@EnviousEnby - that version existed when I was first making this mod and I had to roll it back. The chief would die so often on Legendary while in the Pelican.

I want that too, but I would need to edit a lot more than what I wanted.

Okay I know I already asked months ago but... BEGGING for the version with silent cartographer beach having 4x enemies

can we get a version were we play as marines?

@LegendaryKiRDnE - Duplicating the Wraiths often had them destroy each other; so that change was removed sadly. I want 4x Wraiths too!

Duplicating Dropships will often break mission scripts so I only was able to do it in certain areas throughout the Halo campaigns. So many bugs!

Glad you are enjoying it!!

Is this my PC or is it in general not possible to add x4 wraiths and dropships? That counts for Halo 2,3,odst,reach,4 XL too. Very nice mod already btw, I LOVE IT ! :)

You know what, the behavior you are describing sounds like mismatched files where the host and client files differ slightly.

I’ve had this happen before when I forgot to send an updated map file back when we were doing early testing many years ago.

I’ll recommend trying out a 3rd player to test and see which of you are having the issue to then troubleshoot from there.

It's honestly such a goofy bug lol, like from my perspective my buddy is jumping around punching chairs in the empty cafeteria but from his perspective he is beating down elites near an escape pod. Then after he thinks he is done killing the elites and he's safe, I can pop him in the head with pistol and kill him even though he sees me as being half-way across the ship.

The slowest CPU tested is an i5 4690 so if your CPU’s are faster than I really am unsure what could have caused it!

Alright thanks, that's weird because we have had no issues with all the other games. I'll try with another friend sometime and see how that goes.

@Clumsy - Since I've played the first mission with Iron with numerous people with anniversary graphics, I am going to assume there is a connection or hardware issue at play.

You can test by having another person try to play with you or your friend.

But in meantime, Steam Workshop version might be your best bet.

If your CPU's are too slow I absolutely can expect issues too. My CPU is a 5800X3D and it experiences far less graphical artifacts than my i7-5775C on Nvidia dGPU's.

Other factors could include Windows versions (only tested on 10/11), and I have not tested Intel dGPU's yet either.

On Windows yes, and I do host on ethernet. We've tried a couple times a couple weeks apart and still same issue. I was hoping we could play with new graphics

Hmm... We have a played that mission over a hundred times with Iron without that issue. I would verify you both have a stable connection (Host with ethernet).

If you are still having that issue, use the Steam version as that disables anniversary graphics entirely.

Are you both on Windows?

This was the first mission. There did not seem to be a connection with checkpoints.

@Clumsy - What mission? I usually always play Iron with this mod and we have never experienced that. Did you guys die a shit load of times right during a checkpoint load?

The only major issue for coop on Nexus version is to avoid The Maw (and use Steam workshop version instead for coop due to desync bug that also affects Halo 2 final mission same way)

Gamebreaking bug (Nexus version): On Iron co-op, the game continues for Player 1 after Player 2 dies. Player 2 is sent back to previous checkpoint. Player 1 and Player 2 can still see and interact with one another, but do not see the same enemies. Players may be adjacent to each other, but in different rooms from each player's perspective.

@Sparrow - To get anniversary graphics:

Copy the maps to the main maps folder, overwriting the originals Halo 1 maps.

Run the built-in campaign (not halo xl) and the new graphics will work.

The Maw will have coop desync with anniversary graphics.

I installed the multiplayer content which seems to have fixed it - but when I launch "Halo XL", it forces it into classic graphics. I even tried putting the workshop maps into the regular folder / nexus maps into the regular folder but both don't seem to be allowing anniversary graphics.

Regular Halo is in enhanced graphics but I haven't checked if the mod applies then.

@Sparrow - I would try verifying your game files and making sure Halo 1 multiplayer is installed if you are trying coop over workshop.

This works fine for us over coop so I am not sure what to say; we even play with new graphics with the exception of The Maw.

@Shadowed I tried with the files from Workshop copied like you said in an earlier comment, I tried Nexus edition, I tried just workshop... just seems to be loading infinitely regardless.

@Sparrow - This game has not had a major update for Halo 1 in years. No update is needed.

Works fine for me and a friend for coop and we just played a few days ago. What is the issue?

Yeah this one doesn't seem to work for me either Shadowed, was hoping to play it after Reach :(

@Wulfgrum666 - It is working on my end through the workshop; weird.

