Mac rumors Halo group

[applekid]

Totally cannot see the server myself. Game over already?

[fblack]

Totally cannot see the server myself. Game over already?

I have no idea. I tried gamespy and qtracker too, but dont see it...

[lancestraz]

Ahhh... I'm so sorry guys. I lost power for about an hour and a half.
I have a laptop but the my internet connection needs power to work. :( :( :mad: :mad:

I'm so sorry.

If anyone is still interested I'm starting a game at 9:30 EDT.

[fblack]

Ahhh... I'm so sorry guys. I lost power for about an hour and a half.
I have a laptop but the my internet connection needs power to work. :( :( :mad: :mad:

I'm so sorry.

If anyone is still interested I'm starting a game at 9:30 EDT.

hey no problem it happens. Weather has been freaky all over the U.S., cant control it nor the power company. I may try for that 930pm slot...

[Bobdude161]

good game yall. next week maybe for me.

[Bobdude161]

Next time we/I should write down what the scores are, what map they take place in and what gametype and so forth. and put it in this forum. yes?

[lancestraz]

Next time we/I should write down what the scores are, what map they take place in and what gametype and so forth. and put it in this forum. yes?
Why?

[twistedlegato]

Why?

Im guessing to rank:confused:

[nagromme]

Some informal tracking sounds like fun--to track personal progress, and for bragging rights, and to draw attention to what people missed who didn't make time for the game :) Like me :(

One method would be to just post a scoreboard screenshot.

[Bobdude161]

Why?

Im guessing to rank:confused:

not to rank. anything but ranking! i'd like to keep my dignity. just to inform ppl who missed out what happened.

[Cassie]

Aww.. I was playing Halo all day today...but I've gotten into races lately and filtered out everything else.:(

[lancestraz]

not to rank. anything but ranking! i'd like to keep my dignity. just to inform ppl who missed out what happened.
Ha ha. OK.
I'll take a screenshot of the carnage report screen.

[bassy6]

awww I think you guys play the higher version of Halo than me:mad: I play version 1.02 and I'm guessing you guys 1.06 or 1.07. aww o well. Yeah and when some1 host they do have a very big advantage over every1. Cuz say u have a ping of like 67, thats good but it doesn't compare to host who has 0. Host should always win. If you don't win as host then that just means u suck to be honest. Halo isn't too hard to get good at when you play a lot online and beat the game on Legendary. Just remember 3 shot to the head with pistol is dead, 1 shot to head with snipe is dead, and always try and do combos. Like a gernade then pistol, or shotgun or plasma pistol then melee.

Yeah and for the xblaze thing its kinda not worth having cuz 1. at the moment Adium X does not support audio or video chat. And thats the main point of xfire....to talk to people when u play but with xblaze u can't. If any of u do play version 1.02 well I said it already but my name is {BTK}Bassy (BTK is a clan):)

[nagromme]

Good advice on combs.

But I'll chime in and say that 67/1000ths of a second (1/15 of a second), while not irrelevant, is far from the difference between "sucking" and "winning." The ping advantage isn't quite THAT big :p

The ping advantage is one of numerous factors, from your mouse to your display to your framerate to your state of mind at the moment. Your skill level being of much greater importance than all of those generally.

Similarly, someone with 67 ping won't always beat someone with twice that. There's always variation in ping between players, but it's possible to win even so.

[bassy6]

Good advice on combs.

But I'll chime in and say that 67/1000ths of a second (1/15 of a second), while not irrelevant, is far from the difference between "sucking" and "winning." The ping advantage isn't quite THAT big :p

The ping advantage is one of numerous factors, from your mouse to your display to your framerate to your state of mind at the moment. Your skill level being of much greater importance than all of those generally.

Similarly, someone with 67 ping won't always beat someone with twice that. There's always variation in ping between players, but it's possible to win even so.

Yeah of course. I win against host all the time. But what I mean is if you have a decent host even if your really good the host still has an advantage on you. So when I say when the host doesn't win on his own server it doesn't means he sux but it means he should win. But becuz he didn't it means that if was in another server without advantage he'll do even worse. Get my point? Its like the people in the clan I'm in are all good. When we play in other servers together 1 of us beats the other and vice versa. But when 1 of us host, becuz they're already good without advantage, when they have host advantage they are likely to win. So take lancestraz as an example. He sounds like a good player, and I'm sure he is. But I bet he doesn't win as much as he does on other servers as his. So he might be good already but with host advantage he's likely to do even better by a lot being he has 0.:) Does this make sense?

[nagromme]

Yes.

(And "combs" refers to when you launch a grenade and then really quickly switch to styling your hair.)

[bassy6]

Yes.

(And "combs" refers to when you launch a grenade and then really quickly switch to styling your hair.)

lol:D

[djstarrock]

Don't forget there a game in 30 mins.

[lancestraz]

Don't forget there a game in 30 mins.
I can't find it. :o

[djstarrock]

I had technical difficulties so I couldn't make it.

[fblack]

awww I think you guys play the higher version of Halo than me:mad: I play version 1.02 and I'm guessing you guys 1.06 or 1.07. aww o well. Yeah and when some1 host they do have a very big advantage over every1. Cuz say u have a ping of like 67, thats good but it doesn't compare to host who has 0. Host should always win. If you don't win as host then that just means u suck to be honest. Halo isn't too hard to get good at when you play a lot online and beat the game on Legendary. Just remember 3 shot to the head with pistol is dead, 1 shot to head with snipe is dead, and always try and do combos. Like a gernade then pistol, or shotgun or plasma pistol then melee.

Yeah and for the xblaze thing its kinda not worth having cuz 1. at the moment Adium X does not support audio or video chat. And thats the main point of xfire....to talk to people when u play but with xblaze u can't. If any of u do play version 1.02 well I said it already but my name is {BTK}Bassy (BTK is a clan):)

Why dont you upgrade to 1.07? The more people we get the bigger maps we could play on. Honestly, I never play chiron that was downright funny for me, last night. It was like err where is everything?

[Cassie]

I had technical difficulties so I couldn't make it.

I was at school. :p

[Bobdude161]

Why dont you upgrade to 1.07? The more people we get the bigger maps we could play on. Honestly, I never play chiron that was downright funny for me, last night. It was like err where is everything?

heehee. chiron is the greatest esp with no sheids and shotties. those gametypes are the ones that make me scream in horror when all of a sudden an enemy pops out of a teleporter you are runnning towards. it happens so many times too. that map scares me and i like it. :D

[bassy6]

Why dont you upgrade to 1.07? The more people we get the bigger maps we could play on. Honestly, I never play chiron that was downright funny for me, last night. It was like err where is everything?

yeah I would so I could show u all a few tricks:D but my CD key is for 1.02. And I'm probably gonna install Halo 2 Vista on my Intel Mac so no biggy. And I enjoy the friends I play with in the clan. I would have but I've just become a regular in version 1.02, so like a lot of people know me and I know all the good people and I like knowing that. If I do find a crack for version 1.07 I probs still wont cuz I'll have to build up my rep all over again. Although with my skill I could probs do it fast and get to know who the good people are fast:D lol. so no1 plays 1.02 I take it. O well. Any1 getting Halo 2 Vista? I know we all have Macs but come on its HALO 2!!! lol get a pirate copy of Vista and get it lol. I'm just lucky enough a friend of mine works in IT.:p

[lancestraz]

Why dont you upgrade to 1.07? The more people we get the bigger maps we could play on. Honestly, I never play chiron that was downright funny for me, last night. It was like err where is everything?
Ah ha. That's why you kept giving me the flag! Ha ha. I thought you where in some sort of killing frenzy and couldn't stand to cary around a sissy flag.

