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

alright there's no way to sugarcoat it, halo 4's rocks are ugly as SHIT [t]http://i.imgur.com/NB7IwqG.jpg[/t]

Jeuss christ haven is looking fucking fantastic. I wonder if Halo 4 just suffered from some not great shaders/materials

This is neat, a Reach themed table top game. [url]https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-stand-your-ground[/url] They also did an interview with the creators of the Halo mod, Sins of the Prophets, for Sins of a Solar Empire

[QUOTE=Tuskin;50139918]This is neat, a Reach themed table top game. [URL]https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-stand-your-ground[/URL] They also did an interview with the creators of the Halo mod, Sins of the Prophets, for Sins of a Solar Empire[/QUOTE] Holyshit, I was more expecting MS/343 to ignore any mods of a game. Also, I like how Sins of the Prophets updates, and I get the news from an official halo source

Mad respect for someone ackowledging a mod in a good way for once.

kinda need to figure out some new stuff to finish up Haven so I decided to take a break and do what I could of good old Valhalla. This is a first rough pass without proper water shaders and...wow, it is very different working with a fully outdoor map. Skies are rough. [t]http://i.imgur.com/OtxhekB.jpg[/t] [t]http://i.imgur.com/4n165lW.jpg[/t] [t]http://i.imgur.com/84SHSCI.jpg[/t] [t]http://i.imgur.com/UxoFfnR.jpg[/t]

Those are unreal 4 right? I got some news from a reliable source that Project Contingency switched to UE4 from Cryengine [vid]http://i.imgur.com/M9Axk3d.webm[/vid] Maybe when they release, you can play those in that, since Epic might be mad about other games content and all that.

emile armor concept from 343 for MOR [IMG]https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/BlogPost/community-update/blog4-c447b772d7554a70abdcc28487419d05.jpg[/IMG] [editline]16th April 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=Intoxicated Spy;50140472]Those are unreal 4 right? I got some news from a reliable source that Project Contingency switched to UE4 from Cryengine [vid]http://i.imgur.com/M9Axk3d.webm[/vid] Maybe when they release, you can play those in that, since Epic might be mad about other games content and all that.[/QUOTE] is that a ue4 feature or a contingency feature to suicide by breaking own neck because that's fucking amazing that should be what every suicide feature does in every game [editline]16th April 2016[/editline] god this font looks so much better than regular h3 font [hd]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZdnsxIV_QE[/hd]

Emile's armor could do with having his extra grenades. Apart from that and the color, looks great.

[QUOTE=Itszutak;50135737]the geometry itself is actually really fucking good. And the source assets are incredibly intricate-- there's some amazing use of uv wrapping that's light-years ahead of anything I saw in halo 1's models. Earlier I complained about how many textures there are but there's orders of magnitude more individual props and they all make use of the textures in very clever ways. [/QUOTE] How do you mean with the UV wrapping? Does it double up on assigning geometry to parts of the texture or something?

[QUOTE=343N;50140988]emile armor concept from 343 for MOR [IMG]https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/BlogPost/community-update/blog4-c447b772d7554a70abdcc28487419d05.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE] More armor like this please.

[QUOTE=343N;50140988]emile armor concept from 343 for MOR [IMG]https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/BlogPost/community-update/blog4-c447b772d7554a70abdcc28487419d05.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE] I like it but I think it looks a bit off since they're trying to make it match the Halo 5 undersuit

[QUOTE=343N;50140988]emile armor concept from 343 for MOR [IMG]https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/BlogPost/community-update/blog4-c447b772d7554a70abdcc28487419d05.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] Did that shoulder pad always look like it would come right off if you pulled it?

I thought that about a lot of the reach armor to be honest. [editline]16th April 2016[/editline] They're always falling off the figures that's for sure...

[QUOTE=Wickerman123;50142989]I thought that about a lot of the reach armor to be honest. [editline]16th April 2016[/editline] They're always falling off the figures that's for sure...[/QUOTE] Most of them can't even stand up properly. The Halo Reach Mark V figure I have is a piece of crap.

I actually just have them lying down now. If I so much as sneezed in the room they'd fall over. The elite's are the worst. Hoping to make a stand at some point.

