Secret Box found on long night of solace

[Varsity]

While exploring the map i found this :3


heres a link to the video -

off topic -
heres my channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/0haloreach?feature=mhum


and heres the secret turret on the same level -

on topic -


tell me what you think is inside of the secret box.



EDIT:

I just finished the video.

heres the tutorial i promised -

and as a special for you guys. heres one of the best betrayals ever! -

 

[SENTI3NT6]

It's Jun :cool

 

[Varsity]

It's Jun :cool

i think Jorge is in there eating a ton of chicken

 

[soul products]

..........omg its the all spark!!!!

 

[Varsity]

Actually, the cube holds all of Cabooses teammate kills.

 

[Toacrabman]

I think it might be a room, or part of the map that got taken out of the game,

OMG I NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS IN THAT BOX!

 

[Ph4de]

Its most likely the skybox.

 

[Varsity]

Its most likely the skybox.

the skybox?

 

[Brandon McClain]

My guess is that it is used for cutscenes. If I remember right, because they are rendered in game, the stage has to be built within the levels of the game. So that would be my guess.

 

[Trando434]

Like what brandon said, it could be part of the Noble Box, where the cutscene before the cutscene took place, that box probably had the backdrop where the scarab and the desert area showed up. Nothin special, and dude, what's with you finding all of this stuff?

 

[Varsity]

Like what brandon said, it could be part of the Noble Box, where the cutscene before the cutscene took place, that box probably had the backdrop where the scarab and the desert area showed up. Nothin special, and dude, what's with you finding all of this stuff?

I dont know, could be a wizard. lol . i just like exploring reach, since i got more render minutes i will be producing more videos.

 

[Devious]

A skybox is not a literal box you can see. It is a massive box with the sky on it around the entire map.

interesting discovery

 

[ForgedReclaimer]

Probably forgotten geometry from the early stages of game development when the buildings and backgrounds where just basic shapes. Since the interior of it probably wont have any lighting or probably not visible while inside like seen glitching into buildings. I doubt it would serve any real purpose. Probably just a remnant no one bothered to remove becuase it was out of sight and out of mind and didn't effect game play and might have even been more work to remove than anything else.

 

[gakkengod]

agreed but i think master cheif is inside there... with halsey and cortana like in the journal it said they met up for a bit.

 

[soul products]

man guys whatever. they're totaly going to mix halo and transformers. why do you think that there are forklifts and trucks in reach... "scoff" duuuh

 

[Swift]

the skybox?

Indeed, as has been said, the skybox used in most games is never actually part of the map. It's a separate group of models and brushes made smaller and then scaled up in size (by a certain percentage, depending on the game). This allows for less brushwork in the map, which makes it a smaller size and thus a shortter load time and less chance of lagging.

Also, they're a bitch to do properly on the HL2 engine :/

For instance, the hills and fog in the distance in that video are part of the skybox (though it's possible it's a 2D skybox, which is simply a specialised texture. a 3D skybox implements the rushwork and scaling technique, and usually looks better as there is more detail.)

And, has also been said, it is common to render cinematics in a different area, which is included in the map by necessity (as the cutscene is tied to that particular map).

 

[Varsity]

since you guys liked my videos so much im going to make a tut on how to get out of long night of solace. should have it up by sunday or late late saturday. trying to get weekly challenge 1089/1500

 

[Varsity]

I just finished the video. sorry for double posting i dont feel like editing the one above me, its 2:12 am where i am.

heres the tutorial i promised -

and as a special for you guys. heres one of the best betrayals ever! -

 

[gakkengod]

how exactly do we get on the back of the pelican.... is it crouching and jumping?

 

[Varsity]

how exactly do we get on the back of the pelican.... is it crouching and jumping?

what do you mean?