Halo 1
1. Always clear your cache after every mappack.
- Xbox 360: Go to dashboard/settings/storage, hover of your HDD and press Y (Clear System Cache) do this around 3 times.
- OG Xbox How to clear cache., E:/Cache, X:/, Y:/, Z:/.
Clear contents of all
2. Mappack not working/loading even after clearing cache? Try a different default.xbe, specifically one of the 115mb xbe's supplied in the useful xbe's in Halo 1 Mappacks Page.
- Be sure to rename xbe's to default.xbe
EDIT: 2/14/2020 All mappacks that have been updated have there own proper working xbe as well as there own SOLO mp xbe so xbe swapping isnt needed anymore, only the 720p xbe has to be swapped, however the 720p xbe isn't compatible with most of the mappacks at this time.
3. If a modded mappack folder name has (- . , ! @ # $ %) any special symbols please rename the folder as in remove the special symbols as it will cause alot of issues.
What are the xbe's
- Play solo in mp XBE
- 115mb XBE (play on bigger maps)
- 115mb Solo MP XBE (play on bigger maps solo)
- 720p XBE (Unfinished - 720p Resolution Mod)
Halo 2
1. Dirty Disc Errors: Clear Cache, and make sure your font files are not in 100+ folders, like each font in its own folder, this causes dirty disk and invis text errors.
2. Damaged Content/ Damaged DLC: Most mappacks have 50 maps included, with that said dlc map slots were taken up, so you get damaged content error messages. The fix for this is simple, either delete your DLC installation via clearing out the halo 2 and halo 2 content folders in Udata/Tdata as well as clearing cache or you can just ignore the message, also make sure you have no corrupted gamesaves, profiles, or gametypes which also cause damaged content error messages.
3. If a modded mappack folder name has (- . , ! @ # $ %) any special symbols please rename the folder as in remove the special symbols as it will cause alot of issues.
4. In any modded mappack, if they come with more than 1 .xbe (1.0 or 1.5 XBE's) be sure to choose which xbe you want to use and rename it to [default.xbe] to avoid game boot up issues that could occur.
- Ways to clear cache. [Xbox 360], Go to dashboard/settings/storage, hover over your HDD and press Y (Clear System Cache) do this around 3 times.
Also go to HDD or HDD1/Compatibility/Xbox/Cache and delete the bin files in this directory.
- Ways to clear cache. [Xbox OG], Go to E:/Cache, X:/, Y:/, Z:/ and clear contents of all
What are the xbe's
I can't guarantee that every mappack is System Link Compatible, or that maps wont freeze your console or have issues.
- (1.0 XBE) Horizontal Splitscreen Mod
- (1.0 XBE) Normal XBE, (No Mods)
- (1.0 XBE) AI Enabled, 4 Player Local Coop
- (1.5 XBE) Normal XBE, (No Mods)
- (1.5 XBE) AI Enabled, Horizontal Splitscreen Mod
- (1.5 XBE) Ai Enabled Only
- (1.5 XBE) AI Enabled, 4 Player Local Coop
- Hudless + Weaponless Gamemode (Good for pics/videos)