Gimme a map like the debris-filled, wartorn scene depicted in the MC/Locke HuntTheTruth spot. Preferably a more urban environment; there was a map in H4 that pretty much fits this description (name escapes me... Wreckage?) but falls short in terms of gameplay.
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Halo |OT 24| In Before the Locke
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Gimme a map like the debris-filled, wartorn scene depicted in the MC/Locke HuntTheTruth spot. Preferably a more urban environment; there was a map in H4 that pretty much fits this description (name escapes me... Wreckage?) but falls short in terms of gameplay.
SaganIsGOAT
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That would be a pretty poor aesthetic. War torn areas in modern games are pure visual clutter. Way too much noise.
RedSparrows
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I want more maps with absurdly gorgeous sky boxes. Some of the H4 maps (Skyline, Landfall) were just beautiful in that respect. Then at the other end of the scale, you have the subtle, ominous gloom of Sandbox. Or the arctic pall of Breakpoint.
I love Halo's skyboxes. They are so yummy.
I love Halo's skyboxes. They are so yummy.
Wasn't there something in the lore about a spartan IV that was part of a band of survivors on a glassed planet. They mentioned it had a nuclear winter.
Ah it was Tanaka. "For a year after the bombing, Holly, her father, and nine other colonists on the mining crew thrived without harassment by Covenant occupation forces and were able to gather resources in the snow-capped landscape caused by nuclear winter." Whether this can actually happen in a hypothetical glassing, who knows.
I'm embarrassed I knew that. In my defense I remember googled Tanaka after some people thought she might be on Locke's squad and I had no idea who she was.
Poker Face
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I hope Halo 5's skyboxes are better than the one's we saw in Halo 4. They just seemed so flat and static.
Bungie is still king when it comes to skyboxes.
GringoSuave89
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I doubt the nuclear winter was caused by glassing. Maybe from fighting Insurrectionists? This universe seems to chuck Havoc Nukes like they're pillows haha
User 73706
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Somehow that doesn't surprise me.
From the wiki:
halopedia said:
That specifically refers to orbital bombardment, though - glassing done in-atmosphere is done using (relatively) weaker tech and doesn't have the same effect.
If this was the case then you know that there's only one piece of music that could be playing in the background...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuX5_OWObA0
Aaaaand now Frankie has to write up an explanation in the Halo Story Bible.
edit: booo it was already done.
User 73706
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Sounds perfect for a Chiron remake imo
Poodlestrike
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I actually would be interested to see how Chiron would play in H5.
Just make each room scaled 2x or 3x larger and honestly I think we've got a winner.
Just make each room scaled 2x or 3x larger and honestly I think we've got a winner.
Nah it probably works at the original size. The rooms are too small for you to pick up max sprinting speed anyhow
Poodlestrike
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Just make each room scaled 2x or 3x larger and honestly I think we've got a winner.
Nah, keep the rooms small. Creates a small, frantic firefight every time you step through the teleporter.
Same! Come on down, Texas is fun!
FollowTheWind
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Its actually hilarious how easily you can use "#HUNTtheTRUTH" as an answer to anything.
"Guys wheres my milk" "#HUNTtheTRUTH"
"Son, wheres the car keys" "#HUNTtheTRUTH"
"John, why won't you wake up" "#HUNTtheTRUTH"
"Are the government spying on us again?" "#HUNTtheTRUTH"
Edit: On the maps note, I was watching a Ninja play through of H2 MP, and I he was on some sort of grave mind style covenant map, and it was amazing how spooky, dark and ominous looking Halo used to be. With all those opening and closing door sounds (what map is that?). We need more maps like that!! I miss the spooky factor of Halo which started to go missing from H3 onwards.
Are you thinking of Gemini? That's a horrible map and I don't want that crap in Halo anymore.
Gemini Light-Up Doors (H2) > Shield Doors (H3)
User 73706
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I think he's talking atmosphere, not necessarily the map itself. Covie doors could be interesting if implemented properly - a linear hallway with a Brute Shot in it sure as hell isn't the way to do that, though.
Fata1moose
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I like Gemini, but I'm not going to defend it. It's just easily exploitable against bad players so I usually have fun.
FollowTheWind
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Yup, never seen the map before till Ninja had it on YT but it was very dark, not everyone sticks out, the sounds the door makes, the whole ambiance it was just superb.
Hah! I'm not entirely sure how to take that.
Austin's on my list of cities to live in. Seems like a perfect mix of being socially progressive as well as the things I like about Texas and the South.
