NS2:FA Entity Overview

The following are the currently planned features in NS2: Frontier Assault:
(Many are quite similar to NS2, some possibly to NS1)

Marines

Classes:

• Soldier - Can use advanced weaponry (Default: Rifle). Also always has a Pistol and a Switchaxe. Can use combat suits.
• Engineer - Can use gadgets (Default: None). Also always has a Pistol and a Welder. Can use combat suits.

Weapons:

• Rifle - Best in medium range. (Default)
  
• Shotgun - Best in medium range.
• Flamethrower - Paralyzes in short range. (Requires 2 CCs)
  
• Grenade Launcher - Good vs stationary targets. (Requires 2 CCs)
• Plasma Repeater - Need to rev up. Easy to aim. Impairs movement. (Requires 3 CCs)

Gadgets:

• Supply gun - Dispenses Medpacks/Ammo at target.
  
• Scanner - Temporary enables motion tracking of nearby aliens and strucutres. (Requires 2 CCs)
• Mines - Places mines which explode on contact with alien units. (Requires 2 CCs)
• MASC Designator - A Mobile siege gun follows you. laser point on targets (Requires 2 CCs)

Combat Suits:

• Jetpack - Few details, but allows greater freedom of movement.
• Heavy Armor - Dramatically improves armor, but slows movement.

Structures:

• Command Chair - Only built at certain positions. Unlocks advanced equipment. Used for changing class. Alien objective.
• Infantry Portal - Marine respawning. Can only be built near CCs.
• Extractor - Increases resource flow. Can only be built on nozzles.
• Sentry - Shoots at enemies. Is facing a fixed direction, can but be slowly rotated.
• Armory - Enables advanced weapons. Restocks ammo and health.
  
• Observatory - Enables gadgets. Use to call emergency respawn at nearest CC (costs plasma).
  
• Prototype Lab - Enables advanced combat suits and weapon damage upgrades. Electrifies structures in close proximity.
  

Aliens:

Classes:

• Skulk - Quick and small melee attacker. Bites, Leaps and Scouts.
  
• Gorge - Small and slow builder/support. Builds, Heals and Sieges.
  
• Lerk - Small flying ranged support attacker. Harasses, Weakens and Distracts.
  
• Fade - Teleporting medium sized melee attacker. Picks off enemies. (Requires 2 Hives)
• Onos - Giant melee battle cow. Sweeps and Tramples. (Requires 3 Hives)

Structures:

• Hive - Only built at certain positions. Alien respawning. Unlocks mutations and higher Alien classes. Allows class change nearby. Marine objective.
• Harvester - Increases resource flow. Can only be built on nozzles.
• Hydra - Shoots at enemies. Can shoot at any direction.
• Crag - Heals and protects nearby aliens and strucutres. Unlocks mutations.
  
• Whip - Attacks marines and structures. Unlocks mutations.
  
• Shade - Cloaks structures and blinds enemies. Unlocks mutations.
• Shift - Speeds up building of structures, increases movement speed. Unlocks mutations.
  

Mutations:

• Adrenaline (movement) - Increases energy (used for attacks/abilities) regeneration.
• Celerity (movement) - Increases movement speed.
• Acid (offensive) - Increases damage to buildings.
• Venom (offensive) - Melee attacks get a small damage-over-time effect to players.
  
• Silence (sensory) - Completely silences all noises made within a small radius. Disables alien hearing.
  
• Fear Sense (sensory) - Reveals nearby enemies to all aliens.
• Carapace (defensive) - Increases armor.
• Regeneration (defensive) - Increases regeneration rate.