dcdelgado
dcdelgado
Since 6868 Days
Well now the game is up there visually with the best of them and continues with its technical gameplay prowess.
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** Yes We CAN!! **

icemanufc
Since 5675 Days
OH YEAH!!!!
Alpha RC1

We recently cut our first Alpha Release Candidate. The huge amount of work that the team put into this build has resulted in an RC that fixes the overwhelming majority of game breaking issues. Issues like crashes, networking bugs, and glaring graphical glitches have been identified, targeted, and resolved. That means significant parts of Halo: Reach’s multiplayer are now that much closer to our extremely high “shippable” quality bar.

Now that we have an RC build cut, we’ll spend some time running it through an intensive test cycle, fixing any other Pri 1 issues that come up and generating additional RCs as needed before we release the Alpha for certification. To put this in a little bit of perspective, less than a month ago there were over a thousand bugs flagged as “fix-by Alpha.” We’ve burned through those in a gargantuan “bug smash” effort to make sure we ship the Reach Alpha in the most polished and stable state possible.

Milestones like Alpha have a huge galvanizing effect across the entire team. Art, Animation, Engineering and Design have all made enormous strides as we prepare to let the outside world get their hands on the game for the first time. Some genuinely new, crazy, and fun multiplayer stuff has come together to make this a really great milestone. The Alpha testers are in for some surprises.

In a few weeks we’ll release the Alpha to a small population. It’s a great opportunity for us to iron out the wrinkles with a smaller scale audience (thousands as opposed to millions). Using their feedback, we’ll build a better Beta. Which we’ll share with you on May 3rd!

Joe
http://www.nobleactual.com/post/396023205/alpha-rc...
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dcdelgado
dcdelgado
Since 6868 Days
Sweet, thats good to know.
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** Yes We CAN!! **

Optimusv2
Optimusv2
Since 6901 Days
I just finished applying spikey hair to Noble Six and his commanding officer in the latest build of the game. :)

We are still working on the special effects for when Emile pulls the gigantic sword out of Kat 320.
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Halo Reach using 360 tesselation unit extensively.

Hironobu Sakaguchi is coming back to reclaim the throne :)

Seeing it in motion on your HDTV, will blow your mind!!

Don't ask any questions just shut up and buy Halo : Ghosts of the Onyx one of th

Optimusv2
Optimusv2
Since 6901 Days
Massive, massive update regarding animations!

http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topne...

A snippet
“When I interviewed, I respectfully but honestly mentioned some of the things that I was disappointed with in Halo 3. After I got the job, they coincidentally talked about animation in the State of the Studio Address. They showed where we were at with Reach and almost all of those things I had brought up in the interview had already been addressed. I was like this is so -blam!- cool.”

And the overall game itself?

“We have this team of characters and they all have their own personality, so it’s not just a generic motion for every Spartan anymore. This guy is very specifically Jorge. This is Kat. They have their own attitude and it’s great. It just sells the performance a little bit more. That’s what I’m looking forward to in Reach.

I’m just really looking forward to seeing how it all comes out.”
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Halo Reach using 360 tesselation unit extensively.

Hironobu Sakaguchi is coming back to reclaim the throne :)

Seeing it in motion on your HDTV, will blow your mind!!

Don't ask any questions just shut up and buy Halo : Ghosts of the Onyx one of th

ManThatYouFear
ManThatYouFear
Since 6952 Days
Cant you lot just put lots of pretty pictures in here and stuff, i want to know more about this game but you come in here and its just..


WALL OF FUCKING TEXT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Which i dont mind now and again, but every god damn post in here takes me a dinner break to read lol.
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I think i have stood in poo

dcdelgado
dcdelgado
Since 6868 Days
Some very cool stuff there, my guess is there will be no more SP footage until E3, but we should get some MP footage soon i hope.
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** Yes We CAN!! **

BLackHawkodst
BLackHawkodst
Since 5895 Days
Excellent news.
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Prepare To Drop!!

Optimusv2
Optimusv2
Since 6901 Days
GTTV episode

http://www.gametrailers.com/episode/gametrailers-t...

