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Subject: Halo Reach Firefight Forge.
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Alright, so Halo 3: ODST came out. It came equipped with an amazing new game mode - Firefight.

I love Firefigt, but I was hoping for forging capabilities to come with it. Sadly, there was none.

Halo Reach still has a chance, though.

Here are some of my ideas.

Say you take a map like Foundry, except the two garage doors would be open, with shields over them. That's where the Covenant could spawn. In the default map, you would spawn in the hallway in the back, but of course, this could be changed in Forge.

Or, you could take a map like Sandbox. The Covenant could come in Phantoms around the perimeter of the map. This would give you the choice between an indoor forg-able Firefight map or an outdoor map.

Of course, the other Firefight maps would have minor forge-ability.


You could possibly even map different Firefight game-types. Here's what I think the menu could look like:

Spawn Time: [0-Never]

Enemies (You could choose which and how many enemies would come in each wave.)

Weapons (You could choose which weapons would go in the weapon spots.)

Vehicles (You could choose the vehicle settings, if there are any on the map.)


Skulls (You could choose which skulls would come on, and in what order.)

So, good idea, or no?


  • 10.04.2009 5:49 PM PDT

I don't see you doing anything to help our country.
Except sitting at home, naked, eating twinkies, rubbing your hands together going "Heh. Target Destroyed. Mission Accomplished." Oh wait. that's not helping.

It wont work for the simple reason that Firefight runs off of the campaign system. Thats why theres no mm for it, for forge to work they'd have to make a new version compatible with campaign, not to mention people making easy camping maps.

  • 10.04.2009 5:51 PM PDT
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Posted by: Black Eagle X99
It wont work for the simple reason that Firefight runs off of the campaign system. Thats why theres no mm for it, for forge to work they'd have to make a new version compatible with campaign, not to mention people making easy camping maps.
Well, they have a lot of time before Reach comes out. Also there wouldn't be stats, so you could boost your stats. It would just be for fun.

  • 10.04.2009 5:53 PM PDT

I don't see you doing anything to help our country.
Except sitting at home, naked, eating twinkies, rubbing your hands together going "Heh. Target Destroyed. Mission Accomplished." Oh wait. that's not helping.

Posted by: MasterSniper69
Posted by: Black Eagle X99
It wont work for the simple reason that Firefight runs off of the campaign system. Thats why theres no mm for it, for forge to work they'd have to make a new version compatible with campaign, not to mention people making easy camping maps.
Well, they have a lot of time before Reach comes out. Also there wouldn't be stats, so you could boost your stats. It would just be for fun.
The games been in production since Halo 3 came out, im sure its already in the alpha testing stages, which is where they work out most of the bugs. All were waiting for is the Beta, which will test the servers.

  • 10.04.2009 5:55 PM PDT

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Why so you can modify the map so that it's impossible to lose?

  • 10.04.2009 5:57 PM PDT
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Riley Manning

dude i think that's a crazy good idea....i wanted forge in here to but that is a way good idea!

  • 10.04.2009 5:57 PM PDT
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Posted by: Rjpunk
dude i think that's a crazy good idea....i wanted forge in here to but that is a way good idea!
Thank you! :)

  • 10.04.2009 5:58 PM PDT
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Riley Manning

Why so you can modify the map so that it's impossible to lose?

haha good point but it good still be way fun like build your self a little base to hold out in

  • 10.04.2009 5:58 PM PDT

I don't see you doing anything to help our country.
Except sitting at home, naked, eating twinkies, rubbing your hands together going "Heh. Target Destroyed. Mission Accomplished." Oh wait. that's not helping.

Posted by: Rjpunk
Why so you can modify the map so that it's impossible to lose?

haha good point but it good still be way fun like build your self a little base to hold out in
I understand what he means, but its not possible/will take to much work and or time to pull off.

  • 10.04.2009 6:00 PM PDT
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Posted by: Rjpunk
Why so you can modify the map so that it's impossible to lose?

haha good point but it good still be way fun like build your self a little base to hold out in
Exactly, it would be just for fun. There would be no Exp involved, and your stats wouldn't get boosted.

  • 10.04.2009 6:01 PM PDT

I don't see you doing anything to help our country.
Except sitting at home, naked, eating twinkies, rubbing your hands together going "Heh. Target Destroyed. Mission Accomplished." Oh wait. that's not helping.

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Posted by: Rjpunk
Why so you can modify the map so that it's impossible to lose?

haha good point but it good still be way fun like build your self a little base to hold out in
Exactly, it would be just for fun. There would be no Exp involved, and your stats wouldn't get boosted.
How would that work? Firefight wold still be connected to the firefight database on bungie even if you forged it.

  • 10.04.2009 6:02 PM PDT
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Posted by: Black Eagle X99
Posted by: MasterSniper69
Posted by: Rjpunk
Why so you can modify the map so that it's impossible to lose?

haha good point but it good still be way fun like build your self a little base to hold out in
Exactly, it would be just for fun. There would be no Exp involved, and your stats wouldn't get boosted.
How would that work? Firefight wold still be connected to the firefight database on bungie even if you forged it.
I don't know, but it's probably possible. Normal maps would be in one section, and custom maps would be in another.

  • 10.04.2009 6:04 PM PDT
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yess !!!

  • 10.04.2009 6:05 PM PDT
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Posted by: Black Eagle X99
It wont work for the simple reason that Firefight runs off of the campaign system. Thats why theres no mm for it, for forge to work they'd have to make a new version compatible with campaign, not to mention people making easy camping maps.

Those problems only existed in ODST because ODST is built on the Halo 3 game engine. Halo Reach will be using a new game engine, so these things are possible.

  • 10.04.2009 6:07 PM PDT
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Posted by: Black Eagle X99
It wont work for the simple reason that Firefight runs off of the campaign system. Thats why theres no mm for it, for forge to work they'd have to make a new version compatible with campaign, not to mention people making easy camping maps.

Those problems only existed in ODST because ODST is built on the Halo 3 game engine. Halo Reach will be using a new game engine, so these things are possible.
Sweet.

  • 10.04.2009 6:11 PM PDT