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[dancrane212]

Via Gamespot

Custom Match: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szinqz7lSMo
4K Flythrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDIZkCZ_UQc

edit: New video from Gamespot

Halo 5 on PC - Everything you need to know (Shows forge in action among other things)

 

[LelouchZero]

It's going to be great to see the return of the Halo series on PC! I'm really looking forward to playing this!

 

[R3TRODYCE]

For some reason I expected it to look better.

 

[Dictator93]

Intermissions are still 30 fps. Also, does this have an unlocked framerate?

 

[mysteriousmage09]

For some reason I expected it to look better.

Well it explains why the requirements for 4k 60fps are as low as they are.

 

[Sou Da]

Immediately turns up look sens.

 

[Masterspeed]

I'm so excited for this.

 

[R3TRODYCE]

Well it explains why the requirements for 4k 60fps are as low as they are.

Hmm that makes sense.

 

[GrizzNKev]

I'm in class right now, someone please describe it for my eyes

 

[Lazaro]

Damn, I wish my Fermi card supported DX12 so I could run this.

 

[Cake Boss]

For free I'll take it.

 

[Fracas]

I need MP matchmaking

 

[Sai-kun]

Well...I guess I've gotta get Win10 now, don't I?

 

[barneystuta83]

As someone who loves Halo 5 on the Xbox One, I say enjoy PC friends.

This may not include matchmaking, but I expect there to be a solid Halo community on PC Gaf and elsewhere playing this for free.

 

[Fret]

Intermissions are still 30 fps. Also, does this have an unlocked framerate?

i think the physics are tied to 60fps.

and like i said in the other thread, this is gonna be a big hit. it looks so good.

 

[Keyouta]

I thought this was just the map making component on PC for ease of use. It has multiplayer too? And it's free? It looks great, watching the gameplay.

 

[mullet2000]

So, outside of matchmaking (and campaign obviously), this thing is content complete?

 

[dancrane212]

So, outside of matchmaking (and campaign obviously), this thing is content complete?

It's also missing the Warzone multiplayer modes.

 

[dh4niel]

I thought it was only the mapmaker that was on PC, not the actual game itself.

 

[legacyzero]

GIVE MEEEEE

 

[singhr1]

I thought it was only the mapmaker that was on PC, not the actual game itself.

The mapmaker works on all arena maps + forge specific maps.

 

[The Lamonster]

Can you use mouse and keyboard with this?

My biggest issue with Halo 5 was the controls; maybe M&K will feel better.

 

[LelouchZero]

Can you use mouse and keyboard with this?

My biggest issue with Halo 5 was the controls; maybe M&K will feel better.

Yeah, keyboard and mouse is supported.

 

[Caayn]

I thought it was only the mapmaker that was on PC, not the actual game itself.

Mapmaker(incl all non-warzone maps) + custom games.

 

[mullet2000]

It's also missing the Warzone multiplayer modes.

Didn't want that anyway. If it has everything other than those things that's pretty good.

 

[Cert.in.Death]

Why, again, isn't MS releasing the entire game on PC at this point?

All the same, I'll give it a spin at some point (the Forge component, meaning).

 

[Stumpokapow]

why does gamespot have the exclusive on this in 2016

 

[ebullientprism]

They HAVE to get a server browser out there somehow.

If they put some way to play with randoms this could be a huge hit. Friends only and it will be pointless to the PC only crowd.

 

[dancrane212]

Why, again, isn't MS releasing the entire game on PC at this point?

All the same, I'll give it a spin at some point (the Forge component, meaning).

This was the main reason given.

It's not "full Halo 5" because that would wreck production schedules and be a year too late and the game (Halo 5) wasn't originally built or designed for both platforms in the first place.

 

[Carlius]

so when do we start creating the gaf alliance grooup so we can all play

 

[Rand0m TAG]

Why, again, isn't MS releasing the entire game on PC at this point?

All the same, I'll give it a spin at some point (the Forge component, meaning).

like it has been said countless times, this isnt the game, this is a pc accompanying app to allow forgers to forge from pc. you cant just push a button to magically turn a game from one platform to another.

it is free. i really doubt any publisher would be wasting money in porting a game to pc for free

 

[Theorry]

Why, again, isn't MS releasing the entire game on PC at this point?

All the same, I'll give it a spin at some point (the Forge component, meaning).

Testing the waters. Get some feedback how the game runs on alot of different PC's.
Its a free try for them without getting any backlash when it runs poor or doesnt work perfectly. And see what the can do for the future maybe with the full game.

