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April 24, 2003 Link to this post
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky?
HBO was down while this was going on... but BOLL started a thread a few days ago in which he posted a series of panoramic views of Halo. (These were created, as you'd find by reading the thread, by standing in one place and rotating slowly... then running the resulting movie through a homebrewed program that stitches together the same column of pixels from each frame.) Count Zero turned a few of these into QTVR panoramas; the end result is a nice 360° view of Halo in several different places. Oh, the ingenuity of fans... (Louis Wu 19:58:31 UTC)
April 24, 2003 Link to this post
Pixel Madness
A week ago, we mentioned a Halo RPG that's being worked on by a forum denizen. This week, a website for the project came online, and many more screenshots have gone up. Take another look, if you want to see a rapidly-evolving role-playing game being developed. (Louis Wu 18:51:39 UTC)
April 17, 2003 Link to this post
My eyes... MY EYES!
Now this is Halo fanaticism. 3 hours of 4-player splitscreen Halo play on an 8" screen? OUCH! (Louis Wu 19:15:52 UTC)
April 14, 2003 Link to this post
NES Halo
Sir Fragula is working on a retro-style Halo RPG, and is looking for help. Check his forum post for screenshots so far and more details. (Louis Wu 15:21:36 UTC)
April 11, 2003 Link to this post
Capture the Flag Strategies - on film
After a small dry spell with respect to movies, we've gotten a truckload submitted in the last couple of days - we'll start you out with something small. This one's from Maverick J, a trickster who's been around for a bit (but only recently active in the HBO community). It's called CTF Flag Getting 101 Part 1, and it's available in both WMP9 format (7.2 mb) or QT format (11.8 mb) from Mythica.org. (Both versions are also available from the Psyjnir Complex Hotline server, as well.) It'll show you a couple of down and dirty tricks for grabbing a flag on several levels (Battle Creek, Hang 'em High, Sidewinder) that you might not have known about. At least one of these is explicity forbidden in most of the lanfests I participate in (it requires climbing out of the map), but all of them involve nothing but some fancy footwork (and teamwork); there are no mods at play here. Worth a watch! (Louis Wu 19:16:45 UTC)
April 10, 2003 Link to this post
Mac Halo details... sort of
Over on the MacAddict Forums, a thread started over an April Fools prank we tried here. It didn't take long for the prank itself to be exposed... but over the past week, the exposer, Brad Oliver, has made it definitely worthwhile reading. Brad Oliver works for Westlake, and is the programmer currently assigned to the Mac port of Halo. He's being careful not to step on anyone's toes (especially marketing departments), but from the various posts in this thread, you can learn things like Mac Halo will (probably) be the first Mac game to ship with vertex shader support, the game is currently not in a fully playable state (the way it's set up, Gearbox is responsible for bringing the Xbox code over to the PC, and Westlake is syncing in their code as they go), system requirements are still up in the air (but it's looking like a good graphics card will make your experience CONSIDERABLY better), and a second programmer is slated to start working on the project very soon (implying a rampup of work). The info on cross-platform netplay isn't quite as positive as I'd like... but it's not set in stone; remember that you're hearing from someone who's making it work, not someone who decides what HAS to work. If you're interested in technical information about the Mac port of Halo, this thread is the best source to date! Thanks to Earendil the Mariner for the heads-up. (Louis Wu 01:53:14 UTC)
April 8, 2003 Link to this post
It's all just words, Jim.
Eleven Fan Fiction pieces for you today:
- Enigma: part 1, by Madcat_97
- The Defense of Earth 3: The 889th Tactical Fighter Wing, by Steele
- Law & Order (Part 3 of 3) Lesson Learned, by el_halo_diablo
- 1st Special Forces group, by grylsy
- Fallen Angel 11: Little relief, by Gruntkiller/Covert
- A Single Motion: part 4, by Arthur Wellesly
- Just Getting Started Chapter Seven, by James Kinsella
- End Game: Chapter Two, by Anthony Coronado
- Chapter 2: What we do to liars, by Kyle/Mutated Elite
- Super Covenant -part2- Cryto's Sorrow, by Matt James
- Prologue: Battle of Croton, by Trevor White
Writers - please, use the Series listing if your story is part of a series. Thanks! (Louis Wu 00:57:04 UTC)
April 5, 2003 Link to this post
Saturday's Stories
Nine stories for the Fan Fiction section:
- Just Getting Started Chapter Six, by James Kinsella
- Halo: Captain Keyes Story Part 3, by monitor101
- The Assult on the Control Room: Archangels squad part III, by AlphaBravo343
- OSIRIS XIII 01: SHADOWS OF THE SWORD, by TheRedFaction
- A New Breed Part 1: All Hell Chapters 1 and 2, by GhostMouth Zach
- Into the Fray--Part 3 of Souls of War, by CJ Champion
- Project Shadow Spartan: Prologue, by Shadow Spartan and Arinoth Koby
- The Entar Chronicles Part 2, by Locke
- PART2: THE DEADLY WAR CHAPTERS 3 & 4, by GhostMouth Zach
Off to a water show... (Louis Wu 23:14:58 UTC)
April 5, 2003 Link to this post
Some pics, at least...