Oh, yeah. I have a question for you guys. When you're playing Halo and a ghost starts attacking you, does your mouse slow down?
Mine does and it's really annoying.
This hasn't happen just once either. It happens all the time on any server.

[Bobdude161]

Oh, yeah. I have a question for you guys. When you're playing Halo and a ghost starts attacking you, does your mouse slow down?
Mine does and it's really annoying.
This hasn't happen just once either. It happens all the time on any server.

I think thats supposed to happen. :-/ it did it when i used to play on pc. Can't remember if it was the same for xbox. recalling my ghost newbing?

[djstarrock]

I will see if it will work today and I will post one on the weekend if no one does the times are so awkward since most people on this forum are in america.

[fblack]

heehee. chiron is the greatest esp with no sheids and shotties. those gametypes are the ones that make me scream in horror when all of a sudden an enemy pops out of a teleporter you are runnning towards. it happens so many times too. that map scares me and i like it. :D

LOL, I like your attitude. :) When I played regularly it was mainly bloodgulch and danger canyon. I'm used to wide open spaces so I'm constantly screaming in horror with the maps we've been on.:D

[fblack]

Ah ha. That's why you kept giving me the flag! Ha ha. I thought you where in some sort of killing frenzy and couldn't stand to cary around a sissy flag.

Oh, yeah. I have a question for you guys. When you're playing Halo and a ghost starts attacking you, does your mouse slow down?
Mine does and it's really annoying.
This hasn't happen just once either. It happens all the time on any server.

Yep, I figured you could protect the flag better than me running thru the wrong porter. "killing frenzy"? :D (imagining myself dripping foam from mouth onto clenched mouse) Nah.

The only time I've gotten mouse slow ups is in modded maps or serious lag. However, I have gotten weird mouse behavior before when using a mouse and a laptop. Are you using a wired or wireless mouse?

[lancestraz]

Yep, I figured you could protect the flag better than me running thru the wrong porter. "killing frenzy"? :D (imagining myself dripping foam from mouth onto clenched mouse) Nah.
Pretty much, yep. http://www.clipartof.com/images/thumbnail/730.gif

The only time I've gotten mouse slow ups is in modded maps or serious lag. However, I have gotten weird mouse behavior before when using a mouse and a laptop. Are you using a wired or wireless mouse?
Wired mouse with laptop.

Another problem with my mouse....
I installed BootCamp and Window on my computer; to get my mouse to work I had to update the firmware. Since then it feels different. And not in a good way.

Though this slowing down with ghosts was happening way before I installed Windows.

*sigh* The things I have to put up with.... :p

[fblack]

Pretty much, yep. http://www.clipartof.com/images/thumbnail/730.gif


Wired mouse with laptop.

Another problem with my mouse....
I installed BootCamp and Window on my computer; to get my mouse to work I had to update the firmware. Since then it feels different. And not in a good way.

Though this slowing down with ghosts was happening way before I installed Windows.

*sigh* The things I have to put up with.... :p

Hmmm...have you tried a different mouse from a different company? I don't know if this will help, but about 2 years ago a friend of mine had bad issues with a kensington mouse and his PC laptop. He had to disable the laptop's touchpad in order for the mouse to work correctly. I've also had issues with my dell laptop and a kensington trackball. I dont think the kensington software plays nice, which is a shame because on my old macs kensigton stuff ran great. My microsoft intelli mouse works better with my dell laptop, but occassionally the pointer freezes or behaves weirdly and I have to replug it in. But my main point is maybe contact tech support for your mouse, see if its a software conflict or borrow someone else's mouse and see if you still have issues.

Hope you can resolve it.

[Bobdude161]

Another possibly for your slow up is your graphics card. Those plasma shots require a little more GPU. My PC had a GeForce 5200 FX and my Mac has a 9800 Pro. Not top of the line graphics cards at all and they struggle with hot burning, skin-melting ammo. What are you working with Lance (GPU and CPU)?

[lancestraz]

Another possibly for your slow up is your graphics card. Those plasma shots require a little more GPU. My PC had a GeForce 5200 FX and my Mac has a 9800 Pro. Not top of the line graphics cards at all and they struggle with hot burning, skin-melting ammo. What are you working with Lance (GPU and CPU)?
2.33Ghz C2D CPU and whatever GPU my MBP came with (ATI X1600 I think).
Next time we play I'll try dialing the settings back to see if it helps.

[mrkramer]

I'd like to play in a few weeks when I get a better internet connection, but Is there anywhere where I could legally download it and buy a key, since the optical drive on my powerbook is not currently working?

[nagromme]

I'd like to play in a few weeks when I get a better internet connection, but Is there anywhere where I could legally download it and buy a key, since the optical drive on my powerbook is not currently working?

I don't think so. You always need a CD to install, AND as a key to play the game.

[mrkramer]

I don't think so. You always need a CD to install, AND as a key to play the game.

That's too bad, will it work from a Disk image, I could create one on my G3.

[djstarrock]

That's too bad, will it work from a Disk image, I could create one on my G3.
Na they don't work.

[nagromme]

NewEgg and others have external USB Superdrives for $60-$70 or so. I'm not sure whether you can boot from them to install an OS or not, and I don't know what models are iDVD-friendly, but they should work for most purposes.

[bassy6]

U could always get a pirate copy of Halo for Mac like me :D lol. and Lance thats meant to happen lol. If a ghost is shooting u of course its gonna slow u down. Think of it this way, if some1 shoots u you're going to get weaker and less energy lol until u die. And Lance u got a great laptop man. I want to get a MBP too. You're so lucky lol. I probs have 1 of the worse gaming rigs on Halo and I still own. I game on my MB. not the Pro the Macbook with only 512mb ram, and intel GMA 950 gfx card. Ur MBP has 2gb and 256 Vram and 2.33 ghz. Thats a great rig. I just always think to myself, I'm good now....I can't imagine how good I'd be if 1. I had at leat 1gb ram on my Macbook with cheap gfx card, 2. Had a mouse pad(I play with my laptop on my lap and use my couch as a mouse pad, and 3. Just had a better gfx card. I get like 17 fps in campaign lol and I still beat the game on Legendary.(very hard though, cuz when my fps goes down they kill me in like 2 secs lol.) Hope what I said helped and I wish I had your MBP :D

Whats ur address? lol

[redeye be]

I'd like to join one of these games.

When's the next one coming up?
And is it in a euro friendly timeframe?

(lol :rolleyes:) excellent post bassy6...

[lancestraz]

and Lance thats meant to happen lol. If a ghost is shooting u of course its gonna slow u down. Think of it this way, if some1 shoots u you're going to get weaker and less energy lol until u die.
While that makes sense, why is it only with Ghosts? Why not all weapons? Or at least the plasma rifle or the Banshees plasma weapons...


And Lance u got a great laptop man. I want to get a MBP too. You're so lucky lol. I probs have 1 of the worse gaming rigs on Halo and I still own. I game on my MB. not the Pro the Macbook with only 512mb ram, and intel GMA 950 gfx card. Ur MBP has 2gb and 256 Vram and 2.33 ghz. Thats a great rig. I just always think to myself, I'm good now....I can't imagine how good I'd be if 1. I had at leat 1gb ram on my Macbook with cheap gfx card, 2. Had a mouse pad(I play with my laptop on my lap and use my couch as a mouse pad, and 3. Just had a better gfx card. I get like 17 fps in campaign lol and I still beat the game on Legendary.(very hard though, cuz when my fps goes down they kill me in like 2 secs lol.) Hope what I said helped and I wish I had your MBP :D
It's all about prioritizing. I could have gotten a new car. But nope. First things first.
But since I went all out on the computer, my "desk" is two, two-by-fours and my mouse pad is a big book.

