Natural Selection 2 Pre-Alpha Gameplay Shown

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  You can already import your models/textures with their Builder application right now if you buy the alpha... : st4rdog
  • Excellent! Thanks Mate, bought. : valcan_s
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  There was a third person camera in the video. : TychoCelchuuu
  • I noticed that, and it got my juices flowing. Third to FPS switching in FPS and Third Person games are... : valcan_s
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  Are you kidding me? Doom3 looks way better than this. The walking/running animations for the humans lo... : ion_pulse
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    Pre-alpha, duh. State the obvious why don't you. : st4rdog
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      I'm just disputing "halo should use this engine"-type comments. Also, what does 'pre-alpha' mean? To m... : ion_pulse
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        No, that's not what it means. An alpha release is a very rough internal testing version, I'm sure the eng... : Zek
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          From wikipedia: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle) In contrast to alpha and beta... : ion_pulse
          • I don't know where you're getting the idea that it needs a redo, it looks fine. Just needs some more poli... : Zek
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            You aren't seeing the animation "system", just individual animations....which can change / improve before... : carbontree
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              An animation system manages when and how animations are played, support for blending, integration with a ... : ion_pulse
              • In other words a pointless challenge so what if it does or doesn't, people still play NS1 cus it's a g... : Xulu
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                By: haysoos x Show Full Post

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                Smoothing those animations out is part of going from pre-alpha to alpha. Pre-alpha, again, is when they start running the game at any level recognizable as the game. What carbontree means is that you are seeing the individual animations before they have optimized them to work together.
                
                Thats my guess anyways. But it is why you never see pre-alpha footage, it's like seeing a video of a super model's 8-year old dance recital.

                Feb 08, 2010 3:44pm PST
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                Smoothing those animations out is part of going from pre-alpha to alpha. Pre-alpha, again, is when they ... : haysoos
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                  I'm confused why my rebuttal to an argument that the game engine can compete with those of AAA titles lik... : ion_pulse
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                    ...Becuase you used the example of the animations as evidence that it isnt on par with Halo... forget yo... : x Tempest x
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                      Halo sold millions of units, and for the last time I am not comparing the games, just the tech. Enough wi... : ion_pulse
                      • There is no need to compare the games. Besides, I like Halo 1. :D But thats so far beside the point. ... : haysoos
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        pre-alpha is the point where everything is starting to resemble a game. It's when things are first "play... : haysoos
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          Please cite your sources. : ion_pulse
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            It's a accepted industry definition. Placeholders everywhere, basic things roughed in. We didn't hear any... : quanta88
            • I'll take your word for it. : ion_pulse