Halo 1 & 2 for PC
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Subject: The USEFUL update summary.
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Most should be aware of the update, but its full of crap, so heres the useful info in summary.

Its got improved graphics, in both campiagn and multiplayer and supports resolutions up to 1920x1200.

You can use a keyboard and mouse, or a pad. But still no word about if the pad has some sort of autoaim, and if it balences with mouse and keyboard users.
(and yes, Im aware of the fight they posted, but thats not very helpful either).

Multiplayer has some 'interface features' that they cant tell us about yet.

Its going to have something to do with microsofts 'anywhere live' service, but they dont know what yet.

You can take screenshots. You will most likely be able to video capture with a high end system, but they are not sure yet.

They 'plan' to support a package that will allow messing about with things in creating mulitplayer content.

I have to vent my annoyance at their claim that they have always supported its community, you bloody havent. Look at halo1 for that.

Anyways, this is posted because I dont see why people should have to read all that self promoting gumpf just to see the useful stuff in the update.

[Edited on 8/25/2006]

  • 08.25.2006 7:51 AM PDT
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It's Live Anywhere, not Anywhere Live. :)

Good to know. I hope they add support for anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering.

  • 08.25.2006 8:14 AM PDT
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Hmmm, finally a little support for it. I keep seeing such negative criticism about H2 Vista based upon that small game play video and the screenshots. People, come on, it's a low resolution vid, on a game that is still seeing the final touches. Go back to the old xbox H2 screenshots and see how bad they are compared to the actual game. H2 PC is obviously going to grind anything Xbox Halo related into the ground, visual and hardware wise. Don't base opinions off a first glance.

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  • 08.25.2006 9:05 AM PDT