Halo: Combat Evolved (PC port): Difference between revisions

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Halo: Combat Evolved was originally going to be made for the PC & Mac platforms. Bungie changed platforms to the upcoming Xbox after being bought by Microsoft. Then, on 09/30/03, Gearbox Software packaged Halo for the PC and added a few extra features, too. (It should be noted, however, that in the process of developing the port, the ability to play co-op in multiplayer mode was lost entirely.) Later, a Halo Mac was made. Halo PC contained several new features that the Xbox version of Halo lacked, namely the ability to play the game in Safe Mode, in addition to six all new multiplayer maps.The game was also outfited with a online multiplayer mode, and a year later with the stand alone custom edition for moding. The resolution of the game is also better than the Xbox version. A demo was also released before the PC version of the game.

Halo PC has maintained incredible popularity since its release. In May of 2007, over 130,000 players played Halo PC online, nearly four years after the game's release^[1].

What's New

Campaign mode is the exact same as on the Xbox, but here's what's new in Halo: Combat Evolved multiplayer for the PC/Mac version.

Weapons
- Fuel Rod Gun (added in multiplayer, but was in the campaign before as a non-wieldable weapon.)
- Flamethrower (COMPLETELY NEW, but was originally planned to be in the Xbox version.)

Vehicles

- Banshees (added in Multiplayer, but was in the campaign before.)
- Shades (added in Multiplayer, but was in the campaign before.)

Maps

References

^ Bungie News: 6-4-2007

Trivia

In Halo PC just before the main menu it should be a loading screen look close to find a Marathon symbol

Internal

External

Halo CD Key Recovery Tool

Modding

Modding has taken Halo PC by storm. The following are some common tools for modifying Halo PC:

MODDING PROGRAMS

-HHT (Halo Hacker Tools) --DOWNLOAD-> [1]

-HMT (Halo Map Tools) --DOWNLOAD-> [2]

-Sparkedit --DOWNLOAD->[3]

Video Tourtorials

HHT Tourtorial [4]
SparkEdit General Video [5]
SparkEdit Teleporter Video [6]
SparkEdit Log Video [7]
HMT Tutorial [8]

[1] Bungie News: 6-4-2007

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-[[Halo: Combat Evolved]] was originally going to be made for the PC & Mac platforms. [[Bungie]] changed platforms to the upcoming [[Xbox]] after being bought by [[Microsoft]]. Then, on 09/30/03, [[Gearbox Software]] packaged Halo '''for the PC''' and added a few extra features, too. (It should be noted, however, that in the process of developing the port, the ability to play co-op in multiplayer mode was lost entirely.) Later, a Halo Mac was made. Halo PC contained several new features that the Xbox version of Halo lacked, namely the ability to play the game in [[Safe Mode]], in addition to six all new [[multiplayer]] maps. The resolution of the game is also better than the [[Xbox]] version. A [[Halo:Combat Evolved|demo]] was also released before the PC version of the game.
+[[Halo: Combat Evolved]] was originally going to be made for the PC & Mac platforms. [[Bungie]] changed platforms to the upcoming [[Xbox]] after being bought by [[Microsoft]]. Then, on 09/30/03, [[Gearbox Software]] packaged Halo '''for the PC''' and added a few extra features, too. (It should be noted, however, that in the process of developing the port, the ability to play co-op in multiplayer mode was lost entirely.) Later, a Halo Mac was made. Halo PC contained several new features that the Xbox version of Halo lacked, namely the ability to play the game in [[Safe Mode]], in addition to six all new [[multiplayer]] maps.The game was also outfited with a online multiplayer mode, and a year later with the stand alone custom edition for moding. The resolution of the game is also better than the [[Xbox]] version. A [[Halo:Combat Evolved|demo]] was also released before the PC version of the game.
 Halo PC has maintained incredible popularity since its release. In May of 2007, over 130,000 players played Halo PC online, nearly four years after the game's release<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=news&cid=12521 Bungie News: 6-4-2007]</ref>.