AEROSPEED  While I love the fact that the Halo 2.0.3 update makes it so I no longer have to use my CD to play, now my MacBook Pro 17" gets little blinking squares all over the graphics when I try to play the game. A friend with the same computer (but one rev later) has the same problem with the update. Neither of us had the problem prior to installing the update. Haven't had a chance to try it on a PowerPC machine yet.  
(Version 2.0.3)

BRIAN KENDIG  I have Halo 1.5.2. The 2.0.3 updater wants to update something named "Halo Universal", and will not update my version. I have no idea how to get from 1.5.2 to 2.0.3.  
(Version 2.0.3)

VERYCARLA  Is this game no longer in production? The "Buy" link above takes me to Amazon where I can buy a USED copy for the bargain basement price of $65! I'd rather buy it than pirate it, but pirate I shall if need be.

Does anyone know where I can buy a new copy for a reasonable price?  
(Version 2.0.2)

JRWHO  I'm using a G5 and version 2 made Halo MUCH faster. Only problem is that I can't change the resolution inside of Halo now.  
(Version 2.0.2)

MAUC  Very Good update!.. Playing Halo on mi Mac Mini hasnt been so smooth =)!  
(Version 2.0.2)

MISTERMISTRO  When it says locate Halo Universal, I can't select Halo...why?  
(Version 2.0.2)

MAC ADAM  Verry good update !!

really 2x more smooth than 152,

thanks…

Could you add all keyboard to map ??  
(Version 2.0.2)

GAMER9ER  This Patch Improved the graphics, playability, and the sound on my G4  
(Version 2.0.2)

GANNET  Release notes from the 2.0.2 Installer:

• Fixed a problem with multi-key combos and the 'A' key on the keyboard.

• VSYNC flag now enabled correctly at game start.  
(Version 2.0.2)

RIDDLER  I never finished HALO on my xbox so recently played through an entire campaign in 2 days on my MacPro. No lock-ups or freezes, very smooth frame rate, pretty much perfect and loads of fun.  
(Version 2.0.1)

TIM710  Halo 2.0.1 sound very misleading I thought I was going to be able to get halo 2 for my mac.  
(Version 2.0.1)

MARK_CAIRNS  Much better on an Intel MacPro now.

Up to now the game has run better and faster on the PC version than the Mac version (I run both).

Three differences only:

1) The little stubby lights around the maps glow RED or BLUE on the PC version; they're just pale static cyan on the MAC version. Much prettier on the PC.

2) The gun turrets on the PC file three accurate "bullet beams" (a triumvirate) which helps aiming. On the Mac we obviously have that ugly streaming lightning thing going on

3) On the Shees (sharing a similar anomaly to 2) - the wing tips glow orange on the PC when the shee is piloted, they do damn all on the Mac version. Much MUCH prettier on the PC.

Unfortunately even this superb U-B version of Halo hasn't addressed the three points above on the Mac / Intel Mac version... which is a shame.

PC version still wins (booting into XP 32-bit on MacPro) hands down.  
(Version 2.0.1)

HARRISTYPE  When trying to update to 2.0.1, I get an immediate message stating "The were errors installing, please try again." Reinstalled from my original Halo UB disk, then tried the updater again, and I get the same error message.  
(Version 2.0.1)

MAMAPOLLO  My demo keeps crashing for no reason, it works fine and sometimes it crashes i have a mac mini

the window says "Halo quit unexpectdly"   
(Version 1.5.2)

MACUSR  I wish they made a better server thing. Also, a lot of crappy servers ruin the game. It's also pretty old and on my iBook, for me, the game doesn't have the graphics as the screenshot shows.  
(Version 1.5.2)

BIGGY  Halo need a dedicated server. (a 2nd application, only for server)  
(Version 1.5.2)

REDHAWK  when i play on halo demo i have about 2 mins then it crashes and it tells me that halo demo is not responding could anyone help me please  
(Version 1.5.2)

ANONYMOUS  Wow! This game is so cool! No wonder my friend keeps talking about it! I'm going to get the full version! I also need a gamepad since it it to hard with a mouse and keyboard, but I'm getting used to it, but I want a gamepad  
(Version 1.5.2)

ANONYMOUS  Does the demo actually work? It fades the desktop out and fades in the Halo splash screen, then fades back out and returns me to the desktop.

