Support Request-A-Tutorial Thread

[Lord Zedd 1,771]

After an eye-opening comment/post by manbearpig I figured I'd start up this thread.

The are many tricks that us "more established" modders use and take for granted or straight up haven't said much about. So to remedy this and make information available to everyone, feel free to request a tutorial for anything you've seen posted and either myself or any other willing modders will make a new thread with a tutorial.

Nothing is off-limits and this was posted in the H4 forum only because it's the newest game. So don't let that stop you from asking about something in Halo 3.

I look forward to helping out.

[0xdeafcafe 226]

How do I lift?

[SnipeStyle 178]

1. How to load objects by editing the zone set.

[Mclovin 3]

Sweet I always have small questions that I don't want to make a thread for.

Is there a way to change the plasma grenade color?(reach) If you could just tell me where I can figure the rest out

[Lord Zedd 1,771]

Sweet I always have small questions that I don't want to make a thread for.

Is there a way to change the plasma grenade color?(reach) If you could just tell me where I can figure the rest out

May I refer you to the following tutorial:

[Mclovin 3]

I have read that but I just can't find out how to change the plasma, I haven't tried in a long time though. I'll try again after work

[Lord Zedd 1,771]

1. How to load objects by editing the zone set.

As in to load brand new objects, loading existing objects into the global pool, or swapping zonesets around?

[Mclovin 3]

How about adding things to your character/vehicle? There was a tutorial in the h3 section but it's gone

[SnipeStyle 178]

As in to load brand new objects, loading existing objects into the global pool, or swapping zonesets around?

Whatever you did there :

Comes with a nice side-effect of being able to pick up any weapon ever without issue, even vehicle stuff.

I assume this only involved zoneset swapping, but im sure that other members would appreciate a tutorial on tag injection and such as well. I learned how to inject tags, back when amd released his mapexpand app, the only thing I never understood is how to load tags, which have child tags, like mode and so on and properly reference them in the raw table (zone and play, if I remember correctly). Maybe you can enlighten me. And what is the "global pool", you mentioned?

[Lord Zedd 1,771]

Whatever you did there :

I assume this only involved zoneset swapping, but im sure that other members would appreciate a tutorial on tag injection and such as well. I learned how to inject tags, back when amd released his mapexpand app, the only thing I never understood is how to load tags, which have child tags, like mode and so on and properly reference them in the raw table (zone and play, if I remember correctly). Maybe you can enlighten me. And what is the "global pool", you mentioned?

The stuff in those screens was from zone swapping (or in this case, nulling the zone to load all zones at once). I haven't figured out how the values work so the SCNR plugin under Functions uses the names "HERE *value*" Setting the values to the ones given in the name will load everything granted you are looking at the right function chunk.

Adding foreign tags I don't know of yet though I've been toying with the idea. But as far as duplicating existing tags there is no issue aside from object tags which need to be allowed in the global pool.

That pool being Unknown 3 in zone (Reach). The actual object/tag list would be the Unknown 8 inside Unknown 3. Setting the last chunk to -1 as an int should allow for all future objects to load fine. Alternatively you can set Unknown 3s size to 0 entirely and load everything in the entire map period, but as expected you'll run into memory issues rather quickly on most campaign maps.

How about adding things to your character/vehicle? There was a tutorial in the h3 section but it's gone

Could you clarify? Like objects?

[Zarius 0]

I hear whispers of Model/ Sound Injection and Extraction in Halo 4.

Is there a tutorial for this yet and if not do you know when it will be released?

Thanks

[Lord Zedd 1,771]

I hear whispers of Model/ Sound Injection and Extraction in Halo 4.

Is there a tutorial for this yet and if not do you know when it will be released?

Thanks

I've never heard of that.

[Elijah B I 138]

There is partial sound extraction in the works I think, probably not ready for release yet though. Also, Zedd, you could make on that shows how to free roam cinematics in h3/ODST

[vonkova 66]

Swapping shaders properly on objects and terrain. That would be pretty useful for me lol. I cant seem to get it to work properly so I must be doing something wrong hehe.

[Lord Zedd 1,771]

Swapping shaders properly on objects and terrain. That would be pretty useful for me lol. I cant seem to get it to work properly so I must be doing something wrong hehe.

