Lockout Fix

scynide · Post by **scynide** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 4:20 pm

In Killtrocity v2 Lockout shows up in the multiplayer menu, but if you look at the mainmenu.map it is not in there. I know there is a way to hex edit the default.xbe to fix this problem. I have searched around, but can't seem to find how to fix it. Could someone plz tell me what I need to change in the hex editor to fix this? Thanks.

P.S. At one time I knew what to change, but it has slipped my mind. lol.

Monkey Terd · Post by **Monkey Terd** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 10:59 am

Disable your autoupdate..and remove the "Patch.lvl" from your first TDATA folder.

scynide · Post by **scynide** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:06 pm

But if I delete that file, will it make it where I can't play the maps in that dlc map pack? I still use an unmodded copy of Halo 2 when I play with some of my friends because half of them, when I go to LAN parties, don't have modded boxes.

a mammoth · Post by **a mammoth** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:16 pm

Then rename it or back it up before you delete it.

scynide · Post by **scynide** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 2:35 pm

a Mammoth wrote:Then rename it or back it up before you delete it.

That is not very convenient.

I would much rather hex the default.xbe to fix the problem (if I could remember what I need to change). That way I would not have to change the name of that file every time I want to play the map pack.

Edit: I figured out how to get rid of Lockout, the message about Content being damaged and unusable, and get Deep Blue Sea to be on the menu all at the same time! Also this does not affect other versions of Halo 2, like the original, and they will still load Mimesis content and all of the dlc map packs. You can use this to get rid of the broken Lockout and the message on any Halo 2 that you have manually disabled the auto update on (Hex edited, or used the the utility to disable it in the default.xbe). Ok here is how to do it:

1. Open the default.xbe that you have manually disabled the autoupdate on, in a Hex editor.
2. Click the "go to address" function in your Hex editor (under "View" in my Hex editor) and type in "4248692" without the quotes for the Offset, and make sure it is set to Dec, (Decimal) and "Beginning of file", and hit "OK."
3. It should bring you to the beginning of "$C". Change "$C" to "$t" or "$p".
4. Repeat steps 2-3 with numbers 4248704, 4249036, 4249048, 4249119, 4249364, 4249376, 4270612, 4270624, 4270888, and 4270900. Make sure to use the same one for all of them ($t\).

Alternate Step 2-4
2b. Click Edit->Find and type in "$C" (Hex: 24435C) without the quotes into the box that says "Text". Make sure it is set to "Forward" and to "From beginning" and click "Find All".
3b. It should bring you to the first one it finds, and bring up a box with the locations of all the ones it found. You can click on each location in the box and it will automatically take you to that one.
4b. Go through all of the ones it found and change them from "$C" to "$t".

5. Make sure to save, then you can close the Hex editor, and FTP the default.xbe that you just edited into your Killtrocity v2 folder or whatever folder it goes in on your Xbox.

Plz PM me if you are confused or have questions. I hope this helps some people out.