I mean, that's some mighty nice fading, but I'd like to actually PLAY the demo if it's not too much trouble.  
(Version 1.5.2)

AVERY  I can't get past the first menu...unable to create new profile.  
(Version 1.5.2)

ANONYMOUS  I concur, this company was top notch until they were bought by Microsoft.  
(Version 1.5.2)

ANONYMOUS  won't update. keeps chatting about not finding halo?  
(Version 1.5.2)

ANONYMOUS  I have seen alot of talk about Halo and know a few people that wasted there money on the game. seems they all have the same problem there is like no support for the game and it's not updated enough more than one person i knew was mad becouse they wasted there money on this game and could not play it becouse the company that made it seems to have grabbed alot of money for the game but didn't want to spend any of that money on updating the game so it will work on newer systems. hopefuly they have updated it for you guys but myself i will stay far away from this game and any other game that this company made or will be makeing...   
(Version 1.5.2)

TECHIE  About your comment, little winky:

Halo for the Mac was the first version to come out. The PC version was ported from the Mac verson, sorry to burst your bubble, dude, but what you said just isn't true.  
(Version 1.5.2)

DR. MCBAAR  Lots of people don't realize that some 10 years ago... whenever Bungie was making MARATHON - they had a very strong conviction to ONLY make games for the Mac. Marathon 2 was released for PC and MAC at the same time, but the initial PC run was all bugged, and they all had to be recalled. Bungie was barely in the black as a result, and did not make much money with their next games (Myth 1&2, Oni). The only thing they had going for them was the next game they were working on... Marathon 3. Funding dryed up, and they would have had to halt production, unless some gardian angel investor saved the company. Microsoft had been watching Bungie for years - Marathon put Doom to shame when it was released, and Marathon 3 was sure to be HUGE if it was ever released. Sooo... long story short Bill Gates buys the company (somthing which all of Bungies original hardcore fan-base never thought would happen) and pours money into funding Bungies new game to making it the premier title for the X-Box. Premier titles don't usually have a number in the name - so Marathon 3 became Halo. Many macintosh users boycotted the company after that (Macintoshes PREMIER game company bungie had completely sold out to the EVIL of Bill Gates) and didn't bother picking up a copy of Halo when it was released years later on the Mac.

Heres the joke tho. The Mac version came out so much later than the consol version, that it is VIRTUALLY the same game as Halo 2 for X-box. Halo 2 is the most half-assed sequal EVER made. It's a joke. All these children worshipping Halo and thinking thats it's "All that" or the "Bees Knees" have never bothered to play the original Marathon games that Halo is based on, and most people don't even know that they exist.

Doom 3 is nothing but a game engine. When ID makes a game like Quake 3 or DOOM, they don't intend for the actual release to be that fancy. They just market out the engine to other companys to make the REAL good games (RTCW, Jedi Knight, COD). Playing Doom 3 is like playing an engine with no game - which is basically what your doing. When games start coming out that are on the Doom 3 engine, then we'll have somthing to play.

The Unreal guys have actually been coming up speed on their engines and have managed to license a few games for them - but Bungie, Microsoft, and Halo in general are not even in the running as far as first person shooters go.

BUY PS3 and not x-box UNLESS YOU WANT TO GIVE MR. GATES A LITTLE MORE MONEY THAT HE DOESN"T DESERVE AND DOESN"T NEED!!!  
(Version 1.5.2)

ANONYMOUS  Halo must be THE most over rated, over hyped game on Earth. I do not know what the fuss is about. The graphics are pretty bog standard with little care and attention on texturing, some of the character models and environments look terrible. The game is very slow unless you have the most up to date hardware, yet RTWC or even Q3A looks better and they are much older so go figure.

