Sequel
Natural Selection 2 is the sequel to Natural Selection. Natural Selection 2 started development using the Source Engine, however their development blog later announced that Unknown Worlds had moved to the Spark engine, an engine they created themselves. Natural Selection 2 will have the same basic gameplay as Natural Selection, but with new weapons and abilities. It will be released commercially on Steam. According to an interview with the Game Director, Charlie Cleveland (Flayra), the sequel will continue where the original left off and will feature environments that are dark and denser. Several gameplay modes only currently available as community-developed mods (such as Marines vs. Marines) will now become officially supported modes. In addition to these game modes becoming official, a major potential new feature of Natural Selection 2 is Dynamic Infestation, released in December 2006. The proposed feature would dynamically generate bacterial infestation based on what areas of the map the alien team controls. The game is to be released October 30, 2012 .
The development team has announced that a technology release will be made available prior to the game's release to allow members of the community to develop maps for the game. They have announced their intentions to purchase the best community developed maps and to include these maps in the game upon release. Further announcements can be watched on the development blog .
The alpha testing of Natural Selection 2 began on 26 July 2010.
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