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[[File:HCE_,fortune_Flaw.jpg|thumb|300px|A ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' .fortune message.]]
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'''.fortune''' is an [[Easter egg]] in the [[Xbox]] version of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', as well as ''[[Halo 3]]'', ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', and ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''. In all cases, the egg causes a funny message to appear when ".fortune" is written somewhere, but the egg is more extensive in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''. In ''Halo 3'' and ''Halo: Reach'', giving a map variant the description of ".fortune" will produce the phrase "My modem is on fire". In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', if the player creates a profile, renames an existing one, or creates a map name and names it ".fortune", a random fortune-cookie-like saying will appear on the screen. In ''The Master Chief Collection'' the Easter egg will appear if the player enters the .fortune almost anywhere in the game, including [[Forge|map variants]], [[Gametypes|gametypes]], [[loadout]]s, [[clan (social group)|clan tags]], or even [[Service Tag|Service ID]].


The ".fortune" on the text box will then also instantly disappear. However, if the player places a symbol at the beginning (such as a left parenthesis) to make ".(fortune", and subsequently uses the arrows to move to and delete the parenthesis when finished, ".fortune" will remain, allowing the player to use it as a profile name if they so wish.
In the [[Xbox]] version of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', if you create either a new profile, edit an existing one, or creating a map name and call it '''".fortune"''' (Dot located with shift on), a random saying will appear on the screen.


Activating the Easter egg in ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'' unlocks the [[Mystery Achievement]].
The ".fortune" on the text box will then also instantly disappear, thus rendering ".fortune" an impossible account name. However, if you place a symbol at the beginning (Such as a left parenthesis) to make ".(fortune", and subsequently use the arrows to move to and delete the parenthesis when finished, ".fortune" will remain, allowing you to use it as a profile name.


==List of Fortune Quotes in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''==
==List of Fortunes==
*All your hard work will eventually pay off<ref name="HBO eggs">[http://halo.bungie.org/tipsntricks/eggs.html '''halo.bungie.org:''' ''Halo Easter Eggs'']</ref>
*All your hard work will eventually pay off.
*Everything lies in silence{{Ref/Reuse|HBO eggs}}
*Everything lies in silence.
*If anything just cannot go wrong, it will anyway{{Ref/Reuse|HBO eggs}} ''(The first of Murphy's Laws)''
*If anything just cannot go wrong, it will anyway ''(The very basic and first of "Murphy's Laws").''
*Nature always sides with the hidden flaw.{{Ref/Reuse|HBO eggs}} ''(A subdivision of Murphy's Law)''
*Nature always sides with the hidden flaw. ''(Also a subdivision of Murphy's Law)''
*Never wear your best pants when fighting for freedom.{{Ref/Reuse|HBO eggs}}
*Never wear your best pants when fighting for freedom. (Common American saying)
*Rest is good, but idleness is its brother.{{Ref/Reuse|HBO eggs}}
*Rest is good, but idleness is its brother.  
*Smile when you're ready.{{Ref/Reuse|HBO eggs}}
*Don't wear your best pants in war. ''(Rare)''
*You cannot fall off the floor.{{Ref/Reuse|HBO eggs}} ''(Another Murphy's Law)''
*Smile when you're ready.  
*Your luck is about to change.{{Ref/Reuse|HBO eggs}}
*You cannot fall off the floor. ''(Also a Murphy's Law)''
*I like beans.{{Ref/Reuse|HBO eggs}} ''(Rare)''
*Your luck is about to change.
*Sorry, this fortune is temporarily out of order. ''(Rare)''
*I like beans. ''(Rare)''


==Trivia==
==Notes==
*This joke was also present on Bungie.net's ''[[Myth]]'' metaserver.{{Ref/Reuse|HBO eggs}}
*This joke was also present on [[Bungie.net]]'s ''[[Myth]]'' metaserver.
*The Easter egg is similar to the [[Wikipedia:fortune (Unix)|fortune]] command found on most [[Wikipedia:Unix|Unix]]-compatible operating systems. Like the fortune command in Unix, the ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' egg draws a random quote from a database, albeit much smaller than the lists accompanying most fortune implementations.{{Ref/Reuse|HBO eggs}}
*The fortune Easter egg is similar to the [[Wikipedia:fortune (Unix)|fortune]] command found on some modern [[Wikipedia:Unix|Unix]]-compatible operating systems. Like the fortune command in Unix, the ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' egg draws a random quote from a database, albeit much smaller in size than the lists accompanying most fortune implementations.
*"My modem is on fire" is the Myth / Myth2 username of the developer who inserted the .fortune Easter egg into the Myth game servers, and subsequently Halo. [https://www.macobserver.com/mwc99/dynamic/teams/bmf/modem.html MWC '99]
*''Half-Life'''s "haiku" console command has a similar result, but with three random lines instead of one.


==Sources==
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