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[Slightly Live]

I see one of those hanging forerunner things on requiem, over water.

do you?

I see a Covenant carrier in the top right.

it could be a big, big bird or whale

Is this the guy who makes all the amazing Halo helmet renders?

He's an amazing artist.

AN ARTIST NEEDS YOUR HELP!

If you've ever read A Fistful of Arrows, you know Levi Hoffmeier is a pretty talented dude. He's currently building a videogame (playable demo here), and has entered a contest to win some grant money from the state of Utah. The top 5 vote-getters will get $5,000 each (much of which will be spent on the Unity license they need to finish the game).

It's the last few hours of voting.

They're currently in 6th place (by a bit over 30 votes) - if you've got a functional email address (or addresses)... Visit the voting page, hit the 'Vote for this Campaign' button, put in your email address, and then follow the link they mail you.

VOTING ENDS AT MIDNIGHT EST (5 hours from now). LEVI NEEDS YOU.

(Yeah, this is offtopic. He's a serious Halo fan, though, and this game will make you happy if it gets funded. )

+4 Votes

 

[Swarmerr]

I hope H4 Forge doesn't have framerate issues.

Actually I could deal with grey for one more game if this problem is fixed for 4.

 

[User 73706]

Watching the Terminal and Forge videos again. So good.

Also.

Wait a second. Is that Chief walking away as the Shadow of Intent is off in the distance while Chief and the nearby landscape are in a familiar silhouette-and-visor style? As in he's on Delta Halo?

Halo 2 Anniversary teaser?

 

[kittens]

I see a Scarab.

 

[Reagan's BR]

Wait a second. Is that Chief walking away as the Shadow of Intent is off in the distance while Chief and the nearby landscape are in a familiar silhouette-and-visor style? As in he's on Delta Halo?

Halo 2 Anniversary teaser?

Don't get my hopes up.

 

[Slightly Live]

Wait a second. Is that Chief walking away as the Shadow of Intent is off in the distance while Chief and the nearby landscape are in a familiar silhouette-and-visor style? As in he's on Delta Halo?

Halo 2 Anniversary teaser?

 

[Hydranockz]

AN ARTIST NEEDS YOUR HELP!

If you've ever read A Fistful of Arrows, you know Levi Hoffmeier is a pretty talented dude. He's currently building a videogame (playable demo here), and has entered a contest to win some grant money from the state of Utah. The top 5 vote-getters will get $5,000 each (much of which will be spent on the Unity license they need to finish the game).

It's the last few hours of voting.

They're currently in 6th place (by a bit over 30 votes) - if you've got a functional email address (or addresses)... Visit the voting page, hit the 'Vote for this Campaign' button, put in your email address, and then follow the link they mail you.

VOTING ENDS AT MIDNIGHT EST (5 hours from now). LEVI NEEDS YOU.

(Yeah, this is offtopic. He's a serious Halo fan, though, and this game will make you happy if it gets funded. )

Voted!

 

[Vire]

AN ARTIST NEEDS YOUR HELP!

If you've ever read A Fistful of Arrows, you know Levi Hoffmeier is a pretty talented dude. He's currently building a videogame (playable demo here), and has entered a contest to win some grant money from the state of Utah. The top 5 vote-getters will get $5,000 each (much of which will be spent on the Unity license they need to finish the game).

It's the last few hours of voting.

They're currently in 6th place (by a bit over 30 votes) - if you've got a functional email address (or addresses)... Visit the voting page, hit the 'Vote for this Campaign' button, put in your email address, and then follow the link they mail you.

VOTING ENDS AT MIDNIGHT EST (5 hours from now). LEVI NEEDS YOU.

(Yeah, this is offtopic. He's a serious Halo fan, though, and this game will make you happy if it gets funded. )

You got it boss.

 

[Orochinagis]

AN ARTIST NEEDS YOUR HELP!

If you've ever read A Fistful of Arrows, you know Levi Hoffmeier is a pretty talented dude. He's currently building a videogame (playable demo here), and has entered a contest to win some grant money from the state of Utah. The top 5 vote-getters will get $5,000 each (much of which will be spent on the Unity license they need to finish the game).

It's the last few hours of voting.

