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| {{Title|''Halo 3'' Title Updates}} | | {{Era|X|H3}} |
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| During 2008, two '''title updates''' were released by [[Bungie]] for ''[[Halo 3]]''.
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| ==Title Update 1 (1.1)== | | This page lists all [[Xbox Live]] Auto-Updates for the [[Xbox 360]] version of [[Halo 3]]. |
| Title Update 1 (also referred to as AutoUpdate 1) was released on [[2008#February|February 19, 2008]].{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13233|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Bungie Weekly Update: 02/08/08}}{{Ref/Site|Id=AU1PatchNotes|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?cid=13280|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo 3 AutoUpdate is Up}}
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| | ===Auto-Update 1=== |
| !Title Update 1 patch notes
| | (February 20, 2008) |
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| | * Unlocked Elite Commando Shoulders for everyone. This fixes a glitch that permanently locked it, even after getting the Steppin Razor<ref>http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13233</ref> Achievement. |
| *Melee contests have been rebalanced | | |
| *Dying while performing a melee or weapon lunge will no longer accelerate the dead player
| | * Improved any playlists that contain maps that were remade in the Forge. |
| *The Elite [[Commando harness|Commando shoulder armor]] variant has been unlocked for all players
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| *Improved the “Prefer Good Connection” option | | * Improved the "Prefer Good Connection" Matchmaking filter. |
| *Added backend hopper support for DLC [[custom game]] variants
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| *Fixed a problem with the [[Theater]] when a player tried to view a saved film for a DLC map he or she doesn’t own | | * Changes to the [[Melee]] system. Unless one player has a sizable health advantage over the enemy, both players die in a simultaneous melee. |
| *Fixed a UI error in the Theater when a party leader selects a film that is invalid for a party client | | |
| *Fixed a bug that under rare conditions could allow a BXB sequence | | * Dying while performing a melee no longer accelerates a player's dead body over impossible distances. |
| *Fixed a Dirty Disc Error that could occur when loading the same DLC map twice in a row | | |
| *Added a visible version string to the Halo 3 main menu {{C|Version 1.1}} | | * Fixed the bug that allowed a BXB combo. |
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| | * Miscellaneous bug fixes. |
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| | * Added version "1.1" to the main menu. |
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| | ===Auto-Update 2=== |
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| | (September 23, 2008)<ref>http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=15268</ref> |
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| | * Fixed issues under Halo 3s hood. |
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| ==Title Update 2 (1.2)==
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| Title Update 2 was released on [[2008#September|September 23, 2008]]{{Ref/Site|Id=TU2Rank|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=15519|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Bungie Weekly Update: Rare Thursday Edition}}{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?cid=15562|Site=Bungie.net|Page=TU2 FAQ}} The update was primarily concerned with fixing "under the hood" issues for Bungie and Bungie.net web developers for stat tracking purposes. The changes for players were as follows;{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?cid=15545|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo 3 Title Update}}
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| !Title Update 1 patch notes
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| *Fixed "under-the-hood" issues within ''Halo 3''
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| **Added new banhammer functionality
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| * Halo 3 feeds more info to Bungie. | | * Halo 3 feeds more info to Bungie. |
| *A new [[Rank (Halo 3)|rank system]] was added for ''Halo 3'' multiplayer. The system in question now calculates a rank for players per-playlist based on their [[Experience point|EXP]] gains in that playlist; the system is a new addition to the ''Halo 3'' ranking and does not replace the older skill and global ranks.{{Ref/Reuse|TU2Rank}}
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| *Ten New [[achievement]]s worth of {{Gamerscore|250}}. The achievements primarily concern the first three [[Vidmaster Challenge]]s and a series of achievements for the [[Legendary Map Pack]] (released in April 2008). An additional twenty achievements worth {{Gamerscore|500}} were also revealed in the listings, though these were not made available until the releases of ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' and Mythic Map Packs [[Mythic Map Pack|I]] and [[Mythic II Map Pack|II]].
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| **''[[Vidmaster Challenge: 7 on 7]]'' - {{Gamerscore|0}}
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| **''[[Vidmaster Challenge: Annual]]'' - {{Gamerscore|0}}{{Ref/Note|Although made available in game with the September 23 update, Annual was not unlockable until two days later on September 25 - the one-year anniversary of ''Halo 3''{{'}}s launch.}}
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| **''[[Vidmaster Challenge: Lightswitch]]'' - {{Gamerscore|0}}
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| **''[[Came... From... Behind]]'' - {{Gamerscore|50}}
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| **''[[Defend This]]'' - {{Gamerscore|50}}
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| **''[[Double Double]]'' - {{Gamerscore|25}}
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| **''[[Flag Dropped]]'' - {{Gamerscore|25}}
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| **''[[Look Both Ways]]'' - {{Gamerscore|50}}
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| **''[[Alas, Poor Yorick]]'' - {{Gamerscore|25}}
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| **''[[Road Rage]]'' - {{Gamerscore|25}}
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| *Changed layouts and added some new map variants;{{Ref/Reuse|TU2Rank}}
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| **Added [[Epilogue]] – [[Epitaph]] with no Shield Doors. Added alongside default variant.
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| **Added [[Boundless]] – [[Snowbound]] with reduced Shield Doors. Added alongside default variant.
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| **Added [[Sandtrap#Variant: Sand Tarp|Sand Tarp]] – [[Sandtrap]] without [[M312 Heavy Recovery Vehicle|Elephants]], with default team spawns switched in one-sided games. Added alongside default map variant.
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| **Added [[Pit Stop]] – [[The Pit]] with inaccessible spawn hives. Added alongside default map variant.
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| **[[Ghost Town]] – No longer appears in any symmetrical gametype.
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| **[[Team Slayer]] – Spawning configuration in default [[Team Slayer]] now includes a secondary weapon – the [[M6G Personal Defense Weapon System|magnum]].
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| *A number of playlists were introduced, changed and retired
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| *Updated version string {{C|Version 1.2}}{{Ref/Note|This is the version seen on the ''[[Halo 3: Mythic]]'' disc.}}
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| ==Notes== | | * New ranking system added to all [[Matchmaking]] playlists. After the update, the game tracks experience gained in a playlist and uses it to give a playlist-specific [[Rank (Halo 3 Multiplayer)|Rank]] to the player. This rank is affected by experience only. Players will keep their [[Rank (Halo 3 Multiplayer)|old rank]] which can be viewed in their Service Record. The system used to calculate this rank is not altered. Ranked playlists will still use Trueskill to match players.<ref>http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=14994</ref> |
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| | *10 New [[Achievements]] worth of 250 Gamerscore<ref>http://www.bungie.net, Halo 3 Service Record</ref> |
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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