looks like a loading error.

also, i found my way to the end. Fun mod

That area should be blocked off, theres another path, I was stuck there before to.

Even though you probably won't use this information. The brutes sucked. Terrible. The Elites are way better.

First the brutes are fat targets. It felt like I HAD to change weapons to kill them. Like 4 shots BR 50 more shots with AR.
The brutes don't even Evade. They took all my shots.
1 overcharged plasma pistol shot didn't take its shields down all the way.
The spikers seemed to be the only thing to put them in there.
Elites also looked way better.
Brutes stayed in one spot, the whole time. And then randomly shot at me.
They were WALLS. JUST WALLS.

Their whole body should have JUST said Arteen.
Edited by Igotaname13_ on Aug 5, 2009 at 01:40 AM

The plasma pistol seems to take them down quite easily.

In Halo 3 it takes 1 shot to take down its shields, in here it takes 2+.

Everyone here seems to say they got lost easy. I didnt think it was so confusing. Also i liked how there seemed to multiple ways to aproach an encounter in the new BSPs

I noticed that there were no covie carbines at all. :(

Yeah, we get Hunter Guns, Battle Rifle with grenades, a silenced pistol, and an over powered brute spiker. A carbine would have balanced it all out.
Edited by Igotaname13_ on Aug 5, 2009 at 01:50 AM

Yep. Don't put in too much Brutes. Change how their shields flash. Brutes are stupid, but they still know how to dodge.

You should've put in a beta for B30 or B40, since those two levels are probably the best in the trilogy.

And yeah, I thought nonlinearity was good. Just make sure there's action in each corner...
Edited by Ethereial on Aug 5, 2009 at 01:53 AM

This could be a problem:

The shield geometry is doubled.

And:

Edited by Advancebo on Aug 5, 2009 at 01:52 AM

If you don't put enough in just take them out. Brutes all together are un evolved apes, that suck in the Halo CE engine.

At VictorVinceVinson: That was the same exact thing that i thought. But then I realized that I was thinking of Masters' broadcast of D40. EDIT: It would make the level more enjoyable if there were carbines and brute shot; basically, the level needs more weapon variance than just BRG, Assault Rifle, Spike Rifle, etc. The decision, however, is still up to Masters and the team's.

It might just be me but I noticed that the plasma grenades don't become brighter before exploding.

As with everyone else, it would be very helpful if there were nav points or arrows on the floor to guide the player.

As for brutes, their shields are only satisfactory. Elite shields sometimes have double or on one rare occasion, triple layers.

The "sleeping" brute is awesome. When elites are stuck, sometimes they go into some kind of weird stance. Grunts are okay for the moment. There are obvious problems with brute blood.

Mentioned in other posts before, the silenced (spec ops) pistol shouldn't alert enemies when you fire just around the corner [out of sight].

The BSPs need to be less repetitive - place more interesting encounters (although jackals and geists don't really fit in with PoA's language); a few more hunters in the entire level wouldn't hurt. Also, is it possible to make the elevator a little faster?

After playing the level a few times with and without open sauce, I didn't really see any changes. For some reason, I wasn't able to skip the cutscene at the end of the level.

That's all I have for now, but I will be playing the map many more times.
Edited by Slyr_Bleach on Aug 5, 2009 at 03:42 AM

I had that but it was a diffrent wall, I went back aways then came back to it and it dissapeared.

Isn't that just in places where it should have loaded the next BSP?
I think some of the trigger volumes aren't in well enough

13,455

Total new downloads since I last checked it.

Before 12,457,152
After 12,470,607

Doesnt mean they downloaded the public beta.

File Name: cmt_spv2_a10_pb.zip
Media Type: Zip
Size: 169.1M Date: 08/04/09
Downloads: 107
User Rating: 9.9
Edited by Advancebo on Aug 5, 2009 at 02:27 AM

- i got lost o.0 some nav points would help :)
- i though the battle rifle was going to have a 144 ammo cap, why still 396?
- pistol does not seem silenced
- brutes have too much blood.

-The continuing from save game from main menu glitch is still there
-eewww pistol laser thing

Do you mean this one?

I want a b40 public beta so we can try out more things. A10 lacks variety.

Overall the main concern is the brutes, so try to fix that first.

anyone have a mirror ? i cant seam to download form halomaps atm?

http://www.modacity.net/forums/showthread.php?t=17369

Go to the link and there will be tons of mirrors.
Edited by Slyr_Bleach on Aug 5, 2009 at 03:22 AM

Not for a good reason though.

Aren't Brutes supposed to have clothes under their power armor?

And thirdperson would be nice, the sounds option isn't really useful in the extras.
Edited by Ethereial on Aug 5, 2009 at 03:43 AM

In the first part of the noticeably new BSP, you go down a ladder only to end up on a level above the marines. What's with that?

When I saw this I thought it was a joke by some troll. Will test it out and give feedback.

Anyone notice that you can climb the walls in the elevator shaft?

That was really fun. I had around 20 FPS through it, which was MUCH better than I expected. Lagged near elites though.

Fire was a bit strange, and the ending cutscene, the covenant blasts had bad explosions. Flashlight should be a bit stronger, I was walking for a minute in the destroyed section until I realised I was walking into a wall. Loved that bit though.

Good job!

woot i decide to take a look at halomaps again and i get rewarded with a public beta :P

I'll try it out at once

I got the AR and ditched it straight up lol. It didn't seem two useful. How did you people get lost on the new BSP's? lol.

In that part where the two unarmed marines are running away from the covenant near the first staircase, if you look at their faces they seem a bit red.

If it had headshot capabilities, that would make it seem that useful. It could still take out a grunt with a single burst at mid-range, though.

Oh, and did anybody notice that the Elite gains another layer of shields for every few more shots?

Oh yeah, Autumn's engine lights showed through the ship's body. Spoilt the effect of the cutscene.

Oh, yeah you could only get BRG's if you picked up another BR, whilst holding the first first BR. Also Sometimes the plasma pistol charging animation was out of wack

well i just beet it on normal and just wanted to thank cmt for all your hard work i loved the new pistol and the hole level was more fun than ever my game froze on white screen after the outro movie probly cuz i didnt have the next level lol anyway that was fun!