This is a historical list of all NS2 Blog Possts. Date format: [month/day/year]
Release
Build | Release Date | Major Changes |
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344 | Dec 30, 2022 | Hotfix. |
343 | Dec 9, 2022 | Matched Play V1.0 full release, New Map Ayumi, Complete Bot overhaul, New Hive Skill system, New Server Whitelist method, Matched Play penalties re-enabled. |
342 | Jun 27, 2022 | New iteration of Thunderdome Beta, return of Railgun Exo's target outline, Editor QoL changes. |
341 | Feb 3, 2022 | New iteration of Thunderdome Beta, Several Map fixes. |
340 Balance | Dec 26, 2021 | Extensive rebalance Patch. |
340 | Dec 16, 2021 | New iteration of Thunderdome Beta, New Map Tanith, Editor QoL changes, New UGC Mod system. |
339 | Sep 17, 2021 | Steam Authentification Hotfix. |
338 | Aug 17, 2021 | Thunderdome Beta Hotfix. |
337 | Aug 4, 2021 | Thunderdome Beta version, new Ambient Occlusion, new Armory UI, new Med Pack design, Mineshaft overhaul. |
336 | Dec 22, 2020 | NS2+ integration into the base game, new Skin system and Completion of all existing Skin sets, Refinery and Docking overhaul, Commander Skill wipe and fix. |
335 | Oct 28, 2020 | Hive 3.0 - Team/Commander specific Hive Skill, Fade movement changes, Metro changes. |
334 | Jul 23, 2020 | Fixes, Abyss Lerk. |
333 | Jun 26, 2020 | New map Metro. |
332.1 | May 27, 2020 | New Elite tier B.M.A.C. skins, Optimizations, fixes |
332 | May 27, 2020 | Balance Patch, Vampirism, Web, Stab, Power Nodes, and Mines reworked, Exosuit self-weld. |
331 | Nov 14, 2019 | B.M.A.C. Reporting for Duty! |
330 | Sep 27, 2019 | Hotfix, quality changes, removed DirectX 9 |
329 | Sep 19, 2019 | New map, new menu, balance changes, Linux support dropped and DirectX 11 integration. |
328 | Jun 20, 2019 | Focuses on optimizations and improves screen resolutions. |
327 | Apr 23, 2019 | New map, changes to existing maps, new skins, new models, new sounds and new gameplay and balance changes. |
WHAT IF...? | Feb 23, 2019 | A sixth Lifeform? |
326 | Dec 21, 2018 | Changes to Quickplay, Spectate Updates and new Cosmetics to the Catalyst Pack |
325 | Oct 29, 2018 | Anniversary Update, Machine Gun tweaks, Stabilizing LuaJIT, Overhaul of audio cues |
324 | Sep 5, 2018 | The Catalyst Update |
323 | Jun 15, 2018 | Shadow Onos, Forge Shotgun & Flamethrower, Player Skill Tier Icons |
322 | Apr 5, 2018 | Many maintenance fixes |
321 | Feb 14, 2018 | Onos Stampede, Babbler 'Mines' & Improvements |
320 | Dec 23, 2017 | Additional Balance changes to Flamethrower, Many map and community fixes. |
319 | Oct 27, 2017 | 5th anniversary of NS2!, Balance changes to Flamethrower, Contamination and Biomass, Many map fixes to Summit and Derelict, Official end of 32bit support |
318 | Oct 6, 2017 | Migrated to 64-bit Architecture, Reworked job & thread scheduling - now able to utilise all CPU cores, New Auto Crash Collector, New -autorestart command line parameter for Dedicated Servers |
317 | Aug 24, 2017 | New Skulk Challenge Mode!, Improvements to MACs, Whips and Onos Stomp!, Dedicated Spectator Slots |
316 | Jun 16, 2017 | Redesigned Boneshield, Gorge Bellyslide improvements, Lots of polish, and pesky bugs squashed |
315 | May 26, 2017 | New 'Play Now' Menu!, New In-game help screen!, Improved Commander Bots |
314 | Mar 8, 2017 | "All" tab reintroduced to Server Browser, Rewrote Clog code, Added option to add Bots to a listen server (performance will be affected - use at own risk!) |
313 | Jan 27, 2017 | Brand new Alien Commander Tutorial!, Fixes for historical Whip bugs, various gameplay tweaks |
