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Thursday, December 13, 2001 |  |
Student pastimes...
A glimpse into the mind of a Portuguese student... Razorback submits a sketch he did during school last year, doodles and all. I love the duck. :) Check it out on our Miscellaneous Art page. (Louis Wu 18:59:36 UTC) (permalink)
More Blood Gulch antics
BiBoFieTo sent in information about using jeeps as flag defense on Blood Gulch. Using some of the techniques described recently, or a combination of rocket launchers and grenades (if other vehicles aren't available as ramps), you put a Warthog on the roof of your base... then drive it down onto the flag. (Alternatively, you can block the lower entrances to the base by pulling it around the corner once it's inside - you still have to watch for folks climbing over (or dropping down from above), but the chain guns might help...) He sent in digital camera pics, but they weren't much different from what's been seen. He also passed along a pair of images showing a little-known sniper location:
From the blue base it looks like a steep trangular face of the cliff (bloodgulchsniperbottom.jpg). Simply walk up and snipe (bloodgulchsniper.jpg).
This is a different location than the sniper spot mentioned in the recent Multiplayer Guide update at Bungie's Truth and Reconciliation site - that one is behind the red base, in the shadows, and has cover to hide behind. BiBo's is at about 2 o'clock (if you're IN the blue base, looking towards the red base), and is wide open - but you've got a nice field of fire.
Dutch ShrimpTV looks at Halo
Thanks to LK.Rage, who pointed out a Dutch review of Halo, in video format. Okay, it's not really a review - ShrimpTV simply played the game on camera for about 5 minutes. It's not bad footage... and it's relatively understandable for non-Dutch speakers (there isn't much voice-over stuff, and a chunk of what there is is actually in English), but it's a rather large file. It's episode 11 of ShrimpTV, available as a 95 MB download (in zipped WMV format) from this page. The Halo segment starts about 9 minutes in. (There's some footage of Return to Castle Wolfenstein, as well, for those intrigued with the graphics of that game.) They liked it... the 'Positief' listed at the end is simply 'moehahahahaaa', which sums up Halo pretty well. (Their negative has to do with the wait Europeans are faced with.) (Louis Wu 13:06:31 UTC) (permalink)
Dev of the year poll at VE
VoodooExtreme's recent poll on console systems has ended, with the Xbox crushing the competition (47% of 6800 votes)... there's a new one up; 'Who is the 2001 Developer of the year?' Bungie is currently leading, with 172 (17%) of 1011 votes... but Blizzard isn't far behind with 104. If you haven't voted, get on over! (Thanks to Aginor for the heads-up.) (Louis Wu 10:46:27 UTC) (permalink)
Online Gaming Help at Bungie
Thanks to Vector40, who wrote to point out a new article at Bungie's Support site about playing system link games over the internet. Bungie's Stefan Sinclair has written up a nice overview of the available options and their pluses and minuses... worth a read if you're interested in finding online carnage. (Thanks also to No7orious, who pointed out the same article on our forum, several hours later.) (Louis Wu 10:38:03 UTC) (permalink)
Wednesday's news in brief:
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shiny happy wallpaper Marine sketch submitted Betcha didn't know they'd fit... Halo's cleaning up at VE Fun with vehicles |
Tuesday's news in brief:
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XboxGate reviews Halo I shoot covies 4 u PlanetHalo.de added (finally) to links Yes, Virginia, there WILL be a Story page Maps for maps New concept art at T&R Bungie Research Center shenanigans |
