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The Official Halo 3 Thread
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The Librarian
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:lol, TDG.
Stormtrooper30
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Damn, was going to get on Halo tonight for some customs, but since everyone's got the maps early I won't be able to play with anyone. Us other people won't be able to play with you guys for a month or so.
I don't mean to derail you Dax, but I don't think Bungie is going to send everyone that posts in this thread a code. I wouldn't get my hopes up.
I don't mean to derail you Dax, but I don't think Bungie is going to send everyone that posts in this thread a code. I wouldn't get my hopes up.
But praying couldn't hurt.
You had to complain about MS's evil ploy of the Halo Wars CE/Halo 3 maps combination and you'll get the codes two weeks early, and at that, free.Stormtrooper30 said:
Odd that Insaniac wouldn't get a code. He made some great maps on Foundry's layout and has been building Forge maps for a long time now. Hmm, my advice... follow steps above, my friend!
PedroLumpy
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Are those vehicles standard on Orbital? How big is the map? Didn't think it was big enough to really do anything with those from other screenshots.
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
Awesome Orbital pictures. 
CrazedArabMan
Member
Dax01 said:
I'm disapointed Dax, you didn't mention me, after all I have done for you.
I actually have never done anything for you, but I do like your official Halo Wars thread 
spermatic cord
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can i get a code so i can complain about how terrible the maps are
Metroidvania
People called Romanes they go the house?
Sandbox is capable of CRAZY things.
I will have a pic of the skybox with two people at opposite ends tomorrow morning when I wake up.
Also, lol @ TDG.
I will have a pic of the skybox with two people at opposite ends tomorrow morning when I wake up.
Also, lol @ TDG.
Kuroyume said:
Sishka got rid of flag for this. good lord
spermatic cord said:
yo http://shsc.info/NewsGroups
read this it should explain everything.
Metroidvania
People called Romanes they go the house?
Oh yeah.
Can anyone tell me if this is a good schematic for boarding action, or where I could find a better one if it isn't?
Can anyone tell me if this is a good schematic for boarding action, or where I could find a better one if it isn't?
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
Man, these maps. THESE FUCKING AMAZING MAPS.
Playing them all day. Will not stop.
Playing them all day. Will not stop.
Getting late for me, so to conclude my time with the maps for now, pretty sweet bunch of maps, Sandbox is so crazy with the three options available; building in the sky, outdoors, and inside. I'll have to attempt something but I don't even know where to begin.
However, my first sandbox creation is that chopper pic that TDG posted. :lol
However, my first sandbox creation is that chopper pic that TDG posted. :lol
backflip10019
Member
*boycotts thread until maps come out on XBLA*
If anyone ends up buying the Halo Wars CE and already has the maps and wants to sell them, PM me.
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Deleted member 21120
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Someone had been asking if two players could get on each end of the Sandbox Sky Bubble and take a screenshot; well, I tried that, but it's too big. You can't back up high enough to see be able to see each player. So I did a small panorama to get both players in the shot. The grid wreaks havok with the photo-merging, so it looks a bit janky, but if you wanted a shot with both players, then here it is:
Ok, first, let me show you what each player is standing on:
Here's the panorama:
(Remember, the grid is normal in-game, it's the photo-merging I did to create the panorama that causes it to look broken up here)
Unfortunately, both players are too small to be able to see. But you can just slightly see the walls that they're standing on.
Ok, first, let me show you what each player is standing on:
Here's the panorama:
(Remember, the grid is normal in-game, it's the photo-merging I did to create the panorama that causes it to look broken up here)
Unfortunately, both players are too small to be able to see. But you can just slightly see the walls that they're standing on.
Help me GAF. I need some actual Xbox friends that play this game. If you have any room I would appreciate an invitation. I'm on so regulary and getting paired up with idiots so often it's frustrating. Perhaps what I require is cooler friends.
In regards to the Mythic Pack, as an Australian I shall be obtaining this little gem on Thursday and have a pretty good (i hope) idea for a map you'd be familiar with if you've played the Timesplitters series. If I can make it as well as I hope to it will be perfect for Infection as Timseplitters own version of Infection was a lot of fun to play on this map because of a little one way ledge.
