What I've Been Doing... [Contains Large Pictures]

[Andor]

So, I haven't posted anything truly substantial in a while. Let's see what ol' Andor has been up too, shall we? Now, none of this is really complete yet. But, I've been working on a Refresh Campaign for Halo... This stemmed from my Original Refresh mods for the Demo. Using Full opens up a lot of possibilities, and I'm really enjoying working on it. So, I'm going to post some pics of what I've done so far, and you can comment on it.
This mod will feature the following things:
Better Graphics
Better Environments
Better AI
Destructible Vehicles
Dynamic Lighting
Better Gameplay
And, Skulls.... .
So, take a look. The HUD is a placeholder, and I'll either replace it, or edit it myself. It's Hawaiin Pig's Halo 2 HUD. The cliff rock skin in the level Halo is Pepsi's, from FTW. I'll credit other things when need be, or upon release.


The level Halo. Now a rocky, mountainous wasteland. Features Phantoms, Banshees, Warthogs and possibly ghosts. All will be destructible. O, and it's raining.

New UI. Will probably reskin the text, too.

Keyes, with reskinned coolant and atmosphere. Buggy jungle, with glowing sprites. Will have more aggressive flood, and feature more hunters than before.

Simply because I didn't want to show a truly revealing picture of this level, and to show you the Ghosts. This is the Truth and Reconciliation- and icy mountain pass, with snowy pines.

The only levels that I have not started editting are the Library, and Assault on the Control Room.

This is open for discussion and criticism. Tell me what you want for the other levels, and I might actually do it, XD. I'll post more pics in time. Enjoy.

EDIT:

Teaser Trailer:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=aqXn94cMl ... annel_page
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[Noodle]

This looks VERY cool.

Keep it up, Andor! I'd like to see the skulls!

[Andor]

Sure thing. The skulls radically effect gameplay, generally giving you the edge. It's kind of hard to get a picture of one without revealing the location, but hang on, . This is the skull on Keyes:

I won't tell you its effect, but it makes for uber fun when used against the scores of flood in this level. Ignore the white sqaure- that's just my radar playing up. The skulls can be found on previously unnaccesible areas of the map, or cleverly hidden within the map. The one on Keyes is particularly cool to find.
O, and just because I love it, here's the new loading screen:



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[seabeast]

Nice. Can hardly wait. And you have WRS too.... Hmm.. (White Radar Syndrome) We need to fix that.

[Andrew_b]

Lookin good.

[Andor]

Update: Guilty Spark

I'm also working on a short teaser video. I'll post it later.

EDIT: Teaser Trailer is in my first post.

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[TaxiService]

ARHG!!! FUCK FUCK FUCK!!!!


that's my demo UI i did months ago just-for-fun. <_< ¬_¬
(i was just messin' around in the UI to see what's what) grrgr...

...just don't say i copied it. D:

[Andor]

Destructible vehicles.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=p2Ekuh0uI44
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[Zanghfei]

DAWN I LIKE THE SONG WHAT IS CALLED ?

[Fuel]

if you keep typing in all caps you will find out the name of the song

[Noodle]

Is it the rape song?

[seabeast]

Lololol... Is that one in that Fuel Rod video from Fonzai/Sharebear?

[Zanghfei]

I want that song is soo beautiful ( im crying in my head :'( )

[Andor]

How about we stay on topic. I'll post another update later. What would people like done with The Library? I was thinking of adding a lot more flood stuff, like on the level Cortana in Halo 3. And maybe add a Ghost to make things quicker. I have a good idea of where I'm going to put the skull to... . I'll probably rename this level as well.

Let me list the progress so far:
Pillar of Autumn: 20%. Hard to make changes to, because there's so little to work with. I'll think of something, .

Halo: 85%. The level closest to completion. A barren wasteland, heavily raining, with a ghost available for rapid transport after the crash.

Truth and Reconciliation: 70%. Icy mountain pass, with light snow. This is my favorite level. . I really think it looks fantastic.

The Silent Cartographer: 50%. Blue skied island surrounded by clear water. Lightly raining.

Assault on the Control Room: 0%. I haven't started this level yet; I was thinking of a desert, possibly with a Scarab, and Spectre's. This level will definitely have the most vehicles. I think a face off between tanks and a scarab would be good. Give me your suggestions please.

343 Guilty Spark: 60%. Glowing, subterranean/dense jungle. Spectre's can be found on this level. The skull is well hidden, .

The Library: 20%. Moving towards a fleshy, flood infested and decaying installation. Marines may be added for additional support, and a Ghost will probably be available. Your suggestions on this, please.

Two Betrayals: 20%. As it has to be closely related to AOTCR, it will probably have the same desert look, but with a different environment and sky. Your suggestions on this, please.

Keyes: 75%. Buggy, dense outer jungle, with the inner ship remaining fairly the same. Also looks rather hawt with flashing blue beacons scattered throughout. Crashed dropship later in the level. Contains my favorite skull location, .

The Maw: 30%. Smoldering ship entrenched in ice. Again, not entirely sure where to move with this one. Your comments would also be greatly appreciated on it.

OK, so, hopefully I'll get some good input from you guys. I'll post some more pictures with my updates later, .
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[Zanghfei]

For : Andor

Please change some soldier in ODST Not alot. ( My brain keep thinking )