Whats ur address? lol
Eh?
What address do you mean (IP, email)?
And why do you need it?


I'd like to join one of these games.

When's the next one coming up?
And is it in a euro friendly timeframe?

(lol :rolleyes:) excellent post bassy6...
There will definitely be one this Tuesday (June 5th).
What would be a good time for you chaps across the pond? I could do 3:30 PM eastern (8:30pm in London).
Ooo... Invisatext in quotes!

[firelord901]

I'll join the Halo users group :) i'll be at the next match unless something comes up.

[twistedlegato]

U could always get a pirate copy of Halo for Mac like me :D lol.



Lets not get this thread closed please:)

[djstarrock]

There will definitely be one this Tuesday (June 5th).
What would be a good time for you chaps across the pond? I could do 3:30 PM eastern (8:30pm in London).
Ooo... Invisatext in quotes!
Yep that would be a good time.

[redeye be]

That would be good if I hadn't had a thing going on starting at 7 pm CET. I might be able to join at about 12 pm - 1 am CET (6 - 7 pm eastern).

If not, it'll be next week.

Cheers

[lancestraz]

OK guys, there are two games (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=3704972#post3704972) set for tomorrow.

[lancestraz]

OK, server is up.

[nagromme]

Still finishing up work but I'll stop posting here and start hurrying :)

[lancestraz]

Still finishing up work but I'll stop posting here and start hurrying :)
Don't rush. Nobody joined so I closed the server.

[nagromme]

Well thanks for trying!

It's hard to build up the momentum of a large enough group that turnout becomes a sure bet.

[lancestraz]

Server is up!

Name: MacRumors Halo Group
Pass: arn

[lancestraz]

Server is down!

Only one person showed up (Santa Clause) but we had lots-o fun. :D

Santa also got killed by the "Guardians"! How I don't know. We where both attacking each other at close range and he killed me and was then killed by the "Guardians". :eek:

[fblack]

darn I missed it. :( I just got home now. I guess I'll try again next week.

[nagromme]

More than you ever wanted to know about The Guardians in Halo multiplayer :)

http://forum.free-games.com.au/forum/Games_C1/Halo_Forum_F35/The_Guardians_P540823/

Sounds like you may have been accidentally blasted through a wall and triggered this "easter egg." (Though I have been blasted through a wall before and just fell forever without dying.)

[carduser22]

In reply to the post by Nagromme about being accidentally blasted through a wall, that is not likely (though not impossible) because when it happened we were out in the middle of a field (Blood Gulch), close combat, nowhere near a wall.

I looked the phrase "guardians in halo" up and it seems sometimes when you are fighting someone and are both near death, they can still kill you, even though they are dead because of lag. So technically, you were killed by the other person, but the guardians (some kind of force?) get credit for it. I do not believe it is a glitch in the game.

Also, when you die by "the guardians" I do not believe your death count changes.

[bassy6]

Ok looks like no1 been talking for a while but anyway. I 4got last time to tell you guys this move. Not many people know it(mostly pros use it) like me ^^ .
Its the double melee. Some of you may already know it but hey w/e. Ok its pretty basic and mega easy, yet very very helpful in some situations. So here it is. Press "melee", "grenade", melee" do it fast and u can sometimes pull of a triple. This gives a 2 hit kill if proper use and works with all guns, but best with pistol or assault rifle.

A situation this could come in handy is when some1 is in front of you 1 v 1 and u melee them then when they turn away instead of having to wait to melee again u do the double so they don't get away becuz u hit them in the back. Another way is u could put a few shots in them 1st and just do the double melee head on and they drop dead. Hope this helps you guys game :D

[tennismanclay]

Haha how about we get a mr (macrumors)clan going lol. That would be funny, anyways my name is killersnail so
[mr]killersnail lol


Clay

[nagromme]

And Apple Corps ( http://MacClan.net, [MAC] clan) is always in need of fresh recruits :)

[Cassie]

Well guys...we need a nother game. Anybody willing to host?

[lancestraz]

Well guys...we need a nother game. Anybody willing to host?
I'll host again this Tuesday. 8pm EDT.

[penter]

I'm totally in!!!!!

[penter]

I'll host again this Tuesday. 8pm EDT.

are you hosting right now???? its 8 pm.... what's the server called???????

[twistedlegato]

are you hosting right now???? its 8 pm.... what's the server called???????

It is called Macrumors Halo Group.

The password is arn.


But i think it's over now.

[lancestraz]

I'm sorry and embarrassed to to say this but I just plain forgot. :o :(
Next time I'll put it in my calendar (should have done this in the first place). I didn't mean to blow you guys off. :o

[barr08]

I am in next time you play too. I'll stay tuned to the thread!

[Macmadant]

Is this server constantly running, or only for periods of time ?

[penter]

It is called Macrumors Halo Group.

The password is arn.


But i think it's over now.


can you add my name to the list pleez?? :D:D

I can host.... :rolleyes: how could i make a constantly running server, one that would run even if I'm not near the computer, or even running the Halo app?? (if it's possible)

[nagromme]

I tried to make an always-on server, but I think maybe the Mac version of Halo can't do that. There seems to be no dedi option (which means the server always appears as a player), and when the match ends a new one won't automatically start.

[bassy6]

can you add my name to the list pleez?? :D:D

I can host.... :rolleyes: how could i make a constantly running server, one that would run even if I'm not near the computer, or even running the Halo app?? (if it's possible)

Does the Mac version of Halo not have dedicated servers??? That sux if they don't. Hey maybe one of you guys can help me out. I have a very fast connection(16mb broadband) and I would like to host servers for the clan I'm in on version 1.02.(Sorry can't play u guys on 1.07 :P) and whenever I try and host no one can join. It has no ping on the side of the server name. And my friends tell me it just retries and then says"unable to join the server". I have no firewall up or internet sharing on. I tried with ethernet cable too. I'm clueless.:confused: Any suggestions??:o

[djstarrock]

Does the Mac version of Halo not have dedicated servers??? That sux if they don't. Hey maybe one of you guys can help me out. I have a very fast connection(16mb broadband) and I would like to host servers for the clan I'm in on version 1.02.(Sorry can't play u guys on 1.07 :P) and whenever I try and host no one can join. It has no ping on the side of the server name. And my friends tell me it just retries and then says"unable to join the server". I have no firewall up or internet sharing on. I tried with ethernet cable too. I'm clueless.:confused: Any suggestions??:o
Mabye if you update to the newest version it might work.

[nagromme]

I was led to believe Mac Halo has no dedis. I didn't check the Universal version though.

[nagromme]

I was led to believe Mac Halo has no dedis. I didn't check the Universal version though.

EDIT: I also enjoy clicking Submit twice.

[fblack]

Does the Mac version of Halo not have dedicated servers??? That sux if they don't. Hey maybe one of you guys can help me out. I have a very fast connection(16mb broadband) and I would like to host servers for the clan I'm in on version 1.02.(Sorry can't play u guys on 1.07 :P) and whenever I try and host no one can join. It has no ping on the side of the server name. And my friends tell me it just retries and then says"unable to join the server". I have no firewall up or internet sharing on. I tried with ethernet cable too. I'm clueless.:confused: Any suggestions??:o

You have no firewall on your machine? How about your router? Do you have in your router your ports in stealth mode? or do you just have your modem hooked directly to your machine?

[bassy6]

You have no firewall on your machine? How about your router? Do you have in your router your ports in stealth mode? or do you just have your modem hooked directly to your machine?

