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[GreyWind]

Am I the only one seeing something in the white background?

 

[Booties]

So did y'all notice no honeycombs on the bodysuit? HELL YES!

Welp, top of the page again, might as well include a cool image for everyone

Also, the Scarred Mark VI variation looks badass.

Is that a Spartan variant of the Arbiter Armor? That's awesome. Why did it take so long to think of that idea?

 

[Poodlestrike]

So did y'all notice no honeycombs on the bodysuit? HELL YES!

Welp, top of the page again, might as well include a cool image for everyone

Also, the Scarred Mark VI variation looks badass.

Yup! I noticed. They took out basically everything I disliked about the H4 armors. The bodysuit is back to being an unobtrusive background, and everything looks firmly attached. But, at the same time, they look just as mobile and flexible as the H4 Spartans, so nothing was lost. It's really just about perfect.

 

[tootsi666]

Is that a Spartan variant of the Arbiter Armor? That's awesome. Why did it take so long to think of that idea?

It's sangheili designed, so...kinda?

 

[RoKKeR]

Halo 5 armor looks very nice, trying to rock a new avatar with it but I can't find a way to resize stuff online without murdering the quality. Anybody have better solutions?

http://i.imgur.com/DLoFhZK.jpg

 

[VisceralBowl]

Halo 5 armor looks very nice, trying to rock a new avatar with it but I can't find a way to resize stuff online without murdering the quality. Anybody have better solutions?

GIMP (lol), Photoshop, Paint.NET, FastStone.

 

[BeamImpact]

looks neat, nice work
i hope the game will also feature a CE armour suit though, im not a big fan of the chubby master chief armour

 

[EroticSushi]

So did y'all notice no honeycombs on the bodysuit? HELL YES!

Also, the Scarred Mark VI variation looks badass.

I have a feeling maybe the honeycomb isn't there because these aren't final renders of the models? As stated in the previous page, the armor isn't final and will be less shiny with more texture. Same thing could happen to the bodysuit. I hope they don't add them though.

 

[Fahzgoolin]

Yup! I noticed. They took out basically everything I disliked about the H4 armors. The bodysuit is back to being an unobtrusive background, and everything looks firmly attached. But, at the same time, they look just as mobile and flexible as the H4 Spartans, so nothing was lost. It's really just about perfect.

Totally agree. This is just absolutely fantastic work by 343.

 

[belushy]

No fishbowl helmet?

 

[NobleGundam]

So did y'all notice no honeycombs on the bodysuit? HELL YES!

Welp, top of the page again, might as well include a cool image for everyone

Also, the Scarred Mark VI variation looks badass.

I like how they sticked with using some assets from H2A for the armor

 

[Der Flatulator]

Armour looks nice

Will be interested to see how they look in game. I wonder how it'll all compare to Halo 2 Anniversay. They're using a new engine, right?

Define "new". Each Halo game has been forks of the same code-base with new assets, scripts, etc. Obviously some degree of code is re-written from project to project but it makes no sense to drop the engine entirely.

 

[Fracas]

Armor looks really nice!

 

[AlStrong]

Halo 5 armor looks very nice, trying to rock a new avatar with it but I can't find a way to resize stuff online without murdering the quality. Anybody have better solutions?

http://i.imgur.com/DLoFhZK.jpg

Kinda tough with the shiny bits and details being squished into so small a space.

edit:

desaturated

 

[Madness]

GIMP (lol), Photoshop, Paint.NET, FastStone.

Anyway you have the time/patience/skill to make a floating helmet avatar from that image. Sort of how my current avatar is? If not it's cool, but I really like the way it looks in that image.

 

[Gabotron ES]

Define "new". Each Halo game has been forks of the same code-base with new assets, scripts, etc. Obviously some degree of code is re-written from project to project but it makes no sense to drop the engine entirely.

I think it was confirmed this is a new NEW engine, maybe like 94% new.

 

[Onikaan]

I'm really liking that Sangheili inspired set.

 

[VisceralBowl]

Anyway you have the time/patience/skill to make a floating helmet avatar from that image. Sort of how my current avatar is? If not it's cool, but I really like the way it looks in that image.

I'll be able to do a better job later today:

 

[Slightly Live]

I think it was confirmed this is a new NEW engine, maybe like 94% new.

More like 67.49-71.201% depending on your mood and the position of the moon.

 

[EdibleExplosives]

U dissen' Englan' m8?!

I'll shank ya blud.

(I actually live in Wales and was born in Scotland. So I have basically no affiliation with the English in the slightest.)

Got nothing against the English! Just Britain in general.

 

[orichalcos]

HALO 5 MULTIPLAYER BETA ARMOR UNLOCKS
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/10...he-master-chief-collection-revealed-ign-first

Awesome, but looks like plastic. (yeah, i know early concept)

 

[EroticSushi]

Awesome, but looks like plastic. (yeah, i know early concept)

Not even early concepts. The images were just rendered and aren't in-game. That's why you can see all the noise in certain areas.

