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Thursday, October 30, 2003 |  |
Lots to read
15 stories for you today in the Fan Fiction section:
- Spartans Of Darkness Part 1 Reclaimer, by SpartanOmega
- The Hall of Echoes; Chapter 1, by John
- The Hall of Echoes; Chapter 2, by John
- A Pilots Life: Chapter 5-The Jailbreak, by Captain Rasc
- A Pilots Life:Chapter 6-Making a Stand, by Captain Rasc
- The Cell, by Frensa Geran
- Blue Squadron Chronicles, Part Four, by Hunter_Killer
- Attack on ERISTOCK Part 13: Perimeter Defenders, by xitWOUND117
- A Glass Heart, by Jillybean
- Devestation- Chapter 9- Good To Be Home, by Michael
- Episode Six- Hope?...More or less, by Spartan117
- Spartan117 Survay!, by Spartan117
- The Beginning, by Duckfoot
- Halo 2: The Fallen Chp 5 Sect3- Innocent Flame, by Hikaru-119
- Battle of Croton #6: Take your orders and shove em'!!!, by Trevor White aka Boxer[subnova]
Submitters: please be careful; apparently the script will allow you to submit stories over 64k in size, which will bring down the server when I try and approve them. I'll be on the lookout for this in the future, but it would be easier if you simply broke your stories up when they're that big. Thanks! (Louis Wu 20:50:49 UTC) (permalink)
B.net Alert list set up
Some time ago, Deimos Fawkes, over at Subnova, set up a small private monitoring service to notify a few people when Bungie.net posted new content. (Vengeance, a Subnova server, simply watched Bungie.net, and sent out mail - basically a list of headlines - whenever it detected a change.) Yesterday, Ross Mills asked whether this list could be widened - so we've set up a simple mailing list that anyone can subscribe to to get this information. Again - if you subscribe, you'll be notified within 5 minutes of a change in status at Bungie.net. (This means you'll also get mail when Bungie.net goes down.) This does NOT tell you if there's new HBO news, or what the weather is, or ANYTHING else, other than that B.net has been updated. If this interests you, send mail to autoshare@bungie.org with a body that reads 'subscribe bnetalerts' (the link should already do that for you). And if you run into trouble - please let us know. (And if you see Deimos around, thank him!) (Louis Wu 16:57:49 UTC) (permalink)
Scavenger Hunt: mired in the details
Got a grunty thirst for a trinket? Try buying a clue. (Louis Wu 16:17:10 UTC) (permalink)
Local version of chat log now up
Busy morning, but I've finally gotten around to formatting our own copy of the CPL chat last night. (Hehe - I had to go back to this one to remember some formatting I'd used before...) I realize there are half-a-dozen other versions out there, but my long-term experience says that if it's not local, it's not available after a while. (Louis Wu 15:27:52 UTC) (permalink)
Part 3 of the Bungie Fanfest Documentary released
There's a report up on Bungie.net about part 3 of the Bungie Fanfest Documentary; this episode looks at the Halo 2 trailer, and the fun surrounding it. As has been the case, you can find 320x240 versions on Bungie.net (linked in that article), or higher-res versions here:
- QuickTime (500x333, 20 mb) at files.bungie.org or Mythica
- WMP9 (640x480, 20.2 mb) at files.bungie.org or Mythica
Older episodes are linked in this post. (Louis Wu 10:50:30 UTC) (permalink)
HBO-COERCE comes online
C.O.E.R.C.E. (an organization formed last summer to help alleviate HBO's movie bandwidth woes) has now put another Halo PC server online - and we're honored that its name is 'HBO-COERCE'. You can find server password and Ventrilo password listed in this forum post, and the current map rotation (though that's subject to change) in this forum post. Given that there are now three HBO servers, I've opened the GameDaemons one (removed the password protection). You now have three HBO-branded servers to choose from - two of which are GameDaemons boxes. Enjoy! (Louis Wu 10:31:06 UTC) (permalink)
Wow, I like that.
Interesting sketch on the Bungie webcam right now - archived here in case it changes before you read this. (Louis Wu 10:01:23 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Reviews
A couple more reviews for you - Hatekill loved the AI, thought the graphics were too simple, Gametactics thought the 2-gun limit was bogus. Also, Gamestar Magazine (in Germany) reviewed the game, and gave it an 87% (though they're running a silly petition to get Gearbox to add coop play - as though Gearbox wasn't ALREADY doing their damnedest to add it). Thanks, Shacknews, Blue's News, and Uriel.Update: Malcolm Owen, the author of the GameTactics review, writes to correct my interpretation of his opinion on the 2-weapon system.
[...] I meant it as in it is an interesting game ruling which forces the player to think and work out which weapon outweighs what depending on their circumstances.
Sorry about that; his biggest complaint is actually that the game isn't as impressive as it would have been a year ago. (Louis Wu 09:49:44 UTC) (permalink)
CPL talks to Randy Pitchford
CPL has posted an interview with Randy Pitchford - it's pretty focused on league gaming (suprise, surprise), but has some really intriguing info in it. Like this question:
Will HaloPC support demo-recording/playback functions?
Randy : A multiplayer demo recording function is in development at Gearbox. We hope to be rolling this out in time for the winter CPL event as it will happen automatically with some of the changes to allow modification of the game that are happening soon. We must allow the possibility that it won't be available then, though. Our priorities have shifted a lot since launch because our number one priority is responding to the needs of our customers.
Woohoo! Go read the rest. Found this at Blue's News, thanks, Ash. (Louis Wu 09:37:16 UTC) (permalink)
The Warbow?
Today's Guest One One Se7en was drawn by Warbow, and looks at a pretty cool design created by another forum regular, Roger Wilco. Makes a good point, though. (Louis Wu 09:28:47 UTC) (permalink)
CPL Chat posted around the net
A number of sites have put up transcripts of last night's IRC chat on the #CPL channel of Gamesnet with Gearbox, Bungie, and MS - we haven't had time to format our own yet (I wasn't around last night, but I logged it anyway :) ). In the meantime, you can check out
Some really good info in there! Update: Oops, missed a couple; Ross Mills posted to our own forum! And so did BOLL... (Louis Wu 09:07:32 UTC) (permalink)
Wednesday's news in brief:
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Ticked Mice. Joy Story SpikeTV wants your vote Unnatural Predators CPL Interview at B.net |
Tuesday's news in brief:
