Marcus Lehto
@game_fabricator
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Inactive until intelligence returns to this platform
Joined December 2009
When I first designed the Warthog back in 1998, the low poly model basically looked like this.
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Hey everyone, I’m very excited to announce that I’ve joined @EA as a Game Director, building a new studio in the Seattle area working on first-person games. I can’t wait to share more about what we’re creating!
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Imagining what Arriving on Halo might look like today. I've had so much fun rebuilding the original Warthog, Mark V, and MA5B Assault Rifle after 20 years. This universe will always be a part of me. #Halo #MasterChief #Warthog
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Some of you wanted to see a closer look at the early Master Chief's back design. He used to have a single hump backpack and lower back retractable sword. Also thought I'd run into the Macworld early Forerunner building. #Halo
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Just for fun, I started building the Halo ring to exact scale (10,000K x 318K) with a plausible sidewall to contain atmosphere and get that in UE4. This is something we could never do in the original engine. It looks pretty close to how I depicted it way back in CE!.#Halo
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Still so proud of the team at Bungie when we pulled this game together.
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@HUNGRYxB3AR @HossSauced @MendingMercy @LateNightHalo @YouTube Yeah, I’m not sure where the inspiration for the show comes from now. Not the Halo I made.
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Disregard that other screenshot, I decided to open up the valley with a large lake to reflect the ring.
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Got the Mark V skinned, posed and into UE4 today. Nice to see the the first Chief next to his original ride!. #Halo #MasterChief #Warthog
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Is it just me, or is the Mandalorian probably the best thing since the original trilogy to be made? It feels more authentically SW than anything since 1983.
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Hats off to my friends at 343. #HaloInfinite campaign brings back the magic of Halo. Really enjoying my time back with the Chief!.
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I found these Covenant weapon prototypes in my old 2000 Halo PC build that you might like. c concussion gun.c excavator.c particle beam rifle.c microwave gun. I like the meter cooldown on the concussion gun. The microwave gun would have been hilarious. #Halo
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Some were asking about all the weapon names in this old #Halo PC build. MA-5 ICW/30mm CQL.0x877A 18F8.8W899C-82.12.7mm MP-99 para.WSTE-M90 saes.SPNKR M41 88M.50 Magnum Mega Class M4a.ASW Needler.SPNKR 108 8AM.Pattern-2 Composite Sword.TOZT-21 Defoliant Projector
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What?? Ep5 of Boba Fett takes place on Halo with the Mandalorian?.
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This is the very first Warthog I designed for Halo back in 1998. Old pc build only runs in wireframe now. Master Chief could go prone, crouch and drive this somewhat unwieldy vehicle around the map. Even had an early Forerunner Ark in the background! #warthog #halo #cybertruck
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In celebration of #Halo's 20th anniversary and its amazing community, I'm giving away all the revisited content from my old Halo CE designs. It's in the hands of some great Halo community folks right now and I hope to many more soon. Merry Christmas and happy holidays!
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I gotta say how genuinely excited I am about #HaloInfinite. The folks at 343 @Halo have been hard at work and the progress over this last year is so damn impressive. I for one, can’t wait for this Fall. And I think this is going to be the best looking Halo game ever made.
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What if cut missions, weapons, characters and storyline elements were reintegrated along with more contemporary core mechanics that improve gameplay while remaining faithful to the original?.
A remaster of Halo: CE seems WILD to me. I just don't get why you'd do this. It's already been remastered once (very well!), & why would PlayStation fans care about a 25-year-old game?. If Microsoft is really considering this, why not just port Halo: MCC?.
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We said goodbye to Finley yesterday. 16 years of unconditional love. He will be sorely missed.
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Some were asking how big the Halo ring is compared to Earth. Earth's diameter is 12,742km compared to Halo at 10,000km
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I have no idea why we made the OG flamethrower scream like demons.
how much do I have to pay 343 to resurrect my favourite Halo weapon of all time in Infinite?. BRING BACK THE FLAMETHROWER PLS @HALO.BRING BACK THE FLAMETHROWER PLS @HALO.BRING BACK THE FLAMETHROWER PLS @HALO.BRING BACK THE FLAMETHROWER PLS @HALO. (and don't ruin it like H3 did)
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I wouldn’t mind building a small house somewhere in these mountains.
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Playing Halo Infinite’s campaign tonight for the first time and this is how I feel. #HaloInfinite
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Yes, I left EA on my own accord. This was very a tough decision for me to make. I want to thank the Battlefield community for allowing me to listen to you while I was able. Your feedback will help make Battlefield stronger. I wish the teams at EA all the best moving forward.
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Good to see the new and familiar faces building the Halo team. Chris Matthews is an excellent choice for studio AD. The explorations look fantastic.
A New Dawn. We're entering the next chapter of the franchise and changing the recipe for how we make Halo games. Go behind the scenes with Project Foundry to explore the creative potential of Halo in @UnrealEngine 5. 🎥
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I was in my early 30’s. Yet it really doesn’t seem that long ago. So proud of what our small team of about 40 at Bungie created.