Once again, we're falling behind in the art submissions; there might be more later today, if time permits, but as a start, here are three desktop images for our Wallpaper section. (Louis Wu 18:08:31 UTC)
April 5, 2003 Link to this post
Red vs Blue is back!
I completely forgot to post this yesterday - but it's hilarious, and you HAVE to go watch it. Back in September, the guys who ran Drunkgamers.com started a project called 'Red vs. Blue: The Blood Gulch Chronicles'. It generated a lot of interest, at the time... but then the project dropped off the radar screens, and drunkgamers dropped offline. Until this week. They've come back at a new location - redvsblue.com - and have some brand-new content for you. There is an intro for the series (ranging in size from a 5.7 mb 360x240 QuickTime version to a 17 mb 720x480 DivX version), plus 'Episode 1: Why are we here?' (16 - 40 megs, depending on version). If you're offended by cursing, this might not be for you... but I found it laugh-out-loud funny. If bandwidth gets tight, we're happy to mirror these... so let us and the RedvsBlue team know, so that we can coordinate new links. They're planning on doing 3 a month, if they can keep up - releases will be on Fridays. (Louis Wu 11:45:45 UTC)
April 4, 2003 Link to this post
Fan Fiction update
Stories in the Fan Fiction section for the day - an even seven:
- A Foul Mood, by Dirty Commie
- Halo: 11th Strategic Interceptor Wing: First Engagement, by LordofDestruction
- Just Getting Started Chapter Five, by James Kinsella
- Flight of the Thunderbird, by Tommarrow and LordofDestruction
- Storming the Fortress---Part II of Souls of War, by CJ Champion
- End Game: Chapter One, by Anthony Coronado
- A Fateful Stand, by Ultra Sonic 007
To read, to read... (Louis Wu 19:48:50 UTC)
April 4, 2003 Link to this post
An easier way to take screenies
Whoa - thanks to Ramius, who pointed out a post on Gearbox Software's forum in which Dave Mertz of Gearbox confirms that Halo PC currently has screenshot capability. That will certainly make documentation easier! (Louis Wu 16:41:46 UTC)
April 3, 2003 Link to this post
Lots of stories
We forgot to put up a Fan Fiction post yesterday, so there are 12 stories for you today:
- Super Covenant -part1- Handicapped Elites?, by Matt James
- Just Getting Started Chapter Four, by James Kinsella
- JOY RIDE, by HALO MASTER DAWG
- Prelude to thAssult on the Control Room: Archangel squad part II, by AlphaBravo343
- End Game: Prologue, by Anthony Coronado
- The Yellow Banshee; re-edited, by grylsy
- A Single Motion: part 3, by Arthur Wellesly
- Legend Hunting Part Eight (Final Part), by Dispraiser
- To Kill a Mockingbird, by sunscorpian
- Halo: Leave No One Behind----Part I of Souls of War, by CJ Champion
- Halo: 11th Strategic Interceptor Wing: Training, by LordofDestruction
- Rebirth - To Biraak, by KnightmareWolf, Shadow, Archangels_Blade, Spartan415
Better get started... (Louis Wu 09:40:11 UTC)
April 1, 2003 Link to this post
Bungie.net Pro - you gotta have it.
Check this out. Bungie's instituted a new pay-for-content service called Bungie.net Pro. For $7/month, you get access to boatloads of webcams, an online version of the Halo Story Bible, Developer diaries, daily Halo 2 screenshots... and MORE! Go read about it. Then sign up. (I got in early - I was subscriber 20. Not too shabby!) (Louis Wu 10:16:17 UTC)
April 1, 2003 Link to this post
Mac Halo screens!
