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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.

Halo PC 1.08 Patch: http://www.bungie.net/images/games/halopc/patch/halopc108patch.exe
Halo PC 1.08 Dedicated Server: http://www.bungie.net/images/games/halopc/patch/haloded.exe
Halo Custom Edition 1.08 Patch: http://www.bungie.net/images/games/halopc/patch/haloce108patch.exe
Halo Custom Edition 1.08 Dedicated Server: http://www.bungie.net/images/games/halopc/patch/haloceded.exe

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 require this patch to play online starting Friday (and I'll update the MOTD at that time too.)

Enjoy!

-Roger

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Is this a fake :O Because I doubt someone would post a no-CD patch here :/

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You could just wait a couple of days, until its a compulsary auto-update. Then everyone should be running 1.08 :O

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Yelo: A slight hack made by Kornman00 that allows you to change where your gun is located on the screen (Instead of being off to the right, you can have it go to the left, or center it, COD4-style) and a bunch of neat stuff like that.

And what a coincidence... The new 1.08 update becomes mandatory 8/8/08.
Edited by Jay2645 on Aug 7, 2008 at 10:17 AM

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and aimbots, and alldev, and devtrainers
Edited by Advancebo on Aug 7, 2008 at 01:57 PM

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Enjoy 1.07 for the last time you can, because FOV hacks, thirdperson, yelo, and sightjacker do not work on 1.08.

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OMG I WANT TO PLAY A MAP WITH MY FRIEND {NR}Darkrai HE WILL NOT DOWNLOAD THIS UPDATE
hes really annoying me

this is our xfire conversation:

ŽTRMŽ halowizard: i can finall play halo even tho my disc cracked
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: NO CD NEEDED
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: WOOT
{NR}Darkrai: ya
{NR}Darkrai: but
{NR}Darkrai: u need
{NR}Darkrai: the
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: ?
{NR}Darkrai: product key
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: no
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: im playing it
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: i never usinstalled it after my disc broke
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: i have the key
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: but
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: lost the disc
{NR}Darkrai: thats ce
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: ce needs the CD
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: of Halo
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: dude i just gave u links to download update plz update it
{NR}Darkrai: no
{NR}Darkrai: i have
{NR}Darkrai: halo pc
{NR}Darkrai: already
{NR}Darkrai: any
{NR}Darkrai: way
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: wut about c
{NR}Darkrai: this
{NR}Darkrai: is
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: ce*
{NR}Darkrai: illegeal
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: no its not
{NR}Darkrai: i have ce to
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: BUNGIE RELEASED IT
{NR}Darkrai: yes it is
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: BUNGIE
{NR}Darkrai: sure
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: RELEASED IT
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: LOOK
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: ill show u
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: go here
{NR}Darkrai: BUNGIE
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=24577876&v iewreplies=true
{NR}Darkrai: dont
{NR}Darkrai: give
{NR}Darkrai: free
{NR}Darkrai: games
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: BUNGIE SUPERVISOR DID IT
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=24577876&v iewreplies=true
{NR}Darkrai: to
{NR}Darkrai: download
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: U NEED PRODUCT KEY THO TO INSTALL IT
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: ITS NOT ILLEGAL
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: U STILL HAVE TO BUY GAME
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: BUT
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: WHEN U INSTALL PATCH NO CD IS NEEDED ANYMORE TO PLAY GAME
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: ITS NOT ILLEGAL
{NR}Darkrai: downloading
{NR}Darkrai: halo 2 is
{NR}Darkrai: with bitlord
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: ?
{NR}Darkrai: and utorrent
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: R U DOWNLOADING NO CD PATCH?
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: FOR CE
{NR}Darkrai: IM NOT DOWNLOADING IT
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: Y
{NR}Darkrai: I HAVE
{NR}Darkrai: BOTH
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: ????
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: U HAVE THE PATCH ALREADY?
{NR}Darkrai: i dont need anther copy of halo
{NR}Darkrai: I HAVE HALO
{NR}Darkrai: AND HALO ce
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: I DOWNLOADED THIS PATCH TODAY MANUALLY
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: TOMARROW BUNGIE IS RELEASING AN AUTO-UPDATE FOR IT SO EVERY1 KNOWS
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: SO ITS NOT ILLEGAL
{NR}Darkrai: ok
{NR}Darkrai: but i still dont need
{NR}Darkrai: that llink
{NR}Darkrai: i
{NR}Darkrai: have
{NR}Darkrai: halo
{NR}Darkrai: and
{NR}Darkrai: halo
{NR}Darkrai: ce
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: yes
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: but i have it
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: i wanna play flood guardians with u]
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: but i cant
{NR}Darkrai: y
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: this update separates 2 differnt lobbies
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: so
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: PLZ
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: get it
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: I REALLY WANNA PLAY FLOOD GUARDIANS
{NR}Darkrai: i dont need it
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: YES U DO\
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: WELL UR GONNA GET IT
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: TOMARROW
{NR}Darkrai: I DONT NEED
{NR}Darkrai: IT
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: HALO CE WILL AUTO UPDATE
{NR}Darkrai: I HAVE CE
{NR}Darkrai: ALREADY
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: ITS AN UPDATE
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: NOT A NEW HALO CE
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: OMG DONT U UNDERSTAND
{NR}Darkrai: i dont NeED A UPData
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: well ur getting it tomarrow!!!
bungie is releasing auto update of it tomarrow so when u try to play halo ce online you will have to update to that version
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: Even if u dont need it
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: ur getting it
{NR}Darkrai: nope
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: omg
ŽTRMŽ halowizard: u dont get it
{NR}Darkrai: i dont need update

How can i tell him to get it?