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Ending of Halo 3

It's just come to mind, but when S-117 narrowly missed out on going through the portal back to Earth, he lived and everything. But we all know he is LUCKY, so could him not going through the portal be a good thing??? Wr1ghty 03:58, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

EDIT: Just a question, when they fired Installation 04 (2) we all saw the shockwave of Halo being activated, since MC didn't go through the portal, surely he should of died from the activation of Halo????? I guess that is where luck comes into it again. - Wr1ghty 03:58, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

There's no such thing as luck, and the Halo activated the second the ship went through the portal. The portal sent the first half to Earth, and the second half to perhaps another portal location, as the Halo was closer to the Ark than Forward Unto Dawn. It damaged the Ark first, which probably made the portal malfunction, changing the exit vector of the ship when it was half-way through. That's my theory. File:Commander Silver Leaf.PNG Kougermasters (Talk) (Contribs) (Edits) 04:03, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

It's hinted that mendicant bias has something to do with it, and I think there is such thing as luck...Papayaking 17:05, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

• I agree with Kougermasters. I firmly believe that he whent into the portal, but for some reason didn't come out of it in the same place as 'Vadam. That is how he escaped death when the installation fired. File:UNSC MIC.jpgCaptain MIC 01:14, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

New project

I've noticed that there are lists of quotes for many of the characters in Halo. What I don't get is why there are no list of quotes for the Prophet of Truth when there are for the other Prophets. So what I am suggesting is that somebody create a list of quotes for the prophet of Truth. --76.23.202.159 04:32, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Should be easy enough. He appears in most levels, either in person or on a Holo-Pedestal, so someone should be able to dig some quotes for him out of the Halo 3 levels' Transcript sections. Here are a few off the top of my head:

• (to the Arbiter) "Your kind... never believed in the promise of the sacred rings."
• (Holo-Pedestal) "How could I have known the parasite would follow? Surely this is the heretics' doing -- clear evidence of treachery long hidden!"
• (On a mounted screen, to a Brute Chieftain) "Have you figured out how they plan to stop me?"
• (to SgtMaj. Johnson) "I'll admit... I need your help. But that secret dies with all the rest."

DavidJCobb  05:21, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

I can think of some more quotes too, if its needed:

• (Voice over in High Charity) "There are those who said this day would never come...what are they to say now."
• (In Crows Nest) "You are, all of you vermin. Cowering in the dirt, thinking what, I wonder? That you might escape the coming fire? No...your world will burn until its surface is but glass; and not even your demon will live to creep, blackened from its hole to mar the reflection of our passage. For your destruction is the will of the Gods, and I? I AM THEIR INSTRUMENT!"
• (Voice over in High Charity) "Parasite did not defeat the Forerunner, and it shall not defeat us!"--Silver Zephyr 07:48, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Well then, start the article and add in quotes. No one's stopping you. Smoke^{Sound off!} 07:55, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Done, though I'm not sure if I put {{Quotes Link}} in the right section of Truth's article. DavidJCobb  22:28, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Whoops, forgot the Halo 2 quotes! I'll get them soon. DavidJCobb 

they could have ended it becase they wernt selling that many copies

New Glitch?

Is this below a glitch on narrows?

Instructions: PLayer A and B both use the mancannons at the sametime (1 Player near each mancannon, then both players melee eachother when they fly close to eachhother, then fall to their deaths, (Glitch may be here-->) then both screens say they have killed the other player and no scuicide timer is used.

If it is right I think i may have found that new glitch.

Not a glitch. When both players meleed each other, the game registered it as a hit and as they die from the fall, the game continues to register it as a kill rather than a suicide. The same goes when meleeing each other in the mine field in Sandtrap.- 5əb'7aŋk^(7alk) 09:19, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

tHANKS

That happens on other games. My sheilds were shot out and I only had one health bar when I was caught in a blast from my own grenade. The death was registered as a kill, probably because I wouldn't have killed myself on full health, and you cannot "assist" your own death.-- Forerunner 13:10, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Poll Issues

Why can't I add more than 2 answers on a poll anymore? Teh lolz! BPL 16:04, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

I asked spirit of fire that he said it was a bug. --Haloman101 16:10, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

If you refresh the page, it'll work normally again.   General5 7    talk    contribs    email  

if you malay someone and they comit suide or a kill by "The Gardins" you get the kill on any map