What about it isn't working?

Poke the new mat tag then poke 01 to this offset: 0x8407FB57 (non-TU H4) and your changes should update ingame.

[vonkova 66]

What about it isn't working?

Poke the new mat tag then poke 01 to this offset: 0x8407FB57 (non-TU H4) and your changes should update ingame.

Hmm ill give it ago again later. When I tried to swap shaders only thing that swapped was glass and decals. But I'll try again later.

[D3FEKT 25]

0x8407FB57

very useful. wuv u

Edited January 1, 2013 by D3FEKT

[vonkova 66]

What about it isn't working?

Poke the new mat tag then poke 01 to this offset: 0x8407FB57 (non-TU H4) and your changes should update ingame.

Ok sweet. Got it working. Thanks mate

[D3FEKT 25]

Always wondered, how to remove count down barriers *wink* *wink*

[Lord Zedd 1,771]

Always wondered, how to remove count down barriers *wink* *wink*

Use Assembly's search feature on almost any SCNR for "Boundless" and set any results to True.

[Credit Hax 1]

Not sure if this is a networking question or a Halo 4 but...

 

 

I want to connect my retail and JTAG in system link but still be able to poke changes. I tried connecting using my normal network and switching to system link lobby but neither of the accounts could join each other.

 

Then I tried the Ad Hoc network between the two Xbox's which allowed them to have accounts in the same lobby, but the network doesn't show up on my laptop so I couldn't poke anything.

 

Then I tried creating an Ad Hoc network on my laptop and connecting the Xbox's to it but neither of the Xbox's would connect properly and if they did get an IP address Neighborhood then couldn't find the Ip address.

 

Finally I tried using one laptop to host the Ad Hoc network and the internet connection, one laptop to connect and test it was working (which it did) and then connecting the xbox's to that network once i knew it had internet connection. Once again the xbox's said they were connected yet if i hit test Xbox live connection on the retail it could not connect to the network let alone the internet.

 

So yeh kind of out of options here :/ was wondering if anybody knew how I could do it?

[Lord Zedd 1,771]

Not sure if this is a networking question or a Halo 4 but...

 

 

I want to connect my retail and JTAG in system link but still be able to poke changes. I tried connecting using my normal network and switching to system link lobby but neither of the accounts could join each other.

 

Then I tried the Ad Hoc network between the two Xbox's which allowed them to have accounts in the same lobby, but the network doesn't show up on my laptop so I couldn't poke anything.

 

Then I tried creating an Ad Hoc network on my laptop and connecting the Xbox's to it but neither of the Xbox's would connect properly and if they did get an IP address Neighborhood then couldn't find the Ip address.

 

Finally I tried using one laptop to host the Ad Hoc network and the internet connection, one laptop to connect and test it was working (which it did) and then connecting the xbox's to that network once i knew it had internet connection. Once again the xbox's said they were connected yet if i hit test Xbox live connection on the retail it could not connect to the network let alone the internet.

 

So yeh kind of out of options here :/ was wondering if anybody knew how I could do it?

Do you not have just a central router you can connect both to? That's all I do.

[Credit Hax 1]

Do you not have just a central router you can connect both to? That's all I do.

 

I tried that but then when they are both in the lobby it says they cannot join each-other?

 

I get

 

Party Size: 1/16

Privacy: Open

Lobby: Forge

 

Status: Not Joinable

 

Edit: Do you mean like literally plugging both consoles into the router via Ethernet cables? If so that's not an option for me at the moment

Edited January 19, 2013 by Credit Hax

[Lord Zedd 1,771]

I tried that but then when they are both in the lobby it says they cannot join each-other?

 

I get

 

Party Size: 1/16

Privacy: Open

Lobby: Forge

 

Status: Not Joinable

 

Edit: Do you mean like literally plugging both consoles into the router via Ethernet cables? If so that's not an option for me at the moment

Yes, plugging them straight in the router or into a switch that runs off the router.

[Credit Hax 1]

Yes, plugging them straight in the router or into a switch that runs off the router.

Ordered a router and a few Ethernet cables so hopefully this will get it to work