 

[Brannon]

Well naturally there's full-ish multiplayer; gotta test the maps with a full load of players somehow.

Merely good times. Just jury rig some server browsers and BAM! Good times for all. And yeah sure, making maps for the xbone crowd, but very shortly there will be maps made to take advantage of the raw power of the PC.

And that will be the beginning of Great Times (tm).









omg they're gonna limit it aren't they

 

[Dictator93]

i think the physics are tied to 60fps.

Why would they do that? Seems quite a weird thing for a modern AAA game studio to do for a game engine in 2016. It also is quite limiting when you release your game to PC... not very friendly to the PC audience.

I hope it has an unlocked framerate.

 

[Abinash117]

I thought it was only the mapmaker that was on PC, not the actual game itself.

It has custom games, but it does not have anything else content wise I guess.

 

[Fret]

Forge & Custom Games are the best parts of Halo guys, I'd love MM too but seriously this is a dream come true

 

[Obliterator]

I am so damn excited to play this.

 

[fantomena]

How will this work? Can you level up, gain weapons and stuff or what?

 

[ACE 1991]

Looking forward to playing this with GAF!

 

[Trup1aya]

Why would they do that? Seems quite a weird thing for a modern AAA game studio to do for a game engine in 2016. It also is quite limiting when you release your game to PC... not very friendly to the PC audience.

I hope it has an unlocked framerate.

The game wasn't planned for a PC release. It was designed around console parameters.

So the PC port is naturally going to have some console artifacts.

How will this work? Can you level up, gain weapons and stuff or what?

These will just have your standard 4v4 halo game modes. There's no leveling system, just standard custom games. Most game modes have weapons spawn in specific spots on the map, at set intervals.

This particular game mode spawns you with two random weapons.

 

[robotrock]

Why would they do that? Seems quite a weird thing for a modern AAA game studio to do for a game engine in 2016. It also is quite limiting when you release your game to PC... not very friendly to the PC audience.

I hope it has an unlocked framerate.

The game has a variable framerate on Xbox so I kinda doubt the physics are locked to 60fps.

 

[blue_phazon]

How will this work? Can you level up, gain weapons and stuff or what?

Gain weapons?

Halo 5 doesn't have loadouts. The custom weapons are only for Warzone which is not included in this.

 

[jelly]

The game has a variable framerate on Xbox so I kinda doubt the physics are locked to 60fps.

No, Variable resolution. It's always 60fps.

I hope 343 change the art design for the next game. There is lots of nice detail there but it still looks disappointing.

 

[dancrane212]

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The game has a variable framerate on Xbox so I kinda doubt the physics are locked to 60fps.

From back when it was revealed split-screen was removed.

Anyway yes, it's a bummer but 60fps had to take precedence. It's not just aesthetics- the entire simulation is built on that framerate.

 

[robotrock]

No, Variable resolution. It's always 60fps.

I hope 343 change the art style for the next game.

It drops sometimes doesn't it? If the physics don't break under 60fps I imagine they won't break over it.

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From back when it was revealed split-screen was removed.

Anyway yes, it's a bummer but 60fps had to take precedence. It's not just aesthetics- the entire simulation is built on that framerate.

Didn't know this. Interesting.

 

[Poodlestrike]

It drops sometimes doesn't it? If the physics don't break under 60fps I imagine they won't break over it.

IIRC it actually doesn't.

 

[BleedOrange]

They HAVE to get a server browser out there somehow.

If they put some way to play with randoms this could be a huge hit. Friends only and it will be pointless to the PC only crowd.

The new system-wide LFG system should be cross-platform I think.

 

[tootsi666]

How will this work? Can you level up, gain weapons and stuff or what?

You don't gain weapons in Halo. You find them in the map

I hope we get pug services for this. I can handle a 60fps lock if it means I get to play Halo with m&kb.

 

[Noobcraft]

It drops sometimes doesn't it? If the physics don't break under 60fps I imagine they won't break over it.

Very rarely. In Warzone Firefight with tons of AI on screen and multiple explosions it can hiccup but it's almost always 60fps in my experience.

Even moments like this don't noticeably drop frames.

 

[Trup1aya]

It drops sometimes doesn't it? If the physics don't break under 60fps I imagine they won't break over it.


Didn't know this. Interesting.

The res drops instead of the framerate...

But in the 4v4 mode, I really don't think the system is ever stressed enough to drop anything...

In Warzone and BTB you'd get the occasional hiccup, but there's a lot more going on in those modes.