How To Download Halo Online 2018

ElDewrito is still fully playable. If you need help with the installation process, come to the #eldewrito-help channel on our Discord. Try to read (or skim-read) this page first, most of your questions are answered.

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Read the ElDewrito 0.6 Guide put together by WyvernZu (featuring some amazing original artwork from @pixelflaregfx and @sjaslack) for controls, system requirements and information on server hosting.

What's ms23 and why do I need it?

The Xbox-maker has requested that a fan-made version of Halo Online stop production. Microsoft canned the Russia-only, free-to-play Halo Online back in 2016. From the sounds of it, things like.

Halo Online 1.106708 cert_ms23 (commonly shortened to ms23) was the first version of Halo Online available on the 4game installer. ElDewrito is a modification for Halo Online and the officially supported way to install ElDewrito requires you to have a copy of ms23.

Players with ms23 downloaded will be able to update using the Updater below. This will install the latest version of ElDewrito.

Installation Instructions / Getting Started

1. Have a copy of 1.106708 ms23 or ElDewrito 0.6.0. We used to link to full downloads of ElDewrito pre-installed here but we've removed them as a precaution after Microsoft announced it would begin taking down links. We've kept the checksums so you can make sure any downloads you find on the internet are safe. We don't share links to the files here or on the Discord (no, not even in private messages - please do not ask for them), but they're easy to find.

2. Run the updater to update to 0.6.1. If you have a copy of ms23, you'll need to download the updater below and extract both files into the Halo Online folder (the same folder where eldorado.exe is), then run updater.exe. If you have a copy of 0.6.0, the updater should already be in the directory and all you need to do is run it.

3. Enjoy! You're ready to go. Just run eldorado.exe and the game should (hopefully) launch. If you have any problems, check the issues below or come to #eldewrito-help on our Discord and we'll help you get started. Treat people with respect and don't use any cheats and you'll have a great time in our community! We'll see you starside. <3

Download the ElDewrito Updater

This doesn't include the full game: see above.

The updater is picked up by some antiviruses, since malicious software sometimes uses similar file patching methods. Be assured that this is a false positive - the files above are confirmed to be safe. For reference, here is the updater source code.

Known safe checksums for ms23 and pre-installed copies of ED 0.6.0

There's lots of repacked or modified copies of Halo Online floating around, and while they're not all necessarily dangerous, it's highly recommended you use one of the trusted files listed below. It's also a lot harder for us to help you if we don't know which files you're struggling with! Here's a tutorial on how to compare a checksum.

You'll still need to run the updater to update to 0.6.1 if you use any of these!

File: ElDewrito_0.6.exe

MD5: 72bbd51f3a788fc32c8df40c20b728b9

SHA-1: e2f4971d756a49354ae18cd9380ca974a90cc24b

SHA-256: 1273cb31937e5c7270d14f08b0a7fc6b0f2a8623271df15bc950d6120d1f2385

File: ElDewrito 0.6.zip

MD5: 302f91f81b6e1353040cf966a0d6bf9c

SHA-1: bedae9cdc769d15af88524e0afc1e0e17ca1f2e9

SHA-256: 77236886701db494b9acdbdbfd62a21d164b4046bcba786d84c5ee2c9021be3c

File: Halo Online 1.106708 cert_ms23.7z

MD5: 5ae9e3d0a4952686cedb7d7261ad6c11

SHA-1: 1293f856720af0685adadcc4082c9f97e078a4fa

SHA-256: 94674454e0e973573e43c4025e894820523ab4e665108248dc9eb1c9a5a09ec1

Issues

If you are having issues launching, you might be missing some dependencies. Download and extract this zip and run the installers inside.

If you're using an RTX GPU and experiencing seemingly random crashes, follow these instructions to install the unofficial RTX fix.

When using in-game overlays (like Discord's and Steam's) map load times are significantly longer - the only recommendation for now is to disable it.

