Support Adding .map's without replacing original default ones?

[Tragedy 54]

Hey I was wondering if there was anyway to add a modded .map to Halo 3 without changing the original default map? I know this can be done, can anyone point me in the right direction so I can go about doing this?

Cheers.

[OrangeMohawk 407]

Just make a copy of the .map and .mapinfo. Change the Map ID of the .map (which can be found near the top of the SCNR tag) to something unique from the rest of the .map files. Open up the .mapinfo and make the Map ID the same as what you put in your .map.

 

If you are looking to add campaign missions, that requires an additional step, adding the Map ID to the .campaign file. Let me know if you need a more in-depth tutorial on that part.

[Tragedy 54]

Just make a copy of the .map and .mapinfo. Change the Map ID of the .map (which can be found near the top of the SCNR tag) to something unique from the rest of the .map files. Open up the .mapinfo and make the Map ID the same as what you put in your .map.

 

If you are looking to add campaign missions, that requires an additional step, adding the Map ID to the .campaign file. Let me know if you need a more in-depth tutorial on that part.

I only have the .map what are you meaning by ".mapinfo"? 

[OrangeMohawk 407]

They're found in [Game Directory]/maps/info

[Tragedy 54]

They're found in [Game Directory]/maps/info

Got it thank you. Also um how would I change the shadders colors? I want to do something like this. http://files.myfrogbag.com/jbpqir/2012-04-1907-27-29.jpg

[Kojuku 136]

Got it thank you. Also um how would I change the shadders colors? I want to do something like this. http://files.myfrogbag.com/jbpqir/2012-04-1907-27-29.jpg

Check out this tutorial by Krazy Pigeon: How To Change Colour Of Shaders And Water

[Tragedy 54]

Check out this tutorial by Krazy Pigeon: How To Change Colour Of Shaders And Water

I already saw this tutorial, Im using Assembly.

[OrangeMohawk 407]

I already saw this tutorial, Im using Assembly.

That's the best tutorial around on shader changing. All Ascension tutorials will work with Assembly, you'll just have to adapt them slightly.

[Tragedy 54]

That's the best tutorial around on shader changing. All Ascension tutorials will work with Assembly, you'll just have to adapt them slightly.

 

Could you atleast point me in the right direction to where to go?

[OrangeMohawk 407]

Could you atleast point me in the right direction to where to go?

 

The only difference I could find for using Assembly now vs. Ascension when that was written is "Shader Extensions" is now called "Arguments". That's the tutorial I learned how to modify shaders from. What are you having trouble with?

[Wally12 4]

On 4/25/2014 at 6:36 PM, OrangeMohawk said:

Just make a copy of the .map and .mapinfo. Change the Map ID of the .map (which can be found near the top of the SCNR tag) to something unique from the rest of the .map files. Open up the .mapinfo and make the Map ID the same as what you put in your .map.

 

If you are looking to add campaign missions, that requires an additional step, adding the Map ID to the .campaign file. Let me know if you need a more in-depth tutorial on that part.

Interesting. I figured out how to do this by just tinkering and guessing that could work. However, I didn't enter my custom MAP ID in the .map file. I just changed the MAP ID in the .mapinfo file but it still shows up as a separate map in the game.