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Halo |OT10| The Calm Before The Storm

Halogaf assemble! Is there a place I can still get the limited edition?!

I had no idea what part of the country I would be in because I travel for work so I couldn't really preorder early...
 

Homeboyd

Member
Some things to note in the Forge vid:

The crater they're forging in at 1:23

The distant "Forge canvas" on the asteroid in the background. The canvas they're showcasing through most of the video has the stadium lights surrounding it. You can see this in the distance at 2:40. You can see another one on the left at 2:58. (Also shown many other times)

Dominion has it's own category in the "Place Object"/Special Tools list that is separate from the "Objectives" list at 3:04 (Also shown many other times)

Object color is still changeable at 5:29 (hope it's more significant rather than outlines/highlights)

As Over mentioned, custom map pics at 7:54

"Option to disable weapons, add infinite energy to weapons" at 8:49
 

Omni

Member
Can you turn on lights or something inside the buildings during forge? I remember hearing something about it, but can't remember exactly
 

Tawpgun

Member
Halogaf assemble! Is there a place I can still get the limited edition?!

I had no idea what part of the country I would be in because I travel for work so I couldn't really preorder early...

Most retailers are out.

Amazon might have some left.

SHeeeeeeeeit. Amazon is out also.
 
Some things to note in the Forge vid:

The crater they're forging in at 1:23

The distant "Forge canvas" on the asteroid in the background. The canvas they're showcasing through most of the video has the stadium lights surrounding it. You can see this in the distance at 2:40. You can see another one on the left at 2:58. (Also shown many other times)

Dominion has it's own category in the "Place Object"/Special Tools list that is separate from the "Objectives" list at 3:04 (Also shown many other times)

Object color is still changeable at 5:29 (hope it's more significant rather than outlines/highlights)

As Over mentioned, custom map pics at 7:54

"Option to disable weapons, add infinite energy to weapons" at 8:49


"Shields" was also a category, I think underneath dominion's category. I have a feeling these are the dominion shield doors we saw.
 

PNut

Banned
Forge looks really nice! Can't wait to see some of the classic maps remade and what new stuff people come up with.
 

Raide

Member
Forge looks really nice! Can't wait to see some of the classic maps remade and what new stuff people come up with.

This is why I really wanted the Farcry terrain stuff so we can actually make accurate maps.

I will be back to re-re-making Quake and Goldeneye Maps in Halo 4. :D
 

Slightly Live

Dirty tag dodger
Watching the Terminal and Forge videos again. So good.

Also.

ttease9.jpg
 
https://forums.halo.xbox.com/yaf_postsm1516207_MS-Game-Content-Usage-Rules-Updated.aspx#post1516207
We know you have questions about the updated Game Content Usage Rules. The good news is that little to nothing actually changed. The rules are basically the same, with clarification added to address some frequently asked questions. While those rules govern several different titles, we would like to assure you that we not only love seeing, watching, and hearing your many different Halo-related creations, but we want you to be able to create to your heart’s content. That is one of the primary reasons we forged a partnership with Machinima, for example, so in theory, just about anyone could sign up as part of a simple pre-approved partner program and actually earn money on YouTube and avoid even having to think about it or apply for a separate license.

Both Rooster Teeth and Machinima have held our normal commercial licenses for years (and others can reach out to us for commercial licenses as well), so rest assured they will continue to exist as you know them. The majority of everything the community makes currently is fine, as long as they are not basically running a big Halo-based business or using Halo as if the IP was its own property. That actually isn’t a change to our policy, simply a clarification and update of the dry legal language, and as we’ve mentioned, even that “new” language was actually updated months ago. We don’t have squads of lawyers waiting in the wings to go after folks making machinima, or showing off their skills in Halo. Basically it’s business as usual.

So please, continue creating. And when you do, we’ll continue to spotlight and share it with the community.
Wake up, John.
 

Tawpgun

Member
Watching the Terminal and Forge videos again. So good.

Also.

ttease9.jpg

I see a Halo.

Regarding that ^^^
The first big one came out years ago. Machinima community went apeshit until they realized nothing changed. Just means that you can't make money off of stuff made with the Halo IP. Most people remained unaffected. If you were big enough/good enough to make money using machinima than you could probably get the rights.
 
Custom pic.

Custom pic?

custom pic for relay.

something else?

... if you have to back out of the game mode to alter certain gametype-only pieces, Ill be so pissed

YES!!!! Thank you 343!

Looks like I'll miss out on midnight launch festivities, but I couldn't pass this up. Feels good man.

ibiw8BGxaBZbnS.jpg


Got it through Tsilon promo codes. Them DLC maps are gonna have to be pretty fukken god to match up to the price of the game.
Is that the LE?

Yeah, it's confirmed (I think?) to be coming out on DVD and Blu Ray at some point.
Yep. http://www.amazon.com/Halo-Forward-Unto-Dawn-Blu-ray/dp/B009B8YZKS
 

BigShow36

Member
I really like how you can still only increase custom options by arbritrary increments. That was really something the fans were pushing to keep.
 

