I just want to make sure before I throw my awesome LAN party on my b-day I want to make sure I have a few things clear if anyone can help.
To play the reach maps in Halo cea all you have to do is install Reach,correct?
Will I have to find and re download all my custom maps and game types? I have spent a lot of time finding and testing out tons of maps and game types and I hope I don’t have to do it all again in the 4 days in between the game release and my B-day.
Is there anything else I need to know?
Sorry if this has already been in a discussion but i’m still not used to this new forum format
> Before we dip into each of the maps, I thought I would walk you through some of the different scenarios you may find yourself in on November 15th. Halo: Anniversary and the Anniversary Map Pack are two different pieces of content, so here are the various ways to access the maps.
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> • If you own Halo: Anniversary but not Halo: Reach, you will launch the Anniversary maps from the disc menu.
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> • If you own Halo: Anniversary and Halo: Reach, we recommend installing the maps using the Anniversary Map Pack code that comes with Anniversary. You will then be able to launch the Anniversary maps from both the Anniversary and Reach menus.
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> • If you purchase the Anniversary Map Pack, you will install the maps like any other piece of DLC. You will then be able to launch the Anniversary maps from the Reach menu.
I have a question for 343i. Will Halo: CEA require an update when we first play it? I know most new games need updates when you first play them. So I just wanna know if Halo: CEA will need one too? A reply from 343i would be greatly appreciate
> > 1. Yes.
> > 2. No, if you have them on Reach, they will be in Anniversary.
> > 3. Shoot away any more and we will offer assistance.
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> Sorry, 1 and 2 are incorrect.
> I have a question for 343i. Will Halo: CEA require an update when we first play it? I know most new games need updates when you first play them. So I just wanna know if Halo: CEA will need one too? A reply from 343i would be greatly appreciate
Yes, you will, specifically for Kinect, as it was a last-minuet feature.
> I just want to make sure before I throw my awesome LAN party on my b-day I want to make sure I have a few things clear if anyone can help.
>
> 1. To play the reach maps in Halo cea all you have to do is install Reach,correct?
>
> 2. Will I have to find and re download all my custom maps and game types? I have spent a lot of time finding and testing out tons of maps and game types and I hope I don’t have to do it all again in the 4 days in between the game release and my B-day.
>
> 3. Is there anything else I need to know?
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> Sorry if this has already been in a discussion but i’m still not used to this new forum format
No. From the CEA disc, you’ll only have access to the CEA maps. However, CEA does come with a code that allows you to download the new maps for access from the Reach disc.
CEA’s multiplayer runs on Reach, and works the multiplayer disc that came with ODST. All your gametypes will be accessable from CEA’s custom games lobby. However, you will not have access to the default maps from Reach, so there’s nothing you can do about that.
> > > 1. Yes.
> > > 2. No, if you have them on Reach, they will be in Anniversary.
> > > 3. Shoot away any more and we will offer assistance.
> >
> > Sorry, 1 and 2 are incorrect.
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> No they ARE correct.
No, they are incorrect. I have the game. I can’t access any Reach maps from within the anniversary disc. Unless that changes when the playlists update on Tuesday, that’s the way it is. You CANNOT play Reach maps from the Anniversary disc. Sorry!
> > I have a question for 343i. Will Halo: CEA require an update when we first play it? I know most new games need updates when you first play them. So I just wanna know if Halo: CEA will need one too? A reply from 343i would be greatly appreciate
>
> Yes, you will, specifically for Kinect, as it was a last-minuet feature.
It did update when I first played it, but I don’t own a Kinect so I’m not sure what the update did. I suppose it was for the Kinect features.
> bs angel summed it up nicely in this week’s bulletin:
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> > Before we dip into each of the maps, I thought I would walk you through some of the different scenarios you may find yourself in on November 15th. Halo: Anniversary and the Anniversary Map Pack are two different pieces of content, so here are the various ways to access the maps.
> >
> > • If you own Halo: Anniversary but not Halo: Reach, you will launch the Anniversary maps from the disc menu.
> >
> > • If you own Halo: Anniversary and Halo: Reach, we recommend installing the maps using the Anniversary Map Pack code that comes with Anniversary. You will then be able to launch the Anniversary maps from both the Anniversary and Reach menus.
> >
> > • If you purchase the Anniversary Map Pack, you will install the maps like any other piece of DLC. You will then be able to launch the Anniversary maps from the Reach menu.
So… do I need the reach disc or anniversary disc to play all the maps without switching back and forth?
> > bs angel summed it up nicely in this week’s bulletin:
> >
> >
> >
> > > Before we dip into each of the maps, I thought I would walk you through some of the different scenarios you may find yourself in on November 15th. Halo: Anniversary and the Anniversary Map Pack are two different pieces of content, so here are the various ways to access the maps.
> > >
> > > • If you own Halo: Anniversary but not Halo: Reach, you will launch the Anniversary maps from the disc menu.
> > >
> > > • If you own Halo: Anniversary and Halo: Reach, we recommend installing the maps using the Anniversary Map Pack code that comes with Anniversary. You will then be able to launch the Anniversary maps from both the Anniversary and Reach menus.
> > >
> > > • If you purchase the Anniversary Map Pack, you will install the maps like any other piece of DLC. You will then be able to launch the Anniversary maps from the Reach menu.
>
> So… do I need the reach disc or anniversary disc to play all the maps without switching back and forth?
To play all of the currently released maps without switching discs, you will want to use your Reach disc AFTER downloading the Anniversary Map Pack (either by using the code provided in your copy of Halo: Anniversary or paying 1200MSP for the Map Pack if you don’t own Halo: Anniversary).
> > bs angel summed it up nicely in this week’s bulletin:
> >
> >
> >
> > > Before we dip into each of the maps, I thought I would walk you through some of the different scenarios you may find yourself in on November 15th. Halo: Anniversary and the Anniversary Map Pack are two different pieces of content, so here are the various ways to access the maps.
> > >
> > > • If you own Halo: Anniversary but not Halo: Reach, you will launch the Anniversary maps from the disc menu.
> > >
> > > • If you own Halo: Anniversary and Halo: Reach, we recommend installing the maps using the Anniversary Map Pack code that comes with Anniversary. You will then be able to launch the Anniversary maps from both the Anniversary and Reach menus.
> > >
> > > • If you purchase the Anniversary Map Pack, you will install the maps like any other piece of DLC. You will then be able to launch the Anniversary maps from the Reach menu.
>
> So… do I need the reach disc or anniversary disc to play all the maps without switching back and forth?
If you want to play ALL the maps without swapping you will need to put in the Reach disc and have activated the code included with CEA. That code downloads the maps to your HDD and lets you play them from within Reach. If you only play the Anniversary disc you can only access the CEA maps.
> To play all of the currently released maps without switching discs, you will want to use your Reach disc AFTER downloading the Anniversary Map Pack (either by using the code provided in your copy of Halo: Anniversary or paying 1200MSP for the Map Pack if you don’t own Halo: Anniversary).
> > > 1. Yes.
> > > 2. No, if you have them on Reach, they will be in Anniversary.
> > > 3. Shoot away any more and we will offer assistance.
> >
> > Sorry, 1 and 2 are incorrect.
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> No they ARE correct.
Goobot, I’m sorry, but no. You just can’t. bs angel made it clear that you only have the seven maps that come with the disc.