
Theoretically, everything possible with other Halo engines is also possible with Halo CEbut is often imperfect. The engine has become frustrating to many map developers, as more complicated features require more complicated procedures. Devmode is also used to play single player maps made for Halo CE. Devmode can be used to many uses like giving players bottomless clips or unlimited health. Some designers created a specialized devmode program called "alldev. It is used by map designers to test out maps they make. The Developer mode, commonly referred to as the devmodeis used to execute commands in Halo: Combat Evolved for the PC. Also, some map makers have made some entirely new biped AIs, such as retroactively adding Brutes to the Halo campaign. The player can fight alongside Elites and Grunts against Marinesor vice-versa. People can also make "teams" of AI that will fight each other. This has allowed some map makers to create their own mods that can be played like a campaign mission with checkpoints and objectives, and with some skill, cutscenes. It is a free, unsupported add-on released by Gearbox Software. The Halo Editing Kitcommonly referred to by its acronym, HEKis a repackaging of the development tools that Bungie created and used in the development process of Halo: Combat Evolved. This is extremely useful on large maps, where locating a specific player would otherwise be extremely difficult. In addition to the Rules feature, pressing F3 by default will display the name of all allied players above their respective green arrows, so long as friend indicators are enabled in the gametype. It displays all of the specifics for the gametype currently being played in the server. A rules feature can be viewed by pressing the F2 button with default settings. It requires a Halo PC product key to run.
