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[op_ivy]

i just recently nabbed The Art of Halo at the bookstore, and while its a really good read with lovely insight and pictures, one thing in particular caught my eye...

Although they (Covenant Drone Engineers) appear in neither Halo nor Halo 2... This species can be biomechanically and cybernetically altered to suit specific tasks, other then engineering and maintenance, and that aspect of the creature will be seen in halo 2 if not the engineers themselves

note, the bold is in the actual print as italics.

so, any ideas on whats that referring to? the book was done towards the end of the dev cycle, could they let that slip if they didnt infact make it in the final game?

also, there is some realy cool shit about gravemind and others in the art book. check it out

 

[BuddyC]

The Engineers appear in one of the Halo books, either First Strike of Fall of Reach.

 

[op_ivy]

flood forms of engineers?

the halo 1 engineer model for reference

 

[drohne]

i haven't read the books and won't, but could the "biomechanically altered covenant drone engineers" be...those drones who flit around and splat greenly when you shoot them?

edit: looking at those pics, i guess not.

 

[op_ivy]

The Engineers appear in one of the Halo books, either First Strike of Fall of Reach.

i'm well aware of that, but not that they are in halo 2

 

[GhaleonEB]

The Engineers appear in one of the Halo books, either First Strike of Fall of Reach.

It was First Strike.

The models for them are in Halo for XBox, but they got cut late in the game. They are still on the disc, though, and have been extracted:

 

[op_ivy]

i haven't read the books and won't, but could the "biomechanically altered covenant drone engineers" be...those drones who flit around and splat greenly when you shoot them?

no, those are just the drones... there is a bit on them in the art book as well