Halo 2: Anniversary Known Issues – Halo Support

Updated 2020/9/22

Active Issues

The following Known Issues for Halo 2 and Halo 2: Anniversary are active as of 9/22/2020 in build #1.1829.0.0.

Global

Settings saved in the flight are saved in the same file as used with retail MCC on PC.

Campaign

Enemy active camo can be distorted when playing in remastered graphics.
Terminal videos default to English only.
Subtitles are not present in campaign gameplay.
Subtitles are out of sync with audio when viewing cutscenes.
Cinematic audio for Halo 2 and Halo 2: Anniversary is affected by different audio options.
When having multiple audio devices and swapping between classic and remastered graphics in cutscenes, audio can change output devices.
Blur Cinematics and Terminal videos can have visual issues in non-16:9 aspect ratios as they were rendered at 16:9.
Gunfire sounds are missing from multiple weapons with the Scarab Skull active.
With the Scarab Gun skull active, a hard lock can happen when firing a plasma rifle after swapping weapons with an Elite.
Sentinel lights will display for a short time after death before disappearing.
Some environmental textures appear in lower than expected resolutions.

Halo 2: Anniversary

Background SFX are missing from Nebula and Skyward maps in Halo 2Anniversary.
Pixilation on shadows can be seen in Anniversary graphics.
Performance lowers during games of 3 plots.
Texture resolution is displaying in low quality through various parts of the title.
When looking at the fan on Stonetown, FPS sometimes drops to 45.
Audio is missing when reloading weapons when done quickly.
When using newer Intel drivers with onboard graphics, you cannot launch.
Performance in theater films is capped at 60 fps when framerate is set to unlimited.
Lighting is inconsistent between Elite and Spartan armors.
There is visible stuttering on objects when strafing with Unlimited Framerate enabled.
The Hoplite armor is missing a rear armor piece in gameplay.

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