Topic: Halo 2 Patch Without Xbox Live (Read 518 times)

rixter110 · « **on:** November 17, 2004, 01:53:00 PM »

update for many of us especially having problems with hdtv's
AUTO UPDATE

capooth · « **Reply #1 on:** November 17, 2004, 02:58:00 PM »

Does anyone know if modders will have a chance to grab the halo 2 automatic update without having to go on live? Halo 2 runs very glichy on our college network and halo 1 ran just fine on it. :angry:

$eEnN|i · « **Reply #2 on:** November 17, 2004, 04:20:00 PM »

it only affects xbox live sparky.........anyways something is wrong with ur connection if u are gettin lag with halo 2 becasue halo2 has next to no lag

jesusphreak · « **Reply #3 on:** November 17, 2004, 05:55:00 PM »

MJBoa · « **Reply #4 on:** November 17, 2004, 06:20:00 PM »

to get it to banned xbox livers? Like put the updated files for download somewhere? I mean, I really find it annoying.

shanafan · « **Reply #5 on:** November 17, 2004, 06:40:00 PM »

No.

Maybe MS finds it annoying for people to break their rules for Xbox Live.

MJBoa · « **Reply #6 on:** November 17, 2004, 07:05:00 PM »

Aren't we all breaking rules? I just am annoyed that Bungie couldn't see such a large bug.

Salvage13 · « **Reply #7 on:** November 17, 2004, 08:45:00 PM »

Thanks for the link! B)

Wullivan · « **Reply #8 on:** November 18, 2004, 12:41:00 AM »

Online play aside, I think the real issue is that there's a bug in the game that only people with Live are being given the fix to. Whereas all owners of Halo 2 should get the fix.

baturkin17 · « **Reply #9 on:** November 18, 2004, 05:58:00 AM »

and how would you propose they distribute said patch?

they already said putting it onto a disc (xbox magazine disc for example) is not possible.

baturkin17 · « **Reply #10 on:** November 18, 2004, 06:02:00 AM »

what do you mean glitchy?

like disconnects?

if so, the patch wont fix that anyway.

Excitedguy · « **Reply #11 on:** November 18, 2004, 06:34:00 AM »

Has anyone ever tried this idea before?

Ok, to get these updates from an Xbox live xbox with halo 2 on it, put in a game like splinter cell, mech assault, or 007 agent under fire and load a hacked save (the hacked saves that are lttools), but to NOT install ude, to just sit on the black screen menu so you have FTP access and grab those files and put them on your computer, then make a setup for modders to put them in the same location and there ya go, no one gets banned because you dont actually install anything illegal, you just temporarily load a hack that is not stored on the drive.

Now tell me, what is so hard about that? Because if people get these updates for Halo 2 from xbox live, THEN THEY HAVE TO BE ON THE HARD DRIVE. So just boot up this hack (the hack will not be stored on the hard drive, don't worry about it), and then FTP, and then get the fricken files and your set.

This post has been edited by Excitedguy: Nov 18 2004, 02:36 PM

hockeyguy · « **Reply #12 on:** November 18, 2004, 06:42:00 AM »

Thraxen · « **Reply #13 on:** November 18, 2004, 10:23:00 AM »

What bug is this? I haven't seen anything.

GSBS · « **Reply #14 on:** November 18, 2004, 10:49:00 AM »

I'm assuming the info is packed into the E: partition. Unless it is a system recognition change, which is unlikely.

So, assumming we could get the data, what would stop modders (or the use of a CD for that matter) from using the update.

I've seen issues concerning non-Live users getting a hold of the Ninja Gaiden Hurricane pack, for example. Now, setting aside the legal issues concerning the pirating of said updates, what's preventing the use of these? Is the update tied to the EEPROM/HDD Key, such as Live is? Will they just not launch without the numbers matching up?

I'm sure there are quite a few people who can't use Live, but are interested in fixes that Bungie has made since release. The exploit of a universal patch such as this is also something intriguing for Halo 2 hackers.

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