A product of hype thanks to the Xbox and proof that if you spend enough on publicity and noise you can sell anything.  
(Version 1.5.2)

ANONYMOUS  The download file (at least on my computer) becomes a .txt file. The workaround is to remove the .txt and let the system think it's a .sitx file.  
(Version 1.5.2)

LITTLE WINKY  erm there's something wrong with you guys.. i've played Halo from start to end without a single crash. Enjoyed hours of mp also..

Performance will always be behind the PC with games because they're *ported* so there's a 10/20% loss straight away. More if you've a naff mac!

I've got a G5 with nvidia 6800 and my framerate is excellent. No complaints from me (well, with FSAA disabled that is!!)

HALO is fantastic, though i now prefer DOOM3 these days, esp with GreenTech Mod and there's a ton of new sp maps to (/advert) lol

Halo rocks! :D  
(Version 1.5.2)

SEVERIAN OF NESSUS  Like most PC games ported to Mac, this one doesn't run nearly as well as the PC version (partly because Mac hardware continues to lag way behind PC hardware: the Radeon 9000 card for Mac is NOT as powerful as the one for PC, despite the misleading name).

Despite repeated clean installs (including two on a clean, new OS), this game WILL crash with distressing regularity. I got an email reply from the techs at Macsoft Games, claiming that this is due to poor memory allocation by the original (Micrsoft-designed) software; a flaw which did not or could not be fixed, they said.

Maybe so, but the PC users I know don't have this problem with their version.

At any rate, the maps are poorly designed, in such a way that online play is constantly interrupted by instant death as one's character spawns into the middle of a hail of bullets, or directly beneath a landing aircraft, etc. Halo Online is spawnkiller's heaven, unlike Half Life/Counter Strike, which was carefully designed to avoid making life easy for cheaters who seek to boost their scores by spawnkilling. Also, respawn times are ridiculously long, and maps are few (there are no level editors or map creation apps available for download).  
(Version 1.5.1)

ANONYMOUS  just dosent work properly it just starts its self in full screen thengoes in to a tiny window i would be able to see it properly if i had a 20" screen but our screen is only 17"  
(Version 1.5.1)

SEVERIAN OF NESSUS  According to the tech support guys I spoke to, the Mac version of Halo crashes regularly for the simple reason that it's a Microsoft-designed game: it doesn't give itself enough memory to work with and thus crashes after a while. The updater does not address this defect in the game's design, though it does make it possible to play online multiplayer between Mac/PC/XBox Live, which is nice (mostly).

The game design is badly flawed to begin with; unlike Half Life, Halo (playing online maps) forces you to spawn into a hail of bullets, an ongoing firefight, or beneath a landing Banshee ALL THE TIME, each such incident being followed by an agonizingly long respawn time.

MacSoft Games have done their best to port over what could have been a much better game, if only Microsoft Studios (the game's designers) hadn't botched the original game's online-multiplayer structure so badly. So what else is new? This gamer will stick to Valve and Black Isle games in future, rather than reward Microsoft for writing garbage (with their budget, they have NO excuse for these kind of screwups).   
(Version 1.5.1)

MR I'M OFF TO BUY A XBOX  ever since i installed it my cd key has become invalid!!!!  
(Version 1.5.1)

ANONYMOUS  How bloody annoying. I updated the game and now it requires the CD to be in the drive. That is only a mere 7,000 miles away right now -- and will be for the next 6 months. Thanks for nothing to the paranoid prats. Requiring the CD is annoying paranoia -- off to break their copy protection...  
(Version 1.5.1)

PAKKMAN781  There are many problems with this version of Halo:

1. Graphics aren't any good, looks about a half as good as the Xbox Halo

2. Not all keys on the keyboard are Mappable/usable, no mapping of shift, control, etc.

3. Runs quite slow

4. Very buggy, just going into menus cause it to switch screen modes an such

5. Various other problems

My point: Go buy an Xbox and a copy of Halo or Halo 2, sorry if this sounds like betrayal to the Mac, but this port is a poor attempt...  
(Version 1.5.1)

FOX  HALO a complete pile of crap! Very slow game play and UT 2004 walks all over it in terms of speed and graphics.

I've had many problems and right now the game just crashes on startup. I've done everything possible to fix it but it's a waste of time.

