When you log in to Xbox Live and fire up Halo 3 today, you'll notice a little something there waitng to be downloaded. The auto update from Bungie adds a few new fixes and features to the game to balance gameplay and squish a few bugs. Here's a run down of what you can expect to see changed:
- Melee contests have been rebalanced
- Dying while performing a melee or weapon lunge will no longer accelerate the dead player
- The Elite Commando shoulder armor variant has been unlocked for all players
- Improved the “Prefer Good Connection” option
- Added backend hopper support for DLC custom game variants
- 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
- 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
- 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
There are some additional notes concerning the update that you may experience a few laggier-than-usual games after the update is installed as it resets your hosting and network connection history. This history should grow rapidly for an improved situation and If you run into a map loading error after the autoupdate, where a map freezes at a certain percentage loaded, try restarting Halo 3 while holding down the “A” button and "Up" on the D-Pad simultaneously while the game is booting.
Be sure to hit
Bungie's site
for a full explanation of all the fixes and changes.
