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General information
- Official forums
- Steam Community Discussions
- Halo Insider Program
Availability
- All versions require a Microsoft account for both singleplayer and multiplayer.
- The game can be purchased either individually, or in a discounted bundle containing all six games of the Halo: The Master Chief Collection.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Remove the video files[2]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\MCC\Content\Movies .
- Delete or rename
FMS_logo_microsoft_7_1_.bk2 .
Notes
- Players can use the Anti-Cheat Disabled (Mods and Limited Services) option to speed up the launch even further.[3]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- Local settings are shared between the Steam and Microsoft Store versions.[4]
Save game data location
- Saves cannot be transferred between the versions.[5]
System |
Native |
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Steam Cloud |
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Used to save Mid-Mission Checkpoints in Campaign and Playlists.[6] |
Xbox Cloud |
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Progress will transfer between the Xbox One and PC versions (Mid-Mission Checkpoint progress is not retained as not compatible).[6] |
Video
In-game general video settings.
In-game general gameplay settings.
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.
Post-processing
Toggle post-process effects[8]
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- Download Halo_MCC_3D_Vision_fix.7z (NOT Halo_MCC_geo11_fix.7z).
- Extract the contents to
<path-to-game>\MCC\Binaries\Win64\ž .
- Launch the game with Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) disabled in one of two ways.
- Launch the game with the "MCC Anti-Cheat Disabled" option that Steam offers. This will disable all achievements, but it does not require touching any game files.
- Download MCC_EAC_Bypass.rar, and copy the contents to
<path-to-game>\easyanticheat . Remember to make a backup of the originals to re-enable playing multiplayer modes that require EAC.
Hotkeys
- 5: depth of field toggle. Not disabled by default. When disabled, aside from Halo 2 classic, things can still look lower res than what was not blurred.
- 9: screen space reflections reflected geometry multiplier for Halo 2 remastered (x1, x2, x4, x8, x12). x1 by default. Higher presets look better but come at a cost of some more GPU usage, not much. Keep in mind that visual stretching may occur at the cutoff point where the reflection does not have more space to reflect from the screen.
- K: HUD toggle. This does not disable pause menus and some Forge menus.
- L: help OSD toggle. This shows a block of text with the current state of hotkeys and how to use them.
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Input
In-game keyboard and mouse control settings.
In-game general gamepad settings.
- The Universal Presets apply to all games in the collection.
In-game "Universal Default (Recon)" gamepad scheme.
In-game "Universal Reclaimer" gamepad scheme.
In-game "Universal Zoom & Shoot" gamepad scheme.
In-game "Universal Bumper Jumper" gamepad scheme.
In-game "Universal Green Thumbs" gamepad scheme.
Audio
In-game general audio settings.
In-game general accessibility settings.
Audio feature |
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Separate volume controls |
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Menu Music, Game Music, Effects, and Voice Chat. |
Surround sound |
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5.1 |
Subtitles |
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Cutscenes only. No speaker names displayed. |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
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Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Simplified Chinese |
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Traditional Chinese |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Korean |
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Polish |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Mistakenly labeled on Steam as Portuguese. |
Russian |
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Spanish |
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Latin American Spanish |
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Network
In-game general network settings.
- Supports cross-play between Microsoft Store and Steam versions. PC/Xbox cross-play was implemented in November 2020.[10][11]
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Type |
Native |
Notes |
Matchmaking |
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Hosted on 343i's Dedicated Servers. |
Peer-to-peer |
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Self-hosted lobbies are Peer-to-Peer. |
Dedicated |
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Matchmaking Online matches are hosted on 343i's Dedicated Servers. No official dedicated server is provided. |
Self-hosting |
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Can host peer-to-peer Custom Game lobbies. |
Direct IP |
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Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
TCP |
4811, 52390-52397, 52401-52425, 52460-52638, 52855, 53070, 53274, 53490, 53719, 53962, 54085-54090, 54175, 54382 |
UDP |
4379, 7551, 61421 |
- This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.
VR support
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
11.1 |
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Shader Model support |
5.0 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
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Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Physics |
Havok |
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Audio |
FMOD, Miles Sound System, Wwise, iZotope |
Utilizes multiple audio processing systems across the collection.[13] |
Interface |
Unreal Engine 4, Scaleform |
The former is used for the Main Menu UI and Customization UX, whereas the latter is used for the in-game UI.[13] |
Cutscenes |
Bink Video |
Only for anniversary graphics. |
Multiplayer |
Xbox Live, Steamworks |
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Anti-cheat |
Easy Anti-Cheat |
Players have the option to launch the game without anti-cheat to play with custom modifications. Matchmaking is disabled in this mode. |
Shortcut to launch without anti-cheat
Create a custom shortcut (Steam only)[citation needed]
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- Right-click on the original desktop or start menu shortcut created by Steam, and select 'Properties.
- In the URL textbox change
steam://rungameid/976730 to steam://launch/976730/option1
- Click OK, and launch the game using that link to run it without anti-cheat.
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
7 |
10 |
Processor (CPU) |
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U 2.20 GHz Intel Core i7-8750H 2.20 GHz |
AMD FX-4100 3.6 GHz Intel Core i7-870 2.93 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
8 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
28.8 GB + 7.35 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
AMD Radeon Vega 10 Mobile Intel UHD Graphics 630 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11.1 compatible Shader model 5.0 support |
AMD Radeon R7 360 Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 2 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
- May be differences in System Requirements between the Windows Store and Steam versions of the game.[6]
- Halo 2: Anniversary MP is stored in a separate game engine folder named "groundhog".
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References