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 Lycan XIII. Read a little more about this particular fan below, then hit their profile to see what their favorite movie has in common with one of the maps in the Forge playlist!

Gamertag: Lycan XIII.

Origin of Gamertag: It’s inspired by my love for wolves and Red XIII from FF7.

Current clan/community: Whoever’s on at the time.

Favorite map, game type and playlist: Valhalla, Infection, Squad Battle.

Least favorite map, game type and playlist: Isolation, Headhunter, Rumble Pit.

Halo weapon specialty/preference: Warthog Front Bumper: Give me a good gunner that I can work with and I can drive for days. Well, technically minutes, but you get the point…

Halo playing style (offense, defense, sniper, driver, etc.): Like I said above, I consider myself to be an objective vehicle specialist. Need someone to fetch the flag? Jump in my ‘Hog and we’ll go grab it. Need to defend the flag? Just give me the Wraith and it’ll be done.

Anything else we should know? Anything else you want to know, ask away!

From MythicTyrant:

A bit late on the holiday videos but for those of you who don’t know, over the course of my Halo 4 Legendary Walkthrough I had a personal goal to assassinate EVERY TYPE of enemy over the course of my deathless run. I’m VERY happy to say that I succeeded and compiled my success (along with a few other little fun tidbits) into one, belated, holiday video. Enjoy!

From Certain Affinity:

This video covers how to set up spawn points and respawn zones in Halo 4’s Forge Mode. Topics include: Initial Spawns, Respawn Points, Respawn Zones, Advanced Settings, CTF Setup, Dominion Setup, and basic Flood/FFA setup.

Hello, Grifball fanatics! The Halo 4 Grifball playlist will be launching soon. We’re super excited about it and wanted to share some of the details with you.

We created two different game types to tickle your fancy: Grifball and Grifball Pro. Here is a breakdown of each:

Grifball
Single 12-minute round. First to 5 scores wins. Auto pick-up enabled.

Grifball Pro
Five 3-minute rounds. Auto pick-up disabled.

Before we dig deeper into the settings, let’s look at the courts you’ll be playing on. All of the below creations come from runNOKYARDrun, and each of these maps will be featured in both Grifball and Grifball Pro voting options.

Primordial

A sign at the door reads: “When you are done playing Grifball please use the provided space mop to clean any spilled blood. The Eggheads do not want Human DNA in the Primordial Goo Mixing Tank”.


Thin Ice

Although the court may seem dark at first glance it has quickly become a favorite among Grifball League players due to the startlingly bright visibility of enemy Spartans.


Sarge’s Laboratory

This court, set in the Grifball Court area of Erosion, features Hockey style boards and something players will never see. In order to counter a glitch where the ball may become stuck in the ceiling the entire upper portion of the court is covered with invisible 4×4 Blocks and Coliseum Walls.


Grifball Fissure

Set in the picturesque Ravine, this court is one part UNSC, one part Forerunner, and features an invisible soft ceiling to keep the ball inside the court.


Termiterium

Set in a reclaimed Termite Mound Structure this court plays with Forge’s lighting system to provide a low light zone where players stand out like radioactive termites.


Hangar 101

The Admiral’s private hangar features holographic lettering and a fully functional force field. The court shares several features with Halo Reach’s Grifball court Brightside. It is positioned to incorporate a natural rock wall, and the entire court is constructed at a 35 degree angle.

Now, a look at some extra juicy details for you Grifball veterans:

We’ve spent a lot of time working with the Grifball community to build this playlist, and we can’t wait to show it to you. See you on the court!