It isn't 'a literal recreation' of that object, though. The main inspiration for having a translucent case 'comes from an important object in the game that you haven't seen yet', apparently. 'So lots of our more hair-brained schemes ended in the cold reality of, you know, making sure the console actually works.' 'We'd talked about bevels, bas-relief, extrusions and carvings, but the reality is these three dimensional elements can have serious issues with heat dissipation, Wi-Fi signal strength, and more.

'We'd talked about bevels, bas-relief, extrusions and carvings, but the reality is these three dimensional elements can have serious issues with heat dissipation, Wi-Fi signal strength, and more.' Halo 4 team 'Now, interestingly, you can do certain types of paint, finish, and material, but structure is dangerous,' the post stated. Achieving this took dozens of iterations and hundreds of changing elements. The post explained that the original idea was to create a Forerunner-themed machine that differed 'significantly' from any other Halo 360s. This content is hosted on an external platform, which will only display it if you accept targeting cookies.

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