Changelog

0.6.1.0

The UID resetting issue introduced in 0.6 is fixed. This will help the community to track malicious players and will also prevent your stats from getting reset.
You can report malicious players by right-clicking on them in the expanded scoreboard and selecting ‘Report’. A form will pop up for you fill out information on why you are reporting him. The endpoints that the report is sent to are configurable in dewrito.json.
A configurable remote banlist is included. You can add multiple endpoints to it in the dewrito.json. This is useful if you are hosting many servers and want them all to ban certain malicious or harmful players.
Fixed audio cutoff
Fixed objects despawning on multiround gametypes
Fixed spawning on the map modifier/prematch camera
Fixed long blackscreens postgame
Fixed forge garbage collection and kill volume properties showing incorrect values
Fixed weapon outline disabling
Fixed scoreboard reordering and showing the incorrect winner on multiround gametypes
Fixed scoreboard not updating live when locked/held open
Fixed scoreboard issue with certain player names
Fixed various potential exploits

0.6.0.0

Gameplay improvements

Dual wielding!
Equipment!
Input system rewrite
Fixed bindings sometimes getting wiped on start or not saving in some circumstances
Fixed controller users being unable to exit vehicle passenger seats
Fixed some issues with Halo 3 menu input
Fully configurable controller settings
Input.ControllerPort command to change which controller is used by the game
Players can now switch teams in the lobby using Q and E on the keyboard
Spectating other players after death
Sprint and assassinations are disabled by default

Network Improvements

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Official Ranked & Social Servers
Official servers will play playlists like what was on Halo 3’s playlists.
Official servers will be marked by a verified icon through the default and halostats browser.
Player stats can be viewed in game (optional)
Global & Per-Playlist Leaderboards (Is subject to change)
All custom games will have their stats saved and be viewable.
Added UPnP support. No more port forwarding unless your router doesn't support UPnP!
Dedicated servers with automatic map voting
Server browsers can now tell if the client is trying to connect to a server and will notified if the connection fails.

UI Improvements

Ingame UI has been nearly completely replaced.
Server browser opens ingame now.
Medals have been rewritten from scratch to support the new web renderer * Forge UI has been CEFified allowing for much easier forging.
It is possible to theme the UI, but these will not be supported by us.
H3UI improvements
Fixed dual wielding ammo rendering
Removed the broken ability buttons and meter
Added 'Local Games' button to the main menu (LAN browser)
Replace the blank map picture in lobbies with a picture for the lobby type
Fixed name rendering for highlighted players in the lobby roster
Map & Gameplay Fixes
Now able to place 2 times the amount of forge objects per map.
Changed number of unique items per map to 256
Added toggle to Phase or Unphase objects.
Added Map Modifier to change Forge map settings.
Added player size trait
Added game variant setting to toggle player nametags
Added Forge Object to set prematch camera position.
Added Dynamic Lights, and weather effects to forge.
Added ability to change skybox to another maps skybox
Added Ability to change materials for forge objects.
Added a massive amount of new forge objects (Complete List, Pictures)
Added RGB Forge Lights, Screen FX, New Forge Pieces.
Added snap rotation to forge objects including prefabs
Added forge kill volumes
Added options to remove invisible walls and kill barriers
Added forge grab distance variable
Forge Limit was increased.
Added quick search to forge
Fixed Airlifts on The Pit
Fixed Assault Bomb HUD.
Fixed random crashing on The Pit
Fixed glitch preventing the DMR from spawning on Forge maps -Zedd
Fixed Hornet markers
Fixed Map Variant Placements
Weapon Recoil has been fixed.
Duel Wielding has been fixed.
Fixed Dual Wielding animations.
Restored H3 weapon & Equipment placement on all classic Halo 3 maps
Restored Guardian mini lift.
Removed Game Over descriptions
Removed XP and Rank from podium and scoreboard.
Fixed Multi-Team.

