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February 2000 Archived News |
| February 29, 9:30 p.m. |
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Halo Back up, after a couple of days of downtime... and with a whole passel of news to boot! Go on by. (Check out yesterday's news, if you missed it.) Myth Myth Master Central has been updated... lots of new vid films. Go find 'em on our Myth pages! Marathon The Story page has some interesting info from Scientific American suggesting the Halo team has done their homework. There's also an amusing Halo sighting... read it for yourself. More Scenario News... a couple of scenarios take the Open Source plunge. Find out why! Pathways Into Darkness That nasty number seven shows up EVERYWHERE. |
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| February 28, 11:10 p.m. |
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The Mill The Mill is once again alive and kickin', barring any unforseen bugs. We invite you to head on over now and help us celebrate the re-rebirth of The Mill by downloading everything in sight... well, not literally, but you get the idea. In any case, please be sure to read the latest Mill news update before downloading anything. Marathon The Aleph One build of Marathon Open Source is updated... sorta. No new features or even a new version number, but this optimized version does run somewhat faster than the current build- check it out at Marathon Open Source. Head on over to the Story page today for some new fan-created artwork and more information on some cryptic Marathon Infinity terminals. Mike Trinder's updated Chisel once again, and the latest version (including a way-cool new plugin) is now available at the Archives. Pathways Into Darkness The journey continues through the dusty depths today on our Pathways Into Darkness site. Can you dig it? I said, can you dig it? Oni If you're not already salivating over Bungie's upcoming title, be sure to stop by Oni Central and soak up all the archived previews we've added to the newly redesigned site. Also be sure to stop by often for more pictures from the Bungie West webcam. If you actually see anything interesting on the webcam, be sure to let us know. Halo Can anyone stop the Halo SETI Marines? Well, if anyone can, it's Dr. Jones and His Magic Decoder Ring. For explanations (as well as fellowship in confusion), follow us to our Halo site. |
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| February 27, 3:35 p.m. |
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Marathon Another new version of the Aleph One build of Marathon Open Source is available today at Marathon Open Source. Sniper mode, anyone? Would you like Myth with that? It looks like Apple's selling the Total Codex on their Apple Store. Also, details on some cryptic character strings- all this and more today on the Story page. The mighty John Sumner sends in a new film- quite an interesting technique... Read all about it, then download the film over at the Marathon Vidmaster Page. Lots of goodies today over at Scenario News. An upcoming scenario is looking for beta-testers- and our Scenario News whipping boy Matt Boyd is looking for punishment. For carnage, apply within... Pathways Into Darkness Some really big guns today over on our Pathways Into Darkness page... Got a tank roaming around your neighborhood? |
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| February 26, 1:19 a.m. |
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Marathon Marathon Open Source- now with animated textures. Now you can save films within your films. Head on over to Marathon Open Source for all the information. Gearing up for OSX? So is Bungie; the Story page has all the latest information on Bungie's Carbon plans. C'mon, Bungie- what could be better in a fully OpenGL/Quartz environment than Pathways Into Darkness? The Mill Buggy software = bad... Great technical support = good... It all adds up to: The Mill is still down, but keep checking back for updates as this downtime will, with any luck, be coming to an end soon. Halo Some new Halo goodies today- had your fill of desktop pictures yet? Neither have we. And could it be that Halo will be released for Dreamcast? Find out at our Halo site. Bungie Software Looks like former Halo head producer Nathan Bitner may not be returning to Bungie Software... Bungie's advertising for a Halo producer, as well as a programmer for the Chicago branch. Good luck to all the hopefuls, and hats off to Nathan Bitner, wherever you are! |
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| February 25, 12:01 a.m. |
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Marathon Got your copy of Infinity handy? Good, because it looks like we're in for another scenario... or two... or three... These look very interesting indeed. Scenario News has all the details. |
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| February 24, 7:34 p.m. |
