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anybody hear of halo: reach's forge feature?

2010-09-27, 1:21 AM #1

aloyisus

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sorry if this is the wrong place to post this.. but I'm not sure where else to. used to love to play JK on the zone.

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileDetails.aspx?fid=3515881&player=Aloyisus
http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileDetails.aspx?fid=3515910&player=Aloyisus
http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileDetails.aspx?fid=3516034&player=Aloyisus
http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileDetails.aspx?fid=3516036&player=Aloyisus

you guys recognize it? anybody(nevermind the fact I initialed it "JHS" =p)?

2010-09-27, 1:29 AM #2

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Wow, i havnt even thought of the zone in years. That nar shaddar port and ****

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2010-09-27, 5:20 AM #3

Liberius Vir

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I was hoping to see screenies of the BGJ map.

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2010-09-27, 5:22 AM #4

JediKirby

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This should probably go in the showcase forum.

Wow, really detailed and painstaking job, but I'd like to see you work on a map that didn't initially suck already.

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2010-09-27, 6:32 AM #5

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Wow, it's even blindingly full-bright as well.

I think you captured the essence of JHS well.

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2010-09-27, 7:37 AM #6

Krokodile

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I agree that JHS sucked, but it certainly had mass appeal, I'm sure it was the all time most popular JK addon map on zone.com so porting it specifically does make a certain kind of sense. I can't open the links now on my cell phone, but I'm sure playing this would have me in a buzz of nostalgia even though it was rare to catch me playing JHS in the first place. Also I'm quite curious about console games having a decent level editor, an all too infrequent of a feature to see!

BTW, I'm sure a major reason for JHS' success was that a good chunk of the target audience was in high school at the time.

Oh, I wonder if PedHead approves of this porting.

Looks like we're not going down after all, so nevermind.

2010-09-27, 7:51 AM #7

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JHS did suck but was oddly fun. It wasn't actually good but it was entertaining with silly mods.

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2010-09-27, 7:59 AM #8

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At least JHS didn't kill my computer, and my computer was horrible for the time and couldn't run a lot of addon levels stably.

Looks like we're not going down after all, so nevermind.

2010-09-27, 8:49 AM #9

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I used to throw thermal detonators through the basketball goals in the gym with my friends. :awesome:

Hahaha - Level looks really nice, it's too bad the whole thing has a metallic feel, they should allow you to use shapes and then choose the texture yourself.

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2010-09-27, 9:04 AM #10

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That's pretty damn sweet. Looks like a really good port.

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2010-09-27, 9:32 AM #11

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JHS was only fun with KWP

2010-09-27, 12:32 PM #12

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I never actually played JHS, but the Forge is pretty slick. I hope Bungie decides to open up more of "Forge World" because users are limited by the terrain features (or lack thereof).

2010-09-27, 1:17 PM #13

Antony

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Yeah forge world kind of pisses me off in that regard.

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2010-09-27, 7:33 PM #14

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2010-09-27, 7:39 PM #15

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That BGJ is outstanding, and Naboo is one of the maps I had in mind when I made my other post. I'd love to see Oasis.

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2010-09-27, 8:14 PM #16

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Oh man, I need to make a Duel of the Fates map for Reach. The jetpacks would be awesome.

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2010-09-27, 8:53 PM #17

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I was thinking about making a Facing Worlds map (from Unreal Tournament).

2010-09-27, 8:56 PM #18

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JHS has plenty of redeeming qualities. People who think the game is all about visual beauty like to pretend it isn't much more fun than their own levels.

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2010-09-27, 10:02 PM #19

Krokodile

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Why would we think JK levels are all about visual beauty? Also I fully recognize that JHS is a lot more fun and also better than Backup Base, but maybe your theory applies in a general sense even though I doubt that too.

Disregarding the visuals (and also excusing them, to an extent, due to the age), JHS is badly off-scale in relation to the walkplayer, and the design from what I remember of it, probably based on an actual HS (I can't remember the level description), is dreadful and not thought out too far I'm sure.

JHS' greatest merit, in addition to its popularity, is that PedHead is a better person than that ******* BeefCaike.

Looks like we're not going down after all, so nevermind.