I'm very disapointed and have wasted my money.  
(Version 1.5.1)

ANONYMOUS  ytdfbythjcbhcbvnbnvg  
(Version 1.5.1)

AKA - A FOOL  Halo Updater 1.5.1 fixed the bugs in 1.5 - thank you for posting this new update.  
(Version 1.5.1)

ERIC WILLISON  Sounds good, but it wont install. I keep getting a pop-up that reads:

"Could not locate a match for search specified by installer. Installation cannot continue."

I have HALO version 1.0.5.3 in the Applications folder, strange it cant find it. Nor does it give me the option to manually direct the updater to the proper files. So into the trash with it!!  
(Version 1.5.1)

SUSPICIOUS  How come this update is not available on the official MacSoft site, and the file link downloads from some dodgy personal site with the address http://www.joelmueller.com/ ?!  
(Version 1.5.1)

ANONYMOUS  I have a DP 1.25 MDD Mac and I just installed 1.5 and it toally screwed all the graphics. The players bounce around like retards and I have huge spikes sticking out of my weapons. What's up? (12/29/2004, Version: 1.5)   
(Version 1.5)

RACHANON  It`s good.  
(Version 1.5)

ANONYMOUS  No real problems with the updater, but now when I run Halo, the Shield Graphics lag behind the other players when I shoot them in multiplayer, same thing happens in Campaign mode. Anyone else have this problem?  
(Version 1.5)

STEVE  Wrong game or wrong time. I updated to 1.5 which includes support for Gravis GamePad Pro and it didn't work. What a waste of money and the hassel of trying to retunr game and GamePad. The combination of Halo and GamePad does not work. I keep falling for the marketing hype and never seem to learn that computers and games do not mix well.  
(Version 1.5)

ANONYMOUS  Mine is the post previous to this, and boy am I embarrassed. After posting, I copied the version prior to 1.5 from my other computer. Same poor performance. So the culprit is not the Halo 1.5 update, but instead it's probably the Mac OS X 10.3.7 update, which is the only other change that's been made to my configuration.

I apologize to all my fellow MU readers.  
(Version 1.5)

ANONYMOUS  This is the first Halo update that not only didn't improve performance, it made it worse. Things are more jittery (it's like I went down two generations of computer performance), and the graphics have become buggy (duplicate images of players, for example). They've had good updates in the past, but not this one.  
(Version 1.5)

ANONYMOUS  Can't get the update to download, anyone else having this problem, or had this problem and got around it?

Thanks  
(Version 1.5)

ANONYMOUS  i cant download,it says it cant connect to server  
(Version 1.5)

RALPH  Logictech Dual Action Gamepad has issues with this update. I'm running a G4 1.25Ghz

It see the gamepad but when I try to set movement keys it will only take the move forward key. Moveback will not set. Look up will set but look down and the others will not. I can go to the weapons screen and set everything there. Default will not set anything on the gamepad. Saving and reloading will not correct this issue. I noticed major video issues but they all seemed to clear up after the reload. If there are any issues there during game play I have not checked them yet since the game pad is not working right. Mouse control seems fine.  
(Version 1.5)

ANONYMOUS  Im not sure if anyone else is getting this problem, but when I run Halo in any mode after installing the updater, everyones armsare stuck out, the legs don't move and it looks completely crap. Can anyone suggest what I can do to fix this?  
(Version 1.5)

SIRHANNICK  I had a CD crack for my Halo, so much for that. This thing replaced that and now I have to find a CD just to run the thing.  
(Version 1.5)

ANONYMOUS  Anyone know when 1.0.6 for Mac is going to be available? It's a drag to only hit a short list of game servers.