Meleeing someone who later commits suicide or dies by the Guardians gets you a kill. Okay. But how is that relevant, TheJoker9105, who posted at 00:12, 25 August 2009 but forgot to sign their edit? DavidJCobb  02:46, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

Halopedia Online

I just found a channel on YouTube called Halopedia Online. Is it an oficial Halopedia cannel, and if so, why have I never heard of it before? Are there plans for expanding it and making it more well known? Lieutenant Mcloganator 03:54, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

I'm not certain, but I think it's a different group using the same name. --Dragonclaws^(talk) 19:25, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Question (Closed)

Just a question - Why does this wiki have such shitty quality and lower quality compared to wikis of LESS-popular games, such as The Vault, which is about Fallout games. Seriously, is it just that the majority of people that play Halo compared to Fallout just ignore edit rules and post nonsensical, irreleveant bull-shit and the mods let it pass, or is there a reason for the poor quality. Also, The Vault has more pages. I'm checking on the number of editors. --Bloodscar 09:02, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Halopedia has about 31400 editors. --Bloodscar 09:05, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

The Vault has about 6700 editors. To be honest I wasn't expecting that low of a number. Wow. --Bloodscar 09:07, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

One, stop talking to yourself, it's creepy. Two, if the vault is so much better, go there instead of trying to make this wiki sound bad even though it's not (opinion).Papayaking 06:04, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

What "shitty quality"? This is one of the best and advanced wikias I've ever seen. Teh lolz! BPL 15:23, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Seriously, it's so annoying when people just come here to make up stuff just to be irritating, and talk to themselves. I have a solution though, if you like them so much better, don't waste our time with it. Just go to the WONDERFUL VAULT that is so awesome you have to tell us about it.Papayaking 20:25, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

The only other Wiki I've seen that is as good as Halopedia is Wookiepedia. I think Halopedia editors are doing a great job. Lieutenant Mcloganator 12:27, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Of course, he didn't respond.70.218.218.76 22:36, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

And to add to that, about half of those users make an account, and leave. You mine as well leave, too.   General5 7    talk    contribs    email  

Think they did. DavidJCobb  18:55, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

He coulda been adding statistics to his comment. When I add to comments I've already made, I usually write the text as a separate comment, often indented like a reply. DavidJCobb  18:55, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

I was the guest, I wasn't signed in at the time.Papayaking 23:35, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

The Vault isn't actually that great of a Wiki. It seems more like a Strategy Guide website filled with Walkthroughs, Tips, Locations, and minimal Background information. Some of the articles (a VERY small amount however) are written poorly. Halopedia seems a lot more organized and functional. --TDSpiral94 09:13, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

And it's certainly not better than ours...I think.Papayaking 16:29, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Sorry about the delay in response, I forgot I posted this. Also, sorry for the rudeness; it was late and I was tired and whimsical, but that's hardly an excuse. I got to admit, The Vault is pretty much a guide not a lore-based wiki, but for the quality thing, I'll take a random page and count the number of faults and list them here by type. Feel free to do the same for the "WONDERFUL VAULT". Also, the whole comment was based on the idea that surely there must be a reason for it, some connection that could be used to improve quality all around. --Bloodscar 07:04, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Also, thank you DavidJCobb for explaining that I wasn't talking to myself. Unless I make a typo in my comment, I make a new comment as a reply when it is a seperate thought. --Bloodscar 07:07, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Alright, I got the page Elevator Glitch, and counted up the following faults. (Note that these "faults" are things that degrade the overall quality of an article not always technically errors, but also things that cause confusion when read or give an awkward feeling to an article. DO grade with the same guidelines if you look through a Vault article for comparison's sake.)

• Missing words - 1
• Word agreement - 3
• Consistancy - 2
• Spelling - 1
• Grammar - 2
• Subject-verb agreement - 1

I added up the total number of words in the article when viewed in the edit screen, counting a link as on word, i.e. [[Halo 3]], or [[Space-time theory]], would be counted as one word. This gave me a total of 125 words, or an average of 1 fault per 12.5 words. --Bloodscar 07:46, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

This has to stop. Bloodscar: If you don't like Halopedia, just keep it to yourself. Editors come and go; some made account for the fun of it (and some for vandalism) while others made several contributions. We don't know why Halopedia has a bigger population than The Vault: I think we have better advertisements that attract fans and gamers... but that's just me. To all: This section is closed.- 5əb'7aŋk^(7alk) 09:37, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

