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Subject: Halo 2 Vista Screens from X06
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Bungie was pretty busy yesterday in Barcelona, not only with the two big announcements but also in showing off Halo 2 Vista. Today we've added the screenshots they released to the Halo 2 Vista section of the site, so go check them out!

  • 09.28.2006 1:54 PM PDT
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Posted by: KPaul
Bungie was pretty busy yesterday in Barcelona, not only with the two big announcements but also in showing off Halo 2 Vista. Today we've added the screenshots they released to the Halo 2 Vista section of the site, so go check them out!


Could we get side by sides, so we can see the graphical differences more clearly?

  • 09.28.2006 1:57 PM PDT
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Yeah, if you made them yourself, you could!

  • 09.28.2006 1:59 PM PDT
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Posted by: KPaul
Yeah, if you made them yourself, you could!


Gee, thanks. You could at least not come off like a smarmy jerk, seeing how it's your job to interact with the community. Thus, a side-by-side would still fall under your job description, and wouldn't take that long. I don't see why that request so deserved a sarcastic snap, your Majesty.

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  • 09.28.2006 2:00 PM PDT
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It wouldn't really be fair because halo 2 vista isn't done yet. Comparing an unfinished product with a finished product doesn't really make a lot of sense. It would be cool to do something like that when the halo 2 vista ships though. Although Halo 2 Vista does look awesome right now.The players models are especially hot...High resolution spartans....

(typpposss. i'm a drunky graphics monkey)

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  • 09.28.2006 2:05 PM PDT
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I'm going to school because I plan on having a life...
Yeah, only nerds skip school. Oh wait...

Nah, the screenshots are fine, no need for side-by-sides. Looks great, but I still like the appearance of the Xbox version better for some reason. And I like your poetry, KP.

[Edited on 9/28/2006]

  • 09.28.2006 2:07 PM PDT

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Very awesome.

KP, explain the BLUE dots on the motion tracker!
Some new Vista feature?

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Posted by: stosh
It wouldn't really be fair because halo 2 vista isn't done yet. Comparing an unifinished product with a finished product doesn't really make a lot of sense. It would be cool to do something like that when the halo 2 vista ships though. Although Halo 2 Vista looks great right now. The players models espeically are really hot...High resolution spartans....


See, I wish KP had just said this, a polite reason why he/Bungie wouldn't do something, instead of giving me a flippant, sarcastic answer to a request. I wasn't twisting his arm; I don't see why he had to snap like that at me.

As for the Blue dots, I'm guessing they turn blue when a teammate's firing. Or, you can change the color of the Tracker.

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  • 09.28.2006 2:13 PM PDT

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Ad, I think you're taking this a bit too personally. I found nothing offensive as to what he said.

Don't go jump on the "Bungie doesn't listen or participate in the community enough!" bandwagon. He replied to your post, and I'd say his response was approrpriate. It's not his job to put together side-by-side images of Vista vs. Xbox.

  • 09.28.2006 2:15 PM PDT
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I'm going to school because I plan on having a life...
Yeah, only nerds skip school. Oh wait...

I don't think you should take KP's statement too seriously, he's just giving you some sound advice.

Edit #1: Oh well, SS_Zag1 beat me to it...

Edit #2: And what's with the plasma pistol firing blue shots?!

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Posted by: SS_Zag1
Ad, I think you're taking this a bit too personally. I found nothing offensive as to what he said.

Don't go jump on the "Bungie doesn't listen or participate in the community enough!" bandwagon. He replied to your post, and I'd say his response was approrpriate. It's not his job to put together side-by-side images of Vista vs. Xbox.


So why couldn't he have said that, instead of posting something sarcastic and rude? No matter how I try to phrase that sentance or shift the emphisis, it still sounds like he is giving me the written equivelent of the finger. "Oh, yeah? Why don't you just do it yourself?" is downright childish.

Anyway, off-topic.

Back to the images.

I like the lighting on the Spartans in the Ivory Tower shots. Very pretty. The shield flicker effects are also very cool. Seeing how it's unfinished, it looks very good.

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Err is it just me, or in the shot with the guy firing the rocket in ivory tower, are two of the spartans like just stuck on? they look a little too small.

  • 09.28.2006 2:51 PM PDT

Looks like it's coming along pretty nicely. :)

  • 09.28.2006 2:58 PM PDT

Nice...but...there was one screenshot that said "Press X to..." What's up with that?

  • 09.28.2006 3:47 PM PDT

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Posted by: KPaul
Bungie was pretty busy yesterday in Barcelona, not only with the two big announcements but also in showing off Halo 2 Vista. Today we've added the screenshots they released to the Halo 2 Vista section of the site, so go check them out!


Wow, you're right! they look like crap!

  • 09.28.2006 4:33 PM PDT

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Pritty nice. Too bad my PC can scarcely get by with UT 2004 in the lowest settings. If I had a top of the line computer, I might just go out and get a copy.

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Posted by: IChemical AliI
Err is it just me, or in the shot with the guy firing the rocket in ivory tower, are two of the spartans like just stuck on? they look a little too small.


Nope. That's actually their real height. It might be the angle or something.It's pretty extreme.

  • 09.28.2006 5:15 PM PDT

Posted by: Ad Hominum
See, I wish KP had just said this, a polite reason why he/Bungie wouldn't do something, instead of giving me a flippant, sarcastic answer to a request. I wasn't twisting his arm; I don't see why he had to snap like that at me.


Apparently he had no right to make a joke, but you had every right to "snap at him" like you claim he did to you? Its pretty nice of KP to keep us updated on everything Bungie let alone post pics of ongoing projects. If you dont appreciate the Bungie sense of humour why do you even come here? To gripe about getting standbyed in matchmaking? I hate coming to forums and seeing people complaining about how they want more and more. As if bungie is required to post anything for us. We should just be thankful for what they do give us.

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Was it the capture program that made the cables in lockout look like that? Or is the res actually like that? Just wondering.

  • 09.28.2006 9:06 PM PDT

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Posted by: bboundy10
Was it the capture program that made the cables in lockout look like that? Or is the res actually like that? Just wondering.

When you take screenshots of PC-based games, it doesn't capture the AA or ASF (which help smooth out the jaggies and such). How high your AA and ASF can go is determined by your gfx card, hence, how smooth those jaggies get.

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Posted by: SS_Zag1
Very awesome.

KP, explain the BLUE dots on the motion tracker!
Some new Vista feature?


I think thats just the dev team futzing with the hud things, I may be wrong though.

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Nice...but...there was one screenshot that said "Press X to..." What's up with that?

That is because some of the people are using the 360 controller. They connect it via usb, nifty eh?

  • 09.29.2006 9:17 AM PDT
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Cool!!!

  • 09.29.2006 1:09 PM PDT
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No idea what the deal with the blue dots is, I'll see if I can get to the bottom of it.

You're right, Ad Hominum, it was uncalled for. I humbly apologize. It was a long, crazy day.

  • 09.29.2006 2:54 PM PDT
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Just got word, if any one's still listening, that that was a bug in the build that they were taking screens from. Red dots showed up as blue. It's since been fixed, so no need to worry. It is, after all, a game still in development and these kinds of things happen.

  • 10.02.2006 10:32 AM PDT
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Whatever.

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