Xbudz
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I'm using the latest ones.
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Halo: Spartan Assault |OT| Feels Like Halo
- Thread starter Tashi
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I'm using the latest ones.
jayfrontz08
Banned
If only this was to be ported to the ipad or iphone i would try this but alas thats the business world looks like would be fun just not buying a windows 8 product to play it
StudioTan
Hold on, friend! I'd love to share with you some swell news about the Windows 8 Metro UI! Wait, where are you going?
Same thing with my EP121.
Game immediately crashes on both my Win8 PCs
Game probably only runs on Nvidia cards.
That's my guess since it runs 60 fps just fine with a 9800 GT.
Toothless Spoon
Member
Caayn
Member
Nah, Bungie started with redconning the story to fit their newer games better. 343i Patched some of the missing pieces, but there are still errors in the story behind Halo. When it comes to story I do prefer the one that Bungie created over 343i's version. Due to that the Bungie story feels less like Hollywood to me, and it is more clear.
The S-II and S-III project didn't have prototypes and we know for sure that the S-II was vastly more expensive than the S-IV project. Now I don't say that there can't be prototypes. But it's not unlikely that there wasn't a test group. And that's what I hate about the story writing since 343i came along. They're very unclear about critical parts like these. Just be clear about it 343i, it's irritating enough that you(Karin Traviss) changed old characters(Chief Mendez, etc).
I'm running it without problems on my AMD6870. So it's not the card manufacturer.
Xbudz
Member
Turns out I was wrong.
The latest "Windows Update" drivers didn't work, but when I went to amd.com, the latest drivers they had for Windows 8.1 Preview worked for me.
I can now play Halo Spartan Assault on my 2 year old Acer W500.
The thing is heavy as heck, but it's cool- I can pretend I have a Surface now if I ignore the 30FPS I'm getting.. lol
Xbudz
Member
Game immediately crashes on both my Win8 PCs
What graphics card and what version of Windows are you guys running?
Main gaming PC has a GTX 680, running Win 8 Pro. Laptop is a Dell XPS 15 with a GT 640M, also on Win 8 Pro.
Not a single problem with any other games or programs on either.
So frustrating. Really wanted to check this out :\
Xbudz
Member
There are official forums here: https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_topics26p2_Spartan-Assault.aspx
Other people are complaining about the same issues.
Some suggested un-installing and re-installing the graphics card drivers, but it's not working for most people who have the issue.
Zumblakladla
Banned
Nope.
Im running in Stamina Mode on my Sony Vaio without any problems... Smooth as butter.
StudioTan
Hold on, friend! I'd love to share with you some swell news about the Windows 8 Metro UI! Wait, where are you going?
Windows 8 and it's using the integrated Intel HD Graphics of the core i5.
Navidson REC
Member
I have Storage Check but it doesn't let me delete the "Other" storage - which is filled up to 3 GB now thanks to another failed attempt at installing this game. What the hell? Shouldn't this be sorted by now?
Are these third party apps able to free up the "Other" space? And can you recommend any? Having 3 GB clogged up on a 8 GB device is a real pain in the ass...
Just finished it yesterday. I'm not sure that last level is doable with touch controls. In fact there is a lot of situations where touch is a real hindrance. Like backpedaling and throwing a grenade is impossible because you throw in the direction your facing. It was short but had fun with the game when it wasn't an escort or defense mission
John Caboose
Member
Hopefully an other-storage-bugfix is coming in Windows Phone 8.1 but that's a fair bit away AFAIK.
Navidson REC
Member
Yeah. As I said, I'm extremely satisfied with WP8, all things considered, but these minor things can be very frustrating.
I mean, I already paid them and I'm still not able to play the game. Which would be okay, if they'd at least provide status updates or something. Right now it seems like it's working for some, but not fixed for all. And no one knows what's up. All the news I could find were like "Apparently it's fixed" or "It seems to be working". No official word though.
At least I was able to delete the last two attempts via storage check so that Other is "only" at 2 GB right now...
John Caboose
Member
I'm pleased with WP8 too, but this problem is far from minor, it is keeping people from installing apps and using the internal storage once "other" has grown too large. I have 4GB internal storage, I don't need more or less irremovable temp files to take up what little space I have.
Navidson REC
Member
Yeah, you're right. It hadn't been a problem for me until now, but especially on devices with such little storage space it can turn into a huge problem.
So I ended up buying it even though I wasn't sure it would run on my labtop.
And it's a lot of fun. The cutscenes/mission movies are great (are they done by the same folks who've done the terminals for 343i)? And the controls work just fine for me. Unhappy with the credits you have to buy, but I won't get them anyways since the achievements don't require those weapons. Soundtrack is gold, reminds me of Halo Wars. Not sure what the purpose was in adding Spartan Davis as a new character in the lore, when it could've easily just been Palmer through and through, but no biggie.
I know there are emblems (?) that tie into Halo 4, but since I'm still worn out of that game (after 1000 war games), I'm just fine playing this.
And it's a lot of fun. The cutscenes/mission movies are great (are they done by the same folks who've done the terminals for 343i)? And the controls work just fine for me. Unhappy with the credits you have to buy, but I won't get them anyways since the achievements don't require those weapons. Soundtrack is gold, reminds me of Halo Wars. Not sure what the purpose was in adding Spartan Davis as a new character in the lore, when it could've easily just been Palmer through and through, but no biggie.
I know there are emblems (?) that tie into Halo 4, but since I'm still worn out of that game (after 1000 war games), I'm just fine playing this.
Monumental
Banned
I know MANY people were having problems where the game would instantly crash on startup. Well, that has been fixed now.
