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Friday, 1 April 2011

T.F.S Update 1st April '11

Hello.




Firstly, please be aware that many questions asked are available via my blog under FAQ. Many are still valid so you should find your answers there.

Q: If you body acted in the forgotten Spartans beforehand do you get to body act in this :P
A: Yes. All current loyal body actors will have priority over new comers. Simple fact, I can trust them in all aspects. Doesn’t mean new people won’t get the chance to prove themselves.

Q: If it's just body acting, do you still need certain armor?
A: Yes. In many cases you will not need anything extreme, mostly ODST in the whole, but those available to offer the Armour needed for a given scene might be used to play a certain character for that scene. Though unlikely, keeps the options open.

Q: wait so you're doing the Reach series before part 10?
A: Sometimes Karl, you need to read my posts ;)

Q: what time does body acting normaly run from???
A: Body acting will usually be a Tuesday or Thursday, most likely Thursdays for the new series. The time is 7:30pm to 10pm as a max. It takes a lot of time to do online shoots and as each shot wont usually last long, there are many shoots.

Q: ‎1-Why did you decide to film Conan's story in reach (like you said in previous update) before part 10?
2-What about your current body and voice actors?
A: 1. Because I need something new to work on. Plus the fact it would be good to film Conan again, always my favourite to script for. 2. They will, as above, get priority over anyone else.

Q: What is the minimum rank your looking for? Because my current rank is Commander.
A: I suppose you need all ODST Armours as a minimum.

Q: Will people like Myself (Ninja Tiger) and Lord Brodie be coming back to act for you like in the first series of TFS? And after the Zenith Map test?
A: Answered ;)

Q: Will you finally expand this position to people outside of the UK? I know of the lag/latency/connection spikes, but this would be an "expansion" or "upgrade" to the series in a sense of who can participate and help.
A: A complex question. The reason to why I use UK servers for body acting only, is because of the lag/ Latency and connection spikes. Whole in one. This is very important to how it looks. Many scenes lag as they are all with good UK connections. I am sorry for those wishing to take part outside of the UK but it’s MY connection. Will not accept anything outside of the UK without latency when using 16 players. Just the way it is. You say Expand or Upgrade, but this has no affect on who plays the characters in the final shot. Whether your from America or the UK, you will still do the same body movements with the characters so will not change how it looks. I use outside of UK for everything else like voice roles etc so it is not a Nationalist move. It is purely for connection reasons. But you are able to apply for things like voice acting roles etc.

Q: I have to say I am disappointed that your not finishing the Series, before moving on to the nest game.
So Darknal, but it's just not professional which is your definition...
But hey not much I can do, besides a petition.
A: Not a question but fair enough. It was either change game or not finish the series at all. My life is so busy now that I get about 2 hours a week on a Thursday evening to think about it, which I have spent playing Reach to try and get to a decent rank for shooting. I will have a shift about in my schedule to try and make the Reach series a reality. Apparently I’m not professional by your definition, which is probably true, but the fact you enjoy the series that much to care I suppose is a compliment. I can’t please everyone, just the way things work.

Q: ‎1.What Rank are u Now???
2. How many episodes are u hoping to have in the reach series??
3. What plot would u want to have for reach??
A: 1.Brigadeir in under a bar.
2. No idea as of yet. Maybe 20, but they will be 5 minute episodes and not at the same scale as the movie.
3. It is going to be what T.F.S has always been, a squad moving from location to location during the invasion of Reach. The fact Bungie decided to do it for their new game doesn’t mean I’ll change the way I originally made mine ;)

Q: hey, can i voice and body act
A: People will get their chance to apply.

Q: is T.F.S. done online or Landline?
A: Both. Online for big scenes and Offline for talk scenes, specific battle scenes and stunts that need a lot of co-ordinating.

Q: Have you still got parts going?
A: Not currently but am working on making more when I free up some time.

Q: u mad?
A: Yes.

Q: when you say TFS Reach do you mean a branch of the story or just continuing TFS USING Reach
A: It is a branch of the story. In fact a prequel to the story before they find the ring. Set at the same time as the Reach Invasion itself.

Q: How are you going to tolerate the bland world known as "Forge World"?
A: I will try using all the maps accordingly for shooting, and will use whatever aspects they offer.

Q: ive been following this series ever since the first episode, and everytime a new episode that comes once an year its a disapointment, so fuck this.
A: Unfortunately, it’s the best I can do. If you decide not to follow anymore then I’m sorry to hear that.

Q: question? why dont you accept my friend request or non of my xbox live messages? ><
A: It’s not just you, I don’t accept any over Xbox live. My Bio says it all. Reason is I have so many that it’s too difficult to reply over Xbox so please use the email provided in all my home pages. All friend spaces are reserved for crew.

