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This article contains information about a fan-made subject that is not considered a part of the official Halo universe.

Halogen was a complete conversion mod of Command and Conquer: Generals. Developed by Slipstream Productions, the mod was an attempt to create a real-time strategy version of Halo but was subsequently cancelled following a cease and desist order obtained by Microsoft.

Background[edit]

Development[edit]

The mod was developed over three years prior to the cancellation. Powered by CnC: Generals's SAGE, the mod featured traditional assets such as base-building utilities, resource gathering, and unit-management system.

Cease and desist order[edit]

Microsoft took notice of the mod's development and obtained a cease and desist order against the production group. On September 9th, 2006, the production group made an official announcement confirming the cancellation of development.^[1]^[2]

Following the closing of Halogen, the production group recycled the developed assets for a different project titled "Asylum" (later retitled to "Signal").^[3]

Halogen and Halo Wars[edit]

Halogen was cancelled in September of 2006, following a request by Bungie's community manager to the Halogen team sent on September 8. Although Microsoft had wanted to send an official cease and desist, no legal action was taken due to Bungie stepping in and asking Microsoft not to use legal action.^[4] The team had heard rumours as early as mid-August that they may need to halt production, and rumours circulated at the time that Bungie was preparing to announce their own RTS Halo game.^[5]

On September 27, 2006, the official Halo RTS Halo Wars was announced by Microsoft at the X06 media briefing event, showcasing a new animated trailer for the property, all-but-confirming that the cancellation of HaloGen was due to the imminent announcement of an official Microsoft competitor.

Gallery[edit]

Warthog model
Cobra model
Hammerhead model
Skyhawk model
Elite and Grunt model
Shadow model
"Harbinger" Spirit model

Sources[edit]

^ halo.bungie.org: Just awful, Halogen
^ ArsTechnica: Microsoft shuts down Halo mod
^ ModDB: Signal
^ GameSetWatch, GameSetInterview: Slipstream Production's Dispraiser on Halogen cancellation (Retrieved on Sep 22, 2021) [archive]
^ Halo Wars Central, The Dispraiser Interview (Retrieved on Feb 27, 2007) [archive]

External links[edit]

[hbo1-1] halo.bungie.org: Just awful, Halogen

[ars-2] ArsTechnica: Microsoft shuts down Halo mod

[moddb-3] ModDB: Signal

[4] GameSetWatch, GameSetInterview: Slipstream Production's Dispraiser on Halogen cancellation (Retrieved on Sep 22, 2021) [archive]

[5] Halo Wars Central, The Dispraiser Interview (Retrieved on Feb 27, 2007) [archive]

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 '''''Halogen''''' was a complete conversion mod of ''[[Wikipedia:Command and Conquer: Generals|Command and Conquer: Generals]]''. Developed by Slipstream Productions, the mod was an attempt to create a [[wikipedia:real-time strategy|real-time strategy]] version of ''Halo'' but was subsequently cancelled following a [[wikipedia:Cease and desist|cease and desist]] order obtained by Microsoft.
 == Background ==
 === Development ===
-The mod was developed over three years prior to the cancellation. Powered by ''CnC: Generals''<nowiki />'s [[wikipedia:SAGE (game engine)|SAGE]], the mod featured the traditional assets such as base-building utilities, resource gathering, and unit-management system.
+The mod was developed over three years prior to the cancellation. Powered by ''CnC: Generals''<nowiki />'s [[wikipedia:SAGE (game engine)|SAGE]], the mod featured traditional assets such as base-building utilities, resource gathering, and unit-management system.
 === Cease and desist order ===
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 == ''Halogen'' and ''Halo Wars'' ==
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+''Halogen'' was cancelled in September of [[2006]], following a request by [[Bungie]]'s community manager to the ''Halogen'' team sent on September 8. Although [[Microsoft]] had wanted to send an official cease and desist, no legal action was taken due to Bungie stepping in and asking Microsoft not to use legal action.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2006/09/gamesetinterview_slipstream_pr.php|Site=GameSetWatch|Page=GameSetInterview: Slipstream Production's Dispraiser on Halogen cancellation|D=22|M=9|Y=2021}} The team had heard rumours as early as mid-August that they may need to halt production, and rumours circulated at the time that Bungie was preparing to announce their own RTS ''Halo'' game.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halowarscentral.com/articles.php|Site=Halo Wars Central|Page=The Dispraiser Interview|D=27|M=02|Y=2007}}
-Rumor had it that ''Halo Wars'' was produced directly because of fans' extremely positive reaction to Halogen and the negative response to the cancellation of the project. ''Halo Wars'' was announced shortly after Halogen was cancelled, and it was speculated that ''Halo Wars'' was designed to feed off of the anticipation Halogen carried. It was later revealed that the reverse was actually true; In the email to SSP from Microsoft, they revealed that the reason they didn't want a free ''Halo'' RTS being circulated around the Internet was that they were going to announce a ''real'' RTS based on ''Halo'' at X06.{{fact}}
+On September 27, 2006, the official ''Halo'' RTS ''[[Halo Wars]]'' was announced by Microsoft at the X06 media briefing event, showcasing a new [[Halo Wars announcement trailer|animated trailer]] for the property, all-but-confirming that the cancellation of ''HaloGen'' was due to the imminent announcement of an official Microsoft competitor.
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