With the Halo Editing Kit, AI characters can also be added onto a map. It is a free, unsupported add-on released by Gearbox Software. The Halo Editing Kit was released for the creation of custom content for Halo: Custom Edition. The Halo Editing Kit, commonly referred to by its acronym, HEK, is a repackaging of the development tools that Bungie created and used in the development process for Halo: Combat Evolved. The game has noticeably reduced latency issues compared to Halo PC. Additionally, an arguably better net-code was put into Halo: Custom Edition as well. The other feature was the ability to display the name of all players in the same team above their respective green arrows (by pressing F3). It displays all the specifics for the gametype being played in the server. One of them was a rules feature that can be viewed by pressing the F2 button (with default settings). Two new features were added in Halo: Custom Edition that weren't present in either Halo: Combat Evolved or Halo PC. Much of the user-created content can be found on modding dedicated websites such as Modacity and. Some have even used the mods to unpack the game's code, allowing them to find cut content and other secrets buried in the code. Some players have even taken elements from later Halo games and implemented them into Halo: Custom Edition (such as the speed boost for the Ghost, which was introduced in Halo 2).Ī few examples of user-created content may include custom character models that uses an Elite biped instead of the default Spartan biped, a Call of Duty inspired level or even special animations and effects for weapons, melee and reloading. Some players have used it to improve how the game runs overall, either by upgrading vehicles and weapons, or adding new ones entirely. The amount of content that can be created is almost unlimited, although they are limited by the game engine it runs on. MAP file, which is compressed and uploaded.

Modders would incorporate the Halo Editing Kit to incorporate their own creations such as custom models, images, physics, and data into an easily distributed. It allows players to browse through user-created content and maps created with modding kits. Halo: Custom Edition, in its most basic definition, is a modding-friendly version of Halo PC.

Screenshot of Halo 2: New Mombasa, a user-created map based on the Halo 2 E3 2003 Demo Features Main Articles: Modding, Halo Editing Kit and Developer Mode.

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