Welcome beginners of dev and other random people, this is the place to be to learn about dev, time to begin:
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Dev trainer

Development Trainer 2.11 Beta:
http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=1050
IMPORTANT:
Activate this WHEN IN GAME. It will not work if you double click this when not in Halo.
Make a game that YOU ARE HOSTING and then window Halo PC/CE and double click it.
(Press 'K' to time freeze and 'L' to unfreeze.)
Hotkeys can be changed, but the defaults are on the NUMBER PAD.
This can also be used if you aren't host, to do this simply:
1) Open dev trainer while in the game
2) Ask the host what cheats he/she has on
3) Press the numbers to sync it so it works better for you
(Ex: Press 5 to activate super jump as long as the host has it on also, then you will jump smoothly without lagging up, up, up, and then down, down, down.)

Alldev
NOTE: I do NOT support using this to cheat on your servers for kills!
How to configure console for Halo PC/CE:
http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?nid=319
First step, you need console. Go to your Halo CE(or PC) icon, right click and go to 'properties. Then look next to where it says 'Target:' It will have this in it.
'Default'
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo Custom Edition\haloce.exe"
Go to the end of it though, and type in -console, so it's like this
'Changed'
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo Custom Edition\haloce.exe" -console
Hit apply, and then ok. Start up Halo CE. When it's stared up, press [~] (The key next to '1')
In the bottom, purple text should appear in the bottom left corner saying 'Halo:'
Congratulations, console is active.
Alldev:
http://www.fileplanet.com/155891/150000/fileinfo/Halo---Alldev-Program
While in-game or before you open Halo, double click the alldev program. Press page up to activate it, or page down to deactivate it. This WILL work online so you can cheat_all_weapons, cheat_all_vehicles, etc.
Also:
Halo CE Trainer 3:
http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=2665
Double click that, and it should show up like it is in the picture.
It's a hotkey program. As shown in the picture, press something like, F1 while console is on, it will input (really fast on the console):
cheat_deathless_player 1
[Enter]
sv_say Deathless•Player•Activated
[Enter]
And to deactivate the cheat, just press the same thing again, or type it in yourself.
If the cheat worked and is active, above 'Halo:' it will say 'true.'
If the cheat worked and is now deactivated, above 'Halo:' it will say 'false.'
I suggest you test these out on your own LAN server until you go online.


Enjoy


[Tell me if I should edit, or change anything in this post, if I meet you in game and you don't have an account on halomaps, it's ok to just tell me in-game. Xfire is odx999]
Edited by ODX on Mar 29, 2008 at 05:05 PM

woooohoooiooo first one to comment...this is pretty kool... nice job and keep at it

Meh you could be more descriptive and give out some useful comands. Like the cheats or fly cam. Also you can give some other ones. I have some special ones! unitThey can also be used.

IMPORTANT THING TO NOTE:

When in console, you can press tab for a list of commands....


Wow, alot huh? Well what this does is it autofills the console with the desired command when you have typed in part of the code.

For example, if you want to see all possible commands that start with "cheat_", you type in console:

cheat_

and press tab...
you should see a bunch of cheat_ commands.

also, you can use the up and down arrow keys to look at previously used commands, and even reuse them, edit them, etc.

edit: i also have a few more now...

DEV CAM:

Dev Cam is very useful for machinima purposes, as well as getting into awkward places in the level (if you are server). Since it can be used on both server and client, it actually can be effectively used to perform a recon cheat by scanning the enemy base with dev cam, which I DO NOT SUPPORT!!1111!!1!!!eleven!12!

But anyway, here is how to activate and use Dev Cam. It utilizes 3 codes, and some special controls. It requires a mouse with a wheel that can act as a third button. IF YOU HAVE A LAPTOP I SUGGEST YOU GO TO WALMART AND BUY YOURSELF A CHEAP MOUSE WITH A WHEEL THAT CAN ACT AS A THIRD BUTTON!!!!!!! Besides, using a touchpad sucks for FPS games.

