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Halo: Reach Campaign Trailer
- Thread starter ToyMachine228
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Right, I'm not projecting ahead past launch. You're listing Halo 2's DLC and later machmaking changes to the announced to date Reach shipping maps. Halo 2 shipped with 3 BTB maps, Halo 3 shipped with 3, with Reach we know of 3 so far. (I'm not huge fan of Boneyard, but that had more to do with Invasion and how vehicles were balancedin the Beta than the map.)Striker said:
Going from what's shown so far, I'm not seeing the issue of how to slice the overall map set by category, as the poster I was responding to said. But we'll see how the final set looks soon enough.
Good to know. That basically confirms the IGN guy wasn't even capable of killing an unarmed flightless bird. Here's hoping he does the review!Ryan_OXM said:When I introduced one to the butt of my assault rifle during Bungie's event it looked pretty dead to me. I mean, it fell to the ground and wasn't moving anymore...
Slightly Live
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:lolRyan_OXM said:When I introduced one to the butt of my assault rifle during Bungie's event it looked pretty dead to me. I mean, it fell to the ground and wasn't moving anymore...
I find myself hoping for some Moa-based assassinations. It not too late in the development process to add them in, right? Right?
Circle T
Member
I actually used that exact link a while back when setting this up. But yea, there is definitely something strange with Apple's implementation of internet sharing ("Think Different" hur hur). I should just boot camp XP onto this, and see if I can get it working that way.cazosozey said:
Router ---(wireless)---> Laptop ---(ethernet)---> 360Photolysis said:
UPnP turned On in router, and "Internet Sharing" turned on in OSX
If you want a more thorough explanation of the settings on the 360, what is "working" for me right now is setting it up exactly as directed in this link, the same one cazosozey linked...
http://macapper.com/2009/01/29/tutorial-mac-internet-sharing-with-xbox-360/
I don't have my laptop DMZ'd, because yea, that would be bad. I just tried it to see if it helped (it didn't). And yes, I did try giving the laptop a static IP and forwarding the needed ports to the laptop IP, but that didn't work either. The problem, as I think we are all starting to realize, is something strange in Apple's ICS implementation.Photolysis said:
Don't we allPhotolysis said:
squidhands
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Pink death abounds.Karg said:
Slightly Live
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I do hope we can use the FF maps as traditional multiplayer spaces somewhere down the line. It would be an inexpensive for sure and I imagine some of those spaces would be interesting in traditional multiplayer.
Deputy Moonman
Member
Three horns never play with long necks.Falagard said:
Lazslo
Member
Yeah, it's 1 Flag on L-shore but with BR/Needler loadouts- it's great 4v4 but the game is broken 6v6- to many needles flying around- it's a shit ton of fun.squidhands said:
The one thing I learned from hosting the past couple customs is there is a really limited number of maps to play, even with all the forge maps- playing on Sandbox game after game just gets old really fast- but the Forge World looks beautiful- it shouldn't get old as fast as Sandbox and add to that all the locations- we won't even need DLC
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kittens
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Holy shit, that's awesome. Thanks for pointing that out!Dani said:
Nooooooo. Get your shitty marketing away from my Halo. =PBlueblur1 said:I've caught the commercial on TV twice already. I'm surprised that Microsoft has announced and promotional tie-ins though. I was looking forward to another ridiculous Halo slurpee and/or Mountain Dew flavor.
Most of them are not meant to be played in traditional multiplayer though. That is, you would usually have one very easy to protect building or other location, and then open areas. It would be incredibly unfair for the team starting on the outside.Dani said:
That, without even thinking about extra modes like CTF, which require setting the maps up for those modes as well.
Dunno, I don't think we will see the FF maps in traditional MP. Maybe they can edit them out, sort of mirror the maps so that you have two easy to defend locations (the team bases) and cut out some parts (otherwise the maps would be a bit too large). But with that much work, they might make new maps as well :lol
The Librarian
Banned
Best starting combo ever. Until Reach that is, then it will be Pro Pipe and Needler.Lazslo said:
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kittens
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Yeah, I think you're right. I'm not too worried about map count. I, too, am one of those people who can play the same map a million times over. And I'm actually going to play more Firefight than anything else, I think... Even in ODST, it's my favorite game mode. I love the way it forces you to work as a team, back-to-back, in a very cohesive, defensive way.Mik2121 said:
Captain Blood
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A land before time reference, ballsy lol.Deputy Moonman said:
Lazslo
Member
Dax, shut the fuck up. Maybe we'll do DMR/Noobtube loadouts. The grenade shooter seems pretty well balanced. However, I feel like I could kill people faster with the needler then the P-pipe. I'm sure the first thing you'll do is find all the PPipes locations on all the maps :lol I will give you credit though, you stick to your guns- literally. Even on maps I didn't even know had a needler Saturday, you found it and racked up a bunch of kills- you def killed me more times then I killed you, and for that sir- you are a shithead.Dax01 said:
Jk good games man.
