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Podtacular Update Episode 65
for the week of May 29th, 2006

(hosts Foo Mo Jive, Dialpex and Lord Hobo)

Podtacular Update, Nacho Supreme edition (explain)


Halo 3 Update

The word from Bungie

  1. Halo 3 Multiplayer is in daily testing with placeholder textures. If only we knew more about what the multiplayer entails!
  2. There is an early level in the campaign that is completed. It takes place before the trailer.

The latest at Podtacular

The new Fight Night will be Friday, June 9th at 9:00 P.M. eastern. Its a big beatdown only tournament.

Details here: http://podtacular.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=517

http://podtacular.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=575

WOW PWNAGE!!!
Well to start the story and make it short, it started with a party
consiting of JVB, Sgt Sharpie, Rusomi, Brent Gamer and moi. We decided to
fool around on 6 v 6 since Bungie is going to delete it from MM. But when
we got into pre game lobby i was like HOLY HELL!!! it’s the one and only
PMS CLAN LADIES OF THE NIGHT!!! (roflcopter) The match was held on Relic
Assault (ARGH) So we decided to take the match seriously and try our best
against this well known clan. In the end we PWNDIZZLED THEM!!!(as jvb
would say) We got lucky with arming the bomb once thx to Sgt and my
sniping skills and we showed those ladies PODTACULAR POWER PWNAGE!!! Shout
out to the guys i had a blast !!! I hope this may have provoked some future
revenge and maybe a future challenge, im sure we will succeed. Thx for
listening my post guys PEACE!!!


Other stuff going on in the Halo community

i can not take credit for making this but i have a Halo 2 Group on myspace and this kid posted this. what he did was take an airsoft gun and moddified it to make it look like a BR you can check it out at (link in the show notes)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7238055399&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1

This Machinma is a well put together, funny machinma. “This Spartan Life” is the name and it is hilarious and great. Just check it out at www.thisspartanlife.com

By the way i am very reluctant to share this web resource with you guys, not because i’m greedy and mean, but simply because i’m afraid it might be somewhat correct, and will ruin the H3 story for everyone. Its a bit long but a must read for anyone who is currently losing sleep (like i am) since the release of the trailer thinking about the storyline possibilities in H3. It is only someones guess as to what will happen in H3, however, on the other hand, this could possibility be a spoiler alert and i certainly do not want to ruin H3 for everyone.

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

Also, be sure to have a look @ the deleted scenes section of the Halo 2 collecters edition DVD, H1 instruction booklet, and H2 colecters edition “conversation from the universe” booklet. These all will help to unlock some of the secrets of H3.

Here is the link…
http://www.halotv.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3712&sid=cc916de9f7d9369ece6967136dc14e30

Hey Podtacular community! For all you PC gamers out there that are looking for a clan, I need some help over at spcclan.blogspot.com! SPC clan (Spartan Project Clan) plays most of the EA games Battlefield series and Halo PC! Come join please because I need help. Note: You must be a Windows user as of current. Mac support on the way. Also you must have Xfire downloadable from www.xfire.com

hello, if you want to view all the cutscenes from both halo games, specifically the scenes discussed in you last episode. http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/cutscenes/ makes it easy for those of us who don’t even have an xbox to know the halo story. enjoy!
-Sonic84

http://www.sonic84.com
my podcast :) index.sonic84.com

I have developed a free Player to Clan, Player to Player, Clan to Player Halo friend finder community.

http://www.clantacular.com

Will be adding new features daily.


Campaign Tips

Well the first one is sort of noobish but it works. After you kill the
brutes and Tartarus runs away jump onto the platform jump up the
Grav-Lift to the top and hide. after your good run and look down the
hole where the lift ends and Tartarus will just be shooting. so after
SGT. Jonhson takes off his shelds shoot at him. when the other Brutes
come out just throw Plasma ‘nades over to there way hopefuly you stick
one. If you do and do it right the others will jump off by accident
trying not to get exploded by the one you stuck. If not just shoot them
through the hole in the middle of the top level. (thats one)

The second one is where you save a Banshee after the part where you
protect the Scarub. Fly it inside and after the Brutes come out kill
them with the Fule Rod Cannon and fly to where the movie starts. After
it starts run back into the hall becuse theres your Bamshee grab it and
fly to where the platform is the keep on shooting him or use the Fule
Rod to kill him fast like two shots hes dead.
(thats the second hope i spelled them ok)

On Delta Halo, there is a radical level exploit I found. First, you need
to get to the part after you release the draw bridge and get the
Scorpion. Next, take it back to the area that you drove through with
the warthog where the group of Jackal snipers was and drive it up the
steep mountain face next to the rocks. It might take a few tries to get
the tank to the top, but once you do, you can freely roam the vast
mountains of Delta Halo. This area is very expanse, so I’d recommend
staying inside the tank. One of the coolest things about this is you
can drive under the water at some of the less steep places and drive
under the big temple. You can also drive around to the end of the level
and see that area from outside the map, and do a lot of other
exploring.