Um oh yeah. I use a broadband router. Maybe that is my problem. Some1 else told me the other day that becuz I use a wireless router I have to do something called NAT forwarding?? When I go into the router settings online(its a Netgear Router so I think u have to type in the Netgear IP address which is soemthing like 192.168.0.1 or w/e and put the password etc. Then I see firewall settings but it just has something that says "Outbound services" Allow Always (default settings) and says WAN Users "Any" WAN Servers "Any" Log "Never". And has a tool bar which alows me to make changes like "add" delete" edit etc.

Next it has the exact same set up except this time it has "Inbound Services" and has "Block Always" (default) LAN Server IP address "any" WAN Users "any" Log "Never, then gives me the option to change these and so on.

I guess I'll try and see what this NAT forwarding is 1st b4 I try it but any info is appreciated :cool: Just wanna figure out how I can host cuz as I said b4 my internet connection is pretty fast. I'm not sure but I think 16mb is faster than T1 which u need to host 16 ppl in Halo. So if it is faster that'll be easy on the ears of people yelling lag lag lag!! every 5 mins even when its a T1 connection. Thx :D

[budpam]

Why don't we set a time and meet on (IDIC)Spock's server(see below). I got on it a few times and they seem to have a lot of bandwidth and it is a dedicated server that is on all the time.:confused: He offered to change the map cycle and the gametypes if we want him to.

I'm a long time lurker on the mac rumors forums. I'm the leader of a clan that plays Halo and other games. We have a dedicated server for halo hosted through nuclearfallout (as well as UT2004 and CS: S). Feel free to play on our Halo server anytime you want as we rarely play Halo anymore so it's empty most of the time (it's up 24/7). It's a 16 player public dedicated server, hosted in San Jose, Ca, and has a fairly large map cycle rotation -- several maps of team based slayer and CTF, and a couple of king of the hill and race.

The server is named IDIC and has a direct IP of idic.nuclearfallout.net . I can change the map cycle and the gametypes if you wish (i.e. currently there are no tanks or shees on any of the maps in the cycle).

- (IDIC)Spock
www.idic-clan.com

[budpam]

I'm not sure which Netgear router you have, but here is a link to a tutorial on how to setup port forwarding for Halo on a Netgear DG834G.
Even if you don't have the same model, this should help you figure out how to do it on your router.

http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Netgear/DG834G/Halo.htm

Um oh yeah. I use a broadband router. Maybe that is my problem. Some1 else told me the other day that becuz I use a wireless router I have to do something called NAT forwarding?? When I go into the router settings online(its a Netgear Router so I think u have to type in the Netgear IP address which is soemthing like 192.168.0.1 or w/e and put the password etc. Then I see firewall settings but it just has something that says "Outbound services" Allow Always (default settings) and says WAN Users "Any" WAN Servers "Any" Log "Never". And has a tool bar which alows me to make changes like "add" delete" edit etc.

Next it has the exact same set up except this time it has "Inbound Services" and has "Block Always" (default) LAN Server IP address "any" WAN Users "any" Log "Never, then gives me the option to change these and so on.

I guess I'll try and see what this NAT forwarding is 1st b4 I try it but any info is appreciated :cool: Just wanna figure out how I can host cuz as I said b4 my internet connection is pretty fast. I'm not sure but I think 16mb is faster than T1 which u need to host 16 ppl in Halo. So if it is faster that'll be easy on the ears of people yelling lag lag lag!! every 5 mins even when its a T1 connection. Thx :D

[robocub]

Count me in too! Will you be announcing a server address?

BTW, I run a Halo server at home running on an HP PC. All are welcome to join it for play, espacillay Mac users. Simply enter Multiplayer mode in Halo and then connect via Direct IP at any of these addresses:
gaymer.game-host.org
papinet.homedns.org
robocub.homedns.org

Enjoy! :cool:

[robocub]

Does anyone have the Xblaze Adium plugin? The Xblaze website is down :confused: and I can't locate the download anywhere.

[budpam]

robocub, what kind of bandwidth do you have where your Halo server is located?


Count me in too! Will you be announcing a server address?

BTW, I run a Halo server at home running on an HP PC. All are welcome to join it for play, espacillay Mac users. Simply enter Multiplayer mode in Halo and then connect via Direct IP at any of these addresses:
gaymer.game-host.org
papinet.homedns.org
robocub.homedns.org

Enjoy! :cool:

[robocub]

robocub, what kind of bandwidth do you have where your Halo server is located?

Hi budpam, I have TW cable internet in NYC, supposed to be 7mbps down / 512kbps up. Usually is a bit less than that in real world. I limit to 8 players because more than that tends to slow the server down for gameplay.

[bassy6]

I'm not sure which Netgear router you have, but here is a link to a tutorial on how to setup port forwarding for Halo on a Netgear DG834G.
Even if you don't have the same model, this should help you figure out how to do it on your router.

http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Netgear/DG834G/Halo.htm

Darnit. I tried every step of that tutorial. Did everything and still blah. People still say the server say "unable to join game" and has no ping on the side...... Will I ever be able to host!! lol Why have 16mb Broadband and play a Multiplayer game and not be able to use it. OMG! Well my router is a NetGear DG834GT. I dunno what to do, and Budpam man thanks so much for trying. I was so excited when I saw that...until the end results lol. Thanks though. If any1 has any other ideas that'll be great. I just wanna be able to host. Its annoying to know that others can do something you can't. Peace :P

[lancestraz]

Does anyone have the Xblaze Adium plugin? The Xblaze website is down :confused: and I can't locate the download anywhere.
Download it from here (http://www.adiumxtras.com/index.php?a=xtras&xtra_id=4246).

Also, anybody up for a game tonight? 8pm EDT? I'll host.

[djstarrock]

could you make it 7pm edt.

[lancestraz]

Server is up!

See here for info (http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=3962146&postcount=22).


could you make it 7pm edt.
Eh. Nope.

[lancestraz]

Server is down.

[penter]

Count me in too! Will you be announcing a server address?

BTW, I run a Halo server at home running on an HP PC. All are welcome to join it for play, espacillay Mac users. Simply enter Multiplayer mode in Halo and then connect via Direct IP at any of these addresses:
gaymer.game-host.org
papinet.homedns.org
robocub.homedns.org

Enjoy! :cool:

nice server names LMAO

[robocub]

nice server names LMAO

Sorry, is that funny? :confused:

[fblack]

Darnit. I tried every step of that tutorial. Did everything and still blah. People still say the server say "unable to join game" and has no ping on the side...... Will I ever be able to host!! lol Why have 16mb Broadband and play a Multiplayer game and not be able to use it. OMG! Well my router is a NetGear DG834GT. I dunno what to do, and Budpam man thanks so much for trying. I was so excited when I saw that...until the end results lol. Thanks though. If any1 has any other ideas that'll be great. I just wanna be able to host. Its annoying to know that others can do something you can't. Peace :P

Its gotta be the router, I had the exact same issue until I turned on port fowarding for halo. I have an older linksys so the interface is different from what you have on your netgear. It took me several tries before it worked right.

