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General Category => Gaming and Halo-themed Games => Halo Custom Edition => Topic started by: Igor on March 18, 2008, 02:14:09 PM

Title: How to Install/Get Halo CE (Custom Edition)
Post by: Igor on March 18, 2008, 02:14:09 PM
*WARNING* Before you can play CE you MUST have your Halo CD Key!!!!!!!

Ok, got to Here (http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=410) and download and install CE.

This may take a while depending on your computer.

Sometimes a patch/update is needed, this is found here: Click (http://hce.halomaps.org//?nid=419)



Now, maps.
BFM Server.
To play in any server on CE you must have the correct maps, the BFM up to date map rotation can be found Here (http://www.bfmracing.net/forums/index.php/topic,54008.0.html).

Then, you need to put these into your map folder.
Firstly extract each Zip folder, and inside should be a .map file. This is the map itself.
Go to your Hard Drive, C:/     -->    Program Files   -->    Microsoft Games   -->    Halo CE  ---> Maps.
This should have by defualt Halo's normal maps, but might not, if so copy them over if you want them.
Now we take the .map file and put them in here.
Start up CE, and voila!
If you want other maps then go to HaloMaps (http://www.halomaps.org) to download them, and repeat the above to put them in.


Troubleshooting:

Note: The more maps you have in your folder, the longer Halo will take to load.
Note: CE and Halo can not both run at the same time.
Note: If you get the message, "an error occurred loading map" you don't have the map in your folder, or the correct version of it.

Happy CE-ing!!!!
Title: Re: How to Install/Get Halo CE (Custom Edition)
Post by: Sonypsp3000 on April 28, 2009, 06:04:58 PM
I put the ZIP file of  a map in the map folder and nothing happend
Title: Re: How to Install/Get Halo CE (Custom Edition)
Post by: Filla on April 28, 2009, 07:48:01 PM
You need to UNzip the folder, then Drag the map into the halo CE Folder, hope this helps!
Title: Re: How to Install/Get Halo CE (Custom Edition)
Post by: Haunted on April 29, 2009, 12:37:20 PM
You need to UNzip the folder, then Drag the map into the halo CE Folder, hope this helps!

yep  ;D and there should only be .map files in there or it wont work
Title: Re: How to Install/Get Halo CE (Custom Edition)
Post by: Michael_$ on August 10, 2009, 07:42:28 AM
I got a problem with my Halo CE I installed it and have done the automatic update but the manual update won't work everything I run the update thing it says "connecting to *something*" , "Game is already up to date no new update can be found" I have also tryed the patch you have provided same problem
Title: Re: How to Install/Get Halo CE (Custom Edition)
Post by: Marine» on September 26, 2009, 12:18:58 PM
confusing
Title: Re: How to Install/Get Halo CE (Custom Edition)
Post by: BFM_JANE on September 26, 2009, 02:11:31 PM

What's confusing?


Title: Re: How to Install/Get Halo CE (Custom Edition)
Post by: Glêññ Z on October 22, 2009, 08:37:39 PM
jane is confusing.. also if you have lots of maps id sugjest halo map manager it helps alot
Title: Re: How to Install/Get Halo CE (Custom Edition)
Post by: Taipan™ on October 22, 2009, 09:51:45 PM
jane is confusing.. also if you have lots of maps id sugjest halo map manager it helps alot

Or buy a solid state drive.
Title: Re: How to Install/Get Halo CE (Custom Edition)
Post by: Elensar on December 27, 2009, 01:20:38 AM
This topic helps a lot. I didn't even know I could have Halo: Custom Edition for free if I had my CD Key for the normal Halo. I can't wait to try out the new CE server! :D
Title: Re: How to Install/Get Halo CE (Custom Edition)
Post by: Archer on May 01, 2010, 07:39:06 AM
I've tried to d/l the maps file 3 times.  Each time the web interface looks like it wants to d/l the file, but the Firefox d/l function shows that nothing is being downloaded.  At one point I got a "file not available" message.

