Natural Selection 2 Wiki
Everything about NS2: vanilla build 344 plus the small SBM balance mod. No CBM. Every number on this wiki is read straight from the game's code when the site is built, so it can't go out of date.
Game analysis
- Hits to kill: calculator with biomass, Carapace, armor and weapon sliders
- Kill combos: parasite + 2 bites, swipe + stab, shotgun + pistol, hit by hit
- Ink vs ARCs: why ink on cooldown allows one shell per ARC, the re-ink window, harvesters needed
- Damage types: how each damage type splits between armor and health
- Armor: how much of each class is armor, and what repairs it
- Lifeform comparison: every class on one chart
Marine
Jetpack
Exosuit
Rifle
Shotgun
HMG
Grenade Launcher
Flamethrower
Railgun
Armory
Arms Lab
Phase Gate
ARC
Skulk
Gorge
Lerk
Fade
Onos
Upgrades
Hive
Cyst
Harvester
Crag
Drifter
BiomassPopular pages#
Hits to killCalculator: pick biomass, Carapace, armor and weapon level and see every breakpoint.
Kill combosParasite + 2 bites, swipe + stab, shotgun + pistol: every hit shown on a health bar.
Ink vs ARCsHive sieges second by second: one shell per ARC per ink, the re-ink window, and how many ARCs it takes.
Damage typesThe damage formula and what every damage type does to armor and health.
ArmorWhy armor is worth double, how much of each class is armor, and what repairs it.
BiomassWhich ability unlocks at which biomass level.
Alien upgradesCarapace, Regeneration, Focus, Celerity and the rest, with real numbers.
MapsOverviews with room names, tech points, resource nodes and start rooms.
CommandsEvery chat command: !help, !skipq, !tribute, !hats...
Browse#
| Section | What's inside |
|---|---|
| Getting started | New player guide, Game overview, Controls, Communication, Glossary |
| Marines | Players, weapons, structures, MACs and ARCs, commander abilities |
| Aliens | Lifeforms and abilities, upgrades, eggs, structures, drifters, commander abilities |
| Game mechanics | Resources, Damage types, Armor, Hits to kill, Kill combos, Biomass, Infestation, Supply, Movement and more |
| Commanding | Commander basics, Marine commander, Alien commander, Ink vs ARCs |
| Guides | Marine guide, Skulk guide, Gorge guide, Lerk guide, Fade guide, Onos guide |
| Maps | All maps in the rotation |
| Servers | SBM changes, Server mods, Commands, Voting, Teams and shuffle, Ready check and queue, Cosmetics |