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I just hate that they used such a high level of that bloom filter in H3. I think it became famous being used in Oblivion but I feel its quite a cheap way to make games look great. Almost superficial graphics. I need normal high leveled detailed textures not some cheap graphical trick.
 
Botolf said:
Are you sure? You don't even have to zoom in to see the blades of grass on Blood Gulch start to pixelate horribly and blend together.
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Perhaps not all textures, but specifically wood, rocks, and metallic (Forerunner/Covenant) textures look stunning when zoomed in. It's a really strange effect that I really haven't seen done as well elsewhere.
 
soldat7 said:
Perhaps not all textures, but specifically wood, rocks, and metallic (Forerunner/Covenant) textures look stunning when zoomed in. It's a really strange effect that I really haven't seen done as well elsewhere.
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A few possibilities:

> A simple detail map that fakes "fine" details
> A cube map that fakes some reflections

xxjuicesxx said:
Same can be said for Valhallas grass.
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Perhaps, but I think it very dubious to claim Blood Gulch somehow is using higher-res textures than Valhalla and is any sharper.
 
GhaleonEB said:
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(Side note: I have the Complete collections of both Calvin and Hobbes and Far Side. I love'em both dearly. But what Watterson pulled off with C&H was simply magical.)[/QUOTE]
Knowing which comic that is and where it falls in the timeline of C&H... almost brings a tear to my eye every time I see it.
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Cocopjojo said:
Knowing which comic that is and where it falls in the timeline of C&H... almost brings a tear to my eye every time I see it.
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Did this happen towards the end of the run?

I should get into C&H at some point. I've never really dived in to the comics much.
 
Cocopjojo said:
Knowing which comic that is and where it falls in the timeline of C&H... almost brings a tear to my eye every time I see it.
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Yup. Especially for those who were reading it when that ran, it's a special piece; it tears me up every time. And sums up what C&H was all about.
 
GhaleonEB said:
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(Side note: I have the Complete collections of both Calvin and Hobbes and Far Side. I love'em both dearly. But what Watterson pulled off with C&H was simply magical.)
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That isn't funny. :/

Domino Theory said:
For the love of God, yes.
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For the love of God, yes, Domino, stop.
 
Frank O'Connor and Robt McLees answered some questions for HBO's Halo Story Page; the questions were submitted some time ago, so some of them are dated (like asking about the next Halo novel), but some tidbits - nothing huge - about the Halo universe are revealed. It's definitely worth reading, though.

Check it out.
 
Hey Cocop/Voc: What's up with the AJ blog? I haven't seen anything new up there since Bungie day. Are you guys still doing the blog, or what? I've been very anxiously awaiting the The Ark Retrospective.
Dax01 said:
That isn't funny. :/
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Jesus christ. Talk about not getting it.

Let's just drop this before tantrums are thrown and feelings are hurt.
 
the disgruntled gamer said:
Jesus christ. Talk about not getting it.

Let's just drop this before tantrums are thrown and feelings are hurt.
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I don't get it either...is there a joke somewhere? Can someone please explain it before we drop the comics thing?
 
the disgruntled gamer said:
Hey Cocop/Voc: What's up with the AJ blog? I haven't seen anything new up there since Bungie day. Are you guys still doing the blog, or what? I've been very anxiously awaiting the The Ark Retrospective.
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What is up with the Blog is that voc writes awesome stuff all the time and I don't. Lol. Nah, I have been working on The Ark for a while now, and voc is gonna wait on me to publish it so that things stay mixed up (and we don't have back-to-back-to-back voc articles, as awesome as that would be). He has pieces literally waiting, I just have to finish my stuff first. Work has kept me busy and my girl is in town for the summer from college, so those two things have kept me from writing as often as I'd like. Glad to hear you're still interested, though, and I can promise that something will be up very soon.
 
Thanks Cocop.
The Lamonster said:
I don't get it either...is there a joke somewhere? Can someone please explain it before we drop the comics thing?
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It wasn't supposed to be funny. That was the last Calvin and Hobbes strip ever. The point is that even though new strips aren't being made, the adventures and spirit of Calvin and Hobbes live on. That strip is pretty much Holy.
 
Cocopjojo said:
What is up with the Blog is that voc writes awesome stuff all the time and I don't. Lol. Nah, I have been working on The Ark for a while now, and voc is gonna wait on me to publish it so that things stay mixed up (and we don't have back-to-back-to-back voc articles, as awesome as that would be). He has pieces literally waiting, I just have to finish my stuff first. Work has kept me busy and my girl is in town for the summer from college, so those two things have kept me from writing as often as I'd like. Glad to hear you're still interested, though, and I can promise that something will be up very soon.
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How close are you to finishing? I want to see some new stuff, too.
 
