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Tuesday, March 15, 2005 |  |
Who Watches the Sentinels?
It's looking like the HBO Sentinels, the West Coast (US) Clan of HBO regulars, is leaderless at the moment. Clan Uberlord (hey, he has the title cause he's the only one who was willing to muck out the clans' stable stalls) KP is hunting for a new sucker - erm, leader - willing to keep the clan running and handle the day-to-day administrivia (more like month-to-month, actually; clans mostly run themselves - read his post for full details). If you're interested, follow the directions listed in the forum post. (If you can't handle that, we're pretty sure you don't qualify as an applicant.) (Louis Wu 23:14:12 UTC) (permalink)
Might as well Jump
Mr Jukes continues his work in the Halo Jumping field - Jump Session #10 has been posted to his website (and to our mirror site, as well - good for QuickTime lovers). There are also a couple of vids from the Jumptacular crew... if you haven't been in a while, go visit! (For the person who complained recently that we're not posting enough movies - there are more than 10 new ones on today's front page. Does that do it for you?) (Louis Wu 22:54:39 UTC) (permalink)
The Platoon 2: Concrete Jungle
As mentioned this morning, the Halogrid team released 'The Platoon 2: Concrete Jungle' today. There's a direct download link for the WMP9 version (71 mb) on their movies page - but there's no guarantee how long the bandwidth for that will last. I've created BitTorrent seeds (with decent starting bandwidth) for both that WMP9 version and a QuickTime version (78.5 mb) - these are probably your best bet, if you're looking to download this movie without bankrupting the team that built it. Dennis Powers, of HaloMaps.org, has also thrown up http downloads for the WMP9 version, as well as both versions of the first episode (the remix we mentioned this morning, and the original, first-person-version released in February). Use these only if BitTorrent is not an option for you. This one is quite good; great camera work, a moving battle scene... I LOVED the HellJumpers insert, very clever trick. Go watch! (Louis Wu 19:07:34 UTC) (permalink)
Halo Tips - Back online, and better than ever
Cybrfrk has finished the conversion of the Halo Tips section (which has languished for some time) - it's back up and running, and we're going to need volunteers to man it. (If you're interested, mail us and let us know why.) The approval process will be similar to the one that will soon go into place for Halo videos - and that's what Cybrfrk is moving on to next, coding-wise. Remember: this section is for gameplay tips - NOT tricks. We're not looking for ways out of Headlong, or places where the invisible wall is broken on Outskirts' beach. This is a collection of information that will help you stay alive longer - both in single player and multiplayer. If you have something you'd like to submit - load up the submission page and go to town. If you've followed the pretty basic instructions, we'll approve it and add it to the collection. (Louis Wu 17:39:50 UTC) (permalink)
Operation: Run Like a Mofo
Mike Miller's Halo 2 Legendary Walkthrough continues - this week it's Sacred Icon. It's a short chapter - because it's a relatively short level. (Especially the way Mike does it.) Go read - and watch. And kick some butt. (Louis Wu 14:09:27 UTC) (permalink)
That's a long version number...
LunarShadow's H2O Stats reader has been updated to deal with the changes in Bungie's Stats feeds. You can grab a new copy in this forum post. (Louis Wu 13:27:00 UTC) (permalink)
Say Good Night (to the bad guy)
FuzzySmurf put together a nice montage vid - great quality, some nice moves (I like seeing teamwork sometimes). Since he's okay with us releasing it via BitTorrent, the bandwidth hit to us is minimal (and fully controllable) - we like that. The movie is in QuickTime format, 54 mb, and the torrent can be grabbed here. We're supplying a healthy starter block of bandwidth for seeding... at least for now. Go get it! (Louis Wu 11:49:44 UTC) (permalink)
Platoon Remix Redux
A week ago, we mentioned a movie called 'Platoon', which recreated the beach scene in Saving Private Ryan. The Platoon Remix was only available in WMP9 format... and they were victims of their own success; they ran out of bandwidth. It was a really nicely done film, so we've put up a pair of mirrors (44.4 mb, mythica.org | bungie.org) - and we've re-encoded it in QuickTime format, as well (47.2 mb, bungie.org | mythica.org). In the next day or so, we should also have the second installment of this series online for you - Platoon 2 was filmed on Headlong, and also shows some great camera work. We may need to BitTorrent it to begin with... it's rather large. (Louis Wu 11:27:15 UTC) (permalink)
Copy that Grunt!
Dan Brennan writes to say that his Halo in your Hometown photoshop contest has announced winners - the top 7 entries can be found here. Nice work, everyone! (Louis Wu 10:45:49 UTC) (permalink)
Stupid Contest? WHAT?
Sep7imus has been Spotlighted over at The Junkyard - he's the latest in their long series of community interviews. Go read it for a glimpse into the life of a longtime HBO forum poster! Thanks, Mhaddy. (Louis Wu 10:27:36 UTC) (permalink)
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