Rampancy
Death by intelligence.
Recent Videos
| Title | Date |
|---|---|
| No Man's Sky: Cosmos Pt 1 | 09.19.26 |
| Halo Campaign Evolved Pt 4 | 09.05.26 |
| Halo Campaign Evolved Pt 3 | 08.29.26 |
| Halo Campaign Evolved Pt 2 | 08.22.26 |
| Halo Campaign Evolved Pt 1 | 08.15.26 |
| Planet of Lana Part 2 | 08.08.26 |
| Planet of Lana | 08.01.26 |
Sheet Music
| Title | Transcriber | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Halo 5: Advent (String... | cwhiterun | 06.07.16 |
| Halo 5: Blue Team (Str... | cwhiterun | 10.22.15 |
| Halo 5: Light is Green... | cwhiterun | 10.20.15 |
| Halo 5: The Trials (St... | cwhiterun | 10.12.15 |
| Roll Call - Price Paid | pimpnmonk | 06.02.14 |
| Behold A Pale Horse Fo... | pimpnmonk | 01.24.14 |
| Farthest Outpost/Mercy... | pimpnmonk | 12.30.13 |
Rampancy Podcast
| Episode | Date |
|---|---|
| Sony Acquires Bungie (mp3) | 02.02.22 |
| Let's Play Mass Effect 3 #27 Final... | 06.02.17 |
| Anger, Sadness and Envy Ep. 27: Craig Ha... | 05.08.13 |
| Anger, Sadness and Envy Ep. 25: Destiny... | 03.05.13 |
| Anger, Sadness and Envy Ep. 24: Halo Ann... | 04.21.12 |
| Anger, Sadness and Envy Ep. 23: Halo Ann... | 06.26.11 |
| Anger, Sadness and Envy Ep. 21: The Wint... | 04.18.11 |
My Take on the Issues
You'd have to be significantly disconnected from the gaming scene in the last month to not be aware of what has been going on. After participating in discussion over the issues and giving the matter some thought, I posted my own editorial rant on the matter to our forum. For those of you who know how large some of my forum posts can be, I created a less-detailed but more to-the-point condensed version. It's not all roses, but I do think that some good things could come from the changes being wrought. I'll be sticking with the community.
PC Gamer Halo Swag
A portion of my remaining soul to Isolder, who has uploaded nearly a dozen scans from PC Gamer's August 2000 Halo preview to RHL, and transcribed the text of the preview to boot! An excerpt:
Jones claims that the single player game, which many shooters have abandoned in recent months, is going to be as good as any game out there. We think we have a story that is so good, he says you could write a book about it and sell it as a sci-fi novel.
No tall claim--after all, Hamish of Marathon's Story has amassed enough for several novels already. The images, which are slogging through my pipe as I type, reveal at the very least one previously unseen alien, and should provide ample food for thought over the next few days.
Iso has also pointed out that this issue of PC Gamer was supposed to contain the E3 Halo Trailer on the CD, but that he recieved a copy without said CD--keep your eyes peeled, folks, that movie isn't far off.
- Forum: New PC Gamer Screen Shots
Myth III Confirmed?
Muchos kudos to Ironfist, who pointed out this interesting news item at Computer and Video Games. While not too much stock should be placed in independant news items, if this item is true, it virtually guarantees Myth III. An excerpt:
Sources at Take Two have confirmed today that Myth 3 is down on its release schedule as a Dreamcast release for the third quarter 2001. There seems to be some confusion internally, however, and insiders are erring on the side of caution. УThere may have been a misprint. It may be PC,Ф said one.
Dreamcast, in third quarter 2001? A little bit late in the day for that platform, but nonetheless this could be good news for the Myth community. Provided it's a worthy successor, that is...
Marathon: Resurrection Revamp
Pfhor sends word that Team Unpfhorgiven, the group behind the Marathon: Resurrection project which is bringing Marathon into the Unreal Tournament engine, has a bunch of cool new stuff to show off:
Team: Unpfhorgiven is pleased to announce their site relauch! With an all new interface, new teammembers, 13 new screenshots, a poll system, and a forums system, Marathon: Resurrection is prepared for bigger and bolder frontiers, and we invite you to take a look at our progress!
Also offered was this rather cool picture... not too shabby. Kudos to Unpfhorgiven--this project is really looking up.
War is Hell
Well, with the community lacking a dedicated third party map distribution site, I guess we'll be doing a few more map announcements in coming days. This one is from Prozzak, and will likely be of interest to you WW2 junkies out there:
War is Hell has been released, the newest map by Ozone, creator of quality WW2 plugins such as Bridges Between Us and Red River. This map, complete with four single player meshes, and one new map, is perhaps Ozone's finest work. Helicopters, tanks, defense turrents, and a ream of men are at your disposal, but beware, your enemy has them too.
I'm not sure if there are any screenshots or more material online, but the plugin is available for download, so if it sounds like your thing, take a look.
Bungie Store Closing
CyberBob pointed out something that will doubtless be of interest to Bungie point collectors out there: the Bungie Store is closing. At least, for a short time, effective this Friday. From the Bungie Store page:
But IТm sure itТll come back - changed a little maybe, but smarter, and stronger, and dressed all in black-leathery-spandex sci-fi duds with gizmos poking through its flesh, and cables and wires all over connecting the ears to the elbows, and like one eye replaced by a laser and stuff. Neat, huh?
If you have orders being processed by the Store, you'd best stop buy and read the rest of the notice. No word yet as to whether or not Bungie points and coupons will continue to be honored, though I'm sure efforts will be made to ensure that they are.
Lastly, since he won't be continuing on with Bungie, a fond farewell to storekeeper Jim Ruiz, who will be moving on to pursue other opportunities instead. Certainly a loss for the community, but best wishes to him in the future!
Halo Concept Aliens
Finally, the road cone alien revealed. Marathon's Story has obtained several scans from the July PCZone Benelux Halo developer diary showing what appears to be the small, orange alien seen briefly in the bTV day 4 footage from MWSF 2000. Whew.
It's a curious little critter, and apparently comes in a few varieties. While the large canister on the back of one just screams hand delivered explosives to me, we really know nothing else about these units... stay tuned for more info as it comes.
So much for that attempted vacation...
New Myth Maps From Creation
Ares of Creation has let us know about two more new maps just released. From the source:
Creation has released a pack of two map plugins, River of Gold and River of Life, collectively called A Seperation of Ages. Get the plugin pack at our site. The two plugins include both multiplayer meshes for you and your friends to check out and solo meshes with an immersive storyline, new artwork, etc, for the solo buffs.
Go and get them now!
New Jinn Screens
Chia, webmaster at Vista's website, has pointed out a half dozen new screenshots from the upcoming Jinn TC for Myth II. The shots feature indoor levels from this ambitious and long awaited project, and are simply gorgeous. The well done models are becoming a trademark of Vista (and the envy of us mere mortal tag munkies ;).
Jinn, which is due out before Oni , is currently in testing, but there have been rumors that the next post at Vista's site will be the big one. Definitely something to keep an eye out for.
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