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Subject: Halo 1 PC 1.08 has released
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Two issues....

1. The lack of Mac support with this patch is rather disappointing. I wouldn't hesitate to say Halo is one of the most popular Mac games right now, but leaving us Mac users out in the cold for an undetermined amount of time is kinda frustrating.

2. I hear that this patch didn't really do anything to benefit the average user except eliminate the need of a cd (which was already done with daemon tools / Toast Titanium) and make it harder to use aimbots and stuff like that. Is there anyway to fix the biggest issue in Halo, lagggggg?? Plus, all eliminating the need to have a CD in your diskdrive will do is increase the amount of pirating of this game and would go against the initial reason of having to have a CD present in the old patch, which was to cut down on pirating.

From my viewpoint, nice effort, but really missed in areas.

[Edited on 08.11.2008 12:54 PM PDT]

  • 08.11.2008 12:54 PM PDT
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Greetings..I heard today from Destineer and they have completed the first build of the update. It was tested on Friday and all is well.
Here's hoping it is completed soon. I look forward to killing the PC players again :)

  • 08.11.2008 2:28 PM PDT
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I hear that this patch didn't really do anything to benefit the average user except eliminate the need of a cd

It had protection added against several of the server crashing programs out there. I would say thats doing a lot for users. ;)

  • 08.11.2008 2:32 PM PDT
Subject: Mac Update Release 8/12/08 12 PM
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The latest 1.0.8 PC Halo update broke cross-platform networking. We are aware of this issue and are actively working on an update. This update will be released Tuesday, August 12th around noon. :)

  • 08.11.2008 4:52 PM PDT
Subject: Halo 1 PC 1.08 has released

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Posted by: Benny Jay518
THIS IS HORRIBLE! The cd check thing is great, but none of my mods work anymore. for example: my 3rd person mod, chase cam mod, fly cam mod, and any other camera mods do not work anymore. i just get exeption errors as soon as i open the programs. I make machinimas, and I need these. bungie, please get this fixed! I have to have these mods for my machinima!


If you're filming on PC, stop and get Custom Edition. And then from there you can get alldev, which turns on developer mode. If you play Custom Edition, you know what I'm talking about already.

I film on Halo Custom Edition, so I understand where you're coming from.

Alldev's camera mode is superior to any mod you'll find out there, because it's programmed in by the people that made Custom Edition.

Either that or a) make your own cameras or b) hope someone else will make camera modes. Bungie's not going to be sympathetic to your mods not working.

EDIT: Screwed up the quote part. Lol.

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  • 08.11.2008 7:59 PM PDT
Subject: Mac Update Release 8/12/08 12 PM
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Still waiting on the Mac patch for Halo here. It didn't release today, did it?

  • 08.12.2008 12:43 PM PDT
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Glitch with 10.3.9 has delayed the update. Email from Destineer says they should be finished soon. If it were up to me, I would tell the 10.3.9 to upgrade :) All other OS are fine.

  • 08.12.2008 12:54 PM PDT
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Patch is up and I'm back killing PC users in Halo :) Thanks Destineer / MacSoft.

  • 08.12.2008 2:46 PM PDT
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Nice! Great support across the board.

  • 08.12.2008 3:33 PM PDT
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sawnose: THANK YOU SO. MUCH. Seriously, I could nearly cry seeing someone do something for Halo PC. I'll be reinstalling as soon as I get home.

Is there even a remote chance that we could see a patch that fixes the custom keyboard issues for Halo 2 PC?

[Edited on 08.12.2008 5:15 PM PDT]

  • 08.12.2008 5:14 PM PDT
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Posted by: sawnose
Posted by: madkiller92
Short question:

Is there a way running Halo CE in 1680x1050?
The game is quite stretched on my widescreen, because there aren't such high resolutions available...Thanks a lot ;-)

If you do what sawnose said to do, just be aware that you won't be able to see what you type until AFTER it has been entered for everyone else to see. Which can result in "losts" of typos "liek, jsut, and teh"

And sawnose, when did bungie.net have an img /img?

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I'll bet with some creative editing of the text files in
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo\CONTENT
you can fix that.

-img- tag is for admins only.



Creative editing indeed!

Here's the fix:
0. Copy \games\Halo\CONTENT\1200editbox.ksml to \games\Halo\CONTENT\1200editbox.ksml.good so you have a backup in case you really break your text box.
1. If you've set your resolution to be larger than 1280x1024, edit the file \games\Halo\CONTENT\1200editbox.ksml using WordPad. (right-click, open with...)
2. In the line <editbox width="1060" left="220" top="1160" background="gallery change top="1160" to, say, top="1000".

* The logic here is that the game is using the profile for 1600x1200 resolution since we the game have specified 'something' larger than 1280x1024. The 'top' attribute is getting cut off since 1050 is smaller than 1160. So, if we pick a number we know to be within the bounds of 1680x1050 -- like 1000 -- we can thus see the text.

