The latest Bungie Weekly Update brings us a few more details about the Halo 3 beta and talks about the changes going on over in Halo 2 land. First, let's jump into the beta news. Frankie further clarifies his clarification about the new X button "Equipment" function. The X button will pick up and drop equipment items like the bubble shield and tripmine (others items may be in the works), but not "throw" them. So, they'll be items on a map that have to be picked up like any other weapon and once dropped ... they'll activate. Also, the bubble shield will allow people to pass through it, but stop bullets and grenades in their tracks. It's also interesting to note that the bubble shield will be "breakable" and stationary in the beta, not rolling once dropped. For those of you who are overly excited about Halo 3's recording function, it'll be available in the beta, but in a stripped down version only.
And before we forget, there is plenty of Halo 2 news to be read about various problems, the new matchmaking structure, and information on the new maps. Again, we can't recap every jewel from the Weekly Update, so it's your fanboy duty to make the jump and read it all. Quickly, jump!
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4-14-2007 @ 1:40PM
napalmfuzz said...
recording feature? what did i miss?
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4-14-2007 @ 1:58PM
mattclarkie said...
The HDD saves what you are doing as a video file, much like connecting the 360 to a recorder, only this is built in. It lets you do action replay and slow-mo and show your friends your cool frag.
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4-14-2007 @ 2:01PM
mutefly said...
I have a feeling that the real use for the 120GB drive won't be for people needing space for video marketplace. It'll be for all the Halo 3 recorded games that will accumulate over time. Especially if there's some sort of system put in place for trading game recordings with other people on your friend list.
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4-14-2007 @ 2:11PM
Wil said...
2: The game saves essentially the 'network data' file. It saves all game actions.. textually. You use the Halo 3 engine to play the game back while the game 'reads' through the 'script'. This way you can view the game from any angle, perspective, and location. It's not a video file at all.
This also makes it possible to send the file to friends and sit with friends and talk with them over XBL while a 'camera man' runs them through the game.
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4-14-2007 @ 3:33PM
Grant said...
"The Xbox downloader and update programs needed to get AU5 and the new maps (when they arrive on Tuesday) don’t properly support PAL-60 TV on the Xbox 360. This is simply because the backward compatible part of the dashboard was never updated for that resolution and it means you can’t use VGA to run these programs. However, fret not - to work around this, switch over to the composite (yellow) cable that shipped with your Xbox 360, get the update and the maps, and then you can switch back to VGA and play happily like nothing ever happened. Of course, if you’re using a VGA monitor, it does mean you’ll have to connect to a regular TV to complete that process."
um? are they shitting me?
i live in a dorm, and use the VGA cable, and have a media center PC for TV. Essentially they are telling me i need to lug my 360 to a friends just to update it?
that is real gay.
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4-14-2007 @ 8:34PM
Stupidiot said...
Hey, that's Live For Speed in that picture...
I didn't think anyone really knew about it, but excellent game.
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4-14-2007 @ 11:05PM
Mister2zx3 said...
Live For Speed is the best simulation out there! All these huge teams can't compete with 3 people!
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4-15-2007 @ 2:24AM
ABTX said...
since people can walk through the shield doesn't that mean they can beat you up
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4-15-2007 @ 6:24AM
Stupidiot said...
Huzzah, A fellow LFS player! Do you ever visit the CLC server by any chance?
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4-15-2007 @ 11:14AM
JamieBoi V2 said...
@8 If you mean 'Melee' you, then yes. The shield only stops grenades and bullets !!Nothing else!! A Warthog could mow you down if you were in the open (Time for a trip-mine)
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4-15-2007 @ 2:17PM
Mr Khan said...
So, wait...
This recording feature, will it be used for slow-mo replays in battle, or will people just wind up with an archive of kick-ass footage to edit as they please later on?
Because i could definitely see a lot of unpleasantness if there were replays in-battle
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4-15-2007 @ 7:25PM
jason said...
GREAT IDEA FOR AN XBOX LIVE ARCADE GAME
A bunch of master cheifs and spartans on race tracks with ghostsand maybe other types of vehichle or the mongooses(atv)
just an idea
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4-15-2007 @ 7:25PM
jason said...
GREAT IDEA FOR AN XBOX LIVE ARCADE GAME
A bunch of master cheifs and spartans on race tracks with ghostsand maybe other types of vehichle or the mongooses(atv)
just an idea
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4-15-2007 @ 7:25PM
jason said...
GREAT IDEA FOR AN XBOX LIVE ARCADE GAME
A bunch of master cheifs and spartans on race tracks with ghostsand maybe other types of vehichle or the mongooses(atv)
just an idea
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