This is a fantastic game, well worth the money. I'd just love it if MacPlay didn't say "go to MacSoft for support," and the MacSoft pages didn't have any links for sending email to their support team.  
(Version 1.05.3)

ANONYMOUS  Running on a new imac G5. I've downloaded the update, but ever time I finish the first mission and escape to the lifeboat, the game goes to a white screen and the "application has unexpectedly quit". I tried reloading and tips at Macsoft. But I can't get to the next level without the game quitting. Any help would be appreciated.

thanx.  
(Version 1.05.3)

ANONYMOUS  ummm my halo for mac looks pathetic compared to xbox version help!  
(Version 1.05.3)

JAY  A truly stunning Game. I was hooked years ago on Myth and then Diablo but this blows them away. The online game is fabulous and well worth the money spent. Hours of fun with Rockets, sniper rifles, invisibility and shields. The variations are tremendous.   
(Version 1.05.3)

CLAY GARLAND  Leave it to Microsoft, parent company of Bungie to let bugged software slip out the door. 1.0.5.3 introduces a Full-Scree Anti-Aliasing bug not present in the previous version. With FSAA on and a 6800 Graphics card on a G5 there is a sort of static that covers all objects with specularity. i.e. windshields, water, armor, anything that reflects. Cut FSAA off to stop this. It shouldn't matter all that much because if your computer has a 6800 in it, it can probably run the game at 1600x1200.  
(Version 1.05.3)

KHAS  I have a ? here.

I've updated to this version, and went to the Multiplayer screen. I found a server, and hit 'Join Game'. The problem is, that button's not doing anything!!!  
(Version 1.05.3)

ANDY BOWER  my game no dont strat  
(Version 1.05.3)

ANONYMOUS  Halo is the BEST! game ever I also have it for Xbox.The Graphics are better on Xbox though.they both have different places to go. I beat both of them.Anyone Heard When Halo 2 is coming out?

email me at BethLevy528@hotmail.com

P.S anwser my Questions.  
(Version 1.05.3)

ANONYMOUS  Excellent on my G5  
(Version 1.05.3)

JANET'S BOOB  After installing the OS 10.3.5 update the other day, I can't get all the Halo multiplayer servers to show up. Installing the Halo 1.05.3 update has had no effect. Anyone know what is going on?  
(Version 1.05.3)

DR. BOBINATOR  Just in time for my HALOfest tomorrow. Good timing guys!  
(Version 1.05.3)

ANONYMOUS  For some reason this update will not install on my iBook, 10.3.5.  
(Version 1.05.3)

ANONYMOUS  Finally, a combined updater. Fixed some standing bugs, and now in sync with PC.  
(Version 1.05.3)

SCOTT  You need to make an update that u can use gamepads/controllers and need to include voice chat for talking with friends on multiplayer and be able to make a buddy list option so u can see if your friend is online.  
(Version 1.0.5)

ANONYMOUS  Le Chemin "Mac.osX:UserDesktop:Halo" contient un

Slash, antislash, ou point. Veuiller retirer le caractère du nom de dossier approprié et essayer à noveau.   
(Version 1.0.5)

ANONYMOUS  this is complete crapt. i cant play with version 1.04.1 and i cant download version 5 with it downloaded  
(Version 1.0.5)

ANONYMOUS  After updating to Mac OS X 10.3.4 and to Halo 1.05, now Halo is VERY slow.

Waiting for another update (1.06?) from Macsoft...  
(Version 1.0.5)

ANONYMOUS  Why is this update not available on the Macsoft website along with the other previous updates?  
(Version 1.0.5)

GIOVANNI MOLINA  CO-OPERATIVE, please.....

this game need this option.  
(Version 1.0.4.1)

ANONYMOUS  FORE THE LVOE OF GOD!!! CO-OP BUNGIE! GEARBOX!!!! MACSOFT!!!!! CO-OP PLEASE!!!!!!  
(Version 1.0.4.1)

ANONYMOUS  Aside from improving any performance issues, what the multiplayer game needs for remote servers hosting games like CTF is a VOTE TO KICK feature because there are far too many pussy TKers running around ruining things.  
(Version 1.0.4.1)

ALIADIERE  its good to play online at least  
(Version 1.0.4.1)

PORTHOS  Halo was only good on the X-Box......even then I dont think it was that good, over hyped and overrated, its a good game dont get me wrong, especially in multiplayer, but repetitive single player moments in campaign and numerous performance issus really let this game down for Mac/PC.

