HaloPC How do I trick into running with decals and shadows?

[bien4500]

My video card is an (Onboard) Intel Brookdale G with latest drivers, 64 MB VRAM, and can run other games with shadows and decals on that are from 2005 in about 50-60 FPS. Halo is from 2003.

Also what do I do with the guy leaning on the wall with a pistol in his hand and shooting at you in the mission where you have to stop Keyes from entering the "Weapons Cache"?

[Arcalane]

Assuming you mean the one gibbering about what happened to his squadmates, you can either ignore him or put him out of his misery. The pistol is fairly weak and can't really harm you very much unless you stand there like a complete dope, since he mainly shoots at your body rather than your head. I usually use a swift melee to put the poor man out of his misery. Saves him the torment of being found and assimilated, because he -will- be found eventually.

Also, get an actual graphics card rather than using the inbuilt.

[bien4500]

Crap! We can't even afford to buy a new CRT Monitor. Even a GeForce or its equivalent in any brand costs about PHP 50,000 in the Philippines. But is there any way to trick it into running with at least Decals on?

[SoberStickman]

Also what do I do with the guy leaning on the wall with a pistol in his hand and shooting at you in the mission where you have to stop Keyes from entering the "Weapons Cache"?

Bitchslap him with the pistol.
It's the only way.

[Latooni]

My video card is an (Onboard) Intel Brookdale G with latest drivers, 64 MB VRAM, and can run other games with shadows and decals on that are from 2005 in about 50-60 FPS. Halo is from 2003.

Also what do I do with the guy leaning on the wall with a pistol in his hand and shooting at you in the mission where you have to stop Keyes from entering the "Weapons Cache"?

Welcome to the world of the console port, where PC graphics are badly scaled, and horribly optimized. Not to mention 1-3 years out of date when released.

So no, unless you want to drop your framerate.

**** you consoles.

[T-002]

Say that to Gears of War.

Damn PC version practically got an extra Act (almost), and get to fight the Brumak.

[Kaelis]

Oh yes, Gears of War turned out to be a great PC game. Then again, its Unreal Engine, so no wonder it was a good port. Or it wasnt a port at all. Still, had some nasty bugs.

[Latooni]

Say that to Gears of War.

Damn PC version practically got an extra Act (almost), and get to fight the Brumak.

I've heard that the controls are still imperfect, being consolized, and the extra chapter is just more of the same.

[Kaelis]

Controls are not perfect, but theyre not horrible either - not something that detracts you from enjoying the game.

[bien4500]

[quote="Müg"

So no, unless you want to drop your framerate.[/quote]
I just want Decals on, Halo runs at around 45-55 FPS any way on my computer, I used Fraps to measure my FPS.

[Fuiste]

@Kaelis: Yeah, the controls may work fine on a PC, but I've played both versions, and I gotta say it's one of the few shooters I actually prefer on a 360. Part of that's the controller, the other part is the fact that I don't need a ZOMGWTFBBQH4X computer to run it, as the PC version framerate drops to single digits too oft for my taste...

Though I play Crysis on my comp with all high settings, so I guess that makes me a bit of a hipocrite.

[warhammer651]

Also what do I do with the guy leaning on the wall with a pistol in his hand and shooting at you in the mission where you have to stop Keyes from entering the "Weapons Cache"?

i tend to strafe and listen to him talking. although, it kind of funny when u staick a plasma to him