[QUOTE=Wickerman123;50143016]I actually just have them lying down now. If I so much as sneezed in the room they'd fall over. The elite's are the worst. Hoping to make a stand at some point.[/QUOTE] I tried the figma stand that came with my LoZ SS Link figure with the Reach figure, it works pretty well. I'm glad McFarlane isn't going to be making Halo figures any more, they were starting to get pretty crappy... But the Mattel figures aren't looking all that great either. [editline]16th April 2016[/editline] They look beyond gross. [t]http://attackofthefanboy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/halo-toys-chief-elite.jpg[/t]

Mind you, it isn't suppose to be Emile, just his armour pieces, but they have to make them fit the existing Spartan IV skeleton/animation system. Not very many good quality renders/screen of him standing up in Reach. His Kukri is also in the wrong place in H5. [t]http://i.imgur.com/LE5FmPY.png[/t] [t]http://i.imgur.com/A4CPgqB.png[/t] After looking at the images from reach, the Spartan's in Halo 5 are a lot thinner. [t]https://i.imgur.com/Ah81unc.png[/t] [t]https://i.imgur.com/tiuLeX1.png[/t]

[QUOTE=Makol;50143030]I tried the figma stand that came with my LoZ SS Link figure with the Reach figure, it works pretty well. I'm glad McFarlane isn't going to be making Halo figures any more, they were starting to get pretty crappy... But the Mattel figures aren't looking all that great either. [editline]16th April 2016[/editline] They look beyond gross. [t]http://attackofthefanboy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/halo-toys-chief-elite.jpg[/t][/QUOTE] Aww shit, I liked that the figures weren't glossy..

I hope MOR also has the base Noble 6 armour. MKV[B] or whatever its called. [editline]16th April 2016[/editline] [url]https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/campaign-relief[/url] Huh, they're releasing a Single Player update (mostly Balancing) with the Memories of Reach update [editline]16th April 2016[/editline] Is Buck's armour in Halo 5 MP?

[QUOTE=Wickerman123;50143150]Aww shit, I liked that the figures weren't glossy..[/QUOTE] Well there's that, but they also look like cheap pieces of crappy hollow plastic. I recently started buying the Kotobukiya and Square Enix Play Arts Kai figures. [t]http://i.imgur.com/NA73Kan.jpg[/t][t]http://i.imgur.com/vAdR6zF.jpg[/t]

Here is a close up of Emile's helmet from twitter [t]http://i.imgur.com/H4avwvi.jpg[/t] [editline]16th April 2016[/editline] Woah his helmet is 3D, it isn't just a texture

Technically it is just a texture. It'll be a displacement/height map. [editline]16th April 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=Makol;50143196]Well there's that, but they also look like cheap pieces of crappy hollow plastic. I recently started buying the Kotobukiya and Square Enix Play Arts Kai figures. [t]http://i.imgur.com/NA73Kan.jpg[/t][t]http://i.imgur.com/vAdR6zF.jpg[/t][/QUOTE] I wish I could afford decent figures like that. I got 2 double packs really cheap at comic-con. They're the little poseable ones.

[QUOTE=Tuskin;50143224]Here is a close up of Emile's helmet from twitter [t]http://i.imgur.com/H4avwvi.jpg[/t] [editline]16th April 2016[/editline] Woah his helmet is 3D, it isn't just a texture[/QUOTE] It's a concept paintover, not a model :v: the concept artist most likely used images from a figurine and moved them around on the base undersuit, then did additional painting afterwards.

[QUOTE=Wickerman123;50143236] I wish I could afford decent figures like that. I got 2 double packs really cheap at comic-con. They're the little poseable ones.[/QUOTE] The Play Art figures go on sale a lot on Amazon. I got the Halo 2 Chief for about $24 a few months ago. The Kotobukiya ones are crazy expensive though. I bought the Mark V & VI double pack for about $70 after a few discounts, but the Mark V was a bit crap so I bought a second (blue) set of Mark VI armor. They're releasing an Athlon figure with a BR pretty soon. Most of the current figures only come with a pistol and energy sword.

These are the models I own. [t]http://puu.sh/okDmU/8eff0738e0.JPG[/t] I don't have the time at the moment to make a proper display for them :/

I have a crap load of figures (H3, Reach, H2A, H4, H5) and some of the Mega Blok stuff, but I have no place to display them anymore. Was considering giving them away at one point.

[QUOTE=Tuskin;50143224]Here is a close up of Emile's helmet from twitter [t]http://i.imgur.com/H4avwvi.jpg[/t] [editline]16th April 2016[/editline] Woah his helmet is 3D, it isn't just a texture[/QUOTE] We need more Bungie-Style halo armor.

The Halo 5 SMG is beefy, at least in SP. Mowing down everything with it.

[QUOTE=Tuskin;50143824]The Halo 5 SMG is beefy, at least in SP. Mowing down everything with it.[/QUOTE] It's really good in Warzone Firefight. I actually played 2 matches, given it was 5am so not the greatest idea but I really enjoyed it. I liked how the waves weren't exactly the same every round.