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Subject: Forge Lessons ***UPDATED*** Lesson 24 (9/22/10)

Alright... Here is some little tid bits that Forge can do...

You can A - Press the L3 down > hold it down and adjust the movements manually > it will slow down the ascend and descend of the object you are moving.

You can B - Hold the RIGHT TRIGGER, and tilt the object manually...

Those two tricks are things you can do manually -- However, the pitch and yaw uniform better when you Edit the constraints by selecting and pressing B on the object..

  • 09.24.2010 6:30 PM PDT

Hi all,

I created A huge campaign like type muliti-player level. Its Called "The Last Spartan Castles by CROOKLYN05" This map was designed to take full advantage of the space that is given to you to build. I created many structures and methods to get around and explore. 16 player big team battle fun. Different game variants included and many secret slip ins, neutral areas, hide outs, ways to attack, capture, or slay the opposing team. Please feel free to download it on my file share. Or send a message or request to play.


Link:

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileDetails.aspx?fid=293106 8&player=CROOKLYN05


[Edited on 09.25.2010 9:53 AM PDT]

  • 09.25.2010 9:46 AM PDT
Subject: Are you waiting to make maps in Forge 2.0? This will help you wait...

-----Idiocracy 2eX-----

Does anyone know how to make myself walk on the walls. I've heard something about gravity but I can't seem to make the same impact on my maps. Post here or message me if you know the answer to my question. There was this map that had this effect but unfortuanally I do not remember what it was called so I could show you a demostration. But Post here or Message me asap with the answer and I would Greatly Appreciate it.

  • 09.25.2010 7:28 PM PDT
Subject: Forge Lessons ***UPDATED*** Lesson 24 (9/22/10)

- Dragon Ball/Z/GT and it's merchandise are awesome.
- All "abriged" parodies are hilarious.
- Humanity, as a whole, is stupid.
- I have asperger's syndrome
- This is the best used 20 seconds of your life
- Official helper to the Halo: Reach - The Armor You'll Be Wearing This Fall! Thread


Posted by: Idiocracy 2eX
Does anyone know how to make myself walk on the walls. I've heard something about gravity but I can't seem to make the same impact on my maps. Post here or message me if you know the answer to my question. There was this map that had this effect but unfortuanally I do not remember what it was called so I could show you a demostration. But Post here or Message me asap with the answer and I would Greatly Appreciate it.


You mean like that one map in the forge world vidoc?

IDW how to do it, but somebody named BuddhaCrane made a AWESOME weird defying laws of physcis map called Distortion ø

Might wanna ask him for some tips, and ahem, convince him to make something like it in reach's forge for us to enjoy.

PS: if he does, PM me the file ASAP!

[Edited on 09.26.2010 11:24 AM PDT]

  • 09.26.2010 11:23 AM PDT

Yeah. I'm back. Whatcha gonna do about it?

This is complete and total crap. For instance, under the "Color Contrast" section, the first two sentences were:

"So everything we see exists on our visible color spectrum with each color slowly blending into the next and becoming a new color. A natural occurrence of the color spectrum is a rainbow."

Since when did this become a Kindergarten lesson? I thought this was supposed to be a guide to help people understand the Forge better and utilize it? While I don't believe myself acclimated enough with Forge to make a guide myself, this one is a slap to the community's face.

If you're going to make a guide, make a GUIDE. Not a post full of blatant, obvious, information that has nothing to do with the Forge or Halo itself.

As far as bullshi77ery? I give this a 7/7. For a successful guide? I give this a "Please stop insulting my intelligence."

  • 09.26.2010 3:19 PM PDT

Check out my personal game/level design blog at:
http://www.reachingperfection.com

Want to get better at forging maps? Check out my
Forge Lessons.

Looking for a quality map to play with your friends? Then check out: Affinity and Think Twice.

Wow first true flame post on this thread. I am quite impressed... lol. I don't need to explain why all of these lessons are important. Aspiring level designers will realize the truth in these guides for themselves. While these may not be useful to you, they have been useful to many others and the comments speak for themselves. And these lessons apply more to Forge and Halo than you care to observe.

Anyways, here is the next lesson peepz. Slowly diving into the art of advertising. Here is the synopsis and link for Lesson 25:


Lesson 25: Investment

* Everything you do can be an investment towards your future
* It is important to start doing things that can benefit you most... mainly selfless acts
* Time is money and giving it to others as an investment for the future is a very powerful thing

  • 09.26.2010 6:28 PM PDT


Posted by: Godly_Perfection
Wow first true flame post on this thread. I am quite impressed... lol. I don't need to explain why all of these lessons are important. Aspiring level designers will realize the truth in these guides for themselves. While these may not be useful to you, they have been useful to many others and the comments speak for themselves. And these lessons apply more to Forge and Halo than you care to observe.

