Denver will never be the same

Wow, so much has happened since our pilot LAN at LocalHost, Denver! We were able to set up all 24 stations and ran a decent introductory event, including a 5.5-hour livestream of the whole thing! I really start to figure it out at the 3:30 mark - before this I'd never streamed a live event and we were winging it with basically no equipment, but the team at LH Denver was pretty incredible. In fact, their Halo Sanctuary earned its own page on this site! Check the main menu to learn more about this unique Colorado venue!

What does the future hold for Colorado Evolved? Everyone was so excited after 8/24/25 that we immediately started trying to plan our next event there. OGT Dark Lord is spearheading a wire management organization system that will expedite setup and enable 8 Xbox consoles to be wired to a single 8-port HDMI feed switcher; Trey and I got to work sourcing more CRT TVs for future events; |PHOTON| interviewed some of our key members at the event and began editing all of the footage immediately to make an epic Halo LAN Documentary, offering to get us a slick new introduction; J1 started a weekly Halo 3 night to prepare our group for offering Halo 3 at our future LH Denver events and develop our "sweaty"-side brackets and schedule; and behind the scenes I am working on making a legendary FoCo hideout for the group at my new Game & Witch shop. The Evolution is accelerating!

Our first event at LocalHost Denver on August 24, 2025! I can't believe we found this place!

Hoplite Versions

Melee guru DSJ pointed out to me that most of our Wednesday Halo 2 weekly players don't need most of what was in Hoplite 2.7. In fact, I'd considered this before and decided this weekend I'd create alternate versions to suit various players' needs. I even tried to add some unique flair to each, including themed titles and videos for each version.

Introducing:

Hoplite Core (1.34 GB)

• Halo 2 multiplayer only - no hacker shit! Perfect for returning players just getting an Xbox and our Wednesday online Halo 2 weekly! Anyone can play, regardless of location

• Foolproof Game Type Installer with MVC's MLG Game Type Collection

• Colorado Evolved Game Types for pizza party days! GAUSS Hog, baby

• Insignia registration client for quick online setup + Controller Tester

• All DLC Halo 2 Maps in one easy installer

• Game icon default size for maximum dashboard compatibility (others for COE 2.0 Skin)

• Xbox Tools Insignia Registration, Controller Tester and "Restart Xbox"

Hoplite Legacy (3.21 GB)

• Halo: Combat Evolved + complete original campaign and Xbox multiplayer experience

• Halo 2 Multiplayer + DLC installer + 4DEDi + updated to 1.5, usable online or offline

• Legacy Game Type Installer Install over 20 Game Types for both H1 & H2, including MLG

• Xbox Tools Insignia Registration, Controller Tester and "Restart Xbox"

Hoplite Revurted beta (2.48 GB)

• Halo 2 Revurted + RV 4DEDi Client - Host LANs on the H2 Vista Maps

  Halo 1: Neutral Host Edition + Dedicated H1 Server Client - display scoreboard on host box!

• More multiplayer maps than ever before - 27 maps for each game to make over 50 maps

• Ultimate Game Type Installer - over 30 Game Types for both games, including MLG, COE, and hacked dedicated Game Types for H1:NHE

• Future updates by Revurt to maximize performance will be added to Hoplite RV later

• Insignia, Controller Tester, and "Restart Xbox"

  WARNING: I changed the Title ID of Revurted to match regular Halo 2 - don't use Revurted on Insignia (yet!) but this means your existing game types and profiles from E/UDATA/4d5360064 show up. It also means Insignia may auto-ban you.

Hoplite Deluxe (2.60 GB)

• Perfect for starting your own Halo 2 LANs! Turn any box into a H1 or H2 server

• Halo 2 & 4DEDi Server Client Mod - H2 Multiplayer online, on LAN, or locally

• Halo 1: Neutral Host Edition & Dedicated Server Client Mod

• Ultimate Game Type Installer - over 30 Game Types for both games, including MLG, COE, and hacked dedicated Game Types for H1:NHE

• Halo 2 Renaissance Media Tour - hype videos of our past Colorado Evolved LANs at Games Ahoy and an invite to the COE Discord

• Insignia, Controller Tester, and "Restart Xbox"

Check out Halo2.Live/hoplite and pick your loadout, Spartan! The Reclamation is upon us!