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July 29, 2004 Link to this post
The Case for Switching
MasterGrief points out an 'Advertisement Campaign for Halo CE' over on the Halomods forum. In actuality, it's a video made by Aztec showing gameplay on Fissure Falls - but who am I to argue? Available in high and low resolutions (bizarrely, the screensize of the 'low-res' version is larger than that of the 'hi-res' version, though it DOES have a lower bitrate). DivX-encoded .avi, 11.2 or 14.7 mb, depending on the version you grab. (Louis Wu 12:17:48 UTC)
July 28, 2004 Link to this post
Hi-Res Screenies, collected
Halo Zone has posted a collection of ultra-hi-res screenshots; while most have been available from other sources (the 1920x1080 screen grabs from the Halo ad are new), they haven't all been in one place before. If you want multi-thousand-pixel Halo 2 goodness, and you couldn't be bothered to scour the web for these... visit Halo Zone, and grab them all in one place! Update: Eep - apparently this site attempts to install a suite of spyware when viewing, including Bargain Buddy and Internet Optimizer. If you're viewing it on a Windows box, beware. Sorry about this. Thanks to P78 for the heads-up. Update 2: Problem fixed - ads removed. There should be no more trouble, according to Funkmon. (Thanks, Funkmon!) (Louis Wu 09:55:07 UTC)
July 27, 2004 Link to this post
More 'cel-shading' stuff
Dang it - I just found the beginning of this news post; I started writing it yesterday morning, but must have gotten distracted. Stupid bees... Captain Spark continues his cel-shading-like manipulation of Halo screenshots; he posted a pair that are actually the same shot, with different coloring. Very cool, if you ask me. (Louis Wu 18:21:02 UTC)
July 26, 2004 Link to this post
Screen Grabs from Hi-Res Trailer at Kikizo
Kikizo.com has put up a bunch of very nice screengrabs from the Ad trailer - they're listed as 800x600, but most of them are 1280x720, with a few that are 800x450. Very nice quality. (Louis Wu 19:13:05 UTC)
July 25, 2004 Link to this post
Pretty Pictures
Because of the massive flood of bee-related speculation, our forum has become relatively useless for Halo discussion. (Can you tell that I'm not convinced of the long-term relevance to our community of this whole event|phenomenon|game?) There are interesting posts that are getting buried. Say, for example... this one, from Captain Spark. He took a few more HUDless screenshots of the Spec-Ops Elite skin that Xavier built, and then did some basic image manipulation to them. The end results are pretty cool; I'd put them in the Miscellaneous Art queue, except that 1) he didn't present them that way, 2) they violate the posting rules for that section, and 3) you wouldn't see 'em for a while if I did. So check out the forum post, and enjoy these 'cel-shaded' elites! (Louis Wu 15:13:39 UTC)
July 23, 2004 Link to this post
Do Covenant Get Tans?
Normally, I'd just tack this on to the other comic roundup... but there's been a lot of news since then, and folks might not look down there. Sector 7 has posted another episode of Marines. You gotta hope they're not really that dumb... (Louis Wu 20:15:35 UTC)
July 22, 2004 Link to this post
A Tribute to RvB
Wow - that's unique. ][-][awaiian pig has taken the Megabattle screenshot technique in a new direction - he's reproduced 'set pieces' from Red vs Blue episodes. Don't think I ever would have thought of that one... (Attention to detail is amazing.) (Louis Wu 13:48:46 UTC)
July 21, 2004 Link to this post
The Fusion of Art and Technology
WOW. Xavier, a newcomer to HBO, pointed out a new skin he created, based on some fantastic Tina Leyk artwork, posted at HaloMC.com. (There was some trouble earlier getting to that forum, so if you can't see his post, he started from this picture, and ended up with this guy (a second pic is here). A local copy of the ppf is available here (145k). To apply this, grab a copy of Extion's HHHT application (a local copy is here, 532k) and apply this ppf to your copy of bitmaps.map (in the MAPS folder). From here on out, any instance of a Spec-Ops Elite (they occur naturally on Two Betrayals, Keyes, and the Maw, and can be injected into any OTHER level) will now have this skin. I took a couple of pics (one | two) after the cafeteria on the Maw - they're not great, but it was a way to see how easy it was to get this skin into the game. I gotta say... this rocks. All around. (Louis Wu 22:04:10 UTC)
