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Halo Community Update – 05/06/16 (‘Making Memories’)
In addition to last week’s Canon Fodder, GrimBrother One also gave us a heads up to Bravo’s Community Update. Lots of REQ’s to look over (no Falcon though), but the big reveal to me was the brand-spankin-new Post-Game Carnage Report that brings back many things missing to our end-game summary! Go read all about it at HaloWaypoint!(MacGyver10 17:55:31 UTC)
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Canon Fodder – ‘Noble Intentions’
GrimBrother One stopped by last Friday with the latest Canon Fodder! There’s plenty of info on the Noble Team armors and helmets that are making their debut in Halo 5 with the upcoming ‘Memories of Reach’ update. One BIG surprise, is the inclusion of pages from Dr. Halsey’s journal that had been a part of the limited and collector’s editions of Halo: Reach and were torn out of the final product. Eric Nylund even chimed in with his author’s view of these pages (thanks Tuckerscreator!)(MacGyver10 17:42:05 UTC)
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Let’s Play Myth Co-op #17 Sons of Myrgard
We’re playing the next of Bungie’s famous games, the Real Time Tactics fantasy wargame, Myth. Set in a mysterious land of cyclical war and destruction, Myth lets you command a ragtag army in a desperate battle against the forces of the Fallen Lords.
We must lead Dwarven Pathfinder Balin through a maze of Ghôl-ridden valley floors and find the exit to the secret level.
Special this episode: Blackstar vs Narcogen! Scheduling conflicts for this level mean we’ve got two performances; Blackstar and Ooga Booga (helped by Renwood) on one team, and Narcogen and Renwood on the other. Who will live to see the secret level, and who will die horribly? Watch and find out!
In this episode we’re once again using the high definition tagset, along with Renwood and Road. The Myth Myth HD Total Conversion v1.31 provides higher resolution units.
Due to the tireless work of many community members over the years, the Myth engine has been modernized to work on current operating systems, although you’ll still need a copy of the game’s data files to play. Check Ebay.
For the engine itself as well as texture enhancements, go to Project Magma:
There’s also multiplayer metaserver available for competitive carnage:
A bunch of other Myth-related downloads are available at The Tain:
Intro and outro Music “Into the Breach” by Martin O’Donnell and Michael Salvatori from Myth The Fallen Lords.
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‘You Get a Headshot. You Get a Headshot, and YOU Get a Headshot.’
Thought the wonderful Super Fiesta playlist is gone, 343 is replacing it with FFA SWAT for at least the next week. Go headshot lots of people!
(MacGyver10 19:09:17 UTC)Aim for the head, but watch your back. Social SWAT FFA is now available in Halo 5! pic.twitter.com/6IUblrf5AB
— Halo (@Halo) May 6, 2016
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Gamespot Previewing Halo 5’s ‘Memories of Reach’ Update
Gamespot has an early preview of the new REQ’s in Halo 5’s upcoming update, ‘Memories of Reach’. You can catch the names of the new Noble squad armors, see Jorge’s chaingun and a few other surprises!(MacGyver10 15:40:07 UTC)
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HaloWaypoint Forums: Not Just for Complaints, They Can Also Shoot Things Well
343 Industries has put together a good selection of community plays from the Waypoint forums into ‘Skilltacular – Waypoint Rampage (Top Halo 5 Kills)’. Assassinations, snipes, skyjackings and more!
(MacGyver10 15:34:29 UTC)In the newest Skilltacular, we’ve compiled our favorite plays from the Waypoint forums! https://t.co/EBAacTcA3D
— Halo (@Halo) May 5, 2016
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Concept Art for Halo 5’s UI and Emblems from Ramiro Galan
Want to see some early design work for the UI of Halo 5? PixelKings.com is hosting the work of Ramiro Galan that shows off a bunch of neat UI and emblem concepts, a good few of which I wish had made it into the final game!(MacGyver10 15:28:42 UTC)
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Halo Wars 2 Codenamed ‘Hogan’ and Leaked on Xbox One?
