Lol. 0_o
Go play it then?

Why is everyone jumping on HIAHG?
He has valid points. I had to turn the volume up a lot to hear some of the voice acting, and it lacked emotion, and I wasted a whole clip on the fleeing elite. And yes it does need more checkpoints. Specifically in the part right after you get out of the warthog. And personally, I didn't like the Shadow shaders, but that's just me.

Now, that being said. The rest was spectacular. Encounters were balanced perfectly, with lots of variety. The BSP's were really great and brought back that feeling I got when I first played a30, which made it all the more awesome. The Forerunner buildings were done nicely and the new parts seemed to seamlessly blend with the old parts. The cave was probably my favorite out of it all. The animations were a bit lacking, but hey; who else do you see with custom 3p anims for their cutscenes? Exactly. The addition of the Spectre was cool as well (It was super over powered though :C). Drones were nice too (although whoever animated them must have been terrible :P)

Overall, great map. With the exception of some relatively minor flaws, it really feels like something that could have been shipped with Halo.

Well said.
This was indeed like another campaign mission. Hell, it could have been cool in the actual campaign.
As far as the shadow shaders go, I'll see if I can mess around with them tomorrow.

can someone name down all the easter egg?? im lazy to find xD

I like cheesecake.
Edited by MoooseGuy on Nov 27, 2010 at 07:14 AM

I find it hard to see what needs to be changed when it is on a different map with very different lighting. Comparison please?
Edited by Hawkeye 117 on Nov 27, 2010 at 04:59 AM

I like kittens.
Edited by MoooseGuy on Nov 27, 2010 at 07:14 AM

you're right, I haven't at all given any information on how to improve or anything at all while I've been on these forums. I've never given valid critique ever while I've been on these forums. you've apparently read all my posts and seen all of the crit I've given, so there's no way you could possibly be wrong

it's great watching you guys play dr phil here, jumping to the conclusion of mental disabilities over feedback for a video game mod.

to answer your question l2, I'm such a perfectionist in the sense of halo stuff because everything that's released is a rehash of the same crap and universe over and over. everything and then some has pretty much already been done, and for me to find any enjoyment out of anything, there has to be some out of the box stuff ie inferno's nuts.map. halo fanfics and unofficial stories at this point are starting to bore me to death. there's nothing unique and outstanding anymore.

I pointed out earlier that there are things in the map that I did like. but as I said, everyone jumped on the stuff I didn't like as well as the fact that I gave the map a 6/10, and well, that's why that stuff seems to be the center of attention now. you call it perfectionism but I call it people constantly having a problem with the feedback I offer and blowing the negatives way out of porportion

also, technically speaking, posting anything publicly on the internet, be it a post, art, music, anything, is "seeking attention" to some extent or another

as for the shadow it's an improvement but you still need to soften the black lines in the texture, especially in the seat. they look cartoony. the body looks better

Looks good.

Ok, edited. (by the way the color matches e3 so I don't get it.)
Edited by MoooseGuy on Nov 27, 2010 at 07:15 AM

Just posting this, I give up on trying to improve stuff. Leave me to the dank depths to rot.

ScoobyDoo, the original creator of the Shadow in EP1 is reworking on it, making it better.
(I think he's messing with the texture, not sure about model)

I agree with him.
If yall need someone that can put some emotion in there, I can do it. I'm not afraid to scream xD

why wouldn't I be? people who don't think halo is the most amazing thing in the world aren't allowed in?



you forgot the serious sam forum bud

way to completely generalize gaming btw. big pat on the back for you man.

Because it's the internet. He has as much right to be here as that guy.
*points to random bystander*

Play nice.

He's here to give 'crit' and reply to stuff. It's okay, I see your point, assassinchief, but let's let the argument die down to the original topic again.

I repeat, let this go...

now now slappy, be a good little pirate and quote the whole post when you try to make a point :p

also moose IIII for one like what you've done with the shadow
Edited by Delicon20 on Nov 27, 2010 at 12:41 PM

Stop responding to him, become indifferent to his posts = he's irrelevant and unable to hijack your thread as you have allowed him to do by responding.

I completely enjoyed the episode, and yes - I think it is very beautiful and well done. I liked the flowers, the stream beds, the drive-ability and variety of terrain. I liked the drones, quad-birds - and the caverns-to-structure transitions. The end cutscene might have been better to use the pelican to pick up the chief and scientists right in the structure after defeating the boss, and take off vertically, and follow a horizontal flight to show off the sky.

I do have a variety of drama, comedy and emotional voices - ranging from Apu to Slingblade on comedy and Sam Elliot on dramatic but slow emotion, or the swoon of Barry White and a variety of Hillbilly variations - so if you need some volunteers lemme know - I liked everything but the vocal flatness - the script was fine, but it lacked urgency - drama or anticipation.

Overall: 9/10 (take away the vocals and clippy-jumpy cutscenes: 10/10)

Put a honeycomb blend on that Shadow similar to the skin on some of the C-storage, and make the color more blended, less blotchy.


Edited by Slap Happy on Nov 27, 2010 at 04:08 PM

whitty response and a completely irrelevant image macro. grats bro

Do you post on here with the express purpose of bugging the hell out of people?

Sigh.. Please stay on topic and leave the personal insults at the door.

People are free to like or dislike the map and explain what the liked or disliked. People are not free to call each other names or launch personal attacks about it.

Stay on topic.

i seemed to have missed the release.

So now that we are back on track, what is going to happen in part 2?

Stuff, than you shoot stuff, than more stuff happens.

Don't forget the part where you shoot more stuff.

STOP WITH THE DAMN SPOILERS!!!!! ugghh you ruined it for meh :(

You forgot about the part when you shoot that one thing and then it shoots another thing which in return, shoots you.

Just found an interesting spot and a pain in the arse spot! The interesting spot is near the area where you kill the shadow. You walk up the hill and you get a surprise!

The pain in the arse spot is in that triangular room. If you fall down the bottom and survive then it saves a checkpoint and no matter what your stuck there!

Isn't the Shadow the bus thing in Halo 2?

The Shadow we have is from the pre-halo; and its original name from pre-halo was the "Shadow", so we kept it.

Too bad your not allowed to drive half of the vehicles in halo 2!

Like the scarab and the shadow. Those make me sadface.

Yep. I wonder why it wont let you drive a scarab in halo 3. You could at least get control of 1 when your fighting the 2 of them.