Dreadnought
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Oh boy 3gb update
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Halo Wars 2 |OT| Warranty For Suckers
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Complex Shadow
Cudi Lame
nillapuddin
Member
so I go to play and it needs 2.8 GB
what the fucking fuck, what was the point of me preloading it last week.
gg ms.
what the fucking fuck, what was the point of me preloading it last week.
gg ms.
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
Hawk269
Member
hmmm game wont launch. I get the Halo Wars 2 splash screen, it sits for a few seconds and goes back to the dashboard (Xbox One). Tried it 3 times, last time it sat at the splash screen for about 15 seconds, then went to the dashboard. Doing a cold boot of the system right now.,,,arggghhh....now it is going through the update, so hopefully after that I will be good to go.
Hawk269
Member
Yeah, kind of weird unless the patch is coming in hot and was just recently released. I am downloading at 155.55 MB/S so it should be done pretty quick.
SoapNickTavish
Member
Update almost done downloading. Just wish I got it earlier like my friend. Not bitter 
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
Hopefully this fixes the bugs some reviews have mentioned? It better...
Might be a hotfix or something
the season pass has story dlc but man you could be right because atriox is "non existing" in the game. in fact that would be great for halo 6 but i doubt it that 343 can do this after the shit story of H5. and than the main character would be jerome...
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
Dont think any of us had have enough time with it to tell you.
Avallon
Member
Controls seem gimped on M&K but I've only played the first mission.
Interested, but waiting on impressions from people playing the PC version who can compare it to other PC RTS. I think I know what to expect as far as the strategy elements and play style but the feel of the controls will be the deciding factor for me.
Pls post more about that when you've played more
Avallon
Member
Well, so far I've found that you have to hold down Alt if you want to zoom/rotate the camera and using the Warthogs "R" ability (Ram) deselects the unit. WASD moves the camera so I haven't figured out attack moving yet.
I've noticed an input glitch for when I'm playing blitz I can't select my units at the start of the match
Complex Shadow
Cudi Lame
- mouse and keyboard are fine for me.
- its super simple. esp if youve played mobas.
- q for local units and e for ALL UNITS
- i thought firefight co op could be played online with randos, it cannot. you need a squad.
- change your default zoom to max (90~ something) or else everything seems super zoomed in
- it runs like butter for me.
- F10 IS PAUSE MENU not esc for some reason
will post more later sleepynow
edit few more.
- campaign seems fine =/ kinda boring ish.
- maps are nice,imo i heard a YT say it wasn't halo like, i wouldn't know. i haven't played halo since 2
- everything feels kinda squad based, like dawn of war 40k (1, not 2)
- do not go into this expecting "all units. rush in", you are gonna have to learn to micro at some point, or on higher difficulties
honestly the basics are there. like resource "management" (or total chaos if youre like me). squad management. basic rock, paper, scissors style game play. just dont expect AOE or AOM (titans). like if i were to put it into words...think dawn of war meets xcom? i dunno. maybe someone can put it better. i just know halo wars 2 is simple fun and i don't mind the console controls. its a great port imo.
VlaudTheImpaler
tl;dr
I can't get this right now but just wondering if widescreen support is in?
Also, post some screens guys!
Also, post some screens guys!
Without actually testing 21:9 I believe all the Xbox games does support it and I think the DE did so too?
popokarimu
Neo Member
If you mean ultra widescreen, I'm playing it at 2560x1080 no problems. UI isn't stretched, and the big cinematics fill the screen and don't have black borders.
Complex Shadow
Cudi Lame
2560 x 1440 no borders
GruntOfAction
Member
Is rebinding keys really as hard as Totalbiscuit makes it out to be? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha0IAGk2gxg if so that's a bit worrying..
Hope everyone's enjoying the game so far though! Looks promising.
Hope everyone's enjoying the game so far though! Looks promising.
Candescence
Member
Unfortunately, the PC port's control bindings menu is an absolute garbage fire. No unbinding, no multibinding, numlock keys are treated all as one key, attempts to rebind keys result in bindings being assigned to alternate keybindings instead, the menu itself is disastrously organised, the UI tells you that an existing key is bound but doesn't tell you which control it's actually bound to so you can change it quickly, no support for extra mouse buttons beyond mouse 1 and mouse 2...
That menu alone is enough to push this port into "shit port" territory. Seriously, the stuff TB demonstrates in the video is absolutely inexcusable.
That menu alone is enough to push this port into "shit port" territory. Seriously, the stuff TB demonstrates in the video is absolutely inexcusable.
Candescence
Member
Gee, that sounds pretty standard and intuitive!
WHY DID THEY THINK THAT WAS A GOOD IDEA?! NO OTHER PC GAME DOES THAT!
Dreadnought
Member
It boggles me that the sequel which is next gen too can handle fewer units on screen than the game before it.
WHY WOULD YOU DO ANY OF THAT? A single one of these is irritating but all together!