Q: Can I ask you a question?
A: Yes you can.

Q: Is this series taking place after the original series and will have Darknal, Conan , Cosmic? Or are you planning to follow different protagonists?
A: It will follow the same Spartans before they trained in their Mark 6 Armour.

Q: Question. Are you only looking for UK actors are you interested in American?

Also, are visor colors and attachments/wrist/utlity favorable over armor (helment/body/knee/shoulder)?
A: Actors like body acting is UK only. Acting as in voice can be any country.
You will need ODST Armour as a minimum.

Wednesday, 9 March 2011

T.F.S Reach

Hello all.


I have decided I am going to make a T.F.S Reach.


Now, there is a LONG way until I even start but I'm going to throw a few roles out there that some people will be able to participate either by voice (only a few small parts going) or by body acting.


I will let you know nearer the time when you are able to apply.


But many people ask questions and not many get the answers so, if you have a question, please post it in the comments section, I will make a note of all the questions and answer them in an update next month.


It can be about anything, and I'll try all of them.


Hope your all doing well and ranking up in Reach so you all have the required amours when the time comes ;)


Take care
Darknal

Thursday, 3 February 2011

SSA Chrisnepts

Hello all.


Chrisnepts has recovered some old files from his destroyed PC and needs some inspiration to continue the project he spent so long working on.


Here is a video he recovered, 4 minutes long, and extremely good in my opinion.
For those upset at the lack of videos from my part, this video symbolises the The Forgotten Spartans Story whilst following his own story.


Please check it out and give him support for what I think, is a masterpiece.


Nice work Matt.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4NDgC8bLAg


Regards
Darknal

Wednesday, 5 January 2011

News 5th January 2011

Hello.

Been a while since an update.

Things have been busy and as a result of certain issues regarding production in the future, the TFS Reach Series will not be in production at this time.

Instead, I will be looking at finishing the original series in Halo 3, this will be episode 10.

As things stand with things at the moment. I have no further information as to when this episode will be started or completed but early estimates that this will be 2012. There are some underlining reasons behind this and appreciate all your support.

This doesn't mean it's going to take a year to make. It means production wont be started at all at this time as certain members of my crew, internally, are not available, and with such a demanding series, I can't do it alone.

It will be finished, just not yet.

Enjoy your gaming.
Darknal

Friday, 19 November 2010

Zenith - Invasion Map

Hello All,


My map is now available to download on my FileShare.


Please recommend it to your friends if you are a fan of it.


It is built for Invasion specifically but does support Invasion Slayer and BTB. Please bare in mind that if you do Invasion Slayer that you set the vehicle sets to NO Tanks as this map is not designed for tanks.


There are currently 3 videos that I know of displaying the map in action (below). I will be throwing one together myself at some stage.


TBEClanMovies   Intense
GammaShardStudios Epic
Darkshadowcreations Comical
MrTTom Awesome




Please feel free to download and rate. If you are not an Invasion fan then this map is not for you.


Thanks again guys and hope you enjoy the map.


Darknal

Thursday, 18 November 2010

Update 18th November

Hello all,

I will not be making any episodes as of yet. Firstly after the efforts went into Part 9, I am just enjoying playing Reach and catching up on family time. I will not be finishing the series until I have done my Reach series which is still TFS.

But, come Saturday or Sunday I will have an Invasion map I have been working on go live on my fileshare.

There will be videos showing the map in action. It is optimised for Invasion, but it also supports Invasion Slayer.

Map name is Zenith. I will release the download link when it is live. If you like what you see then feel free to recommend it to your friends.

Kind Regards
Darknal

Monday, 18 October 2010

Update 18th October

Hello,


Has been a while since an update. At this current time though there is nothing to update. Part 10 will not be made until my Reach Series is complete and my Reach series wont start until they have lifted the cap off the Ranks.


I try to not condone arguing on here. It seems people get a little heated when discussing their feelings. And please try and not post the same message up more than once. It really is difficult to shift through the meaningful messages with blatent spam on my channel. One message will suffice.


I am glad that the episode has been received so well. Machinima got it featured on YouTube as well as their channel and Xbox 360 World in the UK are going to publish the episode on their cover disc after the other episodes have aired.


Plus the thousands of emails rolling in of the love of the episode. Many enjoyed the Halo legend Tribute of Tamerlane's exit. Cosmic's "New" personality has pleased many of you and yes....... Conan is Flood.


I'm glad that so many have emailed with your praise, afterall, it is you that these episodes are made for.


Also to note, that I have now invested in a HD Capture Card, finally been able to afford one after Adult life and children have caused priorities to be..... redirected.


So future episodes will actually be filmed in HD.


Well, at this current time machinima making is at a stand still. But I will be getting onto things once I have milked Reach to a high level...


Take care
Regards
Darknal