Topic: Split screen affects Forge testing. Previous instances of Forge sometimes required 2-person custom game testing of gametypes/maps that had objectives like flags and score zones. Based on not having any specific H5 Forge information regarding gametype settings and Forging for objective gametypes, we are now left to assume that in order to test a map’s functionality we would need an entirely separate person instead of Splitscreening a second controller. I’m sure this isn’t the case, but having to make assumptions like this leads me to wanting to know everything technical about Forge in advance.
SIDE NOTE: Who wants to do H5 customs with what we have now? And MCC also maybe lol.
Dear Mods: Please do not move this into the recruiting graveyard because of this side note. Hopefully my topic is enough of a topic not to do so.
I’ll be gathering players for about 2.5 hrs to play some customs tonight. H5 host capabilities will be passable, as some players may have gametypes to try. MCC host will be static, unchangeable unless needed, due its lack of stability. I only have a few H5 gametypes in mind, and the majority of this session will be spent there, so game suggestions are definitely welcome. MCC will hopefully be played if everyone would like to try some Linear and Freeroam Infection along with some fun minigames. 11/12/15 at 8pm EST (That’s -4:00GMT) to about 11pm is the timeframe. Msg and add b0b is here, in general, for Forge and Customs.
This post was meant to notify forgers that self testing maps may not always be an option since there is no splitscreen. Another player may be required, however without Forge and gametype info we don’t know.
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> > So there will be the split-screen option for Halo 5 Forge?
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> No splitscreen in H5 EVER its not possible at this point
To the dismay of many. Mario Kart 8 runs at 60FPS under normal circumstances but can still use split screen by toning it down to 30 FPS, why can’t they just do that?
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> > No splitscreen in H5 EVER its not possible at this point
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> To the dismay of many. Mario Kart 8 runs at 60FPS under normal circumstances but can still use split screen by toning it down to 30 FPS, why can’t they just do that?
Because 343 has stated that they want Halo 5 to run at 60 fps all of the time. So they will never tone it down just to accommodate split-screen.
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> > > > So there will be the split-screen option for Halo 5 Forge?
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> > To the dismay of many. Mario Kart 8 runs at 60FPS under normal circumstances but can still use split screen by toning it down to 30 FPS, why can’t they just do that?
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> Because 343 has stated that they want Halo 5 to run at 60 fps all of the time. So they will never tone it down just to accommodate split-screen.
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> > No splitscreen in H5 EVER its not possible at this point
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> To the dismay of many. Mario Kart 8 runs at 60FPS under normal circumstances but can still use split screen by toning it down to 30 FPS, why can’t they just do that?
The game engine is built for constant 60fps. If they brought the fps down for splitscreen the game literally wouldn’t work very well at all.
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> > Because 343 has stated that they want Halo 5 to run at 60 fps all of the time. So they will never tone it down just to accommodate split-screen.
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> This.
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> 343 had their priorities wrong.
Amen. Why does the thought of Halo 5 at 30 FPS irk them so much? Since it would be for split screen only, it wouldn’t matter.
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> > > > > > So there will be the split-screen option for Halo 5 Forge?
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> > > > > No splitscreen in H5 EVER its not possible at this point
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> > This.
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> > 343 had their priorities wrong.
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> Amen. Why does the thought of Halo 5 at 30 FPS irk them so much? Since it would be for split screen only, it wouldn’t matter.
Because 60fps is the expected standard of this generation of console. They’d be getting much more hate for not hitting 60fps.
And the game is literally built at 60fps. To implement splitscreen and framerate drops they have recode the entire game all over again. It matters much, much more than it seems.
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> > > > > > No splitscreen in H5 EVER its not possible at this point
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> > > > > To the dismay of many. Mario Kart 8 runs at 60FPS under normal circumstances but can still use split screen by toning it down to 30 FPS, why can’t they just do that?
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> > > > Because 343 has stated that they want Halo 5 to run at 60 fps all of the time. So they will never tone it down just to accommodate split-screen.
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> > > This.
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> > > 343 had their priorities wrong.
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> > Amen. Why does the thought of Halo 5 at 30 FPS irk them so much? Since it would be for split screen only, it wouldn’t matter.
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> Because 60fps is the expected standard of this generation of console. They’d be getting much more hate for not hitting 60fps.
> And the game is literally built at 60fps. To implement splitscreen and framerate drops they have recode the entire game all over again. It matters much, much more than it seems.
We understand that split screen is not going to be patched in. The issue is that 343 thought it was OK to build the engine for 60FPS only, and to hell with any features that can’t be implemented because of it. 60FPS does not matter as much as it seems.
