- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
There has been alot of questions in these forums about how you mod Halo and Halo CE. So If no one is gonna do something about it, I will. This is the begginers tutorial for modding Halo. In this chapter I will introduce you to modding and teach you a few begginer tricks to mod Halo. It is reakky easy to understand..Prehaps too easy...
Chapter 1
Part 1
Begginer: Halo PC
To mod you maps you need an editor. The most reliable but second best is HHTv5 or Halo Hacker Tools v5. The best would be HMTv3.5 or Halo Map Tools v3.5 but it has had issues with the .net framework and different OS's.
Download HHTv5 here
Now, once you have downloaded HHTv5, crank it up. But before you do ANYTHING to do with modding Halo you MUST backup all of your map files. What I suggest is that you go to your Halo maps directory (eg. C:/program files/microsoft games/halo/maps/) and create a new file in that directory called "backup maps". Once you have done so go back to the map directory and highlight all the maps you wish to backup. recomended you back them all up. Press CTRL + C to copy them and go into the Backup maps folder and press CTRL + V to paste them. It may take a while depending on how many maps you copyed, but remember, you must do this or your whole Halo game is stuffed.
Once all the maps have finished copying, maximize HHTv5 and go to File>Open and go to the Maps directory (eg. C:/program files/microsoft games/halo/maps/) and double click beavercreek.map. Do not open the Backed up maps. Those are only if you wish to replace you modded map with the real one. Once beaver creek is loaded ignore any error (if you have any) and look at the info that HHT has given you about the map. Have a quick look around the info.
Now to have some fun! Go to "[proj] Projectile" in the tag veiwer and click the "+" to open up everything and scroll through all the tags in projectiles and find "weapons/assualt rifle/bullet" what that means is the assualt rifles bullet. Once you have clicked that there will be lots of info about the dependecies on the right. To start we are just gonna make the assualt rifle bullets rockets. To do that we must swap the projectiles (proj). In the dependency swapper select "mod2", it should be right up the top. Now, down the bottom of the dependency swapper and it should say "tag and dependency to swap with" in a box, under that box there are two drop down boxes. select the small one and change it to "proj" and then with the big drop down box, change it to "weapons/rocket launcher/rocket", and press the swap button. A small box should of come up saying "swapping dependencies done". Which is a good thing. What you have just done is swapped the asuualt rifles bullet with the rocket launchers bullet. Have a play around with HHT and do some other cool stuff.
Finnaly you must save and test, to save click save changes to the left of the program. Close HHT and open up Halo PC and make a LAN game and test the map.
People may only play your mod when YOU are hosting.
I hope you had fun.
To bring back the original map just copy the map from the Backup folder and paste it in the real maps folder to replace.
FAQ
Snowfaller8265 asks:
But I extracted the HHTv5 but how do I install it?! And can you put portals on the maps with this? Please help!
You do not need to install HHTv5 but it is reccomended to make a folder in your desktop and exract all the files (including the DLL's) to that folder. AS for the portal, 2 words, Next Chapter.
fastmatt asks:
Thanks, but I can't run that HKK thing. I don't have the right program. Any help? I downloaded it, opened it, but it wouldn't work.
Good question. Alot of people do have this problem. HHTv5 was developed using the .NET framework. So to run it, you will need it.
Download here If you got an error like Pollopesca did. You need the .NET framework.
Sh4rk B1t3 asks:
I downloaded it and the program works fine. I do everything that you said. I create a internet game to test it. When I fire the assult rifle, the game closes, and I get "Gathering expection data". WTF is going on?
I too had this problem at the start of my modding. If you get this error, Its just bad luck. If you get this error, you may need to use Halo Map Tools. The only thing about HMT is that is has issues with different systems. Known not to work on Windows ME, 95, 98, mac.
Download HMTv3.5 here
All that I know about that bug is thats HHT works completely fine with Halo CE. Try Halo CE if you have it.
Does it all work on mac?
The downloads i have had above were for windows.
Download for HHT here for mac
Please give me some feedback and I will help you all. Once at least 5 people have mad the assualt rifle shoot rockets, I will do the next chapter.
Be back for the next chapter. For now...I must sleep
[Edited on 3/26/2005 4:42:01 PM]