The main thing that really got to me was the fact the 1.03 patch totally messed up the sniper zoom on all weapons..........you would have thought it would be fixed in this new patch..but low and behold...no, it has not, WHAT A PILE OF RUBBISH, I think im gonna go get a refund.

I am now playing Unreal 2004 Demo....especially the Onslaught levels, my suggestion, go play that. I have given up on Halo and everything related to microsoft..nothing but problems every step of the way.  
(Version 1.0.4.1)

RICHARD  What really sux is that there is STILL no gamepad support. My Halo sits unused until they UNdim the GAMEPAD setup selection. Until then I have to give this zero stars.  
(Version 1.0.4.1)

ANONYMOUS  Well everyone, I just don't know what to say! This is because I've never used the 'W' key for forward. I'm right-handed, and have always used the arrow keys on my extended keyboard for movement in all games which supported it (sadly, some Mac developers recently have decided not to devote a lot of effort toward letting you bind all the keys you want to a command - and this DOES include Halo.). Nobody has yet given me a clear-cut answer as to why there are so many freakin' issues with key-binding! Please explain! More importantly, please FIX!  
(Version 1.0.4)

MARSVIOLET  1.0.4 breaks more than just the "w" key. I use "e" to move forward, but after applying the patch, pressing "e" causes me to move backward, and attempting to change "e" to any other key results in "x" instead. This is the last straw for me.

Halo is unique in that it is 75% brilliant, but 25% totally lame. And that 25% -- clearly the result of Microsoft's influence -- just completely ruins the game for me. Bummer.

Bungie was so cool once. My have they fallen into disgrace.  
(Version 1.0.4)

IGREG  Now, this is truly dumb. You can not play the game with being able to move forward. If this is true, then this patch should be pulled back immediately.  
(Version 1.0.4)

BEWELLFARMER  Uh now what i hate this. How long before they patch the patch? Noooo controls.  
(Version 1.0.4)

ANONYMOUS  This updater does in fact break forward movement, and does not let you assign any keys to fix it.

I think MacSoft wanted to get it out the door before the weekend, and I applaud the dedication and effort, but I advise users to stick with 1.03 if they want to play over the weekend.  
(Version 1.0.4)

ANONYMOUS  ...the update breaks your controls. 'w' doesn't work. and the game won't let ou assign any key to move you forward. they all show up as 'x.'

I was enjoying my game 10 minutes ago. Now I got nothing.  
(Version 1.0.4)

A MARTIN  Its true.

It messes upp the controls.

There's too much carlessness in the world. Therefore bad things happen.

The good thing with software is that you can fix it.  
(Version 1.0.4)

ANONYMOUS  For some reason people just keep bashing Halo. It's a great port (many thanks to Westlake) and has never crashed on me, ever. Also, performance is also quite good... try comparing it to SOF2, AVP2, etc. I've played against PC-users with no problems. Nvidia users might be having problems, but hopefully this will be fixed (might even be driver-related, which is apple's problem)... keep up the good work Westlake!  
(Version 1.0.3)

NICK  Ignore "FX" I should have said the mobility nVidia chipsets in the first ALU P-Books.

My apologies.  
(Version 1.0.3)

NICK  Looks like nVidia MX/FX users are going to be permanently stuck with software rendering quality then.

Unacceptable, it's amazing how the the graphics cards, many of us have used, to ooh and ahh at the wonderful graphics of UT2003, MOHAA, Max Payne, etc., are now not capable of giving Master Chief a Gold Reflective visor.

Not bad smack-fu from a 3 year old game.

P.S.

