Halo 1 & 2 for PC
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So i just reinstalled my OS (XP Pro) and after i installed halo pc on the computer the ingame text was bigger than it used to be. anyone know how to fix it? its driving me insane.

here's how it was before:http://screenshot.xfire.com/screenshot/large/35cc1d2f9784d60f 655f7a2d05eb250df8b91876.jpg
and after: http://screenshot.xfire.com/screenshot/large/15e797877fb7a78d c9f07a7c4669d18ff91dcf81.jpg
its not extremely dramatic...it just bothers me alot.

  • 12.20.2008 4:24 PM PDT
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Check your resolution settings. ;)

  • 12.20.2008 5:46 PM PDT

What's your current resolution?

  • 12.20.2008 7:34 PM PDT

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800*600 but im pretty sure that's what i had it as before...

Later: yeah i tried all the resolutions...the text didnt really change...

[Edited on 12.21.2008 1:48 PM PST]

  • 12.21.2008 12:31 AM PDT
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That looks alot like you've changed resolution as mentioned earlier (or maybe OS?).
When u raise your resolution you get smoother txt - the latter one looking to be 1280x1024 and the first one 800x600. Recall to restart halo once, after swapping resolution.

Got this amongst the tips lying around in one of my halo folders, might be able to swap size aswell - not sure. I have not used this and i take no responsibility for any errors that might occur, always save a clean backup of the file so that you can restore it if needed.

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Goto the "content" folder within Halo, find the file for the res you play in. In my case as I play in 640x480 - I use the 480editbox.

In here you can change the font, colour and length of the in-game text box, mine is set to black as I can see it alot easier on the lighter maps and I altered the length to 400 which enables me to type more crap too. If you want to change the font just tell it what font you want to use etc, entirely up to you.

Oh, and don't worry by Halo having 8 digits in it's colour codes as the majority of all codes are 6 and it accepts these no problem.

----------------------------------
This is the standard filecolor.
#ffffffff
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[Edited on 12.23.2008 5:59 PM PST]

  • 12.22.2008 6:34 AM PDT

In addition to what IAL said, if you want a custom color, go here and replace the " fffff " with that hex number. ( i.e. #ff000 instead of #ffffff)

  • 12.22.2008 6:51 AM PDT

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yay it worked. i have cool colors now too :D

thanks a ton guys

[Edited on 12.22.2008 4:18 PM PST]

  • 12.22.2008 2:43 PM PDT
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No probs mate, Merry Xmas to all ppl reading this.

  • 12.23.2008 6:00 PM PDT