Pardon Our Dust.

Yes, that is what it is. Looks great.

Masterz you win for putting a Gauss hog on that map. I love Gauss.

How well done is the gauss hog?

The thing that bugs me with Marines on the gunner, is that they miss like three times but hit their target dead on the 4th time with the gauss.

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flood brutes add authenticity to the mod, pretty wierd that there are healthy brutes but not flood brutes when they get shat over in a flood level.

makes it more believable of a universe and clears up a possible question in the gamers mind "Why are there no flood brutes when I just saw 5 get raped by some infection flood ?, hmm wtf must be a dev error"

leave them in, look pretty anyways.

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I don't remember seeing flood Brutes in Halo 2, nor did I see bodies of "floodified" brutes. Do brutes even have flood forms in Halo 3? Hell, they got all those nasty pure forms that you don't need brute forms.

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I don't remember seeing flood Brutes in Halo 2, nor did I see bodies of "floodified" brutes. Do brutes even have flood forms in Halo 3? Hell, they got all those nasty pure forms that you don't need brute forms.

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The flood brutes were, ironically, the weakest ones. They fell apart like cheese when meleed.

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I don't remember seeing flood Brutes in Halo 2, nor did I see bodies of "floodified" brutes. Do brutes even have flood forms in Halo 3? Hell, they got all those nasty pure forms that you don't need brute forms.

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There weren't any. I said that.

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There weren't any. I said that.

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yes, I know you did. I was asking about Halo 3.

They should just replace the flood with replicators.

Stargate nerd, lol

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The flood brutes were, ironically, the weakest ones. They fell apart like cheese when meleed.

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That disappointed and annoyed me. I always thought brute flood would be fucking crazy, like berserking times 10. I was wrong though. :(

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yes, I know you did. I was asking about Halo 3.

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Yes there are flood brutes in Halo 3, http://loler-arbiter.blogspot.com/20...ood-forms.html they're the bottom picture.

Uh...how many of you haven't played halo 3 :confused:

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Uh...how many of you haven't played halo 3 :confused:

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That is a very good question. I for one have played it.

back on topic...

nice pictures, now I've always wanted to know why you made the hunters red. I'm just asking because I don't think it was ever divulged.

anyways good work, keep it up and can't wait to DL this SP mod one...map...at...a...time...from...halo...maps (annoying thing really)

Back onto a useful topic that isn't derailing the thread.

I see lots of people here posting Beta pictures. How many people have this beta?

Edit: Sevlag sniped me getting back on topic... damn.

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Back onto a useful topic that isn't derailing the thread.

I see lots of people here posting Beta pictures. How many people have this beta?

Edit: Sevlag sniped me getting back on topic... damn.

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damn right I did

also, the beta testers are people within CMT or have EXTREMLY close relationships with masterz via multiple means.

I know, I mainly want to know the number. I'm just curious is all.

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back on topic...

nice pictures, now I've always wanted to know why you made the hunters red. I'm just asking because I don't think it was ever divulged.

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There are different Hunter ranks, just like there are different Elite ranks.

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There are different Hunter ranks, just like there are different Elite ranks.

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Do they all still collapse ingloriously after 1 pistol shot to the back?

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Do they all still collapse ingloriously after 1 pistol shot to the back?

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I hope so. Making it that way throws a wrench into the idea of always taking a vehicle. In a vehicle (on harder difficulties) a hunter can kill you with ease (even a tank has to deal with 2 targets). On foot, with a pistol, hunters can easily be dispatched. This makes you think about the dangers of using a vehicle.

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I see lots of people here posting Beta pictures. How many people have this beta?

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I know, I mainly want to know the number. I'm just curious is all.

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This is irrelevant.

I always wondered why they went down in one hit. In Halo 2 they took a few good hits to the orange before going down. I haven't played much of Halo 3's campaign so I can't say I've met them yet.

The original pistol bullets explode on impact (according to the book). Halo 2 weapons (except the Rocket Launcher and Fuel Rod ofcourse) don't explode on impact.

Shoot a sniper into an anthill and you get several dead ants. Drop a small grenade in a similar hill, and you get a dead colony.

