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Difference between revisions of "Halo: Combat Evolved"

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{{++}} Texture and model enhancement for Halo: CE
 
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{{++}} Includes high resolution textures, Battle Rifle singleshot/burst shot toggling, VISR mode, in pause menu for changing Open Sauce-related settings, and assorted Easter Eggs.
 
{{++}} Includes high resolution textures, Battle Rifle singleshot/burst shot toggling, VISR mode, in pause menu for changing Open Sauce-related settings, and assorted Easter Eggs.
{{ii}} Only Truth and Reconciliation is available to play, with the team planning to release "the first six missions on June 25th 2016".
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{{ii}} Only the first six missions are available to play, with the team planning to release the second half of the campaign at a later date.
 
{{ii}} Another part of the CMT have released [http://www.halomods.com/ips/index.php?/topic/850-cmts-the-silent-cartographer-evolved-release-beyond/ The Silent Cartographer: Evolved] for Open Sauce 4.0, a total remake of The Silent Cartographer level.
 
{{ii}} Another part of the CMT have released [http://www.halomods.com/ips/index.php?/topic/850-cmts-the-silent-cartographer-evolved-release-beyond/ The Silent Cartographer: Evolved] for Open Sauce 4.0, a total remake of The Silent Cartographer level.
  

Revision as of 00:09, 26 June 2016

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Halo: Combat Evolved
Halo: Combat Evolved cover
Developers
Bungie
Publishers
Microsoft Game Studios
Engines
Halo Engine
Release dates
Windows September 30, 2003
macOS (OS X) December 3, 2003
Halo: Combat Evolved guide on StrategyWiki
Halo: Combat Evolved on Wikipedia

Warnings

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).
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

Patch 1.10 fixes issues with modern hardware and replaces the GameSpy master server.
Weapon/player animations are capped at 30 FPS, however all refresh-rates are supported.[1]

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
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Amazon.com
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
Windows
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).

Halo: Custom Edition

Halo: Custom Edition allows players to play multiplayer Halo games on user-created maps.
Doesn't include the single-player campaign, but a workaround exists (see this section).

Halo Anticheat 2

Halo Anticheat 2 is a mod that fixes multiple issues and adds several features, while supporting all versions of both Combat Evolved and Custom Edition.
Download it directly from here, extract the .zip, then copy loader.dll to the relevant controls folder.
For a list of console commands, see this page. Also see this section for enabling the console.
Only compatible with Open Sauce after downloading an additional fix.

Open Sauce

Open Sauce is a mod for Custom Edition that fixes multiple issues and adds several features for modders.
Only compatible with HAC 2 after downloading an additional fix for HAC 2.

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Modifications

CMT SPV3

Texture and model enhancement for Halo: CE
Includes high resolution textures, Battle Rifle singleshot/burst shot toggling, VISR mode, in pause menu for changing Open Sauce-related settings, and assorted Easter Eggs.
Only the first six missions are available to play, with the team planning to release the second half of the campaign at a later date.
Another part of the CMT have released The Silent Cartographer: Evolved for Open Sauce 4.0, a total remake of The Silent Cartographer level.

Project Lumoria

A brand new campaign story for Halo CE
Stays true to the classic Halo CE feel

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Save game data location

Custom Edition saves in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Halo CE\

Video settings

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In-game graphics settings.

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Field of view (FOV)

Instructions
Instructions

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Instructions

Input settings

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In-game controls settings.
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In-game mouse settings.
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In-game gamepad settings.

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Mouse acceleration

Does not completely disable Mouse acceleration, it will simply set the parameter to the lowest value.[2]
Instructions

Audio settings

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In-game audio settings.

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Network

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In-game network settings.

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
Local play
Xbox version only.
LAN play
Versus
Online play
Versus
See Patches.

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

Stretched HUD in widescreen

Even with the fixes below, some of the HUD elements are still stretched when using the scope zoom. The developers of Open Sauce said this cannot be fixed.
Instructions
Instructions

Active camouflage not displaying correctly

Instructions

Activating Hardware Acceleration or Environmental Sound causes sounds to cut out randomly

Instructions

Other information

Play the campaign with Custom Edition

Instructions

Configure post-processing filters

Instructions

Enable the console

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98SE
Processor (CPU) 733 MHz
System memory (RAM) 128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1.2 GB
Video card (GPU) 3D T&L capable
32 MB of VRAM

References