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| image = Scr-halo.bungie.net-homepage.png
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| URL = http://halo.bungie.net/
| URL = http://halo.bungie.net/
| project_status = {{closing}}
| project_status = {{offline}}
| archiving_status = {{inprogress}}
| archiving_status = {{partiallysaved}} (2014)
| source = [https://github.com/ArchiveTeam/halo-grab halo-grab]
{{partiallysaved}} (2021)
| tracker = [http://tracker.archiveteam.org/halo halo]
| source = [https://github.com/ArchiveTeam/halo-grab halo-grab] (2014)
[https://github.com/ArchiveTeam/halo-new-grab halo-new-grab] (2021)
| tracker = [https://tracker.archiveteam.org/halo/ halo] (2014)
[https://tracker.archiveteam.org/halo-new/ halo-new] (2021)
| irc = yolohalo
| irc = yolohalo
| irc_network = hackint
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'''halo.bungie.net''' hosts a plethora of stale Halo 2, 3 and Reach game statistics, user-generated content and blog posts by Bungie.
'''halo.bungie.net''' hosts a plethora of stale Halo 2, 3 and Reach game statistics, user-generated content and blog posts by Bungie. Since 343 Industries/Microsoft took over stats and user-generated content hosting for Halo 3 and Reach in April 2012, this data has been sitting stale on Bungie's servers. The detailed statistics for a lot of the Halo 2 and 3 games have been purged periodically to presumably free up Bungie's resources.<ref>{{URL|1=http://halo.bungie.net/Stats/GameStatsHalo2.aspx?gameid=510646139|2=Example of a purged Halo 2 game}}</ref> In 2018, the forums were shut down, and the remaining detailed game statistics were purged.<ref>{{URL|https://www.bungie.net/en/Explore/Detail/News/46965}}</ref> The site shut down on 2021-02-09 and started returning 301 redirects to the main Bungie website {{URL|https://www.bungie.net}}.<ref>{{URL|https://www.bungie.net/en/Explore/Detail/News/50006}}</ref>


Since 343 Industries/Microsoft took over stats- and user-generated content hosting for Halo 3 and Reach in April 2012, this data has been sitting stale on Bungies servers since then.
== Archives ==
=== Files ===
Between November 2014 and June 2015, ArchiveTeam downloaded more than 37 terabytes of {{grey|Halo 2 stuff<sup>[unclear]</sup>}} and Halo 3 files. Bulk archives are available from {{IA item|archiveteam_halo}}, and the content should also be reachable through the Wayback Machine.


The detailed statistics for a lot of the Halo 2 and 3 games have been purged already to presumably free up Bungie's resources ([http://halo.bungie.net/Stats/GameStatsHalo2.aspx?gameid=510646139 example of a purged Halo 2 game]).
As of 2021-01-15, parts of the {{URL|http://halo.bungie.net/online/communityfiles.aspx|Halo 3 files}} (oldest 10 million and newest ~4 million) and all ~27.5 million {{URL|http://halo.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileSearch.aspx|Halo Reach files}} remain unarchived.


We intend to grab as much as possible before all of it is purged.
On 2021-02-03, a project for the Halo Reach files was started (halo-new tracker, same collection on the Internet Archive).


== How can I help? ==
=== Forums ===
The forums were archived in full shortly before the shutdown at the end of June 2018. The archives can be found under {{IA item|halo.bungie.net_forums_201806}} and {{IA item|halo.bungie.net_profiles_posters_201806}} and are available in the Wayback Machine.


=== Game statistics ===
Detailed game stats were continuously purged by Bungie.


=== Running a Warrior ===
A [[DPoS]] project for Halo 2 game stats was planned and worked on in 2018 before the final purge ([https://github.com/ArchiveTeam/halo2-grab halo2-grab], [https://tracker.archiveteam.org/halo2/ halo2]) but never launched.


You can start up a [[Warrior]] and there select ''Halo''. (If you don't really care what you are archiving, select ''ArchiveTeam's Choice'' instead, as at some points ArchiveTeam may priorize another project.)
Before the final purge in June 2018, some samples were archived:


=== Running the script manually ===
* First and last million Halo 2 games: {{IA item|halo.bungie.net_halo2_games_first_last_201806}}
* 2 million random Halo 2 games: {{IA item|halo.bungie.net_halo2_games_random_201806}}
* First, random, and last 500k Halo 3 games: {{IA item|halo.bungie.net_halo3_games_201806}}
* First, random, and last 500k Halo 3 ODST games: {{IA item|halo.bungie.net_halo3odst_games_201806}}
* First, random, and last 500k Halo Reach games: {{IA item|halo.bungie.net_haloreach_games_201806}}


If you use Linux and you're a bit familiar with it, you can try running the script directly.
=== Other ===
The website was archived recursively with [[ArchiveBot]] in 2014, 2018, and 2021.


