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August 16, 2003 Link to this post
New Halo PC screen from Gearbox
Whoa. It's almost 2:30 am, local time, and I'm pretty beat... Halo Fanstock started with a fantastic dinner at Randy Pitchford's house this evening. (His wife has a killer wine collection...) Before I go to bed, though, there's a new screenshot posted at Gearbox's site; it's called The Sniper, and it shows... well, a sniper on Death Island, the inspired-by-Silent-Cartographer net level in the upcoming Halo PC. Thanks to Uukla the Mok for pointing it out on our forum. (Louis Wu 07:26:18 UTC)
August 12, 2003 Link to this post
Another screenie from Gearbox
Gearbox has posted another screenshot - this one of a Load Game screen. Very, very nice - games are now saved by how far into them you are, and you don't overwrite the last one by starting another. Tasty! Thanks to Uukla the Mok for the heads-up. Update: Very cool - a Gearbox employee explains (on their forum) what the screen is showing you. It should definitely excite some of you... thanks to Uukla the Mok for finding it. (Louis Wu 20:24:38 UTC)
August 10, 2003 Link to this post
Sidewinder Saga comes to an end
Bummer. MIssed this yesterday - thanks to Blade for the heads-up. Sidewinder Saga, an ongoing story from Halogamers.com in the genre started by Red vs Blue (but with a different focus), has closed its doors. Dave writes that he's just bored with Halo. And so it goes... (Louis Wu 18:06:28 UTC)
August 10, 2003 Link to this post
Stories for those who read
The hacking madness continues in our forum - welcome to all the new people; the forum has seen a quarter of a million pageviews in the past 24 hours, which is significantly above its normal traffic. If you're interested in all the funkiness, stop on by and read a few threads. In the meantime, though, we've got normal content for you... to start with, Fan Fiction:
- SNIPER: Part-One, by Vege7a
- Halo: Mercy, by ssj9000chilango
- Rampancy Is Character Forming, by S7N
- The Ambush, by Cire117
- Execution of the Mind: The Flood Virus, by MadJackal
- Rampany Is Character Forming: Part 2, by S7N
- The Ballad of Reach, by Gasmask
- The Fallen: Chapter 4 Section 3: Through the Woods, by Hikaru-119
- War for Earth City [1]:Only the Beginnning, by Kancer
- In Light of Destiny Part I, Chapter III: Truth (continued), by Jinkaiden-XI
- Sergeant Johnson/ Master Cheif Story Part 1, by grunteater
- In A City of Chaos, by The Scribe
- Operations Crew Tango Red: Retreat and Reunion, by Shinai Purugganan
- Its Just One of Those Days: 04, by Elfster
Apologies to all the art submitters... I've been really, really far behind on all that stuff. (Louis Wu 14:19:36 UTC)
August 9, 2003 Link to this post
Happy Hacking Mirror Madness
Okay, okay... due to some oddnesses, there are now THREE QuickTime versions of BOLL's Happy Hacking video. There's a 15.8 mb, 320x240 version - medium quality. There's one that's 18.3 mb, 320x240, high quality. And there's one that's 400x300, 26.9 mb, high quality. You can find The smallest one at C.O.E.R.C.E. and Team Ice, as well as BOLL's server. You can find the smaller screensize, higher-quality version at BOLL's server and files.bungie.org, a new bandwidth source we've brought online. And you can find the larger version also at BOLL's server and files.bungie.org. Enjoy! (Louis Wu 22:18:25 UTC)
August 9, 2003 Link to this post
My heart's gonna explode.
Okay, I lied - it's ALMOST time for bed. First, a new Halo PC screenshot, straight out of Gearbox - the flamethrower. Wonga. (Thanks to KookyBastard for noticing.) (Louis Wu 03:07:16 UTC)
August 9, 2003 Link to this post
When Rockets are Cheap...