Major Williams
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It will probably use the same as the jackal - looks to be around the same sizeDani said:
Demoncarnotaur
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Do we know when the media embargo is up for this week?
Also, I really hope we get to see the Moa's in action. They should be fun...if only we could add ambient life in forge.. I would have a flock of them and try to recreate the Gallimimus scene from Jurassic Park. :lol
Also, I really hope we get to see the Moa's in action. They should be fun...if only we could add ambient life in forge.. I would have a flock of them and try to recreate the Gallimimus scene from Jurassic Park. :lol
Circle T
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NAT problem: SOLVED
After lots of reading, and plenty of trial and error, I have now got it working. Since Apple doesn't give you a GUI to go in and open ports with ICS, I had do dig into Terminal a bit. But, after doing so, I'm running fine, with no NAT errors, all while still using ICS. Here was the link I found that cured my woes...
http://www.soundc.de/blog/2009/01/24/mac-os-x-port-forwarding-with-internet-connection-sharing/
After lots of reading, and plenty of trial and error, I have now got it working. Since Apple doesn't give you a GUI to go in and open ports with ICS, I had do dig into Terminal a bit. But, after doing so, I'm running fine, with no NAT errors, all while still using ICS. Here was the link I found that cured my woes...
http://www.soundc.de/blog/2009/01/24/mac-os-x-port-forwarding-with-internet-connection-sharing/
Not a Jellyfish
but I am a sheep
GhaleonEB said:
I am guessing Wednesday, gives days of waiting, 1 day of awesome and then 1 day of hype discussion before the BWU clarification.
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kittens
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Haha, we've got this cycle down to a science. :lolNot a Jellyfish said:
And hey, I got a question. I'm finally going for those 200,000 points achievements in ODST Firefight. Can you get those while playing with other folks, or do you have to go lone wolf?
I believe you can get it both ways? Too bad for me it will have to be solo, seeing how I lag the hell out of everybody else because of playing from the country of the rising sun. Not cool :/omg.kittens said:
Which brings me to this question..
What's the best way to rack up 200,000 points in solo? What's the easiest level, also? (to start from there and get used to it). Also, I'll guess it takes so much longer than doing it with other people, huh..?
electricpirate
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New Incompetant Cartographer is up.
http://www.bungie.net/News/Blog.aspx?mode=news#Incomp_Cartog_4
I have to say, the map actually looks like a solid little slayer map, and with some tweaking would probably make a fun 1 flag map.
http://www.bungie.net/News/Blog.aspx?mode=news#Incomp_Cartog_4
I have to say, the map actually looks like a solid little slayer map, and with some tweaking would probably make a fun 1 flag map.
Stormtrooper30
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Not sure why people are worried about maps. Sanctuary, Ivory Tower, Ascension, and Blood Gulch are in this game. I need nothing else.
Plus, a Lockout remake is gonna pop up within a few days with Forge, so all is well for me.
And agree with whoever said the Beta maps were terrible. Would not be disapointed in the least if I never played Swordbase or Boneyard again.
Plus, a Lockout remake is gonna pop up within a few days with Forge, so all is well for me.
I still miss Headlong
And agree with whoever said the Beta maps were terrible. Would not be disapointed in the least if I never played Swordbase or Boneyard again.
Shake Appeal
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Good tidbit:electricpirate said:
Guide to spawns, etc. coming? Good to know they're looking at ways to educate people about the feature set. Some things about Forge in Halo 3 are still sort of mysterious.
Zeouterlimits
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a) Correct about being able to do it solo or with friendsMik2121 said:
b) Meh, don't get too beat up about it, FF has always had mediocre to terrible netcode. I've had 2 hour games with people (who live in the same city) be absolutely perfect and the very next game with the exact same people be absolutely dire.
c) Normal difficulty is generally the way to go, safest bet while not taking too long.
Yes, it'll take longer, but thems the breaks. Is there anyway you could find some Japan 360 gamers? On 2ch.net or something similar?
electricpirate
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Shake Appeal said:
GAF -> Internet -> Gaf
not sure if it really fits since I'm sure Urk knew about it before Shishka came and posted it here.
