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''Halo PC'', for the most part, plays exactly like its Xbox version. As a computer-port, the PC version lacks the ability to play splitscreen in multiplayer and cooperative-play in campaign. It does, however, contain several new features, namely the ability to browse the multiplayer lobby for online matches, direct connection to server via [[wikipedia:IP address|IP address]] and the ability to run the game in "Safe Mode" (for computers that do not meet the PC requirements). | ''Halo PC'', for the most part, plays exactly like its Xbox version. As a computer-port, the PC version lacks the ability to play splitscreen in multiplayer and cooperative-play in campaign. It does, however, contain several new features, namely the ability to browse the multiplayer lobby for online matches, direct connection to server via [[wikipedia:IP address|IP address]] and the ability to run the game in "Safe Mode" (for computers that do not meet the PC requirements). | ||
The game comes with several exclusive multiplayer additions such as the six new multiplayer maps which are [[Timberland]], [[Death Island]], [[Gephyrophobia]], [[Danger Canyon]], [[Ice Fields]] and [[Infinity]], discarded weapons from the Xbox version which are the [[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon|Fuel Rod Gun]] and [[M7057/Defoliant Projector|Flamethrower]] and vehicles such as the [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]] and [[M12A1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle|Rocket Warthog]]. | The game comes with several exclusive multiplayer additions such as the six new multiplayer maps which are [[Timberland]], [[Death Island]], [[Gephyrophobia]], [[Danger Canyon]], [[Ice Fields]] and [[Infinity]], discarded weapons from the Xbox version which are the [[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon|Fuel Rod Gun]] and [[M7057/Defoliant Projector|Flamethrower]] and vehicles such as the [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]] and [[M12A1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle|Rocket Warthog]]. With the [[2014]] release of ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'', the multiplayer component included for ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' was that of ''Halo PC'', including all previously PC-exclusive maps, weapons and vehicles. | ||
In April 2014, it was announced that the multiplayer lobby services of ''Halo PC'' and ''Halo Custom Edition'' would be rendered unusable by 31st May 2014 with the shutdown of GameSpy's multiplayer servers.<ref name="gamespy">[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-04-04-gamespy-servers-to-shut-down-next-month '''Eurogamer''': ''GameSpy servers to shut down next month'']</ref> In response of the shutdown, a [[Halo:_Combat_Evolved_(PC)_patches#Halo_Update_1.10_patch|new patch]] was developed and released by Bungie developer Roger Wolfson (also known as Sawnose) and a small group of ''Halo'' fans (Btcc22, Kornman00 and Technut) which will move the soon-to-be-shutdown GameSpy services to a non-GameSpy server.<ref name="patched">[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-05-12-bungie-to-update-halo-pc-with-server-fix '''Eurogamer''': ''Bungie to update Halo PC with GameSpy server fix'']</ref><ref name="patchofficial">[https://halo.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post?id=64943622 '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo PC/CE 1.0.10 now available'']</ref> | In April 2014, it was announced that the multiplayer lobby services of ''Halo PC'' and ''Halo Custom Edition'' would be rendered unusable by 31st May 2014 with the shutdown of GameSpy's multiplayer servers.<ref name="gamespy">[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-04-04-gamespy-servers-to-shut-down-next-month '''Eurogamer''': ''GameSpy servers to shut down next month'']</ref> In response of the shutdown, a [[Halo:_Combat_Evolved_(PC)_patches#Halo_Update_1.10_patch|new patch]] was developed and released by Bungie developer Roger Wolfson (also known as Sawnose) and a small group of ''Halo'' fans (Btcc22, Kornman00 and Technut) which will move the soon-to-be-shutdown GameSpy services to a non-GameSpy server.<ref name="patched">[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-05-12-bungie-to-update-halo-pc-with-server-fix '''Eurogamer''': ''Bungie to update Halo PC with GameSpy server fix'']</ref><ref name="patchofficial">[https://halo.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post?id=64943622 '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo PC/CE 1.0.10 now available'']</ref> | ||