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[Ramirez]

Flags, oddballs, and bombs (anything really) does not reset when it falls through the sky bubble and onto the ground.

So basically KOTH is the only reliable objective game you can play up there.

 

[JPBrowncoat]

Guess you'll be forced to use at least the middle level along with the sky bubble if you want to make a map up there for objective.

 

[Willeth]

Wait, do you mean "doesn't reset almost immediately, like it does when it falls off a map like Guardian/Blackout", or do you mean "doesn't reset for ages, as if you just dropped the bomb and no-one touched it"? I'm assuming the latter.

EDIT: Actually those are kind of the same thing. Option C: Doesn't reset at all ever and cannot be retrieved. Because it seems that's what people are assuming, but to me that doesn't seem how Halo is built. The whole point of it resetting after a while is so that an objective item that's inaccessible for whatever reason (on an awkward piece of geometry, an inaccessible piece of the map, stalemate, just plain lost) can be regained.

 

[kylej]

Flags, oddballs, and bombs (anything really) does not reset when it falls through the sky bubble and onto the ground.

.....................

 

[JPBrowncoat]

I forgot they'll automatically reset after X amount of time. (If you have the option defaulted). I guess this means objective games with both layers open are more easilly broken.

 

[Sai-kun]

So basically KOTH is the only reliable objective game you can play up there.

ffffuuu--

lame :|


but sandbox is still awesome. Who wants to play around in forge?

 

[CrazedArabMan]

this is actually pretty neat.

My brother found out how to do that using an actual object in the game, and not lighting. so I decided to try it out with ODST's and it worked. Hopefully it gets noticed.

*Crosses Fingers

 

[Brainboy]

Wait, do you mean "doesn't reset almost immediately, like it does when it falls off a map like Guardian/Blackout", or do you mean "doesn't reset for ages, as if you just dropped the bomb and no-one touched it"? I'm assuming the latter.

Presumably they mean it simply drops down to the middle level like it would if the two levels were part of the same map in the old sense (i.e. the latter). The only way the items then reset is by the timer.

 

[Domino Theory]

I was reading an old Update and saw:

And though we've already made mention, we should probably reiterate that no matter what region you find yourself in, when you pick up Halo Wars LCE, we'll have a dedicated Team Mythic Playlist waiting for you in Matchmaking proper. Here's the scoop from the Playlist Maestro Shishka himself on what you can expect when you jump in, day one:

So is it safe to assume the Team Mythic playlist will go up this coming Thursday?

Spoiler

please?

 

[Nutter]

Put the reset timer to 10 seconds. (sure that will mess up the game a bit on the map) but at least you wont have to wait a long time for the item to play ball.

 

[Sai-kun]

Teleporters work if you put them on the different levels. :O SWEET MAN!

 

[Popeck]

I was reading an old Update and saw:



So is it safe to assume the Team Mythic playlist will go up this coming Thursday?

Spoiler

please?

Yeah, should be, since Halo Wars launches officially here in Europe on Friday.

Awesome pics, guys. Makes me wanna play The Covenant and just goof around with ODST:s. Or maybe even play as an ODST! Mmm...

Btw, does anyone have any interesting Sandbox variants yet? I found a few on Bungie.net, Sandbumpers looks cool: http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3fileid=66885519

 

[Brainboy]

Yeah, should be, since Halo Wars launches officially here in Europe on Friday.

I thought you couldn't download the maps until March 3rd or something, regardless of when you get the game? Maybe that's not valid anymore since the maps are already on the Marketplace.

 

[EazyB]

So basically KOTH is the only reliable objective game you can play up there.

You'll be happy to know that Territories, VIP, and Land Grab are unaffected by this.

But really, it'll make things different but it just means taking the flag or bomb over a gap is a dangerous move.

And for whoever asked, the flag resets just as it would if no one touched it.

 

[Falagard]

Flags, oddballs, and bombs (anything really) does not reset when it falls through the sky bubble and onto the ground.

Seriously? What's up with that crap? I was building a one bomb map in the sky bubble.

 

[Insaniac]

I haven't tried but are you able to move the default items on sandbox into the crypt easily?

 

[Grimm Fandango]

I haven't tried but are you able to move the default items on sandbox into the crypt easily?

