Fan Fiction for this Tuesday:

• Fallen Angel 12: Invaders, by Gruntkiller/Covert
• MC’s Eyes part2, by Excalibur Spartan 117
• Rogue Beast1, by Frensa Geran
• Unexpected Surprises Part 4, by JediKnight114
• Halo: Captain Keyes Story Part 5, by monitor101
• Blind Eyes, by Socrates
• Road to Perfection Part 1, by Corey Lyon
• Slow to Perfection {(Part 1)}, by Corey Lyon
• Slow to Perfection (part 2), by Corey Lyon
• Slow to Perfection (part 3), by Corey Lyon
• Another ONI Black File: Halo ? We Got There First: Part 1, by Arthur Wellesly

I’m still amazed by how few authors bother to use the Series parameter properly… It’s gotta be a weakness in the docs if SO many of you get it wrong.

Maverick J created a funny little flick; the dumb things newbies do (and how to become the ultimate newbie warrior). I’ve seen all of these behaviors… and they ARE funny. This one is QuickTime format, about 13.5 mb, 3:22 long. We’ve put it up at both Mythica.org and the Psyjnir Complex Hotline server. There’s still more in the queue from Maverick…

Mister E has created another Halo movie; this one’s called Halo Special Olympics. It’s just under 3 minutes long, in WMP9 format, and 16 megs big. We’re not hosting it (it didn’t meet our Movie Posting Guidelines), but That Weasel Television is; swing on by and grab a copy if you’re not on a mac. Content is hog jousting on Blood Gulch, with some video effects thrown in.

We’re having a small problem with our Miscellaneous Art section; we won’t be able to add any new content for a little while. (We’re working on it.) However, we DO have a new desktop image for you, in three sizes, courtesy of Snide Limits. Check it out in our Wallpaper section.

To the rather large number of folks who keep pointing out a thread over at TeamXbox’s forums with pics of a flamethrower, ingame… these showed up in September, generated some forum traffic here, then were ignored until Frogblast posted them again in February. They’re old news…

T Love points out his new Halo 2 site – take a look.

Mark Levin slams the competition and wins the ‘Most Unlucky Checkpoint… EVAR’ contest. Do not try this at home.

Whoa. How would you like to have a dad like this? Check out the wall of Bruce’s younger son’s bedroom…

Sir Fragula is working on a retro-style Halo RPG, and is looking for help. Check his forum post for screenshots so far and more details.

[]D[]V[]FL3X (who’s posted as PM-Flex in the past) has created a Mountain Dew spoof; you can find a 5.5 MB QuickTime version at mythica. If you haven’t seen the original, entitled ‘Drive’, visit Mountaindew.com and watch it. Update: It’s now also available in its original DivX-encoded .avi format (8.1 mb).

Thirteen new stories for you in the Fan Fiction section today:

• Halo 2- The saga continues, Chptr 1, by Andy
• Halo 2- The saga continues, Chptr. 2, by Andy
• MC’s Eyes part 1, by Excalibur Spartan 117
• Taking Halo: Chapter One, Hot Drop, by Steele
• Humanity’s Last Hope: Part 2, by Ishkabibbl
• The Silent Cartographer: Part One, by Anonymous Guy
• Halo: 11th Strategic Interceptor Wing: The Hammer Falls, by LordofDestruction
• Death from Above part III: Apocalypse, by AlphaBravo343
• Humanity’s Last Hope Part: 2, by Ishkabibbl
• Brutus, the Spartans, two AIs and the Pirate Fleet (part 2), by Traumatised Marine
• Legacy Part One, by Havok
• Allies or Enemies part 1, by thoridan
• Covenant Geurilla Terrorist Troupe , by Angelus

Code continues to be revised… Please; if your story is fewer than 750 words, don’t just pad it with garbage to meet the minimum… write more, or skip the submission. Thanks!

Akilo posted a very funny Monty Python spoof on our forum last night. It was originally available in WMP7 format (4.1 mb, now moved to Mythica.org). Lion converted it to MPEG format (4.1 mb, from Lion’s server) – but there seem to be some timing issues with it. I’ve made another version, QuickTime this time (5.9 mb, also on Mythica). Grab the version that works best on your computer… this one’s worth watching.

Slith found a new Halo-related comic, over in Sweden. Check out his forum post.

Three new pieces of artwork for you today, including a pretty impressive rendering of the MC (in a scene from the Halo 2 Trailer). Check ’em out in the Miscellaneous Art section!

Desktop submissions are light these days (at least attributed ones – there are a bunch in our ftp directory with no names attached). Check the Wallpaper section for one with a labeled creator.

And again, 7 entries as today’s Fan Fiction haul…

• Stowaway Part 1, by Dispraiser
• Humanity’s Last Hope: Prolouge, by Ishkabibbl
• Battle of Croton: Chapter 2 – At least we’re not dead…yet, by Earl Hershberger (Jester) / Trevor White (Boxer)
• Halo: 11th Strategic Interceptor Wing: Scourge of the Gods, by LordofDestruction
• The Defense of Earth 5: The Flood, by Steele
• Halo: 11th Strategic Interceptor Wing: The Next Waterloo, by LordofDestruction
• Death From Above part II: Foreboding to Hell Fire, by AlphaBravo343

Whoa. AotCR as a Monty Python analogue? Check it out.

A short teaser from c0ld vengeance (creator of the Haliens movie) – check out Predator. 6.5 mb, DivX format. (Warning: foul language.) Let us know if a QuickTime version is needed… Update: Seems the demand for a QT version is bigger than I expected. Here’s a copy at Mythica (2.2 mb).

Eclarap writes to say that Episode 2 (along with the rest of the Red vs. Blue video) continues to be mirrored at Halo-Game, in France… a viable option for anyone in Europe. (It’s also available, obviously, at the Red vs Blue site for everyone, not just registered users.)

After a small dry spell with respect to movies, we’ve gotten a truckload submitted in the last couple of days – we’ll start you out with something small. This one’s from Maverick J, a trickster who’s been around for a bit (but only recently active in the HBO community). It’s called CTF Flag Getting 101 Part 1, and it’s available in both WMP9 format (7.2 mb) or QT format (11.8 mb) from Mythica.org. (Both versions are also available from the Psyjnir Complex Hotline server, as well.) It’ll show you a couple of down and dirty tricks for grabbing a flag on several levels (Battle Creek, Hang ’em High, Sidewinder) that you might not have known about. At least one of these is explicity forbidden in most of the lanfests I participate in (it requires climbing out of the map), but all of them involve nothing but some fancy footwork (and teamwork); there are no mods at play here. Worth a watch!