To answer your initial question - Halopedia is a work in progress. I notice that you took the time to count the flaws. Did you bother to correct them, as any experienced editor would? If you see missing information, add it. If you see spelling mistakes, correct it. If you see vandalism, remove it. Don't just complain about it. Be Bold. Remember also the kind of editors we attract - aside from some of the more prominent members, our fanbase will be a lot younger than that of a Fallout wiki, and yes, a lot of them will be inexperienced or, worse, vandals. Admins and Rollback wielders can't be everywhere at once, nor should we have to try to be. -- Administrator Specops306 - Qur'a 'Morhek ^{Honour Light Your Way!} 08:09, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

Halo Font

Does anyone know if you can use the Halo font on Wikia? I know you can download it from the internet for word processors, but is it on Wikia. If not, can it be added? Teh lolz! BPL 22:48, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

I don't know, possibly. User:SoH/Sig

It all depends if you have the font installed in your computer. If it is, then just go to your browser's settings, change the font to Halo 3 font type and save changes. It should work. Toodles!- 5əb'7aŋk^(7alk) 19:01, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Cool! I did it! Can anyone else see my sig with the Halo Font? Teh lolz! Bionicle+Lotr 22:32, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

I can. --Dragonclaws^(talk) 01:44, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

BTW, if you want it to display another font if someone doesn't have the Halo 3 font, you can make the "font-family" CSS a comma-separated list of fonts, single-quoting any that have spaces in their names. E.x. font-family:Arial,Tahoma,'Century Gothic',sans-serif means "If they have Arial, use that. If they don't have Arial, try Tahoma. If that doesn't work, try Century Gothic. If that doesn't work, just pick any sans-serif font, doesn't matter at this point." DavidJCobb  04:00, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

Cool, thanks. I think I'll try that. Teh lolz! Bionicle+Lotr 17:00, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

Username Color

If you look at the top of the screen where your username is listed, the white text blends into the light background. Is it possible to make the text of the username and the stuff around it darker so it's easier to see? It's almost invisible for me. Teh lolz! BPL 23:49, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

I've added the necessary command in the mediawiki, but it seems it doesn't work. I have to assume it is an internal problem where only Wikia Programmers/Staffs have access, seeing that Halopedia has a special programming than other wikis (We're the Guinea Pigs!).- 5əb'7aŋk^(7alk) 09:23, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

If you're using Firefox 3 or higher and you have the Stylish add-on, then you can use this userstyle, which darkens the area behind the links. DavidJCobb  11:08, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

You've created a custom style for Halopedia! Yay! Thank you!- 5əb'7aŋk^(7alk) 11:12, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

Happy to help. DavidJCobb  11:47, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

Unggoy

Can someone with enough experience make a changes from and too section for the Unggoy? Most the other Covenant races have it where it has changes from one game and too the next. I asked on the Unggoy page and got no reply so I thought I would ask here.Papayaking 23:41, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Hmmm... I think I give it a try. Teh lolz! BPL 22:25, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

Well, i was going to give it a try, but I just noticed that I couldn't think of any changes at the moment! Teh lolz! BPL

Well, a few I could think were thr grunts in halo wars seemed...bigger and more armored. Also, they seem to get uglier and uglier through the games. In halo 3 they're also more aggressive. There's a few, I hope it helps, but I'm not good at making those sort sections.Papayaking 01:22, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

I give up. I CANT make it anyway, the page wont let me use rich text, which was used for the Kig-yar one.Papayaking 02:12, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

Ok, I think I have a list of changes that someone who knows how can put on Unggoy. Halo 1 - Halo 2

• Curlback grunts are gone
• Grunts are larger (i think)
• Larger limbs
• Blood is more liquid-looking (unlike the neon glue stuff in Halo CE)

Halo 2 - Halo 3

• Skin is now slightly greenish and mottled
• Spikes on arms
• Sometimes have no mask
• Go kamakaze

Dont forget Halo wars.Papayaking 21:45, September 11, 2009 (UTC)

Similar Wikis

Are other wikis going to be like Halopedia with the games and friends and everything, or is Halopedia special? Teh lolz! BPL 00:06, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

I like to think we're special in some ways...Papayaking 01:23, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

Refer to Talk:Main_Page#Username_Color.- 5əb'7aŋk^(7alk) 08:51, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

