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*All your hard work will eventually pay off. | *All your hard work will eventually pay off. | ||
*Everything lies in silence. | *Everything lies in silence. | ||
*If anything just cannot go wrong, it will anyway (The very basic and first of "Murphy's Laws"). | *If anything just cannot go wrong, it will anyway ''(The very basic and first of "Murphy's Laws").'' | ||
*Nature always sides with the hidden flaw. (Also a subdivision of Murphy's Law) | *Nature always sides with the hidden flaw. ''(Also a subdivision of Murphy's Law)'' | ||
*Never wear your best pants when fighting for freedom. | *Never wear your best pants when fighting for freedom. | ||
*Rest is good, but idleness is its ugly brother. | *Rest is good, but idleness is its ugly brother. | ||
*Don't wear your best pants in war. (Rare) | *Don't wear your best pants in war. ''(Rare)'' | ||
*Smile when you're ready. | *Smile when you're ready. | ||
*You cannot fall off the floor. (Also a Murphy's Law) | *You cannot fall off the floor. ''(Also a Murphy's Law)'' | ||
*Your luck is about to change. | *Your luck is about to change. | ||
*Sorry, this fortune is temporarily out of order. (Rare) | *Sorry, this fortune is temporarily out of order. ''(Rare)'' | ||
*I like beans. (Rare) | *I like beans. ''(Rare)'' | ||
== | ==Notes== | ||
*This joke is also present in ''[[Marathon (Video Game Series)|Marathon]]''. | *This joke is also present in ''[[Marathon (Video Game Series)|Marathon]]''. | ||
*The fortune Easter egg is similar to the [[Wikipedia:fortune (Unix)|fortune]] command found on some modern [[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. | |||
{{Easter Egg}} | {{Easter Egg}} | ||
[[Category:Easter Eggs]] | [[Category:Easter Eggs]] | ||
[[Category:Halo 1 Easter Eggs]] | [[Category:Halo 1 Easter Eggs]] | ||
Revision as of 07:53, June 7, 2009
In the Xbox version of Halo: Combat Evolved, if you create a new profile (or edit an existing one), or creating a map name and call it ".fortune" (dot located with shift on), a random saying will appear on the screen.
The ".fortune" on the text box will then also instantly disappear, thus rendering ".fortune" an impossible account name. However, if you place a symbol at the beginning (such as a left parenthesis) to make "(.fortune", and subsequently use the arrows to move to and delete the parenthesis when finished, ".fortune" will remain, allowing you to use it as a profile name.
List of Fortunes
- All your hard work will eventually pay off.
- Everything lies in silence.
- If anything just cannot go wrong, it will anyway (The very basic and first of "Murphy's Laws").
- Nature always sides with the hidden flaw. (Also a subdivision of Murphy's Law)
- Never wear your best pants when fighting for freedom.
- Rest is good, but idleness is its ugly brother.
- Don't wear your best pants in war. (Rare)
- Smile when you're ready.
- You cannot fall off the floor. (Also a Murphy's Law)
- Your luck is about to change.
- Sorry, this fortune is temporarily out of order. (Rare)
- I like beans. (Rare)
Notes
- This joke is also present in Marathon.
- The fortune Easter egg is similar to the fortune command found on some modern 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.