The instructions can be found at [https://github.com/ArchiveTeam/halo-grab github.com/ArchiveTeam/halo-grab].
== References ==
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Don't forget to replace YOURNICKHERE with your nickname.
[[Category:Microsoft]]
 
The number after <code>--concurrent</code> determines how many threads run at the same time. You can increase this number if your resources (RAM, CPU, bandwidth) are sufficient. However, if you constantly see messages about rate limiting, there is no need to increase the concurrency.
 
If you want to stop the script, please do it gracefully if possible. To do so, create an empty file named '''STOP''' in the folder of the script (terminal command: <code>touch STOP</code>). The script finishes the current item(s) and stops only after that. (If you kill the script immediately, the items get broken, and they will need to be reassigned to another user.) – Before starting the script again, don't forget to remove the STOP file.


If you see "Project code is out of date", kill the script, go to its folder (<code>cd halo-grab</code>) and issue <code><nowiki>git pull https://github.com/ArchiveTeam/</nowiki>halo-grab</code>. After the updating has finished, re-launch the script.
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=== Join us on IRC! ===
 
Either you run the Warrior or the script, you should join our IRC channel '''#yolohalo''' to catch the latest news about the project and its progress, and there you can also put questions if something doesn't work. (In the latter case, please study the [[Warrior]] page and/or the script instructions first.) You can use the web interface at http://chat.efnet.org:9090, or if you use a standalone IRC client, connect to irc://irc.efnet.org.
 
=== Donating to the Internet Archive ===
 
Content downloaded by the ArchiveTeam will be uploaded to the [[Internet Archive]], where it will be stored and be available – hopefully – forever. However, storing it costs thousands of dollars in the long run. So, if you can afford, please consider donating to the Internet Archive, so that this piece of history can be kept for us all. http://archive.org/donate
 
=== Do you like our cause? ===
 
If you want to help in other projects, want to learn more about ArchiveTeam, or even help in development in general, navigate to the [[Main Page]] of this wiki, from there you can reach a lot of information. The Team consist of volunteers working on the projects in their free time, so helping hands (and resources) are always welcome.
 
== Archiving status ==
 
Downloading started: 2014-11-01, in progress.
 
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Revision as of 17:57, 9 February 2021

Bungie.net Halo read-only data
Halo logo
Scr-halo.bungie.net-homepage.png
URL http://halo.bungie.net/
Status Offline
Archiving status Partially saved (2014)

Partially saved (2021)

Archiving type Unknown
Project source halo-grab (2014)

halo-new-grab (2021)

Project tracker halo (2014)

halo-new (2021)

IRC channel #yolohalo (on hackint)

halo.bungie.net hosts a plethora of stale Halo 2, 3 and Reach game statistics, user-generated content and blog posts by Bungie. Since 343 Industries/Microsoft took over stats and user-generated content hosting for Halo 3 and Reach in April 2012, this data has been sitting stale on Bungie's servers. The detailed statistics for a lot of the Halo 2 and 3 games have been purged periodically to presumably free up Bungie's resources.[1] In 2018, the forums were shut down, and the remaining detailed game statistics were purged.[2] The site shut down on 2021-02-09 and started returning 301 redirects to the main Bungie website https://www.bungie.net[IAWcite.todayMemWeb].[3]

Archives

Files

Between November 2014 and June 2015, ArchiveTeam downloaded more than 37 terabytes of Halo 2 stuff[unclear] and Halo 3 files. Bulk archives are available from archiveteam_halo, and the content should also be reachable through the Wayback Machine.

As of 2021-01-15, parts of the Halo 3 files[IAWcite.todayMemWeb] (oldest 10 million and newest ~4 million) and all ~27.5 million Halo Reach files[IAWcite.todayMemWeb] remain unarchived.

On 2021-02-03, a project for the Halo Reach files was started (halo-new tracker, same collection on the Internet Archive).

Forums

The forums were archived in full shortly before the shutdown at the end of June 2018. The archives can be found under halo.bungie.net_forums_201806 and halo.bungie.net_profiles_posters_201806 and are available in the Wayback Machine.

Game statistics

Detailed game stats were continuously purged by Bungie.

A DPoS project for Halo 2 game stats was planned and worked on in 2018 before the final purge (halo2-grab, halo2) but never launched.

Before the final purge in June 2018, some samples were archived:

Other

The website was archived recursively with ArchiveBot in 2014, 2018, and 2021.

References