Yes. Just make a two 2 way teleporters and sync up the channels.

 

[Nutter]

I haven't tried but are you able to move the default items on sandbox into the crypt easily?

Set up a Teleport and yes you should be able to move them down there.

 

[Captain Blood]

I know mister vociferous took every object from default sandbox up to the skybox and was nice enough to save it so I snatched it from his file share but I would imagine you would just need two teleporters to get stuff down there.

Edit: Beat by Grim Butter

 

[GhaleonEB]

Flags, oddballs, and bombs (anything really) does not reset when it falls through the sky bubble and onto the ground.

.....

I just got done building the goundwork for my CTF map up there. Took 8-10 hours. :lol

Sounds like objective gametypes will not function on the sky bubble.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Flags, oddballs, and bombs (anything really) does not reset when it falls through the sky bubble and onto the ground.

Sorry, but that's stupid.

 

[kylej]

does anyone at Bungie actually play this game?

 

[backflip10019]

Well, my Xbox seems to be working now all of a sudden. Maybe it was just a power glitch or something.

 

[vhfive]

Bungie: Hey guys we're giving you this awesome map.

Halo Fanatics: omgz teh map is teh suckzors bungle r stoopid

 

[GhaleonEB]

Bungie: Hey guys we're giving you this awesome map.

Halo Fanatics: omgz teh map is teh suckzors bungle r stoopid

To a degree, yeah that's going on. It's an oversight that puts some limitations on gametypes (namely rapid reset of objectives). Not a huge deal.

 

[Insaniac]

To a degree, yeah that's going on. It's an oversight that puts some limitations on gametypes (namely rapid reset of objectives). Not a huge deal.

it's a pretty big oversight if you ask me. Map makers don't want to be limited to a couple gametypes.

I for one think its a glitch, along with the floating power drainers

 

[mood]

Bungie: Hey guys we're giving you this awesome map.

Halo Fanatics: omgz teh map is teh suckzors bungle r stoopid

Giving?

 

[The Librarian]

I was playing "The Covenant" and began thinking about Bungie's next game. I think it's most likely that we'll see either a TPS or a FPS from them.

 

[Domino Theory]

I was playing "The Covenant" and began thinking about Bungie's next game. I think it's most likely that we'll see either a TPS or a FPS from them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7q6tI9gohM

 

[The Librarian]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7q6tI9gohM

Jim Carrey is awesome.

 

[TDG]

Bungie: Hey guys we're giving you this awesome map.

Halo Fanatics: omgz teh map is teh suckzors bungle r stoopid

I don't think that's the case at all, those who have recieved the maps have been very thankful and positive. However, this is a very major problem that has been discovered, and I don't think it's unreasonable to bring attention to it.

It's not fair to describe the general reaction from "Halo fanatics" that way, at all.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

does anyone at Bungie actually play this game?

Remember Team Duals on Foundation in Halo 2 with the turrets still turned on? Sometimes I wonder the same thing.

 

[KevinRo]

Remember Team Duals on Foundation in Halo 2 with the turrets still turned on? Sometimes I wonder the same thing.

That comes nowhere as close to the Relic teleporter glitch.

Anyways, I don't think it's a glitch at all. Just the way they implemented the sky bubble and the ground level interaction. If I'm right you get the same problem on Narrows flag.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

Remember Team Duals on Foundation in Halo 2 with the turrets still turned on? Sometimes I wonder the same thing.

Does Swords on The Pit still have turrets on?

It did last time I played it.

That comes nowhere as close to the Relic teleporter glitch.

Anyways, I don't think it's a glitch at all. Just the way they implemented the sky bubble and the ground level interaction. If I'm right you get the same problem on Narrows flag.

Yeah, the flag on Narrows can land on that middle section underneath. It's very rare, though. With Sandbox you're dealing with the whole of the outside of a map.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

That comes nowhere as close to the Relic teleporter glitch.

Damn, I forgot all about that one.

 

[spermatic cord]

ah yes, let's have team melee instead of team flag. also, let them pick up grenades!

 

[LukeSmith]

Just checked with Dmiller on this.

Use the game engine options to change the reset time on your objective items.

