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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|2015}}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | Halo}}
 
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|gogcom id    =
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|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    = Halo_Online
 
|wikipedia    = Halo_Online
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|winehq      = 18424
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{{Series|Halo}}
 
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
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{{ii}} The Official release under Microsoft Studios for Russian players was canceled in 2015. However, Halo Online is playable worldwide with the [https://eldewrito.com El Dewrito Mod], which is now essential for play.
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{{ii}} The official release under Microsoft Studios for Russian players was cancelled in 2015. However, Halo Online is playable worldwide with the [[#ElDewrito|ElDewrito Mod]], which is now essential for play. As such all guides on this page are in reference to the aforementioned mod.
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{{ii}} As the El Dewrito Developers received a DMCA takedown in April 2018, the official game data (Halo Online v1.106708 cert_ms23 from the 4game launcher) is no longer provided with the El Dewrito Mod<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/HaloOnline/wiki/index/download</ref>, however, there is a [https://www.reddit.com/r/ms23downloads/ Reddit page] dedicated to providing various downloads of ms23 v1.106708. DO DOWNLOAD AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!!!!
 
  
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'''General Information'''
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'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [https://eldewrito.com ElDewrito.com] - Official Page of El Dewrito Mod
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{{mm}} [https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/halo-online-closed-beta-launching-in-russia Halo Waypoint] - Official Beta Launch of Halo Online testing under Microsoft Studios in Russia
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{{mm}} [https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/halo-online-closed-beta-launching-in-russia Halo Waypoint] - Official Closure of Halo Online Testing under Microsoft Studios in Russia
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{{mm}} [https://eldewrito.com ElDewrito.com] - Official Page of ElDewrito Mod
 +
{{mm}} [https://blog.eldewrito.com/ Blog.ElDewrito.com] - Official blog for the ElDewrito Mod
 +
{{mm}} [https://np.reddit.com/r/HaloOnline/ r/HaloOnline] Subreddit for Halo Online and ElDewrito Help and Discussion.
 +
{{mm}} [https://github.com/ElDewrito/ElDorito ElDewrito Source Code] - ElDewrito Mod Repository
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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{{Availability|
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{{ii}} Not officially available. Requires the [[#ElDewrito|ElDewrito Mod]] to play the game.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.polygon.com/2016/8/25/12650804/halo-online-pc-free-to-play-canceled|title=Polygon - Russian free-to-play Halo Online canceled|date=2019-11-23}}</ref>
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{{Availability/row| Official |https://eldewrito.com | DRM-free | Not official, El Dewrito Launcher, view Key Points | | Windows}}
+
 
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===ElDewrito===
 +
{{++}} Provides Bug Fixes and Quality of Life improvements including 21:9 Support, extended FOV Slider, and Raw Mouse input.
 +
{{++}} Players can host Multiplayer and Forge Games with up to 16 Players with this Mod.
 +
{{--}} The ElDewrito Mod's development has been put on hold until further notice, due to discussions with Microsoft regarding the reverse-engineering of their Intellectual Property - Game can still be played in spite of this just no further updates.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://blog.eldewrito.com/post/173283810663/microsofts-legal-action-and-the-future-of|title=ElDewrito Blog - Microsoft’s Legal Action and the Future of ElDewrito|date=2019-11-23}}</ref>
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Installing the ElDewrito Mod|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/HaloOnline/wiki/index/download#getstarted|title=r/HaloOnline - Get Started|date=2019-11-23}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# Obtain the "Halo Online 1.106708 cert_ms23" archive.
 +
#: '''Safe Checksums for Base ms23 files:'''
 +
#:* MD5: <code>5ae9e3d0a4952686cedb7d7261ad6c11</code>
 +
#:* SHA1: <code>1293f856720af0685adadcc4082c9f97e078a4fa</code>
 +
#:* SHA256: <code>4674454e0e973573e43c4025e894820523ab4e665108248dc9eb1c9a5a09ec1</code>
 +
# Download the ElDewrito Updater which can be found on the [https://www.reddit.com/r/HaloOnline/wiki/index/download#getstarted r/HaloOnline Get Started Page].
 +
# Extract the Base Halo Online files that were obtained earlier, and then the Updater archive into the same directory.
 +
# Run <code>{{P|game}}\updater.exe</code> and update to 0.6.0.
 +
# Once updated the user will need to run the Updater again to update to 0.6.1.
 +
# Launch <code>{{P|game}}\eldorado.exe</code> to play the game.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Game data==
 +
===Configuration file(s) location===
 +
{{Game data|
 +
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\dewrito_prefs.cfg}}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
==Video==
 +
{{ii}} In order to access game settings on keyboard and mouse, press {{key|Home}} from the main menu.
 +
{{--}} Can only select Resolutions up to Desktop Resolution of the Primary Monitor
  
