It seems like an idea everyone else thinks deserves to be messed with.

For once, I agree with Masterz. The only main way it would work is if you had her flying over in the same area where the Spirit flies over where the hog is. Replace the spirit with 419, and have banshees pursuing her. Tbh, I don't think it should be changed. It really is a dumb idea.

This is a campaign mod/changeup makeover. Doing things differently and new to change it up is the way to go!

Personally, I think that no matter who does it and possibly changes it, it would be very sloppy. Just my personal belief.

Well then again, when has CMT ever done something sloppily?
No, seriously - actual question. (I haven't been here for so long.)

Good, everyone else can do it. If it can be done well, prove me wrong and I will be happy to implement it or do something similar.
Edited by Masters1337 on May 19, 2013 at 11:32 PM

I wouldn't say that.... This won't end well if we do. XD

Spv2

^Never finished, what was released was never planned to be seen by the public.

That's why I'm sayin that xD

So, any updates Masters1337? How about the ViDocs?

Well my poor little PC's performance keeps degrading, I've been having to run at 720p these days with OS graphics disabled. When Bob gets back he's going to record some new footage, but I can't really film until I get my new computer (hopefully june 15thish)

you should work towards getting a gaming laptop like me, lol im going to go insane on OS and cmt spv3 when the days of each come

or an 800 dollar gaming pc, I never fall below 60fps on ce, EVER

Or follow killzone's advice and build your own for 500!

Assuming that you have some way of knowing how to build one.

Time for my annual check in.

Just wanna say keep up the great work, I'm as excited to play the full mod as I was when I first heard about spv2. Just take your time and everything should pan out just fine.

On a side note, I've realized I've literally grown a beard since I started waiting for this mod. Had about 5 jobs, graduated from school, read the whole a song of ice and fire series, read all major religious texts (Koran, Bible, Torah, etc.),gotten in great shape, literally seen administrations rise and fall, gone through about 6 long term relationships, seen Duke Nukem and Black Mesa come out, survived the apocalypse, and learned a new language.

Mind you I'm including the time I've lurked here as well but Jesus. Seriously though, take your time, even if it takes 50 more years I'll still be waiting.

Sincerely,
Your creepy stalker fan

^ I remember you. thanks for your support!

Regarding a new computer, the truth is I only use Windows these days for one thing, and that is CE. I don't really like having to always be at my desk either to work. I also don't like PC games, nor need a tower PC when mine is still fine for basic stuff, which I built summer 07.

I'm just getting the next Retina Macbook Pro. I need a new laptop as well, and it'll be roughly the same price if I were to get a new Macbook to replace my current one, as well as replacing my desktop. It's an awesome machine, and I can run windows in a VM as well as with a dual boot when I need too. The current gen one is more than capable of running SPV3 in a VM, and when I need to do stuff such as record, I can do so in bootcamp.

Retina macbook looks absolutely gorgeous, not sure if windows would look any different on it running via Bootcamp...

It's still a pretty stupid design.




I think it could be argued that by today's standards that SPV1's starting to look kinda sloppy.

Well, I think if implemented with a specific function and encounters they could be a nice addition. Though, throwing them in willy-nilly interchanged with elites is kind of sloppy.

They felt pretty awful in the SPV2 A10 beta.

But the very beginning of A30.yelo featured a brute-pack encounter after mopping up the traditional enemies. I though it felt appropriate, especially with the sniper involved.

I dislike brutes in Halo 2, those are the worst. In Halo 3 they're not so tough, no more than elites in any other game.

I must say good sir, hath we some news of exciting developments in thy endeavor?

Wow... this is still active? I'm impressed, good sirs.

indeed, old sport.

Yeah, that was pretty much what we did with SPV1, swap cool ideas in and try new things we hadn't seen before. The brutes in SPV2 were initially added so we could have brutes, and weren't really thoughtful additions, and in the end became reskinned elites with different weapons.

Bungie was always strange with the brutes, at first they appeared to be something that would work alongside the Covenant, then they seemed to want to be something stronger than an elite, weaker than a hunter. Then in H3 they wanted them to be easier elites. Reach I thought had a cool idea where they were shock troops that were easier to take down as an elite, but just as dangerous in their attacks with an interesting headshot mechanic.

The new SPV3 Brutes most resemble the reach ones. They have attacks and firing behavior similar to elites, but are easily stunned by weapon fire. However, since you often encounter more than one brute in an encounter, while one is stunned the others will attack you. Damage you do to them that causes flinching is permanent (they all have like 10 shield points, just to prevent them from automatically flinching from a stray bullet. Like Reach, the helmets can be shot off in order to get a kill with a headshot weapon, but with ours you can use any weapon you want to knock the helmet off. Later missions will introduce our specop brutes, who have weak energy shields, enough to protect them from a single needler explosion or a stray infection form.

It is rare we swap out a brute to replace an Elite, but in the few encounters where we think both an elite or brute pack will work, the encounter is rescripted to utilize a brute pack, rather than simple randomizing the spawns. Most encounters are elite or brute specific, and the plans we have for later in the game will split the two races in their roles even more.

Right now, our Covenant enemies from weakest to strongest are

Grunts
Jackals
Skirmishers
Brutes
Elites
Hunters

with active camo Elites and Jackal Marksmen ranks existing outside the regular hierarchy.

Oh yeah. We have Skirmishers now.

Is the h2 beserk behaviour back? That would be a nice thing to differentiate elites from brutes.

Halo 2 Brutes were just damage sponges, I just killed them by sticking them as they ran towards me. I don't think Bungie was too creative at that point.

just a thought, but maybe there should be a brute rank that has cloaking and will only shoot when uncloaked; cloaking would make them close the distance to melee.

I mean, yeah, when that came out it was hella fun but it's always been a crazy combination of all sorts of ideas.

So is there any visual updates?
There's got to be something presentable right now. Also how close are you guys to releasing any more campaign maps? Maybe give us a little heads up on what you guys have gotten done and what you guys still need to work on before release.

skirmishers, you say? In what way do they effect gameplay?

#intrigued
Edited by Delicon20 on May 28, 2013 at 08:43 PM

I guess they can do "hit and run" kind of attacks.

Do the skirmishers have their own new model? If so, have they been made and when do we get to see them in action in a video or such?

We just got some vidocs a while ago. I mean, since then it hasn't been that long