2.0

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2.0 — Android

Version 2.0 introduces a fully customizable touch control system, new aiming options, support for built-in Halo CE cheats, and automatic synchronization with the original project.

Touch Controls & Camera View

• Camera view is controlled by dragging a finger across the screen, replacing the previous right analog stick.
• Added a second Fire button on the left side, allowing players to shoot while controlling the camera view.
• Improved handling of simultaneous inputs.
• Buttons can now be moved all the way to the display edges.
• Updated the Options and Save and exit buttons to a circular shape with a white outline, matching the style of other controls.
• Touch inputs are automatically released when hiding controls or switching away from the app.

Options Menu

• The former Edit section has been renamed to Options.
• Added new sections: Edit buttons layout, Camera sensitivity, Cheats, and General.
• Camera sensitivity can now be adjusted via a slider.

Layout Customization

• Ability to move, hide, add, and duplicate buttons.
• Added a Reset feature to restore the original layout.
• New Edit buttons size section, featuring − and + controls alongside size indicators for each button.
• Button sizes are saved together with the rest of the layout settings.
• Layout configurations can be exported and imported using .halolayout files.
• Export destination and import file selection are handled through the native Android system picker.
• Full backwards compatibility with previous layout configurations.

General

• Rumble: The smartphone vibrates in response to in-game controller vibration events.
• Fixed an issue that previously prevented phone vibration from triggering.
• Gyroscope aim (Experimental): Enables aiming via the gyroscope alongside touch controls (disabled by default).
• Fixed inverted vertical axis movement during gyroscope aiming.
• Gyroscope lifecycle management is now properly linked to the app lifecycle.
• The Hide or add buttons options are now grouped under this section.

Cheats

• Added support for built-in Halo CE cheats, complete with a dedicated list in the options menu.
• Toggleable cheats display a green background when active.
• One-time or temporary cheats do not remain highlighted after execution.

Interface & Graphics

• The version text on the main menu has been replaced with FulGer.
• Integrated the latest upstream improvements for high-resolution HUD support.
• Updated sniper scope graphics elements and fixed indicator border alignment.
• Improved background scaling and menu overlay coverage on widescreen displays.

Repository & Updates

• Configured the fork dedicated to Android development while preserving shared engine source code.
• Added automatic synchronization with cybersecurity/halo-ce-universal, running checks every 30 minutes.
• New incoming commits are merged while preserving Android-specific modifications.
• The main branch updates only after successfully passing tests alongside Android debug and release builds.
• In the event of merge conflicts or failed builds, synchronization halts and generates a detailed report.
• Tags and release creation remain manually managed.
• Updated the README to document new features and sync mechanics.

Build Details

• Version: 2.0
• Version Code: 3589
• Architecture: ARM64
• Signed release APK using the same local key as previous APK builds.
• Signature validation, compilation, and functional testing for layout, gyroscope, and sync were successfully verified.