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Re: Halo [R]Evolved - 343 Guilty Spark
Posted By: SonGoharotto <SonGoharotto@gmail.com>	Date: 5/14/11 7:43 p.m.
In Response To: Re: Halo [R]Evolved - 343 Guilty Spark (Dagoonite) : This isn't too shabby at all. I like your ideas, and your take on : restructuring the game. Some of them are simple, but some of them show : good insight. For example, the fact that you're considering how to pad out : a level shows a good deal of foresight. Lol, not sure I would use the phrase "pad out." I prefer "taking advantage of openings in the level structure to create new gameplay experiences." =) : My only concern is that flood levels tend to get a little repetitive. There : isn't a lot of variation in gameplay, at least for Halo 1 Flood. (The : Flood in Halo 3 were much better at keeping things interesting, but mostly : due to the inclusion of the purestrain flood. I'm not sure if these would : work on a remake of the original Halo, simply because it always felt to me : that purestrain couldn't exist without a Gravemind.) I always felt that : this was the reason why this particular level was somewhat shorter; given : the next level's trench run through hordes of Flood, they didn't want to : make the player sick of them. Believe me, I share your concern. The Library is tedious to the max. I've even considered chopping it down into an extended coda for 343GS, making room for a "defense of Alpha Base" level later on. Ultimately, I decided that would alter the flow of the narrative too much, by forcing you to stop when Act 3 should feel like you need to move FAST. As it is, I'm going to be doing a major rebuild of The Library. It'll be a challenge to express this in a purely literary medium, but I do plan to lay out various objectives for the player. After all, you're supposed to be following protocols that unlock the Index. There's got to be more to it than walking around and around the same cookie-cutter hallways. As for the Flood, I'm looking at old concept art for inspiration. I think I can get away with creating new Feral Stage forms by actually having infected Grunts and Jackals. I believe it was handwaved in the novelization that they lack sufficient biomass to be of use as Combat Forms, but considering both are roughly of equivalent size to humans, that doesn't jive. Hunters are still off-limits as Flood bait. Lack of a central nervous system and all. And I'm not so cruel as to create Flood-infected Drones. Besides, I somehow think their insect-like physiology would result in similar issues as with Hunters. Engineers, however, would definitely be useful to the Flood. Thanks for the feedback!

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Halo [R]Evolved - 343 Guilty Spark	SonGoharotto	5/14/11 5:59 p.m.
Re: Halo [R]Evolved - 343 Guilty Spark	Dagoonite	5/14/11 7:15 p.m.
Re: Halo [R]Evolved - 343 Guilty Spark	SonGoharotto	5/14/11 7:43 p.m.
Re: Halo [R]Evolved - 343 Guilty Spark	The Loot	5/15/11 1:42 a.m.
Re: Halo [R]Evolved - 343 Guilty Spark	ZackDark	5/15/11 3:40 p.m.
Re: Halo [R]Evolved - 343 Guilty Spark	SonGoharotto	5/15/11 5:07 p.m.