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  • ASE Ep. 43: Colony Ship For Sale, Cheap! M1 lvl 14 Pt 2

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    ASE Ep. 43: Colony Ship For Sale

    Even resorting to using co-op mode to cheat on Marathon’s infamous lift puzzle, can Blackstar and Narcogen escape from where Durandal has sent them?

    This podcast uses:

    Aleph One, free and open source versions of Marathon for Windows, Mac and Linux at http://source.bungie.org

    Remixes of the Marathon soundtrack by Craig Hardgrove at http://themarathonmusic.com

    Subscribe to the 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 video 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)
    “Swirls” by Alexander Seropian, remixed by Craig Hardgrove (gameplay background music)
    “New Pacific (Reprise)” by Alexander Seropian, remixed by Craig Hardgrove (outro music)

    For more information on this level, visit the Marathon Spoiler Guide:

    http://marathon.bungie.org/spoiler/m1/13.shtml

    For complete Terminal texts, visit the excellent Marathon Story Page:

    http://marathon.bungie.org/story/

    There you can read faithful and complete reproductions of all of terminals in Marathon and its sequels, plus Facts and Puzzling Things About all sorts of characters, places, and concepts in the Marathon universe, as well as a forum where stalwart fans continue to argue the finer points of interpreting Marathon’s story nearly twenty years after the game’s release!

  • Halo 4 Matchmaking Update: 7.29.13

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    Welcome to week 3 of the Halo 4 Global Championship! The game type for this week is Rumble Pro. Here is a breakdown of the settings:

    Rumble Pro

    Game Settings
    Score to Win 250
    Time Limit 12 minutes
    Kill Points 10
    Respawn Settings
    Respawn Time 5 Seconds
    Death Cam Disabled
    Ordnance
    Initial Ordnance Enabled
    Personal Ordnance Disabled
    Equipment
    Motion Tracker Enabled
    Sensor Range Unchanged
    Loadout Alpha Pro BR
    Primary Weapon Battle Rifle
    Secondary Weapon None
    Grenades 2x Frag
    Armor Ability None
    Tactical Package Resupply
    Support Upgrade Explosives
    Loadout Beta Infinity 2
    Primary Weapon DMR
    Secondary Weapon None
    Grenades 2x Frag
    Armor Ability None
    Tactical Package Resupply
    Support Upgrade Explosives
    Loadout Gamma Infinity 3
    Primary Weapon Carbine
    Secondary Weapon None
    Grenades 2x Frag
    Armor Ability None
    Tactical Package Resupply
    Support Upgrade Explosives
    Loadout Delta Infinity 4
    Primary Weapon LightRifle
    Secondary Weapon None
    Grenades 2x Frag
    Armor Ability None
    Tactical Package Resupply
    Support Upgrade Explosives

    Rumble BRs

    Game Settings
    Score to Win 250
    Time Limit 12 minutes
    Kill Points 10
    Ordnance
    Initial Ordnance Enabled
    Personal Ordnance Disabled
    Respawn Settings
    Respawn Time 5 Seconds
    Death Cam Disabled
    Equipment
    Motion Tracker Enabled
    Sensor Range Unchanged
    Loadout Alpha Pro BR
    Primary Weapon Battle Rifle
    Secondary Weapon Magnum
    Grenades 2x Frag
    Armor Ability None
    Tactical Package Resupply
    Support Upgrade Explosives

    This week’s settings also include motion tracker enabled and personal ordnance disabled. The map variants for this week will be identical to week 1: Adrift, Abandon, Solace, Haven, Monolith, Skyline, and Landfall. Both game types will be available across the maps, with identical initial ordnance and on-map weapon locations.

    As a reminder, each player has three disconnects reserved for network difficulties or disconnects each week. If players choose to use these strategically in place of a loss (i.e. an intentional quit) they run the risk of jeopardizing their average through later disconnects or network complications. Also, as mentioned prior, the leaderbaords will be investigated each week for any players suspected of cheating via network manipulation or other methods.


    In Spartan Ops, we are offering a selection of Covenant enemy-themed missions. In last week’s Bulletin, we “previewed” the missions for next week (oops!). Here is the current list of what available in Spartan Ops Matchmaking:

    Episode 3, Mission 1: The VIP
    Episode 3, Mission 2: Galileo
    Episode 3, Mission 3: Spartan Mountain
    Episode 3, Mission 4: Shootout in Valhalla
    Episode 3, Mission 5: Hunting Trip

    Lockdown in the Dominion playlist has been updated with several changes. To allow for an optimized attack / defend dynamic, motion tracker has been disabled, and auto-turrets and shield doors have been removed. These updates will make it more difficult to defend a base, and result in more back-and-forth style gameplay. Lastly, we’ve also made some updates to Legendary Slayer:

    • On Haven, the Rocket Launcher is now updated to have one spare clip instead of two.
    • On Adrift, the Spartan Lasers have been replaced by Sniper Rifles.

