[image:9478 align=left hspace=5 vspace=5 border=0] Infernus441 has written a small Windows program called the Xbox Live Experience Calculator that, when given your Halo 2 rating on XBL and that of your opponents, will precisely calculate the experience you will gain or lose as a result of a victory or a defeat. He's also posted his own description and download links in our forum.
This program implements the scoring rules for Xbox Live that Bungie describes. It allows you to enter in your own level and the level of your opponents and precisely calculate how much experience you will gain or lose in a game against them.
PHP and Mac-compatible versions are also under development.
Registered users of Rampancy can download at the below link (login to download).
UPDATE: The archive has been updated to include a required font, installation instructions, and the application.
Dan Chosich of 2070Films has put up links to what looks like this week's Humpday Challenge; Bungie won two out of three of the official games, and then heaped on an
This one from Oliver Stuart :
After you clear the platform with all the shields so all the humans can land (i've only tried in a scorpion), you can shoot the shields and park the scorpion on top of them. When they come back while the scorpion is on top of them, you start driving and it will catapult you around that part of the level. It doesn't help much, but it's fun to do.
This one is fairly well known by now, but Jim Glover sent it to us first:
When you get the banshee to defend the Scarab, do everything as normal but where he destroys the door, break off the Banshee's wings; from there fly through the door and into the room where there are lots of brutes. Kill them, then fly full speed into the last part of the level. Once the you regain control run back to the banshee. If you flew it far enough, it should be there to use to kill Tartarus.
Waste all of the energy for the sword. There should be no blade. Now go invisible and you can magically see the blade. Its a little strange and a pretty funny glitch.