Halo3 Pre-Release Pictures Thread *56k*

MasterChief2829 · Post by **MasterChief2829** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:19 am

Beat me to it. Those 2 pics look great! The lighting on the first one... and the detail on the 2nd

Great pics. Too bad they only uploaded 2. From what I hear that's the host of GameKings, who did that video coverage on Last Resort and Epitaph; it be nice if we get to see some video coverage of this.

neodos · Post by **neodos** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:31 am

Nice, i wonder which SP map is that

Hawaiian Modder · Post by **Hawaiian Modder** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 10:00 am

I never saw Epitah's video. Anyone got a link?

The two new pics look pretty sweet.
Can't wait till Halo 3 is out.

MasterChief2829 · Post by **MasterChief2829** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 10:20 am

Hawaiian Modder wrote:I never saw Epitah's video. Anyone got a link?

Not much too it, but here you go. http://www.gametrailers.com/player/user ... 70826.html

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 10:37 am

What the hell? Why was I not informed of said videos? o_o

Dead Killa \ D · Post by **Dead Killa \ D** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 10:58 am

why does it say Xbox 360/PC ?!?!?!!!

CabooseJr · Post by **CabooseJr** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 10:59 am

It just does

MasterChief2829 · Post by **MasterChief2829** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 6:15 am

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 6:22 am

Similar situation to the first campaign screenshot?

MasterChief2829 · Post by **MasterChief2829** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 6:30 am

Yup. Picture 2 of 5 over at http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/b ... ier06.html

Burn, baby burn.

Fire bombs!

antszy101 · Post by **antszy101** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 4:08 am

Does anyone else notice that the bump map on the MC is different? In all the other shots of both campaign and Multiplayer the chest had huge scratches on it, most notably on the right (the Cheif's right). But now the chest plate is clean and smooth. Could it be an armor permutation?

CptnNsan0 · Post by **CptnNsan0** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 6:18 am

I think in multiplayer its not necessarily masterchief, its just a spartan.

antszy101 · Post by **antszy101** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 6:43 am

Anyway, even in the beta the bump maps were different

CabooseJr · Post by **CabooseJr** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 7:31 am

Its a beta, what could you expect?

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 8:40 am

antszy101 wrote:Does anyone else notice that the bump map on the MC is different? In all the other shots of both campaign and Multiplayer the chest had huge scratches on it, most notably on the right (the Cheif's right). But now the chest plate is clean and smooth. Could it be an armor permutation?

Here:

Achronos wrote:I hate to break it to you, but the chief model in all three of those pictures [(E3 06, Beta, Current images) is identical. The only difference is that the Chief's armor texture was replaced - the artists didn't like the "concrete" look in the [E3 '06 trailer].

Some idiot with no intelligence wrote:So they say that they REPLACED THE "CONCRETE" HAMMERED FINISH TEXTURE WITH A FLATTER METAL VERSION

Why? And oh my god WHY? Replaced the Concrete Hammered Texture is where the true NEXT GEN AT. Why use "FLATTER METAL"... doesn't the word FLAT pisses you off.

And saying that .. thats what the artists here preferred......or because they couldn't pull if off through out the game.... may be because the XBOX 360 cant handle it on the DVD. ... There have always been excuses...and this one is no different. They did tone it down......its a proof now. If Master Chief was to be in real life or in the up coming (whenever its done) movie. I AM PRETTY FREAKING SURE... that they would use the "CONCRETE HAMMERED TEXTURE" on his armour.. NOT "FLATTER METAL VERSION"................ lame man.

Achronos wrote:Oh, now you're just trolling. Are you really that ignorant? Do you even know how textures and bump mapping work?

The "concrete" texture you're talking about was swapped out because the artists didn't like it. And by swapped out, I mean just that - a texture file was replaced that essentially, in th emost basic terms, was simply a different picture. To put it in simple terms, it would be like if you took a JPEG image on a website and replaced it with an image of the same size, only a different actual image. Only you seem to think that for some reason, it was done because the game couldn't handle it?

You are being foolish. Why would we use a texture that looks like broken concrete as a texture for metal armor? Duh.

antszy101 · Post by **antszy101** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:36 am

Thanks Tural

But do you think they will offer both the grunged up bump map and the cleaner bump as different armor permutations maybe?
Just a thought...

Geo · Post by **Geo** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:45 am

Maybe in Campaign it will be all scratched up and stuff, and in Multiplayer it'll be clean?

Just a thought, seeing as the Spartans in the Multiplayer aren't all Master Chiefs from the Campaign...

Dojorkan · Post by **Dojorkan** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 11:45 am

iGeo wrote: Just a thought, seeing as the Spartans in the Multiplayer aren't all Master Chiefs from the Campaign...

Thank you.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 12:30 pm

antszy101 wrote:But do you think they will offer both the grunged up bump map and the cleaner bump as different armor permutations maybe?
Just a thought...

No.

iGeo wrote:Maybe in Campaign it will be all scratched up and stuff, and in Multiplayer it'll be clean?

No. They've shown both, they're both clean.

MasterChief2829 · Post by **MasterChief2829** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 7:32 pm

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