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Key points
- The official release under Microsoft Studios for Russian players was cancelled in 2016. 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, raw mouse input and mod manager.
- Players can host multiplayer and Forge games with up to 16 players with this mod.
Installing the ElDewrito Mod[2]
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- Download the ElDewrito Launcher.
- Run the downloaded
launcher.exe file and follow instructions on the screen.
- Remove the
launcher.exe file after the ElDewrito shortcut is created on the desktop.
- Run the ElDewrito Launcher through the desktop shortcut and click "Play".
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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 advanced video settings.
In-game general game settings.
Input
In-game general control settings.
In-game general gamepad settings - also showing the "Halo Online Default" gamepad scheme.
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.
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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SFX, and Music |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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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 |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Portuguese |
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Spanish |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
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 and newer AMD chipsets on 0.6.1 build
- The game has a bug whereby Contrails cause the game to crash, notably on RTX GPUs.[3]
Replace binkw32.dll with the modified one
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- Download the Unofficial Mod Patch which fixes the RTX GPU crashes when the game uses contrails.
- Navigate to
<path-to-game> and replace the binkw32.dll with the downloaded one.
Notes
- Tested on a Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080ti on Windows 10 build 1809 [4].
- 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.
- This bug was fixed in the 0.7 release of the mod[5].
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Game is too bright on Intel HD Graphics
Enable the CPU Exposure (Bloom Patch) in the game's Advanced Video settings, and restart the game.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9Ex |
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Shader Model support |
3 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Physics |
Havok |
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Interface |
Scaleform, Chromium Embedded Framework |
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Cutscenes |
Bink Video |
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Multiplayer |
4Game, ElDewrito |
ElDewrito Mod is a Requirement to play after shutdown by Microsoft |
System requirements
Windows |
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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
References