To install, unzip onto into the 'controls' folder in your Halo CE directory. Despite its name, an anticheat component was never implemented. Hit exit.Īuthor: Btcc22#3086 (Discord), maintainer: include improved chat, medals from later games, map downloading and engine budget upgrades. To test if you've done everything correctly, add OldDriver, save, and launch Halo. If your vendor is not present, create a new vendor line. For example, if DEV_AA01 is my device ID, I create the following line 0xAA01 = 'High Definition Audio' beneath that vendor.Ĥ. If your vendor is matched by an already-present vendor, create a new line underneath in the same fashion as the rest.

Go to config.txt in your Halo PC/CE folder. Go to the Details tab and make a note of the 4 characters after VEN_ and DEV_ under Hardware Ids under Properties.ģ. Go to Control Panel > Device Manager > Sound Controllers, right click and open the properties of your audio card.Ģ. (Optional) Make Halo CE Recognise Your Sound Cardġ. UseAnisotropicFilter - Improves the quality of oblique textures (Alternatively, Chimera build 50 console command: chimera_af 1)ĭisableBuffering- Reduces input lag (Alternatively, Chimera build 50 console command: chimera_disable_buffering 1).Ĥ. Under your graphics card vendor, before Unknown = 'Unknown', create a new entry named after your graphics card, e.g 0x05e2 = 'GeForce GTX 260'. Copy this code and open config.txt in your Halo folder.Ĥ. A small widow will appear with a code such as ''0x05e2''.ģ. Double click Halo PC/CE while holding left Ctrl.Ģ. If your video card was made post-2006, Halo CE will register it as ''Unknown'' in config.txt located within your Halo PC/CE folder. (Optional) Make Halo CE Recognise Your Graphics Card In Halo CE's root folder there is a folder called 'redist'. There is no longer any valid reason to play Halo PC over CE.Īfter you've completed this guide, check out part 2: The Halo CE Ultimate Content Guide 'But what about Halo PC?' Halo Retail (PC) has been superseded in every capacity by Halo Custom Edition (CE). Servers do not check your CD key! Both multiplayer and singleplayer work perfectly on any CD key. Chimera is compatible with both community patches and should never be disabled. Open Sauce and HAC 2 are incompatible with each other, therefore it is recommended to switch to HAC 2 when playing multiplayer (adds map downloading), and OpenSauce when playing singleplayer (enhances graphics, and some maps require it). Halo CE's latest official version is v1.10 (2014), and has 3 community patches: HAC 2 (2016), OpenSauce v4 (2015), and Chimera (in active development). A collection of every known tweak, fix, mod and patch designed to get the most out of Halo CE for modern PCs in 2019.

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