Halo 2 Vista X06 Press Kit Content

[mech]

From the looks of it, the tree appears to be a 4 sided box...With variation as it goes up. So what would be wrong with making it 8 sided?

[Zeph]

From the looks of it, the tree appears to be a 4 sided box...With variation as it goes up. So what would be wrong with making it 8 sided?

I'd make it 5 or 7 sided and lower the bump depth. I'd also try to brighten up the dark/blacker areas to a more organic brown to try and lose a part of that subconsciously percieved depth. But then again, I'm 3/4ths across the country with no source-access.




Also, Nitro, think you could get some confirmation on single player capabilities with the H2EK in the next update?

[rossmum]

Nitro, can you see if that thing will run with more than 10fps on a 1.5GHz P4, FX5200 and 512MB of RAM?

Oh, wait... stupid question... I'll just go put myself out of my misery now. *eats plasma grenade*

[~A.]

^lol.

Those screenies look awesome. Waaay better than what I would've expected out of this and it is still being worked on. Can't wait to see the final thing.

Nowai! Hi Nitro!

[Rescudo]

Oh my god, I am SO getting this game.

Anyone else notice Nitro's name in one of those screenies?

Yeah, first thing I saw...

Lol, I showed some guy on xfire who I knew to be an xbox fanboy and he said it looks exactly like h2xbox. I laughed at him.

...Nice observation.

[Stealth]

Man My last post last night tied in to Nitro's Update, and I didn't even see tell now.

[InnerGoat]

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As you could imagine, the game is not yet done and the shaders are still being worked on every day. The screenshots you see, although still beautiful (took some of those myself, TVM =P ), they only display the current state of the game. Most inaccuracies you see will/have already been fixed. Every day when we all go and grab the newest build, there is always at least one visual thing in the game that makes you say "Oooh, that came out nice!!". This game is visually STUNNING when seen in person, and played at high-res. It runs particularly well on the systems we have over here at Bungie, and I see no problems on the horizon for performance. At least a few times a day, one of the Xbox guys will come over, and become mesmerized by the beauty being displayed on my screen. I have an Xbox debug kit on my desk as well, and it is always running Halo 2 in high-definition on a kick-ass TV, and Halo 2 Vista puts it to absolute shame. Halo 2 Xbox just doesn't compare, even when in high-def. Screenshots will NEVER do this game justice. Do not judge it by simple in game shots.

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I'll drop on in here and answer some questions when I can. Please don't bombard me, and DO NOT ask me to do anything that would jeapordize my job.

Cheers!

- Nitrous

Yeah I got some questions for ya that I hope you can answer. Damn NDA, I hate them too :o

- What are the specs of the system that those screenshots came from?
- Does Anti-aliasing work?
- Does Bungie have G80?

[MereCatfish]

All I really, REALLY, want to know is whether there will be a server browser or not. The Xbox.com press thing mentions matchmaking. I won't be that happy if it is matchmaking .

Oh yeah, HELLO NITRO!!! <3

[rossmum]

If people can host deds I'd assume that you can switch between browsing and matchmaking or something.

[Stealth]

I think I have a few that I would like to ask, but give me about a week and I'll come up with some, right now I'm Drifting a House plane for Drifting right now, and I'm geting Debug Errors every time I Click on a Wall. I really hate SoftPlan!! I like Drafting in Turbo CAD!!!
Edit | Hey did any one other then me see Banana in this Pic?

I think it is BB, or some one else.