312 | Nov 18, 2016 | New in-game badge customisation menu, Hive 1.0 retired |
311 | Oct 27, 2016 | 4th anniversary of NS2's release!, New gamemode - The Infested |
310 | Oct 11, 2016 | New first-person animations for Rifle, Pistol and Axe, Hive 2.0 |
309 | Sep 23, 2016 | Brand new Marine Commander Tutorial!, Minor balance tweaks to Skulks MG and Railgun Exos |
308 | Sep 16, 2016 | Upgraded LuaJIT to Version 2.1 |
307 | Aug 12, 2016 | New version of ns2_summit with balance changes, Several adjustments to the Skulk |
306 | Jul 29, 2016 | Windows binaries are now digitally signed, Skulk & Fade melee cones expanded |
305 | Jul 15, 2016 | New Friends tab in server browser, Filler bots to add seeding |
304 | Jul 1, 2016 | Improvements to Minigun Exosuits, Sandbox overhaul |
303 | Jun 22, 2016 | New post-game rating system!, Many bug fixes |
302 | Jun 10, 2016 | New pre-game warmup mode!, Tweaks to Spores, Improvements to commander bot AI |
301 | Jun 3, 2016 | New official map: Caged, 'Abyss' skin for Skulks, Ranged Spores for Lerks (à la NS1), 'Cystem' overhaul |
300 | May 27, 2016 | New in-game changelog, Skull 'N' Crossfire Rifle skin, New 'Focus' ability for Aliens |
299 | May 16, 2016 | New Alien abilities!, HMG for Marines, Tweaks to existing abilities, Bug fixes |
298 | May 13, 2016 | Brand new server browser!, Cinematic on team concedes, Achievement for collecting all 15 collectibles, Gorge abilities overhaul, Several res changes, Fade movement tweaks |
297 | May 4, 2016 | Shadow Fade Skin, Removal of Claw Exosuits, Additional Commander Abilities, Grenade tweaks, Enemy healthbars |
296 | Apr 29, 2016 | Two brand new tutorials, New Alien Hive UI |
295 | Apr 16, 2016 | Server browser and network code improvements |
294 | Apr 12, 2016 | Changed medpacks from instant 50hp heal to instant 25hp heal and 25hp heal over time (HoT) over 1 second |
293 | Apr 5, 2016 | Many QoL improvements to Exosuits |
292 | Mar 29, 2016 | Sticky Shoe - 15 new collectible & tradable Steam inventory items that drop during gameplay, Fixed respawning at random view angles, All C-style code comments have been refactored to Lua-style |
291 | Mar 17, 2016 | Brand new 'Hive Challenge' mode in training menu, Many Editor fixes, QoL map fixes |
290 | Mar 10, 2016 | New tutorial voice-overs, QoL map fixes, Launchpad enhancements for modders |
289 | Mar 3, 2016 | QoL map fixes, Revamped scoring system |
288 | Mar 1, 2016 | Tutorial & Achievement fixes, Fix for last weapon switch when building with welder |
287 | Feb 26, 2016 | Achievements & New player checklist |
286 | Feb 23, 2016 | - |
285 | Feb 11, 2016 | Tundra Update |
284 | Feb 2, 2016 | Hotfix for critical issue introduced in Build 283 |
283 | Feb 2, 2016 | SteamWorks update, new Extensions System, Memory leak fixes/memory optimisation & local voice bind removal. |
282 | Jan 26, 2016 | 'Bootcamp' update, several server and bots improvements for rookies |
281 | Jan 22, 2016 | Tutorial and editor update |
280 | Jan 8, 2016 | Modding tools update for Spark Editor. |
279 | Dec 23, 2015 | 'Aim to Please' update, several hitreg fixes and new hitreg debug tools. |
278 | Dec 3, 2015 | Tutorial fixes, NAT failure protection & bug fixes. - Patch inadvertently introduced major hitreg issues and was rolled back to 277. |
277 | Oct 29, 2015 | Halloween 2015 update |
276 | Oct 15, 2015 | 'Faster than a speeding bullet' update, load time improvements |
275 | Jul 30, 2015 | New map Derelict and performance tweaks. |
274 | Jan 31, 2015 | Hotfixes for 273 & Restore Onos damage type. |
273 | Dec 19, 2014 | QoL improvements and Fixes. |