Terminal Icons

I've noticed that the images for Didact, The Librarian, etc., are the icons that represent them in the Terminals, and that these icons were taken from Ascendant Justice's website and modified (black background barely removed). I also know that there are some icons we don't have: the icon used by the Gravemind in the Terminals and one that may represent a security AI for the Ark's Archive (it blocks 343GS from reading the Librarian's writings, I think). I think we should get these icons, and the ones we already have should have their description pages updated to link to the source (AJ's website). I'd do this, but I don't have the time right now (sorry). DavidJCobb  01:58, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

I managed to only vectorised two images out of five by using an online vectorisation application. Maybe you could vectorise the other three?- 5əb'7aŋk^(7alk) 14:27, September 1, 2009 (UTC)

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I managed to render two using VectorMagic. Right now, they still have black backgrounds (I used the original source's images), but I'm going to use Inkscape to change that soon, and then I'll re-upload. I chose the name "Gravemind.svg" for the Flood icon because it's doubtful that a single Flood Super Cell managed to communicate with Mendicant Bias coherently, on its own, or unassisted; it's more likely that that was the entire Gravemind, who was identified with the Cell's code because he's made of Flood Super Cells. DavidJCobb  19:49, September 1, 2009 (UTC)

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VectorMagic. XD. It would be easier if you just used the PNG image I've uploaded and use those in VectorMagic. I tried Inkscape but failed in creating the other three, so good luck! - 5əb'7aŋk^(7alk) 20:06, September 1, 2009 (UTC)

I created the originals in VectorMagic, and used Inkscape to change the backgrounds. It was actually pretty easy, I just clicked on the black parts and then clicked the white swatch in the palette :P Anyway, I just uploaded the changed versions; the thumbnails might not update for a little while, but new thumbnails (such as those generated from using the images in pages) should bear the new background color. I have also taken the liberty of adding descriptions to the SVG versions. On a side note, I'm not so sure that the Mendicant icon I uploaded actually represents Mendicant Bias. DavidJCobb  20:45, September 1, 2009 (UTC)

New glitches

I have watched the halo(level) from Halo 1 page and at the glitch section it doesnt say anything about some new glitches.Im kinda of a noob when it comes to editing so im asking you guys if you can put them there?? There are three glitches:1 when you find the first lifeboat with survivors over by the first big pulse structure.when you finish of all the enemyes, get into the warthog and start walking to the big slope on the right.There is a path that can lead the warthog up the hill and you can see the whole canyon and the 2D trees, but if you stay there to long, or drive the warthog along the hill to the left, the controls will freez up and you wont be able to move and you have to start from the last checkpoint. 2:When you go to the structure at the cliff edge.Kill all the enemyes and get into the warthog.As a reference (because the terraine can get very confusing) drive the warthog to the pelican. To the right where the pelican is facing there is a small hill with a groove. Start climbing it with the warthog and you can get on top.From there you can see the whole middle part of the level with the river and can shot out the banshees from a distance. 3:Get to the part where the 2nd banshees come, near the river.You must be in a warthog.Try to lure the banshees back into the artificial cave from wich you came.Once inside, the banshees will fly in a straight line, but when they get to the first ramp they will start descending and sraping the ground and they will follow you deeper and deeper inside the cave.Note that they push you continuously from side to side and if you are not in a warthog, you will get splattered.The interesting thing is that the banshees will not lift up and fly away, but rather chase you scraping the ground and they will not fire, just try to tip you over.StalkerGrunt117 20:14, September 1, 2009 (UTC)

Regarding the first glitch: that is because Bungie added an invisible wall to the level, where if you get past it, controls will freeze and the warthog will descend down the slope. Regarding the second glitch: not a glitch but it is walkthrough for players to kill the banshees easily. Regarding the third glitch: Not a glitch as enemy AIs have limited areas to roam and chase. Once they reach a certain location, an invisible indicator will stop them at their tracks, thus creating a Frozen Enemy (An article we have here in Halopedia).- 5əb'7aŋk^(7alk) 20:20, September 1, 2009 (UTC)

Something weird?

Has anybody noticed that when you are on the large bridges in Assault on the Control Room and Two Betrayals and pause the game, everything will stop moving except for the energy theters that keep oscilating?StalkerGrunt117 21:00, September 1, 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, I've noticed that.

I are noo

Ok so is this the IRC?