I have my doubt that they'll give us a smooth black undersuit.

 

[FUBAR McDangles]

ODST armor is back, fantastic.

Now bring back Security. Properly.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

More reassurance that it looks a bit better in game for people who are skeptical:

I was just about to poke fun at how shiny they looked...

Glad to hear they'll look more weathered. I want to see dirt, blood, cracks, the works. I also wouldn't mind real time deformation. Imagine the armour taking real time damage from the needler or from a grenade?

LAWD!

 

[EdibleExplosives]

ODST armor is back, fantastic.

Now bring back Security. Properly.

Yes please. My favourite armour in Halo 3.

Although I'm not sure if they'd be able to implement it seeing as it's from Marathon.

 

[RoKKeR]

Kinda tough with the shiny bits and details being squished into so small a space.

Yeah good point, well I'll roll with this for a while I guess. Thanks man.

Also I'm watching the documentary now... holy shit, I can't believe Marty through together the theme in like a weekend. Also nice to see him and Joe Staten here.

 

[Fahzgoolin]

Yeah good point, well I'll roll with this for a while I guess. Thanks man.

Also I'm watching the documentary now... holy shit, I can't believe Marty through together the theme in like a weekend. Also nice to see him and Joe Staten here.

I can't get the darn video player to work.

 

[Der Flatulator]

Fucking knew it was you before I saw your username. :lol

 

[orichalcos]

Not even early concepts. The images were just rendered and aren't in-game. That's why you can see all the noise in certain areas.

I have my doubt that they'll give us a smooth black undersuit.

Oh thx, hell yeah...

 

[AlStrong]

Yeah good point, well I'll roll with this for a while I guess. Thanks man.

Also I'm watching the documentary now... holy shit, I can't believe Marty through together the theme in like a weekend. Also nice to see him and Joe Staten here.

Messed around a bit with the saturation:

desaturated (less crazy red on the left)

 

[Ragnarok Flames]

Well I think the sparbiter armor would look cool with a less shiny gold.

 

[Mix]

Thank you based Stinkles for the new avatar.

 

[GringoSuave89]

Dat armor...

Looks like I'll have to beat all 4 games on legendary right away. Too awesome an armor not to. Who wants to coop it?

 

[Fahzgoolin]

Well I think the sparbiter armor would look cool with a less shiny gold.

Sprint confirmed.

 

[squidhands]

Bad-ass.

Is that a Spartan variant of the Arbiter Armor? That's awesome. Why did it take so long to think of that idea?

I was about to post the exact same thought. I like it.

 

[Ragnarok Flames]

Sprint confirmed.

Shhh. I'm trying to be less salty okay. Gimme a break.

 

[GringoSuave89]

Shhh. I'm trying to be less salty okay. Gimme a break.

Never change. You are a beautiful butterfly.

 

[Fahzgoolin]

Shhh. I'm trying to be less salty okay. Gimme a break.

I'm proud of you, really am. So, I decided to be salty in spite of my glee that you said something positive

 

[Ragnarok Flames]

I'm proud of you, really am. So, I decided to be salty in spite of my glee that you said something positive

<3

 

[Mix]

<3

change your gamer tag to kangaroo flames to honor our fallen hero, Frank.

 

[EdibleExplosives]

Those armour screens look sexy as fuck. My nipples are crying out with delight.

 

[Ragnarok Flames]

change your gamer tag to kangaroo flames to honor our fallen hero, Frank.

Its a second account.

 

[Brolic Gaoler]

Look forward to seeing that final ODST (nightfall) armor.

Also, I see Locke in that sanghelli designed armor at some point.

 

[Fahzgoolin]

My nipples are crying out with delight.

Pictures or it didn't happen.

 

[Poodlestrike]

Look forward to seeing that final ODST (nightfall) armor.

Also, I see Locke in that sanghelli designed armor at some point.

I think Locke's probably rocking Mark VII.

 

[Karl2177]

Shame to see that they are weathering it down. Looks good from a design and artistic perspective in those screens.

 

[Der Flatulator]

I think it was confirmed this is a new NEW engine, maybe like 94% new.

That would be very surprising.

This type of talk is ambiguous at best, as engine seems to be used as an all encompassing term for physics, AI, rendering/lighting, etc. Halo uses a bunch of middleware, for example Havok for Physics and AI. There's no way they're scrapping that.

Plus, if they ditch 94% of the code-base there's no way Halo 5 will "feel like Halo".

 

[orichalcos]

Btw, HELIOSKRILL looks like Arbiter's Helmet.

 

[Brolic Gaoler]

I think Locke's probably rocking Mark VII.

I didn't say at all times. "At some point."

 

[kittens]

IDK I kinda like them shiny like that for multiplayer.

I don't like them THAT shiny, but there's something about the idea of the Spartans looking like plastic toy figures that really appeals to me. I think it's just more "gamey" and takes itself a little less seriously, while still looking really cool. I love how the H2A Chief looks for that reason.