Coming from a die hard halo fan who has played since the original.
I am also a PC gamer and I still play Halo Custom Edition on PC and graphics don’t matter since I am running halo 3 graphics atm because you can mod PC games and sure, my UI is Halo 3 as well. BUT, it lacks a decent multiplayer interface and party system, and NO CO-OPERATIVE CAMPAIGN.
Yes, modders can try to make mods that have co-op. But since it was ported so badly years ago the netcode is horrible and co-op can’t run smooth. And since it runs so bad, no one after 10 years has ever finished their mod for co-op because lets face it, it is impossible.
AND the only way to fix it, is to make a whole new port, or game for PC. So I was wondering since I am sure they have some employee reading this, I would like this question answered please.
Is it possible for 343i to make another port for PC with CO-OP campaign and a decent Multiplayer system so I can atleast be in a party with my friends rather than spending 10 minutes to co ordinate what server we will play on and such?
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Is it possible for me to make a kickstarter page for this without any legal and/or copyright issues?
There are so many others who play the PC version and many more PC gamers who would rekindle their times with this game and play again if you do.
> yeah I am hearing you. What I really want is a remake of Halo CE on PC… look at Anniversary haha.
actually we can recreate Halo CEA on the PC using the current Halo PC/CE Engine. Tho it would mean a very detailed overhaul of every single model, texture, bit map, and lighting map in the game. You’d more or less end up recreating the levels from scratch and then pasting the scripts and stuff that you can’t overhaul, into your new campaign maps, and then there you go.
> > yeah I am hearing you. What I really want is a remake of Halo CE on PC… look at Anniversary haha.
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> actually we can recreate Halo CEA on the PC using the current Halo PC/CE Engine. Tho it would mean a very detailed overhaul of every single model, texture, bit map, and lighting map in the game. You’d more or less end up recreating the levels from scratch and then pasting the scripts and stuff that you can’t overhaul, into your new campaign maps, and then there you go.
No,but I heard somewhere that Microsoft hasn’t given out the 'source code’for this game.As per the person said,if Microsoft actually gives out the source code,it would take modding to a whole new level for this game,as people could just completely over haul the negine.
If that is true,then I am all for the source code instead of a re-port.
Yea, I think of Halo every day. I sold my Xbox a couple of years ago´to upgrade my PC’s video card. I am currently a happy player with Windows 8.
In fact, I recently (by recently I mean three days ago) replayed Halo 1, and tomorrow or something, I’ll play Halo 2 again… I sort of wish I could play Halo 3 and Halo 4 on the PC as well.
well we could always do it ourselves, after all knowing microsoft they will just make another hired gun like team and have it chucked together with a windows 8 and up requirement while still using direct x 9 with horrible optimization and a dumbed down map editor, and lets not forget the lack of remappable gamepad buttons, no co op, no dedicated servers and no FOV slider or console
Halo ce on pc is fun, I still play it to this day, but yes I believe for the custom edition version, they should try and remake the game so it can be modded better, like synced ai for online games, so many things they can do to make it a better game.
Porting Halo 3, ODST, and Reach has been a recurring topic in the last few years. Personally if Halo PC and Halo 2 can be released on the PC then I guess it would be nice to see the other games ported over.
> Porting Halo 3, ODST, and Reach has been a recurring topic in the last few years. Personally if Halo PC and Halo 2 can be released on the PC then I guess it would be nice to see the other games ported over.
I was hoping for this as well when I saw Halo 2 was on the PC a couple years back. When Halo 3 wasn’t going to be ported, I had a feeling they would be done… A shame. I liked playing on the PC with Halo.
I agree with the idea of Halo being ported/remade for the PC. I have been a PC gamer for a long time and bought an xbox just for halo, only to sell it for a ps3 to avoid xbox live and get more out of a console. On the pc, so much more can be done with halo, including a graphics overhaul, improvements to multiplayer, and stability in gameplay. I think it is something that Microsoft should really consider, after all, they claim to support PC gaming, yet have not done anything in recent years to prove that. Even if they are afraid of pirating, it shouldn’t be an issue since so many people would buy the games when they release anyway. It would give them a chance to put halo 3, odst, reach, and possibly 4 into a supportive community.