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We can't hope to compete with the artistry of Tiny Leyk; no, instead we're consigned by a complete lack of artistic talent to collect crumbs from the holiday table of Stuntmutt by foraging through the AutoMagic strip generator for material.
Happy Holidays all the same from Rampancy!
Between Marathon's tenth anniversary and this Christmas thing coming up, there's lots to do, necessitating Yet Another News Roundup:
There's a truly massive art update at Halo Babies today-- far too much to mention it all and unfair to pick out anything in particular, so go and check out the list yourself. Thanks mrsmiley.
The previously promised update for Mac Halo came to fruition last week, bringing the game back to parity with its PC counterpart, adding game pad support as well as support for the GameRanger service; rumors have been circulating regarding the possible cessation or fee increases for the Mac version of GameSpy that Halo uses as its default browser.
VerdaFolio sends word that bitterbanana has produced an upgrade to his third person hack for PC Halo and Halo CE.
Tina "Jaxx" Leyk does the guest strip this week at Halo Babies. Thanks mrsmiley.
Chris Butcher talks about the difference between synchronous and asynchronous network schemes with regards to Marathon, Halo 1 and Halo 2 at How Stuff Works. Thanks HBO.
1UP has an interview with Tyson "Ferrex" Green about Halo 2, including his involvement in The Library level from the original game, and the tongue-in-cheek homage to it in Halo 2:
The Library was actually the first mission I was put on when I came here. But the thing that keeps me sane at night is that the library was mostly designed when I got here, so I don't blame myself for that.
The Junkyard has another spotlight for the Halo community today; they got in touch with Ducain from HighImpactHalo and he was kind enough to sit down and answer their questions. Thanks Ryan "Mhaddy" Matthews.
New guest strip by Stuntmutt over at Halo Babies today; also a new One One Se7en that cuts the other way. Thanks mr smiley.
IMG notes an update on MacSoft's support page that says a new update for Mac Halo, 1.06, should be coming soon that will bring it to the same level of the PC version and restore crossplatform network functionality. Thanks Louis Wu at HBO.
The Pillar of Autumn
Halo's story begins with Captain Jacob Keyes, commander of the UNSC ship Pillar of Autumn, on the bridge of his ship as it is emerging from a faster-than-light jump through slipspace. The ship has just fled the Covenant invasion of the colony known as Reach, and following the Cole Protocol procedure that requires making randomized jumps to conceal the location of Earth, has arrived at a large ringworld structure situated at a LaGrange point between a large gas giant and its moon.