−
{{ii}} All changes, settings, etc. are in reference to El Dewrito 0.6 Mod.
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{{Image|HaloOnline_VideoSettings.png|In-game general video settings.}}
 +
{{Image|HaloOnline_GraphicsQuality_VideoSettings.png|In-game advanced video settings.}}
 +
{{Image|HaloOnline_GameSettings.png|In-game general game settings.}}
  
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==Video settings==
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{{Video
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{{ii}} In order to access Game settings on keyboard and mouse, press the 'HOME' key on the keyboard from the main menu
 
−
{{Image|Halo Online Graphics Settings 1.jpeg|Entry graphics settings}}
 
−
{{Image|Halo Online Graphics Settings 2.jpeg|In-depth graphics settings}}
 
−
{{Video settings
 
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = incomplete
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = incomplete
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = incomplete
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
−
|widescreen resolution notes= Only shows 21:9 resolutions when the native screen resolution is 21:9, otherwise simply states 16:9 Widescreen, 16:10 Widescreen, or 4:3 Letterbox.
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|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
−
|multimonitor notes        = Halo 3 Engine does not support multi-monitor output, however split screen could be modded in.
+
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen            = true
−
|ultrawidescreen notes      = Only allows 21:9 resolutions to be selected if native resolution is 21:9, however there is bugs when running above 1920*1080
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|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
−
|4k ultra hd                = false
+
|4k ultra hd                = true
−
|4k ultra hd notes          = Issues and bugs if attempted to run above 1920x1080
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|4k ultra hd notes          =  
−
|fov                        = gold
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|fov                        = true
−
|fov notes                  = Supports between 55 and 120 degrees.
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|fov notes                  = Supports between 55° and 120° ({{term|Hor+}})
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
−
|windowed notes            = Defaults to boerderless window, but available in options.
+
|windowed notes            =  
 
|borderless windowed        = true
 
|borderless windowed        = true
−
|borderless windowed notes  = Opens by default in Borderless Window on first run. Can be changed to Windowed, however no real fullscreen is supported.
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|borderless windowed notes  = Exclusive Fullscreen not Supported.
−
|anisotropic                = true
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|anisotropic                = limited
−
|anisotropic notes          = Bundled as part of 'Post Processing' Setting
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|anisotropic notes          = Bundled as part of '''''"Texture Filtering"''''' Setting.
−
|antialiasing              = true
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|antialiasing              = limited
−
|antialiasing notes        = Simply an 'Enable' and 'Disable' option
+
|antialiasing notes        = Post-Processing AA - Does not support [[Glossary:Downsampling|Downsampling]] Techniques such as SSAA or DSR
−
|vsync                      = hackable
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|vsync                      = true
−
|vsync notes                = Can be forced through Graphics Drivers
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|vsync notes                = Enabled by default; to disable toggle the '''''"Fix FPS Stutter"''''' option in the Video Settings
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
−
|60 fps notes              = FPS does allow more than 60, however instability starts to appear around 120 FPS.
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|60 fps notes              =  
−
|120 fps                    = true
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|120 fps                    = false
−
|120 fps notes              = FPS does allow more than 60, however instability starts to appear around 120 FPS.
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|120 fps notes              = Physics are locked at 60Hz
 
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr                        = false
−
|hdr notes                  = Halo 3 Engine does not support BT. 2020 output, a neccessity for HDR, as the Xbox 360 never could output BT. 2020, and Halo 3 was designed for Xbox 360
+
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
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{{ii}} TO BE COMPLETED
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 +
==Input==
 +
{{Image|HaloOnline_ControlSettings.png|In-game general control settings.}}
 +
{{Image|HaloOnline_GamepadSettings.png|In-game general gamepad settings - also showing the "Halo Online Default" gamepad scheme.}}
 +
 