A new update makes the game run perfectly. You can find the update in the Windows Store. It actually wasn't showing up for me, so I just deleted and reinstalled the entire game and it gave me the updated version that way. So for those of you that were frustrated and then forgot about this game, there is finally a solution.
343 Administrator - Crash Fix
Also, Phil Spencer mention on Major Nelson's podcast that the game is getting multiplayer added to it, so hooray again!
At the 14:45 mark, this is the conversation:
I think the multiplayer and controller support info is new thread worthy, along with the fact that multiplayer is being added. Does the OP want to make a version 2.0 thread?
A new update makes the game run perfectly. You can find the update in the Windows Store. It actually wasn't showing up for me, so I just deleted and reinstalled the entire game and it gave me the updated version that way. So for those of you that were frustrated and then forgot about this game, there is finally a solution.
343 Administrator - Crash Fix
"There are still known start-up issues with SLI enabled NVidia configurations. If you continue to have problems, please try again with SLI disabled. If you are using AMD/ATI, we strongly recommend you use the WHQL drivers as previously instructed, as these are the best settings for this fix."
This is good because coincidentally, the game launches tomorrow universally. So those of you on AT&T and such can play the game tomorrow. Also, Phil Spencer mention on Major Nelson's podcast that the game is getting multiplayer added to it, so hooray again!
At the 14:45 mark, this is the conversation:
"Major: I gotta thank you for Spartan Assault
Phil: It's awesome
Major: Yeah, I'm having a blast with it on my Surface
Phil: I'm looking forward to the multiplayer added, that'll be a good thing and controller support."
Phil: It's awesome
Major: Yeah, I'm having a blast with it on my Surface
Phil: I'm looking forward to the multiplayer added, that'll be a good thing and controller support."
I think the multiplayer and controller support info is new thread worthy, along with the fact that multiplayer is being added. Does the OP want to make a version 2.0 thread?
Tashi can probably just update the OP.
Silly.Mikey
Banned
Im still waiting for controller support to play this. Anyone know when its coming?
NobleGundam
Banned
John Caboose
Member
Looks nice.
dancrane212
Member
Nice! It's also good to see they are allowing you to unlock the previous "pay only" weapons with experience now.
Caayn
Member
If you're playing the Windows 8 version. Be prepared to wait. The servers for W8 are down. Meaning that you're save-games won't load. And either need to restart all over from the beginning or wait till they come back online.
Just downloaded the update myself, and was shocked to see all my progress gone.
Halo server status
doniewhalberg
Member
Guess I can finally play this. It was only a fiver, so I can't complain much, but I did buy launch day only for it to refuse to run on my laptop unless I disabled the graphics drivers all together, then when I got my new pc a few weeks ago I figured eh, I may as well just wait til the controller update came along.
EDIT: No graphics options? Figured I'd be able to downsample this pretty significantly.
EDIT: No graphics options? Figured I'd be able to downsample this pretty significantly.
Twin Tails
Member
Playing with gamepad feels odd, moves way slower. MOUSE and keyboard it is.
Caayn
Member
Nvm, forgot to update the game
Anyway, after playing my first game with the controller I need to say that it feels slow. Running around is made unnecessary slower with the controller when compared to K/M.
Also why is the game suddenly in my native language? Without an option to switch back to English? This wouldn't be a problem if the translation was done properly. But the translation is horrible to say at best. Words are literally translated, it looks like you pulled the game through google translate instead of hiring a translator.
You did the same thing with Halo:4, but atleast I got the option to switch back to English if I wanted.
Anyway, after playing my first game with the controller I need to say that it feels slow. Running around is made unnecessary slower with the controller when compared to K/M.
Also why is the game suddenly in my native language? Without an option to switch back to English? This wouldn't be a problem if the translation was done properly. But the translation is horrible to say at best. Words are literally translated, it looks like you pulled the game through google translate instead of hiring a translator.
You did the same thing with Halo:4, but atleast I got the option to switch back to English if I wanted.
The new levels are Operation Hydra, correct? Operation Frostbite are some of the levels in the original campaign.
Wifiplayer13
Member
When I updated it, operation F was also locked for me. I replayed and beat the last mission again and it unlocked.
evanswolves
Member
They're not bad, i was hoping for Geometry Wars controls though (left stick move, right stick shoot) but they are left stick move, right stick aim, RT shoot
Caayn
Member
Did you update the game again? After downloadig the Hydra update?
Jsquared77
Member
I know this must be a stupid question, but how do you update the W8 version? I guess I've been spoiled but the ease of updating console and iOS games over the years. I don't see an option in the game or on the home screen any where.
Also, am I correct in assuming you need a "wired" Xbox controller, or one of those receivers to use a wireless one?
Also, am I correct in assuming you need a "wired" Xbox controller, or one of those receivers to use a wireless one?
That is correct. Using a play & charge kit to plug a wireless controller in doesn't do it since the controller is still using the radio for the connection, not the wire.
Steelyuhas
Member
That's not twin stick shooter controls!
Diablohead
Member
I was on my sisters laptop today and reminded myself that it was a windows 8 machine thus access to the win8 store, so I grabbed the lite pc version of this game and gave it a go with mouse and keyboard controls.
I like it, they kept the halo feeling alright but the first stage was too short to really get a good feel of the game, by the time I had thrown a few grenades it was all over.
I'd buy it if I had windows 8, still on 7 for now.
I like it, they kept the halo feeling alright but the first stage was too short to really get a good feel of the game, by the time I had thrown a few grenades it was all over.
I'd buy it if I had windows 8, still on 7 for now.
Just like on iOS. You'll see the store tile show the number of updates available. Click on the store tile and then you'll see in the top right corner the install updates.