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Revision as of 01:41, 23 November 2017
Template:Infobox game/row/winporterTemplate:Infobox game/row/osxporterTemplate:Infobox game/row/osxporterWarnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
- GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
Key points
- For shorthand clarity in a PC context, the standard unmoddable version of the game is Halo PC. The moddable version of the game is Halo CE (Halo Custom Edition)
- Patch 1.10 fixes issues with modern hardware and replaces the GameSpy master server.
- Animations, effects, and cutscenes are capped at 30 FPS.[1] See High frame rate.
General information
- Bungie.net - The developer's site
- Halo Nation - A very detailed wiki for everything Halo related
- Halo.Bungie.org - One of the biggest Halo fan sites around
- Halo Maps - A fan site for downloading mods and maps for Halo Custom Edition
- Bungie forum thread about enhancing many aspects of Halo CE and Halo PC
Availability
Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
OS |
Retail |
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- The official demo for the game can be found here.
- Disc checking was removed in Patch 1.08.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.10 updates the Windows version. Includes all previous patches. Patch notes may be found here.
- The Mavericks/Lobby patches for the OS X version switches to the new Patch 1.10 lobby servers and optionally fixes compatibility with OS X Mavericks (10.9). Still requires the latest official patch to function properly.
Halo Custom Edition
- Halo Custom Edition allows players to play multiplayer Halo games on user-created maps.
Modifications
- Open Sauce and Halo Anticheat 2 are not compatible with each other. Only one of the mods can be installed at any given point. That being said, a potential workaround is available
Open Sauce
- Open Sauce is a mod for Halo Custom Edition that fixes multiple issues and adds several features for modders.
Halo Anticheat 2
- Halo Anticheat 2 (or HAC2) is a mod that fixes multiple issues and adds several features. Supports all versions of Halo: Combat Evolved and Custom Edition.
Chimera
- Chimera is a tool that provides lots of additional functionality to Halo.
Halo Mini Demo
- HaloMD is a mod (perhaps even the only one) for the Mac release of Halo that addresses compatibility issues with later OSes and adds support for hosting and playing on custom maps (Custom Edition was not released for the Mac).
CMT SPV3
- SPV3 is a revamp of the original campaign, featuring new weapons, enemies, vehicles, abilities, features and levels.
Project Lumoria
- Project Lumoria is a brand new campaign story for Halo CE; stays true to the classic Halo CE feel.
Skip intro videos
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
- Custom Edition saves in
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Halo CE\
- Mini Demo saves in
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\HLMD\
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Run the game in widescreen[citation needed]
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- Install Patch 1.10 to add support for resolutions up to 4800x3600. For custom resolutions, see Command line parameters.
- Install Open Sauce to scale most HUD and menu elements (or use Halo Anticheat 2 but with inferior scaling).
- Install Chimera.
- Start the game with the
-console command line argument.
- Press ~ to open the in-game console.
- Type in
chimera_widescreen_scope_mask 1 . This scales the scope mask based on your aspect ratio.
- If using Open Sauce, press F7 while playing to change the HUD position.
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- By default, Halo compresses its vertical FOV rather than stretching its horizontal FOV in widescreen resolutions.
Set vertical FOV[2]
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- Install Chimera.
- Start the game with the
-console command line argument.
- Press ~ to open the in-game console.
- Type in
chimera_vertical_fov followed by the value (e.g. chimera_vertical_fov 80 ).
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Set custom FOV[citation needed]
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- Install Open Sauce.
- Start the game and press F7 while playing.
- Adjust the FOV slider to your liking (5° increments only).
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Set custom FOV[3]
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- Install Halo Anticheat 2.
- Start the game and press F6 while playing.
- Move the mouse to adjust the FOV and press F6 to set it. Press ⇧ Shift+F6 to reset.
- Alternatively, type in
fov <value> in the console to use a specific value.
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Run in windowed/borderless mode[citation needed]
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- Download and run DxWnd.
- Click on Edit, then Add.
- Set the path to
<path-to-game>\halo.exe or <path-to-game>\haloce.exe .
- Enable Do not notify on task switch.
- Type in the window size and position or enable Desktop for borderless fullscreen windowed.
- Click on the Input tab and enable Unacquire input devices on focus lost.
- Click OK, File, Save, and start the game with DxWnd running.
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- Forcing MSAA in the graphics card control panel has no effect.
- The game was hard coded to run at 30 FPS.[1] Animations, effects, and cutscenes are capped at 30 FPS.
- Adding interpolation makes objects' movements appear much smoother to take advantage of higher frame rates.
Fix issues with 30 FPS animations and cutscenes[2]
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- Install Chimera.
- Start the game with the
-console command line argument.
- Press ~ to open the in-game console.
- Type in
chimera_uncap_cinematic 1 to disable the 30 FPS cap in cutscenes.
- Type in
chimera_interpolate to show the available values (e.g. use chimera_interpolate 9 for the best quality).
- Type in
chimera_throttle_fps if you want to cap the frame rate (e.g. chimera_throttle_fps 240 ).
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Input settings
In-game controls settings.
In-game gamepad settings.
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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Only in French version of the game |
Italian |
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Spanish |
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Network
In-game network settings.
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
TCP |
80 |
UDP |
2302, 2303 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Make Open Sauce and Halo Anticheat 2 compatible
{{Fixbox|description=Fix compatibility on Windows 8 and later|ref=[4]|fix=
- Download hac.dll and copy it to Halo CE's installation folder.