[budpam]

Are you sure you are forwarding the TCP and UDP ports that your version of Halo is using? Open Halo and start your server and look at which port(s) it is using so that you can make sure you are forwarding the right ones on the router.:apple:


Darnit. I tried every step of that tutorial. Did everything and still blah. People still say the server say "unable to join game" and has no ping on the side...... Will I ever be able to host!! lol Why have 16mb Broadband and play a Multiplayer game and not be able to use it. OMG! Well my router is a NetGear DG834GT. I dunno what to do, and Budpam man thanks so much for trying. I was so excited when I saw that...until the end results lol. Thanks though. If any1 has any other ideas that'll be great. I just wanna be able to host. Its annoying to know that others can do something you can't. Peace :P

[bassy6]

Are you sure you are forwarding the TCP and UDP ports that your version of Halo is using? Open Halo and start your server and look at which port(s) it is using so that you can make sure you are forwarding the right ones on the router.:apple:

ok maybe I just got confused last night as it was midnight here in UK lol. But I think on that manual it said something about after making those changes click submit on the NAT table, but this router doesn't have NAT. And also the IP I was sending it to was the Static IP.....as that what it had said for me to type in. I also have on the WAn setup menu a button that says something about DMZ? and taking it off may be taking a risk and stuff. Usually I figure things out myself but this is a mystery ^^. Yeah and also I forwarded the port to 2302 which is what I use. Maybe I put the wrong static IP in. Cuz when it said write ur current IP adress after doing it manually I was confused whether it meant the new IP address they said that is meant to match my router's IP(almost) And I didn't know whether to put the old IP or the new 1. I think I tried both. I also tried with ethernet cable in and wireless as I all use is my 2.0ghz Macbook Core Duo. I dunno lol. I'll try again but I know my router doesn't talk about NAT and somewhere in that tutorial it mentioned NAT. Its the newer version of that router but it looks like similar settings so I'll try again. Thx and Peace :apple:

[Kingsly]

Can someone please PM me when the next game is scheduled? I always forget to check "teh thread".

Also, I may have suggested this before, but multiway audio iChat during a team deathmatch is awesome. :D

[penter]

i didnt know you could have audio chat in halo.....

[budpam]

There are 3 ports that you need to forward, 80,2302, and 2303. Go back to the tutorial and follow it, except I wouldn't do it in the order they recommend, because they are going back and forth between Services and Firewall Rules. I would add/define all 3 services first(Halo1, Halo2, and Halo3(or whatever you want to call them)-which are just telling it which ports and which protocols you are going to use. Make sure you choose both udp and tcp for each port when defining these services...so if you can't choose both udp and tcp at the same time then you would need to add 2 service definitions for each port, meaning you might have Halo1,Halo2, Halo3, Halo4, Halo5, and Halo6 as defined services. Then I would add all 3 Firewall Rules next for each service that you defined(Halo1, Halo2...) I think you only need them added for inbound services, but I would add them to both inbound and outbound services.
You would start by choosing Halo1 as the Service, ALLOW always as the Action, your computer's ip address that is running the Halo server for the Send to LAN Server(something like 192.168.0.100), Any for Wan users, and Never for Log. Click Apply and it should bring up another page showing the NAT rules-if it shows the settings you just added for the Firewall Rules, go ahead and click submit and it should add it to the NAT table-if it does not show what you had just added as a Firewall rule, add it and then click submit. Do this for every Service you created in the first step. That should be it-close it and run Halo.

You could use DMZ and that would be the easiest, but it will open up all the ports to whichever ip address you choose(the computer ip running Halo). If there is nothing else on that computer and it is only used for Halo it shouldn't be a problem, but if you use it for other things it would be risky.

Make sure you don't have a Firewall running on the computer that is serving Halo, if it is, you will have to configure it to let traffic through on the Halo ports on it as well.

Hope this helps.

If you read all the way through the tutorial before you try it again, you will see what you are actually doing and it should be easier to understand. I don't personally like the way you have to forward ports on that router-it seems like they could just have a port forwarding section where all of the settings are in one place. Oh well, they didn't ask me, lol:D

ok maybe I just got confused last night as it was midnight here in UK lol. But I think on that manual it said something about after making those changes click submit on the NAT table, but this router doesn't have NAT. And also the IP I was sending it to was the Static IP.....as that what it had said for me to type in. I also have on the WAn setup menu a button that says something about DMZ? and taking it off may be taking a risk and stuff. Usually I figure things out myself but this is a mystery ^^. Yeah and also I forwarded the port to 2302 which is what I use. Maybe I put the wrong static IP in. Cuz when it said write ur current IP adress after doing it manually I was confused whether it meant the new IP address they said that is meant to match my router's IP(almost) And I didn't know whether to put the old IP or the new 1. I think I tried both. I also tried with ethernet cable in and wireless as I all use is my 2.0ghz Macbook Core Duo. I dunno lol. I'll try again but I know my router doesn't talk about NAT and somewhere in that tutorial it mentioned NAT. Its the newer version of that router but it looks like similar settings so I'll try again. Thx and Peace :apple:

[bassy6]

There are 3 ports that you need to forward, 80,2302, and 2303. Go back to the tutorial and follow it, except I wouldn't do it in the order they recommend, because they are going back and forth between Services and Firewall Rules. I would add/define all 3 services first(Halo1, Halo2, and Halo3(or whatever you want to call them)-which are just telling it which ports and which protocols you are going to use. Make sure you choose both udp and tcp for each port when defining these services...so if you can't choose both udp and tcp at the same time then you would need to add 2 service definitions for each port, meaning you might have Halo1,Halo2, Halo3, Halo4, Halo5, and Halo6 as defined services. Then I would add all 3 Firewall Rules next for each service that you defined(Halo1, Halo2...) I think you only need them added for inbound services, but I would add them to both inbound and outbound services.
You would start by choosing Halo1 as the Service, ALLOW always as the Action, your computer's ip address that is running the Halo server for the Send to LAN Server(something like 192.168.0.100), Any for Wan users, and Never for Log. Click Apply and it should bring up another page showing the NAT rules-if it shows the settings you just added for the Firewall Rules, go ahead and click submit and it should add it to the NAT table-if it does not show what you had just added as a Firewall rule, add it and then click submit. Do this for every Service you created in the first step. That should be it-close it and run Halo.

You could use DMZ and that would be the easiest, but it will open up all the ports to whichever ip address you choose(the computer ip running Halo). If there is nothing else on that computer and it is only used for Halo it shouldn't be a problem, but if you use it for other things it would be risky.

Make sure you don't have a Firewall running on the computer that is serving Halo, if it is, you will have to configure it to let traffic through on the Halo ports on it as well.

Hope this helps.

If you read all the way through the tutorial before you try it again, you will see what you are actually doing and it should be easier to understand. I don't personally like the way you have to forward ports on that router-it seems like they could just have a port forwarding section where all of the settings are in one place. Oh well, they didn't ask me, lol:D

OK. B4 I do this again I just want to be clear on everthing. I think the thing I'm confused about is the Static IP. It says to type the Static IP in the LAN section when u are adding the rule. So is the Static IP the address that Halo is going to? I'm confused. My Halo Server IP is 192.168.0.2:2302. I'm afraid to leave this info incase 1 of u try to hack me lol but I can't be bothered. Anyway thats my Halo IP but on the tutorial it doesn't say to type that in the LAN server when u are adding the rules on Inbound, it gives me the number to write which is my Static IP which is 192.168.0.136(If I found it correctly) PLz don't try and hack me........otherwise I'll have a surprise coming back towards u:D

[bassy6]

Just tried again. I think maybe its becuz Halo1 port is 80 and I only have my laptop and that is connecting to port 2302....... I tried it wirelessly. Should I still be able to host even without the ethernet cable? My Halo server IP is 192.168.0.2:2302 like I said but am I meant to put that in the inbound rule when it says send LAN server? On the manual is says to type in 192.168.0.136 for all Halo1, Halo2, and Halo3.......I'm lost. But my guess is that its the Static IP thingy that is confusing me becuz I don't think I found it right. This is becuz when it asks for a gateway default I just gave it the gateway of the router..... budpam u got msn or something we can chat on so I can give u the numbers? I feel bit strange saying all my IP stuff on here.........