Wow. Yesterday, Eclarap pointed out a link to the PC Halo Strategy Guide. It's not for sale yet, but that was the first we'd heard that it even existed. (I, personally, figured that the Prima guide would serve.) There was a bit of speculation on our forum about the comments that there would be new vehicles and weapons in the PC version. (The common belief up to this point was that it would be more or less a straight port.) Well, a contact at Westlake (the development house doing the Macintosh port) contacted us late last night with a pair of screenshots to whet people's appetites. Now, I know what you're thinking - it's April 1, this is all a joke. What you have to realize is that we had nothing whatsoever to do with the timing here. Eclarap found that strategy guide yesterday, the day before April 1 - and the discussion about it generated the email that got us the images. I seriously toyed with the idea of holding off for a day, and posting these tomorrow, so that folks would KNOW they were real... but I figure there's enough in them to vouch for their veracity that people could look past the date we're putting them up. Things to notice:
- The incredibly beautiful hi-res textures here. (blow up an existing screenshot and see what it looks like)
- The new weapons. (Okay, they're not new - they're back. How cool is that?)
- The aspect ratio. (Xbox shots are taken at 640x480, max... these are 1280x1024. The ratio is no longer 4:3, it's 5:4.)
We've been told (though we haven't seen for ourselves) that a modified Shadow (not the new one, but a version of the original Shadow) will be available in multiplayer games - and that there are two new outdoor levels to take advantage of this vehicle. Okay, enough talk. Visit our Screenshots database and check out the shots - one campaign, one multiplayer. Personally, I can't wait for summer! (For those still holding out, be warned - these do contain spoilers.) (Louis Wu 08:59:45 UTC)
March 31, 2003 Link to this post
Even more stories
Fan Fiction from the weekend:
- Old Memories, Forgotten Weaknesses, New Strengths, by AlphaBravo343
- Last stand part 3, by grylsy
- A Single Motion: part 2, by Arthur Wellesly
- fallen angel 10: Ground, by Gruntkiller/Covert
- Just Getting Started Chapter Three, by James Kinsella
- Halo: Law & Order (Part 2 of 3) , by el_halo_diablo
- Part I:The GHOSTs, by pj-NYkr90
- Cortana: Knowing the Record Before the 'Lost Time' (First Part), by Traumatised Marine
- Cortana: Knowing the Record Before the 'Lost Time' (final part), by Traumatised Marine
- Epilogue-Farewells, by Ultra Sonic 007
Don't forget - stories without titles simply cannot be approved. (There's nothing to link to...) (Louis Wu 14:13:02 UTC)
March 23, 2003 Link to this post
Fan Fiction changes (again), plus stories
11 stories for you today in the Fan Fiction section:
- The Battle for Ardent, by Corey Lyon
- GTA: Carjacking Evolved, by Anonymous Guy
- Just Getting Started Chapter 2, by James Kinsella
- halo for starters, part 1: PoA, by Anthony French
- -Stage 1, by el_halo_diablo
- An Endless War, by Chris Mills
- Chapter 7-Assault, by Ultra Sonic 007
- Legend Hunting Part Seven, by Dispraiser
- The Battle For Sigma Octanus Chapter 8 The Spartans (Conclusion), by monitor101
- Halo 2: Revenge of a Spartan, Chapter 3, by LostRock
- DeathRain: The Final Fatality, by TheRedFaction
Another change has occurred... there are no more hard-coded copies of stories; the entire section is run from databases. (All old hard-coded links should continue to work - if they don't, please let me know - but the whole system has become more portable.) This does NOT mean that authors don't need to provide a 'pagename' for their story - the databases still require it, it's just used differently. Again, any glitches you run across should be reported immediately. (Louis Wu 20:25:23 UTC)
March 22, 2003 Link to this post
Halo mods - lots and lots of Halo mods
During the past week, we've had word of several mods/skins for other games, using Halo designs. A couple are now housed here. First up is agentJ64's Master Chiefette model for Jedi Knight II - pretty sweet! Then, we've got a Halo skin for Counter-Strike made by rdc^kosh (and found by Matt Smith) - with a bunch of screenshots for flavor. Lastly, Tankramp over at Battleground: Halo found a Blood Gulch conversion for Battlefield 1942 - you can see screenshots and download the maps at LanClan's website. If you can't wait for Halo 2 (or Halo for PC), go play with Halo characters and environments in other games! (Louis Wu 22:26:18 UTC)
March 22, 2003 Link to this post
We've moved... again (plus fanfic)
Okay, the server is back where it started. Dunno how long it's going to take for folks to find it again... but the backup will stay up (if not updated) for a little while, at least. In the meantime, here are the Fan Fiction stories that were in the queue when the box went down. (The entire comments section has been overhauled - some links have changed a bit. If you've bookmarked a page that no longer exists, try going through the front door to find it. One problem I can foresee - if you found this news post by searching, but it's not on HBO's front page, you're still looking at the old site... and the fanfic links will not work. You'll just have to wait, sorry.)
