1.3.5 — VR Mod uninstall and connection fixes

Halo CE Steam Frame VR Mod 1.3.5

Download only DOWNLOAD THIS FILE — Halo-Steam-Frame-Mod-Setup-1.3.5.exe. This is the complete Windows mod installer; no separate ZIP or Python installation is needed.

This patch fixes interrupted uninstall recovery, renamed native Steam entries, and errors during cancellation or connection cleanup.

• Resume an interrupted uninstall. Running Uninstall again can finish verified unfinished game folders from an earlier attempt, including when the main folder is already gone or Halo has been reinstalled. Setup verifies its private operation record and the remaining folder's identity before deleting files. Verified campaign save backups stay in place and their paths are reported. Unverified or changed folders are kept and reported as removal pending at 99%, rather than success or “already absent.”
• Remove renamed Steam entries. Uninstall matches the exact native Halo executable regardless of the entry's title. Unrelated games and similarly named entries remain untouched. Invalid native shortcut IDs stop removal before library-file writes or game deletion; existing backup and artwork-preservation safeguards remain in place.
• Preserve cancellation and failure messages. A failed stop request or disconnect no longer hides the operation's original error. Setup tries to stop a prepared build after cancellation, timeout, or a connection failure. If the existing stop request fails, setup makes one bounded recovery connection using the previously approved host key to stop that exact installer run. If remote stopping cannot be confirmed, setup explicitly warns that the build may still be running and displays the exact Frame-terminal command to stop it before retrying.
• Separate connection cleanup from the game outcome. If game installation or removal succeeds but connection cleanup fails, setup retains the result and shows a separate actionable warning at 99%. It does not claim complete disconnection or undo a completed game operation. USB cleanup remains limited to this operation's temporary forward; the shared ADB server and unrelated forwards are preserved.

Thanks to dime-online for contributions #7, #8, and #9, addressing issues #1, #2, and #3. This release builds on those fixes with additional verification and explicit pending states.

The pinned native ARM64/OpenXR source, Xbox controls, tutorial patch, automatic Steam artwork/Notes, music preview, USB/network transfer, and Steam Home safeguards remain unchanged. The mod is experimental. Interrupted-removal recovery, cancellation recovery, direct USB transfer, full uninstall, a fresh first install, and newer Steam banner/logo/icon/Notes still need physical Frame verification.

Supply your own authorized original Xbox Halo CE data. USA Rev 2 is validated; other retail revisions need supported map headers. PC, Xbox 360 Anniversary, MCC, and Quest game-data inputs are unsupported. No retail game executable, disc image, maps, product keys, or soundtrack is included or downloaded, and setup provides no game-download links. Halo identification artwork and licensed software retain their rights and notices; see the third-party guide.

The EXE is unsigned. Its SHA256 appears below. Matching source and third-party notices remain available for rebuilding. GitHub's automatic source downloads are optional for developers.

Setup guide · Sources and credits.

Local validation: 560 passed, 11 platform skips, and 21 passing subtests. The standalone EXE passed offline startup and resource checks. Its embedded icon images match the original ICO exactly; the window PNG retains the source frame pixels. Packaged resources, checksums, and source match the checked release files.

The Windows, Linux, and ARM64 CI run passed all four jobs, including the frozen Windows executable and package installation in the rootless ARM64 Ubuntu container with no-new-privileges. Automated checks do not establish additional physical Frame validation.

SHA256 (optional verification; no extra file to download):

f4e14ad07fb0e0d27c4a51de2d1772e17d8b1d86c8f216e98644ac8a30d90c43  Halo-Steam-Frame-Mod-Setup-1.3.5.exe