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Subject: HaloPC 1.06 Hotfix on Tuesday 11/16!
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Halo Hot-Fix v1.06: The Halo for Windows v1.06 Hotfix addresses a rare crash bug that could occur if a malicious individual (hacker) purposely imitates a game server and sends invalid data to clients who try to browse the server list. This hot-fix changes the version number of Halo for Windows and the Halo for Windows Dedicated Server to v1.06 from v1.05. NOTE: Due to an incompatibility discovered between some systems and the updated Auto-patcher released with version 1.05, users of 1.05 will have to manually download an updated Auto-patcher 1.06 and run it from the Halo directory to receive this latest update. Users updating form prior versions can auto-patch from the game. This issue is addressed for any future patches beyond 1.06.

Users of HaloPC 1.0 through 1.04 will receive the normal auto-update message, however a change in the auto-updater will require users of 1.05 to follow a special manual-update procedure:

If you are running HaloPC 1.05, follow the following precedure to update:

1. Save the following file to your game directory, such as c:\program files\microsoft games\halo. Overwrite the existing file. Remember to "save" this file, don't try to "open" it directly from the website. HaloUpdate 1.06
2. Now that the file is saved, run it. If you receive an error message, such as that strings.dll was not found, you probably didn't save it to the location where the game was installed.
3. Allow it to download the full 1.06 patch and install it. You're done!

Users of versions other than 1.05 can auto-patch, or download and run this file: Halo PC 1.06

A new dedicated server is available here: Halo 1.06 Dedicated Server

  • 11.16.2004 2:27 PM PDT
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note - looks like the Gamespy server responsible for alerting the game to auto-patches is acting up right now. (If you're wondering why you're not being offered the patch at all)

Follow the steps above if you'd like to manually patch yourself.

Thanks

  • 11.16.2004 2:59 PM PDT
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I have tried to update the new patch but I cant get it to work. I just bought the 1.05 version of halo. So I dont no much about patches and how to hook up to mutiplayer stuff. First of all I dont know what you mean when you say I have to dowlnload the patch to my game directory. And so I downloaded it into a different file. But when I tried to run it It popped up a message saying that I didnt have patch 32 or 3.2 or something like that, so please help me out.

  • 11.16.2004 3:07 PM PDT
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Hi, here's what you should do.

1. Click on that link to download HaloUpdate 1.06 - the first link in the first post above.
2. When your browser asks you if you want to open or save, select Save
3. When it asks you where you want to save, browse to the directory where you told Setup to install the game. If you don't remmeber, then you probably used the default location, which is c:\program files\microsoft games\halo. So you should save this download there. You'll know you're in the right place if it asks you to confirm you want to overwrite an existing version (say yes)
4. Now open an Explorer window and browse back to this location, like c:\program files\microsoft games\halo
5. Find haloupdate.exe and run it

  • 11.16.2004 3:21 PM PDT
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Heyyo,

Yo sawnose, any chance of a better autoban code? one that lasts more than when someone's on the server? like a log saved for a day or so? cause it's weak how tkers can kill at random and not get banned due to that major weakpoint in tk logging... you seem to be the middle man between the commnity and the developpers, so hopefully you can relay what the community really needs done. ;)

  • 11.16.2004 4:38 PM PDT
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hi. i had to manually update my Halo PC version. after i did, i opened up Halo and next to MESSAGE it said "welcome to Halo 1.06!" i clicked "GET LIST" to get the list of servers. nothing came up. how come i don't see any server at all? is it because no one else updated yet??

  • 11.16.2004 8:23 PM PDT
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killerchick - I just checked and see a bunch of servers including the Bungie ones, with 1.06. Try checking again now; maybe you couldn't connect to the Gamespy server-browsing server at that time?

  • 11.16.2004 9:37 PM PDT
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i just checked the servers now. and wow i saw a lot of servers but they have really high pings... like 300-500 pings. it's never like that. it's usually like 30-100 or somethin' around there. do i still have to wait for the servers that usually have a lot lower pings to update too?

  • 11.17.2004 8:02 AM PDT
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works for me

  • 11.17.2004 9:18 AM PDT
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I tried downloading the update into " My Games" folder which is where I informed Setup to download my 1.05 version of Halo. I dont know how to download it directly to the default location, c:\programfiles\microsoftgames\halo. I know of what you are talking about but not of how to go through with it. But like I said I downloaded it in the folder where halo was and when I attempted to run it a warning message popped up and said basically ( unable to find PATCHW32.dll, uninstall and try again.) I dont know much of how to run a computer. I can only write code. So try to explain how I download it into the default location, please.

