Topic: Halo Maps Editing Program (Read 385 times)

jopo · « **on:** July 09, 2003, 03:18:00 PM »

Has anyone found a .map editor that can open and display and edit the geomatry for .map files within halo. does anyone know about an editor that will let you move the land around and change the basic geomatry of a level. possibly a premade editor or 3d modeling program "3ds max, lightwave, etc" thanks

Heet · « **Reply #1 on:** July 09, 2003, 11:59:00 PM »

http://www.ninjahack...wtopic=23&st=15

There ya go.

Ill187 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 10, 2003, 12:00:00 AM »

Um I heard about the Halo Map Editor....
I don't know if you know but it hasn't been made yet.
Apparently there's a beta somewhere.
Halo Hackers is a good spot to start from.

bombzhome · « **Reply #3 on:** July 10, 2003, 10:36:00 AM »

aww thats gonna be tight...

XBOX War3z · « **Reply #4 on:** July 10, 2003, 11:14:00 AM »

well it's not really an map editor like you can import your levels from other programs
but it'll be a program where you can unpack the halo map files
make some minor changes
repack the map files

with little changes I mean for the moment text like 'Picked up ...' and when there is more testing we can start getting basic stuff about the map format

bombzhome · « **Reply #5 on:** July 10, 2003, 11:39:00 AM »

this is still cool tho...

phantazma1 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 10, 2003, 01:05:00 PM »

this thing should be out soon.

jopo · « **Reply #7 on:** July 10, 2003, 03:42:00 PM »

ok well thanks for your replys, me and my friend were talkjing about this and he suggested that since noone knows how to code the halp .map files then maybe someone should email bungie and ask them what the use to creat there maps, since they created there own engine for halo that means that they created there own map editing program i guise. kBut if you thought about it bungie is trying to make games so they just woudent hand out the program they they created for the maps because people would be asking them how to use it. maybe we should just all wait untill someone developes or finds an already exsisting map editor for halo. I already tried they warlcraft map editor and it dident work. this would be realy cool if we could figure this out. im not even sure if getting bungies map editor from them is even possible. o well

XBOX War3z · « **Reply #8 on:** July 10, 2003, 10:11:00 PM »

well jsut wait a few days/weeks and halohacker will release his map packer/unpacker
then you can start messing with those map files

bombzhome · « **Reply #9 on:** July 11, 2003, 11:03:00 AM »

QUOTE (species8472 @ Jul 11 2003, 10:48 AM)

QUOTE (jopo @ Jul 11 2003, 12:42 AM)

ok well thanks for your replys, me and my friend were talkjing about this and he suggested that since noone knows how to code the halp .map files then maybe someone should email bungie and ask them what the use to creat there maps, since they created there own engine for halo that means that they created there own map editing program i guise. kBut if you thought about it bungie is trying to make games so they just woudent hand out the program they they created for the maps because people would be asking them how to use it. maybe we should just all wait untill someone developes or finds an already exsisting map editor for halo. I already tried they warlcraft map editor and it dident work. this would be realy cool if we could figure this out. im not even sure if getting bungies map editor from them is even possible. o well

umm..... isn't bungie owned by MS? Since they are, why would they give out info like that so people with modchips can modify stuff like that?

TRU-DAT.. why do you think at the beginning of Halo it says MS... just RUBS it on ya!

Videogamebuyer14 · « **Reply #10 on:** July 12, 2003, 01:42:00 AM »

QUOTE (jopo @ Jul 11 2003, 12:42 AM)

ok well thanks for your replys, me and my friend were talkjing about this and he suggested that since noone knows how to code the halp .map files then maybe someone should email bungie and ask them what the use to creat there maps, since they created there own engine for halo that means that they created there own map editing program i guise. kBut if you thought about it bungie is trying to make games so they just woudent hand out the program they they created for the maps because people would be asking them how to use it. maybe we should just all wait untill someone developes or finds an already exsisting map editor for halo. I already tried they warlcraft map editor and it dident work. this would be realy cool if we could figure this out. im not even sure if getting bungies map editor from them is even possible. o well

Bungie's official map loader, was called Guerrilla. It tripled, as a repacker, a texture signer, and an editor.

Ill187 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 12, 2003, 01:56:00 AM »

Guerrilla, man isn't that a 3D company or software. I think they had a contest in '96 or '97 that I wouldn't enter because my ideas were too good. I know I recognise the name from somewhere.

FLiPStA · « **Reply #12 on:** July 12, 2003, 06:47:00 AM »

I'm guessing you would need a MOD Chip for this? Or no...?

chilin_dude · « **Reply #13 on:** July 12, 2003, 07:41:00 AM »

QUOTE (FLiPStA @ Jul 12 2003, 03:47 PM)

I'm guessing you would need a MOD Chip for this? Or no...?

Yes you would

NVShacker · « **Reply #14 on:** July 12, 2003, 02:03:00 PM »

Ok, look, if you want to fiddle with the decompressed mp files goto your cache (X, Y, or Z) drives after playing Halo and fool around with the .map files.

The .map format is specific to the Halo engine, so no, CnC Generals won't load the maps.

My lead hacker recieved an email regarding editor source, but I don't believe that led anywhere.

--NVShacker (Halo Hacker Team)

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