They're currently in 6th place (by a bit over 30 votes) - if you've got a functional email address (or addresses)... Visit the voting page, hit the 'Vote for this Campaign' button, put in your email address, and then follow the link they mail you.

VOTING ENDS AT MIDNIGHT EST (5 hours from now). LEVI NEEDS YOU.

(Yeah, this is offtopic. He's a serious Halo fan, though, and this game will make you happy if it gets funded. )

Unleash the Horde.

(voted)

 

[CyReN]

Halo 4 Limited Edition UNCS Controller Unboxing

 

[Homeboyd]

ElzarTheBam
Fully Qualified
(Today, 06:08 PM)

 

[User 73706]

Clue is in bold.

Hype?

And the title of that strip is "YEAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH." Uhhhhh, guys...?

 

[heckfu]

ElzarTheBam
Premium Qualified
(Today, 06:08 PM)

fix'd

 

[ElzarTheBam]

ElzarTheBam
Fully Qualified
(Today, 06:08 PM)

Hopefully soon!

<3

Then I will have the authority to legally turn your premises into a crack house.

fix'd

I wondered how long that would take, ha!

 

[Slightly Live]

Clue is in bold.

Hype?

And the title of that strip is "YEAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH." Uhhhhh, guys...?

No. Don't go there. Nothing at all to do with any hypothetical Halo 2 remake you might be dreaming about.

This actually exists. Hopefully.

 

[Fuchsdh]

Clue is in bold.

Hype?

And the title of that strip is "YEAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH." Uhhhhh, guys...?

If people could bottle optimism, HaloGAF would be an immensely powerful yet highly salty motion machine.

 

[DopeyFish]

Watching the Terminal and Forge videos again. So good.

Also.

thats the same pic from a couple days ago!

just

cut a little... now we can't see the vehicle on the left booourns

 

[Slightly Live]

thats the same pic from a couple days ago!

just

cut a little... now we can't see the vehicle on the left booourns

:O

you might be right

 

[GodfatherX]

what there was a terminal video?

 

[kittens]

what there was a terminal video?

Yup, terminal as in a lore video, not the multiplayer map.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC72rqIvgRs&noredirect=1 -- Contains Thursday War spoilers!

 

[Homeboyd]

Whaaaaaaaaaat about Forging on existing MP maps? Any options there, or is it more or less Reach-style editing?

Spoiler

Let me Forge on SpOps maps too pls

I know... I know...

 

[Gray Man]

Whaaaaaaaaaat about Forging on existing MP maps? Any options there, or is it more or less Reach-style editing?

Spoiler

Let me Forge on SpOps maps too pls

I know... I know...

Wait did they say you can forge on existing multiplayer maps?

 

[Ryaaan14]

Wait did they say you can forge on existing multiplayer maps?

Why wouldn't you?

 

[Steelyuhas]

As a Forge hater I must say that the new environments look better, the pieces look somewhat better, and the lighting is great and will really help.

But this just has me disappointed. This video seemed to suck all the magic out of Halo 4. So empty and lifeless. It still looks one solid color and boring. I appreciate what they've done, but bah what a turn off.

I really hope Forge maps are pushed aside to their own playlist (we sort of know this) and I hope to play then as minimally as possible. User created maps are just not fun for me to play on. I'll maintain that Forge is great for customs, mini games, and the Forgers themselves, while it totally sucks for everyone else.

Was going to do a write up, but then this was already perfect.

Fuck anyone who wants Forge maps in playlist in Halo 4, I say that with all the kindness in my heart.

Yep.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Fuck anyone who wants Forge maps in playlist in Halo 4, I say that with all the kindness in my heart.

daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn

Spoiler

There should be a Forge Map Ghetto playlist where they can live out their grey ugly lives forever...but now with better shadows!!!

 

[Fotos]

Wait did they say you can forge on existing multiplayer maps?

Forge is a Map Editor so I would assume so

 

[Homeboyd]

Wait did they say you can forge on existing multiplayer maps?

Why wouldn't you?

Yeah, you've always been able to. I'm just wondering if it will be small edits or if we will have the full pallets to use in the skyboxes/extra land of those maps (like Tempest).

 

[feel]

Fuck anyone who wants Forge maps in playlist in Halo 4, I say that with all the kindness in my heart.

