New Look

Once again I have switched the blog look up a lttle. Everybody with this template has a black background so I decided to change it to this new colour which I find a little sharper. It's not that I'm racist or anything, I like the colour black fine, it's just that I would like this blog to stand out a little if you know what I mean. Tell me what you think.

Thanks

Finally

Well, my first machinima is up and running. Yes it did take a while so I hope you enjoy it. As I said before this one has a darker humour to it. This is a one-time machinima and not a series. My series will contain a much lighter humour. My next project is either going to be a machinima-walkthrough of Mind Snare or a montage. I'll decide soon and update you guys on it.

Enjoy!


Links to video

Youtube

Machinima.com

I give this video a 14a rating...


Peace,
Mander

Obvious Announcement

Well, I thinks that it's pretty clear that there's been a delay in my machinima. These things are harder to make than I thought. With videos that show maps there is no script involved, scenes don't have to be perfected or even in order, dialogue is pretty much non existant, and timing the audio with the visual is much more lax, so in comparison machinimas require a much greater effort. I want my machinima to be one of quality not like any of those hundreds of shitty 10 minute halo vids plaging YouTube (and by 10 minutes I don't mean the length, but the amount of time involved to make them). So while I'm making this one I am also coming up with tactics to speed the process up for future reference. Unless something major goes wrong, this machinima will definately be out by Monday. So far it's turning really well, so I hope you have a slightly sadistic sense of humour so you can really enjoy this one.

In the meantime you can check out a friend of mine's blog Laser3d Productions. It's just started and was partly inspired by my blog :)
That means that it's all about any maps, games, and machinimas that members of its group produce. On top of that they've also started a clan with a ranking system so if you're into that then it's definately worth a view. Check it out.

Peace,
-Mander

Tidbits

Well, I have started work on my first machinima (a movie made using a video game). This one will take longer than my other videos because it actually requires a script. Then there's recording voices, and acting it out to precision, and editing is a lot harder too. But so far I'm making good progress on it and it should be up by the end of the week. Actually it might be after that as I'm going to the lake at the end of this week. I really should set a day of the week for my projects to be released, and probably will eventually, but for now- they're done when they're done.
Parenting Tactics in Halo will be a comedy and a one-time thing (there is a slight possibility of a part 2 though, it depends on how well it does).
After that I have three series planned: United Nations of Halo, Return of the Flood, and Chief's Journey. But the project after this machinima is most likely going to be the video walkthrough of my latest and greatest map- Mind Snare.
So that's what's new and just as a bonus for tuning into my site here are some awesome maps and games that have earned themselves a permanent spot on my hard drive:

Station 69 = This is the best Cops & Robbers map I have ever played. My version is called "Prison" but when I found it on B.net, it was under the name "Station 69". Instead of spawning in a city and going to jail for misbehaving, the robbers spawn in a large jail facility and have to find a way to escape. The facility is two floors and is complete with a cafeteria, solitary, and restrooms. Outside the facility is the coolest town you will ever lay eyes on. If you like Cops & Robbers then you need this map. Author unknown.

Tremor Valley = This is a great game for a more mature crowd. The point of this game is to get to the enemy base, retrieve their flag, and bring it back to your base. But it's not that simple. You have to try to stay off the ground because the enemy team is in choppers and will splatter you if your not on an object. It's very well designed as splatters are the only way to kill someone, and so the games are extremely exciting as you try to jump from rock to rock without being mowed down. By TrueDarkFusion.

Duel of the Fates = Ever seen Star Wars Episode 1? Remember that lightsaber fight between Obi-wan, his master, and Darth Maul? Relive that epic duel in this flawless map! Whenever you have a party of 3 (happens to me often), you can play this map with the gametype "2 vs 1 Saberduel" and have the time of your life. There is also a way for Darth Maul to seperate the jedi just like in the movie. Seriously, not once have I heard a complaint about this map. By Shock Theta and Insane54.

Distortion v1.3 = This map defies gravity!. Check it out- your mind will be boggled with the insane design of this map. It is prepared for all gametypes, so enjoy playing Halo 3 in a twisted reality. By BuddhaCrane.

Boarding Action = The remake of the Halo CE map that is better than the original. This unique and awesome map takes place outside of Construct and is great for sniping and capture the flag. By oriol003 and Seargent CJ.

And trust me, if these maps have earned a permanent residence in my constantly changing and nearly-at-the-limit 100 custom content then they're worth a view.

Updated as Promised

Well I got the Mind Trap walkthrough finished and up on YouTube. If you want to figure this map out on your own then you probably shouldn't watch it. Otherwise than that go for it. I also made some changes around the site.. I updated the video bar with new machinmas that I like, added a section to the sidebar for my videos and mchinimas, and a few other random things. That's it for now, enjoy and tell me what you think of the vid!

Mind Trap Walkthrough

Peace,
Mander