272 | Dec 19, 2014 | Performance patch for Servers. |
271 | Nov 21, 2014 | Small patch to prepare for future patch releases. |
270 | Nov 1, 2014 | Reaper Update, Kharaa Reaper Skin Pack DLC, voting system improved (votes that can not pass are failed immediately), minor bug fixes. |
269 | Sep 4, 2014 | Force Even Team now use the new Hive Skill rating, Minor bug fixes. |
268 | Aug 23, 2014 | Major balance changes, Faster loading times for game and maps, All research now on Hive (and ungrouped), removed Fade Shadow Step and Vortex. |
267 | Aug 5, 2014 | Better performance, more modding options, a new skill-tracking system, better matchmaking, more fonts supported, more languages supported. |
266 | Jun 6, 2014 | First CDT release, weapon drop colors, arrows on phase gates. |
265 | May 1, 2014 | Kodiak Update, armor customization, and much more. |
264 | Mar 17, 2014 | Hotfix for Docking, Hallucination changes. |
263 | Feb 14, 2014 | Dropship Update, Organized Play system and more! |
262 | Dec 19, 2013 | Eclipse released, new main menu background with NS1 theme remix. |
261 | Dec 3, 2013 | More Kharaa balance changes, less hitching in early game. |
260 | Nov 20, 2013 | Kharaa balance changes, fixes by SamusDroid and Sewlek. |
259 | Oct 30, 2013 | NS2 1 Year Anniversary! Shadow Gorge + toys, Lerk, and more! |
258 | Oct 14, 2013 | Bugfixes and optimizations. |
257 | Sep 20, 2013 | Hotfixes for Build 256. |
256 | Sep 20, 2013 | Bugfixes, Improvements, and Optimizations. |
255 | Sep 5, 2013 | Reinforcement Program content enabled, general fixes and some balance changes. |
254 | Aug 30, 2013 | Hotfixes for Reinforced. |
253 | Aug 29, 2013 | Reinforced expansion released. |
252 | Aug 27, 2013 | Test patch for Reinforced, no changelog. |
251 | Jul 24, 2013 | Cystem and Queuing Orders. |
250 | Jun 26, 2013 | Sewlek's Balance Test Mod integrated. |
249 | Jun 12, 2013 | Disabled Whip Grenade whack, Docking changes, Increased Client and Server performance |
248 | May 22, 2013 | Hotfix |
247 | May 20, 2013 | In-game voting system, Basic training Bots, Veil changes, Descent change |
246 | Apr 29, 2013 | Faster server startup, Improved consistency check, Updated Launchpad, New game mode Last stand |
245 | Apr 10, 2013 | Added news to main menu, Added cooldown to Medpacks, Tram changes |
244 | Apr 5, 2013 | Improved Med-/Ammopack precision, MAC/ARC improvements |
244 | Apr 1, 2013 | New Weapon: Stun Gun, New Alien: Philip, 2% more yellow, 25% more Gorge |
243 | Mar 21, 2013 | Hotfix |
242 | Mar 20, 2013 | - |
241 | Mar 7, 2013 | - |
Gorgeous | Feb 28, 2013 | How does Gorgeous work |
240 | Feb 28, 2013 | Gorgeous Update. Gorge tunnels, babblers, railgun exosuits |
239 | Feb 1, 2013 | Hotfix |
238 | Jan 31, 2013 | Shotgun spread rework, Gorge Spit rework, In-Game audio device selection |
237 | Jan 31, 2013 | Fixed occasional client-side crash on map load. |
236 | Jan 16, 2013 | Massive post-holiday patch and missing notes catchup. |
235 | Dec 20, 2012 | Hotfix for a large noclip hole in Tram. |
234 | Dec 18, 2012 | Christmas readyrooms, fixed and performance improvements. |
233 | Dec 10, 2012 | Balance changes and fixes. |
232 | Nov 21, 2012 | Balance changes and fixes. |
231 | Nov 20, 2012 | Hotfix, no changelog. |
230 | Nov 19, 2012 | Balance changes, fixes and improvements. |
229 | Nov 14, 2012 | Fixes and improvements. |
228 | Nov 2, 2012 | Fixes and performance improvements. |
227 | Oct 31, 2012 | Release! |
Beta
Build | Release Date | Major Changes |
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226 | Oct 29, 2012 | Features and fixes |
225 | Oct 27, 2012 | Features and fixes |
