@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

@Chivas Regal Snow Cone - I don't see a loading difference between modded and vanilla on an SSD.

how long are the loading screens typically?

@Blead - Sorry, not sure why that is happening, this did not occur for us during coop playtesting.I can ask some more experienced modders to see if I can fix this.

I would just make sure to end game before cutscene if you don't want to try below method.

You can try copying the map files from the workshop folder to the main maps:

From: Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\976730\3136818178\Maps
To: Steam\steamapps\common\Halo The Master Chief Collection\halo1\maps

This is same as installing NexusMods version; while also enabling new graphical support and will not require Halo 1 MP to be installed.

Hello Shadowed, Great mod! I am really enjoying the extra challenge in our coop. That being said, I keep getting fatal errors after every mission, I then need to restart the game and select the next mission. Do you know a way to fix this?

Kind regards!

@Delta38 - It is gonna be challenging for single player at Heroic and Legendary. I made this primarily for coop.

Very Good man, but I honestly think X2 or X3 would be best...LOL this is a bit much haha

Lore Accurate Halo.

Okay... Holy heck. The mod is as described.
Remember that sadistic feeling you wanted back in the day of you being severely outgunned by the covenant? Congratulations this is it. You found that dream.

You will be severely out numbered. Unfairly. Thankfully the guns have been adjusted (mercifully) to compensate for this. Like ammo. Even then its not enough hahaha

Save those grenades. Use them to set off chain commands if you value your sanity.

Good fun. Definitely a challenge.

Its like Hell divers meets halo. You will see nothing but gunfire coming your way.

@Violette, Glad to hear! I did that intentionally sadly. The beach landing scene with 4x ai kills the player on legendary before they can exit pelican.

As you said I did multiply the rear AI. There might be some tricks I can do to add back the enemies without spawn killing player; like replacing needlers with plasma pistols.

I love the mod, but I really wish the beach landing on SC had increased enemies. I know the ones near the warthog drop are multiplied; but not the beach itself :(

For completions sake, quick summary of the rest of the levels, solo Heroic:

Two betrayals, pt. 2: Quite challenging. For the "Final Run" checkpoint, I ended up going on the right side under enemy fire and taking a ghost. Then after just a small amount of cleaning in the next section, I booked it all the way to the Banshee. ;)

Keyes: Not much to say.

The Maw: Pretty easy, maybe eight or so deaths for the whole level.

The film wide screen-type text as well as mission objectives are jumbled throughout the game, by the way.

Hope you enjoy it! We struggled quite a bit on Heroic coop for Halo 2 XL with Iron.

@shadowed
Yeah, might just be my playstyle. Thanks again! I plan on continuing in Halo2XL.
Still deciding whether to play on Normal or Heroic there, since Halo 2 difficulty is like one higher. ;)

My friend and I are having a rough time on 'The Library' on Legendary with Iron. Lots of flood forcing us to fall back and work together.

@Johnmyster, glad you are having fun! I can take a look at The Library. Definitely is quite a challenge on Heroic!

Enjoying the mod so far, thanks. Can be quite challenging on Heroic.

Pillar of Autumn: Nice introduction, lots of chaos. Not too hard overall.
Halo: Fun stuff. With some patience, not too hard.
Truth and Reconciliation: Very hard. Lots of deaths, both inside and outside the ship. Worst part is probably the huge room inside the ship. Honorable mentions: Outside the grav lift, just inside the ship, and oh yeah.... the room with all of the cloaked sword dudes after you pick up Keyes took maybe 20 tries.
Silent Cartographer: Fairly Easy
Assault on the Control Room: Challenging in Parts
343 GS: Hardest parts are outside, funny enough. Still doable.
Library: Surprisingly easy. Most flood reinforcements seem to be like vanilla.
Two Betrayals: Quite Hard, as Expected. Currently inside near the 2nd generator.

thanks for the reply

forsure man worth a shot

@bmwnugget258433 - I had a lot of issues with duplicating AI at that part and the 3 areas to save the marines.

It would cause the mission to not be able to be progressed, with pelican never landing.

you also had the first mission all right my bad on my comment it was all XL just fine on the first mission

besides that great job