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Subject: Attention Halo Community Members: Time For 1,000
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Poll: Will you participate?  [closed]
Yes, if I can.:  90%
(63 Votes)
No, I'm not interested.:  10%
(7 Votes)
Total Votes: 70

Everyone who has put off trying Halo Custom Edition until now, this is your chance to experience it in its prime. Everyone who has said there aren't enough players on Halo Custom Edition, this is your chance to play with the biggest gathering of players since New Mombasa Classic. Everyone who has dropped Halo CE, this is your chance to make it all that it should have been.

Starting September 12th and running through September 18th, the Halo CE community is attempting one last push at reaching 1000 players to show Gearbox that we more than deserve a patch. We ask that you join any Halo Custom edition server during each of these days to show support for Halo. It has been said that if the Halo CE player count ever reached 1000 on a regular basis, we would be eligible for patches, which Halo CE desperately needs. Halo Custom Edition has the potential to be the best thing that ever happened to Halo, and we genuinely want to make it better for everyone. If everyone joins at the specified times (that means YOU), we should have no problem at all of achieving our goal. When we say we want everyone to join though, we mean everyone! :)

For timezone specific times during which to join, check The Original Thread. This is important and short. Please read it. :)

Everyone who has tried Halo Custom Edition and found certain flaws with it over Halo PC, please take this opportunity to revisit CE and help us make it better than Halo PC. I have no doubt in my mind that if everyone who has tried Halo CE only to drop it, came back and played on these days, that we will get Gearbox's attention and earn Halo Custom Edition a patch. Please help us out guys. Any effort on your part would be much appreciated! Not only that, but it will be fun!

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to express them here. Give me a reason why you voted the way you did, if you want.

  • 09.05.2004 4:45 PM PDT
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Here is what I did:

1) I set up multiple desktops for my computer.
2) I added -window to the end of HaloCE's target line to run the game windowed.
3) I ran HaloCE, and made a new profile, setting every setting to it's lowest (both audio and video), and set the gamma/brightness level to the default.
4) I made an Internet game, and typed random letters for the server name and the password.
5) I moved the Halo window to my second desktop.
6) I set halo.exe to have a Low priority from within Task Manager.

Now, I don't have to worry about when they will check it, because it's always running, and doesn't affect my every day activities one bit.

[Edited on 9/6/2004 10:12:33 AM]

  • 09.06.2004 10:05 AM PDT
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The problem is half of the Halo community(PC and CE) does not bother to come here.

  • 09.06.2004 10:23 AM PDT
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Ill do that, yah that would be cool

  • 09.06.2004 11:08 AM PDT
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Posted by: Apox
The problem is half of the Halo community(PC and CE) does not bother to come here.


Apox, I know there aren't a lot of Halo CE players here at the maw, but every little bit helps. Various people are posting this message at every message board they can think of, among other things. If you know any other message boards this could be posted at, link to the original Gearbox thread and let people know what's up.

Posted by: Lysergicide
I dunno, Halo CE is awsome and all, but nobody is ever on!


You shouldn't have that problem at all during the several days that this will be going on. Also, concerning custom maps, check out the stickied post at the top of this forum called "Customized to Perfection" for user-recommended maps. These might help you in finding the most popular maps, so you don't have to go find them in the middle of playing. Best of luck to ya this time.

[Edited on 9/6/2004 12:09:44 PM]

  • 09.06.2004 12:05 PM PDT
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ill definently be there.
i just noticed your post, your STICKY, and quickly edditied my exact same post..to say somethin diffrent..
i wanna help out custom edition as much as possible, and this is a greaat way to do it. i hope the many people who come to the bungie forums see this, and get there. i really wanna see a patch!

  • 09.06.2004 8:24 PM PDT

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I'll do it...even though I have no clue how to get maps into the UI, I can find a server...

  • 09.07.2004 3:33 AM PDT
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Well for as far as i know everybody on my msn contaclist(80 peeps) all clan or ex clan members are on Halo CE, but the difference between them is just to big...

  • 09.07.2004 12:39 PM PDT
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hey leoht, is there a certain amount i have to be on a server for it to count as a person playin?

  • 09.07.2004 7:44 PM PDT
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Yeah Iam joining! I've been a Halo CE Player eve rsince CE Came out. Iam probably one of the First who played it. All we had were Shcwiz and Fissure Fall. I will join and help get CE a Patch!

  • 09.08.2004 5:51 PM PDT
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I totaly agree with you, when i goto school on those days i will leave halo running on my computer at home, if everyone does the same when they goto work or whatever we should reach our goal. Get this posted and pinned on gearbox forums and also get all the chapters to participate.

You complain about the lack of players, then this is your time to act upon it!

But 12am :-(

[Edited on 9/9/2004 12:19:33 PM]

  • 09.09.2004 12:15 PM PDT

Im using A MAC (the coooooolest computers ever) so i dont know what the f@£k your goin on about with HALO CE and crap, but i have got a converted NEW MOMBASA MAP!

  • 09.10.2004 9:19 AM PDT
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What is the difference between halo PC and halo CE???? :S i want to buy the gamo because i have it on xbox and i want to play online but the one for the pc cause its better. Then, which halo should i get, PC or CE?