RowdyReverb
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I think it would be a less divisive map if they used Portal-style teleporters so you're not always jumping totally blindly into somebody camping by the other end. Could be really interesting if each room was themed drastically differently, like a frozen room, a fiery engine room, and a room overgrown by jungle.
Fata1moose
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I hope they bring back Haven, you have to think they would want to remake one of their own maps.
FUBAR McDangles
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Finished hunt the truth last night and I must say that I enjoy them much more than I thought I would.
Kind of disappointing that we know most of the story he is trying to figure out (flash clone + early enhancement, so on), but the surrounding details are interesting.
I'm sure this has been talked about, but in I believe ep5 he mentions
, which reminded me of (Bear's Forerunner trilogy spoilers)
Can't be a coincidence. It would be very interesting, IMO, if Halo 5 just set up
The only problem with all of that at this point is that Halo 4 did absolutely nothing to set any of that up, and the current situation with the Didact means that Halo 5 would have a lot of work to do if they are going down that path.
Kind of disappointing that we know most of the story he is trying to figure out (flash clone + early enhancement, so on), but the surrounding details are interesting.
I'm sure this has been talked about, but in I believe ep5 he mentions
slipspace and waypoint disruptions in certain areas of the galaxy
the disruptions the Prometheans made for the Forerunners when they returned as the flood
Can't be a coincidence. It would be very interesting, IMO, if Halo 5 just set up
the return of the prometheans/Flood and Halo 6 was this all out epic galactic battle against them.
The only problem with all of that at this point is that Halo 4 did absolutely nothing to set any of that up, and the current situation with the Didact means that Halo 5 would have a lot of work to do if they are going down that path.
RowdyReverb
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There could always be come sort of deus ex machina that the Prometheans manage to recover and activate. Perhaps (Halo 4 spoilers)
Cortana leaving rampant copies of herself in the composer leads to the formation of an evil Cortana-Promethean hybrid super AI
Tim Longo
There was a rumour back in 2014 that the campaign got a redesign after Longo joined. And that this was the reason for H5's 2015 release.
It's true that Tim Longo is the game's creative director, but it's not true that "it got a redesign" because Tim has been aboard pretty much through the entire Campaign design. So, same result, wrong detail.
Most Halo players don't actually know all that stuff. So it works in layers - new stuff for you, core stuff for casual listeners. If that makes sense.
FUBAR McDangles
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Do you have any numbers or anything to give you guys any idea of how many people are listening to these?
You mentioned it being core stuff, which makes a lot of sense, so I'm wondering if non die-hards are actually listening to them.
I wonder that as well, but Microsoft knows the amount of diehards who will pretty much buy a copy of Halo regardless, at the very least, so if they're getting numbers above that it's probably all gravy.
Dust and co. were talking about Hunt the Truth on Podtacular yesterday and it is a sort of curious ARG where you're almost disadvantaged because you're a diehard fan.
When I checked a few weeks ago Hunt the Truth was the #2 gaming podcast on iTunes, so it would seem it's got at least some reach beyond us lore nerds.
I do, and the numbers mean it is 100% certain "casuals" are listening in significant #s
Poodlestrike
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The soundcloud files are all showing > 100k listens on all but the last one, which I assume will hit that by this time next week. So it's decent. Huge dropoff from the first, though, which had more than half a million.
That's to be expected, though. It's the same for all forms of media. Comic books rarely get more than half the numbers in issue 2 than they do in issue 1. Ditto TV shows (that are not called Empire).
JumPeRJumPzZ
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Will you guys introduce all this new Spartans properly in Halo 5? Like with some CGI Cutscenes etc Because not everyone reads Comics and Books.
Zeouterlimits
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It's not like ellis has anything better to be doing anyway.
RedSparrows
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Fata1moose
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That's crazy talk, they'll put all of the important information in hidden terminals so you have to work to understand the basic story.
RedSparrows
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Boy, that's some bad luck. Not had many dropouts recently (on the load stage, that is). Some, irritatingly, but not many.
xxANTIMONITORxx
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Im trying to! The podcasts have been phenomenal, but the huntthesignal contest is pretty obtuse so far, not sure what it requires
Anyway, I am Team Xray and here is an invite code for whoever wants to join me!
27117248
jailbird20022
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good times, those comments lol.
none knew what the coming fire would be like, no warning, just sadness and frustration.
JumPeRJumPzZ
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Got that Code
Yup, so many people got excited etc. And a lot of them got disappointed.
State of Decay, if anyone was wondering.
edit: I cancelled redeeming it since I don't have a One, so that's how I know what it is even though Jumper got it.
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