But those poor forgers who slaved over many sleepless nights creating their masterpieces!! Don't they deserve to see their blood and sweat in grey lego form shoved down everyone's throats?

 

[nillapuddin]

Its unbelievable the prejudice towards forge maps, I can only imagine most of you exclusively play on bad ones (read: ones in MM) or something

Its incredible what people have done with a map editor

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Im surprised more people didnt comment that we can place Manti' in forge


edit:
le sigh, its gunna be so hard for me to stop white knighting forge
its a wonderful tool in proper hands, sometimes even in a fools

 

[Gray Man]

Why wouldn't you?

To the same degree as the forge maps though.

 

[Homeboyd]

To the same degree as the forge maps though.

And that's my question.

 

[IHaveIce]

Its unbelievable the prejudice towards forge maps, I can only imagine most of you exclusively play on bad ones (read: ones in MM) or something

Its incredible what people have done with a map editor

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Im surprised more people didnt comment that we can place Manti' in forge

I agree there are really awesome Forge maps, all of them are not in MM ..

But what should some think about forge when he has to play on shit like Uncaged and the other crap that is in MM


Said: there are really awesome maps, the only bad thing is they all look too boring and all are grey.

 

[ncsuDuncan]

There is a cave under the moon base. It's hard to tell from a picture but watch the video (~0:23) and you can see it.

I was holding out hope that the "Object Color" option from Reach has seen an upgrade and we can change the color of the white panels on these new Forge objects. I have now realized this is foolish and it works just like it does in Reach.

Red and blue stripes:

Blue stripes:

Red stripes: (Hooray beer!)

I assume it's a LOD issue, so they have to go with decals that you wouldn't expect to see from a distance.
That, or I'm wrong and we'll have a second color option. I wouldn't bet on it though.

 

[FUNKNOWN iXi]

I personally think whoever is of the belief that they should remove ALL Forge maps is limiting the diversity on day one.

I'm not saying to have a flood of Forge maps, but there should definitely be at least one variant from each Forge environment, especially because of how beautiful Impact looks. Don't let Reach's 2139074234 Forge maps since launch ruin what could be an even better map lineup.

I mean, come on..

 

[DeadNames]

I wouldn't mind if there were three Forge maps, each representing it's own forge environment, in rotation of MM. Why put all that effort in if you're not going to use it at launch?

EDIT: lol, unknown . I posted this at about the same time as you posted your post.

Too many posts.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

There is a cave under the moon base. It's hard to tell from a picture but watch the video (~0:23) and you can see it.
.

Ah, that's why that base is fixed on that map. Makes sense.

 

[nillapuddin]

I wouldn't mind if there were three Forge maps, each representing it's own forge environment, in rotation of MM. Why put all that effort in if you're not going to use it at launch?

I also hope each forge environment has a "signature" map that is in the rotation

I think its a mistake to throw a blanket statement that there wont be any at all

 

[Homeboyd]

Ah, that's why that base is fixed on that map. Makes sense.

They still could've sandbox'd it (and just allowed you to fill the drop with a forge object). But it appears there are other forgeable areas on Impact outside the spot they showcased, so it's all gravy.

 

[Slightly Live]

I wouldn't mind if there were three Forge maps, each representing it's own forge environment, in rotation of MM. Why put all that effort in if you're not going to use it at launch?

EDIT: lol, unknown . I posted this at about the same time as you posted your post.

Too many posts.

I'm surprised there's not, at the very least, one for each environment in MM for launch as you say. I understand the Forge backlash in Reach, but it's playing it a bit too cautious.

It really doesn't communicate confidence in Certain Affinity or in the Forge aspect of their game at all.

 

[The Henery]

Exclusive Halo 4 Forge Info Gamespot

Haven't watched it yet, just saw it on the front page.


EDIT: Shows new environments! Space :O

Got to say I'm impressed by the new Forge. The shadowing makes a huge difference (to me). Disappointing that forgers still won't be able to differentiate with separate colour palettes; that asteroid belt skybox plus dynamic lighting does make a world of difference from Reach's bland, fizzless FW though. At the least, when MLG inevitably uses it for a map remake it'll be a far more tolerable viewing experience.

I'd like to see Reach's Sanctuary forge map remade in Halo 4 and have them side by side for comparison.

Been thinking about a very usable controller layout I haven't seen, what do you guys think?

