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I've seen that there are quite a few people that come here asking what Custom Edition is and what we would recommend them to get. Thought it would be nice to just make a topic for the forum members to make recommendations.


Information on Halo Custom Edition
Halo Custom Edition is a form of Halo PC that was created by Gearbox Software to allow custom content to be put into the game. People use it to make custom maps/download custom maps. There are thousands of maps to choose from and many are amazing. Here's a list of things I suggest you to get:

First of all, I'd like to suggest you enable console. To do that add " -console" to the end of your shortcut's target directory (After the end quotation)If you don't know what I'm talking about here I go more in depth at the bottom of this post.

Second, you need to place all these maps in the correct folder. Go to your Halo Custom Edition directory and there will be a folder named "Maps". You place your map there. The default directory is: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo Custom Edition"


(The items with an asterisk* are things that you need to play the game online)

Official Custom Edition Files
Halo Custom Edition *
Halo Editing Kit (The Editing Kit used to make maps on Halo Custom Edition)

Newest Update
1.09 *

Here is a fast and easy tutorial on how to add these maps

Multiplayer Maps
Coldsnap
Hugeass
Extinction
Yoyorast Island v1
Yoyorast Island v2
Chronopolis C3 Public Beta
No Remorse
CMT Snow Grove
z Sanctuary H2 pb2
Precipice
H2 New Mombasa
[OHC3]Hang 'Em High

Single Player Maps To use single player maps you have to play them through using the console command (Using Blood Gulch as an example) "map_name bloodgulch" To learn how to enable console follow the directions near the bottom of the post.
Area 53 (Works in Multiplayer)
Lumoria Ep.1
ASCM by Ifafudafi

Firefight Maps (You have to open them using the same process as Single Player Maps)
Firefight Airlock
Firefight Portent
Firefight Cryobay

(These are just some personal favorites. There are many others out there. Just search around http://hce.halomaps.org to find more maps)

Utilities
DevTrainer by Paulus
Halo FlyCam by bitterbanana

How to Enable Console
To enable your console you go to the shortcut icon to Halo Custom Edition that's on your desktop. Right click it then click on properties. You'll see a line of text that reads off as "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo Custom Edition\haloce.exe" What you need to do is change that to look like this "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo Custom Edition\haloce.exe" -console That should enable the console. To use the console, you press the ~ key right below your ESC key (That's where it is on American Keyboards anyway) It will then bring up a place for you to type your command in.

If you have any more suggestions or questions then just post them below

[Edited on 03.11.2011 2:33 PM PST]

  • 01.14.2011 11:10 PM PDT

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15.
That's the number of bans in this thread. Next time you want to derail something, go stand in front of a train.

Checked that the utilities that you've linked to work with 1.09?

  • 01.15.2011 7:05 AM PDT

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Good thread this will help a lot of people.

  • 01.15.2011 7:17 AM PDT
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Posted by: mats3r 350
Checked that the utilities that you've linked to work with 1.09?
Yes, they both work. I use them all the time to have fun offline. WHICH, reminds me, I have to add the update to the list.

[Edited on 01.15.2011 8:47 AM PST]

  • 01.15.2011 8:46 AM PDT

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  • 01.15.2011 9:00 AM PDT

Thanks. I just got Halo CE for my PC and was looking for some of this stuff.

  • 01.15.2011 6:47 PM PDT
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Posted by: NuclearSlurpee
Thanks. I just got Halo CE for my PC and was looking for some of this stuff.
Glad it's already helped someone!

(P.S. Anyone think this might be sticky worthy?)

[Edited on 01.15.2011 7:01 PM PST]

  • 01.15.2011 7:00 PM PDT

Quick Question: Do I just download Custom Edition or do I need to save it to a specific place?

  • 01.15.2011 7:16 PM PDT
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blarg.

[thread saved].

You should put up the cryo bay firefight map as a campaign map. Search it on Halo Maps, it's really good.

  • 01.15.2011 8:13 PM PDT
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Posted by: NuclearSlurpee
Quick Question: Do I just download Custom Edition or do I need to save it to a specific place?
You have to download and install Custom Edition. It's a completely separate game.


Posted by: banj0
[thread saved].

You should put up the cryo bay firefight map as a campaign map. Search it on Halo Maps, it's really good.
I can't believe I forgot about the Firefight maps. Thank you so much.

[Edited on 01.15.2011 8:41 PM PST]

  • 01.15.2011 8:40 PM PDT

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Ok. I fixed your link. It went to sniper canyon before.

