Fans of Unknown Worlds’ Aliens-inspired team shooter received a free update today featuring Eclipse, an upgraded version of Natural Selection 1’s fan-favourite map.
The developers have released a trailer showing the new map in action, alien wall sphincters and all.
Producer Hugh Jeremy goes into more detail on the Natural Selection 2 website.
Eleven years ago, Eclipse was one of the original Natural Selection battlefields. Tight corridors, multiple Hive spawns, iconic rooms, Eclipse was one of the greatest maps ever made for the original Half-Life mod.
Now, we can all return to Eclipse. Painstakingly recreated, the map is faithful to the original while allowing for the evolution of Natural Selection 2 gameplay. By taking advantage of Spark’s modern rendering techniques and UWE’s art resources, the mapping team has been able to remake every corner of Eclipse in exquisite detail.
The Eclipse remake is included as part of Build 262, now available on Steam. It’s free, and includes various other fixes to NS2, all of which are listed here.