Well, other than team members who have beta builds, the list is rather small.

The best way to take down one of our hunters is to stick the orange spot with a grenade. Guarantees a kill no matter what rank they are.

I want to play damn it, but I lack a suitable computer.

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I hope so. Making it that way throws a wrench into the idea of always taking a vehicle. In a vehicle (on harder difficulties) a hunter can kill you with ease (even a tank has to deal with 2 targets). On foot, with a pistol, hunters can easily be dispatched. This makes you think about the dangers of using a vehicle.

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That works on the levels with both vehicles and Hunters, but once I discovered the one shot pistol kills on Hunters, they became laughably pathetic on Silent Cartographer. Especially when Cortana tells you you need heavy weapons to bring them down :\

(not to mention if you want to be a complete dick, Hunter shields don't hold a candle to the plasma rifle melee attack)

So make "minor" Hunters (same health as original hunters) appear in vehicle levels, and "major" hunters (more health/sheilds) appear in non-vehicle levels.

Here's another set of pictures from a30.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t/a30a_001.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t/a30a_002.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t/a30a_004.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t/a30a_005.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t/a30a_006.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t/a30a_009.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t/a30a_010.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t/a30a_011.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t/a30a_012.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t/a30a_013.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t/a30a_015.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t/a30a_016.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t/a30a_017.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t/a30a_018.jpg

That Charge Shot is amazing. That forerunner texture with the carbine is not.

The hogs D: they remind me of those ugly hogs in CMT coag (the old one with the ripped stuff)

I see you didn't change the marines or the Pelican :awesome:

You need to make the flashlight have an infinite charge time though, that level looks so dark.

You mean the hog shaders CMT has like, always used? Those are unlikely to change.

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I see you didn't change the marines or the Pelican :awesome:

You need to make the flashlight have an infinite charge time though, that level looks so dark.

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The marines have new shaders and so do the pelicans.

Of course parts of the levels look dark, you don't think we'd run propper lightmaps when there are still continuous revisions to the bsps do you?

The flashlight in the mod is unlimited though however.

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That Charge Shot is amazing. That forerunner texture with the carbine is not.

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You are definitely right.

I thought Dane painted awesome textures for CMT? Why do the ones on the forerunner look so.... Not.

The sniper is amazing though.

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That Charge Shot is amazing. That forerunner texture with the carbine is not.

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^^ this most definitely. The sniper screen looks awesome too.

One minor thing; in the screenshot with the just-fired charge-shot, it looks like chief's hand is clipping halfway through the plasma pistol's grip. Am I seeing something else or is it really clipping that much?

And more importantly, is it noticeable ingame?

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One minor thing; in the screenshot with the just-fired charge-shot, it looks like chief's hand is clipping halfway through the plasma pistol's grip. Am I seeing something else or is it really clipping that much?

And more importantly, is it noticeable ingame?

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Thats probably because lag animates with a different rig than the one that is used in game.

Happens with all particles if the geometry intersects. It's not noticeable ingame though.

That sniper looks awesome as heck, same with the carbine. In fact the whole thing looks awesome.

nice a30 screens

but was the inside life pod screen really needed? we all know what happens to the marines in your life pod...they take a nap after landing because it was ever so exciting >.<

Holy fuck dude, I've got to see more of that sniper. IT LOOKS CRAZY DAWG

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This is irrelevant.

I always wondered why they went down in one hit. In Halo 2 they took a few good hits to the orange before going down. I haven't played much of Halo 3's campaign so I can't say I've met them yet.

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I played H3 campaign for the first time today and went up against some hunters (heroic). To stop people fucking with the orange, they seemed to have shrunk it's size/put more armour overlapping it so that you can't really see it from directly behind. They also made them turn around much quicker (smashing your face into the ground as soon as they did if you were close enough)and stop their charges quicker.

If you guys could implement stuff like that into the higher level hunters, that'd be awesome. :awesome:

Ummm...whats up with the second last picture with the marine in the passenger seat? It looks as if there's a Carbine shot coming out of his BR. -_-

it looks like an elite is shooting the marines to me.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t/a30a_006.jpg


Hmm, i wonder what those marines are looking up for...