Think is a bit of an exaggeration but the bind menu is not that great.
holyconfessor
Neo Member
First impressions after a couple of hours with the PC version of the game:
Campaign is fun so far. The cutscenes are gorgeous but I have noticed hitches here and there when they play and audio quickly cutting in and out. The campaign also runs really well. Controls are kind of strange and the keybinds are kind of a mess to change.
Multiplayer is where I've had some serious issues. I played a few Blitz matches and 1v1 runs well but 2v2 and 3v3 is a mess. It was a complete slideshow in the 3 matches I tried. It could just be the servers crapping out as my specs are decently powerful with an i5-4690k, 1070 and 16GB RAM. If they can fix the issues in multiplayer I can easily see me sinking a ton of time in this game.
Campaign is fun so far. The cutscenes are gorgeous but I have noticed hitches here and there when they play and audio quickly cutting in and out. The campaign also runs really well. Controls are kind of strange and the keybinds are kind of a mess to change.
Multiplayer is where I've had some serious issues. I played a few Blitz matches and 1v1 runs well but 2v2 and 3v3 is a mess. It was a complete slideshow in the 3 matches I tried. It could just be the servers crapping out as my specs are decently powerful with an i5-4690k, 1070 and 16GB RAM. If they can fix the issues in multiplayer I can easily see me sinking a ton of time in this game.
crimsonheadGCN
Banned
I won a copy of the deluxe version through Verizon. I cannot wait to try it during the weekend.
ResidentDante
Member
I got the Ultimate Edition physical in the post yesterday here in Norway, got to play a couple of missions of the campaign. Seems good, the presentation and cinematics are great. The controls seem to have a lot of shortcuts to learn, but I'm guessing I'll get more used to it after a while.
My achievements popped but didn't show until today as I guess it was locked until midnight.
Got to play a bit of Halo Wars: Definitive Edition too. Holds up well actually, but I see the improvements made to the sequel very clearly now!
My achievements popped but didn't show until today as I guess it was locked until midnight.
Got to play a bit of Halo Wars: Definitive Edition too. Holds up well actually, but I see the improvements made to the sequel very clearly now!
Complex Shadow
Cudi Lame
980ti 8gb. skirmish was fine with 2v2. so its probably the servers. but i wouldn't rule out anything just yet.
While on PC hotkeys I'll mention I worked out a hotkey setup for the base slots that I'm liking now. By default they are on alt + ` through 7 which I found was too awkward to be worth actually using over the mouse.
I thought the radial shortcuts physically mirroring the on screen radial (a circle of keys around S/D) worked pretty well, so I did the same thing with the base slots. Ctrl + R, F & V for the plots on the right side, Ctrl + Q, A & Z for those on the left, W/E for the HQ and X/C for the final bottom slot.
Granted all attempts to use the base slot shortcuts seem pretty silly next to actual hotkeys for buildings or being able to control group them (which I mentioned earlier, you can't), but it still at least sped up the production a bit for me.
I thought the radial shortcuts physically mirroring the on screen radial (a circle of keys around S/D) worked pretty well, so I did the same thing with the base slots. Ctrl + R, F & V for the plots on the right side, Ctrl + Q, A & Z for those on the left, W/E for the HQ and X/C for the final bottom slot.
Granted all attempts to use the base slot shortcuts seem pretty silly next to actual hotkeys for buildings or being able to control group them (which I mentioned earlier, you can't), but it still at least sped up the production a bit for me.
right clicking is an attack move.
there are a couple of things about the pc controls that really puzzle me, like using the scrollwheel to go through units within a group instead of using tab like EVERY OTHER RTS (and you can't remap this either) etc
It should be changeable obviously, but this is one I actually do like. The mouse wheel is both faster IMO and allows to scroll both ways. Given some of the other lacking controls I've been using the feature far more than in other RTS.
And it was only used for zoom in SC2 which was functionally near useless and most people just left at max anyway. Fine hiding that behind just an extra alt push.
CertifiedFP
Member
So bought the Ultimate Edition... It's pretty good so far (PC)...
How do I download/play Halo Wars 1 DE? Microsoft Store (ugh) says it's DLC that I own and won't let me DL it.
How do I download/play Halo Wars 1 DE? Microsoft Store (ugh) says it's DLC that I own and won't let me DL it.
Mouse wheel is nice imo
ElRenoRaven
Member
Oh shit. Glad I checked out the thread. I didn't realize it hit tonight for ultimate edition purchasers. First tutorial done and now off to bed. Tomorrow will be fun.
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
God damn people are fucking stupid. Just played two rounds of Blitz where my teammates would capture a point...then immediately pull out all troops and haphazardly attack other spots or just FUCKING HIDE IN A CORNER OF THE MAP. Super frustrating. People played better in the Beta FFS.
In Blitz? Quick match uses your favorite leader which can be selected in the deck editing. Find match prompts you to choose.
I don't think regular multiplayer ever locks you in but maybe I missed it.
Forerunner
Member
Played the first three missions on Legendary and it's pretty simple. Going to play a bit of MP then head to bed. I'm liking it so far.