Some Stuff in H3's code

DrXThirst · Post by **DrXThirst** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 10:44 pm

I've found an abandoned game variant called Headhunter.

Here are the in-game messages:
You picked up a head
You picked up [num] heads
[cause_player] has a new target [effect_player]
You dropped off [delta_heads] for [delta_points]
[cause_player] scored [delta_points]
[cause_player] lost [old_heads]
Carrying [new_heads]
I've seen other messages like:

You are the odd man out
Your Flag is missing!
Respawn in [local_spawn_time]
Observing
Changing sides in [switch_side_time]
Those I believe aren't shown in the final version of the game.

I can't see why Bungie removed 'Safe Zones' from Infection variants. It's still in the game data, but abandoned.

2 medals that wasn't available in the final version:

Vehicle Kill - Destroy a vehicle occupied by an opponent.
Is Quisnam Protero Damno - Kill 15 Zombies in a row as the Human without dying.
Those I may find reasons for abandoning.

Also, I've seen the list of all possible things you can get killed by and stumbled upon the following:

Sentinel Gun
Sentinel RPG
Those aren't Sentinel Beams. Because there's an entry for Sentinel Beam.

Also, in the beta version, they had Smoke Bombs.

Also, you know the missing slot for the skull in the skull menu. That missing skull is called "That's Just... Wrong".

Vortex is a mini-blackhole equipment that was scrapped from the final version because it was so costly to the processor.

Also, what ever happened to Telefragging? Halo 3 has it, but it's disabled by code.

There's also a menu page called Headquarters. I have no clue what this is.

Race is also scrapped but available in the Beta version.

Last, but not least, there's a scrapped vehicle called the 'Mantis'.

Oh, my God. Someone, PLEASE unlock Vortex.

EDIT: (I'm just going to edit over and over with new stuff I find.)

Bungie said once in the AutoUpdate changes list they did some backend changes to support DLC game variants in the future. I'm pretty sure they're working on Headhunter.

The 14th skull on cortana is the "That's just ... wrong" skull.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 11:06 pm

All of this was found and posted before Halo 3 was released.

DrXThirst · Post by **DrXThirst** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 11:16 pm

Lame.
Is there a huge thread on this stuff?

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 11:24 pm

Nay.
Also, I lied. I was thinking of the beta stuff.

unknownv2 · Post by **unknownv2** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 12:08 am

They had the vortex in a magazine I read and they said it was too powerful to be included.

xI_V3n93ance_Ix · Post by **xI_V3n93ance_Ix** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 12:32 am

Uhhhh
never seen that before.
Nice find.

neodos · Post by **neodos** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 2:13 am

Vortex sounds cool, head hunter was planned for halo 2 too..

-DeToX- · Post by **-DeToX-** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 3:53 am

neodos wrote:Vortex sounds cool, head hunter was planned for halo 2 too..

Headhunter was in a build of Halo 2 beta.

There also used to be "safe-zones" for Zombies, among other things...

;p

Shock120 · Post by **Shock120** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:10 am

Bungie said once in the AutoUpdate changes list they did some backend changes to support DLC game variants in the future. I'm pretty sure they're working on Headhunter.

wow, never knew Bungie could add gametypes.

Oh, my God. Someone, PLEASE unlock Vortex.

was there any plan to include the sentinel enforcer? this is what Halo 3 was missing.

Post by **grimdoomer** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:56 am

Cool finds

I also found in every halo game strings called "Huge Ass" and "Your Mom". Guess Bungie gets a little bored at times.

-DeToX- · Post by **-DeToX-** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:55 am

Grimdoomer, then I'm sure you heard how Bungie loves their "Big Brother"...

The fake ninjas.

Anyways before this gets any further than it should... (because there are some things Bungie put that they don't want out)... I'm closing this topic.