- Start the game with the
-no_os_gamestate
command line argument.
- To avoid irregularities, untick map downloading in Open Sauce.
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Open Sauce can't be installed
Install missing dependency[5]
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- Open the Windows Features menu.
- Install .NET Framework 3.5.
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Run the game at screen refresh rate
- Refresh rates up to 120 Hz are available; 144 Hz and above require a fix.
Set refresh rate through command line argument[citation needed]
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Start the game with the -vidmode w,h,r command line argument. This forces the game to run at the width(w), height(h), and refresh(r) specified. Example: -vidmode 1920,1080,144 .
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Set screen refresh rate[citation needed]
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- Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide.
- Start the game once and close it to allow the configuration file of Special K to be created.
- Open
<path-to-game>\d3d9.ini or %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Mods\SpecialK\Profiles\haloce.exe\SpecialK.ini depending on the installation method you used.
- Change
RefreshRate=-1 to RefreshRate=0 under [Render.FrameRate] .
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Mouse wheel activates other background windows
Confine cursor to window[citation needed]
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- Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide.
- Start the game once and close it to allow the configuration file of Special K to be created.
- Open
<path-to-game>\d3d9.ini or %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Mods\SpecialK\Profiles\haloce.exe\SpecialK.ini depending on the installation method you used.
- Change
ConfineCursor=False to ConfineCursor=True under [Window.System] .
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Activating hardware acceleration or environmental sound causes sounds to cut out randomly
- ASUS sound cards cut out short-duration audio streams for power management, as a result the assault rifle will become silent when holding the fire button.[7]
Add the sound card to the config.txt file[citation needed]
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- Go to the Device Manager and expand the
Sound, video and game controllers section.
- Right-click on the primary playback device (Example:
ASUS Essence STX II ) and click Proporties .
- Go to the Details tab and change the Property listbox to show the
Hardware IDs .
- Write down the Vendor ID (Example:
VEN_13F6 ) and the Device ID (Example: DEV_8788 ).
- Open
<path-to-game>\config.txt .
- Press Ctrl+F and type
0x plus the Vendor ID (Example: 0x13F6 ) and click Find Next to see if the Vendor ID is already listed in the config.
//If the AudioVendor already exists:
0xDEVID = "Sound Card Name" // EXAMPLE: 0x8788 = "ASUS Essence STX II"
HeadRelativeSpeech
EnableStopStart
break
//If the AudioVendor doesn't exist:
AudioVendor = 0xVENDOR_ID "Vendor Name" // EXAMPLE: AudioVendor = 0x13F6 "C-Media"
0xDEVICE_ID = "Sound Card Name" // EXAMPLE: 0x8788 = "ASUS Essence STX II"
HeadRelativeSpeech
EnableStopStart
break
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Broken main menu background flyby
- i.e. The flyby for the Halo ring in the main menu background is not following the correct path.
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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OpenGL |
1 |
OS X only. |
Shader Model support |
1.1, 1.4, 2.0 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Cutscenes |
Bink Video |
only for credits, post-credit sequence, and intro videos. |
Multiplayer |
GameSpy |
Was shutdown in late 2014. New host uses HostPC.com |
Halo Custom Edition campaign port
Disable zoom blur and pixelation
Block zoom blur[2]
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- Install Chimera.
- Start the game with the
-console command line argument.
- Press ~ to open the in-game console.
- Type in
chimera_block_zoom_blur 1 .
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Prevent the camera from automatically leveling in vehicles
Block vehicle camera leveling[2]
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- Install Chimera.
- Start the game with the
-console command line argument.
- Press ~ to open the in-game console.
- Type in
chimera_block_vehicle_camera_leveling 1 .
Notes
- If you aim your vehicle higher or lower than allowed, your vehicle may not handle properly.
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Command line parameters
- See command line arguments on how to use the following options.
Parameter |
Description |
-nosound |
Disable all sound |
-novideo |
Disable video playback |
-nojoystick |
Disable joysticks and gamepads |
-nogamma |
Disables adjustment of gamma |
-useff |
Forces the game to run as a fixed function card |
-use11 |
Forces the game to run as a shader 1.1 card |
-use14 |
Forces the game to run as a shader 1.4 card |
-use20 |
Forces the game to run as a shader 2.0 card |
-safemode |
Disables as much as possible when running the game |
-window |
Run the game in windowed mode |
-width x |
Forces the game to run at a specified resolution |
-vidmode w,h,r |
Forces the game to run at the width(w), height(h), and refresh(r) specified |
-adapter x |
Forces the game to run fullscreen on a multimon (multiple monitors) adapter |
-port x |
Server port address used when hosting multiplayer games |
-cport x |
Client port address used when joining multiplayer games |
-ip x.x.x.x |
Server IP address used when you have multiple IP addresses |
-screenshot |
Enables the Print Screen key to generate screenshots. Having this always enabled can cause a slight decrease in performance |
-console |
Enables the debugging console |
-devmode |
Enables the Halo Developer Mode |
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
98SE |
ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) |
733 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) |
128 MB |
256 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1.3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0b compatible | |
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
10.2.8 (10.3.9 for UB version) |
Processor (CPU) |
PowerPC G4 |
System memory (RAM) |
256 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1.4 GB (1.5 GB for UB version) |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 2MX/ATI 7500 or better (ATI Radeon 8500/9000, GeForce
3Ti/4Ti for UB version) 32 MB of VRAM |
References