Halo Online

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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 canceled in 2015. However, Halo Online is playable worldwide with the El Dewrito Mod, which is now essential for play. All changes, settings, etc. are in reference to El Dewrito 0.6.1.0 Mod.

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;^[1] however, there is a Reddit page dedicated to providing various downloads of ms23 v1.106708.

General Information

ElDewrito.com - Official Page of El Dewrito Mod

Halo Waypoint - Official closure of Halo Online testing under Microsoft Studios in Russia

Availability

Not officially available. Requires the ElDewrito Mod to play the game.^[2]

ElDewrito

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.^[3]

Installing the ElDewrito Mod^[4]

Obtain the "Halo Online 1.106708 cert_ms23" archive.
Safe Checksums for Base ms23 files:
- MD5: 5ae9e3d0a4952686cedb7d7261ad6c1
- SHA1: 1293f856720af0685adadcc4082c9f97e078a4fa
- SHA256: 4674454e0e973573e43c4025e894820523ab4e665108248dc9eb1c9a5a09ec1
Download the ElDewrito Updater which can be found on the 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 updater.exe and update to 0.6.0.
Once updated the user will need to run the Updater again to update to 0.6.1.
Launch eldorado.exe to play the game.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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

Video settings

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

Entry graphics settings

In-depth graphics settings

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Input settings

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Audio settings

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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	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.

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

↑ 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

[gamedir-5] 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).

[1] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/HaloOnline/wiki/index/download index/download - HaloOnline

[2] ttps://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/halo-online-closed-beta-launching-in-russia

[3] ttps://blog.eldewrito.com/post/173283810663/microsofts-legal-action-and-the-future-of

[4] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/HaloOnline/wiki/index/download#getstarted

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Developers

	343 Industries
	Saber Interactive
Windows	Microsoft Game Studios
Publishers
	Microsoft Studios
	Innova Systems
Engines
	Halo Engine
Release dates
Windows	2015