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Halo URL
Coolness! HA|aD Monkey submitted a slick little app to the Junkyard which, once installed, allows you to connect to Halo servers via a halo://your.address.here link. Handy! (Requires Windows XP/2000) (Louis Wu 17:00:38 UTC) (permalink)
Another Halo ladder in Europe
Another ladder site for Halo PC, again in Europe: ClanBase has added a pair of CTF ladders (CTF Europe and CTF 2on2 Europe). They'll add a Slayer ladder as soon as at least 10 clans ask for it. ClanBase supports more than 2 dozen games, so their comments about Halo instant popularity being rare carry some weight! (Louis Wu 14:22:10 UTC) (permalink)
4v4 tourney in Chicago
Game On Entertainment is hosting a 4v4 tournament with a $100/team entry fee and a $2000 purse; it's taking place in Chicago, on November 8. Check the website for full details. Thanks to Battleground: Halo for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 13:54:04 UTC) (permalink)
BBC says Halo has problems
There's an article on the BBC News website called 'PC bugs undermine Halo shooter' which laments the problems in Halo PC. Most of the complaints have been heard before (high requirements, weaker weapons), but a couple are new - including one rather surprising one:
But the most serious problem comes with the multi-player option. The computer is prone to crash during gameplay when you change maps, even on a machine using Windows XP. In one case, the crash led to the so-called "blue screen of death", something that simply does not happen with XP.
I'd love to see corroboration of this - I was under the impression that that screen no longer even existed under XP. (For the record, I've never seen Halo crash while changing maps, either.) Thanks to Beats for the heads-up on this one. Update: looks like I haven't been doing my homework. Plenty of folks wrote in to tell me about BSODs in XP (I'm not a huge PC user, so I don't feel so bad about this), but others wrote to tell me that the phenomenon is NOT limited to a small group; there are many messages about BSOD crashes over on the Gearbox Technical forum. Before Halo PC was released, I was completely up-to-date on this forum... but in the last couple of weeks, I've been falling behind. After doing some searches, it seems that the majority of (though by no means ALL) the problems are with people who have ATI 8500/9000/9200 cards; many were able to make them go away by installing the latest Catalyst drivers (and ensuring that OLDER drivers were cleared out), but some were not. (Many problems seem to be tied to the ati3d2ag.dll file - specifically, multiple instances of it.) I haven't run across an official Gearbox response to the problem, but I'd guess they're working hard on it. (Louis Wu 11:00:38 UTC) (permalink)
I'm Guessing Here...
One One Se7en speculates about weapons that ALMOST made it. ALMOST. (Louis Wu 01:47:34 UTC) (permalink)
A Lesson In Driver Safety
So what happens when a warthog meets a civilian car? Halo: Resolution checks it out. Ouch! (Louis Wu 01:42:22 UTC) (permalink)
Clearing out the backlog - again
In all the hubbub about Halo PC (its release, the setup of online servers for it, my wasting of several hours a day playing it) and the Great Halo Scavenger Hunt, a few user submission sections have been neglected for a bit. We've got 9 items in the Miscellaneous Art section, ranging from comics (4 of 'em, actually) to pixel art to a KILLER MC render. Check it all out! (Louis Wu 01:39:22 UTC) (permalink)
More words than Columbus ever wrote
24 Fan Fiction pieces for you today - busy weekend for the writers.
- The legend of the gold master chief, by Jmotoblaze
- Battleground Earth, Part One, by Hunter_Killer
- Chapter Seven: Rise of the Phoenix, by Blue Jaguar
- The Fall of Fate: Invasion, Part Three(13), by 'Nosolee
- Homeworlds XVIII, by Mainevent
- Battle for the Norah: Part Six, by Sterfrye36
- From The Front Lines, by PaYnE
- A Spartan Named James, by ZePHyR WRaiTh
- MJOLNIR, Chapter One, by Nemesis
- Invasion of X41 (Chptr 1: Invaded), by CoLd BlooDed
- Another day in the life of Master Chief..., by that guy over there who smiles just a biiit too wide....
- Marine Rifles, CHAPTER 1, by Marine Black Ops
- part1:Fragments of Halo, by Fenrisc
- A Final Oration, by 'Nosolee
- Devestation- Chapter 5- Friendly Fire?, by Michael
- Devestation- Chapter 6- Char Man'ame, by Michael
- Derailed Part 8, by Dispraiser
- Survival, Chapter Ten, by Agent Shade
- Halo: The MCconto Chronicles PART 13, by JCDenton
- The Men that Make the Marines, by Walker
- Cry for the Dead, by Walker
- Jaffa Part 1, by Neal Stack
- Deliberation, by Dispraiser
- The Rebel: Window of Opportunity, by Elfster
Whew - good thing today is a holiday in the US! (Louis Wu 01:37:07 UTC) (permalink)
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