In co-op each player will use their own version of Noble Six. Doesn't sound as if we can expect to get too much background on Noble Six, perhaps only small hints. The majority of the focus will be on the Spartan characters around us.

Marcus clearly dodged a question regarding possible space combat in Reach :D

All he said while smiling was "I don't know, we'll have to wait and see"

I knew my hopes for potential space combat with the Chief wasn't quite as far fetched as I thought it was. Hey, and even if it won't involve the Chief, judging by Marcus' reaction to that question, I'd say we're going to see ourselves some space action :D
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Halo Reach using 360 tesselation unit extensively.

Hironobu Sakaguchi is coming back to reclaim the throne :)

Seeing it in motion on your HDTV, will blow your mind!!

Don't ask any questions just shut up and buy Halo : Ghosts of the Onyx one of th

Viginti_Tres
Viginti_Tres
Since 6510 Days
You're reading too much into it, Op. They'll deny everything that's asked with the same "maybe" response.
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Optimusv2
Optimusv2
Since 6901 Days
Yea, I probably am reading too much into it, but his answer and body language scream yes to me.

Combined with the statements of all the major story related surprises that are in store for Reach's campaign (from other sources, not this GTTV ep), I just have a good feeling about the chances :)

Oh, and the main character better not be total mute throughout the entire game, like I hear was the case in ODST. This being a team of Spartans makes it even more vitally important that they communicate with one another.
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Halo Reach using 360 tesselation unit extensively.

Hironobu Sakaguchi is coming back to reclaim the throne :)

Seeing it in motion on your HDTV, will blow your mind!!

Don't ask any questions just shut up and buy Halo : Ghosts of the Onyx one of th

Optimusv2
Optimusv2
Since 6901 Days
http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topne...
Since we’re already rocking the Show and Tell action in today’s update, I should probably talk a spell about Max Dyckhoff’s Most Amazing Show on Earth Reach. While we’re not talking at all about campaign story details beyond what we've already disclosed – that lidded adventure will stay undercover for a good, long spell – I can provide some cryptic details about some pretty serious technical upgrades the team has in the works to make your experience even more epic this fall.

The scene: Chris Opdahl’s workstation (he’s the svelte gentleman that showed off the big AI battles in our most recent and totally awesome ViDoc). He's already in the midst of a conversation with Max about what’s happening onscreen when I walk up behind them, stalker style. For some reason, the engine is spitting out a tinny rendition of Flight of the Bumblebee to accompany the visuals. Max and Chris are talking numbers.

“How many are there running onscreen right now?”

“Two hundred, plus.”

“Oh, I was thinking we could do double that.”


And here I am off to the side speechless, drooling like Homer Simpson dreaming about pink, glazed donuts. Then they called security and I had to slink away ashamed.

Still, all things considered I’d say it’s a damn good week to work at Bungie.
Are they seriously talking about 200+ AI moving around in the game, much less doubling that number?

Oh and, as expected, Reach's Campaign will now be under super tight wraps from now on.

Another nice nugget
Don’t believe me? Fine! Here’s what Chris Carney had to say on the subject:

“Absolutely no sacrifices were made as to the quality of the multiplayer maps for Reach. In addition, the visual experience of each map is now equal to campaign, as they received crazy amounts of polish to makes them ‘super sweet.’
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Halo Reach using 360 tesselation unit extensively.

Hironobu Sakaguchi is coming back to reclaim the throne :)

Seeing it in motion on your HDTV, will blow your mind!!

Don't ask any questions just shut up and buy Halo : Ghosts of the Onyx one of th

icemanufc
Since 5675 Days
Read the whole update and got me super excited, especially the "jaw hit floor" comment.
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Ronsauce
Ronsauce
Since 6994 Days
Posted by Optimusv2
Are they seriously talking about 200+ AI moving around in the game, much less doubling that number?
In the game as we'll be playing it? No, I don't think they are seriously talking about 200+ AI.
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Zapp Brannigan: If we can hit that bull's-eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards...Checkmate.

dcdelgado
dcdelgado
Since 6868 Days
As i thought no SP stuff untill E3, but the MP should keep flowing.
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Optimusv2
Optimusv2
Since 6901 Days
Posted by icemanufc
Read the whole update and got me super excited, especially the "jaw hit floor" comment.
I suspect one of the jaw hit floor moments might be what the explosions look like, probably not what he was referring to in this update, however.

