Hello,
I was told by a tech support person from 343i to post here for any suggestions for game improvement since somehow they don’t relay that info from tech support (according to that individual).
Overall I think the game is great and has alot of potential despite its drawbacks. It is quite beautiful as well. I wish it had spent another 6 months to iron out some of the kinks . Here are some things I think need to be improved which can be artists things and or bugs/glitches.
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HDR improvements. - I know somehow this was addressed after the 02.24.22 update but I only saw minor improvements. The only major thing that looks like proper HDR is the red smoke flares. Alot of other bright sources are still clamped and dont feel like HDR at all - ie specular highlights from bright objects, looking at the sun, muzzle flash, bullet tracers, plasma, forerunner illumination, etc. Even the green flares have great saturation, but the peak brightness from it seems off. I think there needs to be some range improvements here overall. For reference im using a 2021 LG C1 with Dolby Vision (calibrated) and Xbox Series X
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Raised black levels, incorrect gamma applied? I noticed the intro video (343i Title intro) and pre-rendered cut scenes are have the incorrect gamma applied to it giving and a raised black appearance. This is on both PC and Xbox Series X with P3 monitor non HDR and an HDR LG C1 display.
Oddly, the brake lights on the Warthog or any Warthog vehicle also feels like it has the wrong gamma applied. The bloom around it is washed out and very large/flat. Not sure if that is just a poor artistic choice or a gamma issue. Same thing for the sun flare which feels flat, desaturated and possible wrong gamma.
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When destroying an enemy drop ship, the texture on the sprites goes right to the edge, so you can see the sprite squares
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Floating ground texture, missing pillar on the far north portion of the map. (which btw is a large section with nothing there except for a few enemies, a skull, and a boss enemy at the tip? Explored found nothing and lost hours of my life lol
- Floating Master chief shadow This can be found anywhere
- Bizarre but fun Glitch during campaign
- Floppy debris Ive seen this multiple times with the same floppy debris geo in other places in campaign.
- Campaign locks up, goes black but comes back eventually
9, Better Customizable armor stuff - as everyone has mentioned, we need better customizable stuff that isnt locked behind a paywall. Halo Reach being a great example. Feels lame to have to not even make my own color combo. I wish the paywall was for DLC packages instead like additional maps. Id gladly pay for it anyways.