- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
HaloCE is an updated version of HaloPC made by Gearbox. It allows you to create and use new maps and mods (using the Halo Editing Kit, the HEK) and has some cool new features and bug fixes. As far as I know, Gearbox has given the new code to Westlake and Westlake is deciding what to do with the Mac version.
Developer mode is a special mode used for testing new maps. To use it, you add the flag -devmode to your shortcut (aka alias on OS X or symlink on Unix) in Windows. You'll also need to add -console to enable the command line. Then you fire up HaloCE, and you can press ~ to pull up the command line interface and then type in various commands. Here's a small sample:
cheat_all_weapons -- makes all the weapons (including the flag and oddball) fall to the ground around you
cheat_all_vehicles -- makes all the vehicles fall out of the sky around you
cheat_bottomless_clip -- makes your clip have infinite ammo
cheat_deathless_player true -- makes your character impossible to kill
And so on. Naturally, this would lead to a lot of cheating online, so if you have -devmode enabled, it only lets you play by yourself (Create LAN Game). All the online options are disabled.