  • 01.15.2011 11:30 PM PDT
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Posted by: TheTacoDefender
z Sanctuary H2 pb2


Ok. I fixed your link. It went to sniper canyon before.
Oh, thanks. That's.... weird. I don't know how that happened.

  • 01.16.2011 5:26 AM PDT
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Nice thread. I'm fairly new to custom edition as well, so it's good to have a list of all the maps worth downloading. I had no idea someone had created a firefight mode for CE, either. I'll be downloading that for sure.

A ninja ought to sticky this.

  • 01.16.2011 7:58 AM PDT
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Posted by: gst353
Nice thread. I'm fairly new to custom edition as well, so it's good to have a list of all the maps worth downloading. I had no idea someone had created a firefight mode for CE, either. I'll be downloading that for sure.

A ninja ought to sticky this.
Thank you! I'm glad to help (: My favorite thing out of any of the Firefight maps is the buying system on Firefight Portent. I've seen plenty of times that I'd actually rather play that than Reach's firefight. (I like Reach's firefight more, but, I've just had times where I felt like playing Portent's instead)

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  • 01.16.2011 8:08 AM PDT

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Could you elaborate on doing the single player maps a bit more? I do not understand.

  • 01.16.2011 3:10 PM PDT
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Posted by: hihi100202
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Could you elaborate on doing the single player maps a bit more? I do not understand.
Here's a video tutorial on it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AnbEcyCgvg&feature=relate d

(P.S. or you can just read what I added to my original post if that's what you were wondering.)

[Edited on 01.16.2011 6:33 PM PST]

  • 01.16.2011 6:22 PM PDT
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I've owned Halo PC since it's release in 2003. Today I decided to try Halo Custom Edition for the first time. Man, I've been missing out big time! TONS of maps, variants... heck, I even completed firefight on the Cryo map! It was a blast. Thanks for the info, Dr Syx, it made things easy.

  • 03.09.2011 1:38 PM PDT

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You should add Halo Editing Kit Plus to the tools list :P

  • 03.10.2011 8:29 PM PDT

Wait what happens when you enable the console.

  • 03.11.2011 6:41 AM PDT
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Posted by: jtulkas
I've owned Halo PC since it's release in 2003. Today I decided to try Halo Custom Edition for the first time. Man, I've been missing out big time! TONS of maps, variants... heck, I even completed firefight on the Cryo map! It was a blast. Thanks for the info, Dr Syx, it made things easy.
You're welcome! Glad to help!


Posted by: Lazer55
You should add Halo Editing Kit Plus to the tools list :P
I put it under the main files list. It seems to much of a major part to what Custom Edition is to just be in the same classification as the DevTrainer stuff.

Posted by: grifball lover
Wait what happens when you enable the console.
You have the ability to do certain things like start up maps from it and manage things on your server/a dedicated server you're an admin on. By managing I mean kicking, banning, adding a map/gametype to the playlist, skipping a map/gametype on a playlist, and all of that good stuff. I mainly put it in there so that people could know how to play single player maps on Custom Edition, though.

[Edited on 03.11.2011 2:31 PM PST]

  • 03.11.2011 2:26 PM PDT

Halo CE forever!

Cool thread, Dr Syx. It's good to see someone is willing to help new players.

  • 03.12.2011 7:47 AM PDT

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Nice thread. :)

  • 03.12.2011 8:25 AM PDT
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Posted by: Lat3ksi
Cool thread, Dr Syx. It's good to see someone is willing to help new players.
Thanks! Good to feel appreciated for it. xD I just remember coming here a long time ago (Back in 2004/2005) for help getting Custom Edition and all I got was a download link. I thought recently "Wouldn't it have been nice if someone would have made a full list of things I could have gotten..." Then I decided to be that person for future people.


Posted by: Shock120
Nice thread. :)
Thanks!

[Edited on 03.12.2011 8:48 AM PST]

  • 03.12.2011 8:47 AM PDT

Do I save the maps to a certain place? About the enabling the console I heard about cheats in maps like if you touch someone you become them.

[Edited on 03.12.2011 1:18 PM PST]

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Posted by: grifball lover
Do I save the maps to a certain place?
There's a link to a video describing where to save the maps in my original post. Right before it starts listing maps.
Posted by: grifball lover
About the enabling the console I heard about cheats in maps like if you touch someone you become them.
You use Paulus' DevTrainer to do that. It's one of the links under "Utilities" in my original post.

  • 03.12.2011 2:21 PM PDT

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