 +
{{Input
 +
|key remap                = true
 +
|key remap notes          =
 +
|acceleration option      = true
 +
|acceleration option notes =
 +
|mouse sensitivity        = true
 +
|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 +
|mouse menu                = true
 +
|mouse menu notes          = Halo 3 UI can only be navigated using the Keyboard, or Gamepad
 +
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 +
|invert mouse y-axis notes =
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 +
|controller support        = true
 +
|controller support notes  = Only has native support for XInput
 +
|full controller          = false
 +
|full controller notes    = Requires a Keyboard and Mouse to navigate certain menus.
 +
|controller remap          = false
 +
|controller remap notes    = See [[#Controller remapping|Controller remapping]].
 +
|controller sensitivity    = true
 +
|controller sensitivity notes =
 +
|invert controller y-axis  = true
 +
|invert controller y-axis notes =
 +
|xinput controllers        = true
 +
|xinput controllers notes  = Both Xbox 360 and Xbox One controllers are supported with icons
 +
|xbox prompts              = true
 +
|xbox prompts notes        = Both Xbox 360 and Xbox One controllers are supported with icons
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4              = hackable
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        = Launching the game through Steam with Overlay will allow Steam to convert the DS4 input to Xinput such that Halo Online can support
 +
|dualshock prompts        = false
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  = Without modification there is no in-game icons for any PlayStation controller
 +
|light bar support        = false
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= false
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers        = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = Xbox
 +
|other button prompts notes=
 +
|controller hotplug        = true
 +
|controller hotplug notes  =
 +
|haptic feedback          = true
 +
|haptic feedback notes    =
 +
|simultaneous input        = true
 +
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = false
 +
|steam input api notes    = Opening the game with Steam with Overlay, Steam will handle converting the input of unrecognized controllers (according to Steam settings) to XInput, which Halo Online supports
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===[[Glossary:Remapping|Controller remapping]]===
 +
====Halo 3====
 +
<gallery>
 +
HaloOnline_GamepadH3Default.png|In-game "Halo 3 Default" gamepad scheme.
 +
HaloOnline_GamepadH3SP.png|In-game "Halo 3 Southpaw" gamepad scheme.
 +
HaloOnline_GamepadH3Boxer.png|In-game "Halo 3 Boxer" gamepad scheme.
 +
HaloOnline_GamepadH3GT.png|In-game "Halo 3 Green Thumb" gamepad scheme.
 +
HaloOnline_GamepadH3BJ.png|In-game "Halo 3 Bumper Jumper" gamepad scheme.
 +
HaloOnline_GamepadH3WT.png|In-game "Halo 3 Walkie Talkie" gamepad scheme.
 +
</gallery>
 +
 
 +
====Halo Reach====
 +
<gallery>
 +
HaloOnline_GamepadHRDefault.png|In-game "Halo Reach Default" gamepad scheme.
 +
HaloOnline_GamepadHRSP.png|In-game "Halo Reach Southpaw" gamepad scheme.
 +
HaloOnline_GamepadHRBoxer.png|In-game "Halo Reach Boxer" gamepad scheme.
 +
HaloOnline_GamepadHRGT.png|In-game "Halo Reach Green Thumb" gamepad scheme.
 +
HaloOnline_GamepadHRBJ.png|In-game "Halo Reach Bumper Jumper" gamepad scheme.
 +
HaloOnline_GamepadHRRecon.png|In-game "Halo Reach Recon" gamepad scheme.
 +
</gallery>
 +
 
 +
====Halo 4====
 +
<gallery>
 +
HaloOnline_GamepadH4Default.png|In-game "Halo 4 Default" gamepad scheme.
 +
HaloOnline_GamepadH4SP.png|In-game "Halo 4 Southpaw" gamepad scheme.
 +
HaloOnline_GamepadH4Boxer.png|In-game "Halo 4 Boxer" gamepad scheme.
 +
HaloOnline_GamepadH4GT.png|In-game "Halo 4 Green Thumb" gamepad scheme.
 +
HaloOnline_GamepadH4BJ.png|In-game "Halo 4 Bumper Jumper" gamepad scheme.
 +
HaloOnline_GamepadH4Recon.png|In-game "Halo 4 Recon" gamepad scheme.
 +
HaloOnline_GamepadH4Fishstick.png|In-game "Halo 4 Fishstick" gamepad scheme.
 +
</gallery>
 +
 