    That’ll do it for this week’s Matchmaking Update. See you on the virtual battlefield!

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  • Community Member of the Week: avak124

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    Every Monday, we feature a community member who does one or more of the following things: routinely goes above and beyond for their fellow forum members, is a positive and active member of the community, and/or sends me mass amounts of cat pictures. This week our Community Member of the Week is avak124. Read a little more about this particular fan below, then hit their profile to learn even more!

    Community Member of the Week

    Gamertag: avak124.

    Origin of Gamertag: 124 is my favorite number and Avak was a name of one of my favorite Bionicles. Mashed the two together and then blam! avak124 was born.

    Current clan/community: I don’t actully hav- oh wait! Halo Waypoint! Obviously!

    Halo game(s) you are currently playing: A bit of Halo 4 now and again.

    Favorite map, game type and playlist: Timberland, Invasion and Big Team Battle.

    Least favorite map, game type and playlist:Abandon, SWAT and Snipers, mainly because I’m a -Yoink!- shot.

    Preferred control scheme: Recon.

    Halo playing style (offense, defense, sniper, driver, etc.): Cannon fodder.

    Favorite Halo character: Thel Vadam.

    Favorite Halo book: Haven’t read one, I intend to start soon, though.

    Favorite Halo quote: “Dear humanity, we regret being alien -Yoinks!-, we regret coming to Earth, and we most definitely regret the Corps just blew up our raggedy–Yoink!- fleet!” -Avery Johnson.

    Get to know avak124 here

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  • If Only ‘Carter’ Was On the Back of His Jersey

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    An image came across the Facebook page of the National Football League this morning and I did a bit of a double-take. I think Halo fans will understand why. I’m really hoping to see more permutations in the future! LOCUS for the Bucs? ODST for the Seahawks? YES PLEASE! Check it out!(GrimBrother One 18:14:22 UTC)

  • Halo 4 Weekly Challenges: 7.29.13

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    War Games Weekly Challenges

    Halo 4 Weekly Challenges


    Spartan Ops Weekly Challenges

    Halo 4 Weekly Challenges


    Campaign Weekly Challenges

    Halo 4 Weekly Challenges

    Halo 4 Weekly Challenges

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  • Top 10 Halo 4 Lucky Kills

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    From Anoj:

    Anoj counts down his favorite 10 community-submitted Halo 4 lucky kill clips. Upload your clips to your File Share and submit at Top10Series.com to be featured in future episodes!

    Top 10 Halo 4 Lucky Kills

  • We’re humbled.

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    Occasionally, we get thank-you notes from fans – and we always appreciate them. Sometimes, though, the sentiments expressed and the timing of the arrival combine to make things special – and that happened today. A fan, choosing to be known as Jon, let us know why he was happy we were around. There are times, when life gets crazy, that it’s easy to forget what kept us doing this for so long… and a note like this goes a long way to helping us remember. Check it out. (For what it’s worth, Stuntmutt’s still around, even if it’s only once in a while.)(Louis Wu 22:31:16 UTC)

  • You can walk all over it.

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    PyroSporker16 pointed out a pretty rare piece of Halo memorabilia being sold right now on eBay – it’s Combat Evolved welcome mat, never used. I vaguely remember seeing one of these before – but it’s definitely not a common item. Currently at just over $100, but there are still 4 days left on the auction. Check it out!(Louis Wu 22:27:32 UTC)

  • CMT’s Silent Cartorapher: Evolved

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    Ifafudafi, from CMT, let us know that their new Custom Edition map, The Silent Cartographer: Evolved – Cartographer Encounter, is coming along swimmingly. You can see lots of pictures and stuff at HaloMods, or watch a recent encounter playthrough on YouTube. This is a reworked Silent Cartographer… and it’s really pretty. Check it out!(Louis Wu 22:21:21 UTC)

  • Wednesday’s Bulletin… on Saturday.

