Hello everyone! I'm really unknown so far in the Halo community but that, along with the fact that the Halo CE community is fading, is something I'd like to change. One major thing I wanted to do was start a roleplaying server, and another server for regular gametypes (CTF, TDM, etc.) And make videos showing them off. I'd also like to try and make some machinimas, seeing as how Halo CE (Custom Edition) has a way better modding community for maps, character models, weapons, and a ton more stuff. (If anybody would/could host these servers, please, let me know. I don't know how I could repay you if you can, but we could try and make it work...or something.) Again, if you can host a server and/or would like to join in a roleplay(by planning/acting in it), message me. I'll constantly check my messages when I can, and I'm already getting ideas for a few on different maps. I hope anyone who reads this could spread the message, and we can slowly get Halo CE popular once more.

~Faint [Spartan-098]

They are probably away playing some of the new games.

Those of us that care will always be here.

Yeah, I know the modding community is good, but I did mean the player count. (More specifically, the Roleplayer-count). I should have been more specific: I want to bring more of the RP-player-community back.

The Shock Response clan tried to bring RPing back but hasn't succeeded very well so far as far as I know.(efforts had spiked massively a few months ago and then dropped straight back down by the time I left about a month ago)

There have been a lot of efforts to bring the RPing community back though and none have been very successful for very long. There are already a fair few RP dedis out there that are moderated by at least one or two people but they generally don't get an abundance of players regardless.
I actually hosted a dedi for a while(for SR) and though there was the occassional spike in activity once in a while, mostly from SR's members, it was mostly empty most of the time.

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Edited by Jaz on Sep 2, 2013 at 05:32 PM

Shock Response is actually doing fine my dear friend.

Couldn't be farther from the truth. Game ripping is one of the key things that killed ce, I think. I have no problem with ripping from other games,
but when people are making a really cool halo 2 map and halo 3 comes out and just drop the project for a halo 3 map, then halo reach comes out
and the halo 3 map is dropped, and then halo 4 comes out and, despite that it is a terrible game and isn't even really a halo game, they drop
the reach map and make a halo 4 map, all they're really doing is wasting time, and none of the maps would ever be released. People working on custom content are so far in the
minority that no one cares about them.

There's also the Mexicans who are trying to remake reach/4 maps because they can't pirate Halo 4 or
Halo Reach but they can pirate Halo CE. These people pretty much rule the "community" as of today.

There's also the Australians who are putting halo 4 and halo reach tags they took from someone else and horrible creations and reskins they made
into a halo 1 campaign map ruining the gameplay and immersion. And people who see this are so desperate for a good map that it is passed as a
"good custom map" The only thing that can save halo ce modding is a new game with a better editor or a huge influx of people with good skills or
the desire to learn. (which would never happen)

RIP halo ce community.
RIP halo in general.

if only I could get in touch with my friend from machinima, barren. maybe he could make a video to show off some features, and maybe those crazy psychotic followers will buy hpc, download hce, and we have bullet sponges. anywho, I will always be here, ive been playing pc since 2005 and custom edition since 2006. lol 3 years later I join the forums
Edited by rcghalohell on Sep 5, 2013 at 12:25 PM

whats killing halo is its lack of sync support in multplayer...

most of the cool ideas and features us modders create get wasted on singleplayer.

You're right. Dennis can prove that it's not dying with the very stats, downloads, etc the servers receive.

ahh memories, if only xfire was still around for halo

Guys, (and gals, if there was one, I didn't see sorry.), WE here could easily start to bring the community back in! I'm already trying to learn to make maps, tags, and skins and stuff like that, in addition to my script-writings for machinimas. Hell, we get one server up and we can make videos on there, showing off whatever it is we do, or maybe starting off with map reviews. Walkthroughs/Let's Plays on singleplayer could help (not at much, but still,). I have literally made it my mission now to get Halo CE and the community back on their metaphorical feet.

And once I make something my mission, I will never give up.

~Faint

reasoning?

Definetly far from approaching death. At the moment there are around 3000+ people that play halo ce and there are 600+ servers running. I can name a ton of newer games that dont reach that number. I doubt halo wil die any time soon.

He's not dumb and you shouldn't be bashing him; he has a pretty good point.

Personally, before I even touched singleplayer mapping, I made countless MP maps, some which were rated high (and still are!) - however I learned over time that it can be much more fulfilling creating SP maps as it doesn't rely on other people to play on them... they can entertain anyone at any time whenever they want, including the maps author. I realized after plenty of map making that the maps, even the great ones like Requiem, the original Grove, WTC3, etc, simply do not get played enough by casual players on casual servers. OFC there is people like Realworld who play on some of these maps quite often, but its not like you seem them all the time getting played. More often then not we have the "nooby" maps getting played - Exctiction, Coldsnap, Hugeass - I'm not saying their bad, they can be plenty of fun... and thats what custom edition is about. but compared to the average dude creating MP maps, it will tend to after a while not feel like it is worth doing, and SP can fill that roll of self fulfillment pretty easily.

Couldnt agree more. We could make hundreds of great mp maps. But in the end only a few people would play them, because most are playing oversized maps like hugeass and extinction. A shame though, cause there are so many great maps out there that are way better then overrated(my opinion) hugeass and coldsnap.

Thanks, your 2 cent's is very much appreciated.



I wasn't bashing SP maps. Actually, I quite enjoy them. But MP has a lot of potential too and when you make a map people like and play on it really does feel special. Getting on and seeing a server full of people playing on a map you created and being able to jump in is a lot of fun. I'm not bashing either - they both have plenty of up's and down's and are fun to create and play on.
Edited by Higuy on Sep 7, 2013 at 09:36 PM

He has a good point, at least to the extent as to why MP isn't getting as much attention as SP. I don't see whats so hard to understand about that. I wasn't agreeing or disagreeing, I was simply adding onto what he was saying, giving an explanation if you will. SP gets more attention because it doesn't require other players. That does not mean it's wasted or energy channeled in a wrong direction - like I said in my previous post, both have MP and SP map creation have their ups and downs.

If only Dennis had made racism a ban able offence.
Edited by ELVEVERX on Sep 7, 2013 at 10:22 PM

quit misunderstanding Higuy and get on xfire once in a while, would you?

Noun
The belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, esp. so as to distinguish it as...
Prejudice or discrimination directed against someone of a different race based on such a belief.

the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics, abilities, or qualities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races:
theories of racism
prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one’s own race is superior:
a programme to combat racism

dumb ass

Let me illustrate the difference.


That's Racist.

What I said doesn't even fit the definition you provided, what are you doing elveverx?

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Edited by Megatron on Sep 8, 2013 at 12:49 PM

Yeah... I agree that the community is losing interest and all... but how do you think I feel? I still work on Halo Xbox conversions and my community is legitimately dead and gone. lol. I only know of a couple people that still do CE>XBOX conversions! And as far as the easiest way to do that you would need Arsenic, which as far as I know only Moses and I know how to use and know the tricks to get around most of its problems.

i feel like what i said was misunderstood...

halo multiplayer consists of a few people in a map killing eachother.
you can change the bsp/tags but its still just a deathmatch or race.
its objective is simple...

singleplayer maps give you the ability to create an entirely new game.
every sp map you make can be a different type of game, you create the objective.

the problem is that you cant create a new objective for multiplayer.
Edited by casual mods on Sep 9, 2013 at 05:39 PM