Category: HBO

That Cortana, she’s a card… just check One One Se7en. (Or is she ON a card? I can never remember…)

While we slept, the mirrors for the Halo PC dedicated server (pre-release, remember) continued to pour in. The full mirror list is here, a backup (in case HBO is down) is here. Both links can be found on Bungie.net, if you can’t get here. It’s amazing to see how many people are already playing online!…

Even the Fan Fiction writers are affected by the release of Halo PC – only 8 submissions in the last 2 days! Derailed Part 7, by Dispraiser Unforgiven, by Mainevent Attack on ERISTOCK Part 6: The Boarders, by xitWOUND117 The Final Conflict: Chapter 2, by Blade Homeworlds XVI, by Mainevent A song by a Sergeant…

BOLL hit upon the very intelligent (but not previously considered) idea of yanking the map files from the server download. This is NOT a download for someone who wants to simply unpack the server and go… but if you’re going to be serving from the same machine that you’ve already got Halo PC installed on,…

Okay, here’s the deal. Bungie and Gearbox didn’t wanna let you folks spend the weekend without a dedicated server for Halo PC – so they’re seeding you with a pre-release version. It runs nicely, it’s just a bit rough on the front end. You’ll want to read the installation instructions very carefully for details on…

DOH! I’m an idiot. Mythica.org went live again this morning… and I forgot to mention it! It’s up and running, and serving movies like there’s no tomorrow. Bandwidth isn’t going to be a huge problem, because if/when Mythica hits its limit, we’ve got a backup in files.bungie.org (which mirrors all of Mythica’s data). If there…

K2 writes to say that on the Hardfought forum, there’s a thread devoted to tweaking your computer (and Halo PC) to maximize performance. Lots of information; you’ll have to register to see it, though. Take a look!

Cunbelin has written up a short guide to help optimize your multiplayer experience in Halo PC (thereby obviating the need to write one myself). You can find it over at Subnova.

Woohoo! momo noticed that Westlake’s Project Status page has been updated; Mac Halo status is now Beta. Gettin’ closer…

The second wave of Halo action figures (including the Elite, the Ghost, another MC with new weapons, a red MC, and the Warthog (same as Wave 1, but some folks were having trouble finding it), are now available for preorder from DieCastExpress. Thanks to MinM for the heads-up.

There’ve been a few Halo-focused fanfic websites in the past, but they’ve all faded. Elfster has created a 7th Column Chapter for fiction writers to congregate on; if the Comments section of our Fan Fiction section don’t give you your needed level of interaction, check out ‘Just one of those days’, with a built-in forum…

Another site roundup… looks like the release of Halo has also released some massive creative juices.The Elite Operatives, a Halo PC clan, are currently recruiting.When Hogs Fly is a clan that organized itself from regulars on the Gearbox forums. It’s not clear if they’re recruiting or not, and be careful about using the ‘Home’ link…

As Halo PC grows in popularity, alternate ways for players to communicate need to be found. we got a note from adam at irc.PGPN.com, an irc network. Their #halo channel is becoming quite popular, and they’d like it to continue to grow; check ’em out.

Team Sexy Productions, the group behind movies like ‘The Hall of the Sidewinder King’ and ‘Red vs Who?’, has put up a website with their existing movies and (soon to come) a trailer on their upcoming miniseries. Check it out!

November’s MacAddict magazine contains an article on Mac Halo. Not a lot of info… but always nice to see in print! Thanks to Latent Node for the heads-up.

Halo Universe (in Germany) is giving away a free copy of Halo PC (German version). All you need to do is count the number of Halo screenshots at Amazon.de and then email your results (along with name, address and halouniverse.de username, if you have one) to a special email address. Check their main page for…

Today’s Guest One One Se7en finds MC and Cortana… well, a little bit outside the ring. She really needs to work on that coordinates thing. Thanks, Macegac.

Halo Bunker is running a contest; come up with the ‘sickest halo pc desktop image’. First and Second Prize winners will get copies of Halo PC, Third Prize will get Halo for Xbox. Deadline is October 10. Visit the site for more details. Thanks to [[[-X-]]] for the heads-up on our forum.

A bunch of new clans/websites to mention: Baptized by Fire is a clan involved in many games. Halo is now on its ‘Future Games’ list, and they’ll be adding it soon. Halo Center is a full fansite, with sections for Halo (PC and Mac) and Halo 2; it’s part of Ogre’s Network. And The Scorpion…

Sorry, folks. You may have noticed that your spoiler settings reverted recently to ‘No Spoilers’ – though you hadn’t done anything about them. This is due to the September 30th, 2003 expiration date that cookie held. Silly me. It’s been reset (to December 31, 2004 – we’ll figure out if things need to change before…