[nagromme]

Not sure if this helps, but here's your exact router model:

http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Netgear/DG834GT/Halo.htm

[bassy6]

Not sure if this helps, but here's your exact router model:

http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Netgear/DG834GT/Halo.htm

Thx, but it tells me the same thing to do as the other 1. Its the same site I think........anyway. I know exactly how to do that. What I'm having trouble with is that I think I'm typing in the wrong Static IP. I'm not sure. Becuz I've done it 3 times and still no1 can join....... must be Static IP. But I'm not sure.:confused: I so want to host.....:(

[penter]

Sorry, is that funny? :confused:

i was refering to "gaymer" and "papinet"

[nagromme]

I'm no expert on these things, but in case it adds to what you've been doing, here's how I would check the 3 IP addresses that I have needed in the past:

1. Local or internal IP address:
System Prefs > Network > Airport-or-Ethernet > TCP/IP > IP Address

2. Router's IP address:
System Prefs > Network > Airport-or-Ethernet > TCP/IP > Router

3. External or "real" IP address:
http://www.whatsmyip.org

I'm not sure what you mean by your static IP address. Your external address can either be static (never changes) or dynamic (changes sometimes) depending on your service provider. If it's dynamic, check the link in #3 any time to see the current one. Mine is dynamic but rarely changes.

In my experience you only need #1: that's the address to have your router forward ports to.

Good luck!

[budpam]

Sorry I'm just getting back to you-I won't be at my computer much until Monday. I would use the ethernet cable right now to keep things simple.

If the computer that is serving Halo has an ip address of 192.168.0.2, then YES, use that as the ip address in the inbound rules for every port when it says send to LAN server.

I don't know what device has the ip address of 192.168.0.136, but it shouldn't be needed. The ip address that is needed in the send to LAN server blank is the ip address of the computer that is hosting HALO.

BTW-don't worry about giving these ip address out, they are internal addresses that can not be seen by the "outside world"(the internet on the other side of your router).



Just tried again. I think maybe its becuz Halo1 port is 80 and I only have my laptop and that is connecting to port 2302....... I tried it wirelessly. Should I still be able to host even without the ethernet cable? My Halo server IP is 192.168.0.2:2302 like I said but am I meant to put that in the inbound rule when it says send LAN server? On the manual is says to type in 192.168.0.136 for all Halo1, Halo2, and Halo3.......I'm lost. But my guess is that its the Static IP thingy that is confusing me becuz I don't think I found it right. This is becuz when it asks for a gateway default I just gave it the gateway of the router..... budpam u got msn or something we can chat on so I can give u the numbers? I feel bit strange saying all my IP stuff on here.........

[bassy6]

So basically I should just completely ignore the part where it talks about the Static IP address? Ok? w/e. I got nuffin to lose. XD

[nagromme]

It looks like it's talking about a static internal IP address. Maybe that's something you have to worry about with some routers. I've shut down my computer dozens of times and never had to worry about it. A static external IP is the thing your ISP gives you--or doesn't if you have a dynamic IP. Unless you're using something like no-ip.com, only the internal IP should matter for hosting. And I WOULD follow any steps you are given for it.

[Kingsly]

i didnt know you could have audio chat in halo.....

I used to do it all the time. My friends and I would fire up an audio iChat and then launch Halo. That was back in my eMac days... so I'm sure any intel Mac could handle it. ;) :D

[bassy6]

It works!! Thank you guys for your help :P I can now host my server woot. Its weird. Host advantage is pretty big...... U don't have to aim off at all. U just aim right on and also melees as well. I sometimes feel a bit cheap being host lol. Becuz I'm already a good player and own mostly any1 ^^ so now with host I'm kinda untouchable. After my 1st two matches of getting used to not aiming off I went 25 kills to 0 deaths for 3 games straight. I've gotten those scores off host as well but rarely if its not a dedicated server. Thanks for your help "budpam" and "nagromme". Peace :D

[lancestraz]

It works!! Thank you guys for your help :P I can now host my server woot. Its weird. Host advantage is pretty big...... U don't have to aim off at all. U just aim right on and also melees as well. I sometimes feel a bit cheap being host lol. Becuz I'm already a good player and own mostly any1 ^^ so now with host I'm kinda untouchable. After my 1st two matches of getting used to not aiming off I went 25 kills to 0 deaths for 3 games straight. I've gotten those scores off host as well but rarely if its not a dedicated server. Thanks for your help "budpam" and "nagromme". Peace :D
Well I'm glad you got that straightened out... :D
So when are you going to host? ;)
When you decide, you can post here and in the Mac Rumors Halo Group: Games Times (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=304693) thread.

[Cassie]

Does the Mac version of Halo not have dedicated servers??? That sux if they don't. Hey maybe one of you guys can help me out. I have a very fast connection(16mb broadband) and I would like to host servers for the clan I'm in on version 1.02.(Sorry can't play u guys on 1.07 :P) and whenever I try and host no one can join. It has no ping on the side of the server name. And my friends tell me it just retries and then says"unable to join the server". I have no firewall up or internet sharing on. I tried with ethernet cable too. I'm clueless.:confused: Any suggestions??:o

I have the same problem, except I've just given up, it's too complicated lol.

[budpam]

It works!! Thank you guys for your help :P I can now host my server woot. Its weird. Host advantage is pretty big...... U don't have to aim off at all. U just aim right on and also melees as well. I sometimes feel a bit cheap being host lol. Becuz I'm already a good player and own mostly any1 ^^ so now with host I'm kinda untouchable. After my 1st two matches of getting used to not aiming off I went 25 kills to 0 deaths for 3 games straight. I've gotten those scores off host as well but rarely if its not a dedicated server. Thanks for your help "budpam" and "nagromme". Peace :D


Great! I'm glad you got it working. Now let us know when you can host one...

[bassy6]

Great! I'm glad you got it working. Now let us know when you can host one...

Aww sorry guys. I thought I mentioned I play version 1.0.2, not 1.0.7 :( The server runs great though. I can host 16 ppl on Blood Gulch no lag. But for some reason, sometimes people can't find my server. They have to refresh or press Get List so many time to see it :confused: Thx again :D

[Cassie]

Uhhhh, hello?:confused: Where did everyone go?

[twistedlegato]

Uhhhh, hello?:confused: Where did everyone go?

:D

With my Leopard update, and the lack of Halo Mac copies available all i can play is the demo :(

I want to play the full game again so badly, because the demo limits you only to Blood Gulch CTF or Slayer with pre set settings.
:mad:

[Cassie]

:D

With my Leopard update, and the lack of Halo Mac copies available all i can play is the demo :(

I want to play the full game again so badly, because the demo limits you only to Blood Gulch CTF or Slayer with pre set settings.
:mad:

Just one more reason to stick with Tiger. :D

[chocolate632]

I want to play halo!!!!! my username is Steven

[lancestraz]

Uhhhh, hello?:confused: Where did everyone go?
I died. Stupid tanks....
Seriously though, we sorta petered out didn't we. I haven't played Halo in ages now. We should try to play the same time and date every week/every other week; It would cut down on the game time confusion. Gota get good video game habits!

:D

With my Leopard update, and the lack of Halo Mac copies available all i can play is the demo :(

I want to play the full game again so badly, because the demo limits you only to Blood Gulch CTF or Slayer with pre set settings.
:mad:
What does the Leopard update have to do with anything?

[Cassie]

What does the Leopard update have to do with anything?
I'm guessing Halo doesn't work on Leopard. I don't know for sure, though.