I have a few tips for Legendary campaign:
1. Dont stand out in the open when fighting stronger foes (Elites,
brutes, drones, etc.)
2. Dont be afraid to noob combo.
3. Use all cover available

I have a tip for Legendary on the first level

1.In the first flank of enemies that come out on the docking bay thing use human alien combo and when the last of the elites come the white elite holding dual plasma rifles if you get his shields down he switchs to a sword kill him take the sword. Go to your secondary weapon and trade it for a plasma pistol. Go to the next part (The tunnel thing where the turret is) Swap your sword for a BR and take out the plasma turrets and if you have any grenades go to the right side of the elites and throw them to get the grunts. Switch to your plasma pistol charge it and fire at the elites then use BR to take them out. Just keep doing that until your done and if you run out of ammo on the BR theres a BR on the right side away from the docking bay window and a little room that leads up stairs which is a good place for throwing grenades. Then go back to the sowrd trade your BR for it then go down stairs and blast them with your pistol and take them with your sword.=D

here is a tip for the one big city level..i forgot the name right now…
okay, you get into the banshee, and fly over the where the warthogs spwan.
Fly almost stright up until you see a kind of ledge thing. You get off, and
push the banshee down. Have your friend get it, and come up, and then have
gladiator wars. Its also a really good sniping spot on xbox live, but be
sure to push the banshee down so they don’t know your up there.

this is major tip for killing the flood, do not use the Carbine! The
Carbine does absolutely nothing and will take an entire clip to kill.
Another tip is for when you are facing those carrier form things. If you
dont want to deal with those infection forms running around, stick the
carrier form with a plasma grenade then quickly shoot it with a shotgun or
pistol and it will blow up the carrier form AND infection forms. i use this
alot, keep up the good work guys.

Here are some tips for Co-Op Gravemind.
When the first brutes come out from the elevator thing in the first room,
get near the lift/elevator thing. As it’s coming up, jump, and you can
perform a “superbounce” and you can get on top of those hanging things on
the ceiling. It’s easier on Co-op because one person stands on the ground
because Master Chief ain’t gonna survive that fall if he decides to come
back down.
Another tip: After rescuing the marines and going up the lift, you can
have one co-op player run ahead of the other into the room before the
hunters. If you ran fast enough (or if you did it from pure luck), the
enemies will not notice you, even if you stand right in front of them. If
your partner gets closer to you, passing more loading points, then they
might suddenly notice you’re there. (The Brutes don’t see the Elites
either and vice-versa!)


Glitchtacular

Turrets can still be used, even if they are blown up.

Flags can be captured or stolen from underneath the bases.

If you are playing at Zanzibar in Xblox Live, get onto one of the
“spokes” in the giant wheel and go to your friend list in the start
menu. then press B, and you should go flying up into the air.

Ah yes, glitches. I got a ton. All require Overshields, an some require rockets.

On Relic: At the offense spawn, there are some blast shields. If you happen to be host, move one of the shields to the base of the tall tower. Stand on the small T shaped prop. Facing the main part of the large shield part, launch a rocket any part of the meta, you’ll launch high in the air. With some practice, you can land on the top of the tower.

On any map with a banshee: Take the Banshee, and find a way to flip it over. Stand on one of the wing tips, and launch a rocket at the other tip now up in the air. If done correctly, you’ll launch high in the air.

Tank launching. If you flip a tank over, stand on the treads. For example, if done correctly, you can launch from one base to another on coag.

Tank launching part 2: First off, you need a level that allows two scorpion tanks. Flip one of the tanks over, and park the other tank on top of it. Another player must flip the bottom tank over, sending the tank ontop flipping all around the place.

On Zanzibar: You need a tank. Bring the tank to the lower side of the fan. Park the tank in the path of the fan. As the fan moves the tank upwards, jam the tank between the bridge and the fan. If done correctly, the tank will launch into the air, richocheting off of everything from the ground to the map cieling.

