Certain Affinity developing Halo 4's Forge mode

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Halo 4's iteration of the Forge map editor is currently under development at Certain Affinity, the development studio responsible for Age of Booty, Crimson Alliance and Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary's multiplayer. The announcement was made during a presentation at Rooster Teeth's second annual RTX event in Austin, TX.

While a wide breadth of changes and additions have been made to the Forge editor, most interesting are the "Player Trait Zones," which allow map builders to modify the characteristics of any players that enter the effected area, changing the height of their jumps, the speed at which they run, etc. It's even possible to reverse the gravity in a given area by using "Grav Volume" field.

Enhancements have also been made to the objects that can be placed by users: Elements can now be locked in place, magnetized and more efficiently duplicated. The editor's lighting system has also been overhauled; objects placed now cast and receive shadows normally. Finally, a map editor capable of bringing our upside-down film noir Halo dreams to life.



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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/07/certain-affinity-developing-halo-4s-forge-mode-includes-gravit/#comments

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ResoPosted:

that seems like a great new custom feature being added, should be a great improvement and some great things can come from this.

FeatPosted:

Moto2014
GowJ They should make it easer to use.I was new to HALO REACH and forge mode took me forever to get it


Lmfao, try using Halo 3s. Merging pieces together required a lot more than allowing one piece to phase into another.


Yea, it was a pain in the a**

MattRyanPosted:

Great :)

LaidPosted:

So much improvement. Loving it

BritishColumbiaPosted:

wow this is way better, i honestly cant wait!!

ReminiscingPosted:

Finally! Now I won't have to spend hours even days trying to create perfect race tracks. I love 343 for this amazing addition

Third_EyePosted:

GowJ They should make it easer to use.I was new to HALO REACH and forge mode took me forever to get it


You had to stack things on top of each other in Halo 3, lol. It was like building in real life!

I know Halo 4 is going to be one of those games that kick a$$ for a while, and I will stop playing after a while. I will play it now and then and it will be vintage halo fun.

Moto_Posted:

GowJ They should make it easer to use.I was new to HALO REACH and forge mode took me forever to get it


Lmfao, try using Halo 3s. Merging pieces together required a lot more than allowing one piece to phase into another.

LosersPosted:

They should make it easer to use.I was new to HALO REACH and forge mode took me forever to get it

Trans_AmPosted:

looks good but i hope it is not to complex to use :/