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ASE Ep. 154 Marathon Tempus Irae 14: Towel Boy
The secret exit from Brain Damage leads to the secret level Towel Boy, where we explore yet more waterways and finally run into a Juggernaught we can kill.
We’re starting a new Marathon adventure– this time fighting the Pfhor in Italy of the past in third party scenario Tempus Irae!
Tempus Irae can be played, like the other Marathon games, using the open source Aleph One engine which you can get here for Windows, Mac and Linux:
Tempus Irae and other third party scenarios for the Aleph One engine can be downloaded here:
http://source.bungie.org/scenarios.php#more
We use irons’ Co-Op script, which gives weapons and ammo to both players if either picks any up, and prevents weapon loss on death (so items can’t be destroyed in lava or slime). The script also allows one player to teleport to a destination set by themselves or their partner, in case co-op players run into a problem a solo player would have to restart for.
http://simplici7y.com/items/co-op
Tempus Irae has its own spoiler guide:
http://marathon.bungie.org/spoiler/tempus/
Subscribe to the Narcogen’s YouTube channel for Anger, Sadness and Envy video podcasts:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIof4Cp3-cam7bAFzDEwK_wzSSEya050i
Subscribe to the iTunes channel or RSS feed for shorts and audio podcasts:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/anger-sadness-and-envy/id266991411?mt=2
http://feeds.feedburner.com/AngerSadnessEnvy
Music used in this episode:
“What About Bob?” by Alexander Seropian, remixed by Craig Hardgrove (intro music)
“New Pacific (Reprise)” by Alexander Seropian, remixed by Craig Hardgrove (outro music)
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Halo Waypoint Writing Competition
Flugel Meister sent word that he organized a writing competition on the Halo Waypoint forums – and that this month’s iteration is more intense than ever. Participants need to write a compelling short story in 600 words or less – with the top three winners snagging themselves a shiny forum badge. It opened today, and runs for two weeks – go sign up!
(Louis Wu 20:53:36 UTC)
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Getting into the Banshee Room on LNoS
We don’t hear from the Termacious Trickocity team directly any more, but it’s okay, Kotaku had the story this time around. Looks like they got themselves into the Banshee room on Reach’s Long Night of Solace. The procedure contains a pretty absurd level of complication – watch the video for a recap of the gory details. I love this stuff.(Louis Wu 20:39:16 UTC)
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Drunken Halo 112
What’s better than Halo? Drunken Halo! In the latest episode of Drunken Halo, Travis and Justin touch on Spartan Ops and its role in MCC. They also analyze the recently revealed Halo 5 Guardians cover art and discuss the incoming Master Chief Collection DLC. Go listen!(colindosaj 23:10:30 UTC)
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Canon Fodder – Puzzled Expression
GrimBrother One is back with more Canon Fodder. Grim recaps some Halo news and hints at what’s to come in the weeks leading up the E3 in June. We also get some insight regarding Jul ‘Mdama’s faction and we learn about what happened this week in Halo. Go read! Thanks, Urban Reflex. (colindosaj 23:03:16 UTC)
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Hunt the Truth – Episode 06 ‘Boxing Story’
The latest episode of the Hunt The Truth audio series is now available. In this episode Giraud investigates the rumors that ONI has been spreading misinformation. Go listen!(colindosaj 23:14:53 UTC)
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Spartan Locke Figure by McFarlane Toys
343 Industries posted an interview with McFarlane Toys about creating a Spartan Locke figure. The interview takes you through the process of bringing 3D models into the real world. Go read!(colindosaj 23:13:46 UTC)
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Cavern Megabattle – Banshee and Rockets
Rockslides’s back with a pair of videos showing off heavy carnage in AotCR’s cavern megabattle – a dozen marines, more than 3 dozen movies, and a Spartan. What a glorious mess! Go watch.(Louis Wu 23:03:46 UTC)
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Frankie talks MCC and moving forward
Xbox Achievements is running a story that highlights Frank O’Connor’s thoughts on the mistakes that were made with Halo: The Master Chief Collection and the efforts 343 is taking to ensure a smoother launch with Halo 5 Guardians. This stems from a larger interview that we mentioned a while back. Thanks, gamerguy2002. (colindosaj 23:57:03 UTC)
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Podtacular 479: Three Four Tweet
This week’s news come in the form of tweets and forum posts from Creative Director, Josh Holmes. Late last week, Josh took to Twitter to answer some of the community’s questions regarding Halo 5, some immediate, some to be expanded upon come E3 and leading up to launch. He also replied to a user over on the Team Beyond forums regarding Breakout and bit team play in Halo 5.
