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• Changed Combat respawn system. Players now respawn in bigger waves, and time to wait depends only on team size (so smaller games spawn faster). Spawn times vary from around 6 seconds (1v1) to 20 seconds (16v16).
• The return of the Gorge to Combat! This should address the problem where marines can heal their CC easily while the aliens cannot.
• Fixed bug in UTIL_SharedRandomFloat that fixes bug where bullet holes were firing with perfect accuracy for everyone but the shooter (bug #233)
• Changed catalyst packs so they no longer do damage to recipient
• Fixed bug where holding walk key while cloaked sometimes allowed you to move too fast and uncloak you
• Halved acid rocket damage and energy cost (to make rockets more fun to use)
• Fixed bug where lerk sometimes showed spike model
• Fixed bug where aliens sometimes spawned with the wrong weapon selected (bug #249)
• Increased Fade stats from 250/100 to 300/150 (+33% damage capacity)
• Increased Onos stats from 700/500 to 700/600
• Increased cost of heavy armor to 2 levels (Combat)
• Increased redemption chance from 30% per second per level to 35% per second per level
• Experience is again awarded for repairing the CC or healing the hive (currently 1/3 the amount). Removed faster hive healing in Combat to compensate.
• Changed welder to have a random ROF (gameplay effects should be unchanged)
• New welder sound
• Electricity damage reduced from 25 to 20 (to compensate for increased range)
• Scan upgrade can no longer be purchased multiple times in Combat (bug #478)
• Fixed bug where options on the pop-up menu looked like they were available before they actually were (also bug #478) (should also fix bug where prices weren't shown in NS mode)
• Fixed issues with alien pop-up menu in NS mode (bug #471)
• Fixed bug where aliens with level 3 movement upgrades were taking 1/2 damage from turrets (Thanks Fortuna Wolf!)
• Added missing credits list to ns_agora
• Fixed bug where Metabolize interfered with regeneration (bug #356)
• Fixed bug where Metabolize cost more energy to use then energy it gave back
• Changed hive healing so it now scales healing by the target's hitpoints (the hive now heals 6% of a player's hitpoints per second)
• Changed "kills" to be actual number of players killed, not adjusted for type/level of lifeform (thanks Lux!)
• Removed mp_spawninvul variable (it defaulted to 0 before so this won't change most servers)
• Installer fixes (WON/multiple Steam ids)
• Temporarily removed playback of intro movies until we figure out how to encode them properly

• Updated ns_metal (thanks quazilin!)
• Tweaks
• Fixed crash bug when cheats were enabled

• Updated ns_nancy (thanks Lazer!)
• Added ladder to vent outside of Marine Start. (the "death vent")
• Port Hive lowered a little, south wall moved back in to be a little more like the 1.x version.
• Made Subspace vent even more gorge friendly.
• Better clipping on ceilings of hallways so getting into the ceiling vents becomes a lot more possible without leap.
• Lowered r_speeds, and other assorted tweaks.
• Added a few things to the readyroom... :]

• Updated co_pulse (thanks tommyd!)
• Improved marine spawn point locations
• Added more room to the marine start

• Updated ns_tanith (thanks tommyd!)
• Removed welds near waste hive to prevent marine camping
• Fixed in-the-void siege/building exploit near fusion hive
• Fixed vent-siege-building in new vent by waste hive

Natural Selection: Combat

• Natural Selection: Combat is a new fast and furious gameplay mode focusing on intense action. Combat games generally last less than ten minutes, and require very little knowledge to play.
• New maps - Six new Combat maps, made just for Combat. Enjoy a combat-simulation on "daimos", battle over rock and water on "core", or enjoy non-stop action on "faceoff".
• New upgrades - New Combat-specific upgrades like "resupply" and personal scanner sweep give you help when you need it.
• Gain experience - Get experience for killing the enemy, or for attacking their base. As you gain experience, you gain levels. Each new level lets you choose a new upgrade, weapon, or piece of equipment. Even after death, you retain these power-ups.

New NS gameplay

• New look - Over 150 new textures and new NS maps give the game a whole new look. Fight in the claustrophic halls of ns_ayumi, catching a glimpse of snow falling outside a catwalk, or take control of the awe-inspiring and incredible ns_agora.
• Catalyst-packs - New "catalyst-packs" allow Commander to speed rate of fire and movement of marines for a short duration.
• New lerk - New flight model for the "Lerk", allowing smooth and precise flapping and gliding (he also has his bite back!).
• New spectator interface - All-new spectator mode is easier to use and ideal for match commentators.
• New manual - The manual has been totally re-written to include a "quick start" guide, and detailed information on every weapon, ability and structure.
• Other features - New chat and font system, the ability for mappers to pre-place structures in maps, 'votemap' command, new scoreboard, new alien "focus" upgrade, and much more.

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