Woot, I had a blast earlier messing around in forge with the Castle maps.
While on Daybreak, I snapped these two screenshots (in theater mode). (click to make bigger)
That Darter is freakin’ AWESOME! I hope Mega Bloks makes this a set and/or McFarlane a Micro Ops set.
In the meantime, the view out towards the planet’s star is nearly breathtaking.
-Sal
Jen Taylor was spotted at 343 today. Want proof?
So this begs the question…why? Hmm, doign voice-overs for Spartan Ops season two perhaps???
-Sal
This second trivia contest questions is for the Elite “Junior” set from Fatheads.
There are three NAMED Elites in Halo 4’s Spartan Ops. What are their names?
Remember, you have to be registered on the blog and reply on the blog to have an eligible answer.
Don’t forget folks that coming April 13, I’ll have a 30% off code good for all Halo Fathead products. So even if you dont’ win this one, it can still be yours and for a great discount!
-Sal
So you want to know the code for the Castle Map Pack? Here ya go!!!
This awards you XP, but better a great gallery of Castle Map concept art. Can’t view it via Waypoint? I could you covered there too!
-Sal
From HaloWaypoint.
We’re about to turn up the heat with new extra XP challenges throughout Halo Week: Drop Shock, allowing you to rank up your Spartan faster by playing online. With 14 daily and six weekly challenges, you’ll have the opportunity for extra XP by competing in any game mode, be it War Games, Spartan Ops, or Campaign. Daily Challenges can be earned once a day, all week long, so be sure to try and earn as many as you can each day!
| To Be Precise | Get 20 kills with a Precision Loadout Weapon. | 5000 XP |
| Removalist | Win 3 Matchmaking Extraction matches. | 7500 XP |
| Rolling Thunder | Earn 2 Killing Spree medals. 5000 XP | 5000 XP |
| Baller | Win 3 Matchmaking Oddball matches. | 7500 XP |
| Deadeye | Kill 20 Players with a headshot. | 5000 XP |
| We are the Champions | Win 3 Matchmaking Slayer matches. | 7500 XP |
| Deft Hand | Earn 2 Combat Skill Medals. | 5000 XP |
| Raise the Flag | Win 3 Matchmaking Capture the Flag matches. | 7500 XP |
| In Your Face | Earn 2 CQC Medals. | 5000 XP |
| Take the Hill! | Win 3 Matchmaking King of the Hill matches. | 7500 XP |
| Got Backup | Get 20 kills with a Secondary Weapon. | 5000 XP |
| Dominator | Win 3 Matchmaking Dominion matches. | 7500 XP |
| In the Back | Assassinate 2 Players. | 5000 XP |
| Your Majesty | Win 3 Matchmaking Regicide matches | 7500 XP |
| Spray and Pray | Win 3 Matchmaking Regicide matches. | 6000 XP |
| One, Two, Three, Four… | Get 200 kills with an Automatic Loadout Weapon. | 10000 XP |
| Requiem for a Friend | Earn 50 Multikill medals. | 12000 XP |
| He is Made of Iron | Complete any Campaign Mission on Heroic or higher difficulty with the Iron skull. | 18000 XP |
| Destroyer of Grunts | Kill 100 Grunts. | 10000 XP |
| I am the 99 Percent | Kill 50 Elites. | 15000 XP |
That is some serious XP folks!
-Sal
Starting April 11 at 2:00 a.m. PST and ending April 12 at 2:00 a.m. PST, play and complete any 5 missions of Spartan Ops and receive an exclusive Avatar tee*. You can also replay your favorite missions from Spartan Ops Season One as Matchmaking for the entire season begins anew, starting with the first episode on April 8, 2013.
*To receive avatar item, you must play and complete 5 different Chapters of Spartan Ops on Halo 4 standard edition while connected to Xbox LIVE, any time between April 11 2013, 2AM PST and April 12 2013, 2 AM PST. A download code will be sent to your Xbox LIVE messages inbox associated with your Xbox LIVE account by June 1, 2013; Limit one avatar item per gamertag. Xbox LIVE Gold membership required for Halo Infinity Multiplayer (sold separately). Offer available to users 17+, in all Xbox LIVE countries except Italy, and is non-transferable, not redeemable for cash, and cannot be combined with any other rebate or offer. In New Zealand, only adult accounts (18+) can download or stream content over the Xbox LIVE marketplace. Taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of the recipient. Download charges may apply as set by your ISP. For Xbox LIVE Terms of Use and system requirements, see www.xbox.com/live. Offer provided by: Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052.
From HaloWaypoint.
Your Competitive Skill Rank (CSR) measures your performance against other players in Halo 4 Matchmaking War Games. You will have a CSR specific to each active playlist. Your best CSR is shown on your Player Card and Service Record, as well as Player Compare. Your Competitive Skill Rank can be seen on all screens of Halo Waypoint and measures your performance against other players in Halo 4 Matchmaking War Games. It is a number from 1 to 50 (higher is better) which will go up and down based on match outcomes. You will have a CSR specific to each active playlist, and your best CSR is shown on your Player Card and Service Record, as well as Player Compare.
Competitive Skill Rank is a brand new feature for Halo 4 and to celebrate, we’re issuing you a challenge: Play in the Castle DLC playlist from April 8th at 2am PST to April 22nd at 2 am PST, reach CSR level 35 or higher at any point on or between these dates, and you’ll receive an exclusive avatar tee!*
*To receive avatar item, you must play Halo 4 standard edition and achieve a CSR rank of 35 or higher on the Castle Team DLC Playlist while connected to Xbox LIVE, any time between April 8 2013, 2AM PST and April 22 2013, 2 AM PST. A download code will be sent to your Xbox LIVE messages inbox associated with your Xbox LIVE account by May 13, 2013; Limit one avatar item per gamertag. Xbox LIVE Gold membership required for Halo Infinity Multiplayer (sold separately). Offer available to users 17+, in all Xbox LIVE countries except Italy, and is non-transferable, not redeemable for cash, and cannot be combined with any other rebate or offer. In New Zealand, only adult accounts (18+) can download or stream content over the Xbox LIVE marketplace. Taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of the recipient. Download charges may apply as set by your ISP. For Xbox LIVE Terms of Use and system requirements, see www.xbox.com/live. Offer provided by: Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052.
From HaloWaypoint:
You’ve probably noticed that we’ve been building up to the launch of Castle Map Pack, the third Map Pack from the War Games Map Pass. In addition to that, we’d also like to welcome you to Halo Week: Drop Shock, a full week of Halo 4 contests, challenges, giveaways and brand new stuff for your viewing, playing and listening pleasure.
