Hello!

Natural Selection 2 has come a long way since Fall 2009 and the competitive scene is starting to launch off and as a result we're going to take the first step towards real competition. So without further ado let me introduce you the first of many Night Cups to come!

Welcome to the first NS2 BETA Night Cup. It will take place on May 26.-27. and signups will close on May 25th. The cup will be double-elimination so that means everyone gets to play at least 2 matches. Since it is the first Night Cup and we're still experimenting with all the NS2 rules and stuff and we're always open to suggestions (please use our forums Suggestion section). And because of this we're locking down the team slots to 8 (if there's more intrest we might go as high as 10).

Basic rules:

• All matches must be played 6v6.

• A match between teams will be one map on the elimination rounds, and 2 maps in both semi-final and grand final.
• There are 4 maps that will be played, one each round. When there is a draw, the first of the backup maps will be played that are specific to each round.
• All matches should be played on server that has newest Insight installed to help the scene grow as a competitive sport.

• Only spectators allowed are admins, referees and shoutcasters.

If there's eager people out there wanting to shoutcast the matches and can speak fluent english please contact me. I'll release list of matches that will be shoutcasted and where, and also so that teams know who to let in the server.

If you're new (or old) player to competitive scene and looking for a team there are a few teams looking for members! You can use our forums Recruitment section to let teams to know you're available or apply to the teams by yourself. Here are some teams that are currently recruiting:

• Archaea
• Ascension 
• Duplex 
• SkulkRush
• HBZ
• exertus

For any questions, problems or suggestions please open up a new thread on the forums or contact me directly through steam or IRC (#ensl @ QuakeNet/bleyth). If you're new to IRC there are lot of client options, but I recommend these 2: mIRC  or use your browser with webchat.

We are currently planning on doing 2-3 Night Cups and after that a bigger league style tournament "King of the Beta" in anticipation of NS2 release so stay tuned!

Hello,

It seems people liked our first attempt so here's another HL mod weekend. Schedule: 11-12 February. We'll playing 2 games per day, around 2 hrs per game.

Saturday 11th February 18CET:

Science & Industry

Firearms

Sunday 12th February 18CET:

Day of Defeat

Battlegrounds

Mods are still up to debate but this is initial version. Please state if you can come in so we get a rough number for players! Spread the link guys!

Yours,
ENSL Staff

Leeeeeeeeeeeeroy jenkinns,

After-gather chat turned evil and we planned to organize HL1 mod weekend. This weekend we're going to play now some good HL1 mods together with ENSL players. Everyone's welcome!

Saturday 28th January

1800CET: Day of Defeat. (download on Steam)

1930CET: The Specialists (download)

2100CET: Science & Industry (download)

Sunday 29th January

1800CET: Counter-Strike (download on Steam)

1930CET: Team Fortress Classic (download on Steam) 

2100CET: Vampire Slayer (download)

The mod list is still up to debate but here's a preliminary list. Join up Teamspeak 3 on ensl.org on the given times, and we'll play. Join and leave as you want. You could ask also people who don't play NS but could play some old mods.

Teamspeak3: ensl.org (default port)

Game server: ensl.org:27020 (pw: europe)

If you are coming, say it so in the comments so we get a rough idea how many people are coming.

THIS IS WHERE IT HAPPENS GUYS!

Hello,

I've set up gathering for NS2 aswell, and fixed more bugs on the website. Whenever you run into those nasty buggers feel free to report them, thanks! You can use the link above to get to NS2 gather page. Make sure you've got NS2 installed, Teamspeak 3 and lots of patience before you sign up!

I've also updated the ENSL Extra article. It includes links and info to old websites like Night Cups and Movie Contest we used to host. Check it out for old times sake!

As a christmas present, I've released ENSL Plugin source code here.

ENSL would like to wish everyone Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Yours,
ENSL Staff

Hello guys,

I've updated the website finally. The functionality is pretty much the same but the layout is different, and a lot of has changed "under the hood". This should much more stable at least. There're still some things to be made. Feel free to give some (hopefully constructive) feedback. With the state of the NS1 scene, I'm unlikely to add any major features anymore but I might finish the statistics system later. There's a lot of functionality on the website but a lot of is not used anymore, so I haven't tested them much. If and when you run into bugs, feel free to tell either via PM or use the contact form (I won't forget it as easily).

Also the plugin has been updated. Changelog below:

 + Jetpack remover for FPS > 125 (thanks Multivac)

 + Waypoint remover (say /delwp) (thanks Asmodee)

 + Floating gun fix (thanks Asmodee)

 + ENSL member registration enforcement (ensl_membersonly)

 + Rate checking cleanup, a bit faster

 + Automatic Map reload

 + Better /makeroom

 + Spec talk without dot

 + Random bug fixes

 + Refactoring and obsolete code removing

 + Something else (can't remember)

You can download it here. Ask me if you got any problems with the installation.

Both of these took quite a bit of effort to complete. If you feel like donating, please send money to jiriki@derbian.fi via paypal. They'll be used to pay the server rent. If you feel like contributing but are out of monies, and happen to know someone who needs website hosting, I'm happy to host it on our server for a fee. Remember also that donators get a superman icon on the server.

Yours,

Jiriki