The Halo Thread V12: The Last Thread Turned Into A Bridge

[Miromme]

[QUOTE=TheAlkaline;50369779]The Security armor is the step in the right direction. I liked what they did with the helmet and how they stayed true to the shoulder pads.

[t]https://cdn3.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/001/601/103/large/airborn-studios-h5-a067-marmo-security.jpg?1449262912[/t]

Also, I just realized that the Reclaimer symbol - that is identical to the Marathon symbol and a reference to it's origins - is on the forehead of the helmet. That's a neat little touch.[/QUOTE]
Why do Airborn's armor renders always look so awful?

[RaikohZX]

[QUOTE=Dissolution;50369790][IMG]http://www.halopedia.org/images/thumb/6/69/H5-Waypoint-Security-WATCHDOG.png/345px-H5-Waypoint-Security-WATCHDOG.png[/IMG]

too bad they over-complicated and ruined it[/QUOTE]

it's so greeble it hurts
you'd think with the Reach armor ports/recreations they'd of had some sort of realization that too much detail can be a visual clusterfuck, but then they turn around and don't learn at all

[Miromme]

[QUOTE=RikohZX;50370054]it's so greeble it hurts
you'd think with the Reach armor ports/recreations they'd of had some sort of realization that too much detail can be a visual clusterfuck, but then they turn around and don't learn at all[/QUOTE]
Reach armor ports literally only just happened. If anything, it'd be more comparable to say they've learned from what they've done in the past but I don't think that's the case. That being said, the new Stinger armor doesn't look too bad IMO.

[death2sarge]

[QUOTE=Itauske Roken;50369448]So with halo 5's forge being released on pc does that mean we'll also be getting better armor models?[/QUOTE]

If not and people manage to make it modifiable, then i'm sure we will.
Would like to get the halo 3 models for customs similar to what dany did in halo online.

[FlandersNed]

[QUOTE=death2sarge;50370187]If not and people manage to make it modifiable, then i'm sure we will.
Would like to get the halo 3 models for customs similar to what dany did in halo online.[/QUOTE]

Hopefully, but I have a feeling that Microsoft will come down on H5 modding a lot harder than HO modding, especially since it would mean a breach of the UWP format.

[Tuskin]

[QUOTE=Itauske Roken;50369808]ugh the normal map on that visor is inverted[/QUOTE]

That is the model from the online armour customizer, it isn't as high quality as the game.

[Wickerman123]

[QUOTE=Skerion;50370024]Can somebody explain why each game/software tends to handle normal maps differently rather than staying consistent with how they read them and their color channels? It always seemed weird to me how you would usually have to invert specific color channels of the normal map to get them to work in a game when they were looking fine in the program that you were viewing the normal map with.[/QUOTE]

I don't know why they do this but different programs have different coordinate systems. 3DS Max is a pain in the ass for this, you almost always have shit import lying on it's side because it uses a different axis to define "up" than other software. This change in coordinates also changes how normal maps are read.

Inverted normals seems like a thing a good art team wouldn't miss, it could be that the engine they're using for the viewer is using a different coordinate system or normal map parser (is that the right term?) and it just ended up flipped.

[SpartanXC9]

[QUOTE=TheAlkaline;50369779]The Security armor is the step in the right direction. I liked what they did with the helmet and how they stayed true to the shoulder pads.

[t]https://cdn3.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/001/601/103/large/airborn-studios-h5-a067-marmo-security.jpg?1449262912[/t]

Also, I just realized that the Reclaimer symbol - that is identical to the Marathon symbol and a reference to it's origins - is on the forehead of the helmet. That's a neat little touch.[/QUOTE]

for 343i wanting the armour to able to be worn on a human body you can't possibly wear that helmet.

[FlandersNed]

On that note, here's a teaser for a mod I'm working on for ED.

[t]http://i.imgur.com/SjgflSR.jpg[/t]

[Raszner]

Man it'd be sweet if Invasion came back as some form of Warzone thing

[death2sarge]

[QUOTE=FlandersNed;50370705]On that note, here's a teaser for a mod I'm working on for ED.

[t]http://i.imgur.com/SjgflSR.jpg[/t][/QUOTE]

let me guess, Avalanche?

[Zeos]

[QUOTE=Dissolution;50369790][IMG]http://www.halopedia.org/images/thumb/6/69/H5-Waypoint-Security-WATCHDOG.png/345px-H5-Waypoint-Security-WATCHDOG.png[/IMG]

too bad they over-complicated and ruined it[/QUOTE]

Why are the textures on their armours so fucking weird? Like they're made of Clay? 4 had a problem where everything looked like you didn't thin your paints, and 5, while better, still looks off

[garbage ellie]

everything in halo 5 looks really plasticy.

