Dibs
05-08-2012, 02:46 PM
I have been talking with a few of you about XBConnect and you had questions on how to set it up, so I decided to make a guide :)
In short, XBC is a way to "LAN" with people from all over
It is a program that is installed on your PC.
It is mostly used for halo and halo 2
1. Network
You will have to connect your Xbox, PC and Modem together on the same network.
Here is how i have mine running.
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb191/theblarneystone420/DSCN1514.jpg
*I am using a Belkin network switch to connect them all. You could use any type of switch or hub for this. I used to use my wireless router for this.
2.Installing XBC
You can install XBC at this link. There is a pro version you can buy for 15$ and the features of it are listed there.
http://www.xbconnect.com/index.php?topic=downloads
3.Startup
You will start at a screen like this.(i have a skin installed, yours will look somewhat different)
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb191/theblarneystone420/Untitled.png
Make a XBC account and sign in.
Turn your xbox on and start up halo 2(or other games)
Dont sign in into live, just go to system link
Your XBC screen should look like this
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb191/theblarneystone420/Untitled-1.png
Click halo 2(or desired game)
the list that comes up are the hosts for games, you can see what they are playing and how many people are in the lobby.
Click on one and hit join
*you should see the game pop up in system link on h2 is it goes correctly, if it comes back with a error or something, retry joining the game a few times
Pick the game in system link and join the lobby and you should be all set to play :)
4.Notes
--There are alot more features i didnt talk about, play around with XBC and find them.
--Most people dont have mics however they do work on XBC
--If you eve need help, there is normally someone in the main chat thay can help
--There is a faq on the XBC website (http://www.xbconnect.com/index.php?topic=faq)
5. Patches and Maps
If you still have the maps and title updates on your 360 you will be able to play on them and host updated lobbys, if you dont then you cannot play the maps and if you host a lobby it will play as prepatched (4 hit beatdowns).
* You cannot download the maps or patches from xbox because the server was shutdown
*You can transfer the maps over with a special cord but i wont get into that. Feel free to look it up tho, its not to difficult
6.Links
Help Section (http://www.xbconnect.com/index.php?topic=help)
More In Depth Networking (http://www.xbconnect.com/index.php?topic=networksetups)
There you go guys, hope you enjoy!
sorry for the bad pic res :/
Add me (Dibss) to play h2 :D
In short, XBC is a way to "LAN" with people from all over
It is a program that is installed on your PC.
It is mostly used for halo and halo 2
1. Network
You will have to connect your Xbox, PC and Modem together on the same network.
Here is how i have mine running.
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb191/theblarneystone420/DSCN1514.jpg
*I am using a Belkin network switch to connect them all. You could use any type of switch or hub for this. I used to use my wireless router for this.
2.Installing XBC
You can install XBC at this link. There is a pro version you can buy for 15$ and the features of it are listed there.
http://www.xbconnect.com/index.php?topic=downloads
3.Startup
You will start at a screen like this.(i have a skin installed, yours will look somewhat different)
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb191/theblarneystone420/Untitled.png
Make a XBC account and sign in.
Turn your xbox on and start up halo 2(or other games)
Dont sign in into live, just go to system link
Your XBC screen should look like this
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb191/theblarneystone420/Untitled-1.png
Click halo 2(or desired game)
the list that comes up are the hosts for games, you can see what they are playing and how many people are in the lobby.
Click on one and hit join
*you should see the game pop up in system link on h2 is it goes correctly, if it comes back with a error or something, retry joining the game a few times
Pick the game in system link and join the lobby and you should be all set to play :)
4.Notes
--There are alot more features i didnt talk about, play around with XBC and find them.
--Most people dont have mics however they do work on XBC
--If you eve need help, there is normally someone in the main chat thay can help
--There is a faq on the XBC website (http://www.xbconnect.com/index.php?topic=faq)
5. Patches and Maps
If you still have the maps and title updates on your 360 you will be able to play on them and host updated lobbys, if you dont then you cannot play the maps and if you host a lobby it will play as prepatched (4 hit beatdowns).
* You cannot download the maps or patches from xbox because the server was shutdown
*You can transfer the maps over with a special cord but i wont get into that. Feel free to look it up tho, its not to difficult
6.Links
Help Section (http://www.xbconnect.com/index.php?topic=help)
More In Depth Networking (http://www.xbconnect.com/index.php?topic=networksetups)
There you go guys, hope you enjoy!
sorry for the bad pic res :/
Add me (Dibss) to play h2 :D