Okay, so BOLL decided to run with the info he learned yesterday about hacking Halo... and created a 4:42 long look at some of the absurd (but oh-so-cool) things you can do now. Want a LAAG gun that shoots Master Chiefs? You got it. How about rapid-fire rockets? Heck... how about plasma grenades? This has to be seen to be believed. So here's the deal. BOLL's put up three different copies for you to grab; they're all 320x240, and the same length, they just differ in compression:
- QuickTime (high framerate, 19.7 mb download)
- DivX (29.8 mb download)
- QuickTime (higher quality, lower framerate, 22.5 mb download)
In addition, I re-encoded the first version to be quite a bit smaller, without much loss of quality; you can grab the re-encoded version (15.7 mb) from two places:
To make matters even MORE confusing, BOLL is in the process of uploading the original (1.6 GB) version to our ftp folder; once we've got it, we'll create one or two QuickTime versions. One will be the same filesize as the existing movie (~15-20 mb), but much higher visual quality, the other will be larger (both filesize and screensize). If you only want to download once, you might want to wait until tomorrow. This one is a must-see; even if you're not excited by the hacking scene, it's a hoot to see how much damage you can do when you're standing in a tower of 3 dozen master chiefs and your assault rifle fires frag grenades... Update: Nick yanked his mirror last night. However, Team Ice has tossed it up; you can grab it from this page. (Louis Wu 02:33:25 UTC)
August 9, 2003 Link to this post
Screens are just old
Update on yesterday's new screenshots at 3DCenter - according to SketchFactor, they were using a pre-beta build of the game (something that really should not be done when writing a review of a game about to be released, especially without explicitly announcing that's what you're doing). The lack of detail is NOT attributable to the video cards - it's attributable to a game that's not ready for prime time yet. Disregard any speculation on my part about what Halo PC will look like on lower-end video cards. :) (At least until next week...) (Louis Wu 02:19:06 UTC)
August 8, 2003 Link to this post
German Halo PC Preview (with new screens)
3DCenter, a German gaming site, put up a Halo PC preview last week; Kooky Bastard found it for us today. It contains 15 new screenshots (serious spoilers, for anyone keeping track), and shows what I think are the first shots we've seen that demonstrate how the graphics scale down on lower-end graphics cards. The shots are at 800x600, and are missing some bumpmapping/reflection mapping that we've come to expect - but they still look pretty good! (The cards used in the testing PCs are all decent... but not DirectX9 cards, and now you can see what that'll mean for you.) The preview, unfortunately, is in German, which means I have no idea what it says. If you read German, though - check it out! (Louis Wu 18:51:08 UTC)
August 8, 2003 Link to this post
I think I feel an aneurysm coming on
Red vs Blue has released Episode 15 for Sponsors - go grab your copy now. And don't adjust your monitor when it starts... it's supposed to be that way. If you're not a sponsor, you'll need to wait until Sunday... (Louis Wu 14:47:53 UTC)
August 7, 2003 Link to this post
Fer the luv o' Pete...
A long time ago, some screenshots of the Halo Flamethrower (in the Xbox version) floated around the net - speculation from Bungie employees at the time revolved around someone with access to an XDK (Xbox Development Kit), and the willingness to break their Non-Disclosure Agreements. When pushed, the producer of the shots in question backed off - and the matter was dropped. Well, this morning, PfhorSlayer (programmer behind Aquaduct, the Macintosh tunneling app) popped into our forum with some surprising pictures. A couple of hours later, Nick posted more of his own. Nobody in the thread was willing to answer HOW this all happened... and speculation raged about whether this was a hoax or not. This afternoon, BOLL got some info from Phforslayer, and recorded a movie that would be very, very hard to fake. You can't hurt anyone with this (since the code was yanked, there's no damage information), and it looks... unfinished (as well it might be), but it's certainly real. And it was accomplished with just a modded off-the-shelf Xbox (NOT a Dev Kit), and a bit of ingenuity. Wow. (If you have a modded Xbox, Macegac has written up a short tutorial on how to get this for yourself. If you don't have a modded Xbox... please don't ask us how you get one.) Update: BOLL points out that you CAN kill people with the flamethrower... but only if they're in a ghost. (Well, other vehicles might be possible, as well; he and Macegac only tested a ghost.) Oddness continues... (Louis Wu 19:44:05 UTC)
August 7, 2003 Link to this post
Halo Vehicles in a North African desert...
Ross Mills pointed out some new screenshots over at the Home Front website (a Halo total conversion for Battlefield 1942 - we mentioned this about a month and a half ago). Models look a bit flat in their desert environments... but that's probably gonna change. Check 'em out! (Louis Wu 18:48:11 UTC)
August 3, 2003 Link to this post
Auto-aim - not QUITE as helpful as all that
An update on yesterday's Auto-Aim demonstration: Followup posts have shown this effect to be due to a slightly defective controller; auto-aim requires that the player is MOVING before it kicks in. (It's still pretty strong, at times... but the auto-tracking you saw at the start of the movie was actually induced by a slight movement on the part of the controller, coupled with auto-aim.) BOLL doesn't want anyone to believe he tried to trick the Halo community on purpose. (Louis Wu 13:57:08 UTC)
August 2, 2003 Link to this post
Flame On.
Busy Friday becomes Saturday (at least in UTCland) - and two items that SHOULD have been posted earlier today get belated screentime today. First up: Friday's One One Se7en. Cortana nails it again. (Louis Wu 00:58:23 UTC)
August 1, 2003 Link to this post
The new site list continues
Still more new Halo sites - UNSC HQ and Dock Command. (Totally unrelated to each other - just starting out at the same general time.) I feel like I'm back in 1999, with Halo sites popping up at the rate of 5+/week... (Louis Wu 19:31:38 UTC)
August 1, 2003 Link to this post
Screenshots Database updated
Took a little while... but we finally got around to adding the 6 new batches of screenshots found on the web over the past few weeks. You'll find them in our Screenshots database (new material begins on July 9). (Louis Wu 15:35:55 UTC)
July 31, 2003 Link to this post
E3 Trailer on TechTV
James DeWitt points out that TechTV will be broadcasting the full 8 minute E3 Demo Trailer this Monday at 11:30 pm (also twice on Tuesday - see TechTV's schedule for details). If you haven't had an opportunity to see this in full-screen glory, this is your chance! (Louis Wu 10:23:53 UTC)
July 31, 2003 Link to this post
Guess that release date!