July 20, 2004 Link to this post
Halo and the Stars
Walshicus has updated his Halo Stellar Cartography submission to include data about every star on the map. Simply click on the map thumbnail to get started exploring. This, I think, is beginning to qualify as an obsession. (Louis Wu 10:36:10 UTC)
July 19, 2004 Link to this post
A comment about leaks
Many of you probably saw threads on various Halo or Xbox forums this weekend about leaked beta screenshots. Bungie has yet to make a public announcement about this (it's unlikely that they ever will, actually), but there are many clues that suggest that these aren't fakes; that they did, in fact, come from a beta version of Halo 2. I wanted to take a moment to state our official policy on leaks like this, and to explain why I think they're a problem. We will NOT allow links to these pictures to be posted to our forum - as we find them, we'll remove them, and if people persist, they'll be banned. As one of our admins posted last night, if you can't find them for yourself, that's YOUR problem. Many folks are asking what the big deal is - they're just screenshots, and not even very exciting ones... who cares? Putting aside the legal issues (which aren't actually minor), there's a really good reason to keep pics like this away from the public... many casual gamers don't realize that a beta version is NOT a final version. Often, there are elements that have been added specifically for beta testers - debugging information, or extra on-screen displays, so that testers can provide useful feedback to the creation team. (Beta testing isn't a game; that should have been made clear from the recent Bungie.net article. It's pretty serious business.) When beta shots hit the public, though, many people are oblivious to the fact that they're looking at a test image. We've already had folks griping on our forum about how cluttered the HUD looks, and how disappointed they are in Bungie for putting so much crap onscreen. Others read these comments, maybe without even looking at the pictures themselves, and the ideas spread... and before too long, there's buzz about how crappy the interface of Halo 2 is. Only... it's NOT the interface of Halo 2 - it's the interface for BETA TESTERS. Boiled down: the final product can NOT be judged by the appearance of an early beta - but because many people can't make distinctions like that, pictures of early betas do NOT belong in the public eye. (Louis Wu 11:20:13 UTC)
July 18, 2004 Link to this post
If you didn't see it coming...
Sector Seven Halo has put up another installment of its Marines comic. I'm not sure I get it... (Louis Wu 10:22:57 UTC)
July 16, 2004 Link to this post
Those guys are meanies
Top story at TeamXbox today is a Top Ten Villians article - and Halo's Elites come in at number 2, losing out only to Darth Malak, from KotOR.
Armored beasts that resemble what an Alien mother and a Predator father might pump out is a great pace to start when creating a player character nemesis.
Thanks, CuBaNo. (Louis Wu 11:56:05 UTC)
July 15, 2004 Link to this post
Applegeeks goes Halo
Today's Applegeeks comic is Halo-related; it's the second half of a story they started a couple of days ago. Thanks to Inky and Black Six for pointing it out. (Louis Wu 14:11:39 UTC)
July 14, 2004 Link to this post
MLG - Past, Present, Future
There's a great interview with the people behind Major League Gaming over at Bungie.net - how they got started, where Halo fits in, where they're going. If you're at all interested in the competitive Halo scene, you should check this out. First heads-up goes to Kyrceck. (Louis Wu 12:45:37 UTC)
July 13, 2004 Link to this post
Do NOT get between these guys.
