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[[File:HCE_,fortune_Flaw.jpg|thumb|300px|A ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' .fortune message.]] | [[File:HCE_,fortune_Flaw.jpg|thumb|300px|A ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' .fortune message.]] | ||
'''.fortune''' is an [[Easter egg]] in the [[Xbox]] version of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', as well as ''[[Halo 3]]'', ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', and ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''. In all cases, the egg causes a funny message to appear when ".fortune" is written somewhere, but the egg is more extensive in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''. In ''Halo 3'' and ''Halo: Reach'', giving a map variant the description of ".fortune" will produce the phrase "My modem is on fire". In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', if the player creates a profile, renames an existing one, or creates a map name and names it ".fortune", a random fortune-cookie-like saying will appear on the screen. In ''The Master Chief Collection'' the Easter egg will appear if the player enters the .fortune almost anywhere in the game, including | '''.fortune''' is an [[Easter egg]] in the [[Xbox]] version of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', as well as ''[[Halo 3]]'', ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', and ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''. In all cases, the egg causes a funny message to appear when ".fortune" is written somewhere, but the egg is more extensive in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''. In ''Halo 3'' and ''Halo: Reach'', giving a map variant the description of ".fortune" will produce the phrase "My modem is on fire". In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', if the player creates a profile, renames an existing one, or creates a map name and names it ".fortune", a random fortune-cookie-like saying will appear on the screen. In ''The Master Chief Collection'' the Easter egg will appear if the player enters the .fortune almost anywhere in the game, including map variants, game types, [[loadout]]s, [[clan (social group)|clan tags]], or even [[Service Tag|Service ID]]. | ||
The ".fortune" on the text box will then also instantly disappear. However, if the player places a symbol at the beginning (such as a left parenthesis) to make ".(fortune", and subsequently uses the arrows to move to and delete the parenthesis when finished, ".fortune" will remain, allowing the player to use it as a profile name if they so wish. | The ".fortune" on the text box will then also instantly disappear. However, if the player places a symbol at the beginning (such as a left parenthesis) to make ".(fortune", and subsequently uses the arrows to move to and delete the parenthesis when finished, ".fortune" will remain, allowing the player to use it as a profile name if they so wish. | ||
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==List of Fortune Quotes in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''== | ==List of Fortune Quotes in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''== | ||
*All your hard work will eventually pay off<ref name="HBO eggs">[http://halo.bungie.org/tipsntricks/eggs.html '''halo.bungie.org:''' ''Halo Easter Eggs'']</ref> | *All your hard work will eventually pay off<ref name="HBO eggs">[http://halo.bungie.org/tipsntricks/eggs.html '''halo.bungie.org:''' ''Halo Easter Eggs'']</ref> | ||
*Everything lies in silence | *Everything lies in silence<ref name="HBO eggs"/> | ||
*If anything just cannot go wrong, it will anyway | *If anything just cannot go wrong, it will anyway<ref name="HBO eggs"/> ''(The first of Murphy's Laws)'' | ||
*Nature always sides with the hidden flaw. | *Nature always sides with the hidden flaw.<ref name="HBO eggs"/> ''(A subdivision of Murphy's Law)'' | ||
*Never wear your best pants when fighting for freedom. | *Never wear your best pants when fighting for freedom.<ref name="HBO eggs"/> | ||
*Rest is good, but idleness is its brother. | *Rest is good, but idleness is its brother.<ref name="HBO eggs"/> | ||
*Smile when you're ready. | *Smile when you're ready.<ref name="HBO eggs"/> | ||
*You cannot fall off the floor. | *You cannot fall off the floor.<ref name="HBO eggs"/> ''(Another Murphy's Law)'' | ||
*Your luck is about to change. | *Your luck is about to change.<ref name="HBO eggs"/> | ||
*I like beans. | *I like beans.<ref name="HBO eggs"/> ''(Rare)'' | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*This joke was also present on Bungie.net's ''[[Myth]]'' metaserver. | *This joke was also present on Bungie.net's ''[[Myth]]'' metaserver.<ref name="HBO eggs"/> | ||
*The Easter egg is similar to the [[Wikipedia:fortune (Unix)|fortune]] command found on most [[Wikipedia:Unix|Unix]]-compatible operating systems. Like the fortune command in Unix, the ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' egg draws a random quote from a database, albeit much smaller than the lists accompanying most fortune implementations. | *The Easter egg is similar to the [[Wikipedia:fortune (Unix)|fortune]] command found on most [[Wikipedia:Unix|Unix]]-compatible operating systems. Like the fortune command in Unix, the ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' egg draws a random quote from a database, albeit much smaller in size than the lists accompanying most fortune implementations.<ref name="HBO eggs"/> | ||
*"My modem is on fire" is the Myth / Myth2 username of the developer who inserted the .fortune | *"My modem is on fire" is the Myth / Myth2 username of the developer who inserted the .fortune easter egg into the Myth game servers, and subsequently Halo. [https://www.macobserver.com/mwc99/dynamic/teams/bmf/modem.html MWC '99] | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{Easter Egg}} | {{Easter Egg}} | ||
[[Category:Halo: Combat Evolved Easter | [[Category:Halo: Combat Evolved Easter Eggs]] | ||