224 | Oct 24, 2012 | Balance changes and improvements |
223 | Oct 12, 2012 | Fixes |
222 | Oct 11, 2012 | Balance changes and improvements |
221 | Sep 28, 2012 | Balance changes and improvements |
220 | Sep 19, 2012 | Balance changes and improvements |
219 | Sep 12, 2012 | Balance changes and improvements |
218 | Sep 6, 2012 | Balance changes and improvements |
217 | Aug 28, 2012 | Titanium: Exosuit added, ns2_veil map added, and many balance changes |
216 | Aug 9, 2012 | Armories use energy, balance changes |
215 | Jul 25, 2012 | Balance changes |
214 | Jul 12, 2012 | Hotfix |
213 | Jul 12, 2012 | New alien upgrades: Feint and Adrenaline. Balance changes, and optimizations. |
212 | Jun 28, 2012 | New server admin system, MAC EMP blast added, and many balance changes |
211 | Jun 28, 2012 | Renamed to Build 212 due to Steam issues |
210 | Jun 15, 2012 | Added ns2_docking map, energy removed in favor of costing resources, Fade Vortex ability added |
209 | May 30, 2012 | Added Shift and Spur, alien lifeform upgrades researched separately, Lerk has bite, Bile Bomb moved back to Gorge |
208 | May 7, 2012 | Balance changes for Gorge and Lerk, Infestation grows on walls and ceilings, med/ammo packs cost energy |
207 | May 2, 2012 | Added Nano-Construct ability, buffed researched marine armor values, balance changes |
206 | Apr 25, 2012 | Drifters no longer build structures, alien wave spawning, Gorge buildings no longer cost resources, Clogs, Onos charge |
205 | Apr 19, 2012 | All Alien structures "mature" over time, tier 2 tech available at 1 hive, new commander abilities. Power Packs re-enabled, powering one structure at a time. |
204 | Apr 11, 2012 | Added death effects and fire effects. Editor bug fixes. |
203 | Apr 2, 2012 | Onos and Gorge balance changes |
202 | Mar 30, 2012 | Many bug fixes and a few balance changes |
201 | Mar 23, 2012 | New HUD, Fade available with one Hive and Onos with two, reductions in marine upgrade costs |
200 | Mar 15, 2012 | Bile Bomb moved to Lerk, Silence upgrade added, one upgrade per upgrade structure, and many fixes |
199 | Feb 29, 2012 | New Skulk movement, Fade "shadow step", and balances changes |
198 | Feb 24, 2012 | Added Welder, new waypoints, and building special effects |
197 | Feb 17, 2012 | Hotfix for Power Nodes not resetting after round ends |
196 | Feb 16, 2012 | Balance changes: Marines start with a free Infantry Portal, changed build time and sprint speeds. Other fixes |
195 | Feb 8, 2012 | Onos balance changes, added Lerk "roost" ability, alien upgrades tied to number of hives, plus many fixes and tweaks. |
194 | Feb 2, 2012 | Gorilla: Added Onos, Jetpacks, and Prototype Laboratory. Added ns2_mineshaft map. Many balance changes. |
193 | Jan 20, 2012 | Fixed a crashing issue |
192 | Jan 18, 2012 | Maintenance and balance changes, map cycling enabled |
191 | Jan 12, 2012 | Hotfix for bugs, and balance changes for mines |
190 | Jan 11, 2012 | Added new tech structures--Shell and Veil, Marines lay mines, whip bombard ability, performance improvements, and much more |
189 | Dec 1, 2011 | Bug fixes, Gorge can only belly slide on Infestation, Whip grenade hit-back, balance changes |
188 | Nov 23, 2011 | Random starting techpoints, new marine HUD, MAC mines, new atmospheric lighting, Power Node sockets, and much more. |
187 | Oct 11, 2011 | Bug hotfixes, including aliens not being able to spawn and sentries not firing |
186 | Oct 7, 2011 | Med/Ammo packs on ground have glowing icons, new Infestation and Flamethrower effects, many sound changes, several balance tweaks |
