Your Favorite Custom Games

For those of us who still do Halo 1 LANs, I thought it would be fun to compile a list of some of our favorite custom games. Post the settings and describe how the game plays.

I’ll start with one I created only recently, but has become an instant success at my LANs.

Rocketball

  • Oddball Gametype
  • Weapons set to Rockets
  • Damage with Ball set to high
  • Speed with ball set to fast
  • No vehicles
  • Team play
  • Time to win: 5 minutes
  • Suggested Players: 8
  • Suggested Map: Hang 'Em High

This game is hectic and a lot of fun. The way Halo 1’s physics work are really what make this game great. The ball flies around chaotically with all the rockets going off. If you’re good, you can use rockets to launch the ball to yourself from anywhere on the map. Hang 'Em High, of course, is perfect for this type of game with the wide open space and high ceilings coupled with its narrow corridors, dangerous ramps, and tombstones.

We all played a game simply called Rockets with no shields on Hang Em High. It’s great for when one person is getting mad for having a lousy game previously because it’s impossible to not get a few kills.

Casual

  • Slayer and CTF gametype
  • Maximum Vehicles
  • Unlimited grenades
  • No time limit
  • No score limit
  • Suggested Players: All of them
  • Suggested Maps: Boarding Action, Infinity, Blood Gulch.

SWAT

  • Slayer gametype
  • Team play or FFA
  • No shields
  • 150% damage resist
  • No motion sensor
  • Magnum only
  • No grenades
  • Pistols on map
  • No grenades on map
  • No vehicles on map
  • 50 kills to win (Team) 25 kills to win (FFA)
  • 15 minutes time limit

Maps: Derelict, Wizard, Beaver Creek, Rat Race