Das Entwicklerteam von Unknown Worlds hat eine weitere Version des Alpha-Clients von Natural Selection 2 veröffentlicht. Vorbesteller der Special-Edition können somit die Entwicklung des zweiten Teils Live miterleben. Die aktuelle Version wird automatisch beim Start von Steam heruntergeladen und installiert.
Dabei werden Neuerungen wie die Physikengine Havok und ein neues Benutzerinterface getestet. Unknown Worlds will mit der neuen Version unter anderem auch eine bessere Performance auf den Bildschirm zaubern. Die kompletten Änderungen im Überblick:
Technical
Changed collision detection to use the Havok engine
Optimized trace ray and sweep capsule tests
Fixed bug where keys could get stuck down after a frame hitch
Fixed bug where players could not be removed from the scoreboard after they left the game
Fixed bug where bots would not be properly removed from the server
Fixed crash on exit when trying to run the game without Steam running
Fixed bug where particle systems weren't properly occlusion culled
Fixed hardware cursors not being properly released on shutdown
Fixed bugs with the occlusion culling system not properly determining if something is visible
Changed the "Couldn't Connect" error message to be more descriptive
Added net_messages console command to log network messages received
Added r_gui console command to enable/disable drawing the GUI
Added the ability to include PROFILE markers in script code
Added support for Lua GUIs on models (i.e. ammo display on the Rifle)
Gameplay
Completely re-did marine, alien and "shared" (waypoints, chat, death messages, etc.) interfaces in Lua (was in flash). You should see noticeable frame-rate improvements.
Added very basic bots for load testing ("dev 1" at server, "addbots #" or "removebots #"
Armory "buy" menu fully client-side now so it's much more responsive
Hydras now build smoothly
MACs and Drifters now cost energy to produce (further eliminating spam and overly simplistic defense)
Sentries turn off completely without power
Power nodes have almost-dead and dead electricity/sparking effects
Reduced number of network messages and footstep sounds dramatically
Networking optimizations
Power nodes work on level change
Structure flinch animations fixed
Changing weapons as marine is now faster and more reponsive
Added basic pathing for bots (when commanding)
Fixed MAC welding effects
Skulk leap now requires research (on the Whip, coming soon)
Fixed "doubling up" of some sounds
Also, here's the changelog from the previous version which we released previously (Build 153):
Technical
Fixed the net_lag console command
Fixed the player limit on servers
Fixed bug where the server could send two updates with the same time
Fixed bug where attempting to connect to a nonexistent server would not properly fail
Fixed issue where time would not advance uniformly on the client causing motion to appear jerky
Fixed bug where disconnecting and then reconnecting to a server could put the game in an incorrect state
Fixed bug where clients sometimes couldn't move when when connected to a server
Added support for extrapolation past the last update from the server
Added a timeout for authenticating with the Steam servers
Added displaying the average server tick rate with the net_stats console command
Gameplay
Fixed problem where infinite MACs and Drifters could be built and cause problems (now limited to 25 units in an area)
Fixed power node in tram marine expansion
Power nodes can be repaired properly again
Fixed extractor multiple upgrade bugs
Fixed hive sight drawing incorrectly
Fixed sentry accuracy problems
Fixed lowered server CPU performance when using sentries
Fixed problem with power nodes on map reset
Fixed missing text tooltips for commander UIs
Fixed build harvester problem from gestate menu
Fixed death message weirdness
Fixed ns2_junction minimap
Changed power nodes to pulse red when out of power (makes it more obvious)
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