  • 11.17.2004 9:53 AM PDT
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DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS UPDATE!!
DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS UPDATE!!
DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS UPDATE!!
DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS UPDATE!!
DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS UPDATE!!
DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS UPDATE!!
DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS UPDATE!!

  • 11.17.2004 4:46 PM PDT
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i got the update,a dn now i get the gathering exception data error more than i used to WTF IS GOING ON BUNGIE? I cant even play kw's with out being exited out of halo and receiving the error entilted GATHERING EXCEPTION DATA.

what is going on?
i have service pack 2
microsoft windows xp professional
Gateway Custom

512 mb ram

  • 11.17.2004 6:24 PM PDT
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Heyyo,

Same here, more crashing. This patch's pretty unstable... I hope the next pach is more stable... and with a better autoban code? :)

  • 11.17.2004 8:35 PM PDT
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I d/l the patch (1.06) and installed it and nothing came up when using multiplayer and getting the list then this error came up..."An error has occured trying to contact GameSpy master server"... Anyone knows how to fix this because my connection is stable... I even disconnected firewall and Anti-Virus...

HELLLPPP!!!


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  • 11.17.2004 9:26 PM PDT
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I downloaded the patch and I now only see around 10 servers, most of them with really high pings making the game almost unplayable. None of the EU-BUNGIE servers are visible

Is there any way of rolling back to 1.05

  • 11.18.2004 3:09 AM PDT
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Same problem, this morning I only got 4 servers. There has to be a way to integrate it into Auto-Update or revert the patch.

If there is a way to roll it back, I will be happy (or integrate it into Auto-Update)

  • 11.18.2004 4:37 AM PDT
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ya thats what imma about to do unless this gets fixed. go back to 1.05, the good ol days

  • 11.18.2004 6:09 AM PDT
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There will be the day of reckoning about this whole thing! Anyway, since GameSpy Master Server is not properly working, is there any way we can change the connection server(s)? Like instead of Gamespy server directly when entering multiplayer game... why not go to directly connect to Bungie Servers? Because I think GameSpy is acting up wierd - like getting money out of it.

[Edited on 11/18/2004 7:23:23 AM]

  • 11.18.2004 7:19 AM PDT
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yeah see what i mean. we all updated HaloPC and barely any servers came up. and the servers that DO come up have really high pings. what the crap is going on?!

[Edited on 11/18/2004 10:11:08 AM]

  • 11.18.2004 10:10 AM PDT
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Posted by: tripwire66
There will be the day of reckoning about this whole thing! Anyway, since GameSpy Master Server is not properly working, is there any way we can change the connection server(s)? Like instead of Gamespy server directly when entering multiplayer game... why not go to directly connect to Bungie Servers? Because I think GameSpy is acting up wierd - like getting money out of it.


ya i agree, i never liked or trusted gamespy anyway.

  • 11.20.2004 8:02 AM PDT
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This makes me laugh....

I tried a direct connection to each of the Bungie EU servers and they wouldn't let me connect as the 1.06 client is newer than the server sofware!!!

How stupid is that. Put out an upgrade that isn't supported on your own servers and then ignore everyone (plus let everyone think that its gamespy at fault).

As soon as I can track down my box with the license code I'm uninstalling Halo and re-installing up to 1.05 so at least I can play someone!

Thanks for wasting a big chunk of my Saturday, Bungie. Really appreciated......


[Edited on 11/20/2004 10:10:07 AM]

  • 11.20.2004 9:45 AM PDT
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ok guys! u know what. i have a lot of servers with low pings now. i know why. u just have to wait for the low ping servers around your area to update too. then everything will be better. :)

  • 11.20.2004 10:29 AM PDT
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BUNGIE
FIX
IT
QUICK
OR
U
SUCK

  • 11.20.2004 12:54 PM PDT
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ok this sux. it's not working NEmore. the pings are in the freakin' thousands!! WHAT IS GOING ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 11.20.2004 4:12 PM PDT
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ya serriously, most of us bought halopc just so we could get the full multi-player experience, but now we cant get even part of it.

  • 11.20.2004 8:56 PM PDT

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