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Oni Even more great Oni news today... Our man Harry at Oni Central has translated a German interview with Doug Zartman of Bungie Software. Thanks to Macnews.de for the interview! The original German version can be found here, and our English version is available at Oni Central. Marathon The unstoppable Jesse Simko from Marathon Open Source has established a mailing list to improve communication among all of you programmers out there working on the Marathon Open Source project. Get in on the action now- Marathon Open Source has all the details... Bungie declares a national holiday! Not quite, but it's definitely a first. Also, those sneaky little devils from Lynx Phoenix are at it again! Find out what's happening on the Story page. |
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| February 23th, 2000 9:27 p.m. |
Marathon The Story Page "borrowed" (ahem :) a post by Matt at the Halo forums at Bungie.Org which proves to be an interesting read about Halo itself. Also included are tidbits about the Bungie.Net events calendar and more! Jesse Simko of Marathon Open Source asks "Is there anything you'd like to see here that might improve communication and collaboration amongst developers?" If you have a suggestion, drop him a line. Pathways Into Darkness Two reader submissions uncover mysteries and functions... Halo Czech Halo reviews and info on Halo at E3 can be found here! |
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| February 22, 2000 9:09 p.m. |
Marathon That 7 again! And a TV show with some relation to Marathon. Also, more details about the strange goingons at www.doubleaught.com, all at the Story Page A second version of Marathon GL and yet another version of Aleph One at Marathon Open Source! Halo Info on fan sites that are gone and that are new, and ESRB comments by Matt Soell at HBO (No. not the TV channel :). Myth Big update at our Myth site: Legends & Lore has received a "long-overdue update". Oni Are you watching the Bungie West webcam? Harry sure is. He put up a small archive of webcam grabs and even got some images submitted. It's all at Oni Central. |
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| February 21, 2000 8:27 p.m. |
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Marathon Once again Orbital Arm reports in- apparently they've fixed whatever problems had popped up with Infinity Prime. VacBob now works as well- so you REALLY have no reason not to download this incredible resource pack! If you've already downloaded Infinity Prime, head on over to Orbital Arm to pick up this (thankfully) small update. |
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| February 21, 2000 7:27 p.m. |
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Marathon DoubleAught.com is back online... and yet it's not DoubleAught.com. What's going on here? The Story page has the details. As mentioned a couple of days ago, a new netpack that makes use of the Aleph One build can be obtained from the Archives. The interesting thing about this map pack is that it's the first map pack constructed from resources at the Orphanage. More and more mapmakers are beginning to realize that the Orphanage is truly a fantastic resource- head on over and see what's new! A scripting language for Marathon? Read all about it over at Marathon Open Source. Be sure to put on your sunglasses first- trust me on this one. Another new scenario announced over at Scenario News. If you have any new scenarios to report, let us know! Orbital Arm posts a new solo map for use with the recently-released Infinity Prime resource pack. Hmm, has anyone seen Mark Hatzitaskos? Oni A conspiracy at Bungie West? See for yourself over on our Oni Forum. Be sure to check out some of the pictures from the Bungie West Webcam- all this and more at Oni Central. Halo More Halo fansites popping up on the Web... and you could win a free copy of Halo from the boys at Stomped.com! See today's news for details. Bungie Software - Bungie.net The "big frickin' C" turns out to be the Bungie Events Calendar. Now assembling and scheduling a tournament for your favorite Bungie game is simpler than ever! This is a fantastic new addition to Bungie.net; kudos to the boys at Bungie for this great feature. |
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| February 21, 2000 1:18 a.m. |
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Marathon Orbital Arm reports that they have the Infinity Prime file available in little floppy-sized segments for those of you with slow connections. Head on over to get it- none of you have an excuse now! |
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| February 20, 2000 10:48 p.m. |