Anyways, here is the next lesson peepz. Slowly diving into the art of advertising. Here is the synopsis and link for Lesson 25:


Lesson 25: Investment

* Everything you do can be an investment towards your future
* It is important to start doing things that can benefit you most... mainly selfless acts
* Time is money and giving it to others as an investment for the future is a very powerful thing
Do you think this is a cult and you are the leader. I read a legitimate post, and you called it flaming. I mean he has a point. That guide did not help me at all.

  • 09.26.2010 6:44 PM PDT

Yeah. I'm back. Whatcha gonna do about it?

You could get off your high-horse. What kind of gamertag is "Godly Perfection" anyway? That sounds a bit arrogant, to me, honestly. Then you've got this "Self-righteous" signature on the bottom and talking to "your peepz" like they're your disciples? that's a bit over-the-top, mate.

Come down off of cloud nine and stop feeding bull-blam!- wrapped in gold foil, you're not doing anyone a favor here.

  • 09.26.2010 6:48 PM PDT
Subject: Are you waiting to make maps in Forge 2.0? This will help you wait...

How much free time did you have on your hands to type this!?

  • 09.26.2010 8:56 PM PDT
Subject: Forge Lessons ***UPDATED*** Lesson 25 (9/26/10)

Hi everyone... I just uploaded a 7min video of a map I've been working on for, roughly 12 hours/2 weeks.

Just do a custom search look for my screen name: EkuquoL. Get a glimpse of a thing you can do in Forge -- See you can not copy two buildings/bases but you can replicate/clone a building by doing both buildings at the same time.
Check it out it is 7.50 mins long

Also in the theater, you can press Y and free roam threw out the video.

[Edited on 09.26.2010 9:09 PM PDT]

  • 09.26.2010 9:07 PM PDT
Subject: Are you waiting to make maps in Forge 2.0? This will help you wait...

Check out my Forge Handbook blog at http://forge-life.blogspot.com for everything you could possibly need to know about the technical aspect of using Forge 2.0.

The Guide is nearly complete, but there is always room for new submissions, so remember to check back.

It seems to me that both of you have only insulted your own intelligences by looking for technical advice in a thread about design THEORY and then complaining when you can't find any.

There is no basis for calling anything like this a cult either. The man is simply posting lectures and expositions on the theory of design, ones that have continuously received great recognition, not religion or beliefs. Just because he has a following and is able to refer to his readers with relaxed verbiage doesn't mean he is manipulating them or that the group as a whole have an ulterior motive, two quintessential aspects of cult behavior.

Complaining about his username is equally destructive to anyone caring what you would have to say. If you think he shouldn't have it, you should go back in time and get it for yourself before he does. Did he take the one you wanted? That would be the only reason you should have any complaints.

I do agree that the combination of "godly" and "perfection" is a bit conceited, but the rest his "high horse" is very much earned.




  • 09.26.2010 9:34 PM PDT

- Dragon Ball/Z/GT and it's merchandise are awesome.
- All "abriged" parodies are hilarious.
- Humanity, as a whole, is stupid.
- I have asperger's syndrome
- This is the best used 20 seconds of your life
- Official helper to the Halo: Reach - The Armor You'll Be Wearing This Fall! Thread


Posted by: The Ardly374
It seems to me that both of you have only insulted your own intelligences by looking for technical advice in a thread about design THEORY and then complaining when you can't find any.

There is no basis for calling anything like this a cult either. The man is simply posting lectures and expositions on the theory of design, ones that have continuously received great recognition, not religion or beliefs. Just because he has a following and is able to refer to his readers with relaxed verbiage doesn't mean he is manipulating them or that the group as a whole have an ulterior motive, two quintessential aspects of cult behavior.

Complaining about his username is equally destructive to anyone caring what you would have to say. If you think he shouldn't have it, you should go back in time and get it for yourself before he does. Did he take the one you wanted? That would be the only reason you should have any complaints.

I do agree that the combination of "godly" and "perfection" is a bit conceited, but the rest his "high horse" is very much earned.


I think the issue is more of a misunderstanding.

A fair amount of the forge guides aren't truly directly helping you when forging. IE: it's mostly discussing a topic that helps to keep in mind with forge, the concept of contrast, for example.

However, it only appears this way due to the fact that the lessons are split up.
If you were too read all of the lessons as paragraphs in one post, it'd be evident that they DO relate.

At least that's how it is for me. You have to understand and connect the different lessons to make use of his guides.

Anyways, let's end this debate, I'd hate to see this topic locked.

*is eagerly awaiting next lesson*

  • 09.27.2010 12:49 PM PDT
Subject: Forge Lessons ***UPDATED*** Lesson 25 (9/26/10)

-blam!- happens!

ok i was too lazy to read through this all to find the answer. i have made 2 maps in forge world for games like capture the flag and territories where 1 team has to capture the other teams base or flag. i have the layout but i can not figure out how to make it playable, when i go into custom games the maps only work on slayer. what else do i have to do so i can play them( i have the territory and flagstands)

  • 09.27.2010 1:26 PM PDT
Subject: Are you waiting to make maps in Forge 2.0? This will help you wait...

well I used some of your theory and this is what i came up with. good job and thanks :D tell me what you guys think

Forge Pro lockout

Screens if ya want to look

  • 09.28.2010 7:40 AM PDT
Subject: Forge Lessons ***UPDATED*** Lesson 25 (9/26/10)

you have to set the plates to "game specific" and make sure its on territories when you start the game up.

