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Halo PC server changes
You may have noticed that the HBO Halo PC dedicated server is now password-protected. No, we're not getting elitist, or anything... we're simply opening up space for folks from our very own community looking to play with each other on a great server. If you visit our forum, there's a big, hard-to-miss link near the top, which reads 'FIND HBO SERVER PASSWORD INFO HERE'. Click it for the current server pass (if it changes, the current version will always be there) and information about connecting to a Ventrilo voicechat server to be used by HBO servergoers. The first few hours of operation have proven extremely satisfying; may it continue this way! (Louis Wu 21:56:24 UTC) (permalink)
Sparkedit 2.0 - now for HaloPC, too!
Sparkedit 2.0 has been released - and it now works with Halo PC. Just tested it out - and I must say, it's pretty slick. Check it out! (Thanks to Grenadiac for the heads-up.) (Louis Wu 21:50:34 UTC) (permalink)
Misc Art - finally
Once again, we've let the user-submitted artwork sections fall by the wayside because of the madness surrounding Halo PC (and now Mac Halo). Apologies to creators and viewers alike. We've got 5 Miscellaneous Art pieces for you today, including a modified screenshot, two comics, and a pair of awesome drawings. (ZZoMBiE13 continues to blow me away.) Go look! (Louis Wu 15:08:47 UTC) (permalink)
Free bookable HaloPC servers (UK)
Multi Player Zone is offering free bookable Halo servers; you need to register (free) to read that, or to visit the 'book a server' page, but if you've got a clan that needs a server to practice on, and you're broke... check 'em out. (They're in the UK, btw.) I found this link at Halocity. (Louis Wu 11:12:16 UTC) (permalink)
Preview of HaloSpy
funky wrote to point out a new Halo PC browser app - it's called HaloSpy, and it lets you query specific servers for detailed info (before joining the game). You can read about it (and see screenshots) in this thread at Halocity. It's not available for download yet. (Louis Wu 11:00:46 UTC) (permalink)
More Halo sites to look at
Website roundup: these are links sent to us in the past few days. Apologies for any delays in posting.
- Black vs Red - a new series of movies (there's a trailer up - but it's totally black)
- Avatar Storm (follow the Halo Page link) - not much there yet
- ClanBase added another pair of Halo ladders - Team Slayer and Assault
- Halo Humpers - a Halo clan
- HaloRevolution.tk gets a new look and a bunch of Halo PC info
I'm sure there were more, but I can't find 'em. :( (Louis Wu 10:56:48 UTC) (permalink)
It Looks So Real...
Ooh... I've been waiting for this One One Se7en guest strip to make it out of the queue for a LONG time. BOLL, in typical BOLL fashion, takes One One Se7en to the next level. (I went and looked into the memory card slots of my controller, just to be sure.) (Louis Wu 10:25:02 UTC) (permalink)
When Words Collide
18 stories for you this time around in Fan Fiction:
- The High Tide Chapter 1+2 together, by Relentless_hate
- Halo 2: The New Front (Chapter 3), by System Failure
- The Resurrection of the Chief Chapter 1, by CovieKilla
- A Pilot's Life: Chapter 4- Desperate Battles, by Captain Rasc
- Devestation- Chapter 8- Destruction and Devestation, by Michael
- Halo: A Troubled Galaxy Ch. 4 (Final), by Ghost
- Dreams of Master Chief, by Max Ellis
- Attack on ERISTOCK Part 12: The Uncovering of Illyadar, by xitWOUND117
- The Adventures of Alpha Squad, Part Two, by Hunter_Killer
- Blue Squadron Chronicles, Part Three, by Hunter_Killer
- Homeworlds XXII, by Mainevent
- A Soul of Steel: Part 4, by The Scribe
- A Marine Named Peters: BOOM, by GLADIATRRR3000
- AN ANCHOR IN THE STARS: Chapter 1, by Sketcher
- Sons of Sparta V, by SOS.Odin
- The Rebel: If you want something done right..., by Elfster
- The Last Chance Chapter for everything 1: The first move, by brian murphy
- Shadow Ops II: Nowhere to Run, Prologue, by Nemesis
Go get 'em - there's sure to be more tomorrow. (Louis Wu 10:15:48 UTC) (permalink)
Bonus stuff for Halo PC buyers
Okay, this never got posted on the front page because it was sort of a cool bonus for folks with Halo PC to find on their own... but it's starting to clutter our forum, so I'm putting it here. On the Halo PC CD is a Goodies folder. (Most people never see it, because the disc is set to Autorun; there's no reason to open it.) Inside the Goodies folder is a file called 'Preview.pdf' - it contains previews of all three Halo novels, including 8 pages devoted to 'Halo: First Strike', due out in early December. It's chock-full of spoilers, so if you want to read the story without preconceptions, pass on this... but if you are curious, there it is. (And before anyone writes to us screaming about how they found this first, and should get credit for it... we knew it was there in mid-September, a couple of weeks before the game was actually out. If you told us about it BEFORE that, we're happy to listen to your claim. If you mentioned it after... congratulations for finding it on your own, but there ain't no public credit for ya. :) ) (Louis Wu 09:22:23 UTC) (permalink)
Does YOUR clan have what it takes?
CarnageReport.com, just opened a couple of days ago, is already running a contest! They're looking for the clan with the best website. Rules are posted, and you've got until November 15 to get an entry in. Prizes are Bungie schwag - goodly chunks of it. Take a look! (Louis Wu 01:30:41 UTC) (permalink)
Discussions of Fortress Worlds
mnemesis, loathe to let a month go by without an update, posted a collection of postulations on the Halo Story page - just 29 days since the last one! Worth a read, for sure! (Louis Wu 01:24:52 UTC) (permalink)
CTF Pro
Thanks to mrsmiley - there's a new comic up at Halobabies.net. I've had exactly that feeling! (Louis Wu 01:20:11 UTC) (permalink)
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