Quality of Life Changes

Command line arguments
-connect and -password command for connecting to servers on startup
-instance command to allow multiple instances of the game to run from one directory
General fixups on the Halo 3 UI.
Fixed Lobby colors.
Added Game Settings option in lobbies. -Zedd
Change 3rd person FOV.
Added XInput controller port setting
Added Discord Rich Presence. Support for Discord Overlays Ability to invite people to your server via Discord
Added Local Games browser to mainmenu -Shockfire
Added Airglow 1.6
Added scoreboard biped to Reactor
Changed main menu music to a more suitable track
Copied Vehicle, Weapon, Equipment and Teleporter Forge palettes to every map.
Fixed Reloading animations while sprinting. -Camden
Fixed hud outline placement.
Fixed dual wieldable weapon huds for left weapon.
Restored leave game button in pause menu, added game option button to show Halo 3 pause menu. - Thx Shockfire
Restored Scaleform Respawn timer
Disabled player input during podium screen
Removed cost and item limit for all forge items.
Removed all references of Elites and Female spartans.
Removed scaleform pregame intros, restored Halo 3 intros
Removed notification box from the mainmenu.
Removed consumables from Spartan HUD
Removed startup menu sounds.
Removed match near completion music.
Fixed H3UI on ultrawide monitors
Chat will highlight your name when it is said in-game
Fixed Edge Drop
Fixed grenade drops
Added toggle for flag juggling spam.
Fixed Joining on an in progress match
Fixed Service Tags
Added a Command for Custom HUD colors
Fixed Ragdolls falling through objects
Restored H3 weapon spread
Added Game.ShowFPS Command
VoIP overhaul no longer uses Teamspeak, instead uses WebRTC
Flashlight is now operational in multiplayer
Players can now disable hitmarkers even if the server has them enabled
Added push to talk noise toggle in settings
Fixed audio lag (this may need more info, unk?)
Fixed monitor crosshair position
Dedicated server optimisation
Ability to center crosshair independently for first and third person modes

Other Misc Tag Changes

HUD

Removed consumables.
Fixed outline placement
Fixed Assault Bomb reticle.
Cleaned up Monitor.
Cleaned up Sentinel Beam.
Added support for dual wielding.
Restored binoculars for weapons without zoom.
Removed warning message from player shields.
Added icons for equipment and armor abilities.
Modified weapons now have color coded backpack icons.
Restored Voice chat icons.
Set all Halo 3 weapons to use Halo 3 reticles.

Interface

Restored Halo 3 multiplayer intro card.
Removed Halo Online start menu, now using Halo 3s pause menu.
Added Local Games browser to mainmenu.
Added a button for host settings and game options in pre-game lobbies.
General cleanups on the Halo 3 legacy UI.
Setup Halo 3 Beta style mainmenu background.
Changed mainmenu music to match Halo 3.
Added player customization options to the mainmenu.
Added Exit button to the mainmenu.
Fixed pregame lobbies to display correct map images.

Visuals

Fixed animation visual bug caused by reloading while trying to sprint.
Fixed Dual Wielding animations.
Removed first person landing and jumping animations for all weapons.
Removed all Halo Online Spartan armor, replaced with Halo 3 Spartan armor.

Gameplay

Battle Rifle ready time no longer takes too damn long.
Fixed glitch preventing the DMR from spawning on Forge maps.
Removed multiplayer combat music.
Set every maps weapon, equipment, vehicle, and scenery placements to match Halo 3.
All weapons that were in Halo 3 should now mostly act the same as they once did. NOTE: We are using hitscan for bullet weapons.
Fixed animation bug preventing the player from meleeing when crouching with a DMR.
Equipment now has the same properties as Halo 3.

Forge

Every map now shares the same forge palette.
The minefield spawners at the top of each tower on Sandtrap can now be deleted, preventing any mines from spawning.
Removed cost and item limit for all forge items.

General

Fixed markers on Hornet model.
Removed a bunch of unused tags to save space.
Fixed random crashing on The Pit.
Removed all tags and references to Scaleform.