3. Save and exit.

There can probably be further editing -- for instance, the 'width' attribute probably specifies the width of the edit box and 'left' probably specifies how many pixels from the left the typing should start. Play around with it and you should be able to have a nice looking text box in no time. I'll post good numbers if I find anything.

Also, if you're using a resolution different from 1680x1050, you'll have to adjust accordingly. So, if you are using 1440x900, you'll probably want to set the "top" attribute to be "800" or "850" or something. You may also need to edit a different file. (I think the text box is only 36 pixels high, so you can probably just subtract 36 from your resolution's Y number and have the text box right at the bottom of the screen.

  • 08.12.2008 8:46 PM PDT
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I have downloaded UPDATE for mac 2.0.3 the latest one which makes it in PAR with halo pc 1.08. To my surprise my CD KEY i have previously using DOES NOT work with the update as i have to re-enter my cd key. Help anyone?

  • 08.12.2008 9:24 PM PDT
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Email - support@destineerstudios.com

  • 08.12.2008 10:06 PM PDT
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I've heard from some friends that this patch accidently increased the nade radius...not sure if its true, but if it is, sad panda =/

  • 08.13.2008 6:14 AM PDT
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That would be a difficult thing to accidentally do. I haven't noticed anything. A couple people I've seen complaining that lead was changed, but I'm not too sure, as I jump between CE and PC all the time.

  • 08.13.2008 7:53 AM PDT
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Roger,
Wow, all I can say is thank you very much for this update!
It was a complete surprise to me; I had no idea that Bungie would care about this game anymore since it is owned by Microsoft.
It's good to see how much people still care about this game, which I still play, and even my 7 year old daughter is now playing (man she is really good with the sniper rifle while running)
But to not have to have the disc in the machine has been my biggest concern, not while in the machine, but putting in and out a couple times a week, somehow miraculously I haven't scratched mine too bad yet, but now I needn't worry anymore.

Again THANK YOU.
and if you ever don't want that build machine anymore... lol, just kidding.

  • 08.13.2008 7:51 PM PDT
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this update scrwed me, everytime i try 2 join a gane or create it says my cd key is invalid and this is because people who cant afford a 8 dollar game use a program called key gen and u no what? my keycode is in the program so u no what, almost every 1 has my code

  • 08.15.2008 10:40 AM PDT
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That's no one's fault but your own... You downloaded and installed something that was infected with a keygrabber or whatever they're called.

  • 08.15.2008 10:46 AM PDT
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no theres a program for halo wich gives key codes and my key code is in there. i bought mine from best buy these guys just download stuff and then use keygen.

  • 08.15.2008 1:14 PM PDT

<3

  • 08.15.2008 3:25 PM PDT
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Posted by: KingNic220
no theres a program for halo wich gives key codes and my key code is in there. i bought mine from best buy these guys just download stuff and then use keygen.


Who do you think put your keycode into the program?

  • 08.15.2008 4:41 PM PDT
Subject: HELP! All of us Halo Mac users are out in the cold!!!
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Roger are all of us loyal Halo Mac players screwed? All of the sudden I can see one tenth of the servers i did before and maybe only 200 players. I enjoyed hosting games- now nobody comes. It really stinks. Can you help? PLease, Stephanie

  • 08.16.2008 2:42 PM PDT
Subject: HELP! All of us Halo Mac users are out in the cold!!!
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Sorry for the sudden change of topic, but I've noticed you can skip the light bridge in the level Halo now. Or the cutscene was removed. Now it's a perspective cutscene I think, as it activates while I play.
Hmm.. was it always like that? I don't know, last time I played you couldn't skip it...

  • 08.16.2008 3:02 PM PDT
Subject: Halo 1 PC 1.08 has released

24 and female.

I really like the no CD check. I found that out yesterday when I started the game and than realized that I didn't have the disc in my computer. Kind of nifty to be honest.

  • 08.16.2008 3:58 PM PDT
Subject: HELP! All of us Halo Mac users are out in the cold!!!
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Gunnar.. update is for UNIVERSAL version only
" Halo 2.0.3 software update (Universal Binary Version)

This update will update the 2.0 and 2.0.2 versions of Halo to 2.0.3. Issues addressed in this update:

* Mac Universal Binary build is now in sync with PC version 1.08.
* Server-related crashing security bugs have been addressed.
* Disc check removed.

This update also improves performance for PowerPC based systems and some Intel systems, fixes graphical errors, custom multiplayer game type issues and also allows the program to run properly from a case-sensitive drive.
This update works ONLY with the Universal Binary version.

If you have the PPC version, we currently do not have an update. We're evaluating the option of a PPC update, but currently do not have a timeframe for that decision. If you would rather not wait you can download the UB for $5 from MacGameStore and apply the 2.0.3 update.

Download the Update: Halo 2.0.3 update"

  • 08.17.2008 12:35 PM PDT