I would recommend doing the nexusmods install or copy the workshop maps to your maps folder. This will also enable anniversary graphics.

Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\976730\3136338280\maps
are the Halo XL maps.

You can back up the original maps before overwriting them at:

Steam\steamapps\common\Halo The Master Chief Collection\halo1\maps

@Mokang Sonate: The above method is required for Anniversary graphics. 343 does not allow anniversary support in Steam Workshop.

Done, I tried it, unsubscribe and then resubscribe but it's still the same, infinite loading screen :(

I saw in the mod description that anniversary graphics work now but I am unable to switch graphics in-game. Is this an ongoing issue or a personal installation problem?

@Wulfgrum666 - I would unsubscribe from the mod and resubscribe.

@Magicbullet141 - Multiplayer must be installed for Steam workshop.

NexusMods version is the same as this mod but it is just overwriting the default maps. Feel free to try that if there are any issues. Working fine on our end.

It won't load. When I try to start a game from the first mission, it gets stuck on an endless loading screen. Please help. This only happens with this mod or game (CE). I've tried the others and they all load.

Keeps dropping when I try to play co-op with a friend who also has the mod installed.

@Stellite - it shows up for me and the version is set to the latest. I will re-update it just in case. If this doesn't fix it for you, try unsubscribing, waiting 10 seconds, and resubscribing.

What should I set the MaxAppVersion Minor value to in order to get this mod to work after the update?
Right now it doesnt show up at all

@CogsFixmore - Glad you two beat it and had fun!

Beat Legendary 4XL Iron Skull, Run with my friend Test Tube today, was brutal, next up Halo 2 XL
was for sure a tough run, but the mod was 4x the amount of fun as i would expect! 11/10 mod

@Test Tube - I do not disagree, but that sniper is for what comes after the sentinels. Shotgun on Legendary Mythic is doable on solo. This was made for coop first and foremost so it will be a challenge on solo.

Sniper/shotgun on two betrayals is not "better equipment" for those sentinels, man

@pocketjoe - I believe it will be possible if I remake each mission script by hand but that requires a lot of work and testing beyond my skill level.

Can you play this and halo 2 in 4 player co-op?

Glad I found this mod series! I like to de-stress with halo on easy and bandanna skull on and these mods are just the fun kind of chaos I was looking for. Looking forward to playing through each XL campaign.

@Chicken Suds - Glad to hear! I will not be adding new weapons or spawning more of them since this is made for coop and I wanted to keep the vanilla feel. Each hunter section has a sniper or a pistol to one shot kill them.

This mod with the grunt funeral skull on is the funniest thing ever!

I do have to nitpick though because there seems to be little or no new/upgraded weapon and vehicle spawns throughout and this lets things down, having half a dozen hunters barrelling down on you and having nothing but a plasma pistol and a needler to deal with them can be very frustrating.

If you do an update on this then please add more guns and vehicles throughout the campaign to give it a truly XL/chaotic feeling.

meh. Boring. Marines are useless, they can't kill anybody and just die. Shooting and weapon damage - also pretty weak.

@Burnt Dog - Sounds like your friend needs to get the Halo 1 multiplayer installed?

Whenever I try to play this in coop I get kicked when I try host and my friend sits in an endless loading screen whenever they try to play even in singleplayer.

@DarkAngel - By default Halo 1 and 2 are only two player coop on MCC.

Why can't I play this with more than 1 other player? Co op was originally allowing 4 players for campaign missions, but this only allows 2? Can you fix this issue maybe?

you should make a ai battle mod for halo 1 theirs guys on youtube who do it but they refuse to share their mods

Confirmed, previous game exe version was 1.3385.0 and current one is also 1.3385.0. So this does not need update.

@GoldDeathTrooper - I can check to see if the version changed, but the campaign still shows up for me and game exe has not been updated.

I believe it doesn't work because Halo XL isn't updated to the current verson of MCC

ill try a redownload as the other XL mods work just fine. i'm running a 9900k and a 4070 so i don't think it's a hardware issue

@Chivas Regal Snow Cone - Sorry you are still having issues! Sounds like your download might be corrupted or it could be a hardware issue on your side. The mission loads fine for me.

The oldest CPU + GPU combo I have tested is an i7-4690k + GTX 1070.

im not sure if it's been fixed but i can't load the silent cartographer mission