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GrifballHub needs you NOW!
Kal Belgarion reminds us that tomorrow is the last day of the GrifballHub Kickstarter campaign to fund a Grifball booth at RTX this year. As of this writing, with 27 hours to go, they’re at $11,675 of their needed $11,750 – just $75 short! Can you help? Update: Less than 5 minutes after I posted this, someone pledged $76. They just hit $11,751 – full funding! That’s awesome. There are stretch goals, though, so don’t stop now!(Louis Wu 23:54:52 UTC)
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Reclaimer Writeup 3: Hegemony
Wahrer stopped in to announce a writeup at ReclaimerHub that looks at the state of the Covenant after the events of Halo 3. Lots of info here!(Louis Wu 23:49:42 UTC)
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Cal Poly Wind Ensemble performs Halo
Aaron Jacobs notified us of a performance by the Cal Poly Wind Ensemble from last year – it’s a stirring rendition of ‘Finish the Fight’, along with some great stuff from ODST. Go watch!(Louis Wu 23:46:47 UTC)
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Kotobukiya 2-Pack coming this fall
Over at Action Figure Fury, there’s a summary of the upcoming ARTFX statue 2-pack (due in November) – a Spartan wearing Mark V, and a Spartan wearing Mark VI Mjolnir. Nice combo! Big Bad Toy Store has them available for preorder for $130. Check ’em out!(Louis Wu 23:41:44 UTC)
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PSA: Rehashed
We missed it on Monday, but Rooster Teeth released another PSA – this one is called ‘Rehashed’, and explains how we, as a society, really appreciate remakes and reboots more than original stories. Sarge does his best to illustrate. (Sarge’s best needs some work.) (Louis Wu 23:34:31 UTC)
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ASE Ep. 153 Marathon Tempus Irae 13: Brain Damage
We’re starting a new Marathon adventure– this time fighting the Pfhor in Italy of the past in third party scenario Tempus Irae!
We’re once again hemmed in by waterways and key/lock puzzles. At the end, though, we find that Da Vinci’s manuscript has been stolen! He blames the locals, but we suspect the Pfhor.
Tempus Irae can be played, like the other Marathon games, using the open source Aleph One engine which you can get here for Windows, Mac and Linux:
Tempus Irae and other third party scenarios for the Aleph One engine can be downloaded here:
http://source.bungie.org/scenarios.php#more
We use irons’ Co-Op script, which gives weapons and ammo to both players if either picks any up, and prevents weapon loss on death (so items can’t be destroyed in lava or slime). The script also allows one player to teleport to a destination set by themselves or their partner, in case co-op players run into a problem a solo player would have to restart for.
http://simplici7y.com/items/co-op
Tempus Irae has its own spoiler guide:
http://marathon.bungie.org/spoiler/tempus/
Subscribe to the Narcogen’s YouTube channel for Anger, Sadness and Envy video podcasts:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIof4Cp3-cam7bAFzDEwK_wzSSEya050i
Subscribe to the iTunes channel or RSS feed for shorts and audio podcasts:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/anger-sadness-and-envy/id266991411?mt=2
http://feeds.feedburner.com/AngerSadnessEnvy
Music used in this episode:
“What About Bob?” by Alexander Seropian, remixed by Craig Hardgrove (intro music)
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