Summary
Halo: Combat Evolvedis one of the most iconic titles that Xbox has ever released,and it amazingly still holds up pretty well today, despite all the advancements that have been made in the FPS space. That’s why it still has a pretty active fanbase, and there are multiple content creators out there still making new videos about the game and series all these years later.
A YouTuber called Mister Monopoli is one such player, and he recently made history by becoming the first person to pilot a Pelican in Halo: Combat Evolved without the use of mods. That’s thanks to a series of new glitches that have been found by Mister Monopoli a whopping 23 years after the game’s initial release, and he’s been making some pretty interesting videos all about them.
Halo: Combat Evolved Fan Finds New Glitch That Lets You Play As An Elite
Mister Monopoli starts out by making a dream of every player a reality, demonstrating his newfound ability to play as a Camo Elite. In a video he shares on Twitter (which can also be viewed on YouTube), we can see Halo: Combat Evolved being played in split screen, as the second player spawns as a Camo Elite. The two players then meet up to show that it’s actually an Elite, which we know thanks to the grunts coming from the invisible creature.
A day later, Mister Monopoli returns with another video, this time fulfilling a personal childhood dream of mine. I’m pretty sure that every Halo player wanted to get behind the wheel of a Pelican when playing Combat Evolved, and Mister Monopoli has made it possible, showcasing it in a very glitchy but interesting video (which you can view above).
If you’re now sat there wondering how exactly Mister Monopoli is managing this, it’s thanks toa technique called Arbitrary Unit Possession (AUP). This is a glitch that was discovered in Halo 2 by Mister Monopoli back in 2019, and it allows players to control pretty much any character or enemy in the game, as well as vehicles.
It was believed that AUP was only possible in Halo 2, but Mister Monopoli has explained that he was able to create a tool with a modder called Amadeus to look at Halo: Combat Evolved’s memory more closely. That enabled Mister Monopoli to use his experience with Halo 2 to make AUP possible in Combat Evolved.
If all of this is lost on you (don’t worry, it’s lost on me too), you don’t have to fear. Mister Monopoli has explained that he’ll be making tutorials on how to do this for yourself at some point in the near future, but you need to be aware that this will only work on the OG Xbox version of the game. We’ll have to wait a little longer to see our dreams realized in the Master Chief Collection.