[lancestraz]

I'm guessing Halo doesn't work on Leopard. I don't know for sure, though.
Works for me. Though I did have some minor issues with Leopards firewall blocking Halo at first.

[marclapierre13]

works for me as well. Although, i am on 1.5.2, and my map wont work, its justa white square. other than that its fine. I want to get a UB, but I aint paying $50 +

[lancestraz]

works for me as well. Although, i am on 1.5.2, and my map wont work, its justa white square. other than that its fine. I want to get a UB, but I aint paying $50 +
$5 for the UB update. (http://www.macgamestore.com/detail.php?ProductID=616)

[nagromme]

Time permitting, I'm still up for Halo!

Supposedly Halo for Mac is discontinued? :( But I already have it.

[twistedlegato]

The Leopard update killed it for me because i did an erase and install. And i dont have the disk anymore.:(

[Cassie]

I'm guessing this was caused by the quicktime update, and maybe you guys can help.

I tried playing halo last night, but everytime I was running, and pressed either the jump or use key, I would stop running, and have to press the forward key to get moving again. Anybody have a fix for this?

[lancestraz]

I'm guessing this was caused by the quicktime update, and maybe you guys can help.

I tried playing halo last night, but everytime I was running, and pressed either the jump or use key, I would stop running, and have to press the forward key to get moving again. Anybody have a fix for this?
Assuming you've already tried the usual repairing disk permissions, yelling at the game and updating to the latest version of Halo; the only option left is to reinstall Halo.

[Cassie]

Assuming you've already tried the usual repairing disk permissions, yelling at the game and updating to the latest version of Halo; the only option left is to reinstall Halo.

How do I update to the latest version?

[twistedlegato]

How do I update to the latest version?

Are you running the UB already?

[fblack]

I died. Stupid tanks....
Seriously though, we sorta petered out didn't we. I haven't played Halo in ages now. We should try to play the same time and date every week/every other week; It would cut down on the game time confusion. Gota get good video game habits!

I haven't played much in last couple of months, but when I do its usually a modded danger canyon map.

The tough part was getting a good time people could agree on. Some people play early, some late, some are on another continent.

[Cassie]

Are you running the UB already?

Uhhh, what? :o

[fblack]

Uhhh, what? :o

Universal Binary. The original Halo was not made to run on intel macs and runs under rosetta. The UB version is supposed to give better performance on certain Ppc macs and make the game native under intel macs. Its like a $5 update, if you already have Halo.

[Cassie]

Universal Binary. The original Halo was not made to run on intel macs and runs under rosetta. The UB version is supposed to give better performance on certain Ppc macs and make the game native under intel macs. Its like a $5 update, if you already have Halo.

Well I got the disc last year at christmas, and it has the universal binary logo on it, so I guess I'm covered there.

[lancestraz]

How do I update to the latest version?
Get the latest version (2.0.2) here (http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/13886).
This version is supposed to increase performance on PPC macs up to 35%.

[fblack]

Well I got the disc last year at christmas, and it has the universal binary logo on it, so I guess I'm covered there.

If you got the UB logo on the box then you are covered. But if you haven't updated it since last xmas, you may want to grab the latest update that came out this year. Follow lancestraz's link.:)

[Cassie]

Well I'm not on a PPC mac (although I'll use that for my iBook when I get the chance) so is it gonna make a difference?

[nagromme]

Any new version may have bug fixes and is worth having.

I just tried Halo (latest version) in Leopard on Intel, and it seemed fine. I joined a server, and all controls (jump, use, forward) worked.*

Maybe try creating a fresh player profile?

* I did not see my old player profile or saved games. It's possible I never copied that data to this machine, but I think I did. Will investigate further.

[fblack]

Well I'm not on a PPC mac (although I'll use that for my iBook when I get the chance) so is it gonna make a difference?

The update is usually an installer, all you have to do is run it. As to whether it will make a difference (performance?) maybe dependent on your configuration. A description from the installer says:

Overall performance on Intel Macs has been improved by up to 25% over the original Universal Binary version, depending on graphics configuration.

According to the support pages it does fix some issues people have been having:

This update improves performance for PowerPC based systems and some Intel systems, fixes graphical errors, custom multiplayer game type issues and also allows the program to run properly from a case-sensitive drive. Version 2.0.2 also fixes an issue with the "A" key and incorporates a VSYNC fix.

[Cassie]

The update is usually an installer, all you have to do is run it. As to whether it will make a difference (performance?) maybe dependent on your configuration. A description from the installer says:



According to the support pages it does fix some issues people have been having:

Alright then, I'll try it.

EDIT: Well, I installed it, and it didn't work. :( Also, on top of that, the graphics quality went way down. I checked all the settings, and they were all at high. :mad:

[fblack]

Alright then, I'll try it.

EDIT: Well, I installed it, and it didn't work. :( Also, on top of that, the graphics quality went way down. I checked all the settings, and they were all at high. :mad:

Ow.:eek:

Hmmm... if you are still having issues with movement and you repaired permissions and now updated. It could be some of the halo files got corrupted, which could require a reinstall.

Before you do anything like that make sure that in your settings none of your keyboard commands (like spacebar for jump) accidently got deleted or reassigned to a different key. I've had that happen to me in other games by accident (miss-key), by an update (had to reset to default to get everything working again), by my preferences getting corrupted (had to delete preferences file to return everything to normal). Its a small thing, but you may want to check that out first.

You said you checked the settings and "they were all at high" is this what you normally have them at or did the game default to this after the update?

[Cassie]

Ow.:eek:

Hmmm... if you are still having issues with movement and you repaired permissions and now updated. It could be some of the halo files got corrupted, which could require a reinstall.

Before you do anything like that make sure that in your settings none of your keyboard commands (like spacebar for jump) accidently got deleted or reassigned to a different key. I've had that happen to me in other games by accident (miss-key), by an update (had to reset to default to get everything working again), by my preferences getting corrupted (had to delete preferences file to return everything to normal). Its a small thing, but you may want to check that out first.

You said you checked the settings and "they were all at high" is this what you normally have them at or did the game default to this after the update?
Hmm, it seems I forgot to repair permissions (and for that matter, forgot how to. :o) And yeah, I normally have all the settings set at high.

[fblack]

Hmm, it seems I forgot to repair permissions (and for that matter, forgot how to. :o) And yeah, I normally have all the settings set at high.

Use disk utility in utilities folder in your applications folder. Verify and repair permissions. You may also want to verify that your disk is working well. If it is not you may have to boot from OSX install disk to repair it with the disk utility on disk.

[marclapierre13]

Are there any "mods" for the full version of halo for mac\?

[lancestraz]

Yes. I get mine from here (http://forums.halomods.com/index.php?f=13&sid=0cfec66904f7ade18b2e22720c31aec3). You have to register to download the mods though.

[fblack]

Are there any "mods" for the full version of halo for mac\?

Yes. I get mine from here (http://forums.halomods.com/index.php?f=13&sid=0cfec66904f7ade18b2e22720c31aec3). You have to register to download the mods though.

Just don't forget to keep the original maps, put them in a separate folder and label it.

[lancestraz]

All righty then. How about a game tomorrow (Wednesday) at 9:00pm EST.
Time zone chart. (http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2008&month=1&day=3&hour=2&min=0&sec=0&p1=179&p2=137&p3=64&p4=136)
Anyone? Anyone?

[Alaska65]

You said a game on Wednesday at 9 PM EST. Thursday might work better if you are still looking for a player. Thursday 9 PM EST would work for me.