Nope, ProphetOfFun, who posted at 01:03, September 3, 2009. This is the talk page for general stuff about Halopedia; edits here should be signed (as shown by the notice that appears above the edit box when editing talk pages). You may find information on Halopedia's IRC here. DavidJCobb  01:14, September 3, 2009 (UTC)

Confusing fact???

I read the article on the AR in halo 3 and got some confusing facts.It stated that it had no ironsight and that marines in halo 3 didnt have eye pieces.So how could they aim? How could this rifle be the bread and butter of the UNSC if the soldiers cant aim with it? Even more, why did they bring it back to halo 3 with such a major disadvantage? Im guessing that soldiers and equipment evolved more in halo 3.Maybe they now have contact lenses with the aim reticle, like elites? StalkerGrunt117 11:12, September 3, 2009 (UTC)

We don't know. DavidJCobb  18:43, September 3, 2009 (UTC)

It is assumed that Marines are equipped with Neural Interface which links up every information to their brain, including the enemy target and objective.- 5əb'7aŋk^(7alk) 18:56, September 3, 2009 (UTC)

needs some update.

"These Flood infection forms make Cold Storage the 5th multiplayer map with NPCs (Along with Construct, Guardian, Last Resort, and Isolation which have Sentinels, Constructors, seagulls or pterodactyl birds flying around). Unfortunately, you cannot get to them". these quotes are old. Epitaph has also dino birds, Rats Nest has rats and longshore has seagulls and high ground has fish.someone should put these in.StalkerGrunt117 17:27, September 5, 2009 (UTC)

glitch.

i found a glitch in halo 1 level truth and reconciliation that allows you to bypass a lot of enemies.it can be helpfull on legendary.play through the whole level until you reach the big shuttlebay with the spirit inside.you kill all your men that echo 419 drops off.kill the rest of the enemies and wait for the hunters.when they come, lead them to the center open area of the shuttlebay.then rush towards them and as he prepare to smack you with his shiels, jump.if done correctly, you will reach the ledges above.strangely, all the doors are open.as you move through, you will not encounter any enemy until the bridge.note that in all this time, the song that plays when you meet the hunters will continously play and even mix with the song that plays when you find the bridge.you can reach your captain and trigger the cutscene.the hunter music will mix with the music of the cutscene.you can bring the captain to the bridge and after cortana stops speaking, ODDLY, the level ends and the final cutscene occurs without leaving the bridge.in the cutscene, the chief is seen pushing the control pannel.then he dissapears and at the place where you normally see the captain and the marines boarding the dropship there will be the group of covenant that normally spawns there.the only problem is that the chief teleported from the bridge and the covenant were still alive.during the cutscene, the dropship moves as it normally does, but sometimes you can see bolts from the hunters down below that pass by.the music is a mix between the cutscene music and the hunter music.at the end, where the dropship leaves the shuttlebay, cortana will say "got it, the door is opened" and the level ends.StalkerGrunt117 20:17, September 7, 2009 (UTC)

1.2 trillion and one actual

According to 2401 PT, the Halo Array had experienced 1.2 trillion simulated test fires. If my math is correct, that would be a little more than 9 simulations per second for one hundred thousand years. I don't know how long a simulation lasts, but doesn't that seem to be a bit much? Unless the simulation only involves sending and acknowledging a simple fire command, I don't know how that would be possible. Any thoughts? File:UNSC MIC.jpgCaptain MIC 18:14, September 11, 2009 (UTC)

It's possible that it was performing simulations long before its actual activation, which would stretch it out a little. --Dragonclaws^(talk) 01:39, September 12, 2009 (UTC)

That's true, that could add maybe a few hundred years to the equation. It would still be pretty close to 9 per secend though. File:UNSC MIC.jpgCaptain MIC 12:44, September 12, 2009 (UTC)

I thought those beams that shoot up from those buildings were simulations...Papayaking 17:40, September 12, 2009 (UTC)

Off topic, but if we were certain other wiki's, some people would be all but executed for ever mentioning anything CLOSE to speculation in talk pages, even for a question. Those wikis when you ask a question about something like that, they tell you to go to a forum, which they don't have (There one of the only wikis I go to that DOSEN'T). SPECULATION IS EVIL! lol.Papayaking 17:44, September 12, 2009 (UTC)

That is a possible explaination. Good thinking. File:UNSC MIC.jpgCaptain MIC 13:14, September 14, 2009 (UTC)