Donut

::PLOT:: The first part of the story is mostly Sci-Fi, where the Marines and ODST's are in the UNSC base named "Condemned", and order their two new Spartans to get in the Falcon (UH- 144 Primary air-to-ground transport vehicle) and head to the base North of Reach: Highlands, a UNSC base that will soon be under attack by the Covenant, but has many supplies, equipment, vehicles, and an army that will not go down without a fight. Somewhere down in Eastern Reach, 3 Spartans are told to go into a Covenant Corvette, which holds many Covenant such as General Elites, Hunters, Brutes and brutal alliances that plan to destroy Reach's only hope... The 5 soon group together, form a squad, and will unite to destroy the Covenant and save their only home... REACH. Reach is their heart, and they do not plan on watching it die, they will end this war no matter what, they are the Spartans of Reach, and this is their war, their heart, and so they will never let it fall..... The Heart of War

Bye Aza, waiting for your return! <3 Come back soon! :')

Hey guys, this is the thread for my newest Machinima: The Heart of War. I finished the teaser trailer, and the actors and I are currently working on Part 1 of the machinima. The teaser trailer is below, and I've worked really hard on it, so I would appreciate a "like" and some feedback please! Thank you, enjoy, and stay tuned for more! =) :Teaser Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYail6aCL1o&feature=youtu.be :Official Trailer:

12 months already? Happy Birthday 343i Forum. There have been times where I wanted to leave but this forum is just too spectacular with the members, the news, the humor everyone brings, the playdates, it's all just so entertaining and you would have to be the stupidest person in the world to betray this community. I would like to thank all the members and staff who have kept this site up and running, Absolute Dog and Spectral Jester for their marvelous Moderating and keeping this forum clean and safe from evil trolls, Twam, without him, none of us would be here to make the friends, the laughs, and big Halo community that we made, and just every single member that posts in the shoutbox, the forums, the status, ANYWHERE. One post keeps this place going, so keep posting. (NO SPAM). We are a big Halo Community, actually, not a community, we are. . . A Halo Family. A one-of-a-kind Halo Family that will always be here when you need em. So Happy Freakin' Birthday you wonderful family, keep rockin' this forum guys, and keep doing what you're doing. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!

Well, there is something similar to this already: I don't know if you were trying to make something similar to that, if not, then good idea!

That means a lot coming from Biggles! *feels special*

Bye Director, hope it get's fixed and you come back soon! You're a great friend and huge part of the community. Please hurry back, we are all waiting for your return.

Let's settle this with... BROFIST!

Thank you for making this, now maybe One can stop treating me like an 8 year old. -__________-

*sigh* Lets compare their technology: aircraft: the covenants seemingly most advanced airborne fighter the banshee is slower, more poorly armed, less maneuverable, and less heavily armed than the cheap snow speeder in star-wars, and in the star wars universe the snow speeder is basically cannon fodder against an imperial forces. Dedicated aerospace fighters are way above anything the covenant has, and they have them in absolutely massive numbers. armored vehicles: the covenant tanks (spectre) seem to have roughly the armor and weaponry of basic police land speeders, nothing compared to advanced military tanks and walkers used by the empire flying bikes: the ghost is slower, less maneuverable, and no better armed than the run-of-the-mill bikes in star wars, and would be torn to shred by even the most basic land speeder capital ships: star wars has tens of thousands of star destroyers. Even the smaller star destroyers are capable of not only killing all life on a planet, but blasting away the entire atmosphere and melting the surface in under a day, and probably more like an hour to prevent enemy defensive forces from arriving. And these are regular imperial battleships (which they have tens of thousands of), not the most massive ones. And the Death Star may be cheap to use, but they have built two and several other variants with the same destructive ability, so it cannot be neglected. And even with the ability to sterilize a planet, melt its surface, and blast away the entire atmosphere, a group of several star destroyers was still not able to penetrate a realtively small, make-shift shield on Hoth. Also, the shield on Alderaan was able to protect the entire planet from the Death Star for a fraction of a second, so it would likely be no trivial matter for the covenenant to penetrate imperial shields. The covenant cannot use the HALO network because it would kill them as well. It destroys all macroscopic life in the galaxy. Besides, the imperial hyperdrives can cross the galaxy in a matter of a few days or even less, and the HALO space stations are easily destroyed, the imperial forces would probably have little trouble capturing one, using it to determine the location of the others, and destroying them all. ground weapons: Covenant weapons either use ammo or easily overheat. Their rifle-sized weapons also take multiple shots to take down even unarmored humans. On the other hand imperial pistols can take down an armored storm trooper or robot in one shot, while their carbines are capable of blowing small holes in walls and their larger rifles are capable of destroying armored vehicles (so more powerful than the HALO rocket launchers). Their crew-served two-person machine gunes are capable of taking out a small transport ship, while their self-propelled missile tanks can take out large starships. This is opposed to HALO's wraith, an armored, self-propelled mortar that can't even kill a human in one shot. Star Wars also has thermal detonators, which are far more destructive even than covenant plasma grenades, powerful enough that an entire large room full of people were afraid of it while the HALO grenades only have a destructive radius of maybe two meters, three at most, and even then isn't necessarily lethal. Plasma swords look cool, but they cannot penetrate shields, walls, and take several hits to penetrate armor. There is no comparison with light sabers or even vibra-blades in star wars, which can kill armored foes instantly. The very fact that blade weapons without any defensive ability are effective weapons for ordinary soldiers indicates just how poor the projectile weapons are. In terms of accuracy, in the battle of Hoth and the battle in Geonosia they were exchanging gun fire and scoring direct hits at a range of several kilometers. combat: the covenant may be religious zealots, but they do not seem particularly bright nor are they particularly brave, with the grunts running away routinely. The imperial forces are smart enough to set traps and trick and mislead their opponents. They also seldom, if ever, run away, even willingly sacrificing themselves for a simple trap, and are conditioned well enough that they have absolutely no problem destroying all life on a neutral, totally civilian planet, or destroying the planet entirely.

