Hello. I'm new here so sorry if I post this in the wrong place. I have been a big fan of Halo's forge and would be very happy to see anything from my list added, but I don't expect very many to be added. As a game developer myself, I know what I'm asking for. I would like to make several suggestions here, so I'll put them in order (from most important to least important):
Better options. It would nice to edit trait fields without the need of pausing the game or edit a custom power up on the map rather than in the game mode. Also it would be cool to choose when to generate lighting instead of generating lighting every time you switch to player mode.
Better budget. I know that the Xbox One should increase the budget, but I would rather either have a budget or an object limit, not both. Currently we have a budget and a limit per object which makes it hard to make scenes with a lot of one object type
Color and texturing. Some objects like the mongoose and small parts of blocks can have the color changed. I would like to see this available for all vehicles, weapons and all of the blocks. This way you can have more diversity. Also it would awesome if we could change the texture of the blocks. You could have bricks, metal, wood, etc. The possibilities are endless.
Time, lighting, weather and background settings. If you could change the time of day, weather or background, it would make a huge difference to the feel of the map. You could use the same map over and over.
Animals and AI. It would be nice to be able to set frogs, birds or crickets around a scene to add to the atmosphere. It also be nice to be able to put out covenant or forerunners behind a wall for example, to keep you in a certain area. Or you could make an epic map where you battle hunters in arena if you wanted.
Vegetation and water. Imagine the maps people would make if they had access to ponds, rivers, lakes or waterfalls. Also if you could use a brush to paint grass moss or ferns over terrain. I'd also like to see more tree or bush types.
The is the stuff I would like to see sooner or later, but I really doubt it would be possible for Halo: 5:
Terrain Customization. We have seen a lot more terrain chunks and pieces, but it doesn't help very much if you want truly smooth custom terrain. You are stuck using the same shapes and materials for all of your terrain and it is expensive with the budget and object limits. I would love to see a more dynamic approach to terrain. If you could use a brush type of system to raise or lower sections of terrain you would have true custom terrain especially if you could texture it too with grass, dirt or rock.
Weapon and vehicle editor. To make my own weapons and vehicles would be my ultimate dream for halo. I understand this isn't a game studio, but I imagine it would be one of the best games if you could make and share weapons or vehicles. I how ever doubt anything like this would be compatible with the current engine.
So that's that. This is what I would really like to see. If any game had all these features, I dare say it I would buy it.
Thanks for listening.
