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[[File:Naswthf.jpg|thumb|A ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' .fortune message.]] | |||
'''.fortune''' is an [[Easter egg]] in the [[Xbox]] version of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', as well as ''[[Halo 3]]'' and ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. 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. | |||
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. | |||
==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> | |||
*Everything lies in silence<ref name="HBO eggs"/> | |||
*If anything just cannot go wrong, it will anyway<ref name="HBO eggs"/> ''(The first of Murphy's Laws)'' | |||
==List of Fortune Quotes== | *Nature always sides with the hidden flaw.<ref name="HBO eggs"/> ''(A subdivision of Murphy's Law)'' | ||
*All your hard work will eventually pay off | *Never wear your best pants when fighting for freedom.<ref name="HBO eggs"/> | ||
*Everything lies in silence | *Rest is good, but idleness is its brother.<ref name="HBO eggs"/> | ||
*If anything just cannot go wrong, it will anyway ''(The first of Murphy's Laws)'' | *Smile when you're ready.<ref name="HBO eggs"/> | ||
*Nature always sides with the hidden flaw. ''(A subdivision of Murphy's Law)'' | *You cannot fall off the floor.<ref name="HBO eggs"/> ''(Another Murphy's Law)'' | ||
*Never wear your best pants when fighting for freedom. | *Your luck is about to change.<ref name="HBO eggs"/> | ||
*Rest is good, but idleness is its brother. | *I like beans.<ref name="HBO eggs"/> ''(Rare)'' | ||
*Smile when you're ready. | |||
*You cannot fall off the floor. ''(Another Murphy's Law)'' | |||
*Your luck is about to change. | |||
*I like beans. ''(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 in size 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"/> | ||
==Sources== | |||
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{{Easter Egg}} | {{Easter Egg}} | ||
[[Category:Halo: Combat Evolved Easter Eggs]] | [[Category:Halo: Combat Evolved Easter Eggs]] | ||
Revision as of 11:34, September 6, 2012
File:Naswthf.jpg
A Halo: Combat Evolved .fortune message.
.fortune is an Easter egg in the Xbox version of Halo: Combat Evolved, as well as Halo 3 and Halo: Reach. 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.
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.
List of Fortune Quotes in Halo: Combat Evolved
- All your hard work will eventually pay off[1]
- Everything lies in silence[1]
- If anything just cannot go wrong, it will anyway[1] (The first of Murphy's Laws)
- Nature always sides with the hidden flaw.[1] (A subdivision of Murphy's Law)
- Never wear your best pants when fighting for freedom.[1]
- Rest is good, but idleness is its brother.[1]
- Smile when you're ready.[1]
- You cannot fall off the floor.[1] (Another Murphy's Law)
- Your luck is about to change.[1]
- I like beans.[1] (Rare)
Trivia
- This joke was also present on Bungie.net's Myth metaserver.[1]
- The Easter egg is similar to the fortune command found on most 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.[1]
Sources
