nobody caught on? nobody?
please tell me someone else found this ;_;

Whoa man, I'm not trying to irritate you. I mentioned earlier that some of them weren't bad. I just think that, that person could have been replaced by someone else you have onboard. I would've liked to be more serious about playing the mod and not getting a laugh in (atleast not that kind of way).

Think Storm und Blackbird found a boxxy one too somewhere.
Believe it or not but some easter eggs were cut too because of tagspace D:

Sigh, praise from a fail doesn't quite sound as good as praise from an achiever... or someone with mediocre skill... or someone who tries.

Why do I suddenly not trust your future missions? Is it the fact you may have taken to the ideal that you can actually work as a squad with these... bots? Will you therefore make it hard enough so it is a challenge, even with the benefit of squad mechanics?

I'm sorry, but no. The only hint I have that you could possibly work as a squad is that you can give them cover fire, so they can advance or survive for more than ten seconds.

Sure, the rest of your hints are sound, but working as a squad requires the other squadmates to work as well. At the best, they are tools you can use to pick off grunts and distract the enemy. And drive vehicles. And say awesome phrases (Seriously, 'get up so I can shoot you again' is a classic.)

Haha, I really loved this! Was just a breath of fresh air. Really good fun, I was a little sad when it ended too, kinda wanted more. Not that it needed it. I think the only thing that made me smirk was when may takes off her helmet and its like, helmetception in plain view.
Hope you guys do more!

If you were talking about Halo 2,I would say that you basically cheated through the entire campaign when you played on Easy/Normal(controller auto-aim)
But this is not Halo 2.
I would say I have an average level of skill.Not very good or bad.Kind of noob-ish half the time.
Apparently,you have a higher level of skill.
You're trying to compare the experience of a trigger-happy player and yourself (a Convenant army killing machine).
That's a big difference there.
Edited by Dumb AI on Oct 8, 2012 at 10:34 AM

SPOILERS IN HERE



I agree with everything you say, and if you cover the marines, they will save ur arse when you least expect it. These marines are more agressive and powerful than standard ones, use them wisely and they will be a handy asset. Don't underestimate them. But just like in the default Halo campaign, leave them untreated, and they will be worth little.

Also, I'm impressed you saw that encounter took inspiration from ME2, cause that was indeed my inspiration for it. Awesome.

Nice job guys, I really enjoyed the level, the encounters were really well designed and really fun to fight, and the bsp's were gorgeous. My only real complaint would be the Voice Acting, the quality was fine and the voices weren't bad, it just felt like they could have used a few more takes to improve their line delivery, Brandon and May were excellent though.

Where to start...

I think it's difficult to summarise or talk about just how I feel and think about Lumoria. This project is easily 10/10 in my book. It shows what happens when talented developers come together to produce an amazing Single-Player experience, that quite frankly, blows anything else out of the water that anyone has already done in Custom Edition in my opinion.

For me, personally, Lumoria has served as an insane amount of inspiration on my own project. It reminded me time and time again what can be achieved through hard work and dedication.

Now, onto the details:

Level Design:

Fantastic stuff. The way each level and encounter is designed always allows the Player to approach from multiple angles, allowing him to tackle the encounter the way he chooses. It's amazingly well put together. You can see how the developers wanted this area to play, and the hard work they put into each and every encounter.

Aesthetics:

I think the Forerunner architecture in EP1/2 is pretty much spot on what Forerunner should look like. It looks Forerunner, but more importantly it feels Forerunner. The exterior environments look awesome. It contains those awe-inspiring areas that the original Halo, and following Halo games encapsulated. The feeling that you're just a tiny speck in this planet is so very well captured.

Story:

I found the story in EP1 pretty interesting, but let down in some areas. This is where EP2 picks it up. The addition of more interesting characters and elaborated story really makes things interesting, it makes the story feel alive, like there's more going on. Although I do feel that a certain baddie could have been elaborated on, it was still a very interesting story. I was disappointed to see it end, not because I didn't enjoy it, but because I knew this was the end of the level.

Overall, I really enjoyed both EP1 and 2, and Lumoria as a whole serves as huge inspiration for myself, and no doubt, many many others.

10/10.

P.S: Bit late posting this, but had to make sure it got into the thread :).

LOL.

Nice Matt. I actually got a lot of inspiration from this boss battle when I thought of its design:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSBYvBOXfZ4&feature=player_detailpage#t=69s

I have Episode two down to a science....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0jLk6bxRH4&list=PLCYkZA7uEjlRnr4u2w8b8L34_9UhWzGKW&index=2&feature=plpp_video

I should have the other two parts up by tomorrow...depending on how much begging it will take to get my little brother off my computer.....

Oh lmao I'm always surprised how people manage to get vehicles in places they shouldn't :O

Part 2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmkP5TI1aHQ

Troll posts = banned and deleted

That was the best designed game I've played for at least a year. It beat any level from the original Halo hands down. I hope you guys go into the video game industry full time, I want more!

Also, Lumoria = FAP was a compliment, albeit a crude one.

This is pretty close to the definition I am familiar with and the reason for my warning.