[Bathtub]

the spartans look seriously terrible. it's not just the artstyle too, the graphical quality is insanely low in multiplayer

[EchoSentinel66]

[QUOTE=Zeos;50371514]Why are the textures on their armours so fucking weird? Like they're made of Clay? 4 had a problem where everything looked like you didn't thin your paints, and 5, while better, still looks off[/QUOTE]

Isn't that render also from the Waypoint armor editor, and not from ingame?

[Bivi]

[QUOTE=Zeos;50371514]Why are the textures on their armours so fucking weird? Like they're made of Clay? 4 had a problem where everything looked like you didn't thin your paints, and 5, while better, still looks off[/QUOTE]

i cant say much for the actual game, but the waypoint renderer is made to run in browser, so its not really all that fancy looking

[Raszner]

I'm getting bored of seeing Carters everywhere online right about now

[Adarrek]

[QUOTE=FlandersNed;50370705]On that note, here's a teaser for a mod I'm working on for ED.

[t]http://i.imgur.com/SjgflSR.jpg[/t][/QUOTE]

Is that the Eiffel tower?

[The Gubefather]

[QUOTE=Bathtub;50371851]the graphical quality is insanely low in multiplayer[/QUOTE]

No, it's really not.

[RaikohZX]

[QUOTE=Adarrek;50373294]Is that the Eiffel tower?[/QUOTE]

no, it's gregorian monks

[FlandersNed]

[QUOTE=Adarrek;50373294]Is that the Eiffel tower?[/QUOTE]

Funnily enough you aren't the first person to make that comparison.

Death2sarge was close but he missed the thing on the left...

[t]http://www.ascendantjustice.com/files/voc/arkpanfull-01.jpg[/t]

[death2sarge]

[QUOTE=FlandersNed;50374214]Funnily enough you aren't the first person to make that comparison.

Death2sarge was close but he missed the thing on the left...

[t]http://www.ascendantjustice.com/files/voc/arkpanfull-01.jpg[/t][/QUOTE]

I didn't miss the Ark piece on the left, the original skybox in Avalanche doesn't have the ark in the sky, i assumed you were putting it in.

[RaikohZX]

The Ark in thumbnail size almost looks like a giant fucking space eye creepily staring down on the planet.

[GordonGman]

[QUOTE=Highwind017;50363909]I'll give someone five hours after release for someone to work their space magic.

I'm wondering if you need a subscription for this, i hope not.[/QUOTE]

I've been wondering this, because I'd like for my friends to play customs with me through PC/Xbox One but the question is.. Does PC players require XBL Gold or not to play?

[343N]

No subscription is needed for online for PC

[SpartanXC9]

[QUOTE=FlandersNed;50374214]Funnily enough you aren't the first person to make that comparison.

Death2sarge was close but he missed the thing on the left...

[t]http://www.ascendantjustice.com/files/voc/arkpanfull-01.jpg[/t][/QUOTE]

I keep forgetting how amazing that mission looked

[death2sarge]

[QUOTE=SpartanXC9;50375393]I keep forgetting how amazing that mission looked[/QUOTE]

It also showed just how close the silent cartographer to the control room was on installation 04

[FlandersNed]

[QUOTE=SpartanXC9;50375393]I keep forgetting how amazing that mission looked[/QUOTE]

Unfortunately so much of that skybox gets missed because everyone's too busy dodging the exploding panels. It's so bad that people miss the ark + ring and think they are still on the ark.

[QUOTE=death2sarge;50375462]It also showed just how close the silent cartographer to the control room was on installation 04[/QUOTE]

Yep

[t]http://www.ascendantjustice.com/files/cocop/Halo/Halo%20Large/H3Arch-large.jpg[/t][t]http://www.ascendantjustice.com/files/cocop/Halo/SCArch.jpg[/t]

[t]http://www.ascendantjustice.com/files/cocop/Halo/IslandCompare.jpg[/t]

[Miromme]

I dunno, it always seemed a bit "cheap" to me, the constant reuse of assets (particularly in the floor) in that level. It made it feel like it was a fan level made in Forge rather than a AAA studio, but to each their own I guess.

[PGunnii]

I'm completely aware of how random this is, but it just popped up in my suggestions:
[video]https://youtu.be/BZPTVnyh57E[/video]
Goddamn, I remember the hype for Reach and all the backlash from the changes. So many people bitching about how they ruined it, and now I feel like this is the goto title for people who hate 4 & 5 :v: man these were the fucking days, I miss that time