Digital Cheese
Venith Emperor
I've decided to create a Halo thread because me like Halo. This will be used for general discussion of Halo, along with other useful things like sharing gamertags. This will focus on Halo CE, 2, 3, ODST, and the Master Chief Collection but the PC versions of Halo CE/2, along with 4 and Reach, are fair-game to discuss too as per expected.
USEFUL TOOLS
XLink Kai - https://www.teamxlink.co.uk/ [Mainly Used In Halo 2 On OG Xbox]
Halo 2 Project Cartographer - https://halo2.online/
ONLINE PLAY
Halo CE - XLink Kai (required, free)
Halo 2 - Insignia (free), XLink Kai (free)
Halo 3 - Xbox Live (paid), XLink Kai (free)
Halo Reach - Xbox Live (paid), XLink Kai (free)
Halo 4 - Xbox Live (paid), XLink Kai (free)
Halo 5 - Xbox Live (paid), XLink Kai? (free if usable)
Halo MCC - Xbox Live (paid), XLink Kai (free)
Halo Infinite - Xbox Live (paid), XLink Kai? (free if usable)
USERS WHO HOST LOBBIES
@Digital Cheese - DigitalCheeseXB [3/ODST/Reach/4/5/MCC/Infinite, Xbox Live], Digital Cheese [CE/2, XLinkKai]
USEFUL NOTES
- Halo CE never had official online, thus XLink Kai will always be necessary.
- Halo 2 online shutdown in 2010, but Insignia brings it back. Web features like clans are in the works, so use Insignia or XLink Kai, whichever is necessary to play the game online. Halo 2 supported clans, so if those work, someone confirm it in this thread. This only affects the original Halo 2 on the original Xbox, because the Master Chief Collection didn't exist until several years after the shutdown of the original Xbox Live for OG Xbox.
- Halo 3, Reach, and 4 had their matchmaking shutdown in 2021 iirc, but hacked lobbies exist if you're willing to risk the chance of getting your achievements reset or getting banned outright. Also, private matches still work, which is where lobbies are generally hosted. This does not affect the Master Chief Collection, just the original Xbox 360 title.
- Halo 5 Companies may no longer work, but if they are still usable, I may create an H5 Company (H5 Companies seem to just be clans with cool names, very useful for people who just play Halo 5, which is unlikely).
- Halo Infinite may or may not have a proper clan system as well, I have not been able to confirm for sure but I don't believe there is.
I will mostly use this thread for gamertags, joining/planning matches, and sharing images/videos of Agora matches (alongside very good clips obtained). This first post may be updated overtime, I will keep an edit log for anything major. Anyone who would gladly host lobbies may reply below, along with post their XBL or Insignia gamertag if they are doing it outside of XLink Kai, and I will add them here. Similarly, if someone is going to stop hosting lobbies at all or for a long time, they can either message me or reply again for me to remove them from the lobby-hoster list.
USEFUL TOOLS
XLink Kai - https://www.teamxlink.co.uk/ [Mainly Used In Halo 2 On OG Xbox]
Halo 2 Project Cartographer - https://halo2.online/
ONLINE PLAY
Halo CE - XLink Kai (required, free)
Halo 2 - Insignia (free), XLink Kai (free)
Halo 3 - Xbox Live (paid), XLink Kai (free)
Halo Reach - Xbox Live (paid), XLink Kai (free)
Halo 4 - Xbox Live (paid), XLink Kai (free)
Halo 5 - Xbox Live (paid), XLink Kai? (free if usable)
Halo MCC - Xbox Live (paid), XLink Kai (free)
Halo Infinite - Xbox Live (paid), XLink Kai? (free if usable)
USERS WHO HOST LOBBIES
@Digital Cheese - DigitalCheeseXB [3/ODST/Reach/4/5/MCC/Infinite, Xbox Live], Digital Cheese [CE/2, XLinkKai]
USEFUL NOTES
- Halo CE never had official online, thus XLink Kai will always be necessary.
- Halo 2 online shutdown in 2010, but Insignia brings it back. Web features like clans are in the works, so use Insignia or XLink Kai, whichever is necessary to play the game online. Halo 2 supported clans, so if those work, someone confirm it in this thread. This only affects the original Halo 2 on the original Xbox, because the Master Chief Collection didn't exist until several years after the shutdown of the original Xbox Live for OG Xbox.
- Halo 3, Reach, and 4 had their matchmaking shutdown in 2021 iirc, but hacked lobbies exist if you're willing to risk the chance of getting your achievements reset or getting banned outright. Also, private matches still work, which is where lobbies are generally hosted. This does not affect the Master Chief Collection, just the original Xbox 360 title.
- Halo 5 Companies may no longer work, but if they are still usable, I may create an H5 Company (H5 Companies seem to just be clans with cool names, very useful for people who just play Halo 5, which is unlikely).
- Halo Infinite may or may not have a proper clan system as well, I have not been able to confirm for sure but I don't believe there is.
I will mostly use this thread for gamertags, joining/planning matches, and sharing images/videos of Agora matches (alongside very good clips obtained). This first post may be updated overtime, I will keep an edit log for anything major. Anyone who would gladly host lobbies may reply below, along with post their XBL or Insignia gamertag if they are doing it outside of XLink Kai, and I will add them here. Similarly, if someone is going to stop hosting lobbies at all or for a long time, they can either message me or reply again for me to remove them from the lobby-hoster list.
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