[fblack]

All righty then. How about a game tomorrow (Wednesday) at 9:00pm EST.
Time zone chart. (http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2008&month=1&day=3&hour=2&min=0&sec=0&p1=179&p2=137&p3=64&p4=136)
Anyone? Anyone?

Would love to except, I'll be out of town and busy next few days. Maybe next week for me. Some other folks maybe getting back now from a long holiday, so they may miss it too.

[marclapierre13]

Id be up for that!
9 PM est is 6 PM PST right? Anyways, thursday would work better for me as well.

name the time, and the the game (and what the game will be called so I can find it)

[marclapierre13]

How do you make mods work? any mod maps you can recommend? Also any tips so i dont screw my halo up when using a halo mod?

tnxs

[lancestraz]

You said a game on Wednesday at 9 PM EST. Thursday might work better if you are still looking for a player. Thursday 9 PM EST would work for me.
Id be up for that!
9 PM est is 6 PM PST right? Anyways, thursday would work better for me as well.

name the time, and the the game (and what the game will be called so I can find it)
OK, Thursday might work for me. I'm not sure if I'm going out that night or not. I'll know tomorrow.
And yes, 9pm EST is 6pm PST. I use this website (http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2008&month=1&day=3&hour=2&min=0&sec=0&p1=179&p2=137&p3=64&p4=136) to make time charts.

All final game times will be posted in this thread. (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=304693) along with all other necessary info, so subscribe to it! Though usually someone will post here too.

How do you make mods work? any mod maps you can recommend? Also any tips so i dont screw my halo up when using a halo mod?
First make a backup of your entire maps folder and set it to "read-only".
To use modded maps just move them into the maps folder (which is located inside the Halo.app, right click Halo and select "Show package contents", the maps folder is in "Contents>Resources>GameData").

[marclapierre13]

OK, Thursday might work for me. I'm not sure if I'm going out that night or not. I'll know tomorrow.
And yes, 9pm EST is 6pm PST. I use this website (http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2008&month=1&day=3&hour=2&min=0&sec=0&p1=179&p2=137&p3=64&p4=136) to make time charts.

All final game times will be posted in this thread. (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=304693) along with all other necessary info, so subscribe to it! Though usually someone will post here too.


First make a backup of your entire maps folder and set it to "read-only".
To use modded maps just move them into the maps folder (which is located inside the Halo.app, right click Halo and select "Show package contents", the maps folder is in "Contents>Resources>GameData").

Thanks for all the info!
Just one question, why would i want to backup my maps folder, if all i am doing is adding a map to it?

[lancestraz]

Thanks for all the info!
Just one question, why would i want to backup my maps folder, if all i am doing is adding a map to it?
You don't actually add a map, you're replacing an existing one.

[marclapierre13]

so what do i do if i want to play the original map? cant i just rename the modded map to like "Infinity2"

Because the halo maps folder is 1.37 GB big, i dont want to have 2 of those folders on my HD. I guess i could just backup the files i am replacing with modded ones though.

[fblack]

so what do i do if i want to play the original map? cant i just rename the modded map to like "Infinity2"

Because the halo maps folder is 1.37 GB big, i dont want to have 2 of those folders on my HD. I guess i could just backup the files i am replacing with modded ones though.

On my system I moved only the maps I was replacing with modded maps into a new folder I called "regular halo maps". I also made another folder called modded maps, because there may be 3 or 4 different mods you play for like blood gulch. This way I just swipe the maps back and forth.

Anybody, ever play the New Mombassa Classic map?

[lancestraz]

OK guys, game tomorrow. Details are here (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=4687607#post4687607).

[Adam552]

I'll join my nick is {NR}Adam

[nagromme]

Looks like I can make it!

Wow--Halo's FOV feels like sniper zoom after playing a lot of UT2004.

[marclapierre13]

Im MC25 on halo.
Game time in 3 hours, get your game faces ready !:p

[lancestraz]

Server is up!
Server info (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=4687607#post4687607).

Right now it's:
Blood Gulch
Team Slayer

[nagromme]

We had a few good games. About 5 people turned out? More next time hopefully.

[lancestraz]

Server is down. Thanks to everyone who showed up!
Apparently there was some problems with lagging though....
If anyone has a powerful rig with a uber-fast internet, connection speak up!

[nagromme]

I saw lag sometimes, but rarely. Sometimes there's no helping lag--it can just be the particular connection between one player and one host happens not to be good.

[Cassie]

Darn, I'm on vacation so I missed this one. (Although with the problems I'm having, I would have been a sitting duck anyway.:o)

[marclapierre13]

Good game tonight guys. We need some more people to show up next time though! too bad about the lag as well.
Well i have my MBP, and my high speed cable, but i still felt some lag. Maybe the internet was just having a wacky laggy day?

So how about next tuesday, game night??? 9 pm EST?

[penter]

i'll show next time!!

[patrick0brien]

Anybody on now..?

look up ºººº Archie ºººº

PW: Booya

[penter]

nah.... haven't had time.
Really busy with college apps and stuff.

[luftwaffles08]

I've been hit pretty hard thesis writing, but I certainly will jump on this next time it goes live. Just post on here and I'll try to make an appearance.

[lancestraz]

Sorry guys but I've been really busy with school/work/other games. :eek:
Can someone else play the host?

[marclapierre13]

So when should be the next game guys???

[nagromme]

I've been busy too, but in principle I look forward to another match :) I can even host--except then I have to be SURE I'm not too busy!

[Supaklaw]

Anyone know if there's a way to retrieve serial info off your machine from the preferences... I've bought 2 Mac Halo copies (first disk cracked) but now can't find the stupid booklet with the serial to update to the Universal binary... and the game is now friggin over a 100 bucks on ebay... can't believe this. Amazon too...

Or has a copy they'd sell for a human price and not one billion dollars?

I don't understand why they can't just sell the universal digital file as a new copy, and charge a full price for that download. Annoying.

[nagromme]

Anyone know if there's a way to retrieve serial info off your machine from the preferences...

I think it's visible in com.macsoft.halo.plist, using TextEdit or whatever.

[patrick0brien]

I think it's visible in com.macsoft.halo.plist, using TextEdit or whatever.

-Supaklaw

Yes, the Serial is ridiculously naked in there, easy to spot.

[Supaklaw]

Yeah well, I don't have a macsoft.plist... only Halo prefs and installer.plist. And no I am not pirating the game, thanks. When I take those two files out of preferences folder, the game asks for serial, I put them back in... it launches fine. Installer has text edit info but usless, Halo prefs are blank even with Hexedit, plist editor.

[penter]

Im MC25 on halo.
Game time in 3 hours, get your game faces ready !:p

aw, that was too soon

we need some time ahead

[evan g]

can people with a demo play with people who have the full version? I have wanted to get the full but apple didnt have any, neither did amazon, i didnt even want to mess with ebay......

[marclapierre13]

aw, that was too soon

we need some time ahead

that was from over a month ago...and we had already planned that game a few days ahead at the time.... lol:p

How about... This Thursday night? time? suggestions?

[penter]

lol i wasnt really paying attention when i read it, then.

I'm down for thursday, if i have the time.

[nagromme]

Backwards in time is definitely too little warning :p

[twistedlegato]

Anybody game tonight?

[patrick0brien]

Anybody on tonight?

[marclapierre13]

i am

[tominated]

i would be but my imac is having problems with anything to do with games right now.

[ableedinmuso]

Hi All,

I'm an aging musician in the UK. I have the Halo Demo and I've enjoyed being thrashed on Multiplayer CTF. Can I ask....

Is it possible to buy and download the full version of Halo anywhere? Or do i have to find somewhere to order the box/CD and wait for the post?

Thanks
Dave

[penter]

anyone tonight??