- ES02 - Eternal Sunder (part 02): First Encounter , by Wado
- RoF: Ring of Fire Parts 1,2, & 3, by TheRedFaction
- CR.02: Chaotic Reign .02, by TheRedFaction
- CR.01: Chaotic Reign .01, by TheRedFaction
- The Defense of Earth 2: The 889th Tactical Fighter Wing, by Steele
Go to it... and be sure to let us know of any problems! (Louis Wu 17:21:43 UTC)
March 16, 2003 Link to this post
Only 14? You're slacking.
Sunday's Fan Fiction installment:
- Just Getting Started: Chapter One, by James Kinsella
- Halo: FotF , by Frensa Geran
- What Would Have Been- Part 1, by gwinnalex
- Halo Zero Part 9 and Part 10, by nicholas
- The Tour (part 1) and The Tour (part 2), by Traumatised Marine
- What if We Miss....(yes of course it's a comedy), by el_halo_diablo
- Chapter 5-The Space Pirate Cometh, by Ultra Sonic 007
- XP-42: Part one: Introduction, by Hunter
- Last Stand Part one , by grylsy
- Assault on Edina 3, by Steele
- The Defense of Earth 1: The 889th Tactical Fighter Wing , by Steele
- Headwaters of the Flood, by Opie301
That should keep you busy for a little bit... (Louis Wu 22:50:19 UTC)
March 14, 2003 Link to this post
Halo Done Quick - Part 1
A month ago, a pair from Canada sent in times for speed runs through the various levels of Halo, performed on Easy. Yesterday, Åstro and his partner, Coreman (Team Poughkeepsie), sent word (and a pair of films) of their work on the first of 10 levels... performed on Legendary. Their run of Pillar of Autumn is just a hair faster than Hartley and Copeland's... on a much rougher difficulty setting. The gauntlet, thrown down 4 months ago, now has some content behind it. The movie of this feat, which includes everything from the time the Bungie logo leaves the screen through the Level 2 loading screen, is available in both QuickTime and Windows Media Player 9 formats (25.6 and 18.6 mb, respectively) from Mythica.org, and both versions have been mirrored on the Psyjnir.com Hotline server. (We are happy, of course, to announce mirrors - just let us know if you put these up.) (Louis Wu 21:48:09 UTC)
March 10, 2003 Link to this post
The History of Halo
Red Loser, who seems to want his own day (but started WAY too late to succeed, sorry pal), has written up a History of Halo: Combat Evolved which brings to light some heretofore little-known tidbits. Or maybe just the type of mushrooms he's been eating lately. (Louis Wu 19:48:24 UTC)
March 9, 2003 Link to this post
The Case of the Missing Screenshots
I'm fallin' out of my seat, laughin'. We got a note from ed, asking us if we knew anything about the new Halo 2 shots showing at Giga.de, a german TV affiliate of NBC-Europe. In ed's words,
Giga is a well-known show about all sorts of internet-themes, and I don't think they would lie, but I wonder if these pics are real, because they have no Bungie-logo on them, and they are still not shown at BungieÇs T&R-site.
To see the pics, follow this link, then hit the 'Shots'N'Pics' link underneath the action figure picture. Alternatively, here's the frame in question. When you're all done, follow this link, posted on our news last week, and if you want, you can even follow the internal links from there for the original source. When you're all done with that, sit back, laugh, and then send Roger Wilco some email, telling him just how cool his work really is. (ed, you were right to be suspicious... but if you ask me, those are good enough to be in the game anyway.) (Louis Wu 01:46:13 UTC)
March 6, 2003 Link to this post
HBO XBL Gamertag update, and news on Fanfic
The HBO XBL Gamertags list has become slightly more functional - you can now (finally) limit your search to a specific starting letter (either HBO Forum Name, or XBL Gamertag, or, if you're clever, both). For Fan Fiction authors who are getting frantic to submit their work, take heart; this change was made because I needed some code off this page for the new Fiction Submission system, and figured while I was there, I'd add the two lines necessary. If all goes well, there'll be a way to submit Fan Fiction by the weekend. (Louis Wu 22:25:17 UTC)
February 27, 2003 Link to this post
MC in UT2003
Strato ran across a Master Chief model for UT2003 - you can find it at UT2003 HQ. The download is just over a meg, and there's a screenshot (mirrored locally in case it vanishes) to show you what you're getting. (Louis Wu 10:15:28 UTC)
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