Part 3:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjV52AS4Qsc&lc=Lb0n19WMAWMfA1WP-evZM5UYyclIeqtYRu88GgocTdg&feature=inbox

Last Level...
Edited by Caboose 14 on Oct 10, 2012 at 06:59 AM

Hahahahahaha
Oh, the irony.

Then why are you here?

You are no where near 5 years old.

Good job guys! Very fun to play through, I loved the environments. I can't wait to see what maps you guys make in the future.

I agree. He's probably an 11-year old with the mind of a 5 year old.

I loved the series, ending was really memorable and I liked how unique the final boss match was.

Great job!

Cheers.
@Xfire contacts: don't expect me online anytime soon due to the laptop crash

I just recently was told that Lum2 was done, I probably should have checked now and then. Anyway, I've only had time to play the first little bit, but so far I really only have one complaint: why do things take so long to happen? I ended up setting game_speed to 2 during the beginning cutscene because the pelicans and stuff moving around were taking forever (or so it felt) to do very little. Another example: the marine talking about air support takes way too long to explain what's happening, in my opinion.

I don't mean to be rude, only honest. I may simply be impatient.

Still it's mainly a preference, and doesn't change the fact that the map really does reflect the amount of effort that went into it.
Edited by The Cereal Killer on Oct 11, 2012 at 08:52 PM

Ya' think?

Because we're awesome we included the ability to press the Escape key in the starting cutscenes for both episodes. Impatient folk that don't appreciate the hard work put into the cutscenes can thus skip it by the press of a button.

Well,that's always a good option,if you're replaying Lumoria.

I already said the map overall reflects the fact that a lot of work went into it.

Also you might like the narrated playthrough series I started: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=je6aLsWR6w4

All snide remarks about the map are in jest.

Finished playing Lumoria on Heroic. Here's my review. Don't bite me if I'm being too negative or using the wrong terms.

The Good

• Reworked graphics: correct me if I'm wrong... are those from the original Xbox or did you guys recreate it yourself? Regardless, the obvious example of what I meant by reworked graphics is the Jackal Majors being distinctly different from the Minors, as per their shield gauntlet colours. Tiny changes but it brings a lot of emotional effect (at least for me).


• Environment design: the environment is stunningly beautiful. I think I spent my time dissecting the detail on the flowers and following the butterflies... pretty butterflies... And 'em Frigates. Wish they would use their point-defense guns instead of their slow-moving MAC rounds. :P


• Enemy encounters: most are quite well-paced and met with Staten's "30-seconds of fun". Loved the beach assault. I did not anticipate the Fuel-rod-wielding Majors or the final boss (took me a while to figure out why he's not dying... tempted to use medusa). Rocket-hog is always fun to drive and I really wish I can use the Shadow's turret!


• Voice-acting: voice acting has improved significantly though there is an issue with the Forerunner AI being incomprehensible. Maybe it's because of the voice filter you use?


• Cutscenes: honestly, I was tempted to put this in the bad but the good outweighed it by a small margin. Also, one helmet is not enough for May, huh? :P

The Bad

• Enemy encounters: while well-paced and it met the core philosophy of what made Halo fun, certain engagements were... dull and frustrating. There is a reason why Bungie kept the Buggers encounter limited. I got frustrated with the Buggers so much, I resorted to medusa for a short duration. The tank, while fun when you blow things up, is ridiculously slow (I speed things up to 1.2 to keep my interest up).


• Forerunner design: certain structures do not look like they are made by Forerunners. They lack that feeling: angular, complicated, and awe. The internal design of the structure at the end of Episode 2 suffers a lot from this. Oddly enough, you pretty much nailed it for the structure at the end of Episode 1. Also, box structures are not fun to look at.

The Ugly

• Plot: the plot was... how do I put this... not worth delving into. Honestly, I was keen with the plot after finishing Episode One (the first release, that is). The Forerunner AI was boring (I honestly expected some kind of fight with it, in a form like 343 Guilty Spark... and it using its laser beam like Halo 3). The only thing that kept me interested was the gameplay.

Final comments:
Also tried motion blur using OS at an amount of 1.1. Seems to work quite good. There is a few wonks in the graphics but I guess that's because of my graphics card. Oh, and the game can't take much burden on the effects. I noticed this mostly at the end of Episode 2's tank battle. Then again, could be my graphics card.

7/10 because seven is the magic number. ;)

Once again this is caused because of OS FOV settings. Press F7 and then 1 to change your FOV. Zoom in so your screen is completely inside the box.

Also on a note of stats, the Lumoria website has used over 80gb this month in bandwidth.
Edited by MatthewDratt on Oct 12, 2012 at 02:24 PM

Played around with FOV... and you're right. Still, was expecting a face of some kind. :)

Would have to change models to do that and our team is to small to create a 'good enough' female face model to everyones liking.

I mean how disappointing would it be to see her face and she's ugly. You've played 4 maps as an ugly chick then D:

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, they say. As long as the face is discernibly female, I don't mind. Bungie did it with that Bumblebee pilot ( http://www.halopedia.org/Marcus ). But I see your point: a small team wouldn't have the time to do it.

Edit: note to self, put in the quote you're replying to... >___<
Edited by subtank on Oct 12, 2012 at 02:38 PM