I can always help on C:R if you are gonna do that

it would be fitting if Gamma927 finished this map
in all seriousness tho, what is there left to do? the bsp, the tags, they're all there, is it just scripting? kirbs could whoop that up in a coffee break
Edited by Ubergoober on May 5, 2013 at 10:58 AM

I'd offer my help but I don't know anything about making maps and all that so meow.

any updates?

Conversation started between MatthewDratt and pepzee: Sun, May 05 20:28:43 2013
[21:15] pepzee: I'll get a work on F2
[21:15] pepzee: and if Mooose isn't here
[21:15] pepzee: I'll send you a beta of it
[21:15] pepzee: and I want you to make a video of it for CE3

Conversation started between MatthewDratt and pepzee: Tue, May 28 22:26:44 2013
[22:26] MatthewDratt: Given up on Portent 2 yet?
[22:26] pepzee: It's on the shelf
[22:27] pepzee: I'm working on something else, but I haven't deleted the files for it or anything
[22:27] pepzee: Quite simply I cannot accomplish it by myself
[22:27] pepzee: I'm working on a smaller project that I can do alone right now instead
[22:27] pepzee: Though I still have the tagset backed up and at a moments notice I can go back to working on it
...
[22:30] pepzee: Though it still could be done
[22:31] pepzee: Though this small project I'm really doing is just to test myself really

Mooseguy has for sure left the project though
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6240433/CE313_MooseInterview_Snip.mp3

Anyway, the project does seem to be in a halt so if you can lend a hand you should go talk to pepzee
Edited by MatthewDratt on Jun 16, 2013 at 01:21 AM

Left the project? Nonsense!

Get a taste of Firefight Portent II at this year's CE3 livestream.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtgxQCtTqVU

Edited by MoooseGuy on Jul 4, 2013 at 01:15 AM

oh you....... pepzeemoose....... you tricked us!
Edited by Ubergoober on Jul 4, 2013 at 03:47 AM

:D I saw that earlier. Glad to see you're still here Moose.
*COUGH*Happy 4th of July*COUGH*
Edited by TailsTheGamer on Jul 4, 2013 at 10:39 AM

What I want to know is...

Did you guys get glued together or what?

when you make it, can u make sure the bad guys don't chase you past a certain point? I don't want to be spawn killed, any friendly support btw?

Why did you make Cover of night vid private? D:
Welcome back, I knew you'd return.

In case you missed it, catch the official CE3 2013 trailer here!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NcPnmupQYQ

maby hobbert360 might be able to help you

Don't worry. There are no drones in Firefight Portent II.

What is the song used in the ce3 trailer?
Edited by General Okar on Jul 15, 2013 at 07:11 AM

The first song is "Rock It!" by Sub Focus.
The second song is "The Future is Now" by GRiZ.

Speaking of which, this is a little off-topic, but the GRiZ album "Mad Liberation" is free straight from the artist himself. And it is probably the best free album I have ever downloaded to date.

Good ol GRiZ he knows how to make some good music good choice, Defintely love how you guys put the flood in and used spirit dropships love seeing those. Though I'd like to know more about the flood in this map, what is their role?

That would be a secret! ;)

Firefight Portent II is based mainly on covenant encounters, so that's what we'll be focused on...


Well for the most part all the flood stuff is done.

What do you want to help with?
Edited by Pepzee on Jul 16, 2013 at 02:03 AM

Aye, the Great Goldkilla!

Wie shall indeed sprechen on sie Xfire!

Darn I havent logged in in ages and I find the revival of Portent Firefight =O

He wants to help with the Flood in your project (which may or may not be included)

I want the flood to stay in if it comes to the decision of keeping them or not. I don't think we have enough flood in firefights anymore. I like the gruesome fighting between 2 factions especially within this map.

From the developers desk:

We've finally done what I thought was impossible, we finished the armory. I thought I'd show you guys just a taste of what's to come:







Thanks to MoooseGuy, for making the UI.
Many thanks to Choclate Thunda for designing all of the icons in the armory

Without these guys the armory would be nothing more than a dream, many thanks to them.

And me? I just did the item descriptions...
Edited by Pepzee on Jul 25, 2013 at 12:50 AM

Can't wait for this! XD

Glad to see the armory fully ready to go!


Fun fact. Our initial draftings for what would become the Firefight Portent II armory actually started as part of a Firefight Descent modification back in the summer of '12.




And now, thanks to the hard work and dedication of HaloMaps community members, the concept has been made into an even better reality. Kudos!

Idk if this has been answered, i may have just missed it, but what tag-set do you plan to use?

I think they'll be using H3 assets again.

I think maybe halo 2 again for ai

Zealot is OP :(

Also, just wondering: why would I pay money to switch to a Peon loadout?

Overall, well done. Firing positions could use a bit of tweaking since the AI never pursues you onto the bridge, and you should set game_speed to 0 while the player is in the armory.

Edit: You should also put a seizure warning for the fun wave :P
Edited by Gamma927 on Jul 25, 2013 at 01:52 PM

I was wondering this, too.. Isn't it a little weird that you have to pay to downgrade?

(is it possible to change that, even?)

H3 tagset sounds good, but i wouldn't use h2 bipeds, it doesn't match up well. Also, suicide grunts would make a good addition to it, i think. Lastly, have you considered a secret\hidden specialty weapon or armor abilities? Just my suggestions.
Edited by grunt_eater on Jul 25, 2013 at 04:43 PM

You should get points for downgrading XD

Maybe once or twice only, so you can't spam it for points.

Thanks for the feedback, I was thinking the same about the zealot, so I'll probably replace him with another wave.

I'll add a seizure warning in-game too ;)


It will be H3 weapons around H2 bipeds, it's too late in development to go around switching tagsets. Nobody complained about it in Firefight Descent, so we left it alone.

There won't be space for suicide grunts in tagspace, there is a secret/hidden weapon already and we can't do armor abilities.

As for everyone talking about the peon loadout; it exists for a reason, not to be a downgrade, but it is considered an upgrade. For 1 main reason, it comes with more ammo than the standard loadout. The guns may be less than satisfactory, however we think it better than the standard loadout because you spawn with 100% of battery life in both guns vs the standard loadout where you only start with a pistol at half ammo and an SMG with 1 clip.

I complained, the drones had the autoaim going right above them, I couldn't hit them with anything but a sniper, it is making playing descent hard to play when there isn't much support for a controller, and also the head for the jackal isn't right, the bullet goes through
Edited by rcghalohell on Jul 25, 2013 at 10:42 PM

This is just great! I can't wait!