Tina Leyk tried her hand at a Halo 2-themed pic; she started with information in recent magazine articles (the idea that Elites and Brutes aren't the best of friends) and ended up with what I consider to be one of her most stunning pieces to date. Check out 'Elite vs Brute' on her Fan Art page. (Louis Wu 11:10:26 UTC)
July 12, 2004 Link to this post
Screenshot Database updated
On June 30, several sites released a flood of Halo 2 screenshots and renders. These have finally been added to our Screenshots database, bringing the total collection size to a hair under 3000 screens (and the Halo 2-specific material to 200 shots). Wonga! (Louis Wu 10:46:34 UTC)
July 10, 2004 Link to this post
GNF - the start of Direct Downloads
In accordance with our plan, we've begun to make the first Going Nowhere Fast speedrun available via direct download. Over 1500 people have already grabbed the file via BitTorrent, so the load shouldn't be too heavy on our download mirrors... but there's still a LOT of bandwidth available, if it comes to that. The biggest surprise (for me, anyway) is the inclusion of archive.org, the folks who are basically attempting to archive the internet. They have an entire media section devoted to speedruns in video games, and have agreed to include the top 10 runs from this contest in their collection. On top of that, we have our normal mirrors (mythica.org, files.bungie.org, that weasel television) as well as ninjasonfire.com... and psyjnir.org is offering the speedruns via Hotline, for folks who don't like BitTorrent OR the web. All download links are being kept track of on the Status page we put up recently. The second level, Halo, will be made available via direct download on Monday. If you haven't gotten this yet, grab it now! (Louis Wu 19:02:12 UTC)
July 9, 2004 Link to this post
They're gonna start calling him MC Hammer
You gotta love stuff like this. wopkins made a vid of the Master Chief breakdancing. (Guy's pretty coordinated, you ask me. YOU try that in battle armor.) He explains how in this post. The movie's quite small (1.6 mb, WMP9 format), and I've added a QuickTime version for those that need it (same size). (Louis Wu 12:28:31 UTC)
July 9, 2004 Link to this post
Aw...
In the past month or two, we've started seeing pictures of a maskless grunt... and suddenly, the lovable creature we all knew and loved (albeit to kill, more often than not) was suddenly the stuff of nightmares. I no longer wanted a Grunt plushy. Tina Leyk has restored my faith in the cuddlyness of grunts - her latest piece can be found in her Fan Art collection (look for the 'added July 9' tag). It's summer, so they're on the beach. Now if only they'd put those guns down... (Louis Wu 08:56:23 UTC)
July 8, 2004 Link to this post
Those Wacky Bungie Guys
gwdpto copied and pasted every single frame from the recently-released 3D screenshot... and discovered that there are exactly 117 of them. Will those guys NEVER stop? (We won't discuss the absolute insanity in copying and pasting 117 frames of a movie, just to count them...) Update: False alarm. Seems gwdpto can't count. 2 and 2 make 5, using a much better (automated) tool for the job, showed that there are actually 120 frames. Bah. So much for Bungie Day fidelity, Frankie. You couldn't have shaved off three lousy frames? (Louis Wu 11:37:04 UTC)
July 8, 2004 Link to this post
3D to the max
Holy moley. Bungie has released another 3D screenshot... and this one has a fourth dimension... time. Rotate it, you change the angle of view... but you also change the action. (They blew up a warthog, but good.) I'm way behind on Bungie news today... but this is one you gotta view now. Two versions, 2 mb and 8 mb. Both require QuickTime (for now). Go get it! (Louis Wu 02:16:47 UTC)
July 7, 2004 Link to this post
More Megabattle Pics
The technique pioneered by n00bles continues to inspire; J has posted a pair of screens - quite nice! Check 'em out. Update: and ANOTHER one, from n00bles again! This one is from Claustrophobia, a CE-only level. I've got to grab that... (Louis Wu 09:51:49 UTC)
July 6, 2004 Link to this post
Wallpaper contest coming to a close
SEspider wants to remind everyone that the Wallpaper contest he started a couple of weeks ago is ending this Saturday, July 10. If you're planning on getting an entry in... now's the time to do it! (The rules, once again, are here in our forum.) (Louis Wu 14:08:40 UTC)
July 5, 2004 Link to this post
Goldie does AotCR... Again
Ash and Doggie (his son) managed to entice the Gold Elite at the very end of Assault on the Control Room to follow them all the way back to the start of the level - amazing! Ducain did a fantastic job of condensing the experience down to a 3:37-long, 14.3 mb video (wmp9 format) - you can find a link, and comments, in this thread. For those who can't use WMP9, a QuickTime version has been placed on mythica, as well (13.1 mb). (Louis Wu 08:28:16 UTC)
July 5, 2004 Link to this post
More Megabattle pics
The Megabattle technique pioneered by n00bles last week has been played with by other fans - it looks like fun! BOLL got started recently (that's a 299k JPEG - I'm guessing it's only the beginning), and yesterday VALENCE posted some shots on our forum. If past experience is any indication, I'm guessing that a flood of new visual content will be pouring out of the community soon. Update: Looks like MereCatfish is getting into the act, as well. Very nice set piece on Fissure Falls! (Louis Wu 08:23:56 UTC)
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