Gaffers with codes, don't feel afraid to post your experiences with the new maps ^_^
In regards to the Mythic Pack, as an Australian I shall be obtaining this little gem on Thursday and have a pretty good (i hope) idea for a map you'd be familiar with if you've played the Timesplitters series. If I can make it as well as I hope to it will be perfect for Infection as Timseplitters own version of Infection was a lot of fun to play on this map because of a little one way ledge.
Gaffers with codes, don't feel afraid to post your experiences with the new maps ^_^
Mr Vociferous
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So, I've had an itch for this since PAX and I've finally scratched it on all three maps. Here are some interesting pan cams of the Mythic environments. It really shows off a sense of scale and how impressively detailed these structures are, even from a distance.
Save target as to download high-res...
I actually could get pretty far out of Sandbox, but these were the most compelling shots, just outside the basin towers. Really pretty map.
Orbital has the most immediately attractive skybox of the three, but most of it is pretty basic. It was definitely the toughest of the three maps to get out of because the center of the map's full space has this sphere of artifacting you have to work around. Here are some shots...
Assembly is my favorite map of the bunch and its skybox is one of the most compelling in the game. The Scarab carapace is being carted across the environment to the energy cradle right above the map's playable geometry, then it's hulled off to the side. Unbelievable spectacle to see, but it's even more compelling in pan cam.
And last but not least, here's a panorama of the assembly line on on the map of the same name. Even "epic" seems understated.
Save target as to download high-res...
I actually could get pretty far out of Sandbox, but these were the most compelling shots, just outside the basin towers. Really pretty map.
Orbital has the most immediately attractive skybox of the three, but most of it is pretty basic. It was definitely the toughest of the three maps to get out of because the center of the map's full space has this sphere of artifacting you have to work around. Here are some shots...
Assembly is my favorite map of the bunch and its skybox is one of the most compelling in the game. The Scarab carapace is being carted across the environment to the energy cradle right above the map's playable geometry, then it's hulled off to the side. Unbelievable spectacle to see, but it's even more compelling in pan cam.
And last but not least, here's a panorama of the assembly line on on the map of the same name. Even "epic" seems understated.
Mr Vociferous
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Here's some more wood for the fire. Full image is over 4k worth of pixels. Bungie's skybox artists are incredibly talented.t4ng0 said:
i think you missed my point - 50% of the kids i run into believe you automatically get Rec0n if your map makes it to Matchmaking - about 50% of those think i am able to dole it out - besides, i have no need for Rec0n, i have been a gray dinosaur since the first day of Halo 2Captain Blood said:
wowMetroidvania said:Can anyone tell me if this is a good schematic for boarding action, or where I could find a better one if it isn't?
i counted the pieces you would need to build that in the sky bubble and matched them to the Sandbox inventory items, then figured out how to replace some of the ladders with ramps and grav-lifts
the more i look at it the more i want to build a re-make
of Battle Creek
absolutely stunning! thank you for those picsMr Vociferous said:
Captain Blood
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If I could pick one Halo 3 map to bare my child it might be Assembly. I could play BR start on that shit all day long.
hoooolycrap at the sky bubble size. Really jealous of you map getters 
enjoy!
The sky bubble provides what I had hoped the killballcould be (with the death floor) I am really excited to experiment in forge in this thing. Get here soon April!
Also:lol at the "shrine"
enjoy!The sky bubble provides what I had hoped the killballcould be (with the death floor) I am really excited to experiment in forge in this thing. Get here soon April!
Also:lol at the "shrine"
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Deleted member 21120
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I was just able to take some better shots:
From the height that I am at, though, you actually start to lose the sense of scale; so remember the default layout of Sandbox on the ground below:
...and keep in mind how big that area is as you're looking at this shot:
If you click for the hi-res, you can just barely see the Ghosts I placed at the left and right edges of the grid.
From the height that I am at, though, you actually start to lose the sense of scale; so remember the default layout of Sandbox on the ground below:
...and keep in mind how big that area is as you're looking at this shot:
If you click for the hi-res, you can just barely see the Ghosts I placed at the left and right edges of the grid.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
And we still have, what, 5 weeks before we can get these maps?
Fngh.
Fngh.
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