LT Grenade, RT Shoot, LB Jump, RB Armour Ability, Left Stick Crouch, Right Stick Zoom, A Sprint, B Melee, X Reload, Y Switch Weapons??

Yea, I lobbied for this exact (or Reach equivalent) control scheme for years and we ended up with the same ol Bumper Jumper in Halo 4 despite being told there would be a MASSIVE NUMBER OF SCHEMES this time around.

One of the biggest follies of Reach is that the map pool SUCKED unless you bought all the DLC map packs. Which I should also state to add to this, that the DLC maps are fucking amazing in Reach. Best DLC $ ever spent for me.

Be nice if you could actually play them regularly in Reach

 

[Overdoziz]

I was holding out hope that the "Object Color" option from Reach has seen an upgrade and we can change the color of the white panels on these new Forge objects. I have now realized this is foolish and it works just like it does in Reach.

Red and blue stripes:


Blue stripes:


Red stripes: (Hooray beer!)


I assume it's a LOD issue, so they have to go with decals that you wouldn't expect to see from a distance.
That, or I'm wrong and we'll have a second color option. I wouldn't bet on it though.

 

[Flipyap]

That looks like absolute dick. As do any of the FC novelty maps. They look more like dick than the grey Forge maps you all complain about too.

 

[Blueblur1]

I personally think whoever is of the belief that they should remove ALL Forge maps is limiting the diversity on day one.

I'm not saying to have a flood of Forge maps, but there should definitely be at least one variant from each Forge environment, especially because of how beautiful Impact looks. Don't let Reach's 2139074234 Forge maps since launch ruin what could be an even better map lineup.

I mean, come on..

They pale in comparison to maps made by people with professional toolsets and the paychecks to provide incentive. Forge maps only serve to clutter the map pool and provide some variety when one wants to dick around with 200% gravity and other miscellaneous settings. Forge maps ruined my Halo: Reach matchmaking experience and I never ever want that to happen again with another Halo game.

 

[Fuchsdh]

There is a cave under the moon base. It's hard to tell from a picture but watch the video (~0:23) and you can see it.



I was holding out hope that the "Object Color" option from Reach has seen an upgrade and we can change the color of the white panels on these new Forge objects. I have now realized this is foolish and it works just like it does in Reach.

Red and blue stripes:


Blue stripes:


Red stripes: (Hooray beer!)


I assume it's a LOD issue, so they have to go with decals that you wouldn't expect to see from a distance.
That, or I'm wrong and we'll have a second color option. I wouldn't bet on it though.

That's still way better in terms of visibility than Reach, at least. :|

 

[Der Flatulator]

Have they fixed the Gimbal lock problem?

 

[Tashi]

They pale in comparison to maps made by people with professional toolsets and the paychecks to provide incentive. Forge maps only serve to clutter the map pool and provide some variety when one wants to dick around with 200% gravity and other miscellaneous settings. Forge maps ruined my Halo: Reach matchmaking experience and I never ever want that to happen again with another Halo game.

That's a bummer.

Put me in Community Cartographers!

 

[Louis Wu]

Is this the guy who makes all the amazing Halo helmet renders?

lol - I posted that plea, then took a phone call that lasted forever. Sorry.

No, that's Hedgemony. Levi does comics, and art, and a bunch of really cool level plans he called 'Shield & Sword' (which are pretty amazing). Thanks for all the votes, guys - you jumped him up from 6th place (by a wide margin) to 4th place (by a couple of votes). You rock. (If anyone hasn't voted, go for it; he's literally 1 vote ahead of 5th place, and 2 ahead of 6th. )

 

[zap]

I don't understand why 343 wouldn't just extend the object colour to be the whole thing, unless it was more difficult than adding lighting? (Seriously, is it crazy hard to have colours on forge pieces? Could it not work just like it does on Spartan armour?)

 

[kittens]

I personally think whoever is of the belief that they should remove ALL Forge maps is limiting the diversity on day one.

I'm not saying to have a flood of Forge maps, but there should definitely be at least one variant from each Forge environment, especially because of how beautiful Impact looks. Don't let Reach's 2139074234 Forge maps since launch ruin what could be an even better map lineup.

do not want (in the main playlists)

 

[nillapuddin]

kittens plz