 +
==Audio==
 +
{{Image|HaloOnline_AudioSettings.png|In-game general audio settings.}}
 +
 
 +
{{Audio
 +
|separate volume          = true
 +
|separate volume notes    = SFX, and Music
 +
|surround sound          = unknown
 +
|surround sound notes    =
 +
|subtitles                = false
 +
|subtitles notes          =
 +
|closed captions          = false
 +
|closed captions notes    =
 +
|mute on focus lost      = false
 +
|mute on focus lost notes =
 +
|eax support              = false
 +
|eax support notes        =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
 
 +
{{--}} ElDewrito UI and In-game HUD does not respond to Language changes and remains in English.
 +
 
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Portuguese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Network==
 +
 
 +
{{Network/Multiplayer
 +
|local play          = hackable
 +
|local play players  = 4
 +
|local play modes    = Versus
 +
|local play notes    = Start the game with <code>-multiinstance</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|parameter]].
 +
|lan play            = true
 +
|lan play players    = 16
 +
|lan play modes      = Versus
 +
|lan play notes      =
 +
|online play          = true
 +
|online play players  = 16
 +
|online play modes    = Versus
 +
|online play notes    =
 +
|asynchronous        =
 +
|asynchronous notes  =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{Network/Connections
 +
|matchmaking        = true
 +
|matchmaking notes  =
 +
|p2p                = true
 +
|p2p notes          =
 +
|dedicated          = true
 +
|dedicated notes    = See this [https://np.reddit.com/r/HaloOnline/comments/8dxl4y/dedicated_server_with_voting_howto_guide/ Guide] for how to set up a Dedicated Server for Halo Online's ElDewrito Mod
 +
|self-hosting      = true
 +
|self-hosting notes =
 +
|direct ip          = true
 +
|direct ip notes    = Open the console ({{key|~}}) and use <code>connect</code> followed by the IP and port.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{Network/Ports
 +
|tcp  = 11775, 11777
 +
|udp  = 11774
 +
|upnp = true
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
{{ii}} The best way to report game issues to the ElDewrito community and get assistance, is via the [https://www.reddit.com/r/HaloOnline/search?q=Bi-Weekly+Questions%2C+Requests%2C+and+Bug+Reports+Thread.&sort=new&restrict_sr=on&t=week mod's latest bug report thread].
 +
 
 +
===Crash on Nvidia RTX chipsets===
 +
{{--}} The game has a bug whereby Contrails cause the game to crash, notably on RTX GPUs.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://np.reddit.com/r/HaloOnline/comments/9r2mn4/biweekly_questions_requests_and_bug_reports/e8gnk75|title=r/HaloOnline - Bi-Weekly Questions, Requests, and Bug Reports Thread. (Oct 24)|date=2019-11-23}}</ref>
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Replace <code>binkw32.dll</code> with this version|ref=|fix=
 +
# Download the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1233-eldewrito-unofficial-fix-for-rtx-gpus/ Unofficial Mod Patch] which fixes the RTX GPU crashes when the game uses contrails.
 +
# Navigate to <code>{{P|game}}</code> and replace the <code>binkw32.dll</code> with this one.
 +
 
 +
'''Notes'''
 +
{{ii}} Tested on a Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080ti on Windows 10 build 1809 <ref>{{Refcheck|user=Weion|date=2019-01-24|comment=The RTX crash is fixed by this patch while also not modifying the mtndew.dll file, allowing players to still be fully updated - and fix all known issues of the previous release.}}</ref>
 +
{{ii}} If the player has used the previous version of this fix, they must also download the original mtndew.dll file - which is also included in the link - and replace the modified <code>mtndew.dll</code> with the original one.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Game is too bright on Intel HD Graphics===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Enable the <code>Bloom (Brightness) Patch</code> in the game's Advanced Video settings, and restart the game.}}
 +
 
