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Poll: Did this tutorial help you? [closed]
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Hi, this is a tutorial for modding Halo PC. I'll tell you what you need first ...
HMT (3.0 or 3.5)
HHHT (If you have any ppfs)
Yeah, I know there are others out on the internet, but this is my basic need for Halo modding. Now, we'll start the first steps ...
Part I: Backing up your maps
1. Back-up your map files!! Many people have posted things like "Can anyone give me maps?" and "Please give me spare maps!!!" These questions are what people say when they BORROWED the game.
2. To back-up your maps, there are two ways.
2.a. Go to your Halo directory. For example, C:/Program Files/Microsoft Games/Halo/MAPS/
2.b. On your desktop, right click the Halo shortcut and click properties. Then click FIND TARGET, and find the MAPS folder.
3. Make a new folder on your desktop or any where you won't forget, and copy ALL of your maps into the new folder. This is now your back-up folder.
Now you're ready for your modding.
Note: You must have the .net framework for HMT
Part II: HMT
1. Open HMT and go to your Halo map folder. Open up any map except for BITMAPS.MAP, SOUNDS.MAP or UI.MAP.
HMT I: Bitmaps
1. If you have a custom skin made by Photoshop with the .dds plugin, or by the image converter, you can inject bitmaps or extract them by ...
2. Open HMT.
3. Click on the + sign and look for the skin you want to inject or extract.
4. Click on SAVE TEXTURE and save it somewhere, or click on INJECT TEXTURE and look for the skin you were looking for.
HMT II: Projectiles
1. So you want to swap the assault rilfe bullet with a rocket, well, here you are.
2. ON HMT, click the + sign and look for the weapon you want to switch.
3.a. After you click on the weapon, click SWAP and find the other projectile.
3.b. After you click on the projectile you want, copy the number and paste in the weapon you want it to shoot.
4. Click SAVE, and you're done.
HMT III: Weapon
1. So you want to make the pistol a machine gun? Read on ...
2. On HMT, find weapon and click on the + sign.
3. Click on the weapon you want to change.
4. If you want to add zoom, look for zoom levels and put in the amount of zooms and how far it will go.
5. If you want to make the clip bigger, or add a clip, go the CLIP part and click on the arrow so it goes and shows how many clips there are.
6. Click 0 and change the clip.
7. The rate of fire? Click PROJECTILE and 0.
8. ROF is rate of fire. So the higher it is, the faster it fires.
There's more, but that's for you to figure out.
HMT IV: Models
1. Let's say you made a model for Halo in Milkshape 3D, or you downloaded a mod and you have to manually install the model. In HMT, click the + sign on MOD2 (PC Model)
2. Now scroll down to the model and if it's first person, click on the FP, or click on the other if it's third person. Note: Ignore the note it says when you load the third person model.
3. Click on 0 and click IMPORT MODEL and find the model as a .obj format. Click Yes and OK and there you go, you've injected a model.
4. If you wish to extract the model, click EXPORT MODEL for one, and EXPORT ALL for all the models in the section.
5. Save the models somewhere and you have now gotten models. Now when you want to place the original model back, replace the map, or just the model.
Part III: HHHT
1. Now time for PPFs.
2. Locate the ppfs and maps folder. Also make a backup folder and locate it.
3. Apply the ppfs and there you go.
4. To return the map back to normal, click on the maps and click REVERT SELECTED.
The end of it. Just post what you need more info with, and tell me what you like. Also, the numbers like 3.a. mean that there are alternate ways to do something. The capped words are words on the program. Well, good luck on modding!!!
P.S. Does anyone know what happened to my polls, What would you rather get killed by and How would you die? I know the second one is a repost because the first one got lost, but I really want to see the replies. Please give me a link, so I don't get the administrators mad for reposting over and over again!!
[Edited on 1/4/2006]