Author: Louis Wu

Went the weekend without putting up any Fan Fiction updates… now there are 21 pieces for you. Athenians-II Chapter 6: Battle for M-2568 Part 1, by ZackDark On The Run: The complete Sam’s Flashback Chapter part 1 of 2, by BloodBlade Galaxy 08 – Part Nine – Preservation, by Jillybean Neverland: The Rescue, by SOS.Odin…

Last week, we posted about a work-in-progress, a musical tribute to Halo (and to its music’s creator, Marty O’Donnell), from Mothergoat. Last night, he uploaded the final product. ‘Hail 117 Anthem’ is just over 5 minutes long, 4.7 mb big, and beautiful. If you like the work – his band, Windsor Medium, has a website…

Marty O’Donnell will be talking again the Game Developers Conference this year – the session title is ‘The State of Non-Linear Audio for Interactive Media’. As of now, it seems he’s the only Bungie employee on the speaker list… but who knows, that might change. Thanks to thunderhawk555 for pointing it out.

We got a press release from Jester – a new website, Music.Psyjnir.Org (MPO) is now open to the public.Music.Psyjnir.Org (MPO) was built to serve the community as a central library for all Bungie fan music, conversion and scenario music, and any other morsels of audio goodness. And after seven weeks in development, it is now…

A new EchoFourNineteen up at 343GS.com… can’t say I fully get it, though. (Check the Downloads section.) Thanks to IXIGhandiIXI for the heads-up.

Okay, last week, Stuntmutt had funny, topical Sunday One One Se7en that was linked to the Weekly Update Frankie had written the week before. I screwed up and forgot to post it. We’re not a pair to waste humor, though (God knows there’s little enough of it to go around), so we’ve edited the text…

bentllama, Bungie animator and pancake lover, spent a bunch of time being helpful today. He pointed out a few things about Wraith’s Assault Boat – and then he pointed out a link to a thread on the CGTalk forum, with some really good advice for up-and-coming modelers (and even those who’ve been around a while).…

Wow. Randy Pitchford posted a note on the Gearbox forums a couple of days ago – he lays the blame for any delays on release of Halo PC content (new shaders, the Halo Editing Kit, bug fixes, and so on) completely at the feet of “Bungie/MGS”. Homelan has asked for an official response from Microsoft…

It’s the Se7enth of the month, so it’s time for the One One Se7en Archive update… this time, it’s light; we have only 17 strips for you. Submitters Stuntmutt and BOLL hog the spotlight; 4 each, accounting for nearly half the total. (BOLL’s are animated, though – I think he’s got the edge.)

SanchezTheLlama posts a weekly status report about Project Halo: Webwar Evolved on our forum. Pistol pics, music, and some progress items. Check it out!

Lots of built-up Halo links out there – sorry for the delay. (No, these aren’t on the Links page yet – please don’t write, asking me to get to that. It’s a time thing. It’ll happen – someday.) Halo Central (general Halo site) Operation: Halo (general Halo site) Polish Halo Center (Polish Halo Site) HaloSverige.nu…

The Homefront mod for Battleground 1942 updated its site recently – there are shots of their Achilles class battleship (quite similar to the Halcyon class that the PoA belongs to), as well as a new fast attack VTOL aircraft. Check ’em out!

Tyrian points out that a new screenshot from MechAssault 2, released recently at Gamespot, shows a helmet with a remarkable similarity to our favorite Master Chief…

Well, the forum argument isn’t very pleasant… but the models are quite nice. Wraith has updated his Covenant Assault Boat model we mentioned a couple of days ago (taking into account a number of the suggestions given originally in the thread), and LordHex has put up his own model – this time bringing life to…

The One One Se7en Archive update will happen a bit later today – but we still have a regular Guest strip for you, this time from MrFluffyPants26. Love that Max Payne flavor…

The newest Subzero Chronicles comic is online today; some of it makes me uncomfortable, but apparently, the premise is based on a real event. Ouch…

MereCatFish has set up a ‘Favorite Halo Fan Site’ poll – something he’s tried before, but this time, he’s put in a few safeguards against ballot-stuffing. Go vote for your favorite Halo fansite!

Clarksbrother has interviewed Gus Sorola, aka guS, a Red vs Blue team member (and the voice of Simmons), for his local TV show ‘The Not So Late Show’. It’s a 14-minute audio interview, and weighs in at 6.6mb as an mp3. You can find it from 3 mirror sites linked off of The Not So…

Ask for info… and ye shall receive. Serpentius, of Homelan, popped into our new IRC channel to point out that Homelan is now renting Halo PC servers through Homelan Xtreme. Private servers start at $90/month (with discounts for longer contracts), and public servers start at $125 a month. You’re paying for premium servers… buy with…

A little late for some forumgoers… but Frankie’s Weekly Update has been posted; you can find it over on the Battleground: Halo forum. This one’s got me pretty stoked – lots and lots of solid progress info. Good stuff on AI, animation, sound design… the works. Go read it!