(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); This tutorial will teach you how to unlock the Halo: Reach beta on your JTAG'd Xbox 360. It will allow you to run around on all maps including two that haven't been released yet(one of which is a Firefight map) and will also make modifying those .map files possible.

Requirements:
A JTAG'd Xbox 360 or a development kit
Halo: Reach Beta(Available for download May 3rd)
Forceload XEXs
X360Gamehack
WxPirs
Auto Xbins to download XEXmenu or Xplorer360

Once you have all those files, you may start. You will need to use all of them and if you are missing one, then you can not complete this tutorial.


Downloading the Beta

1. Go here and sign into your account and download the beta if you haven't already. Then turn your Xbox on and allow the beta to download.
2. Once the beta is done downloading, either put your hardrive on your JTAG'd Xbox and boot into XEXmenu and FTP the 4D53885C folder to your computer. Or you can connect your hardrive to your computer and open Xplorer360. Then in Xplorer360 go to Partition 3>Content>00000000000>4D53885C>00080000>725EC55D55 2A4DEDDE69466A0BA490B2CB496EF74D and extract that file to somewhere on your computer.


Extracting the maps, default.xex, waves, etc.

1. Now open WxPirs.
2. In the top left hand corner, click file>open or click the folder with an arrow above it button.
3. Locate your where you saved your Halo 3 Beta to(aka the 725EC55D552A4DEDDE69466A0BA490B2CB496EF74D file). And open the file.
4. You should now be presented with bink, maps, and waves folders and a default.xex, WaveShell-Xbox.dll and WavesLibDLL.dll
5. Click file>extract all or click the repeating floppy disc icon in the top left hand corner.
6. Pick a folder to extract all of those files and folders to and wait until they are all done(it was will say
"done" next to every folder and file).


Downloading and signing the Forceload XEXs
(Credit to DeToX for the XEXs and Halo: Reach modding research)

1. Download the Forceload XEXs
2. Extract all contents of the halo_reach_beta_forceload.rar to a folder.
3. Run X360Gamehack, and point it to that folder.
4. Use the following settings and hit "Fix"
5. Delete the files with the .orig extension, they are no longer needed. (Optional)


Putting the Beta on your Hardrive and Playing it

1. Run FreestyleDash or XeXMenu, and access your xbox via FTP
2. Open or create Hdd1:\\Games\Reach Beta\
3. FTP the following files: reach-30_settlement.xex, reach-ff10_prototype.xex, reach-20_sword_slayer.xex, reach-70_boneyard.xex, reach-mainmenu.xex, WaveShell-Xbox.dll, WavesLibDLL.dll, and waves folder that you got from the halo_reach_beta_forceload.rar. Make sure that you put EVERY file that came in the halo_reach_beta_forceload.rar folder.
4. Once those files are on your hard drive, go to the folder that contains all the files and folders that you extracted using WxPirs. Take the "maps" and "bink" folders and all of their contents and put those in your Halo Reach Beta folder on your hard drive.

Alternative (Xplorer360):

1. Open Xplorer360 and navigate to your Partition 3 and make a new folder called "Games" if you don't already have that folder.
2. Inside that folder make a new folder called "Halo Reach Beta".
3. Inside of the Halo Reach Beta folder, put your reach-30_settlement.xex, reach-ff10_prototype.xex, reach-20_sword_slayer.xex, reach-70_boneyard.xex, reach-mainmenu.xex, WaveShell-Xbox.dll, WavesLibDLL.dll, and waves folder that you got from the halo_reach_beta_forceload.rar. Make sure that you put EVERY file that came in the halo_reach_beta_forceload.rar folder.
4. Once those files are on your hard drive, go to the folder that contains all the files and folders that you extracted using WxPirs. Take the "maps" and "bink" folders and all of their contents and put those in your Halo Reach Beta folder on your hard drive.


5. (Optional) If you want to test a modified map, simply overwrite the stock one on your xbox (leave an original on your computer!) with the modified map from Ascension via FTP or Xplorer, and run the corresponding XEX.

On your xbox, go to Hdd1>Games>Halo Reach Beta> Then click on either reach-30_settlement.xex, reach-ff10_prototype.xex, reach-20_sword_slayer.xex, or reach-70_boneyard.xex to load whichever one of those maps you want. Once you have clicked one of those, you should be in the main menu. Your game will appear to freeze on a black screen. Just wait a few seconds and then the map will load. To go to another map, repeat previous steps.

PS: The Firefight map is reach-ff10_prototype.xex and the other unreleased map is reach-70_boneyard.xex

-just thought i would share +rep if it helps thought i would put in two places

thank you it worked