19 years ago… we were just getting started. Happy Birthday to the game that started it all, Halo: Combat Evolved! 🎉
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Gut punched to see EA lay off my team. So many very talented devs who were incredibly valuable to the Battlefield franchise.
NEWS: As part of today's layoffs at EA, EA is shutting down Battlefield studio Ridgeline Games. The studio was working on narrative experiences for Battlefield. Battlefield's narrative work is now being lead by Criterion Games . (via IGN)
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Not been saying much here since I don’t have anything positive to say about EA, my recent departure, and how so many, including my team, are suffering due to the industry sweeping layoffs.
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Running a game studio always has its challenges. Doing it during quarantine makes things much harder. Doing it after an unsuccessful game launch, well. could use some positive vibes.
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Alright, here some some more Halo CE redux pics!. First up are some phone wallpapers. A few of you were asking for these. #Halo
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Having a great time playing Halo Infinite this weekend. Combat is fresh yet familiar and the game looks fantastic. Beautiful map designs too.
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Hey #Battlefield folks. While I’ll be gone for a couple weeks on a vacation that was planned well before I took the gig with EA, I’ll still be listening to all the incoming feedback. This is an awesome and incredibly passionate community. I hope to be able to help soon.
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This is truth.
It's been said that the legendary Noble Six fought off Covenant forces for a least 3 hours before meeting his fate on Reach. In Halo Infinite, Chief was right, "spartans don't go quietly." #Halo #Blender3d #HaloInfinite
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Here's a human weapon I forgot we prototyped in the 2000 Halo PC build. The Spear Gun. I like how the spears stick into targets!.And wow, the early Elite was almost naked back then. #Halo
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Getting close to wrapping up the texturing pass for my old Mark V armor. I still need to add a layer of battle damage. It's almost time to rig and pose the model!.#Halo
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Started piecing the upper arm armor together today. Fitting my old design to a properly proportioned body is proving to be very challenging. But, it's coming along. I'm eager to get to the undersuit soon. #Halo #MasterChief
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Got rid of the parking lot and replaced it with some real landscape. Feeling better now. Added some far distant shadows to see how the rim wall affects the terrain below. #Halo
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I want to send a huge THANKS to @ZachWigal for sending me this Xbox Series X so I could play the #HaloInfinite campaign over my holiday break. I signed and am sending it back so he can auction it for his awesome charity for kids @GamersOutreach
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Damn, Justice League was well worth the 4hr investment. So much better than the original theatrical release. #RestoreTheSnyderVerse.
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I don't believe there are many if any missions that ever took place near the edge of the ring. But, if so, this is the view of the Halo ring they may have from there. This is where the atmosphere would be almost unbreathable.
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Making some pretty big decisions with my career this week. Some of you will support it, some will not. I just ask that you all join me on this next leg of journey. It’s going to be big!.
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For the MA5B rifle, I can only stuff 30 rounds of 7.62x51 rounds into the magazine (real world actual size in comparison to the rifle). I guess the other 30 rounds come from magic!
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25+ years of making games and I still wake up every morning with a serious case of imposter syndrome. 😳.
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I’m so glad to see these old builds up and running again. The hard work being put into restoring them is incredible.
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Initial baked textures of the Master Chief Mark V in Painter with super basic materials applied. Happy with how this stage of of the model is shaping up!
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I’m 53 today and working hard to stay in shape, both mentally and physically. I didn't start valuing fitness & health until I was 35. Hope this inspires some of you that it’s not too late to do the same. Seriously can't imagine life without it now - gym routine M-F at 5am!
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I can’t tell you how happy it makes me to see these fantastic hand made costumes. So awesome!.
My daughter and husband as Spartans - Master Chief and Spartan II. These are custom made costumes and took 14 months total to make. #halloween2021 #Halo #Microsoft #343industries #masterchief #haloInfinite #xbox #cosplay @405th #Sierra117 @joestaten #haloreach #halocosplay #UNSC
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Got a solid first pass on all the armor and a little bit of the undersuit. I'd say I'm about 75% there with the model. Looking forward to reworking a few areas and adding some details throughout. After that, it will be time for texturing!.#Halo #MasterChief
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OMG, look what I just found in a box up in my attic today. This is a treasure trove of #Halo history!. BTW, I had to find and install a DVD drive to read and copy all this data to my backup drives.
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This is my favorite comment ever.
@game_fabricator Have you ever thought about asking 343 for an internship? You're really good!.
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This makes my heart happy.
This is legit one of the coolest pieces of Halo art I've ever seen, CE Chief and Infinite Chief back to back like this looks so sick
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On this anniversary of Halo Reach, I’d be happy to answer any questions you may have about the game.
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A few have been asking how tall the side walls of the Halo ring are from my perspective. I figure the atmosphere is retained with assisted gravity tech an not nearly as thick as Earth's. But, it would still get pretty thin up near the containment walls.