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Banshee probably

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Ummm...whats up with the second last picture with the marine in the passenger seat? It looks as if there's a Carbine shot coming out of his BR. -_-

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The brute is firing at him with the carbine. AI always shoot at the center of their target, even if the unit they are targeting is in a vehicle.

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Here's another set of pictures from a30.
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Personally, I think that massive electricity shot following the charge looks like ass; not because of the sprites, but because it's too cluttered and fancy. The actual projectile is awesome, though.

Forerunner textures are also ugly, but I could easily fap to everything else. But then again, what are my criticisms worth :eyesroll:

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Personally, I think that massive electricity shot following the charge looks like ass; not because of the sprites, but because it's too cluttered and fancy. The actual projectile is awesome, though.

Forerunner textures are also ugly, but I could easily fap to everything else. But then again, what are my criticisms worth :eyesroll:

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this

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it looks like an elite is shooting the marines to me.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t/a30a_006.jpg


Hmm, i wonder what those marines are looking up for...

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SECOND-LAST PICTURE. :rolleyes:

lookin good, any screens of other maps, or you savin those up?

Had these around for a while, never got around to posting them. Masterz gave me the okay then, so I'm hoping he's fine with it at this point. (IF NOT LET ME KNOW MAN)

Sparrowhawk in action


WHA-BLAM


It's time for your injection


Bitch best STEP BACK


I was originally going to write a big ass review of the level, but never really got around to it. To cut the spoilers short, overall I was surprisingly delighted at what's happening in the first screen.

I'm sure that version is obsolete by now, unfortunately, but whatever. Better late than never.

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SECOND-LAST PICTURE. :rolleyes:

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CONFUSION.
Yeah, the text above the picture isnt referring to the picture in my post. I wrote something about the one in my post below.




referring to Muki's pics: Is there supposed to be both the square grid and hexagon grid for the damage indicators?

I noticed that too...

[sarcasm]The square grid flashes at exactly the correct rate to cause an epileptic seizure in everyone! (and not just the ones with epilepsy)[/sarcasm]

edit: Ouch, 13fps on the sparrowhawk pic? (compared to the framerate on the other pics, it looks like it'll be a graphics nightmare)

What the hell 13 FPS? Are playing the mod using the PC in your profile PC specs?

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What the hell 13 FPS? Are playing the mod using the PC in your profile PC specs?

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That particular section has such low FPS because I haven't given LODs to the Elites yet, and for every banshee you fight there's also an elite pilot. Also keep in mind that you've got the whole island being rendered.

Yes, there's 13 elites being rendered in that fight, each one with 8k pollies.

Also damage grid is old, we made it alot smaller and translucent. None of the testers have complained about the new one.

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Sparrowhawk in action

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Saw the pic and then Jizzed in Ma Pants.

are you going to be posting a video of it in action?

Is that spiker old?

That water is nice looking.

Sparrowhawk looks way better than the hornet in h3 does.

I wouldn't go that far. It looks great though.

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Saw the pic and then Jizzed in Ma Pants.

are you going to be posting a video of it in action?

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that idea was originally by me when i was on CMT and actually did something :), it looks like he did a great job on it though

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Saw the pic and then Jizzed in Ma Pants.

are you going to be posting a video of it in action?

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With 13FPS for a screenshot? You might want to ask someone else for a video.

Which part in silent cartographer will you get the sparrowhawk? Is at the after the beach landing?

What the fuck is with the HEXAGONS?

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What the fuck is with the HEXAGONS?

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Still hoping they are temporary damage indicators....

:puke:

Lol does anyone read what masterz says? Those are old they have been replaced.

That looks amazing. One slightly off question though, you guys redid the elites, but why not the marines? :phonegonk:

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That looks amazing. One slightly off question though, you guys redid the elites, but why not the marines? :phonegonk:

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NO! I like the H1 marines.

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NO! I like the H1 marines.