  • 09.10.2004 12:25 PM PDT
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Posted by: Halodude12344
I'll do it...even though I have no clue how to get maps into the UI, I can find a server...

Please see the second link in my signature for help on that.

Posted by: Nark04
hey leoht, is there a certain amount i have to be on a server for it to count as a person playin?

The goal of this is to get as many players online and active as possible. Just play for however long you can on these particular nights. If possible, do like Some Idiot said he was going to do and leave yourself logged onto a password locked online game while you're away from the computer, just so the numbers are a bit bigger.

Posted by: Van Helsing
Im using A MAC (the coooooolest computers ever) so i dont know what the f@£k your goin on about with HALO CE and crap, but i have got a converted NEW MOMBASA MAP!


Then why did you post in this thread? <Spam> Don't forget to dl Quagmire, too. It was converted for the Mac as well. Kick ass map. </Spam>


Posted by: Ghost_89
What is the difference between halo PC and halo CE????


Halo PC is the original version of Halo on the PC platform. Halo CE stands for Custom Edition and is a free standalone download for everyone who owns Halo PC. Halo Custom Edition allows you to play custom maps and has a few other neat features, such as F2 message of the day and F3, which displays the names of your team above their heads. More info about Halo Custom Edition can be found in the first link in my sig.

  • 09.10.2004 3:49 PM PDT
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My parents are bieng -blam!-y about my computer. Their not letting me play halo during school(dont want to go too off topic) but.... I'll try to figure something out. I doubt theyll let me play, i wish i can play! grrr, frickin parents.

  • 09.11.2004 10:33 AM PDT
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I would suggest for those of you that want to help out that you dont idle. The point of 1000 players was to get active players playing the game. Having 1000 around peak hours. Im pretty sure if we just idle then Gearbox acknowledge it.

  • 09.12.2004 10:50 AM PDT
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I'm definitely in. I made a new topic about this before I checked the
stickies. =(

  • 09.12.2004 1:50 PM PDT
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This all kicks off for me in exactly two hours...Midnight!I've specially set up a server for it and intend to be on EVERY night this week to try and help make the number...Just a thought-don't you think that if there is an update patch,it would be a great idea to add the option to access a map archive from the welcome screen?I know it won't happen,but that would kick ass!

  • 09.12.2004 2:05 PM PDT
Subject: meh
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The highest i saw was 300 players :(
I think we need to go through halo pc and poke the people who dont visit forums usually (like me for example) and tell them to get on halo ce...im sure 1000 people have dled it...so we just need to find them...

  • 09.12.2004 6:29 PM PDT
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yes im sure 1000 people have downloaded it, but doubt if 1000 people actually like it, highest you ever saw was 300? wow that is high for ce, highest numbers i saw on pc was last weekend (just before 1.05 patch) and it was ~3500

just face it ce has been out since beginning of may, if it was going to take off or become popular it would have by now...its been 4months now...and still there are lots of posts for people to play ce, and still the numbers dont grow, but shrink, some nights on ce there are under 200 on, and at off peak times there can be under 50 on easily. so even if there is some mircal and 1000 people are on, and a patch for ce begins to be made, halo 2 is almost going to be out by the time it is released, and ce will lose alot of its "die hard" players

basicly only use of ce is to have a couple (thats 1 or 2 games) on a new map with few mates, but not to play it 100%, there are just to many bugs and not enough players to do that, you should all just save yourselves some hassle and admit when your beat

[Edited on 9/12/2004 11:32:55 PM]

  • 09.12.2004 11:31 PM PDT
Subject: re: Time for 1000
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last night... around the time when it began, I saw about 350 on it... but then I started a game server, so don't know anything from there...

It would be cool... but I'm not sure if it will get all it needs...

You never know.

I've been posting it on any forums that I know are active... like G4TechTV, etc.

  • 09.13.2004 3:27 AM PDT
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Yeah,I also saw around 350 players at one point,but this just isn't good enough people!!If the community is serious about getting this patch,then we need to get absolutely EVERYBODY we know involved.Although the numbers on CE last night where above normal,to be honest,I was a little dissapointed...I was expecting to be taking part in something a bit special.No matter though,I will be on there again tonight to show my support,and every night this week...although for me the start time is midnight...If I can make the effort to sty up until the early hours of the morning,surely more people in the States can make the effort when the time for them is so much more reasonable...PLEASE SUPPORT THIS PUSH!!!

  • 09.13.2004 5:42 AM PDT
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wow 350, just another 650 to go lol

out of that 350 how many are afkers? im guessing a sizable percentage

  • 09.13.2004 10:55 AM PDT
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I was on last night and will be on again every afternoon that this is going on. The numbers were a bit lackluster, but nothing unexpexted for the first night. The important thing was that we were all having fun. Keep this in mind as you are playing. Please also keep in mind that not everyone could play Sunday night. We may still see an increase in numbers towards the end of this. Keep up hope, and if you're doing your part, that's all you can do. :) Have a great day fraggin', people.

  • 09.13.2004 12:28 PM PDT

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