2010-09-27, 11:02 PM #20

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I don't know... in the OP he mentioned something about a level by Ortheza... I remember that dude made a level that had some spectacularly awesome lighting.

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2010-09-27, 11:57 PM #21

Krokodile

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There's a bunch of levels made by people with a good sense of aesthetics, but JK was uglier than something like Quake II, so I wouldn't be surprised if it were more limited as well (particularly before the unofficial patches) but I hope someone who knows more about editing JK's contemporaries will confirm or deny this.

I mainly wanted levels to make sense in their design (thoughtful item placing, logically connected areas, appropriate scale etc.), anyway.

Looks like we're not going down after all, so nevermind.

2010-09-28, 1:13 AM #22

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I really wish you could use textures, it just looks like crap to me.

2010-09-28, 5:19 AM #23

Liberius Vir

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Aloyisus, The BGJ map actually looks pretty accurate. Not doubting your skills here, i just didn't expect it to be that on. As for the Naboo map, it looks pretty fine itself. Are those forcefields just in there for visuals or do they have a practical use in the map?

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2010-09-28, 7:31 AM #24

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Originally posted by Krokodile:

There were some limitations, yes; although we still discovered 16-bit textures and how to do large-scale terrain. I always found JK to be surprisingly versatile in the sheer variety of looks it could achieve; and though it required a lot of effort, highly skillful people could create beautiful things with it. I think the barrier for entry was just higher.

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2010-09-28, 7:34 AM #25

Emon

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Originally posted by aloyisus:

edit: oh, Crimson, Emon, did either of you make JK mods/maps..? Both of your names look familiar.

I made Space Noxx and a bunch of other unreleased stuff. You probably know me from the editing forums.

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2010-09-28, 8:23 AM #26

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ahahahahahahahaahhahahaha yes

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2010-09-28, 8:34 AM #27

zanardi

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Nice work. I've been working on a map in forge as well.

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2010-09-28, 8:55 AM #28

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Originally posted by JediKirby:

This should probably go in the showcase forum.

Wow, really detailed and painstaking job, but I'd like to see you work on a map that didn't initially suck already.

JHS was tons of fun with Spork....

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2010-09-28, 8:59 AM #29

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Originally posted by aloyisus:

edit: oh, Crimson, Emon, did either of you make JK mods/maps..? Both of your names look familiar.

No editing for me. I used to play all the time and I've been on the forums for years and years.

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2010-09-28, 2:54 PM #30

aloyisus

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@JediKirby you can't use/create water, so Oasis would look pretty silly.. and I doubt I remember it well enough. =\

@Liberius I've never made/recreated any maps before these, so I don't really have skills, haha(Although I always wanted to make a JK one when it was in its heyday!). The forcefields are one-way. you can walk into the core, but not back out. I assume it would give a "Fight to the death" mentality, but I added a teleporter about 3/8 of the way down the pit that you have to fall into just right to hit. takes you back to where the hangar would be in the original level(really just a small boxed room in this one). kind of like a secret on a JK level, right? =D I'd like to play these maps with people, but the truth is nobody really plays custom games in halo. these maps are just for my own amusement.

2010-09-28, 3:20 PM #31

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Originally posted by aloyisus:

I'd like to play these maps with people, but the truth is nobody really plays custom games in halo. these maps are just for my own amusement.

That's why I haven't spent a lot of time in the Forge. If you come up with a good one, though, I'm sure we could get a decent sized Massassian game going.

2010-09-28, 3:40 PM #32

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I'd imagine there's an option to share/suggest the maps to friends? If so, you should check out the gamertag thread.

2010-09-28, 3:41 PM #33

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Also, in case you or anyone else didn't realize, you can add and delete friends directly through xbox.com instead of dealing with it through the dashboard.

2010-09-29, 2:55 PM #34

Steven

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The gamertag thread sucks and is out of date

2010-09-29, 5:05 PM #35

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omg not jhs... god i hate that map...

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2010-09-30, 3:22 AM #36

Alan

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I nostalgia'd hard. Esp BGJ. It's too perfect. Hell, I think it looks better in green and grey then that brown D:

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2010-09-30, 5:01 AM #37

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Originally posted by aloyisus:

@JediKirby you can't use/create water, so Oasis would look pretty silly.. and I doubt I remember it well enough. =\

You could just make it out over the water.

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