I'm thinking of relocating the crash site. I don't like that it forces me to place red's addendum that far out of the way, compared to the proximity of blue's addendum. Granted this isn't a major concern, but as I look for more ways to scale my map down and cut the polys down, I feel that moving the addendum and surrounding areas closer to the lake would not only save me space and polys, but also make things much neater and cooler. This also means the POA isn't a major camp ground, considering its strategic position smack dab in the middle of the map.

That said, I was thinking of basically swapping the addendum and terrain with the crash site, so the POA is more out of the way and less important. It is there for show, more than anything else, after all.

uhhhhh

you can have as beastly a pc as you want, it's not going to make halo's engine any better :l

oh can't I?

SeL actually has a point. Weird. Owning a high-performance PC will certainly offer many improvements during gameplay, but only up to a certain point. Once it gets to that point, performance is dependent on the engine, unfortunately. Hopefully Bungie will consider releasing the source code so others can rectify this pitfall, as they did with Marathon.

Well... I like your reasoning, and this might be a good idea. I can't really picture how it would work, though, because of that big mountain and the foothills right next to the crash site. And it will also delete the awesome effect of having the crash site cut right through the lake... ugh. I can't decide.

I can extend the size of the lake and add something special to the other side of the site, such as the cave system (but upgrade it). Plus the hills and other terrain will be modified accordingly.

Or.........I could completely abandon the crash site as it is now, and have it come in from the mountain, where it slides down into the map (more or less).

I like the first plan better.

i don't think switching the terrane around is the best idea due to the rather unique current design. However, i do like the idea of having the POA located differently(like "sliding down a hill") rather than the over used prestine landing that everyone uses over and over (extinction is a perfect example of this) perhaps have it crashed into the sentinel wall or partially buried into the cliffside? I'm no expert but even an onboard AI can't set down a Halcion class battlecruiser perfectly.) Or you could do something never done before and make something to the effect of a broken in half ship like the one in the end of halo 3. (yes, i love custom content ^_^)

I know there are endless possibilities when it comes to the crash site of the POA... but I really just like it how it is. It's in a good location, doesn't interfere with the main gameplay, and still close enough to be interesting, but isn't really in your face (so to speak). I like how the crash is on red's side, cutting through the lake and coming through at a slight angle, as it has always been. That's one of the only things about this map that hasn't changed... and has almost become the signature of the map. I wouldn't change that this far into development.

Here's my idea:



The black outline is the rough idea of how it crashes: it impacts at the top of the hill, then slides down. The result is that it is still angled, less pristine, and still cuts through the area. I could increase the size of the lake so it still cuts through it, too. As you can see, I detached the crash site and the cave system, so I can still put the cave system on the other side. I find that this option satisfies the majority of everyone's input.

Also, with the site out of the way, the map is smaller still, smaller than Extinction (in terms of width. It is still longer). Poly count stands at 68.2K, but could go down, since I don't like that ugly mountain or hill system by the crash site...I'm going to overhaul it when I figure out what I want it to look like.

Also, the blue circled area has something new...but you won't be seeing that until I release the alpha. Mwuhuhahahaha. It's a small, minor Forerunner wall with a door you can't unlock. It's just something else to look at. I think it's awesome (go figure).

Sounds good I guess, if that's what you want to do. As for the mountain, that thing could really be spiced up. I have a good suggestion but I'll wait for the next update on that project. Looking good.

I have an idea, if I may add it.


How about have another forerunner bridge crossing the gorge, but it is broken just before it reaches the other side. You make it look like all of those little structure things they have on furerunner bridges be ripped off messy kinda, byt he human,s so it can act as runway fro the Longswords. Or, I think there is someone who is creating a Sabre...

My idea if you want to put phantoms in, use that ahlo 3 phantom from Solitude Firefight, but make it more armored and faster a bit. I think it would be really neat.

Yeah, Bobblebob. It's still in WIP though.

http://forum.halomaps.org/index.cfm%3Fpage=topic&topicID=37524&start=50

-Zekilk

This would be great, but Microsoft owns the IP to halo, and they have halo 1s source code, and they would never release a game that sells almost 100$ a month -_- (halo 1 pc)

With modern games $100 a month of a game is like 2 copys....

DO they still sale Halo PC anymore? I haven't seen it anywhere. I got the last copy the local store had (Best-Buy). Maybe they will release with Halo anniversary? That would be interesting...

I have found copies of it on places like Amazon, it still goes for about $30, but then I bought my copy at goodwill for $4 a couple of years ago. They are definitely out there to be had. Just keep an eye out.

Ah. I guess they will be re-sold for a long time to come... Wonder just how long HCE will actually survive... lol

HCE will never die (especially if Microsoft re-releases Halo PC )

Even mighty Microsoft can't rival the creativity shown with CE as users have shown.

This is true.

well back to the topic at hand (the new extinction map if you have forgotten). from what im seeing that looks great, очень хорошо. keep up the good ideas for a great idea lol.

Yes очень хорошо indeed.

Glad I ain't the only person that know's Russian eh?

(очень хорошо means very good by the way)

[Я знаю, товарищ


(I know, Comrade)
Edited by Spartan 279 on Jul 15, 2011 at 02:24 PM

Использование переводчика? или ...?


(Using translator? or...?)

Man I love Russian. Can't speak it to save me life though.

No, I'm legit. Can barely read it (im slow at it and slow at writing) and I'm MEH at speaking

привет товарищам


Edited by CLS_GRUNT on Jul 15, 2011 at 04:39 PM

да

Привет.

Our local Fry's has quite a few copies -- and it is actually more expensive ($20) than many more recent games.



Here's to hoping that HALO Anniversary Edition will be released to the PC!

Gamestop always has it in stock where I go. 100$ is 5 copies btw. the really sad part is thats probably true, but I agree, never die.

I guess this is why the CE community is always trying to play catch up with the latest game whilst microsoft studios are always busy updating and innovating new ideas right?

Maybe they used to, but now it seems all they do is try to find new ways to justify all of the wasted time and money that they've spent on their copy of the eye toy.

Haha, no, they never did.

Maybe we should get back to Requiem before this thread get's derailed anymore?


Any more eye candy progress?

Maybe a ETA?

Please .. making a map look too good is bad for us people useing 1999 laptops :)