Assorted Changes

Removed consumables from Spartan HUD.
Fixed HUD outline placement.
Restored Halo 3 gametype intro card.
Fixed Assault Bomb HUD.
Removed all references of Elites and Female Spartans.
Restored leave game button in pause menu.
Fixed glitch preventing the DMR from spawning on Forge maps.
Added Local Games browser to ma inmenu.
Added Game Settings button in lobbies..
Fixed markers on Hornet model.
Removed multiplayer combat music.
General cleanups on the Halo 3 legacy UI.
Fixed animation visual bug caused by reloading while trying to sprint..
Every map now shares the same forge palette.
The minefield spawners at the top of each tower on Sandtrap can now be deleted, preventing any mines from spawning.
Removed cost and item limit for all forge items.
Set map weapon, equipment, vehicle, and scenery placements to match Halo 3.
Fixed Dual Wielding animations.
Fixed random crashing on The Pit.
Fixed dual wieldable weapon HUDs for left weapon.
Restored binoculars for weapons without zoom.
Cleaned up Sentinel Beam HUD.
Cleaned up Monitor HUD.
Fixed lobby player colors.
Removed warning message from player shields.
Equipment now has the same properties as Halo 3.
Removed first person landing and jumping animations for all weapons.
Battle Rifle ready time no longer takes too damn long.Fixed animation bug preventing the player from meleeing when crouching with a DMR.
All weapons that were in Halo 3 should now mostly act the same as they once did. NOTE: We are using hitscan for bullet weapons.
Restored Voice chat icons on the HUD and scoreboard.
Removed all tags and references to Scaleform.

The moment a lot of Halo PC fans have been waiting for has finally come. After two years, the team behind ElDewrito has released a new version of its amazing mod for Halo Online that is available for download right now.

ElDewrito is a community-made mod for Halo Online allowing multiplayer games to be played in player-hosted servers and aims to restore removed features, fix bugs and glitches, and add mod support. This mod has multiple server browsers, player and emblem customization, stat tracking, ranked and social servers (as well as an in-beta ranking system). Anyone can host custom servers – as a host player, or with a built-in dedicated server functionality, along with map/gametype voting functionality.

Version 0.6 adds dual wielding and equipment support, rewrites its input system, adds official Ranked & Social servers, fixes grenade drops, fixes ragdolls falling through objects, adds XInput controller port setting and changes 3rd person FOV.

Those interested can download Halo Online ElDewrito 0.6 from here or here, and you can find its complete changelog below.

Halo Online ElDewrito 0.6 Release Notes

Gameplay improvements

Dual wielding!
Equipment!
Input system rewrite
Fixed bindings sometimes getting wiped on start or not saving in some circumstances
Fixed controller users being unable to exit vehicle passenger seats
Fixed some issues with Halo 3 menu input
Fully configurable controller settings
Input.ControllerPort command to change which controller is used by the game
Players can now switch teams in the lobby using Q and E on the keyboard
Spectating other players after death
Sprint and assassinations are disabled by default

Network Improvements

* Official Ranked & Social Servers

Official servers will play playlists like what was on Halo 3’s playlists.
Official servers will be marked by a verified icon through the default and halostats browser.
Player stats can be viewed in game (optional)
Global & Per-Playlist Leaderboards (Is subject to change)
All custom games will have their stats saved and be viewable.
Added UPnP support. No more port forwarding unless your router doesn’t support UPnP!
Dedicated servers with automatic map voting
Server browsers can now tell if the client is trying to connect to a server and will notified if the connection fails.

UI Improvements

Ingame UI has been nearly completely replaced.
Server browser opens ingame now.
[Welcome screen (Can be disabled with Game.SkipTitleSplash)]
[New chat](http://medsouz.net/screenshot/2016-07-04_18-00-54.png)
[New console](http://medsouz.net/screenshot/2016-07-04_18-01-22.png)
[Working loading screens](http://medsouz.net/screenshot/2016-07-04_18-00-29.png)
[New scoreboard](http://medsouz.net/screenshot/2016-07-04_18-01-42.png)
[Built in voting UI for dedicated servers (NOTE: will be redone before release!)](http://medsouz.net/screenshot/2016-07-04_23-49-17.png)
[Postgame stats screen (replaces the endgame podium)](http://i.imgur.com/fZJ8YDI.jpg)
Medals have been rewritten from scratch to support the new web renderer
Forge UI has been CEFified allowing for much easier forging.
It is possible to theme the UI, but these will not be supported by us.

