Editing Halo 3 Title Updates

{{Title|''Halo 3'' Title Updates}}
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During 2008, two '''title updates''' were released by [[Bungie]] for ''[[Halo 3]]''.

==Title Update 1 (1.1)==
Title Update 1 (also referred to as AutoUpdate 1) was released on [[2008#February|February 19, 2008]].{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13233|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Bungie Weekly Update: 02/08/08}}{{Ref/Site|Id=AU1PatchNotes|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?cid=13280|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo 3 AutoUpdate is Up}}
*Melee contests have been rebalanced
*Dying while performing a melee or weapon lunge will no longer accelerate the dead player
*The Elite [[Commando harness|Commando shoulder armor]] variant has been unlocked for all players
*Improved the “Prefer Good Connection” option
*Added backend hopper support for DLC [[custom game]] variants
*Fixed a problem with the [[Theater]] when a player tried to view a saved film for a DLC map he or she doesn’t own
*Fixed a UI error in the Theater when a party leader selects a film that is invalid for a party client
*Fixed a bug that under rare conditions could allow a BXB sequence
*Fixed a Dirty Disc Error that could occur when loading the same DLC map twice in a row
*Added a visible version string to the Halo 3 main menu {{C|Version 1.1}}

==Title Update 2 (1.2)==
Title Update 2 was released on [[2008#September|September 23, 2008]]{{Ref/Site|Id=TU2Rank|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=15519|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Bungie Weekly Update: Rare Thursday Edition}}{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?cid=15562|Site=Bungie.net|Page=TU2 FAQ}} The update was primarily concerned with fixing "under the hood" issues for Bungie and Bungie.net web developers for stat tracking purposes. The changes for players were as follows;{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?cid=15545|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo 3 Title Update}}
*Fixed "under-the-hood" issues within ''Halo 3''
**Added new banhammer functionality
* Halo 3 feeds more info to Bungie.
*A new [[Rank (Halo 3)|rank system]] was added for ''Halo 3'' multiplayer. The system in question now calculates a rank for players per-playlist based on their [[Experience point|EXP]] gains in that playlist; the system is a new addition to the ''Halo 3'' ranking and does not replace the older skill and global ranks.{{Ref/Reuse|TU2Rank}}
*Ten New [[achievement]]s worth of {{Gamerscore|250}}. The achievements primarily concern the first three [[Vidmaster Challenge]]s and a series of achievements for the [[Legendary Map Pack]] (released in April 2008). An additional twenty achievements worth {{Gamerscore|500}} were also revealed in the listings, though these were not made available until the releases of ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' and Mythic Map Packs [[Mythic Map Pack|I]] and [[Mythic II Map Pack|II]].
**''[[Vidmaster Challenge: 7 on 7]]'' - {{Gamerscore|0}}
**''[[Vidmaster Challenge: Annual]]'' - {{Gamerscore|0}}{{Ref/Note|Although made available in game with the September 23 update, Annual was not unlockable until two days later on September 25 - the one-year anniversary of ''Halo 3''{{'}}s launch.}}
**''[[Vidmaster Challenge: Lightswitch]]'' - {{Gamerscore|0}}
**''[[Came... From... Behind]]'' - {{Gamerscore|50}}
**''[[Defend This]]'' - {{Gamerscore|50}}
**''[[Double Double]]'' - {{Gamerscore|25}}
**''[[Flag Dropped]]'' - {{Gamerscore|25}}
**''[[Look Both Ways]]'' - {{Gamerscore|50}}
**''[[Alas, Poor Yorick]]'' - {{Gamerscore|25}}
**''[[Road Rage]]'' - {{Gamerscore|25}}
*Changed layouts and added some new map variants;{{Ref/Reuse|TU2Rank}}
**Added [[Epilogue]] – [[Epitaph]] with no Shield Doors. Added alongside default variant.
**Added [[Boundless]] – [[Snowbound]] with reduced Shield Doors. Added alongside default variant.
**Added [[Sandtrap#Variant: Sand Tarp|Sand Tarp]] – [[Sandtrap]] without [[M312 Heavy Recovery Vehicle|Elephants]], with default team spawns switched in one-sided games. Added alongside default map variant.
**Added [[Pit Stop]] – [[The Pit]] with inaccessible spawn hives. Added alongside default map variant.
**[[Ghost Town]] – No longer appears in any symmetrical gametype.
**[[Team Slayer]] – Spawning configuration in default [[Team Slayer]] now includes a secondary weapon – the [[M6G Personal Defense Weapon System|magnum]].
*A number of playlists were introduced, changed and retired
*Updated version string {{C|Version 1.2}}{{Ref/Note|This is the version seen on the ''[[Halo 3: Mythic]]'' disc.}}

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