[img]http://www.bungie.net/images/games/halopc/patch/halopccd.jpg[/img]
See that? Good. Now bookmark this page, because you'll have to come back here if you want to see it again. As an added treat for our loyal users still playing Halo PC after 5 years, I got clearance to discontinue the CD check as part of this patch! This doesn't change the licensing (don't pass around your disc), and you still need your unique product key to play online, but I figure your CD is probably pretty scratched after all this time, and it deserves a break. Anyway, on to the patch...
This is build 1.0.8.616, and is the official version of the test release from the other day. To give you confidence that you're playing on a patched server, this build is not backwards-compatible with old servers, nor will the new server work with old clients. For this reason, I'm posting the patches here a day and a half before I'll mark them for auto-updating in-game. This way, server operators have a little time to roll out the new bits before Friday's auto-patch of the client.
If you haven't been following the pre-release threads, this patch contains several fixes for server-crashing security bugs, and that's it. As I have discussed elsewhere, anti-aimbotting is an arms race that we're not going to enter for this old game, and this patch doesn't address that or any other feature-level changes. I should also note that Bungie does not officially support Halo PC (which is owned by Microsoft, not Bungie) but since the build machine is under my desk and not at MS, I fixed these several bugs as a favor to the community. I can't promise any future support, nor can I open-source the code for community development.
There are 4 patch files. If you aren't sure which one you want, you want the first one only.
[url=http://www.bungie.net/images/games/halopc/patch/halopc108patch.exe]Halo PC 1.08 Patch[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/images/games/halopc/patch/haloded.exe]Halo PC 1.08 Dedicated Server[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/images/games/halopc/patch/haloce108patch.exe]Halo Custom Edition 1.08 Patch[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/images/games/halopc/patch/haloceded.exe]Halo Custom Edition 1.08 Dedicated Server[/url]
To use the patch files, you must already have the corresponding game installed. To update your dedicated server install, just drop the appropriate file over the old one. Halo "Custom Edition" is an "unsupported" (but popular) version of the game that allows user-created maps, and is available for download from Gearbox and other mirror sites.
Remember, the game will [i]require[/i] this patch to play online starting Friday (and I'll update the MOTD at that time too.)
Enjoy!
-Roger
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Thanks for the update again Sawnose. That hotfix (615) that you had released earlier. I had no more issues with it, but its great to see that you guys actually care about this old game and I just applied the new patch to my server.
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time to dust off the old disc
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Mr M12LRV Great! When I try to join games, it says my client is newer than the server. What should I do? It looks like the guy below me has the same problem as well. I'm glad I am not the only one.[/quote] Over the next day or two, servers should start to update to the new build. If you have a preferred server, point the admin to this post and ask him to update. Or just host your own server with a name that makes it clear you're on the new version.
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this should come in handy,bookmarked
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OHHHH auto update !!!! ok lol, Hope it works after the Auto update then.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Raven MO How does this affect the Mac version? Will MacSoft (Destineer Studios) also need to role a new build? Thanks Raven[/quote] Good point. I'll ping my old dev contact and see what they want to do.
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That's freakin awsome.
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Sawnose, you might want to resize your image.
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Its been INSTALLED on my computer for a long time no problem untill I installed that new patch today?????
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Awesome! Thanks much man! I've been waiting for something like this to come out!
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"Halo is not installed on your computer This requires Halo to run".... well, i'm really glad that 1.08 has been released but ...... uh...... yeah *above quote*............ comes up for Halo PC 08 patch *funny, Halo PC 1.08 gets released 08/08/08, what a coinkidink*
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My client is newer then my server, what do I do????? I cant play Halo 1 no more!!!!! [Edited on 08.06.2008 10:47 PM PDT]
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Great! When I try to join games, it says my client is newer than the server. What should I do? It looks like the guy below me has the same problem as well. I'm glad I am not the only one. [Edited on 08.06.2008 10:50 PM PDT]
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How does this affect the Mac version? Will MacSoft (Destineer Studios) also need to role a new build? Thanks Raven
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Great news. Thanks a million!
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Ah perfect, now I just have to fix my darned computers. This is a great call out to people who have forgotten to play it aswell. Grand business! [Edited on 08.06.2008 10:31 PM PDT]
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Awesome. Thanks, sawnose. I'm still lovin' Halo:CE.
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It's been a while, but it might be time to dust off the Old Disc and see if I have any Old School skill left in me. Thanks for the patch!
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Even though my CD is immaculate, this is awesome! Thank you [i]so[/i] much! :)
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Finally, I was getting tired of finding the disc everytime I wanted to play a round. Will have to wait till it's mandatory so I can play on a server using the same patch =/
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Thanks for the update. Removing the CD check is certainly appreciated. And I had noticed a few oddities in the past months that were probably security holes. Thanks for the patch fixing that up. I'm glad to see Bungie still has some love for Halo 1.
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I own this game. I'll have to check it out again