Maybe the 200+ thing they were referring to has something to do with a major debris field of some kind, either up in Space near Reach where the massive space battle is taking place, or the player is down on the ground and debris is coming down onto the planet as a result of the same battle taking place in space.
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Halo Reach using 360 tesselation unit extensively.

Hironobu Sakaguchi is coming back to reclaim the throne :)

Seeing it in motion on your HDTV, will blow your mind!!

Don't ask any questions just shut up and buy Halo : Ghosts of the Onyx one of th

Ronsauce
Ronsauce
Since 6994 Days
I think it might be more what the engine is capable of when it's not doing anything else....just kind of tech demo-y.
It wouldn't make sense to say we should expect battles of 30-40 AI characters then magically increase the number by 400%.
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Zapp Brannigan: If we can hit that bull's-eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards...Checkmate.

LEBATO - IS WRONG
LEBATO
Since 7130 Days
Posted by Ronsauce
I think it might be more what the engine is capable of when it's not doing anything else....just kind of tech demo-y.
It wouldn't make sense to say we should expect battles of 30-40 AI characters then magically increase the number by 400%.
Of course, I don't know why people have to even consider the possibility. Expect 40 at best guys.
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Mods, stop changing my SIG! I'm going to end up banning you!

Ronsauce
Ronsauce
Since 6994 Days
To be fair, it wasn't "people" who considered the possibility...just a certain singular person...who shall remain nameless. :P
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Zapp Brannigan: If we can hit that bull's-eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards...Checkmate.

LEBATO - IS WRONG
LEBATO
Since 7130 Days
Posted by Ronsauce
To be fair, it wasn't "people" who considered the possibility...just a certain singular person...who shall remain nameless. :P
LOL, probably in this case, we must be we talking about *that* person right? Yeah, I think nameless would do.
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Mods, stop changing my SIG! I'm going to end up banning you!

Optimusv2
Optimusv2
Since 6901 Days
2 individuals, who shall remain nameless, aren't nearly as clever as think they are. Yeah, I think nameless will do. :)
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Halo Reach using 360 tesselation unit extensively.

Hironobu Sakaguchi is coming back to reclaim the throne :)

Seeing it in motion on your HDTV, will blow your mind!!

Don't ask any questions just shut up and buy Halo : Ghosts of the Onyx one of th

Ronsauce
Ronsauce
Since 6994 Days
I dunno...LEBATO's last post had me laughing.
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Zapp Brannigan: If we can hit that bull's-eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards...Checkmate.

Optimusv2
Optimusv2
Since 6901 Days
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Of course it would, as one of two individuals, you're both practically connected by the short and curlys.

Halo Reach using 360 tesselation unit extensively.

Hironobu Sakaguchi is coming back to reclaim the throne :)

Seeing it in motion on your HDTV, will blow your mind!!

Don't ask any questions just shut up and buy Halo : Ghosts of the Onyx one of th

Ronsauce
Ronsauce
Since 6994 Days
This message is in "Boulet Time" (TM), If you still *really* want to see it, click here
That's not even sort of true, but if the thought excites you, who am I to judge?

Zapp Brannigan: If we can hit that bull's-eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards...Checkmate.

Optimusv2
Optimusv2
Since 6901 Days
Can't wait to see how awesome campaign looks come E3.

The main character better actually have a speaking role amongst Noble Team, it would be too damn weird if he didn't. I suppose the true silent type may only be Emile, at least I hope.
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Halo Reach using 360 tesselation unit extensively.

Hironobu Sakaguchi is coming back to reclaim the throne :)

Seeing it in motion on your HDTV, will blow your mind!!

Don't ask any questions just shut up and buy Halo : Ghosts of the Onyx one of th

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