 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      = 9
 +
|direct3d notes        = DirectX9 Extended
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
 +
|opengl versions        =
 +
|opengl notes          =
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|metal support          =
 +
|metal support notes    =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  = 3
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos 32-bit app      =
 +
|macos 64-bit app      =
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          = Havok
 +
|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            =
 +
|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        = Scaleform, CEF
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
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|cutscenes        = Bink Video
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|cutscenes notes  =
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|multiplayer      = 4Game, ElDewrito
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|multiplayer notes= ElDewrito Mod is a Requirement to play after shutdown by Microsoft
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|anticheat        =
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|OSfamily = Windows
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|minOS    = Vista
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|minCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
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|minCPU2  = Equivalent AMD CPU
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|minRAM  = 4 GB
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|minHD    = 4 GB
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|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT
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|minGPU2  = Equivalent AMD GPU
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|minGPU3  =
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|minVRAM  = 512 MB
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|minOGL  =
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|minDX    = 9.0c
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|minSM    = 3.0
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|minaudio =
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|mincont  = XInput Compatible
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|recOS    = 7, 8, 8.1, 10
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|reccont  = Xbox 360 or Xbox One Controller
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Revision as of 08:08, 20 May 2020

Halo Online
Halo Online cover
Developers
343 Industries
Saber Interactive
Windows Microsoft Game Studios
Publishers
Microsoft Studios
Innova Systems
Engines
Halo Engine
Release dates
Windows 2015
Taxonomy
Series Halo
Halo Online on Wikipedia
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Halo
Halo: Combat Evolved 2003
Halo 2 2007
Halo: Spartan (series)
Halo Online 2015*
Halo 5: Forge 2016
Halo Wars (series)
Halo Recruit 2017
Halo: The Master Chief Collection (series)
Halo Infinite 2021

Key points

The official release under Microsoft Studios for Russian players was cancelled in 2015. However, Halo Online is playable worldwide with the ElDewrito Mod, which is now essential for play. As such all guides on this page are in reference to the aforementioned mod.

General information

Halo Waypoint - Official Beta Launch of Halo Online testing under Microsoft Studios in Russia
ElDewrito.com - Official Page of ElDewrito Mod
Blog.ElDewrito.com - Official blog for the ElDewrito Mod
r/HaloOnline Subreddit for Halo Online and ElDewrito Help and Discussion.
ElDewrito Source Code - ElDewrito Mod Repository

Availability

Not officially available. Requires the ElDewrito Mod to play the game.[1]

Essential improvements

ElDewrito

Provides Bug Fixes and Quality of Life improvements including 21:9 Support, extended FOV Slider, and Raw Mouse input.
Players can host Multiplayer and Forge Games with up to 16 Players with this Mod.
The ElDewrito Mod's development has been put on hold until further notice, due to discussions with Microsoft regarding the reverse-engineering of their Intellectual Property - Game can still be played in spite of this just no further updates.[2]
Installing the ElDewrito Mod[3]
  1. Obtain the "Halo Online 1.106708 cert_ms23" archive.
    Safe Checksums for Base ms23 files:
    • MD5: 5ae9e3d0a4952686cedb7d7261ad6c11
    • SHA1: 1293f856720af0685adadcc4082c9f97e078a4fa
    • SHA256: 4674454e0e973573e43c4025e894820523ab4e665108248dc9eb1c9a5a09ec1
  2. Download the ElDewrito Updater which can be found on the r/HaloOnline Get Started Page.
  3. Extract the Base Halo Online files that were obtained earlier, and then the Updater archive into the same directory.
  4. Run <path-to-game>\updater.exe and update to 0.6.0.
  5. Once updated the user will need to run the Updater again to update to 0.6.1.
  6. Launch <path-to-game>\eldorado.exe to play the game.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\dewrito_prefs.cfg[Note 1]

Video

In order to access game settings on keyboard and mouse, press Home from the main menu.
Can only select Resolutions up to Desktop Resolution of the Primary Monitor
In-game general video settings.
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
In-game general game settings.
In-game general game settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Supports between 55° and 120° (Hor+)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Exclusive Fullscreen not Supported.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Bundled as part of "Texture Filtering" Setting.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Post-Processing AA - Does not support Downsampling Techniques such as SSAA or DSR
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Enabled by default; to disable toggle the "Fix FPS Stutter" option in the Video Settings
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Physics are locked at 60Hz
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

In-game general control settings.
In-game general control settings.
In-game general gamepad settings - also showing the "Halo Online Default" gamepad scheme.
In-game general gamepad settings - also showing the "Halo Online Default" gamepad scheme.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Halo 3 UI can only be navigated using the Keyboard, or Gamepad
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Only has native support for XInput
Full controller support
Requires a Keyboard and Mouse to navigate certain menus.
Controller remapping
See Controller remapping.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Both Xbox 360 and Xbox One controllers are supported with icons
Xbox button prompts
Both Xbox 360 and Xbox One controllers are supported with icons
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
Launching the game through Steam with Overlay will allow Steam to convert the DS4 input to Xinput such that Halo Online can support
PlayStation button prompts
Without modification there is no in-game icons for any PlayStation controller
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Controller remapping

Halo 3

  • In-game "Halo 3 Default" gamepad scheme.