DancingJesus said:
Anywho, is there any word on when AU Deuce is dropping?

The thought of not getting frustrated by the Team Slayer playlist is a nice one.
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I believe it's in September.

Hopefully in the coming weeks, they announce more playlist updates, such as Team Slayer, which you listed.

It's a dull playlist right now and they can easily spice it up by adding Team Slayer Pro, Team Rifles, and removing Snipers. That only adds a tremendous amount of variety in the most popular playlist.
 
Splitting a team of two in multi-team. I think Ive seen it all now. It's okay though we get playlist ranks next month.
 
Has there been a podcast yet after the E3 debacle? Also, Ive been away for 5 wks -- whats the general theory regarding Bungies next game? Is it accepted that its a Halo game, just not H4?
 
voltron said:
wtf that message literally appeared on the screen?
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Yeah, people found that out using forge the day it came out. Might be the first time in matchmaking though? Guy with video, how'd it get flipped? I thought the only way was stacking fusion coils by it?
 
Ha, we always do that with those when we know we lost the match (whole team quitting and crap).

Another thing that happens alot, when you do that the game will run at 1fps on sandtrap, everyones game runs to a crawl... really sucks when that happens.
 
Eh, if PJ isn't involved, I have a bad feeling about it.



The thing that gets me though is how they have movies like 'Doom' 'Hitman' and now 'Max Payne' get made, yet the Halo and Bioshock movie struggles. It's insane.
 
Timan said:
Another thing that happens alot, when you do that the game will run at 1fps on sandtrap, everyones game runs to a crawl... really sucks when that happens.
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Imagine how choppy it would run if somehow they managed to put 102 elephants on sandtrap
 
LAUGHTREY said:
Eh, if PJ isn't involved, I have a bad feeling about it.



The thing that gets me though is how they have movies like 'Doom' 'Hitman' and now 'Max Payne' get made, yet the Halo and Bioshock movie struggles. It's insane.
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Yeah, but those movies (Hitman, Doom) don't need to be good. They are what people would want from them, lots of manly action.
 
MaritalWheat said:
Yeah, but those movies (Hitman, Doom) don't need to be good. They are what people would want from them, lots of manly action.
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This

Just the one First Person Shooting Scene in Doom racks up at least over 9000 BadAss points.
 
MaritalWheat said:
Yeah, people found that out using forge the day it came out. Might be the first time in matchmaking though? Guy with video, how'd it get flipped? I thought the only way was stacking fusion coils by it?
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No. I've seen it flipped personally in matchmaking, and I guarantee it was done the day Halo 3 was released. Nothing new under the sun, my friend. Run two elephants together and it can happen easily.
 
MaritalWheat said:
Yeah, people found that out using forge the day it came out. Might be the first time in matchmaking though? Guy with video, how'd it get flipped? I thought the only way was stacking fusion coils by it?
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you can flip it if you drive it on the hill near rockets. If you keep driving it hop up on the ledge and just keep tipping over until it flips
 
Blueblur1 said:
I always miss a few pages here and there during the week. ounds I shouldn't bother reading. :(
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Oh hush. This thread is on-topic and laser focused 90% of the time. I mean, people brought up GeoWars2 and everyone started PMSing. There's no need to pretend that this thread is a disaster.

If there's anything in this thread that irks me, it's the people who constantly freak out about how awful the thread is. Jesus, if it's so bad just go chill in the Uncharted Trophies threads. I hear they're a lot of fun.
BTW, this isn't directed at you Blueblur, it's just in general.
Falagard said:
No. I've seen it flipped personally in matchmaking, and I guarantee it was done the day Halo 3 was released. Nothing new under the sun, my friend. Run two elephants together and it can happen easily.
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It was flipped in the first game of BTB I ever played. Both teams ended up bringing their Elephants to the same area, insanity ensued. I was the one who flipped it, it brought a big smile to my face.

Botolf said:
:p

Wasn't it first known in the Gamma leakings?
Holy hell there was a lot of leaks :lol
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I remember the Last Resort and Epitaph leaks. Good times. That kid playing on his dad's 360, commentating as he played on Epitaph: "The sword points up now... LIKE A DICK HAHA."

Ah, the crazy days of pre-release.
 
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