Halo 1 & 2 for PC
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First off thanks ahead of time for answering any of the questions i have, ive had Halo PC for a while and had tons of questions but never knew about the Maw.

1. Halo CE is installed on my computer and i was wondering, where's a good and reliable site to download user-created maps from onto my computer.

2. Every time i load Halo PC or Halo CE on my computer it says my video card isnt good enough to run all of Halo but it gives me the option to continue anyways, setting all video settings to low. So im wondering whats a good Video Card that i should get, im willing to spend 250-300 without tax included yet. Please Post Model Number and maybe the site too.

3. I know you guys dont know much about the new Halo 2 thats coming out but i want to get it and im wondering if the system requirements are going to be higher than the Halo PC system requirements because my computer is just barely good enough to run Halo PC.

4. I saw on the Best Buy website a gaming mouse for 49.99, heres the link.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7105919&typ e=product&productCategoryId=pcmcat23200050023&id=1109 233585993
Are these worth it, do they really perform better than others?

5. Is gearbox programing the Halo 2 because i read it was them that completly messed up the netcode?

6. With the maps you can download with Halo CE, can they put Halo 2 and new weapons on them?

  • 05.12.2006 3:39 PM PDT
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1. halomaps.org

2. no idea

3. yes, it is going to work with only windows Vista, which hasnt come out yet.

4. i dont think so. my logitech marble mouse works good, give it a try

5. yes and yes the netcode is retarded

6. yes and i have seen those maps, but i have no clue where to get the skins and weapon functions for them.

  • 05.12.2006 3:50 PM PDT
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1. Halomaps.org, as mentioned.

2. Ugh. You've got a laptop. And not just that, a Dell laptop. Sorry, but if you want to do some serious gaming, you've gotta ditch that thing for something much better, either a newer model laptop (which is what I did) or just build your own computer. Your graphics card is integrated, and not just that, but an Intel, meaning that you won't be able to handle Halo, a 4-year-old game. Worse, laptops are built such that most of their parts, such as the graphics chipset, are non-replaceable. Dells especially allow for no expansion room, sometimes not even for a measely RAM upgrade. (Sorry if that sounded bad, but it's the truth.) It would be pointless to suggest a card unless you're planning to construct a tower or buying a new laptop, but as for cards, there should be a pretty recent Buyer's Guide to Graphics Cards at the top of the forum...check the Forum Guides Sticky to find it.

3. See above. Then read this: You will need Windows Vista to run H2PC, that's the next generation in the Windows OS. Your specs are a tad low for that OS, as mentioned, you'll need a better graphics card, a bit more RAM (Vista requrires 512) and I'm pretty sure you'll need a slightly faster processor if you want to run anything aside from Basic. (Yes, there are editions of Windows coming. The basic requirements means you can run the most basic version, that's aesthetically no different from a reskinned Windows XP.) Here you go for full system spec requirements. And here's more info about Vista itself. You'll need Vista to run H2PC. XP won't do it.

4. Good mouse, but I would see if there's a laser mouse avalible. I've heard that for gaming, it's superior to optical mice because of better precision and sensitivity. Oh, and make sure the surface you're using is good, since that affects the performance of any mouse.

5. Nope. H2PC is handled by some "quasi-pseudo-para-joint-strike-collective-organization-b etween-bungie-and-Microsoft." And yeah, you can thank Gearbox each time you "headshot" someone and realize that you've missed them by a good 4 feet.

6. No, actually. The best you can get is H2 sims using the H1 engine. For example: dual wielding in those maps comes out wrong. You can duel wield, but it's basically tricking the H1 engine to think it's simulating 1 gun when in fact youre "using" two guns. Because of these limitations, there's no swap-and-pick combos you can choose.

Whew. Hopefully I've helped some...

  • 05.12.2006 4:16 PM PDT
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#4: gaming mice make a biiiig difference. if you dont want it more sensitive, then get one, turn down the sensitivity in halo, and you'll see that it's not much faster, but way more precise. its nice when between frames from your mouse it doesn't skip over their entire head, isnt it?

  • 05.13.2006 12:52 AM PDT
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New Egg`s got the Logitech MX518 for 39$

  • 05.13.2006 12:56 AM PDT
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$200-$300!!! Buy a Radeon 6800 or higher they are fairly cheap, have a good warranty, are well built, and they have a good name. I have one and i can tell you: they are worth every cent. buy one!!!

  • 05.19.2006 9:42 PM PDT
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i think that mouse looks good and if it didnt cost so much id buy one myself. that thing where you can switch sensitivites would be preeety useful while sniping >=)

  • 05.20.2006 11:41 AM PDT
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too bad theres no such thing as a radeon 6800.

  • 05.20.2006 12:27 PM PDT