Halo 2 Vista Pictures

r0tten · Post by **r0tten** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 6:40 pm

well i noticed it didnt get a fontpage article like most news this big should and no one really was talking about it so i figured i would bring this to your attention.

the first real screenshots of Halo 2 Vista (still a beta though)

they look amazing for still being in the works. if you're not impressed or you think it looks the exact same fine, but i for one am really excited about this.

you can find articles and these pictures in their original state here:

http://www.bungie.net/Games/Halo2Vista/

http://www.bungie.net/images/games/halo ... kout01.jpg

http://www.bungie.net/images/games/halo ... kout02.jpg

http://www.bungie.net/images/games/halo ... ship01.jpg

http://www.bungie.net/images/games/halo ... ship02.jpg

http://www.bungie.net/images/games/halo ... ship01.jpg

http://www.bungie.net/images/games/halo ... ship02.jpg

http://www.bungie.net/images/games/halo ... ship03.jpg

http://www.bungie.net/images/games/halo ... ship04.jpg

hmm, they seem to be huge... oh well, if you're using IE6+ hit the F11 key and it will go almost fullscreen. i like them better this way anyways.

Mod Edit: Pics changed to links.

Tsuin Taiyou · Post by **Tsuin Taiyou** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 6:44 pm

Holy shit...Looks like the graphics aren't as good as Halo 2 on X-Box...

CtrlAltDestroy · Post by **CtrlAltDestroy** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 6:47 pm

Unless the rules have changed, pics have to be below 800x600 pixels.

GametagAeonFlux · Post by **GametagAeonFlux** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 7:01 pm

I'm not impressed.

The graphics are less than great.

darco9x2 · Post by **darco9x2** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 7:01 pm

its still early, im sure they will get better.

r0tten · Post by **r0tten** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 7:01 pm

beta.

SHOUTrvb · Post by **SHOUTrvb** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 7:45 pm

They better touch those graphics up by the time it's released. I'd hate to have to mod that myself.

MasterChief2829 · Post by **MasterChief2829** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 7:46 pm

1. It's Early.
2. Those pics are soo high resolution and direct from the source, not anti-aliased and blurred a bit as you see on your TV and crap.

I would expect it to be better towords release.

ScottyGEE · Post by **ScottyGEE** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 7:50 pm

Hmmm...
Seeing as halo2 would be on a pc, you would think you can up the appearance of the game...The xbox version relied heavily on normal mapping because if it was all the model it would hav lagged...So I wanna see less normal mapping dependence in H2v...
Also, from the pics the MC looks like it is in an area with the lightmap nulled out like in xbox...

If I were to compare promo pics from h2v and h2x, you'd probably say h2x looks better

And plus the xbox version had no anti aliasing I thought...

Supa1337 · Post by **Supa1337** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:01 pm

I have vista

r0tten · Post by **r0tten** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:10 pm

MasterChief2829 wrote:1. It's Early.
2. Those pics are soo high resolution and direct from the source, not anti-aliased and blurred a bit as you see on your TV and crap.

I would expect it to be better towords release.

actually some of those are low res pics take another look at the file names.

StalkingGrunt911 · Post by **StalkingGrunt911** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:10 pm

Graphics >_< good thing it's a beta and I don't know if they said anything about it but in the first picture there was a mic icon and the guys name talking so is there going to be talking and no typing or both

-DeToX- · Post by **-DeToX-** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 9:26 pm

Good thing if they make map editting tools, we may be able to convert maps, AKA brand new BSP's in H2 Xbox

{SA}DR · Post by **{SA}DR** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 10:16 pm

That's cool , but what do u guys think i should do , i have Halo 2 only the game for Xbox :
1. Buy Xbox 360 and Live
2. Buy Windows Vista and Halo 2 for PC , when they are out ?

AjemsuhgaoII · Post by **AjemsuhgaoII** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 10:47 pm

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Supa1337 · Post by **Supa1337** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:13 pm

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Veegie[Temp] · Post by **Veegie[Temp]** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:25 pm

Tsuin Taiyou wrote:Holy ***...Looks like the graphics aren't as good as Halo 2 on X-Box...

You do realize that it won't be shipped until after January of 2007...right? Good.
I don't expect an unfinished port to look as good as the original. Otherwise it'd be done nearly.

Shut up Veegie. Pointless post.

DWells55 · Post by **DWells55** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:46 am

Veegie, that attack was uncalled for...

Anyhoo, all Bungie said was that the game would support higher resolutions and have a slightly better FP model for each weapon. No confirmed texturing upgrades or anything. It's gonna be like Halo PC - same graphics as Xbox, but support for higher resolution - but this time you have to buy a lousy and overpriced OS. Gimme a Leopard version.

-oddball- · Post by **-oddball-** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:59 am

I've heard that bump maps haven't been enabled on bipeds yet, explaining some of the low quality graphics in the first person shots. Also, one of the main improvements is they're getting rid of the mipmap/real time rendering texture popping, and they're ditching the lod system so when you look at a shotgun from 30 feet away it doesnt look like an assault rifle.

GametagAeonFlux · Post by **GametagAeonFlux** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:02 am

DWells55 wrote:Gimme a Leopard version.

*sigh* Mac fanboys.

There's nothing wrong with Vista besides it's whole...unable to run a lot of XP apps dealie. It's not over priced or lousy at all. Not saying Leopard won't be great (I'm sure it will), but that's no reason to call Vista lousy.

Anyways...no bump maps you say oddball?