  • 09.28.2010 7:44 AM PDT
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I am looking for a simple "Forge Definitions". i.e what is a "Respawn Zone, Weak" vs. "Respawn Zone, Anti"? What exactly does each label mean? A simple list of the more ambiguous Forge objects(usually spawning zones and objective placements) would be nice.

  • 09.28.2010 9:36 AM PDT
Subject: Forge Lessons ***UPDATED*** Lesson 25 (9/26/10)

Don't suffer from insanity, enjoy every minute of it!

I'm having trouble with the forged map I made. my character can walk around it in "Forge" mode just fine, but when I really try out the map "custom game" mode, my character gets instantly killed the instant it spawns and and respawns onto the map, even when there's nobody there to kill me. What the heck's going on with that and how do I fix it?

  • 09.28.2010 10:22 AM PDT
Subject: Are you waiting to make maps in Forge 2.0? This will help you wait...

Check out my personal game/level design blog at:
http://www.reachingperfection.com

Want to get better at forging maps? Check out my
Forge Lessons.

Looking for a quality map to play with your friends? Then check out: Affinity and Think Twice.


Posted by: Monoxide89
well I used some of your theory and this is what i came up with. good job and thanks :D tell me what you guys think

Forge Pro lockout

Screens if ya want to look


That looks awesome bro. I am going to go check it out. The main thing that concerns me about remakes is them being exact. Sometimes fixing some of the older problems (like spawns) is important. I will definitely take the time to look over it bro.

For the rest of you looking for Technical Forge advice check out Ardly's Forge thread. He has a ton of guides and what not to help you out: http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=49470306

  • 09.28.2010 11:19 AM PDT
Subject: Forge Lessons ***UPDATED*** Lesson 25 (9/26/10)

Check out my Forge Handbook blog at http://forge-life.blogspot.com for everything you could possibly need to know about the technical aspect of using Forge 2.0.

The Guide is nearly complete, but there is always room for new submissions, so remember to check back.


Posted by: Nuke Mayhem82
I'm having trouble with the forged map I made. my character can walk around it in "Forge" mode just fine, but when I really try out the map "custom game" mode, my character gets instantly killed the instant it spawns and and respawns onto the map, even when there's nobody there to kill me. What the heck's going on with that and how do I fix it?


Do you have safe or kill zones placed? You are either spawning outside a safezone or inside a kill zone of the hard variety.

  • 09.28.2010 12:10 PM PDT

Don't suffer from insanity, enjoy every minute of it!

thx for the info, I'll fix it right now.

  • 09.28.2010 4:12 PM PDT
Subject: Are you waiting to make maps in Forge 2.0? This will help you wait...

- Dragon Ball/Z/GT and it's merchandise are awesome.
- All "abriged" parodies are hilarious.
- Humanity, as a whole, is stupid.
- I have asperger's syndrome
- This is the best used 20 seconds of your life
- Official helper to the Halo: Reach - The Armor You'll Be Wearing This Fall! Thread


Posted by: Godly_Perfection

For the rest of you looking for Technical Forge advice check out Ardly's Forge thread. He has a ton of guides and what not to help you out: http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=49470306


Oh man, Not another awesome forge guide...

I can't have another tab open with my browser, I already have like 17, so can you tell me when the PDF gets updated?

  • 09.28.2010 4:18 PM PDT

Check out my Forge Handbook blog at http://forge-life.blogspot.com for everything you could possibly need to know about the technical aspect of using Forge 2.0.

The Guide is nearly complete, but there is always room for new submissions, so remember to check back.

I wont be updating the PDF till this weekend.

  • 09.28.2010 5:03 PM PDT
Subject: Forge Lessons ***UPDATED*** Lesson 25 (9/26/10)

"Stupid Covenant! We out tank them! Wait, there's a Scarab... disregard that first part."

I am the member of a fading group. It's brand new, and I need some help to restore activity. Anyone who forges, please join the Harlem Forgetrotters group. Whether you do or not, I hope you keep on forging. Thank you.

  • 09.28.2010 7:08 PM PDT
Subject: Are you waiting to make maps in Forge 2.0? This will help you wait...

- Dragon Ball/Z/GT and it's merchandise are awesome.
- All "abriged" parodies are hilarious.
- Humanity, as a whole, is stupid.
- I have asperger's syndrome
- This is the best used 20 seconds of your life
- Official helper to the Halo: Reach - The Armor You'll Be Wearing This Fall! Thread


Posted by: The Ardly374
I wont be updating the PDF till this weekend.


K, well please PM me when ya do.

  • 09.29.2010 11:58 AM PDT