High-Resolution-Halo

[rossmum]

Btw, who says they're 1913's? You? Just because they're spaced?

lol. For the self proclaimed "logic police" you've used very little of it.

go away

You know what I mean, excessive or even 'modern' railing just doesn't fit with the Halo universe. The one weapon in the entire trilogy which has a rail only has a small one which lies flush with the top of the handle; it doesn't appear to be spaced at all, and it's integrated into the rifle the way a G36's handle rails are. It's simply an attachment point for optics, and that's it, much the same way the MP5 has attachment points to accept HK mounts or AKs have a dovetail to accept PSOs, Kobras and such. Full-length spaced rails like you'd see on an M4 have no place in Halo at all, they look wrong. You're usually the one to bring up consistency with the design language of something; the only rails that belong in Halo are minor attachment points like that on the BR, not full-length 1913-like rails, especially if there's no call for them in the first place (such as on the shotgun).

As for boring, rails are boring unless something is covering them. I don't know about you, but long stretches of repeating shapes do nothing for me. Would it really kill people to think of a better way of making something look more detailed, or maybe even - going out on a limb here - coming up with some original attachment systems? That'd fit better and look better, I think.

At the end of the day it's not my choice to make, I just think that for a sci-fi game of Halo's calibre, you really should either scrap them or figure out a new system that doesn't look so bland and boxy. Perhaps a non-spaced, low-profile rail where the sight ridge is (or even on the sight ridge itself, so it serves a purpose other than elevating the sights from the magazine a little).

The rear sights look pretty sick, I'll pay that.

[BobtheGreatII]

Lol wow. When I get a chance, I'll get the gbx model and edit it... see if I can help it any. That good enough for any of you?

[Warsaw]

yall need to chillax, wheres' the love

Rails look fuckin awesome on the BR and SMG, I'll admit to that. But they really do look out of place on the shotgun tbh... at least the rigged ones do.

But really It's not really so much the rails to me as it is the "big small big small" pattern of the area that has those 0000 things on the side in h2 and h3 and the "side rails" or whatever they are

ack here's a picture I whipped up in thirty secs



I do kinda like the idea of reflex sights tbh, shit looks pretty sexy

That's what I was saying. The shotgun [of Halo 3] has everything on it except a grenade launcher (and scope, but this model adresses that), and grenade launchers generally don't attach to side rails. The top is fine, I don't mind that. The sides are redundant.

BTW, what's the blade in the middle of the reflex sight for? Seems like it'd get in the way of the irons when the batteries die.

[Lateksi]

Shotguns of Halo look sleek and cool. I have to say this one doesn't really. Fix the reflex sight and make only a small rail for it.

[=sw=warlord]

as much as my opinion will be completely ignored.
Having rails on that style of shotgun just does not mix in my opinion.
Seriously, why would a spartan have rails on his/her/its weapons when most of the targeting equipment is done via the helmet display?
flashlight?
helmet
reticle/sight
helmet display.

The ONLY thing i can think that would work is a laser dot on the underside of the gun or to one side out of the way not on top.
the pictures i have seen of this shotgun makes me want to regurgutate my morning breakfast.
Im with Rossmum on this one.
I honestly through this was High-Resolution-Halo not, High-Everythingwecanfuckingthinkofaddingforthefuckingfu nofit-Halo
Keep it high detail but also keep it simple.
call me a purfag for all i care but some of us want to beable to play this mod without atom powered computers.

[HDoan]

as much as my opinion will be completely ignored.
Having rails on that style of shotgun just does not mix in my opinion.
Seriously, why would a spartan have rails on his/her/its weapons when most of the targeting equipment is done via the helmet display?
flashlight?
helmet
reticle/sight
helmet display.

Spartans arnt the only ones using guns =/

[Rob Oplawar]

I don't know about you, but long stretches of repeating shapes do nothing for me.

I have to agree with this. I do like the addition of rails to the shotgun, but I don't consider them a good replacement for detail, and I think the ones on the side are just silly. Let's see some more of the creative detailing you did on that hog, WoL.

[jngrow]

Seems like it'd get in the way of the irons when the batteries die.

Unless it's MC's flashlight battery, I don't think it will die anytime soon. It's the future breh.

[Warsaw]

Still, it's good to have backup. I dunno, just doesn't make sense.

[=sw=warlord]

Spartans arnt the only ones using guns =/

spartans arnt the only ones using heads up displays either, both the marines and the ODST's use them.