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Halo 2 Info from Atomic
Thanks to Benny, who grabbed and scanned a text-rich article from last month's Atomic Magazine, in Australia. You'll find it in our Press Scans section. (Louis Wu 21:16:16 UTC) (permalink)
When is an Egg Not an Egg?
Two clarifications about older issues... back in early March, Mr. Fuzzles discovered that meleeing a multiplayer opponent in a very specific spot (the right shin - the foot won't do, the hip won't do, the left side won't do) results in an instant death. This seemed too specific to me to be accidental; I suggested it might be an easter egg, of sorts. Well, according to Bungie, it's not...
Everyone agrees the instant-death-foot-melee thing is a bug rather than a feature, but no one knows (or is willing to say) whose fault it is. Given the team's fondness for identifying and mocking the perpetrators of WAC, I'm inclined to believe they don't actually know.
So why does it happen? Good question.
One thing Michael and Butcher both said is that the attacker's angle on the foot must be so sharp that the engine thinks he's attacking from behind.
Okay, one 'egg' down, one to go. A few days ago, Finn suggested that if you trigger the marines to begin shooting at you, they'll continue to attack for a fixed amount of time before forgiving you... and that fixed time was 77 seconds. Again, this seemed too good to NOT be planned. Unfortunately, again, I was wrong.
The time is different on every skill level; Heroic, for example, is 60 seconds, and Legendary is 120. But it could be even longer depending on how long a sentence they speak when they first turn on you and whether you're in earshot when your Traitor Timer runs out. 77 seconds is not hard-coded in the game.
So there you have it - two eggs, cracked and hard-boiled on the griddle of my delusions. Luckily, we still have the Megg left. (Louis Wu 20:54:32 UTC) (permalink)
Put a Face on that Name
In much the same way that poena.dare is keeping track of Bungie employees through the Bungie Staff Tracker at Bungie Sightings, Cybrfrk has begun to put faces and real-world environments on the names you read about every so often. Check out his 'Faces of Bungie WebCam' page for some cool candids! (Louis Wu 18:04:44 UTC) (permalink)
Bodies of Halo
About a month ago, we received a movie from Scott McCallister, called 'Bodies of Halo'. Timing is pretty good. We completely forgot to post it, though. So here it is, now. It originally came in as a WMV file - 17.2 mb, 3:24 long. We converted it to a QuickTime MOV as well - 15 mb. (The WMV is slightly better quality, though neither one is particularly crisp.) This movie has spoilers in it, for anyone saving themselves for the PC version of Halo. Hosting, as usual, is being handled by Mythica.org - and as usual, we've put copies at the Psyjnir Complex Hotline server. (And if you'd like to mirror it for us, simply grab a copy and send us the link.) There should be some other good stuff in the pipeline, as well... (Louis Wu 13:56:37 UTC) (permalink)
Halo in Wisconsin
Live in Central Wisconsin? Check out this Team Tourney - May 3, in Madison. Details in the post... (Louis Wu 10:40:09 UTC) (permalink)
Lots of stories
We forgot to put up a Fan Fiction post yesterday, so there are 12 stories for you today:
- Super Covenant -part1- Handicapped Elites?, by Matt James
- Just Getting Started Chapter Four, by James Kinsella
- JOY RIDE, by HALO MASTER DAWG
- Prelude to thAssult on the Control Room: Archangel squad part II, by AlphaBravo343
- End Game: Prologue, by Anthony Coronado
- The Yellow Banshee; re-edited, by grylsy
- A Single Motion: part 3, by Arthur Wellesly
- Legend Hunting Part Eight (Final Part), by Dispraiser
- To Kill a Mockingbird, by sunscorpian
- Halo: Leave No One Behind----Part I of Souls of War, by CJ Champion
- Halo: 11th Strategic Interceptor Wing: Training, by LordofDestruction
- Rebirth - To Biraak, by KnightmareWolf, Shadow, Archangels_Blade, Spartan415
Better get started... (Louis Wu 09:40:11 UTC) (permalink)
Comics at Forerunners
Forerunners.org has put up a Comic section - the first entry seems to be a PPR knockoff. Check it out... (Louis Wu 01:48:07 UTC) (permalink)
Fanfest stuff - straight from the top
For those who missed the two big stories in yesterday's news, Bungie's put up a full decription of both the Fanfest and the Ultimate Halo Fan contest; get over to Bungie.net and read! (Louis Wu 00:34:23 UTC) (permalink)
Wednesday's news in brief:
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E3 Fanfest Details America's Biggest Halo Fan - is it you? So what're we gonna get? Huh? Huh? Halo Story News... for real. Was it or wasn't it? Yanked. Good night, now it's time to go home... |
Tuesday's news in brief:
