Am I the only one that wants 343i to create a complete sub-game based on forging? By this I mean maybe in the next game, include a separate disk that is completely dedicated to forging. With this possible idea, heres some things I would like to see:
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The ability to create your own environment, along with pre-made environments
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The ability to create AI in a map that interact with the environment such as, AI that can self-operate vehicles and follow certain paths within the map
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A possible Racetracks-only version of forge with race-specific pieces such as banked turns and perfect jumps
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The ability to copy groups of pieces at one time in order to create similar structures for symmetric maps
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The ability to create your own firefight-based maps. this goes along with the idea of creating your own AI
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The ability to add weather to maps that can occur randomly to change up the playing style during a match. also, the ability to change the time of day
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A higher spending limit and the ability to add certain pieces without limiting the rest of the pieces in a specific group… for example, we currently have 100 building blocks, so instead of only having 100 to use, have 100 of each piece in that group. (sorry if this is not well explained)
I have other ideas, but these are just a few. What do you guys think? Is this too much to expect or is this a turn in the right direction for those forgers that want to go the extra mile to create amazing maps?
sorry for the bump, but I was hoping to get some feedback on these ideas.
I’m too tired to write detailed feedback but I will tell you you have some good ideas.
Your ideas are similar to some of mine Pre-halo 4, would you like link(s) to all my forge ideas? i have quite a bit and if I recall they got some respectable feedback.
> Your ideas are similar to some of mine Pre-halo 4, would you like link(s) to all my forge ideas? i have quite a bit and if I recall they got some respectable feedback.
Sure. Maybe we could compile a big list of everything we want to see in forge.
What Bungie’s definition of Forge was:
a map editor
What you want forge to be:
a map creator
Forge is not the major selling point of Halo, it would take too much money to put in some of this stuff.
> > Your ideas are similar to some of mine Pre-halo 4, would you like link(s) to all my forge ideas? i have quite a bit and if I recall they got some respectable feedback.
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> Sure. Maybe we could compile a big list of everything we want to see in forge.
PM me and i will get it to you, right now my topics i have arent loading.
> What Bungie’s definition of Forge was:
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> a map editor
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> What you want forge to be:
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> a map creator
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> Forge is not the major selling point of Halo, it would take too much money to put in some of this stuff.
Well thats why I mentioned them creating this as a sub-game, sort of like how Anniversary had its own multiplayer, but shared your Reach character and stats.
They could also form a company or group to work on this project. Plus I have heard a lot of people talk about wanting a racetracks only forge game and/or map.
The ability to create your own environment is a little too much I think. Like already mentioned before it is only a map editor and not a map creater even though that would be nice. But I like your ideas of changing weather and creating firefight-based maps. 
I guess a higher budget will be possible with the new xbox.
My wishes for forge are actually very simple:
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Pieces should look like what they represent. I.e. a wall that looks like a wall made out of concret
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Destructible pieces
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The ability to change the color of the pieces
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A huge forge world that incluedes different environments such as snowy mountains, a rocky desert, a coast, a taiga etc.
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Dawn and night
But I think the current forge is pretty good though. You can create really cool maps. The budget only stops me sometimes from giving my maps the last tweak.
Ok, I just found THREE of my OP’s involving my forge ideas for Halo Pre-Halo 4’s launch.
Forge Ideas: Part 1
Forge Ideas: Part 2
Forge Ideas: Part 3
I dont mean to raise Ghost-forums, but I felt these were relevant to the topic at hand.
> I’ve been wanting this kind of forge for so long! They probably wouldn’t have to create any maps if they created this as the community would be able to and not have all the maps looks exactly the same either. It’s tough when I’m creating a map as detailed as possible but always comes out looking the same and my budget always getting maxed out when I’m not even 40% done the map yet. I like most of the idea’s you’ve posted especially the separate disc thing sounds amazing.
Most maps, especially battle maps, look way too similar too each other, which is why I mainly create racetracks. Those eventually start to look the same as well.
If they do this on a separate disk, then I think some of these ideas would be possible.
> Ok, I just found THREE of my OP’s involving my forge ideas for Halo Pre-Halo 4’s launch.
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> Forge Ideas: Part 1
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> Forge Ideas: Part 2
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> Forge Ideas: Part 3
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> I dont mean to raise Ghost-forums, but I felt these were relevant to the topic at hand.
Great ideas man!!! way more than what I thought of. I like them, but I dont think more vehicles are really necessary, especially pelicans and longswords. But still some amazing ideas.
> > Ok, I just found THREE of my OP’s involving my forge ideas for Halo Pre-Halo 4’s launch.
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> > Forge Ideas: Part 1
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> > Forge Ideas: Part 2
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> > Forge Ideas: Part 3
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> > I dont mean to raise Ghost-forums, but I felt these were relevant to the topic at hand.
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> Great ideas man!!! way more than what I thought of. I like them, but I dont think more vehicles are really necessary, especially pelicans and longswords. But still some amazing ideas.
Thanks man! i spent like a week coming up with just these! i have seen much more great ideas since game release, yours included.
and please, more vehicles is always good 
creates variety and down right funniness for maps (seriously, imagine a fork lift and a delivery truck racing on a highway, seriously, imagine it)