Author: Louis Wu

Thanks a million to Ferrex (Dead), who sent along the fix for the forum cookie expiry problem. You’ll need to actually post a message to get your cookie back, but the problem is solved (for 11 years, at least). Thanks again, Ferrex!

SETI Marines continue to crunch, gain two new members! Go check out the 24 hour stats.

Flasback writes to let us know that HALO-NET has received YET ANOTHER makeover (emphasis his, although appropriate 😉 )… go check ’em out!

SETI returns all missing units! The Halo Marines jump 6 places in the club standings, to 126. Check out the 24 hour stats.

SonicStorm writes to let us know that Battleground:Halo will be making use of the two weeks preceding its launch to put up a “species series”; different images each day, giving details of various aspects of Halo. The current one is a Human image, and old versions will be archived and available. Go check it out!

The winter break is taking its toll… the SETI Marines are crunching fewer units. See who’s slacking in the 24 hour stats!

More thanks to Robert Cox, who sends us yet another Halo logo for our Logos page. Seems he’s trying out a new graphics program.

A bigger overview of the movers on the Halo SETI team can be found in the 14 day stats, compiled today.

SETI crunching continues unabated, the Marines undaunted by the prospect of Y2K. Go check the 24 hour stats.

Robert Cox writes to let us know that 100% HALO will be going down again. When it comes back, it can be similar to what it is, or an order site, or nothing… send him mail and let him know what you think.

Welcome to Chris Barker, whose addition to the SETI Marine ranks this weekend swelled our units coffers by 215. 72 hour stats posted… see who continued crunching over the Christmas weekend!

Thanks to Dead Glory, who sends in a halo-inspired screen for our Miscellaneous Art page. (You can find it at the end of the Bungie section.)

Roberta Garca writes to remind us that SoundJam MP comes with a Winamp converter program. So that Winamp skin mentioned earlier today can simply be converted to a SoundJam skin. Thanks for the info, Roberta!

Chris Earle sends us word of the GameSpy.com Year 2000 Preview, which (of course) mentions Halo. The most notable line in the short blurb is It will contain a short single-player-training scenario, though the meat of the game will focus on the multi-player element.” Short? SHORT? Hmm. We can only hope that GameSpy is incorrect.…

Ghetto Astronaut sends in a new desktop he made for his b&w G3. You’ll find it on the Wallpaper page. Enjoy!

SonicStorm writes to tell us that BattleGround: Halo, a new Gamespy site, will be going live on January 15. There’s a teaser page up now.

A Christmas bonus from Daniel Speed, who sends us his interpretation of the marine assault rifle. We’ve added it to the Miscellaneous Art section (it’s at the end of the Original Art pages). Thanks, Daniel!

THanks to Mark Mezzetta, who sends us a tidbit from MacGamer’s Ledge. In a news item about the National Macintosh Gaming Championship to be held at next month’s MacWorld SF, MacLedge says that Bungie “will be simulcasting a MACWORLD show over the Internet right from their booth and talking about the latest developments in Oni…

Dalan Galma sends in his thoughts on that shoulder-mounted device visible on some versions of the marine. You can read it on the Theories page. Thanks, Dalan!

We’ve added Bravehamster’s very nice Halo Christmas Card to our Miscellaneous Art collection. (It’s at the end of the Bungie section.) Merry Christmas!