185 | Aug 26, 2011 | Lerk "crop dusting" spores and new alt attack to replace sniper mode, Fade balance changes, Gorge self-heal nerf, and much more |
184 | Aug 8, 2011 | Introduced the Shade with some abilities, Distress Beacon functional again, multi-thread support |
183 | Jul 28, 2011 | Small patch addressing more bugs from build 182 |
182 | Jul 26, 2011 | Bug fixes from build 181- reduced spore damage, pathing fixes, exploit fixes, and more |
181 | Jul 22, 2011 | Leap requires 2 Hives, Sentry reloads, pathing improvements, balance changes |
180 | Jul 8, 2011 | Added Cysts to the infestation model, new Lerk flight model, many balance changes |
179 | Jun 15, 2011 | Major balance adjustments, added Gorge bile bomb researchable on the Whip, bug fixes |
178 | Jun 7, 2011 | New Fade blink mechanic, Phase Gate, Robotics Factory, and ARC functional, resources for kills, bloom effect, and much more |
177 | May 10, 2011 | Additional Tech Points are not required for upgraded Hive/Command Chair, lifeform purchase requirements, lighting changes |
176 | May 3, 2011 | Expanded ns2_rockdown map, melee hit detection improvements, many bug fixes |
175 | Apr 27, 2011 | Server performance fixes, Marines can repair Power Nodes |
174 | Apr 26, 2011 | Alien armor upgrades now give extra armor, recycling percentage increased, many player-submitted lua fixes |
173 | Apr 21, 2011 | Sound fixes, Hydras health doubled and now predict target's position, Sentry/hydra/Whip/Crag target optimizations |
172 | Apr 15, 2011 | Bug fixes from previous patch, rooted whips don't open doors |
171 | Apr 12, 2011 | New script binding code, doors open for MAC/Drifters/Whips, and other small fixes |
170 | Mar 19, 2011 | Skulk changes, MACs no longer clip inside each other |
169 | Mar 17, 2011 | Sound fix and other small changes |
168 | Mar 16, 2011 | "Sticky" Skulk wall walk, Skulk view tilt while on walls, small bug fixes |
167 | Mar 9, 2011 | Sound fixes |
166 | Mar 1, 2011 | Various small bug fixes |
165 | Feb 22, 2011 | Another unsuccessful attempt to fix the sound bug, with other minor successful bug fixes |
164 | Feb 18, 2011 | An unsuccessful attempt to fix a bug where most sounds could not be heard after a period of time |
163 | Feb 17, 2011 | Dynamic Infestation prototype, Alien vision, Whip uproot, and Power pack implementation |
162 | Jan 24, 2011 | Performance increase, bug fixes |
161 | Jan 11, 2011 | Weapon dropping, parasite indicator, flashless Marine commander UI, game joining through steam, bug fixes |
160 | Dec 21, 2010 | Bug fixes. Fade armor reduced |
159 | Dec 10, 2010 | Sound additions, Drifters auto-heal |
158 | Dec 3, 2010 | Minor bug fixes (black-out bug, Hydra performance) |
157 | Dec 2, 2010 | Major balance adjustments |
156 | Nov 22, 2010 | Network and server fixes |
155 | Nov 19, 2010 | Initial Beta release--Fade and Whip added |
Alpha
Build | Release Date | Major Changes |
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154 | Nov 16, 2010 | Switched to Havok Physics, and noticeable frame rate improvements |
153 | Nov 3, 2010 | Fixed some networking issues, scripts, and other performance issues |
152 | Oct 27, 2010 | Fixed some hit registration problems, added several alien structures, added marine power grid, and much more |
151 | Aug 13, 2010 | Improved hit detection, marines can build, Skulk parasite, and many other gameplay changes |
150 | Jul 29, 2010 | Several server connection fixes and minor game changes |
149 | Jul 26, 2010 | Initial Alpha release |
Alpha Date Set | Jul 13, 2010 | Alpha release date announcement |
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