If you stand one person against a wall, boost a wraith at them. With some luck, that person might go soaring.

Giant MC only on Burial mounds. You need a tank and a buddy. Outside the defense spawn, there is a large pillar of rock that looks almost like it is on fire. Your buddy needs to stand at the base of the pillar. Slowly ram them into the pillar. With some luck, your buddy will fall through the map and the body will shwo up in the sky al giantisized.

OK i have been doing some things on Coagulation, first there is a
frownie face near the moon in the sky it is a star formation and it was
really weird when i first found it. and i also like to fly around the
level when im not in a vehicle, to do this u need to target someone
with a sword in a warthog and have that person run off then u get out
of the warthog and you will be able to fly its real easy and fun. MODS
RULE! email me at elazuldiablo5@aim.com if u have trouble finding the
frownie face. da Diablo is out.

I have found out that once you get into the higher levels (20 or above)
almost everyone knows how to superbounce. i can do it, but i find it
much more entertaining to just hide and assasinate anyone that trys to
do it, or i’ll just snipe them on the way up. they uisually get all
pissed and for some reason keep going back to the same spot to try it
over and over. they never win.


You know you think too much about Halo 3 when…

You know you think too much about halo 3… when you already told your
manager that you will need aproximately 2 weeks off somewhere in 2007 to
resolve a exclusive issue.

When you already told your friends of the plans for the halo 3 release
day.

Wake up eat breakfast
Get together and someone’s house and play halo 1 and halo 2 campaing for
the whole day.
Go out and eat
Come back and play some more… Go eat and drive to Game Crazy, Gamestop or your local video
games store
and camp out untill midnight to get a good place in line and the game.
Go back home and play thru the entire night and have 2 hours of sleep in
the morning and go back playing for the next 7 days… until you’re back
at work.
This idea sounds strangely familiar…

You know you think too much about Halo 3 when airplanes fly by and and
there’s an earthquake and you scream “OMFG, THE ARK!!!”

You know your thinking to much about Halo 3 when you book a 199 dollar
flight to New Mombasa, Africa go the the outskirts and dig a 3 mile by 1
mile sized hole and try to find the ark.

You know you think too much about Halo 3 when… you listen to every bit of
what Cortana is saying in your head.

You know you think too much about Halo 3 when… you wonder what shade of
blue the reticle is going to be.

You know you think too much about Halo 3 when… you watch the trailer
more than 10 times a day… then watch it frame by frame 10 times more.


You know you don’t play enough Halo 2 when…

you dont know who Frankie is…
you dont know what MLG, the BR, or stickies are…
you get more suicides than kills in matchmaking…
you didnt know you could play as an Elite…


You know you play too much Halo 2 when…

you memorize your IP address

you know you play too much halo 2 when…

you shout “owned” when you get a word that’s over 20 points in
scrabble

you accuse your oponent of modding when they get a better word than
yours

you blast the halo 2 soundtrack while folding laundry

you have the theme song for halo 2 memorized

You know u play too much Halo when your mom hands you your supper it says Press X to take food.

you know you play to much halo2 when you know the layout of lockout better than your room

You know you play too much halo 2 when you hide on the top of your bunk bed and when your brother walks in you jump down and hit him in the back of the head and yell “assassination noob!”

You know you play too much Halo when…..

1. You hear a beeping noise when walking around a store and then jump
behind the register counter for cover because you thought your shields
were down. (I’ve done this.)

You stay up all night long with your fellow Podtacular members prank
calling McDonalds, asking if they have a “noob combo”. (I’ve done this
too.)

3. You memorize the official names of all the locations on Midship,
Lockout, Coagulation, and other assorted maps. (RusOmi, you know who i’m
talking about.)

4. You try to pick up PMS Clan girls in a Warthog, so that you can take
them back to your base and brag to your friends about it. (That one sniper
chick did sound pretty hot. Too bad she thought that it’d be fun to snipe
me out of my hog. 5 times)

5. You decide that it’s a good idea to name your Xbox Live account
“YummyDump”.

you know you think too much about halo when you spend your day thinking of
faster and more effcient ways to capture a flag and bring it back to your
base.

You know you have been playing too much Halo when people actually pay you
$10 dollars to stop talking about “that awesome stick you got last
night.”

You know you play to much halo 2 when you punch your sister in the face
while holding an imaginary plasma pistol and yell BEAT DOWN!!

You know you play too much Halo 2 when you swear that David Blaine is a
modder.


Wrap up