I'd image all the level porters are blue. Kind of like Avalanche's rebalanched Horner.
Also assuming we'll be getting forge filters in these new maps aswell
Maybe they'll take out Pen and Ink, Nova and Colorblind and place some filters that are actually interesting and not blinding and greyscale.
They all work pretty well on Avalanche, which is probably why they were demo'd on that level. The issue with Ghost Town is the bright spot near sniper and the dark areas. According to Bungie Blackout doesn't work well since it has a different style or method of lightmapping, but the filters were added anyway so they "could have them on all 3 maps". Avalanche probably works the best because it's lighting is pretty even and bright.
The only issue is that Colorblind is overridden by every other effect..
Oh fuck yes, Chill out. Midship and Turf next please. Oh and Rat Race if they keep its spawning mechanic, I swear to god that map had the best crazy prolonged fights due to spawning just 3 feet from the battle.
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New Gamertag, but no change in Friends. So really, it was just to get rid of the numbers. But I wanted PA Adventures and N+ anyway, so I didn't end up spending too much more for it.
Halo: The Cole Protocol will be the sixth novel set in the Halo Universe. Tobias S. Buckell, author of Crystal Rain and Ragamuffin will pen the novel, which reveals the location of the Spartan Gray Team and "takes readers into an unexplored conflict of the Human-Covenant War where unlikely alliances are formed and shattered..."
Bungie expatriate and Microsoft's Franchise Development Director Frank O'Connor had this to say on the upcoming book, which is slated for a Fall 2008 release, " Buckell continues an excellent tradition that’s now a solid aspect of the Halo novels, bringing a fresh new perspective to a limitless universe and bringing his prodigious writing talents to bear in ways that will surprise and engage fans of the series and newcomers alike."
About the Author (shamelessly copped from tomorrow's forthcoming press release):
Tobias S. Buckell exploded onto the science fiction scene with Crystal Rain, (Tor 2006) a debut that combined a unique mix of Caribbean culture – where Buckell was born and raised – and hard SF adventure elements. Buckell’s unique and groundbreaking work won him acclaim from peers and the literary community, who called him “a dazzling new voice.” His second novel, Ragamuffin, (Tor 2007) was a 2007 Nebula Award nominee for Best Novel; a 2008 Prometheus Award finalist for Best Novel; and a Locus “Best of 2007.” He is a graduate of the Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Workshop, and was a first-place winner for the Writers of the Future, as well as having been nominated for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.
Buckell’s blend of hard science fiction with character-based action adventure and forays into classic SF pulp won the admiration of both Tor and Microsoft. Buckell is also a big Halo fan who has played every incarnation of the game.
About goddamn time we figure out who those other three SPARTANs were.
EDIT: I think an expanded Turf would be awesome in Halo 3. Urban maps are always good.
EDIT the II: Luke Smith made a post on the B.net forums hinting that Cold Storage, "Purple Reign" and "Moonbase Alpha" might not be the next map pack. What the fuck.
EDIT the II: Luke Smith made a post on the B.net forums hinting that Cold Storage, "Purple Reign" and "Moonbase Alpha" might not be the next map pack. What the fuck.
It's vague. It could mean they're not the next map pack (which means holy shit, Purple Reign will have been in dev for like a year?), or it could mean Smuggler is not in the next map pack, which would be weird considering they've shown it.
Seriously though, Purple Reign is the DNF of Halo 3 maps.
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Heh, my sister got the cops after her four times in the first ten minutes; she hit one driving to the apartment, then got another when she punched a guy exiting the apartment, then another when evading the loan sharks once she ran over some pedestrians, and a fourth while going to pick up the girls. Somehow, she evaded them all.
If only I could run people down in the mongoose as easily as she does a taxi cab.
Edit: She's done, so I'm getting on now.
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They all work pretty well on Avalanche, which is probably why they were demo'd on that level. The issue with Ghost Town is the bright spot near sniper and the dark areas. According to Bungie Blackout doesn't work well since it has a different style or method of lightmapping, but the filters were added anyway so they "could have them on all 3 maps". Avalanche probably works the best because it's lighting is pretty even and bright.
The only issue is that Colorblind is overridden by every other effect..
Gamertag: PrimusD | Rock Band DLC | GW:OttW - arrcd | WLD - Thortar
Oh fyre! why do you have to be so mean?
TBK > Gravity
Gamertag: PrimusD | Rock Band DLC | GW:OttW - arrcd | WLD - Thortar
Where is Fire and Beebs?
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You need to submit this to bungie.
I don't understand what is going on.
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We are making a new thread already?
BTW I do have a suggestion for the new thread.
Gamertag: PrimusD | Rock Band DLC | GW:OttW - arrcd | WLD - Thortar
FyreWulff is an angry person.
So his therapist suggested he start doing yoga.
He got the rest of us started on it, and now TBK are all ninjas.
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Isnt it? I thought you guys would like it.
I really like what the guy did with the turret placements, and I hope he makes more maps like it.
The entire map is angled allowing you to walk up most surfaces, the guy gives an explanation on it in the link a page or so ago.
Also this is kind of old but does anyone know why flares were removed from matchmaking?
People could get extra air off of them and escape some maps far more easily.
So anyone on for a game in about twenty minutes?
About goddamn time we figure out who those other three SPARTANs were.
EDIT: I think an expanded Turf would be awesome in Halo 3. Urban maps are always good.
EDIT the II: Luke Smith made a post on the B.net forums hinting that Cold Storage, "Purple Reign" and "Moonbase Alpha" might not be the next map pack. What the fuck.
Seriously though, Purple Reign is the DNF of Halo 3 maps.
Thats lame, they were a real life saver when someone was attempting to kill you with a sniper or BR.
Flying corpses.
Hope you weren't planning on having kids, Primus.
Fyre is a smooth operator. Primus, not so much.
Everyone can use a nap after a hard day of duking it out.
Gamertag: PrimusD | Rock Band DLC | GW:OttW - arrcd | WLD - Thortar
PS jumping on now.
You know, to be ironical.
Gamertag: PrimusD | Rock Band DLC | GW:OttW - arrcd | WLD - Thortar
If only I could run people down in the mongoose as easily as she does a taxi cab.
Edit: She's done, so I'm getting on now.
Gamertag: PrimusD | Rock Band DLC | GW:OttW - arrcd | WLD - Thortar
1700 exp get.
It's.. interesting.