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Re: Reach Banshees
Posted By: uberfoopDate: 10/18/12 5:23 p.m.

In Response To: Reach Banshees (Rockslider)


: But presumably it represented a lot of memory also in H1. And yet, there we
: had the splendid satisfaction of seeing an Elite go flying out of the
: destroyed Banshee.

Halo 1 is also an absurdly anti-compromise game. Even plasma pistol shot impacts smash persistant, large decals into walls and spawn gorgeous particle effects with physics and sounds. The game doesn't really LOD environments at all, it's got tons of dynamic lights with huge specular lighting effects, and draw distances for in-game objects are huge (whereas Halo 3 sometimes doesn't let you see enemies that you're in combat with).

But the cost was having to use really low-poly models, some low-precision calculations, and some performance hiccups.

I think it was worth it, and it resulted in a game with an insanely cohesive visual style; no preference was given to any particular sort of thing. The elites look completely natural against the grass in the second level, and whatnot. But they don't really make things like that anymore.

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H1 freakiness and fun *VID*Rockslider 10/17/12 12:55 p.m.
     Re: H1 freakiness and fun *VID*JDQuackers 10/17/12 2:55 p.m.
           Re: H1 freakiness and fun *VID*Rockslider 10/17/12 3:04 p.m.
     Re: H1 freakiness and fun *VID*Captain Spark 10/17/12 7:57 p.m.
           Re: H1 freakiness and fun *VID*Rockslider 10/18/12 3:18 a.m.
                 Re: H1 freakiness and fun *VID*Louis Wu 10/18/12 10:48 a.m.
                       Re: H1 freakiness and fun *VID*Rockslider 10/18/12 12:22 p.m.
                             Re: H1 freakiness and fun *VID*pete_the_duck 10/18/12 2:07 p.m.
                                   Re: H1 freakiness and fun *VID*uberfoop 10/18/12 3:37 p.m.
                                   Re: H1 freakiness and fun *VID*Rockslider 10/18/12 3:45 p.m.
                                   Re: H1 freakiness and fun *VID*Captain Spark 10/18/12 6:14 p.m.
                                   Re: H1 freakiness and fun *VID*Mator 10/20/12 11:20 a.m.
                                         Re: H1 freakiness and fun *VID*Rockslider 10/20/12 11:55 a.m.
                                               Re: H1 freakiness and fun *VID*Mator 10/20/12 12:12 p.m.
                 Re: H1 freakiness and fun *VID*Captain Spark 10/18/12 12:35 p.m.
           Clever girl... *NM*Chewbaccawakka 10/18/12 5:19 a.m.
           So that's no accidentscarab 10/18/12 1:05 p.m.
                 Maybe due to grenade chasing?Rockslider 10/18/12 2:08 p.m.
                       Re: Maybe due to grenade chasing?JonnyOThan 10/18/12 4:03 p.m.
                             Reach BansheesRockslider 10/18/12 5:00 p.m.
                                   Re: Reach BansheesLouis Wu 10/18/12 5:08 p.m.
                                         Re: Reach Bansheesuberfoop 10/18/12 5:19 p.m.
                                               Re: Reach BansheesLouis Wu 10/18/12 5:25 p.m.
                                                     Re: Reach BansheesWarbow 10/19/12 8:09 a.m.
                                                           !!!Louis Wu 10/19/12 9:27 a.m.
                                         Re: Reach BansheesRockslider 10/18/12 6:27 p.m.
                                               Re: Reach BansheesLouis Wu 10/18/12 6:42 p.m.
                                                     Don't know what you guys are talking about.Leviathan 10/18/12 6:54 p.m.
                                                     Re: Reach BansheesRockslider 10/18/12 7:05 p.m.
                                                           Re: Reach BansheesLouis Wu 10/18/12 7:10 p.m.
                                                           Re: Reach Bansheesuberfoop 10/19/12 11:14 a.m.
                                               Re: Reach BansheesFyreWulff 10/18/12 8:49 p.m.
                                                     Re: Reach BansheesRockslider 10/19/12 4:33 a.m.
                                                           Halo 3 is detail-limited by lighting.uberfoop 10/19/12 12:17 p.m.
                                                                 Re: Halo 3 is detail-limited by lighting.Rockslider 10/19/12 4:23 p.m.
                                   Re: Reach Bansheesuberfoop 10/18/12 5:23 p.m.
                       Re: Maybe due to grenade chasing?scarab 10/19/12 5:23 a.m.
                             Re: Maybe due to grenade chasing?Rockslider 10/19/12 6:21 a.m.
                                   Re: Maybe due to grenade chasing?scarab 10/19/12 5:47 p.m.
     GRUNT VANDALCody Miller 10/18/12 11:08 a.m.
     The high flying Elite was definitely my favorite! *NM*Lurono 10/18/12 5:48 p.m.
     Re: H1 freakiness and fun *VID*PerseusSpartacus 11/23/12 1:58 p.m.
           Re: H1 freakiness and fun *VID*Rockslider 11/28/12 11:30 a.m.
                 Re: H1 freakiness and fun *VID*PerseusSpartacus 11/30/12 12:10 a.m.
                       Re: H1 freakiness and fun *VID*Rockslider 11/30/12 11:49 a.m.
                             Re: H1 freakiness and fun *VID*PerseusSpartacus 11/30/12 4:08 p.m.
                                   Re: H1 freakiness and fun *VID*Rockslider 12/1/12 6:12 a.m.
                                         Re: H1 freakiness and fun *VID*PerseusSpartacus 12/1/12 1:23 p.m.



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