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Marathon This little ol' game just keeps getting better with age! As reported in yesterday's news, the Aleph One build was updated to version 0.7.5 yesterday; be sure to head on over to Marathon Open Source for all the details. There's a shocking new feature in here which will certainly change your viewpoint on Marathon... Orbital Arm posts some Frequently Asked Questions about their M2 resource updater, Infinity Prime, released yesterday. This one's worth getting, to be sure, but it's an enormous download (19 MB!). Never fear, however- check back later for more download options. Everyone welcome Matthew Boyd, current maintainer of our Scenario News page. If you haven't been by yet, come check it out- plenty of good news over here... A new scenario due for release soon? Oni Be sure to stop by Oni Central and catch up on all the news you've missed while it has been down. Our apologies for the downtime, by the way- the official story is that the server was attacked by "sand gnomes". Hmm... The Mill The Mill will be closed temporarily due to technical difficulties. Head on over for the full story. Bungie Software - Bungie.net A "super-secret surprise project"? What could it be? Perhaps it starts with a "big frickin' C"... Keep your eyes peeled. |
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| February 20th, 2000 4:30 a.m. |
Oni Oni Central rises from the dead... come by and check out the new look! Marathon More activity going on over at Marathon: Open Source. Aleph One reaches 0.7.5, and adds cool features, like a chase cam. Orbital Arm releases Infinity Prime... a Windows resource pack that allows Windows M2 users to build scenarios with Infinity textures and weapons! Huge, but worth it. The Archives puts up two new files; an Aleph-One-only map is updated, and a tutorial for building user-configurable teleporters is added. Check 'em out! The Story page points out a discrepancy in the Infinity plotline, and brings to light a fun page profiling Bungie bigwigs. Pathways into Darkness Those Greater Nightmares will get you (almost) every time... does nothing kill them? Myth A new myth site has opened... check our news page for details. |
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| February 18th, 2000 3:30 p.m. |
Marathon Marathon: Open Source finds its 7777th visitor... 1000 visitors later. Also, some news about a new MOS-dependent scenario, and new artwork. Something's building over at the Orbital Arm... are you ready for it? Another new file at The Archives: Bo Lindbergh has released Fuxource, which will allow scenario makers to migrate their Fux changes to the source code. Good news for those already heavily invested in existing engines, but interested in the latest options! The Story page contains some speculation about the parallels between Marathon and Star Trek. Pathways into Darkness The PID page jumps to a new level today... Don't Get Poisoned. Watch that first step... it's a doozy. Halo Matt Soell quells some fears brought about by fan interpretation of a Joe Staten interview... details are on the Halo page. |
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| February 17th, 2000 3:30 p.m. |
Bungie Bungie West (the guys bringing you Oni) have put up a live webcam... you can find it at The Bungie.com Oni Movies page. They must all be at lunch right now (12:30 pm Pacific Time)... Marathon Tons o' news on the Marathon front. Marathon: Open Source reports that Aleph One is up to version 0.7.3 today... you can find details (and new artwork) on the page. Orbital Arm is getting some weird messages... what's that all about? Have they been attacked? The Archives has added a new section, for maps requiring Aleph One. A small, annoying date problem has also been fixed. Go get' em! The Story page reports on an undocumented feature of bungie.net...interesting what people find. (There is also another tantalizing tidbit about the Phoenix scandal reported yesterday.) Pathways into Darkness What's was supposed to go into that red velvet bag? Inquiring minds want to know! Myth The Myth pages have been rearranged a bit... better organization, easier-to-find stuff. Check it out! The Mill was down for a bit, but is back up now. Thanks muchly to Frigidman, for persevering in the face of brain-dead software, and Simon Brownlee, for making file transfers possible once again. Don't forget to submit your Contest entry! Halo News about Halo from around the web continues to pour in. Check the page, and keep informed! |
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| February 16th, 2000 9:15 a.m. |
Bungie The Marathon's Story page today tells a possible tale of corporate greed... is Bungie being stolen from? On other fronts, they're hiring again... old projects expanding, or new projects? You decide. Halo A plethora of new sketch art has been submitted to the Halo page. In addition, there's been action around the web... a new gaming site comes online with a Halo preview, other sites are moving around. Are you keeping up? Pathways into Darkness Gas Masks? What are they good for? Myth New Icons, new maps, a new website... Myth is hopping! You'll also find an updated Sherlock plugin at the Mill... go grab it now! Marathon Tons of new speculation at the Open Source site. Now that some of the basic problems have been solved, people are broadening their horizons. Join them. Oni Oni Central is moving along... we apologize once more for the delay, and hope you can visit very soon. Meanwhile, the Oni Forum is always open. |
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| February 14th, 2000 3:50 p.m. |