::Pics of the map:: Blue side's point of view Red side's point of view:: FFA Initial Camera

You know you're a noob at Halo when you ask fellow players not to kill you.

Hey, give feedback on what you liked and disliked please.

My March Forge Contest map. (Pictures hidden until voting starts) ::Weapons:: 8- Assault Rifles 12- DMR's 3- Magnums 1- Rocket Launcher 1- Shotgun 1- Sniper Rifle 14- Frag Grenades 6- Needle Rifles 4- Needlers 1- Plasma Repeater 2- Plasma Rifles 14- Plasma Grenades ::Type of map:: Symmetrical map based on a factory above Pillar. Mainly for 1v1's and 2v2's. Can be used for 2-8 players on FFA. Please give me feedback on what you liked and what I should improve! Thanks! Download is http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileDetails.aspx?fid=27106931&player=PLaTiNuM%205kiLLz ::Map Description:: A factory based map that has many aesthetics, great gameplay and my first 1v1/2v2 map that I've made. It has 3 power weapons: A shotgun in the right (from red's point of view), a sniper on the left (red's point of view), and a rocket launcher in the middle. Has 4 needlers (2 that have no clips), some plasma/flag grenades, DMR's, magnums, Needle rifles, Assault rifles and some Covenant weapons that most players would rather "pass by". It is a small, symmetrical map, pretty balanced out and, through the test gameplays I did with the members here, should turn out fantastic in the 1v1/2v2 tournament. I've used those circular ramps to make it look like you are playing in a factory, and lighting effects in some areas, so that the map doesn't look TOO dark. The bridge I made looks really good and I think that will have some great slayer action on it.

Bye ZB, come back soon please!

Congrats Luke, I remember you just turned into Trusted, now you're dedicated! LOL nice job Luke, knew you could do it!

Great job man, now get 100 more, trusted!

I never thought I could achieve such a goal like this, Member of the Month! This is a really big achievement for me, so I would like to thank everyone that has helped me achieve this! Please read below and really, thank you! Absolute Dog: One of the best moderators on this site, shows a lot of dedication, respect & maturity, is a very hilarious member, and is a really great friend here on this site. Really deserves much appreciation from every member here. Azaxx: Paints some amazing pictures, he has awesome skills, a real member of this forum, has a big sense of humor, and really amazing at forging and just being on this forum when you need him. Mr. Biggles: The first British MoM! Very talented at what he does, knows how to play Halo like a boss, and is a real big part of this community, give him all the respect you can, he deserves it! Ms. Mystic: She is one of the best members of the forum, she makes really amazing posts, knows how to win arguments and deserves all the respect from the entire community! Spectral Jester: Joined June 27th 2011, is a very responsible member of this community, respectful to every member here, and is amazing at keeping this forum clean and perfect, and away from trolls. Twam: Well, without him, none of us would even be here, meeting new friends, sharing the laughs we have, giving the news of Halo and sharing our own opinions. He is the best member here and everyone should bow to him like me: :unworthy: Twinreaper: A very, very helpful member of the community. He gives us extraordinary posts and is a very good friend here, Twin is a very great member here, and he is awesome just the way he is! x5had0wxMa9numx: Shadow is a very funny guy, he is like a little brother to me. He may have joined in November, but is awesome at what he does. He draws, if you saw one of his videos on YouTube, he shows some very artistic drawings that I couldn't have possibly make. Keep doing what you're doing Shadow, or, Lil' Bro. To all members: You are the members who keep this forum alive, your posting, your sense of humor, everything about you, helps this forum grow and grow, without you, this forum would be dead. Everyone of you members help this Community grow in every way possible, no matter who you are or what you do, if you post, it helps THAT much. So keep posting and help this forum grow. Because all of you are one of a kind, don't listen to what people say, all of you are special in your own way, so keep doing what you're doing, and never stop. Because we are a family. A Halo family, and we are all special, kind, funny, awesome, responsible, talented, smart, and courageous in our own way. . . -Donut For the idea that will be discussed by the staff, my idea is. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Be a Moderator for a day. One member get's to be a moderator for this site for one day, he has to be a trustworthy member that is very active, must have permission from all of the staff, and must agree to not ban any members that have not done anything wrong. If they break any rules for being a moderator, they will be permanently banned from this site. What they get to do is the staff's choice, I am not a Mod so I don't know everything they are capable of doing. Please take this under consideration and take your time to think about it.