Keen-eyed redditor, Arbiter19963, found what looks to be an early build or test build of Halo Wars 2 nicknamed ‘Hogan’. Check out his post to see the download from the marketplace and him booting it up!(MacGyver10 15:26:41 UTC)
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Track Your Rank Progress in Halo 5 With One Tap On A Microsoft Band
The developer of the ‘Halo 5 Microsoft Band-Tile Generator’ reached out to us to let us know his apps are available for free. If you have a Microsoft Band, you can track your current Spartan Rank, keep tabs on your KD ratios in Warzone and Arena or simply follow the progress of your solo or co-op campaigns!(MacGyver10 21:12:59 UTC)
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You Got Your Halo In My XCOM 2!
davidfuchs posted a great XCOM 2 mod that brings everyone’s favorite ringworld universe to the game. You can see what GamesRadar had to say about it, or download the mod yourself!(MacGyver10 21:10:06 UTC)
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Filming Grunts On the Prowl in Halo: CE
Rockslider is back with new videos for Halo: CE. Using a glitch in the old game, he gets some cool footage of grunts prowling around the Truth & Reconciliation bay!(MacGyver10 20:48:21 UTC)
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Surf the Truck to Unlock Cortana in Halo 5’s Poke Battle
Do you want to be the very best, like no one ever was? Check out this new mini-game from CaptainDireWolf as you battle it out and collect all 151 (Red/Blue/Yellow purist FTW!)!(MacGyver10 15:44:36 UTC)
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Halo Community Update 04/29/16 –
With the next update for Halo 5 just around the corner, Bravo revealed the initial REQ image so you can get an idea of what to expect with ‘Memories of Reach’ coming in the next few weeks. There are lots of medals for the upcoming Infection game mode, details of the upcoming weapon update for the Halo 5 sandbox and cool community stuff to sift through. It’s all in the latest community update at HaloWaypoint!(MacGyver10 15:41:39 UTC)
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Canon Fodder #73 – Journalistic Integrity
GrimBrother One took time from his own Lisa Frank trapper keeper diary to talk about the Journal of Dr. Halsey that was included in the special editions of Halo: Reach. Check it all out in Canon Fodder #73 over at HaloWaypoint!(MacGyver10 15:39:38 UTC)
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Podtacular 536: File Browser is Back
343 continues to give out cool new features and responding to community feedback and we are happy to finally see a working File Browser available now on Halo Waypoint. It is now easier than ever to manage your bookmarked variants … Continue reading
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Let’s Play Myth Co-op #16 Smiths of Muirthemne
We’re playing the next of Bungie’s famous games, the Real Time Tactics fantasy wargame, Myth. Set in a mysterious land of cyclical war and destruction, Myth lets you command a ragtag army in a desperate battle against the forces of the Fallen Lords.
More spiders to kill and puzzles to solve before the Legion can escape the Tain. Also in this episode, we talk about Halo’s Library, jumping spiders, and the trailer for the new Ghostbusters movie.
In this episode we’re once again joined by Ooga Booga, one of the authors of the high definition tagset, along with Renwood and Road. The Myth Myth HD Total Conversion v1.31 provides higher resolution units.
Due to the tireless work of many community members over the years, the Myth engine has been modernized to work on current operating systems, although you’ll still need a copy of the game’s data files to play. Check Ebay.
For the engine itself as well as texture enhancements, go to Project Magma:
There’s also multiplayer metaserver available for competitive carnage:
A bunch of other Myth-related downloads are available at The Tain:
Intro and outro Music “Into the Breach” by Martin O’Donnell and Michael Salvatori from Myth The Fallen Lords.
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Studio Boss, Bonnie Ross, Talks Halo with Glamour Magazine
Glamour Magazine spent some time with studio boss Bonnie Ross talking a lot of Halo, technology and storytelling!
(MacGyver10 21:38:54 UTC)Video game developer Bonnie Ross @plutonforever on @halo, technology, and good storytelling: https://t.co/2qFvvTxJPm
— Glamour (@glamourmag) April 29, 2016
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