Ryan 'Mhaddy' Matthews of the Junkyard reminds everyone that a contest started over a year ago is drawing to a close... the Halo: Guess the Release Date Contest! You've got 5 more days to guess the date at which Halo PC goes Gold... (Louis Wu 10:00:51 UTC)
July 30, 2003 Link to this post
Ninjas on Ice
Another Halo board has started up - Ninjas on Ice is a spinoff of Ninjas on Fire, apparently. This came in Monday, but I lost it in the rush. (Louis Wu 15:26:31 UTC)
July 30, 2003 Link to this post
Homelan looks at shooters
Homelan Fed recently started a series called the '10 Most Important First Person Shooters' - number 9, posted today, is Halo. (They're listed in Chronological order - there's one more coming.) Take a look at why they think it's important! (Louis Wu 14:28:10 UTC)
July 29, 2003 Link to this post
The sequel to Halo Babies: Halo Gradeschoolers?
Pallor sends in another Halo sighting:
The latest movie to hit theaters for kids has the cards stacked in favor of Bungie's Halo. The stars in the movie Ryan Pinkston and Robert Vito have come out publically to state its their favorite game. That carries over to the movie itself: Inside the game they are playin in the movie, Juni meets a quartet of beta testers (Ryan James Pinkston, Robert Vito, Bobby Edner and Courtney Jines). They join his quest to find Carmen, who is stuck on level four. When Juni discovers a river of molten lava, he asks, "How come every video game has lava in it?" "Technically that isn't true," another player says. " 'Halo' doesn't have lava." So Halo is now a pop culture icon garnering references in childrens films. I suppose its decent to say they have started to invade Hollywood.Halo fans... They're everywhere. (Count Zero 20:46:15 UTC)
July 28, 2003 Link to this post
WorthPlaying looks at Halo PC
WorthPlaying.com put up a Halo PC preview on Friday - they got in on the gameplay we saw at IGN and GameSpot last week. 10 new screenshots, all at 1024x768 size... nice! Pretty PC-oriented (as in, anti-Xbox)... but then, it IS a PC preview, so what the heck. Heads-up came from Konrad9, on our forum. (Louis Wu 14:04:22 UTC)
July 23, 2003 Link to this post
Text... overload... Can't... hold out... much...
What do you get when you double the excitement and mystery of seven pieces of Fan Fiction? A whole mess of stories to read, that's what! Sheesh, people, your fecundity is startling. :-)
- Return to Earth (Chptr 3: Alone and Still Standing), by CoLd BlooDed
- Untitled, by Djstan
- midnight sun (chapter 1, Moon war begins), by andrew meyer
- The Fallen: Chapter 4 Section 1, by Hikaru-119
- Foersaken Forefathers Part X, by Havok and AlphaBravo343
- Return to Earth (Chptr 4: Rescued), by CoLd BlooDed
- Ishkabibbl'sstoryHumanity'sLastHopeBloodyWar(Part 3), by Ishkabibbl
- And So It Began., by Alex Sullivan
- Project: Shadow Spartan, Chapter 7, by Agent Shade
- Buried Treasure(6), by Frensa Geran
- Spartans in NYC Chapter 5, by Chief-117
- The flood: a force to be reckoned with: Part 3, by crashedwarthog
- Brutus, The Spartans, Two AIs and the Pirate Fleet (Part 4), by Traumatised Marine
- Return to Jevan: Part one, Lets Move Out , by SpartanMX
- The Fallen: Chapter 4 Section 2, by Hikaru-119
Remember, use the Fan Fiction comments section for constructive criticism. Read on! (mnemesis 17:57:46 UTC)
July 22, 2003 Link to this post
And the Rocket goes to...
Emil of the CobaltNova Halo League would like to announce the first annual Rockets On Prisoner awards:
"With approximately 240 to 300 Halo movies having been developed since the game's release it was time that the community begin to recognize the very best among them. This year the "Rockets on Prisoner" award will be accorded to the winner in each of the following categories: Best Movie, Best Cinematography, Best Screenplay, Best Editing Sound and Visual Effects, Best Musical Score, and Best Documentary."They've already got quite a few well-known (and not so well-known) films up on the lists of potential nominees. Head over and check out the talent. If you don't see a film you think should be entered, let them know. The deadline for nominations is Sunday, July 27th, so get going! (mnemesis 06:49:08 UTC)
July 19, 2003 Link to this post
haloevents needs your help
Derek Brown is starting up a new site called haloevents - he's hoping to create a database of upcoming Halo events around the nation. Visitors will be able to search this database for events near them. This requires input from you; the more events submitted to this site, the more people who will come to search it for information relevant to them, which will make the pool of event-submitters larger, which will help the database grow, and so on, and so on. In addition to events, there will be reviews of multiplayer gear, suggestions for LAN party hosting, and multiplayer setups. Go visit, and submit content! (Louis Wu 09:47:57 UTC)
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