes and schmoozing. If you see Def One or Flayra there, please don't hesitate to say hello.
The Constellation membership program is now open for business. This is a way for the NS community to help support and speed ongoing development of Natural Selection. Click the Constellation link on the navigation bar for more information. Thanks for your support.
NS v1.1 continues to make giant strides. There were some new feature announcements this week on the General forum, including some information about the Onos' new "Devour" ability, and new features in the Commander Mode. These are just a few of the massive changes going into 1.1, but suffice it to say, the gameplay is going to completely change. The tech tree is being reworked for both sides, new abilities and technologies are being added, and even the resource model is undergoing big changes.
Along with bug-fixes, HLTV support, spectator support, VALVe's Anti-Cheat technology and all these new features, expect to see quite a few new maps, new content and a bunch of surprises. It's going to be a wild ride.
Playtesting for v1.1 hasn't started yet, but will start in the next couple weeks.
Attention NS mappers, fan-site creators, community artists and tournament organizers: the NS media pack containing logos, renders, screenshots and other assorted images associated with NS is now available.
This media pack can be freely used and modified for one purpose: promoting and supporting NS and the NS community. Use of these images doesn't require a disclaimer, but can only be used in association with NS. Other use of these images in any way is prohibited.
Under no circumstances can the images in the media pack, or any content in NS or on the NS website, be used in any other project or be presented as being created by anyone else.
Enjoy!
Download NS media pack now from Redphive.org (now available here) MD5 SUM: f160ba206290c1be08d41d2cf3c61e38 (no other mirrors are needed currently)
It's our pleasure to announce that Natural Selection has been selected by Gamespy editors as the recipient of their prestigious Best Modification in a PC Game award for 2002. The full feature can be read here.
Gamespy reports that more then a million gamers read this story, so let's hope to see some more servers and custom maps coming online.
In other news, NS v1.1 is due to go into playtesting in about a week. Check the general forum for screenshots showing the HLTV technology in action.