H3UI improvements

Fixed dual wielding ammo rendering
Removed the broken ability buttons and meter
Added “Local Games” button to the main menu (LAN browser)
Replace the blank map picture in lobbies with a picture for the lobby type
Fixed name rendering for highlighted players in the lobby roster

Map & Gameplay Fixes

Now able to place 2 times the amount of forge objects per map.
Changed number of unique items per map to 256
Added toggle to Phase or Unphase objects.
Added Map Modifier to change Forge map settings.
Added player size trait
Added game variant setting to toggle player nametags
Added Forge Object to set prematch camera position.
Added Dynamic Lights, and weather effects to forge.
Added ability to change skybox to another maps skybox
Added Ability to change materials for forge objects.
Added a massive amount of new forge objects (Complete List, Pictures)
Added RGB Forge Lights, Screen FX, New Forge Pieces.
Added snap rotation to forge objects including prefabs
Added forge kill volumes
Added options to remove invisible walls and kill barriers
Added forge grab distance variable
Forge Limit was increased.
Added quick search to forge
Fixed Airlifts on The Pit
Fixed Assault Bomb HUD.
Fixed random crashing on The Pit
Fixed glitch preventing the DMR from spawning on Forge maps -Zedd
Fixed Hornet markers
Fixed Map Variant Placements
Weapon Recoil has been fixed.
Duel Wielding has been fixed.
Fixed Dual Wielding animations.
Restored H3 weapon & Equipment placement on all classic Halo 3 maps
Restored Guardian mini lift.
Removed Game Over descriptions
Removed XP and Rank from podium and scoreboard.
Fixed Multi-Team

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Quality of Life Changes

Command line arguments
-connect and -password command for connecting to servers on startup
-instance command to allow multiple instances of the game to run from one directory
General fixups on the Halo 3 UI.
Fixed Lobby colors.
Added Game Settings option in lobbies. -Zedd
Change 3rd person FOV.
Added XInput controller port setting
Added Discord Rich Presence. Support for Discord Overlays Ability to invite people to your server via Discord
Added Local Games browser to mainmenu -Shockfire
Added Airglow 1.6
Added scoreboard biped to Reactor
Changed main menu music to a more suitable track
Copied Vehicle, Weapon, Equipment and Teleporter Forge palettes to every map.
Fixed Reloading animations while sprinting. -Camden
Fixed hud outline placement.
Fixed dual wieldable weapon huds for left weapon.
Restored leave game button in pause menu, added game option button to show Halo 3 pause menu. – Thx Shockfire
Restored Scaleform Respawn timer
Disabled player input during podium screen
Removed cost and item limit for all forge items.
Removed all references of Elites and Female spartans.
Removed scaleform pregame intros, restored Halo 3 intros
Removed notification box from the mainmenu.
Removed consumables from Spartan HUD
Removed startup menu sounds.
Removed match near completion music.
Fixed H3UI on ultrawide monitors
Chat will highlight your name when it is said in-game
Fixed Edge Drop
Fixed grenade drops
Added toggle for flag juggling spam.
Fixed Joining on an in progress match
Fixed Service Tags
Added a Command for Custom HUD colors
Fixed Ragdolls falling through objects
Restored H3 weapon spread
Added Game.ShowFPS Command
VoIP overhaul no longer uses Teamspeak, instead uses WebRTC
Flashlight is now operational in multiplayer
Players can now disable hitmarkers even if the server has them enabled
Added push to talk noise toggle in settings
Fixed audio lag (this may need more info, unk?)
Fixed monitor crosshair position
Dedicated server optimisation
Ability to center crosshair independently for first and third person modes