1.0.3 is actually slower (www.barefeats.com)  
(Version 1.0.3)

ANONYMOUS  With the exception of the new CD-in-the-drive requirement, I'm stoked by this update. Anti-aliasing is indeed improved (particularly FSAA Super which is now easily twice as fast as before), and my saved games were actually preserved, unlike some other people's. I do not have any slowdowns with the rifle, pistol, or rocket launcher scopes, and I have not had any problems hosting games or connecting to game servers. Full screen still works for me too, and I can switch between it and Window mode with no problem. Now, if only they could fix the High and Extreme lens flare issue....  
(Version 1.0.3)

HIGHGEARENGINEER  For those who are still stuck with multiplayer issues (unable to join any games), I was able to fix mine and here's how: (not sure if everything is necessary but do it anyway)

1) Move the folder named "Halo" found in your Documents folder to another location such as the Desktop. (this contains all of your saved games and such)

2) Delete the file named "Halo Preferences" in ~/Library/Preferences/

(you may lose your keyboard setup so if you changed it, write it down or something)

3) Delete the folder named "Halo" which contains the app from wherever you installed it.

4) Reinstall Halo. I read somewhere that the 1.03 update only likes it if you have Halo installed in your applications folder so you should probably do that.

5) Run the 1.03 update.

6) Move the Halo folder that you temporarily moved to your desktop (or wherever) back into your Documents folder (over-writing the new one that was created)

7) Enjoy (I hope this works for you)  
(Version 1.0.3)

ANONYMOUS  I can not get this to work with my original CD. I put the cd in and it doesn't recognize it as the original cd. I dont get this. It is a store bought cd and I am pissed.   
(Version 1.0.3)

MACGUY  I just ran the 1.0.3 update and it enabled the NVidia NV option which looks much better but now the gun zooming doesnt work, you can't see anything. So I still have to use the lousy looking default shaders.

Anyone run into this?

I have

Dual 1GHz G4

2GB RAM

128MB GeForce 4 Titanium Graphics Card  
(Version 1.0.3)

TOMMY H.  Yeah, more servers except I can't join any of them. Nor can I host a game. Combined with the problems listed in the post below this is one hell of a pooch-screw update. :(  
(Version 1.0.3)

JOHN  If you like Halo 1.0.2 the way it is do not update it to 1.0.3, for these reasons:

(1) Full screen has stopped working. Now Halo creates a window the size you requested, and blacks out the rest of the main screen and balcks out all side monitors you may have. It does NOT go full screen anymore.

(2) FSAA is broken. When you look through the sniper rifle or handgun sight, frame rates go down to about one fps. This depends on how much directed light you're looking at, but it renders FSAA completely useless for scope shooting. Pick up the invisibility pack and the frame rate goes again to about one.

(3) You have to put the original CDROM into the drive or Halo won't play. You can't fool it with a mounted disk image made with Disk Utility of the original CD.

(4) Backup your preferences before you update. I lost a whole bunch of check points and I am furious about it for not thinking to do so.

(5) Keeping a backup copy of the complete Halo 1.0.2 application, even on another volume, will not fix the full screen problems.

(6) The whitecaps striking the beach of Danger Island STILL have an ugly bitmapped appearance, and since FSAA messed up, I can't smooth them out.

(7) On the bright side, there are LOTS more servers to choose from now :-)  
(Version 1.0.3)

BRIAN KENDIG  Halo is an okay single-player game, with graphics that were good in 2000 but are commonplace in 2004, and levels which are large but extremely repetetive -- some areas are identical copies of each other, and then the plot brings you through many of them twice.

The multiplayer aspect of the initial Mac release was okay for Slayers (deathmatch) games, but team-based games were a terrible haven for teamkillers. Someone could run around gleefully killing his own team, and he couldn't be booted off, and all the people he killed would have a PENALTY for having been teamkilled and would have to wait a few extra seconds before respawning!

Thankfully, the 1.0.3 patch has made multiplayer mode a LOT nicer. The penalty for being tk'ed is gone, and teamkillers get a larger respawn delay the more people they kill. And the networking is smoother and more stable, and best of all, there are suddenly a whole lot more servers to choose from.

Halo is still not up to the level of 1999's 'Tribes 2' on the PC, which to me has been the pinnacle of team-based multiplayer games so far -- Halo needs message binds and voice binds and animation binds, and could also really use a smaller font, more lines, scrollback, and more color in the message area. Most of all, Halo needs a horn on the jeeps, and a way to tell a driver 'wait up, I want to get on' other than having to shoot at him. But in general Halo is a fine multiplayer game, and a fun one too.  
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OWLBOY  Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!  
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