Haaalp!

Belay the Haalp!....I tried with with MSExploder and it worked.  One of my Firefox addons must not play well with that site.

Another edit.....there may be a problem with the file containing all of the maps.  I had an awful time getting all the maps unzipped.  Warthog Run Final and Domain Final simply would not unzip.  I downloaded them separately from the Halo CE maps site.

Regards,
Archer
Title: Re: How to Install/Get Halo CE (Custom Edition)
Post by: swant on May 03, 2010, 03:51:03 AM
yes i also had that problem yet thought that it was only me on my laptop...

anyhow there should be an updated list of all the maps CURRENTLY in the map rotation.

and also added on those which are NOT in the map pack.

i would do it if i could :P
Title: Re: How to Install/Get Halo CE (Custom Edition)
Post by: BFM_ColWlkr on May 03, 2010, 06:52:19 AM
yes i also had that problem yet thought that it was only me on my laptop...

anyhow there should be an updated list of all the maps CURRENTLY in the map rotation.

and also added on those which are NOT in the map pack.

i would do it if i could :P

I have the file finished, it failed uploading yesterday, trying again soon ... stay tuned :P
Title: Re: How to Install/Get Halo CE (Custom Edition)
Post by: Fuse on December 29, 2011, 03:17:45 AM
It is asking me for a Halo CD, is this necessary?
Title: Re: How to Install/Get Halo CE (Custom Edition)
Post by: Zeek on December 29, 2011, 09:44:07 AM
yes it is. the Custom Edition used your cd key like it dose for halo combat evolved
Title: Re: How to Install/Get Halo CE (Custom Edition)
Post by: MrMxyzptlk on December 30, 2011, 08:16:44 AM
It is asking me for a Halo CD, is this necessary?


FTR: Halo was made by Bungie FOR Microsoft under contract.

MS pushed the schedule and Bungie wasn't all that happy with what got released by MS....

But Bungie had rights to produce another version, but (I don't think) they were allowed to make any $$$ off of any spin-offs.... (At least not without giving some/most of it to MS....  ::)  :doh:  )

Hence the "freely-available" version from Bungie - called "Halo Custom Edition" is basically the "final release" that Bungie wanted to do for the original!

(I'm sure their licensing agreement required that only existing holders of the MS Halo product were to be offered Bungie's "finished version," too. Hence the CD requirement...)


So thank Bungie that Halo CE even exists!


(I can't say that I blame them (Bungie) when you see some of the dumb things in Halo Combat Evolved!...  E.g. Names over teammate's heads!!)

Title: Re: How to Install/Get Halo CE (Custom Edition)
Post by: Fuse on December 30, 2011, 03:22:50 PM
Ah okay, because I had never needed the CD for Halo, but when CE asked for it I was thrown for a loop. Ill go dig it up then haha.
Title: Re: How to Install/Get Halo CE (Custom Edition)
Post by: Trael on February 10, 2012, 10:45:22 AM
I'm aware that this is a fairly large bump, so save the board warning as I have something useful to add.

HaloCE doesn't require a Halo CD.
Go to program files, microsoft games, Halo custom edition, and look for haloupdate. Run that, bam, no more CD needed as you're now running the latest version of HCE(1.09)
Title: Re: How to Install/Get Halo CE (Custom Edition)
Post by: MrMxyzptlk on February 10, 2012, 05:13:31 PM
I'm aware that this is a fairly large bump, so save the board warning as I have something useful to add.

HaloCE doesn't require a Halo CD.
Go to program files, microsoft games, Halo custom edition, and look for haloupdate. Run that, bam, no more CD needed as you're now running the latest version of HCE(1.09)

Correct, but you DO need to have your valid Halo Combat Evolved 'key' though....

Title: Re: How to Install/Get Halo CE (Custom Edition)
Post by: Trael on February 11, 2012, 11:49:35 AM
You don't actually as you're mos likely aware. shared keys are just banned across most servers except for servers that ban by ip. best to have your own legal key though.