Yup! If an 'incompetent' cartographer can do this, imagine what a competent one can do!! :lol (I actually think it looks pretty good, but dunno how much can you actually do in ForgeWorld, so it might be true he's an actual Incompetent Cartographer, who knows...electricpirate said:
Circle T
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Yep. I just left UPnP turned on in the router, with no specific ports forwarded. But now that I've got them open in OSX, they are successfully clearing the ICS, and UPnP is working as intended. This would have been MUCH simpler if there was still a menu option in OSX network settings to do this. There used to be, but from 10.5 on, they don't do it the same, thus now we have to dig into terminal. But it's working now, so whatever.cazosozey said:
That map seems to be coming along nicely now. Would be cool to get some direct feed footage from one of the playtests.
Can't wait to play some good gaf made maps on Reach customs. The new field of view and bright forerunner theme should make it less annoying to understand new maps.
Except for Cuban Legend maps, stay away from Reach's forge bro!!!! Just kidding, getting stuck constantly on your irregular Hang'em High floor annoyed me (I was also having my worst performance of the year, so that didn't help me love it), but your Prisoner was really awesome, looking forward to playing it again sometime hopefully without lag this time.
Can't wait to play some good gaf made maps on Reach customs. The new field of view and bright forerunner theme should make it less annoying to understand new maps.
Except for Cuban Legend maps, stay away from Reach's forge bro!!!! Just kidding, getting stuck constantly on your irregular Hang'em High floor annoyed me (I was also having my worst performance of the year, so that didn't help me love it), but your Prisoner was really awesome, looking forward to playing it again sometime hopefully without lag this time.
Yeah.. finding Japanese people to play is kinda hard, because most of them don't usually want to hook up with completely unknown people. I've also got a classmate that sucks hard at FPS, and I also just added an old friend from the US that lives here (same city as me, so it should be pretty damn smooth) and has the game, so hopefully I can also play with him.Zeouterlimits said:
I've also arranged some games with another gaffer here, but he lives in Swiss so the lag will be incredible..
Also, thanks for the other suggestions! I will try it on normal, see how it goes.
Rekwest
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About the Halo Reach in Spain video (holy crap their pronunciation of 'Halo Reach' and 'Bungie' killed me.. so long since I don't go back to Spain - I'm from Spain actually -), they don't talk about anything new except for, maybe, what the Bungie stuff says, but then again they speak in English so all you guys understand it :lol
And regarding the Incompetent Cartographer.. that map seems fairly detailed and full of prefabs (objects), and he has not even used half of the budget. I wonder if those other pics we saw on the BWU that had the budget down to $0 was an older version, or they really used so much more than Riptide?.
And regarding the Incompetent Cartographer.. that map seems fairly detailed and full of prefabs (objects), and he has not even used half of the budget. I wonder if those other pics we saw on the BWU that had the budget down to $0 was an older version, or they really used so much more than Riptide?.
Circle T
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I played on Normal, and abused the hell out of the Hammer. You get tons of points for a Dream Crusher. The trick with it is, even if you just melee an enemy with the Hammer, and not the full power strike, it still counts. So, use the full Hammer smash on groups of grunts and jackals for good multi kill bonuses. And use it for stronger enemies if you get cornered. Then use the normal melee strike with it for single grunts an jackals, and if you get some single Brutes. Then, once you get your Dream Crusher medal, and the big point bonus, just kill someone with something other than the Hammer to allow the spree to start over.Mik2121 said:
**edit** I should add, you can continue to melee enemies with an "empty" Hammer and still get Hammer Sprees and Dream Crushers.
Same thing goes for Splatters. If you play on any of the levels with the Chopper or Ghost, the Vehicular Manslaughter gives you a similarly huge point boost. Run over 10 people, get the medal and points, then just kill an enemy with something other than a splatter to start the spree over. Looking at my ODST stats, I have over 4500 kills with just the Hammer and Chopper in Firefight
Doing this, I was able to easily get 200k on most of the levels. Chasm Ten is a little harder, since the narrow walkways don't give you much room to evade and maneuver. But, it is doable.
Slightly Live
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EazyB said:
Hmm. Urk did say he'd be using the same tools as we will be, I wonder...
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
EazyB said:The fuck is going on here?
When did they hire another Brian?
You fell for his hologram loadout, nub.
Letters said:
Everyone calls Halo "ah-lo" over here.
I remember when I wanted to buy Halo Legends but couldn't find it, I had to go ask for help:
"Do you know where I can find Halo Legends? It's supposed to be out already"
The guy just stares at me with a confused look, so I explain him what I was talking about.
And then he goes: "Ooohhhh ah-lo! Let me go look"
smh