  • In-game "Halo 3 Southpaw" gamepad scheme.

  • In-game "Halo 3 Boxer" gamepad scheme.

  • In-game "Halo 3 Green Thumb" gamepad scheme.

  • In-game "Halo 3 Bumper Jumper" gamepad scheme.

  • In-game "Halo 3 Walkie Talkie" gamepad scheme.

Halo Reach

  • In-game "Halo Reach Default" gamepad scheme.

  • In-game "Halo Reach Southpaw" gamepad scheme.

  • In-game "Halo Reach Boxer" gamepad scheme.

  • In-game "Halo Reach Green Thumb" gamepad scheme.

  • In-game "Halo Reach Bumper Jumper" gamepad scheme.

  • In-game "Halo Reach Recon" gamepad scheme.

Halo 4

  • In-game "Halo 4 Default" gamepad scheme.

  • In-game "Halo 4 Southpaw" gamepad scheme.

  • In-game "Halo 4 Boxer" gamepad scheme.

  • In-game "Halo 4 Green Thumb" gamepad scheme.

  • In-game "Halo 4 Bumper Jumper" gamepad scheme.

  • In-game "Halo 4 Recon" gamepad scheme.

  • In-game "Halo 4 Fishstick" gamepad scheme.

Audio

In-game general audio settings.
In-game general audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
SFX, and Music
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

ElDewrito UI and In-game HUD does not respond to Language changes and remains in English.
Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Portuguese
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
4 Versus
Start the game with -multiinstance parameter.
LAN play
16 Versus
Online play
16 Versus

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
See this Guide for how to set up a Dedicated Server for Halo Online's ElDewrito Mod
Self-hosting
Direct IP
Open the console (~) and use connect followed by the IP and port.

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 11775, 11777
UDP 11774
This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.

Issues fixed

The best way to report game issues to the ElDewrito community and get assistance, is via the mod's latest bug report thread.

Crash on Nvidia RTX chipsets

The game has a bug whereby Contrails cause the game to crash, notably on RTX GPUs.[4]
Replace binkw32.dll with this version
  1. Download the Unofficial Mod Patch which fixes the RTX GPU crashes when the game uses contrails.
  2. Navigate to <path-to-game> and replace the binkw32.dll with this one.

Notes

Tested on a Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080ti on Windows 10 build 1809 [5]
If the player has used the previous version of this fix, they must also download the original mtndew.dll file - which is also included in the link - and replace the modified mtndew.dll with the original one.

Game is too bright on Intel HD Graphics

Enable the Bloom (Brightness) Patch in the game's Advanced Video settings, and restart the game.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9 DirectX9 Extended
Shader Model support 3
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok
Interface Scaleform, Chromium Embedded Framework
Cutscenes Bink Video
Multiplayer 4Game, ElDewrito ElDewrito Mod is a Requirement to play after shutdown by Microsoft

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Vista 7, 8, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
Equivalent AMD CPU
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT
Equivalent AMD GPU
512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Shader model 3.0 support
Controller XInput Compatible Xbox 360 or Xbox One Controller

Notes

  1. ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

  1. ↑ Polygon - Russian free-to-play Halo Online canceled - last accessed on 2019-11-23
  2. ↑ ElDewrito Blog - Microsoft’s Legal Action and the Future of ElDewrito - last accessed on 2019-11-23
  3. ↑ r/HaloOnline - Get Started - last accessed on 2019-11-23
  4. ↑ r/HaloOnline - Bi-Weekly Questions, Requests, and Bug Reports Thread. (Oct 24) - last accessed on 2019-11-23
  5. ↑ Verified by User:Weion on 2019-01-24
    The RTX crash is fixed by this patch while also not modifying the mtndew.dll file, allowing players to still be fully updated - and fix all known issues of the previous release.