Omni

Member
This game is missing a sandy map... Like Sandbox/Sandtrap (Just aesthetic wise).

I guess the Valhalla remake is close to it... but I'd still prefer if the final forge map (or MM map - we still have one left to see, right?) was sandy.
 

Vire

Member
My problem with the Terminal is that didn't the Elites already have an established alien language?

This sounds Chinese...

Seems like a miss in attention to detail.
 

Homeboyd

Member
I really like how you can still only increase custom options by arbritrary increments. That was really something the fans were pushing to keep.

This game is missing a sandy map... Like Sandbox/Sandtrap (Just aesthetic wise).

I guess the Valhalla remake is close to it... but I'd still prefer if the final forge map (or MM map - we still have one left to see, right?) was sandy.
We saw a vid where they had a pause screen up and the background looked to be a flat, sandy area. Could've been SpOps but it was flat flat. NO clue which vid though.. It's been a while.
 

Louis Wu

Member
AN ARTIST NEEDS YOUR HELP!

If you've ever read A Fistful of Arrows, you know Levi Hoffmeier is a pretty talented dude. He's currently building a videogame (playable demo here), and has entered a contest to win some grant money from the state of Utah. The top 5 vote-getters will get $5,000 each (much of which will be spent on the Unity license they need to finish the game).

It's the last few hours of voting.

They're currently in 6th place (by a bit over 30 votes) - if you've got a functional email address (or addresses)... Visit the voting page, hit the 'Vote for this Campaign' button, put in your email address, and then follow the link they mail you.

VOTING ENDS AT MIDNIGHT EST (5 hours from now). LEVI NEEDS YOU.

(Yeah, this is offtopic. He's a serious Halo fan, though, and this game will make you happy if it gets funded. ;) )
 

Tashi

343i Lead Esports Producer
AN ARTIST NEEDS YOUR HELP!

If you've ever read A Fistful of Arrows, you know Levi Hoffmeier is a pretty talented dude. He's currently building a videogame (playable demo here), and has entered a contest to win some grant money from the state of Utah. The top 5 vote-getters will get $5,000 each (much of which will be spent on the Unity license they need to finish the game).

It's the last few hours of voting.

They're currently in 6th place (by a bit over 30 votes) - if you've got a functional email address (or addresses)... Visit the voting page, hit the 'Vote for this Campaign' button, put in your email address, and then follow the link they mail you.

VOTING ENDS AT MIDNIGHT EST (5 hours from now). LEVI NEEDS YOU.

(Yeah, this is offtopic. He's a serious Halo fan, though, and this game will make you happy if it gets funded. ;) )

Is this the guy who makes all the amazing Halo helmet renders?
 

m23

Member
Looks like I'll miss out on midnight launch festivities, but I couldn't pass this up. Feels good man.

ibiw8BGxaBZbnS.jpg


Got it through Tsilon promo codes. Them DLC maps are gonna have to be pretty fukken god to match up to the price of the game.

I just scored the Haven theme for free from there. I can also get $20 off Halo 4 but I've already pre-ordered and made plans for midnight launch. I'm also getting AC3 completely free from them :)
 
pax badges arent specifically made for the person ordering them correct?

im ordering one for myself and a friend and just double checking to make sure
 

IHaveIce

Banned
AN ARTIST NEEDS YOUR HELP!

If you've ever read A Fistful of Arrows, you know Levi Hoffmeier is a pretty talented dude. He's currently building a videogame (playable demo here), and has entered a contest to win some grant money from the state of Utah. The top 5 vote-getters will get $5,000 each (much of which will be spent on the Unity license they need to finish the game).

It's the last few hours of voting.

They're currently in 6th place (by a bit over 30 votes) - if you've got a functional email address (or addresses)... Visit the voting page, hit the 'Vote for this Campaign' button, put in your email address, and then follow the link they mail you.

VOTING ENDS AT MIDNIGHT EST (5 hours from now). LEVI NEEDS YOU.

(Yeah, this is offtopic. He's a serious Halo fan, though, and this game will make you happy if it gets funded. ;) )
I will vote the shit out of this.

Fistful of Arrows was really really great, that great I wished it would be canon
 

blamite

Member
So, Forge still looks awful. And it looks like the majority if Forge parts are shared between maps, since most of what we saw on impact shares the same human style of the pieces from the Ravine, unless that's changed since RTX (and judging by some of the short Ravine clips in the new video, it hasn't). Which means everything just looks boring and white. I reeeeeeally hope that cave area wasn't the third Forge environment, and that there's still a chance we'll see at least one Covenant themed map in the game, Forged or not. I mean, ideally, I won't have to play any forged maps at all, so it won't end up bothering me, but I know that in reality I'll probably have to play a ton over Halo 4's life, so it'd be nice if they at least looked different other that the skybox.

I'm still holding out hope for a bunch of unannounced features that'll show off some variety, but if Relay, as an on-disc shipping map, is representative of the options 343 and CA have built in, I'm prepared to be disappointed.
 
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