Hutchanaut

Thank you for the excellent suggestions. I also tried clearing the system cache but it didn't help. What finally worked was buying a Slim hdd and running the game from it with my original disc installed. The MS scheme to make me buy a hdd I absolutely shouldn't need has succeeded. Joy.

Duct tape didn't work. And then when I pulled it off, the reflective layer of my game disc came off and now the game is ruined!!!! THANKS JERK!! J/K I confirmed the disc is pristine but gave it a once-over with disc cleaner & shammy cloth, to no avail. I may just break down and buy the hard drive anyway... I could try installing H4 on it. I would just be extremely upset if it still crashed afterward.

I couldn't find any info on XBL Support o Waypoint. Forum search here turned up nothing... I'm using Halo4 on a 360 Slim. Three out of four custom/Forge games (or so) crash out to the H4 title screen when trying to load. The main loading screen flashes for a second, followed by a black screen, which is replaced by the big H4 title logo after a few seconds. Sometimes it will crash out two or three times before letting me successfully load a map. I do a lot in Forge and I play customs with friends so this has been a real headache, having to essentially leave the group each time we play customs. I've tried re-installing the disc, and I've even tried installing it on a thumb drive and running it from there. The problem persists. I can play campaign, matchmaking, and Spartan Ops just fine - it's only with Forged maps. I wasn't planning on buying a 360 hdd just for this game. Any advice on how to get the game working correctly with my existing setup? I've tried the internal 4gb flash and a formatted 32gb thumb drive... I'm starting a H4 league in a couple of weeks and I won't be able to participate if more than half my custom matches fail to load. Please help!