Many of the 300,000 users that are currently playing the Halo 3 beta are skillful modders who over the last few days have been examining the beta's code. They have found references to unannounced weapons, new vehicles and game types but probably their most precious finding is the fact that Halo 3 will support up to four players co-op on Xbox Live and System Link.
Scrolling through the list of on-screen text for party menus, one sentence revealed the following:
The game cannot start because all players are set to observer. Too many players for splitscreen. Only 2 players may play splitscreen coop on the same Xbox 360 console. The party size is too large to start the game. Up to 4 players may play coop on Xbox Live or System Link. Loading information from Xbox Live…
Weapons
* Assault Rifle
* Battle Rifle
* Beam Rifle
* Brute Shot
* Carbine
* Excavator
* Gravity Hammer
* Flamethrower
* Magnum
* Missile Launcher
* Needler
* Plasma Pistol
* Plasma Rifle
* Fuel Rod Cannon
* Rocket Launcher
* Shotgun
* SMG
* Sniper Rifle
* Spartan Laser
* Spiker
* Sword
Vehicles
* Mongoose
* Warthog
* Hornet
* Pelican
* Scorpion
* Ghost
* Brute Chopper
* Spectre
* Shadow
* Banshee
* Phantom
* Wraith
Game Types
* Capture the Flag
Invade your opponent’s stronghold, heist their flag, and bring it back to your base to score.
* Slayer
Kill as many of your opponents as you can. The player with the most points wins.
* Oddball
Find the ball and hold on to it to earn time. The player with the most time wins.
* King of the Hill
Gain control of the hill to earn time. Keep your opponents off and earn the most time to win.
* Juggernaut
Work together to take down the Juggernaut. Beware, you kill the Juggernaut, you become the Juggernaut, and only the Juggernaut can win.
* Territories
Find and control the territories on the map. The more territories you control, the faster you earn time.
* Infection
Destroy the Flood or become infected. Score points for killing flood or big points for infecting a human. The player with the most points wins.
* Assault
Da bomb!
* V.I.P.
Protect the V.I.P. from dying at the hands of your opponents. If you are the V.I.P., you must stay alive or your opponents score a point.
Variations
Apparently, you'll be able to share these with other users much in the same way you do with movies
# Team Slayer
# Team Swords
# Team Rockets
# Team Shotguns
# Team Fiesta
# Team Phantoms
# Slayer Duel
# Sword Duel
# Rifle Duel
# Rumble Slayer
# Rumble Swords
# Rumble Rockets
# Rumble Shotguns
# Oddball
# Fiesta Ball
# Team Ball King
# Phantom King
# Crazy King
# Team Crazy King
# Multi Flag CTF
# CTF Wraiths
# CTF Classic
# Shotgun CTF
# 1 Flag CTF
# 1 Flag CTF Fast
# Multi Bomb Assault
# Rapid Assault
# Neutral Bomb
# Neut. Bomb Fast
# 3 Plots Land Grab
Then, a glitch in the beta allowed some users to access the custom games menu option, which revealed the following settings (you can see pictures of these settings here):
* Damage resistance
* Shield multiplier
* Shield recharge rate
* Immune to headshots
* Grenade counts
* Infinite ammo
* Weapon pickup disabled
* Player speed (25%, 50%, 75%, 90%, 100%, 110%, 125%, 150%, 200%, 300%)
* Player gravity (50%, 100%, 200%)
* Vehicle use (passenger only)
* Motion tracker range (10m, 25m, 75m, 100m, 150m)
* Appearance
o Vis effects (black glow, team glow, white glow)
o Active camo (good camo that might fool and elite, poor camo that might fool a grunt, invisible)
* Indestructible vehicles (on, off)
Scrolling through the list of on-screen text for party menus, one sentence revealed the following:
The game cannot start because all players are set to observer. Too many players for splitscreen. Only 2 players may play splitscreen coop on the same Xbox 360 console. The party size is too large to start the game. Up to 4 players may play coop on Xbox Live or System Link. Loading information from Xbox Live…
Weapons
* Assault Rifle
* Battle Rifle
* Beam Rifle
* Brute Shot
* Carbine
* Excavator
* Gravity Hammer
* Flamethrower
* Magnum
* Missile Launcher
* Needler
* Plasma Pistol
* Plasma Rifle
* Fuel Rod Cannon
* Rocket Launcher
* Shotgun
* SMG
* Sniper Rifle
* Spartan Laser
* Spiker
* Sword
Vehicles
* Mongoose
* Warthog
* Hornet
* Pelican
* Scorpion
* Ghost
* Brute Chopper
* Spectre
* Shadow
* Banshee
* Phantom
* Wraith
Game Types
* Capture the Flag
Invade your opponent’s stronghold, heist their flag, and bring it back to your base to score.
* Slayer
Kill as many of your opponents as you can. The player with the most points wins.
* Oddball
Find the ball and hold on to it to earn time. The player with the most time wins.
* King of the Hill
Gain control of the hill to earn time. Keep your opponents off and earn the most time to win.
* Juggernaut
Work together to take down the Juggernaut. Beware, you kill the Juggernaut, you become the Juggernaut, and only the Juggernaut can win.
* Territories
Find and control the territories on the map. The more territories you control, the faster you earn time.
* Infection
Destroy the Flood or become infected. Score points for killing flood or big points for infecting a human. The player with the most points wins.
* Assault
Da bomb!
* V.I.P.
Protect the V.I.P. from dying at the hands of your opponents. If you are the V.I.P., you must stay alive or your opponents score a point.
Variations
Apparently, you'll be able to share these with other users much in the same way you do with movies
# Team Slayer
# Team Swords
# Team Rockets
# Team Shotguns
# Team Fiesta
# Team Phantoms
# Slayer Duel
# Sword Duel
# Rifle Duel
# Rumble Slayer
# Rumble Swords
# Rumble Rockets
# Rumble Shotguns
# Oddball
# Fiesta Ball
# Team Ball King
# Phantom King
# Crazy King
# Team Crazy King
# Multi Flag CTF
# CTF Wraiths
# CTF Classic
# Shotgun CTF
# 1 Flag CTF
# 1 Flag CTF Fast
# Multi Bomb Assault
# Rapid Assault
# Neutral Bomb
# Neut. Bomb Fast
# 3 Plots Land Grab
Then, a glitch in the beta allowed some users to access the custom games menu option, which revealed the following settings (you can see pictures of these settings here):
* Damage resistance
* Shield multiplier
* Shield recharge rate
* Immune to headshots
* Grenade counts
* Infinite ammo
* Weapon pickup disabled
* Player speed (25%, 50%, 75%, 90%, 100%, 110%, 125%, 150%, 200%, 300%)
* Player gravity (50%, 100%, 200%)
* Vehicle use (passenger only)
* Motion tracker range (10m, 25m, 75m, 100m, 150m)
* Appearance
o Vis effects (black glow, team glow, white glow)
o Active camo (good camo that might fool and elite, poor camo that might fool a grunt, invisible)
* Indestructible vehicles (on, off)