Happy Valentines Day! From all of us to all of you, one big smooch. Hmm. Halo A new poll, some fun forum speculation, and some incredible crunching by the Halo SETI Marines (they've broken into the top 100!). Read all about it! Pathways into Darkness That purple dinosaur you love to hate, waiting for you on Warning: Earthquake Zone. Myth A new hotline server comes online. Read about it at our Myth site. Marathon Yet another version of Aleph One at the Open Source site... more features, less bugs. Also word on the Linux port. Who says the Marathon community is sleeping? The Story page has a nice Valentine wish for you. |
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| February 13th,2000 10:20 p.m. |
Marathon Aleph One is up to version 0.6.5 over at Marathon: Open Source. New features, new bugfixes. While you're there, check out the artwork page... tons of stuff pouring in. More Seven stuff at the Story today... from the Bible, no less. Halo An interesting analysis of the Cortana letters was posted today, along with news of new clans, a MONSTER piece of fan fiction, and some good new features around the web. Check it out! Pathways into Darkness Green oozes... poison... a little pain for a lot of gain. They're waiting for you... Myth The Mill has finally stabilized, and moved to its new home. (And lots and lots of cool new files.) No more temp servers! We have a bone or two to pick with the Pervasive guys... Oni We're hard at work on Oni Central... if all goes well, it should be back up in the next few days. |
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| February 12th,2000 11:45 a.m. |
Halo PowerPlay to save the (network) day? Read about it at the Halo site. Also, a new preview, access to a good movie, and the Halo SETI Marines are knocking on the door of the top 100 teams. Marathon Those sevens just keep popping up. The Story page has all the details... Marathon: Open Source flies along, with news of the potential end to monster dumbness (too many monsters = lots of baddies standing around, doing nothing). Go grab the future of the Marathon engine! Pathways into Darkness A new level added... and we meet Juan. What did those Spaniards want? Go find out!
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| February 11th,2000 12:10p.m. |
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On... We were down, we came up, we lost a few days... sorry. (We may still get them back.) In the meantime, most bungie.org sites are up and running... a notable exception is Oni Central. (We hope to have that back online soon.) Bungie Software As noted on the Story page, Bungie has instituted a point system... the more you buy, the more fun stuff you can get. As Bungie's Jim Ruiz puts it, "Sorta like Marlboro Miles, but you don't have to smoke." Check it out! Myth Myth Master Central has been updated with new films, and new tips. Think you've got what it takes? Prove it! Halo Matt Soell acts as a voice of reason on the Halo forum... who knew what a simple interview repost would start? Go read all about it on the Halo site. |
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| February 3rd,2000 7:00p.m. |
Marathon A few new updates here and there. The biggest update is The
Evolution page. Nice layout, good content and nice graphics.
Make sure to let him know what you think. AND If you still need
more, check out The
Marathon's Story Page. The Pathways Into Darkness
page has more information concerning some of the lower levels.
What a great game! Seti, polls and forum posts make up the majority of todays post.
Always a good find over at the Halo
page. Some good finds can be found on the Bungie Org HotLine Server.
Some halo images along with a few other "oddities". |
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| February 2nd,2000 7:00p.m. |
Marathon A new page is now on-line at Bungie Org. For all you coders out
there make sure to visit the Marathon
Source Evolution site. We should have links up, etc., very
shortly! |
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| February 1st,2000 9:00p.m. |
Marathon Well, once again I have to say that "I missed this one". I have
tired to set Hamish straight so that he will let me know if I
miss something like this, but, his answer is always the same.
: ) The Core has a good post that will lead to a forum post over at ClanPlaid. What is stated there is true, I have been part of a small group that has been discussing what that post dicatates. Worth a read. Thanks to the Core for the link. |
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| February 1st,2000 9:00a.m. |
Oni Completely missed these this morning. Harry posts information concerning a Matt Soell post on the forums and a really nice Oni desktop art has been sent in. |
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| February 1st,2000 7:30a.m. |
Marathon The remaining bulk of Tempus
maps that were submitted for the Tempus
contest are now archived over at
The Archives.
The Seti Halo team stays
on track as some recently lost units are recovered. The
Halo page also brings you new art and some new Halo sites. |
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