[NGTM-1R]

The Flood are parasitic crazy evil things. They're trying to take over the universe because that's how they reproduce.

Jenkins from the books was a special case, as was Keyes. Normally somebody taken over by the Flood just gets a complete mindwipe and effectively ceases to exist as an individual. In "The Flood" it states that the Infection Form that took over Jenkins was somehow too weak to properly erase him, while Keyes was a ranking officer and had information the Flood needed, thus a mindwipe would be counterproductive.

[Knight Templar]

The Sarge has a medical condition of somesort that is only percent of people that somehow keeps the Flood infection dormant in his blood stream. I forgot the specifics.

[NGTM-1R]

Psst...Johnson is the Sarge.

[Knight Templar]

Uh huh. He was the one who had the dormant Flood in his bloodstream. Jenkins was the guy who died... the one whom which we saw the video.

[Jetmech Jr.]

Originally posted by ngtm1r
The Flood are parasitic crazy evil things. They're trying to take over the universe because that's how they reproduce.

Jenkins from the books was a special case, as was Keyes. Normally somebody taken over by the Flood just gets a complete mindwipe and effectively ceases to exist as an individual. In "The Flood" it states that the Infection Form that took over Jenkins was somehow too weak to properly erase him, while Keyes was a ranking officer and had information the Flood needed, thus a mindwipe would be counterproductive.

Yeah, I'm aware of Jenkins' case, which is why I didn't mention him. However, I'm not convinced about Keyes. Whats to stop him from being completely taken over, then just looking through the info in his head? Another example would be:

Spoiler:

Prophet of Regret in Halo 2. Remember how he was semi-fused with the Gravemind's tentacle?

Actually, the Beast kill because that's how they spread, being the virus that they are. That, and they want to own the Galaxy. And now...I'm playing through Cataclysm again, and I'm fairly certain that it would be impossible to retain full consciousness after being subverted...I always believed that the voices were examples of the beast mimicing those of the people that were taken over.

[Hippo]

Originally posted by Singh


Hey hippo. Any idea when you can release the models to public? I have a few....ideas for them if at all models.

Also, dont mind me asking, which models exactly? Are you taking any from Halo 2 - they might be more hi-poly than the original if im not wrong......

Actually, the Halo 2 models, while more diverse, are all bumpmapped, and more low-poly... I have the LS, PoA, half the T&R, Halo, the pellican, Bumblebee's, Banshee's, and Covvie Dropship... None are textured, though i do have them... I'd need a professional to be able to re-wrap them all...

[Grimloq]

well, it sounds like about 3 people talking with the Beast voice. at least three.

i thought the Beast also wanted to kill everything because 'enemy parts are inferior' but the hiigarans put up a good fight and 'parts equal selves... outcome difficult to see...'
i think the Beast enjoy killing as well too... meh, whatever. that point is moot, both races enjoy killing it seems.

speaking of killing, i want to kill that stupid monitor guy he is SO annoying! i think they based him on teh guidebot from D3 they even look kinda like eachother, and nobody can invent something as annoying as guidebot

 

BTW, how do you put in the spoiler thingey? twould be useful.:

[Hippo]

[ spoiler] and [/spoiler]

[Deepblue]

BTW almost all Halo 2 models use normal maps so that they can have low polycounts. However this causes the cutscene LOD jumping.

[Hippo]

don't you mean bumpmaps?

[Jetmech Jr.]

Originally posted by Grimloq

i thought the Beast also wanted to kill everything because 'enemy parts are inferior' but the hiigarans put up a good fight and 'parts equal selves... outcome difficult to see...'
i think the Beast enjoy killing as well too... meh, whatever. that point is moot, both races enjoy killing it seems.

speaking of killing, i want to kill that stupid monitor guy he is SO annoying! i think they based him on teh guidebot from D3 they even look kinda like eachother, and nobody can invent something as annoying as guidebot

 

BTW, how do you put in the spoiler thingey? twould be useful.:

Those lines were basically the A.I. Judging your enemies strength for you. If, say, you got into a skirmish with an acolyte squad and you had like 12 Heavy corvettes, it would say the 'inferior' thing. If you were fighting a fleet equivalent to your own, it would say the other thing, and if you were fighting a superior fleet, it would say something along the lines of "You're ****ed."

I didn't find the monitor that annoying to be honest, except on a few occasions. Some of his little blurbs of information were somewhat intriguing, IMO.

To make the spoiler tags, type (without the spaces) [ s p o i l e r ] *your text here* [ / s p o i l e r ].

[deep_eyes]

First steps you n00bs who got off topic! INVADE.... The Bungie Forums!

http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=1194388

[Jetmech Jr.]

Ok, fine, on-topic from here on out. So Hippo, is there a way to get some of the Ship models from Halo 2, like the In Amber Clad or Regret's Carrier?

p.s. Bungie forums suck.

[NGTM-1R]

Avoid the Bungie forums at all costs, unless you enjoy the screaming n00bs.

You didn't get much of a look at the In Amber Clad ingame,

Spoiler:

except when the Flood crashed it into High Charity.

Regret's carrier shouldn't be too hard, since there are plenty of visuals of that...but I dunno about the Truth and Reconciliation.

[Singh]

We see quiet a few of the covenent cruisers in Halo i think - but all appear to be pretty lowpoly.

If you ever do get any of the models done tho, I pretty much have a plan of what to do with them too

[deep_eyes]

theyre forums suck ass.... i cant even find the thread anymore!

[Grimloq]

Originally posted by Jetmech Jr.


Those lines were basically the A.I. Judging your enemies strength for you. If, say, you got into a skirmish with an acolyte squad and you had like 12 Heavy corvettes, it would say the 'inferior' thing. If you were fighting a fleet equivalent to your own, it would say the other thing, and if you were fighting a superior fleet, it would say something along the lines of "You're ****ed."

I didn't find the monitor that annoying to be honest, except on a few occasions. Some of his little blurbs of information were somewhat intriguing, IMO.

To make the spoiler tags, type (without the spaces) [ s p o i l e r ] *your text here* [ / s p o i l e r ].

that was a joke! (it says 'fighting superior parts. this will be difficult' when you are faced with near-impossible odds, and 'selves fighting well, selves will have no problem' when fighting inferior parts.)

if youve played D3 and can see the connection between monitor and guidebot, THEN you start wondering what rocket launchers do to small blue robots with bouncey attitudes and annoying hard-to-hear voices. i couldnt actually hear his little blurbs, my shotgun was making too much noise

*hits self* how inventive... i didnt figure that out... pathetic...

[edit] erk, missed the post saying 'on topic from here on out'. sorry

[Hippo]

Originally posted by Jetmech Jr.


Ok, fine, on-topic from here on out. So Hippo, is there a way to get some of the Ship models from Halo 2, like the In Amber Clad or Regret's Carrier?

p.s. Bungie forums suck.

Not untill there's a Halo2 PC...

[NGTM-1R]

What class of ship was the In Amber Clad, anyways? Destroyer or frigate? I don't remember the game saying...

[Jetmech Jr.]

I'm under the opinion that it's a frigate. Looked way to small to be anything like a destroyer...