- soulguard
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Oh my. Again, lets move on.
Brief Update
WrorstPirate, I'm flattered by your offer, and while a new project would be exciting and new I don't have much time to work on it. Once "If I Were Hero" is complete I'll be working on getting my Novel published. It's a none Halo related saga that crosses Fantasy and Sci-fi. Think King Arthur meets MechAssault... and you get a somewhat loose view of what I've been working on. Trully it is a monster of an endavour and I've been writing, re-writing and editing it for about three years now. My current Edit is going to be put towards my friends and associates for their feedback and evoluation before I send it to a publisher for approval. This will be my second attempt at publication and hopefully I will be able to tell the world..."That's my book!" So stay tuned for more info on that, but not until If I were your Hero is complete.
Speaking of If I were your Hero (IWYH), the ending has finally been scripted on paper, meaning I see exactly were I'm going to stop the story. So what does that mean?? Well, it means that I will stop the story in about 5-6 more chapters. Roughly 26 Stages. But there is more to the story that I can't seem to go into at this time.
For those of you that read, Stand, Five Feet High, IWYH will have the same premise. I really want IWYH to be more of a filler/behind the scene story arc. In so doing, IWYH will end at a very familiar point within the Halo Universe. I can hear the screams now...
"SOULGUARD, DON'T YOU DARE LEAVE US WITH A CLIFFHANGER!!! OR WE WILL SCALP YOU AND SACRIFICE YOUR FIRST BORN CHILD TO THE HALO GODS!!"
I won't make any promises, but I will do my best to close the story at a... good point.
However, that leads me to my first bit of exciting news. Let me be the first to say that IWYH will not be the conclusion of my fanfic. I can't go into details at this point, but I believe it was scorptank that first suggested a "Trilogy", and I must admit that the fan outcries, PMs included, for a continuing adventure of Palab (the Grunt Messiah) has swayed me.
However, I can not say if the story will continue Palab's adventures. For all you know he may die in the next chapter, so I can not say who or what the story will be for the concluding story, but I can say this. The third saga will not begin until
A) Halo Book 4 is released and more information is revealed.. or
B) Halo 3 is released and more information is revealed.
Now here is where you ALL come into play. A title... Seeing that this is a fanfic and may never become published, I thought it would be great to include you all in my endeavor to create the first Halo Side Story Trilogy. The overall Halo side story needs a title... a head title.
Currently "Stand, Five Feet High" would be considered Book 1of 3, and "If I Were Your Hero" would be Book 2 of 3. A title for the last book would come eventually, but I'd like for you all to suggest an overall title to be used on all three books. think of it as how the "Lord of the Rings" is a title, but each book has a name. A head title has a specific name and if anyone can think of what this is called, chime in, It can't think of it right now.
Chances are we will not see a 4th halo book this year and that means I have plenty of time to work on my Novel. So, drop those titles here on the thread or in a PM if you'd like to remain silent. And please, keep it serious, as I am taking the title VERY serious.
Now the second piece of news. Halo in 5.1 ROCKS! If anyone out there has yet to experience Halo 2 in digital 5.1 surround sound then you are missing a great deal of the adventure. Recently my quest to find a Monster 100x fiber optic cable was successful and quickly I connected it to my Monster HD Component cable system. I quickly attached the Fiber Optic cable to my RCA 500watt reciever and started Campaign... **DROOOL** the sound is so crisp, clear, and the SURROUNDING!! If you are using ProLogic, you are missing out. The good news is that the X360 will support 5.1 HD and fiber optic right out of the box, the bad thing is that you'll have to wait. But if you're willing to spend $40 (USA) on on playing Halo 2 in the best possible way, then do it. Search online for Monster XBOX HD cables and the Monster Fiber Optic 100x cable.
Here is an example of what the experience was like for me last night:
Delta Halo. Legendary.
We crash on Halo and I charged toward the stationary Plasma turret (Shades) at the top of the hill. Behind me I could HEAR all 3 ODST openning up on the grunts and Jackals. I ran ahead, suicidal, and killed two grunts. I turned around to see if my ODST were still alive... then Behind Me came the ROAR of an elite. SERIOUSLY, It scared the HELL out of me.
"RAARRRRRHHHH I have slain the demon, the Prophets will reward me well!"
That was all I heard from my rear speakers, I jumped from my chair, terrified that an elite was actually standing there. Thankfully, he wasn't. lol.
Normally I play Halo 2 more cautiously, but I was only testing it.
I ran around my apartment for ten minutes, happy beyond all belief, at how well 5.1 puts you into the game!!! You have not played Halo 2 until you have played it in REAL Dolby Digital 5.1, and that can only be achieved through Fiber Optic or Coaxial connections.
Sorry for the length, but I had to share. More info soon.
-soulguard