Installing.

Question:

How to I install HAC2?

Answer:

Open up your Halo's install directory and copy and paste the "loader.dll" file into the controls folder.

Question:

How to I install an optic pack?

Answer:

Open up your "Documents/My Games/Halo (or Halo CE)/hac" and create a folder named "packs". Then copy and paste the whole zip file (Ex: haloreach.zip) of the pack you downloaded into that folder.

Troubleshooting.

Problem:

The game crashes after trying to use custom chat or Optic.

Solution:

Your operating system likely needs to be updated. Download the most up-to-date version of DirectX9 from here.

Problem:

You receive an error warning about missing DLL followed by “Unable to load HAC! Error 126″.

Solution:

Your operating system likely needs to be updated. Download the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Runtime from here as well as the most up-to-date version of DirectX9 from here.

Problem:

You receive an error that states, “Unable to load HAC! Error 126″..

Solution:

Your anti-virus software is likely preventing HAC from loading. Add loader.dll to your white list or temporarily disable your anti-virus protection before you load Halo. If required, please consult the manual for your anti-virus software for the specifics on how to do this.

Problem:

After minimising Halo and returning, the screen may go black for a brief period and the game crashes shortly after.

Solution:

You can enable hac2's custom_chat and see if the resolves the issue.