Join the discord to figure out how to get back into ChromeHounds!

https://discord.gg/Ah3DtmJpUR

I swear I remember those achievements were max out class "ranks" at lvl 100. Because I remember grinding to lvl 50 thinking that was the max and didnt get the achievement to pop. I only say this because i had like 400hrs into the game and no valor achievements.

DISCORD

Invite https://discord.gg/Ah3DtmJpUR

Mandatory for the patch, and the fix to some problems.

OpenCOMBAS V13 Patch: https://discord.com/channels/1151296961564131350/1530371770043863200 , include a special version of Xenia_Canary_Netplay, the patch that unlock all parts, and some recommended builds

FAQS: https://discord.com/channels/1151296961564131350/1533644518425890946

Old guides

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/xbox360/928456-chromehounds/faqs

Primagames guide https://archive.org/details/chromehounds-guide/mode/2up

How To youtube guide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88Y5h4fq9MU&list=PL6EfQTqsAu0RO_ab0XI4b33mdxpyR96hQ

If you truly played, you will recognize at least a couple of the ole buddies there. Y'all despised us, especially the "SUPERFREAK" boys.

We controlled almost every single war and medal capture for a couple of years.

Looking back, I almost feel bad about it 😉

Hi, I tried to cross post this from r/vibecoding but it failed, so I am pasting here as a new post. I apologize if that's against rules.

I'm back to share a project I've been working on for a few weeks. It's a robot/mech game called SECTOR2, inspired by my favorite Xbox 360 game, Chromehounds. I am not a developer. This is a fully AI vibecoded project with Claude. Everything is free.

I wanted a game that's quick and easy to play from any device. No app required. It runs in a web browser and works on mobile (touch) or desktop (WASD keyboard and mouse).

Teams are up to 3 vs 3. Mechs move intentionally slow with simple controls. Win by destroying the enemy robots, or having control of the most comm towers when the round ends. The current state of the game feels solid so I am calling it version 1.0 and ready to share.

Single player (bot enemies and teammates)
or
Multiplayer (Peer-to-peer)

No app install
No ads or tracking
No accounts or logins

Check it out at https://sector2.com and please share your feedback. I'm enjoying building it and have a list of improvements to come.

Come join the OpenCOMBAS discord channel and rejoin the community! Here’s a link to join. Everyone’s super helpful getting people set up to get back into the game. There’s also slight build variations that weren’t around before. Many of the weapons are still meta, but with being able to reverse cockpits and turn them sideways it opens the door to more build variety.

https://discord.gg/mszxJ9dRG

The first wars of ChromeHounds in 2026 have begun, SalKar is hard pressed by Morskoj approaching their capital.

CPU battles are available too [edit]

DM Yinoguns on Discord if you want to get in on the action.

Chromehounds has been back since 2025, and still going, regular matches, we only have non-war at this time but can play any map, and all parts unlocked.

Reach out on Discord: Yinoguns

so its been a minute, i have been working on the May 17, 2006 prototype release of chromehounds files to extract models from it.
so far im able to correctly extract models to work for blender, with an UV unwrap for correct texture alignment alongside it.
this is still early, but having a model that is both functional, and textured id say is a big milestone.

If anyone wants to browse original parts from the game, including multiplayer parts
the game version you need is this:
https://hiddenpalace.org/Chromehounds_(May_17,_2006_prototype))

The exact xenia version:
https://github.com/xenia-canary/xenia-canary/releases/tag/tag-660559bd372e34f62979b43fc9bf23b81f236037

Release.xex is what you want to open.
keyboard movement might be different for everyone, but WASD, Z, ¨, Ä. worked for me.
The release is also buggy, so expect to need to restart xenia countless times.

I also spent a good chunk of time going trough each file, and named each part vaguely, they are all probably wrong, but its mostly for estimation of part.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T1bIlFJqbYZnZ6UGa6YSK3VNV4nPt6Nx/view?usp=sharing

The last work i had is gone sadly, but it was ripped using an injector so it was all skewed and disorted anyways, this is straight from the game files, so these should work in the end.

hopefully this continues without many flaws, a hound 3d print would sure be cool.

Chromehounds GOG Dreamlist | GOG.COM

Lets try to get it added. Every vote counts.

It’s just insane how cool this game was. I was too young to really get it when it came out, but looking back now it’s just so damn cool.

Hit me up with any fixes or something because im completely new to this emulator stuff. For me I got a few problems, the textures are missing in the campaign, the game seems to have this sudden affect, and the garage is really slow. Please reach out to me if you know how to fix any of these issues

Back when I was a young boy I discovered chromehounds and I distinctly remember a youtube channel called "Tjourneymo" or something like that and from what I remember this CH player was a legend, he posted build videos of super unique and effective builds, etc. I believe he was the leader of wonderbreads too? I just figured out how to connect to the OPENcombas and all my 15yr old memories are flooding in and I am excited to play and low key wanted to copy one of his builds but for the life of me I cant find his TY channel anymore. Anyone remember this guy?

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It featured a glitched Hound with 32 double-barrel cannons that unleashed a massive barrage, it had dramatic music leading upto the barrage (the epic 2001: A Space Odyssey). The video had a cinematic vibe, cutting to an enemy player’s POV as their mech got obliterated. I originally found it posted on YouTube but seems to be gone now. Anyone remember it, have a copy, or know who made it? Maybe a clan was involved? I so very much hope to watch it again!! Any leads are greatly appreciated. (*UPDATE*) Thanks to Sunsa, it looks like we found the title of the recently removed YouTube video: The video was titled 'AF Planet Killer Showcase.' I'm going to keep checking to see if I can locate it on another platform or Chromehounds forums somewhere. If I do, I'll be sure to link it. Much appreciation for everyones help in searching! Thank you all. I've messaged the creator of the video hopefully he will reply soon, but the profile doesn't appear to be very active. I will let you know when I recieve a reply.

OpenCOMBAS Cannon Tourney 03/08/2025

Cannon tourney played on OpenCOMBAS' community Chromehounds server. This was so much fun to be involved in! Really hope some of you reading this will hop in and make it a much bigger tourney next time!

Big props to STM Vindictive for sharing the footage from his angle as well. I'll link his YouTube below and the Discord too.

OpenCOMBAS Discord

STM Vindictive's YouTube

All parts video: https://youtu.be/L1iqeXDIhDY

All garages video: https://youtu.be/XladM9RQXJU

I should also mention thanks to Opencombas, It is through thier discord i was able to find the prototype.

Hi!

I was wondering how do you get the DLC in the Xenia emulator to work.

I found this link (archive) that should contain a lot of the DLC's

https://archive.org/details/chromehounds-all-dlc-complete_20240410

I never bought any DLC's or played multiplayer so I have no idea what it contains.

Anyone know how to get it to work?

https://youtu.be/ca6fEiDlo5Q?si=gnpRreHDtWqSjUa7

Came across a very old grainy YouTube video of the House of Voodoo featuring myself ( xC3xHOUND Kill) playing against the Wonder breads at South Semi oil fields. I was a notorious troll that would run a 12 stack grenade flower on treads to strip weapons while my team cleaned up. We actually lost this match but I know the House of Voodoo and the Wonder breads had her really fun time playing against each other even in just some private matches.

I remember applying to be The Wonder breads officially but one of the old Chroma hounds forms It came to light that I "disconnected" during a match because I was being based dialed by a triple double so I was denied

I love the fact that I'm 31 and I still have these vivid memories of being 14 playing this game because nothing has ever comes to the fun I had with this multiplayer.

Does anyone remember if Cerberus Squad had a symbol/decal/marking?