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Revisiting my original Mark V design from CE. Correcting body proportions that I messed up 20 years ago - his arms were way too long. Going to rebuild the boots (they look silly), but tackling the arms next. #Halo #MasterChief
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Wow, the positive response from my announcement yesterday about joining @EA to build a new studio is unbelievable. I’m am overwhelmed with all the genuine love and support from you all. Thank you so much.
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I uncovered one of my old hard drives full of Halo 2 content on it. Along with some screenshots I took, it has all the videomatics for every mission. #Halo2
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Can't say much about what is happening, but can say that I'm glad to be working with lots of very talented devs at @EA_DICE, @RippleEffect, as well as my new unnamed Seattle studio, who genuinely care about @Battlefield.
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Halo Infinite footage really took me back. Congrats to the team at 343 for pulling off this herculean effort. Cannot wait to play!.
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That is brilliant.
Halo is dead. No, my love for Halo will never fade. Great shit like this will keep it alive.
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After a long hiatus from doing any 3D, I started tackling my updated Mark V design from 20 years ago. It's very rough at the point, but I'm looking forward to adding more detail. #Halo #MasterChief
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I knew him as “my son” especially after building him 9 times to get him right for Halo CE. Happy birthday kiddo!.
The Covenant knew him as "The Demon." The Banished call him "prey." But on this day, we know humanity's greatest hero as the birthday boy – and hasn't he looked good over the years! . Happy birthday, Master Chief! 💚
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I’m digging the return to some serious Halo roots. Makes me happy.
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I felt compelled to try and rebuild the Scorpion's front tread today. Should I keep going with it?.#Halo
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Also, we're building a new studio from scratch in the Seattle area so I'm looking for core leadership in many disciplines. If you have 5-10+ years of FPS experience, love the idea of working in the Battlefield universe, and want to help build an awesome team, please reach out!
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Got the Warthog rebuild into Substance Painter today. First pass at material painting with lots of work left to be done, but wanted to take it for a spin down by the beach. #Halo #Warthog #SubstancePainter
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It's been so many years since creating the original Halo, yet seeing screens like this makes it feel like it was just yesterday.
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In case anyone questioned my attention to detail, I didn't forget the Easter egg. ;)
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A few weeks ago I mentioned that I joined @EA , and now it's awesome to finally talk about what I'm doing at EA. @Battlefield has long been one of my favorite franchises and I'm super excited to be part of a large and growing team of talented developers and studios!.
Our vision for Battlefield starts with our commitment to 2042 and grows beyond that into a new future. Hear more about our road ahead with Vince Zampella and others in a new interview.
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My last contribution to the Halo franchise. I’ve been waiting a long time for this!.
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Watching the Jack Snyder Justice League. This bears no resemblance to the 2017 film.
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Evening update of my old original Warthog rebuild. Almost there before I start on the next project, 117 :).#Warthog #Halo #UE4 #SubstancePainter
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While building the new Mark V I decided I needed a good prop for him to hold, so started rebuilding the MA5B Assault Rifle.
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So amazing!.
I made a thing. Tried recreating the 'ghosts of onyx' cover with @game_fabricator's MkV for practice in blender. #Halo #HaloSpotlight
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Here's a look behind the scenes of the Halo CE ring being destroyed by the POA's shockwave explosion. The destroyed segmentation I made back then is pretty crude, but I tried to cover it up with FX - that's what those red markers are for. #Halo
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I’ve been pretty quiet this last week, but for good reason. Hope to share some big news with you all in a week or so!.
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I love the destruction I’ve experienced in #Battlefield throughout the years and how it impacts minute to minute decision making. Do you love destruction for design evolution or for pure spectacle?.
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Almost done with building an MA5B Assault Rifle prop for the Mark V rebuild project. This is too fun!
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Finally built and uv mapped the low poly version of the Chief! Dang, that took way longer than I'd like to admit. Now, to get this thing into Substance Painter for some texturing! Can't wait to pose the final model. @Halo
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For those of you interested in seeing the how big the MA5B Assault Rifle is in comparison to an average 5'10" male and the Chief.
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Finally rising back up from the post-EA funk I've been in. Time to think about what's next. New studio or retirement?
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Doing some quarantine cleaning and unearthed a drawer full of ancient Bungie goodies and the OG Xbox.
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Watched the Halo first episode twice and the second time I liked it even more than the first. It's much darker and brutal than I thought it would be and the narrative gives some twist to the universe. Certainly eager to see more!.Congrats to @k_wolfkill and team!.#HaloTheSeries
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As a few of you suggested, the length of casing could be a little narrower (same size bullet) due to future propellant AND it could be a fat quad stack magazine. 60 rounds baby! Thanks for all your help. :)
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I really like how you reimagined the Marine. Great work!.
Halo Combat Evolved BETA Marine (HD). Lesser known design that was changed for the final game release. #HaloSpotlight #b3d #HaloArt . Check the link below for more pictures:.
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