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Halo 2 Hacks Tips & Tools for Finishing the Fight By Stephen Cawood
September 2005
Pages: 270

| Table of Contents | Index | Sample Hacks | Colophon

Chapter 1 Halo 2 Jumping
1. Hacks 1–5: Introduction
2. Add Height to All Your Jumps
3. Blast Yourself into the Air
4. Extend Your Jumping Distance
5. The Longest Unaided Halo 2 Jump
6. Extend Your Landing Points
Chapter 2 Halo 2 Skulls
1. Hacks 6–20: Introduction
2. Find Your First Skull
3. Fight the Elite of the Elites
4. Eliminate the HUD
5. Find the Most Difficult Skull.
6. Receive the Gift of Grenades
7. Throw a Grunt Birthday Party
8. Activate the Ammunition Handicap
9. Camouflage the Master Chief
10. Give All Enemies Active Camouflage
11. Make All Enemies Tougher
12. Change the Laws of Physics
13. Make the Grunts a Little Tougher
14. Teach Your Enemies to Take a Punch
15. Make Co-op Harder
16. Add a Twist to Your Shields
Chapter 3 Halo 2 Easter Eggs
1. Hacks 21–29: Introduction
2. See the Grunts Dance with Macho Man
3. Locate Secret Messages in Multiplayer Maps
4. Uncover the Hidden Art Galleries
5. Read the Master Chief Poster
6. Customize the Zanzibar Signage
7. Kick Around a Soccer Ball
8. Collect the Hidden Sword on Outskirts
9. Hidden Swords on Delta Halo
10. Super Weapon on Metropolis
Chapter 4 Gameplay Tricks
1. Hacks 30–39: Introduction
2. Change Split Screen View
3. Revert to Multiple Checkpoints
4. Get Out of Outskirts
5. Get Above Delta Halo
6. Get Out of Burial Mounds
7. Jump Out of Foundation
8. Get on Top of Lockout
9. Get on Top of Zanzibar
10. Warthog Trampoline
11. The Easy Way to the Beaver Creek Launcher
Chapter 5 Halo 2 Glitches
1. Hacks 40–49: Introduction
2. Fly Like a Bird
3. Create a Giant Phantom MC
4. Give Yourself Infinite Camouflage
5. Overload the Game Engine
6. Find the Mysterious Super Jump
7. Get Unlimited Sword Energy
8. Drop Your Weapons
9. Teach a Scorpion to Fly
10. Create a Ring of Rockets
11. Slow Down Rockets
Chapter 6 Hacking Setup and Software
1. Mod Your Maps with ADI
2. Use an Open Source Map Editor
3. Mod Maps with DotHalo
4. Sign Your Custom Maps
5. Hack Halo 2 by Hand
6. Share Your Saved Games
7. Remix Multiplayer Levels with Campaign Mode Objects
Chapter 7 Weapon Mods
1. Hacks 57–67: Introduction
2. Become a Grenade Sniper
3. Change Your Clip Size
4. Push Your Friends Around
5. Swap Ammunition
6. Dual Wield Any Weapon
7. Death by Soccer Balls
8. Add 10x Zoom to Any Weapon
9. Lunge for the Sky
10. Clear the Zoom
11. Silence the Zoom
12. Change Grenade Explosions
Chapter 8 Vehicle Mods
1. Hacks 68–71: Introduction
2. Exchange the Weapons on Your Vehicle
3. Fly with Ground-Locked Vehicles
4. Trick Out Your Ride
5. Pimp Out Your Ride with Tunes
Chapter 9 Level Mods
1. Hacks 72–76: Introduction
2. Alter the Textures in a Level
3. Adjust the Halo 2 Lighting
4. Give Your Map Its Own Menu Image
5. Alter the Size of Objects in Your Maps
6. Turn Grenades into Skulls
Chapter 10 Display Mods
1. Hacks 77–81: Introduction
2. Film High-Quality Videos and Machinima
3. Manually Remove Low-Level Textures
4. Improve Your View of the Battlefield
5. Customize the Halo 2 Splash Screen
6. Customize the Halo 2 Demo Videos
Chapter 11 Gameplay Mods
1. Hacks 82–89: Introduction
2. Speed Walking
3. Crouch to the Sky
4. Jump for the Sky
5. Remove Sound
6. Change Halo 2's Machinery
7. Sit in the Bleachers
8. Give Yourself Super Powers
9. Create a Custom Game Variant
Chapter 12 Halo 2 Remixed
1. Hacks 90–100: Introduction
2. Spend Some Time with the Zombies
3. Fight Your Way Through Much Squalor
4. Visit the Moon
5. Spend a Night in a Haunted Creek
6. Take a Walk in a Winter Wonderland
7. Blast It All to Bits
8. Crawl Around a Desert
9. See the Forest for the Trees
10. Break Out Some Wild Weaponry
11. Thrill to the Sights and Sounds of Zentation
12. Create Your Own Level Mods

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Halo 2 Jumping

Hacks 1–5: Introduction

Add Height to All Your Jumps

Blast Yourself into the Air

Extend Your Jumping Distance

The Longest Unaided Halo 2 Jump

Extend Your Landing Points

Chapter 2 Halo 2 Skulls

Hacks 6–20: Introduction

Find Your First Skull

Fight the Elite of the Elites

Eliminate the HUD

Find the Most Difficult Skull.

Receive the Gift of Grenades

Throw a Grunt Birthday Party

Activate the Ammunition Handicap

Camouflage the Master Chief

Give All Enemies Active Camouflage

Make All Enemies Tougher

Change the Laws of Physics

Make the Grunts a Little Tougher

Teach Your Enemies to Take a Punch

Make Co-op Harder

Add a Twist to Your Shields

Chapter 3 Halo 2 Easter Eggs

Hacks 21–29: Introduction

See the Grunts Dance with Macho Man

Locate Secret Messages in Multiplayer Maps

Uncover the Hidden Art Galleries

Read the Master Chief Poster

Customize the Zanzibar Signage

Kick Around a Soccer Ball

Collect the Hidden Sword on Outskirts

Hidden Swords on Delta Halo

Super Weapon on Metropolis

Chapter 4 Gameplay Tricks

Hacks 30–39: Introduction

Change Split Screen View

Revert to Multiple Checkpoints

Get Out of Outskirts

Get Above Delta Halo

Get Out of Burial Mounds

Jump Out of Foundation

Get on Top of Lockout

Get on Top of Zanzibar

Warthog Trampoline

The Easy Way to the Beaver Creek Launcher

Chapter 5 Halo 2 Glitches

Hacks 40–49: Introduction

Fly Like a Bird

Create a Giant Phantom MC

Give Yourself Infinite Camouflage

Overload the Game Engine

Find the Mysterious Super Jump

Get Unlimited Sword Energy

Drop Your Weapons

Teach a Scorpion to Fly

Create a Ring of Rockets

Slow Down Rockets

Chapter 6 Hacking Setup and Software

Mod Your Maps with ADI

Use an Open Source Map Editor

Mod Maps with DotHalo

Sign Your Custom Maps

Hack Halo 2 by Hand

Share Your Saved Games

Remix Multiplayer Levels with Campaign Mode Objects

Chapter 7 Weapon Mods

Hacks 57–67: Introduction

Become a Grenade Sniper

Change Your Clip Size

Push Your Friends Around

Swap Ammunition

Dual Wield Any Weapon

Death by Soccer Balls

Add 10x Zoom to Any Weapon

Lunge for the Sky

Clear the Zoom

Silence the Zoom