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    We’re way late this week – apologies – but the Halo Bulletin went up as usual on Wednesday, and it covered a bunch of subjects. There’s a San Diego Comic-Con wrapup, info about the Champions Bundle, a cool gallery from SDCC, an update on the Halo 4 Global Championship, details on the newest Matchmaking Playlist Update, and some pretty funny screenshots. Go read! (As is usually the case, you can read a lighter version in our Halo Bulletin Archive.)(Louis Wu 08:09:07 UTC)

  • Fails of the WeakHorse… or something

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    Nikko B201 pointed out this week’s AchievementHunter content – there’s Fails of the Weak 149 (the final fail is quite cool), both on AH.com and YouTube… and there’s another round of Halo HORSE, this time between Miles and Michael. Who will fill that third slot in the office quarterfinals? Watch to find out (on AH.com or YouTube). (Louis Wu 08:08:49 UTC)

  • Buy Mega Bloks, Cheap

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    JW pointed out that you can get some pretty good deals on Halo Mega Blocks right now on Woot.com – you’ve got until next Wednesday!(Louis Wu 08:08:32 UTC)

  • An AR prop worthy of admiration

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    Revenant1988 has finished his AR prop – and it’s gorgeous! Go look. (Louis Wu 08:08:18 UTC)

  • Spartan Assault Review from Destructoid

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    Destructoid has a review of Spartan Assault up for your viewing pleasure. Short version – they thought it was fun, but it didn’t offer a whole lot. (Then again, it doesn’t cost too much.) Give it a read! (Louis Wu 08:07:54 UTC)

  • Podtacular 384: Cryptum Discussion

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    We take a step into the Halo Universe outside the boundaries of the game and explore the first book in the Forerunner trilogy: Cryptum. Authored by Greg Bear, Cryptum dives into the history of the Forerunners, one specifically named Bornstellar. We follow his journey starting from Erde-Tyrene meeting Chakras and Riser, to meeting the Didact, a legendary warrior. Bornstellar’s journey with Chakras, Riser and Didact reveal many mysteries behind the Human/Forerunner war including the disturbing revelations of the Precursors and the Halo rings. This podcast is full of spoilers so if you have not read the book, we urge you to not listen to the podcast after the Halo Bulletin update. For this episode, we are joined by Eric Neustadter (e), Operations Manager for Xbox Live and co-host of Major Nelson Radio, Nevin Douglas (CruelLEGACEY), creator and producer of Playtime Show and co-host of the Waypoint Community Modcast, and Bryan Newman, Owner of B2 Films and HBO community member. Enjoy

  • The Mail Sack of Your Dreams

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    Is this real life? Or is this fantasy?

  • Anoj’s Halo 4 Top 10 Ep 35: Lucky Kills

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    Anoj has a new Top 10 out – this one focuses on Halo 4 Lucky Kills. How come I never get these? Thanks, Jordan Bell.(Louis Wu 19:58:40 UTC)

  • Halo 4 Friday Caption Fun 14

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    Last week, for our Friday Caption Fun festivities, you provided quips for an image featuring two Spartans. Here are the top captions you left for that particular image!

    Halo 4 Screenshot


    “Initial explorations of Forerunner installations went south when the Spartan escorts
    discovered spiders on the voyage.” –alchemPyro
    “Hold ‘X’ to drive Spartan.” –IfOnly30
    “Day 6: He still hasn’t seen me.” –SilkScroll
    “And it was at that moment that Tom realized he’d been playing too much Splinter Cell.” –SilentA98
    “I’ve told you before Jim… The Mantis is GREEN!” –Mrhappysadass
    “‘On my X’ doesn’t cover this!” –Ozzy Onya A2Z
    “This isn’t what I meant when I said I would carry the team.” –deluca34
    “MY PRECIOUS! GIVE IT TO US!” –Noble138
    “Even in the War Games simulation, Billy had to put up with his older brother’s shenanigans.” –CoconutJones
    “This is it, baby. Hold me.” –Seraphim Crypto


    Now that we’ve wrapped up that picture, let’s start a new one. Up for your captioning pleasure this week is an image featuring an Energy Sword and a Spartan. Soak in the screenshot, then leave your witty and relevant quip in a comment. Off you go!

    Halo 4 Screenshot

    Author: Sergeant Apollo

    Caption your heart out here!

  • Halo 4 – Fails of the Weak 149

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    From Rooster Teeth:

    Jack and Geoff are back with more Fails of the Weak!

    Editor’s note: Language is mature. Proceed with caution.

    Halo 4 – Fails of the Weak 149

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  • Limited Edition Spire Vista Giclee from The Official Halo Store

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    The Official Halo Store is offering a limited run of 250 high-quality “Spire Vista” giclees. These giclees are exclusive to the Official Halo Store and are individually numbered. Get yours now!

    Halo Waypoint Store