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Re: Breaching Bungie's Barriers *IMGs*
Posted By: Stephen L. (SoundEffect) <soundeffect@hotmail.com>	Date: 1/3/11 2:52 p.m.
In Response To: Breaching Bungie's Barriers *IMGs* (BlueNinja) : As you all know, I love using the pan-cam. I love seeing everything Bungie : places in their levels, and learning. I'll probably never become a : designer myself, but as an aspiring writer, it can't hurt to know some of : this stuff. I mostly just do it for fun: exploring is awesome, after all. : And, as some of you may know, the pan-cam was kind of neutered in Reach. Its : speed was severely limited, and it could no longer breach the secondary : set of barriers Bungie put up around the map. : Until today. : I was flying around on the level 'Exodus', when I happened upon this little : piece of architecture: : As you may recognize, this is a piece of cutscene geometry. In the opening : cutscene for the game, you see Noble Six walking up this hill, and looking : out over New Alexandria. : : This tiny piece of detail among a vast sea of low-res made me remember the : way cutscene-specific areas are always hidden somewhere in the level. But, : sadly, I also remembered the pan-cam doesn't allow you to go out that far. : Exodus, however, offered me a loophole. While I was trying my best to break : through the outer barriers, I noticed the bottom barrier was missing. I : flew underneath the map, and then proceeded to the outer walls. Before I : knew it, I was looking out over the whole of Exodus. Or at least, the part : of Exodus the game still rendered that far out. : : : I stumbled across an interesting 'dome' underneath the playable area. At : first, I thought the level's opening cutscene took place inside, but I : found nothing. : However, the pan-cam coordinates, as we all know, are more than just screen : clutter. I restarted the level and wrote down the coordinates for the : opening cutscene. I then pulled up a helpful guide , and before I knew : it, I was manipulating the numbers and flying underneath the map again. : The moment I neared the coordinates I'd written down, I noticed a sliver : of black in the corner of my screen. I turned, flew towards it, and : huzzah! : : As I pondered this moon-like landscape, I wondered: "but where's that : awesome backdrop?" : The moment I looked up, my question was answered. Huzzah indeed. : : : And even though I haven't made a panorama in months, I just couldn't resist. : I'm not going to put this one up on Views from the Edge, so it's an HBO : (and GAF) exclusive for the time being. : : As is the case with all great explorers, however, my journey is far from : done. I will now travel to the far reaches of Lone Wolf, Long Night of : Solace, New Alexandria and the Pillar of Autumn, and hopefully find : something worth sharing with you guys. : Enjoy the pretty pictures! Awesome images and congrats on getting that far out. I was wondering where Six's trek over the hill took place. Couldn't find that one. So the supercarrier on the mountain is just a 2D image I take it?

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Breaching Bungie's Barriers *IMGs*	BlueNinja	1/3/11 1:24 p.m.
Re: Breaching Bungie's Barriers *IMGs*	Joe Duplessie (SNIPE 316)	1/3/11 1:38 p.m.
Re: Breaching Bungie's Barriers *IMGs*	Bry	1/3/11 1:57 p.m.
Re: Breaching Bungie's Barriers *IMGs*	BlueNinja	1/3/11 2:02 p.m.
Re: Breaching Bungie's Barriers *IMGs*	Decommissioner	1/3/11 2:12 p.m.
Here is a neat trick...	Hyokin	1/3/11 2:29 p.m.
Re: Here is a neat trick...	BlueNinja	1/3/11 2:43 p.m.
Re: Here is a neat trick...	Hyokin	1/3/11 2:49 p.m.
Re: Breaching Bungie's Barriers *IMGs*	Aglor	1/3/11 2:32 p.m.
Could anybody test this?	BlueNinja	1/3/11 2:47 p.m.
When do you enter the wompa stompa code? *NM* *NM*	Hikaru-119	1/3/11 4:48 p.m.
Wow, that brings back memories. *NM*	The Loot	1/3/11 4:58 p.m.
Re: Breaching Bungie's Barriers *IMGs*	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	1/3/11 2:52 p.m.
Re: Breaching Bungie's Barriers *IMGs*	BlueNinja	1/3/11 3:23 p.m.
Re: Breaching Bungie's Barriers *IMGs*	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	1/3/11 7:01 p.m.
Re: Breaching Bungie's Barriers *IMGs*	Ducain	1/4/11 9:12 a.m.