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I've always thought they looked dumb, especially in comparison to the h2/h3 marines, whose armor.. well, looked like armor, not plates of metal strapped to them.

D: You said I could have a build.. I want a build! The sparrowhawk looks awesome. Can't wait to try it out. How does it handle?

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I've always thought they looked dumb, especially in comparison to the h2/h3 marines, whose armor.. well, looked like armor, not plates of metal strapped to them.

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I preferred the chunks of metal. It didn't look like the marines were wearing cheap plastic suits :/

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I preferred the chunks of metal. It didn't look like the marines were wearing cheap plastic suits :/

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Looked like an advanced version of kevlar to me.

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I've always thought they looked dumb, especially in comparison to the h2/h3 marines, whose armor.. well, looked like armor, not plates of metal strapped to them.

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They said they were fine the way they are and I agree.

And I wasnt aware of the thing about the indicators.

This mod reminds me of halo 3 in to many ways...

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This mod reminds me of halo 3 in to many ways...

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Is it not supposed to? H3AR, H3SR, H3SL, H3Brutes. Hell, even the elites look like they're from H3.

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NO! I like the H1 marines.

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the marines should look different from the halo 3,2, and 1's halo marines...
try to make a custom marine armour plating.

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the marines should look different from the halo 3,2, and 1's halo marines...
try to make a custom marine armour plating.

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Masterz already said they weren't changing.

Sorry.

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Lol does anyone read what masterz says? Those are old they have been replaced.

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Still there, though I'm not sure just how old my d40 build is.

:saddowns:

MINOR EDIT: Put my low-res image into a shot tag insteaf of an img.

The ones in your build are smaller, so at least it's an improvement...

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The ones in your build are smaller, so at least it's an improvement...

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Uh, the whole screen is smaller. :v:

e: Actually yeah they do seem smaller after upscaling my image...

Yeah, use the radar as a scale. They are about half the size in yours.

They still need to gtfo really.

They're not as obtrusive, but they still look retarded and distracting.
What on earth was wrong with the old damage indicators? They've worked fine since 01.

Arrows are retarded.

Arrows point in the direction of the damage.

This has HEXAGONS!!

These curve to show you the direction that that damage is hitting you from. It curves near the reticle, so you actually know where you're getting hit from while still focused in combat.

Guys guys guys! This is in halo 3 so it HAS to be awesome.

Do they fade or just pop in and out?

And also, make them closer to the sides...dont go past the radars width...

I would personally prefer something more like this.
http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/1148/conce2ptdx8.png

The hexagons don't really both me, though.

e. lol @ post below

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Originally Posted by Masterz1337

These curve to show you the direction that that damage is hitting you from. It curves near the reticle, so you actually know where you're getting hit from while still focused in combat.

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But why on earth is it hexagons?
Why not just a semitransparent red thing instead (which doesn't go nearly as close to the reticle)?

It seems like you just said "LETS HAVE HEXAGONAL DAMAGE DIRECTION MARKER THINGYS".

e: YES, like IV's.

Who has beta tested this? They can tell us if it's anoying or not.

I do agree.

I think the hexagons look great, and they've never bothered me in-game or anything.

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Originally Posted by n00b1n8R

But why on earth is it hexagons?
Why not just a semitransparent red thing instead (which doesn't go nearly as close to the reticle)?

It seems like you just said "LETS HAVE HEXAGONAL DAMAGE DIRECTION MARKER THINGYS".

e: YES, like IV's.

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We had blue blurs, people complained, we had a regular grid, people complained, so we did the hexagons based on H3's HUD.

but it doesn't look like halo 3's.

based

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Okay, I respect the attempt but can I at at least see them in action?

do they fade or are they jaggedly popping in and out?

I just think they are a little obstructive...

There is no way to fade them. You'll most likely see them in action in the next video.

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I think the hexagons look great, and they've never bothered me in-game or anything.

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Same. I don't even notice them at all.

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Same. I don't even notice them at all.

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QFT.

They don't bother me at all, I actually even like them.

You guys are such bitches, stop fucking complaining. They're fine, they work great, and were actually more helpful for me in combat than the arrows.