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n2607 · **Post subject:** Re: Halo 2 E3 Beta **Posted:** Thu May 10, 2012 11:42 pm

JaSpeR wrote:

Just found this link on another forum : http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/bungi ... was-a-fake
It can explain many things. :/

Dang, that's terrible. Very sad. I guess there's just no way we will ever see any of those "meticulously hand crafted" levels. I am sure that today's consoles and computers could easily handle that kind of data. Too bad the original Xbox was a fairly limited platform (then again, so was everything else we had at that time). Sad stuff indeed. :cry:

borman18 · **Post subject:** Re: Halo 2 E3 Beta **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2012 10:02 pm

I've always heard rumors of people having it, but have never seen proof.

Gurluas · **Post subject:** Re: Halo 2 E3 Beta **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2012 10:28 pm

n2607 wrote:

JaSpeR wrote:

Just found this link on another forum : http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/bungi ... was-a-fake
It can explain many things. :/

Dang, that's terrible. Very sad. I guess there's just no way we will ever see any of those "meticulously hand crafted" levels. I am sure that today's consoles and computers could easily handle that kind of data. Too bad the original Xbox was a fairly limited platform (then again, so was everything else we had at that time). Sad stuff indeed. :cry:

They did create the demo, and it was playable, but it was subsequently scrapped.
This means it still technically exists.

Atomfire · **Post subject:** Re: Halo 2 E3 Beta **Posted:** Thu May 31, 2012 10:54 pm

This would be awesome if it was leaked, but i have my doubts it actually exists outside of Bungie (if they even have it still!)

bambi · **Post subject:** Re: Halo 2 E3 Beta **Posted:** Tue Mar 05, 2013 11:47 pm

the beta has better graphics than the xbox could handle and the AI is heavily scripted. they probably only made this demo for the e3 because if they would have released it like this the game wouldn't be playable

Civil210 · **Post subject:** Re: Halo 2 E3 Beta **Posted:** Thu Mar 07, 2013 12:55 am

Wasn't halo 2 also running on a different engine at one point?

jimmsta · **Post subject:** Re: Halo 2 E3 Beta **Posted:** Fri Mar 08, 2013 9:27 am

Civil210 wrote:

Wasn't halo 2 also running on a different engine at one point?

Doubtful. Bungie has developed the Halo engine much like Microsoft developed NT -- Blam!, the engine, was improved over and over again for each game - the limitations of the hardware was the determining factor for removing a lot of graphical effects - mainly due to the dev hardware having 128mb ram, and the end-user hardware having only half that.

Civil210 · **Post subject:** Re: Halo 2 E3 Beta **Posted:** Mon Mar 11, 2013 11:03 pm

jimmsta wrote:

Civil210 wrote:

Wasn't halo 2 also running on a different engine at one point?

Doubtful. Bungie has developed the Halo engine much like Microsoft developed NT -- Blam!, the engine, was improved over and over again for each game - the limitations of the hardware was the determining factor for removing a lot of graphical effects - mainly due to the dev hardware having 128mb ram, and the end-user hardware having only half that.

I remember a picture and a article of pre-retail halo 2. The picture is some grunts in a gray corridor and I think they are exploding from a grenade the player threw. I'm almost positive that article talked about the new engine in the screenshot.

Civil210 · **Post subject:** Re: Halo 2 E3 Beta **Posted:** Wed Apr 17, 2013 12:15 am

I found that scene I was talking about, skip to 4:17

Kebob · **Post subject:** Re: Halo 2 E3 Beta **Posted:** Wed Apr 17, 2013 11:41 pm

If anyone would like the Halo 2 multiplayer beta with the cracked xbe to play offline I could upload that. For those that are still interested in Halo 2 betas

onza110 · **Post subject:** Re: Halo 2 E3 Beta **Posted:** Sat Apr 20, 2013 7:15 pm

Kebob wrote:

If anyone would like the Halo 2 multiplayer beta with the cracked xbe to play offline I could upload that. For those that are still interested in Halo 2 betas

Yeah i would like the acess to that, Does it play without being patched?

lucas93 · **Post subject:** Re: Halo 2 E3 Beta **Posted:** Sun Apr 21, 2013 1:46 am

Nope, needs Xbox Live. My crack (probably the one that's being offered which someone already put on the FTP) removes the need for a Live connection.

onza110 · **Post subject:** Re: Halo 2 E3 Beta **Posted:** Sun Apr 21, 2013 9:01 am

lucas93 wrote:

Nope, needs Xbox Live. My crack (probably the one that's being offered which someone already put on the FTP) removes the need for a Live connection.

That would be great if you could upload them

What build is it?

Civil210 · **Post subject:** Re: Halo 2 E3 Beta **Posted:** Mon Apr 22, 2013 2:14 pm

Does any have the xbe that allows system link play? By unlocking that you can use a tunneling program to play with multiple people, it exists because it can be seen in this video here

onza110 · **Post subject:** Re: Halo 2 E3 Beta **Posted:** Mon Apr 22, 2013 3:40 pm

Civil210 wrote:

Does any have the xbe that allows system link play? By unlocking that you can use a tunneling program to play with multiple people, it exists because it can be seen in this video here

Hmm that seems interesting i would also like to hear more if anyone knows any info.

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