Halo: The Master Chief Collection

NOTES:
- Please note that mid-mission saves will not transfer between PC and Xbox One as they are not compatible.
- Steam is self-contained and will not impact Xbox or Windows Store saves.
- This basically means that if you Save & Quit on PC at a checkpoint mid-mission, you must resume your progress on PC as well.
-- Source: MCC PC Crossplay & Cross-Progression – Halo Support


Prerequisites:
- 64-bit Windows 7 (or newer) operating system (How can I tell?)
- Halo: The Master Chief Collection for PC installed
- Mods
- (optional) HudSight app or sticker on your computer monitor to mark where the reticle/crosshair would normally appear


I will not be linking to or mentioning where to get mods from. You can find Halo: The Master Chief Collection mods easily by searching Bing/Google.


First, we are going to launch the game and bypass the Easy Anti-Cheat software so that we can run our mods.
- Press the Windows key on your keyboard, then type Steam.
- Click Steam in the list of results.
- Click Library
- Click Halo: The Master Chief Collection
- Click Play
- Select Halo: MCC Anti-Cheat Disabled (Mods and Limited Services)
- Click Play
-- IMPORTANT: Achievements will be disabled when running the game and bypassing the Anti-Cheat software. Do not attempt to get any other achievement during normal play. Par scores and mission times will not upload to HaloWaypoint.com.
- Click Campaigns
- Click Halo: CE Anniversary
- Click Playlists
- Click LASO Campaign
-- (optional) Choose whether or not if you'd like to have Scoring and/or Time on your heads-up display (HUD), if not just...
- Click Accept Options
- Click Start
- Play through the entire Halo: CE Anniversary campaign until the final checkpoint on The Maw mission (Warning: Hitchhikers May Be Escaping Convicts will show on-screen).
- Press the Esc key (Escape key) on your keyboard. This will pause the game.
- Click Save & Quit
-- This should bring you back to the Halo: CE mission playlists screen.
- Click Back
-- This should bring you back to the Halo: CE Anniversary screen.
- Click Back
-- This should bring you back to the Campaigns screen.
- Click Back
-- This should bring you back to the main menu.
- Click Quit to Desktop
-- This will exit the game completely.



Now we will re-launch Halo: The Master Chief Collection with Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) enabled.
- Be sure to disable your mods, restore the game files to what were originally, or repair your installation before continuing.
- Press the Windows key on your keyboard, then type Steam.
- Click Steam in the list of results.
- Click Library
- Click Halo: The Master Chief Collection
- Click Play
- Select Halo: The Master Chief Collection
- Click Play
-- You should see the Easy Anti-Cheat logo and a blue progress bar that will fill up. If you do, achievements are enabled. However, we still haven't actually finished the Halo: CE LASO Playlist yet.
-- If the game fails to launch, you will need to disable your mods, restore the game files to what were originally, or repair your installation of Halo: The Master Chief Collection before attempting to re-launch the game again.
- Click Campaigns
- Click Halo: CE Anniversary
- Click Playlists
- Click LASO Campaign
- Click Resume
-- (optional) Choose whether or not if you'd like to have Scoring and/or Time on your heads-up display (HUD), if not just...
- Click Accept Options
- Click Start
- You should see the load screen for The Maw mission
- Hop in a Warthog and escape as fast as you can to the end of the mission. You will have 5 minutes to escape. This is actually the easiest part of the whole mission.
- Keep going until you reach a point with barrels that block your path toward the Longsword (aircraft) docked in Launch Bay 7.
- Once you reach Launch Bay 7, you must exit your Warthog and proceed on foot to the aircraft.
- If you made it in time, you will see a cut scene with the Master Chief running into the aircraft.
- You will be taken back to the Halo: CE mission playlists screen.
- Achievement unlocked.
-- You will also unlock the A Fine Choice achievement.



If this happens to be your 3rd playlist completion, you will also unlock the Excellent Taste achievement.