The reset plane is either "on" or "off" as a part of the way this map is built. If the reset plane was set to "on" you couldn't ever travel between the three spaces (crypt, basin, skybubble) with the objective and there was no custom game level solution to this.

This is a known behavior. This is not something we will patch.

 

[FFChris]

Anyways, I don't think it's a glitch at all. Just the way they implemented the sky bubble and the ground level interaction. If I'm right you get the same problem on Narrows flag.

That was my first thought. They should really look into a fix for that though.

 

[The Librarian]

Just checked with Dmiller on this.

Use the game engine options to change the reset time on your objective items.

The reset plane is either "on" or "off" as a part of the way this map is built. If the reset plane was set to "on" you couldn't ever travel between the three spaces (crypt, basin, skybubble) with the objective and there was no custom game level solution to this.

This is a known behavior. This is not something we will patch.

That sucks. :/ Thanks for the clarification, though, Luke.

 

[Insaniac]

Just checked with Dmiller on this.

Use the game engine options to change the reset time on your objective items.

The reset plane is either "on" or "off" as a part of the way this map is built. If the reset plane was set to "on" you couldn't ever travel between the three spaces (crypt, basin, skybubble) with the objective and there was no custom game level solution to this.

This is a known behavior. This is not something we will patch.

Well, it's a shame to hear this, but I guess nothing we can do.

What about the non-falling equipment?

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Just checked with Dmiller on this.

Use the game engine options to change the reset time on your objective items.

The reset plane is either "on" or "off" as a part of the way this map is built. If the reset plane was set to "on" you couldn't ever travel between the three spaces (crypt, basin, skybubble) with the objective and there was no custom game level solution to this.

This is a known behavior. This is not something we will patch.

Goddamn it.

 

[Captain Blood]

Goddamn it.

Yea it is a bummer but you can still always make objective maps on the ground level or in the crypt. Kinda makes sense really having Slayer maps literally above other map types

 

[The Librarian]

http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3fileid=67212673
:lol

 

[LunaticPuma]

Just came in to re-iterate that Smashed is an awful map and randoms vs. party 8 in BTB is never fun (for either side).

 

[Metroidvania]

You know what fucking sucks, yet is awfully ironic?

Getting your wallet stolen...while in church for a religion class.

Anywho, Boarding action is beginning to take form, but I'm gonna need to go find my copy of halo.

Kinda surprised Warlock hasn't gotten remade already, might work on that in the meantime.

 

[The Librarian]

You know what fucking sucks, yet is awfully ironic?

Getting your wallet stolen...while in church for a religion class.

Hope everything works out alright.

Anywho, Boarding action is beginning to take form, but I'm gonna need to go find my copy of halo.

How high do you think you'll be able to make? Didn't Boarding Action have four levels?

Edit: Awesome map, Ghal. I want to make one together.

 

[GhaleonEB]

You know what fucking sucks, yet is awfully ironic?

Getting your wallet stolen...while in church for a religion class.

Ironic, but sadly not surprising. Bummer.

Anyhoo. Geometry is about 90% finished, just need to finish the cover on the base and center structures, add a few guard walls here and there. Then weapons and spawns.

From below, from one base almost to the other:

From base, looking out to the other:

Been crazy fun to build, a few tough spots aside.

 

[Metroidvania]

Hope everything works out for you.

Ironic, but sadly not surprising. Bummer.

Thankfully, I didn't have a credit card, just a bank card. Unfortunately, my bank was already closed when I noticed. Thankfully, nothing so far has been withdrawn from my account, so I think I'm okay overall.

Just had to vent, sorry for the OT-ness.

How high do you think you'll be able to make? Wasn't Boarding Action around four stories high?

Five, actually. I don't know if I'm gonna have enough pieces, especially when I start merging, but we'll see.

 

[Grimm Fandango]

Sorry to hear that Metroid. I had a credit card stolen once. Some asshole in Brazil used it for a few things.

Ghaleon's map looks really cool. Love to try it.

I'll post pics of my Turf remake later tonight. Basic structure is about 50% done yet I'm a sliver away from a full item limit.

But I'm penny pinching like a mofo to make this work

 

[Ramirez]

What's your tag about Met? :lol