First Code:
debug_camera_save

what this does is it saves the current position of your player as a place to load the camera when you type in the next code:
debug_camera_load

ZOMFGWTFCAMERAWTFBBQWTFIAMHAVINGANOUTOFBODYEXPERIENCEWTFREADBELOW!
This one activates the camera and sets it to where you last saved it to.
Ok, you have cam. Now what? Well, here is where your middle button comes in. You hold the middle mouse button down and move the mouse to rotate the camera on two axes, these are the same ones you use in first person mode so dont worry too much. It is not important to know every detail...
Now, assuming that you are still holding the middle mouse button, use W, A, S, and D to move it around... slow? well rolling the wheel toward you will increase camera speed, away from you decreases... practice flying around like this for awhile...
Ok, now it is time to practice sliding up and down! A new movement vector that I as a 6DOF-er MUST HAVE! What is it? Simply use R and F to move up and down!
This is all you need to know on controlling dev cam, but for those of you who want to go a little more sideways, THERE ARE TWO MORE CONTROLS THAT ALMOST NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT!!!!!! AND I AM LETTING THE SECRET OUT!!!
What is it? It would be rotation along a THIRD AXIS!! This allows your camera to do barrel rolls, and view upside down, and all that fun stuff!
There is a problem with this though: The only way to revert the camera to be 100% level with the level (no pun intended) is to re-load the camera. But I believe to do that, you have to exit out of camera. there are two ways to do this:

1. Die.

2. Use this code...
camera_control 0
...to spare your pitiable life... "hopefully". >=)

There is my worthless two cents on dev cam, if ODX or someone else did not post it while I was typing lol.


oh yeah, and if you type "find" in console and press tab, you get... <censored>
Edited by Enzo03 on Jan 3, 2008 at 09:22 PM

The 'cheats' they can find themselves and explore using what Enzo03 said (By the way, I knew that, just forgot to put it in, along with many other things *laughs*) and fly cam isn't a dev cheat, it's a separate program. Unless you're talking about
debug_camera_save
debug_camera_load, that's in Halo CE Trainer 3, it's F7.
Edited by ODX on Jan 3, 2008 at 09:14 PM

I guess you did make something while I was typing lol 8)

At least I went over controls =P.

And about the UNIT commands... these... have to do with vehicles and bipeds in the map.
One of the more famous things is how to make a draco stay in the air when melee'd

Here is how to do it:

Because all vehicles are considered "Units", it is possible to freeze them if they have a name given to them when they were placed in the level (such as d1 for draco in RPG BETA 4... not any of the variants except a few that kept the name). I will repeat... THIS IS ONLY POSSIBLE IF THE VEHICLE THAT YOU WANT TO STAY STILL HAS A NAME!!!

So for those of you who have RPG Beta 4 (not 4-4 because that one will not allow you to run the original beta 4), run that level...
uh... after you write this stuff down...

good. when the level loads, you should grab the draco (if it is not in the level, and the map DEFINITELY IS RPG BETA 4 and none other than that map, use this cheat: "object_create_anew d1" and a large rectangular ship called the draco will spawn near the stone peli pad) and park it on the big space ship in the sky (called Citadel of Quebec), because it is a level surface (otherwise your skybase will end up wack... trust me this makes better bases). Once you have parked, get in a NON DRIVER SEAT (only to ensure the draco stays level) and use the above-stated camera controls to move to where you want your skybase. When you find a suitable location, type this nifty little cheat in console:

cheat_teleport_camera

Assuming that you have stayed in your seat, you will find that the entire draco, as well as its occupants (assuming THEY were also chained into their seats) have teleported to the camera... now... if there is anyone with you, DO NOT ALLOW THEM TO MELEE THE DRACO YET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! or else it will fall!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is the crucial moment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
open up console again and type in this:

vehicle_hover d1 true

type it in EXACTLY (or if you are using a different level, with a different vehicle, and that vehicle has a name... use that vehicle's name...)
and it should now be safe for you to melee this draco while it is in the air, for no one will fall out! But to clients, this ship will shake like an earthquake...

Keep in mind, this only works exactly as the codes are written in RPG BETA 4!!!!!!!
if you are using a different level, with a different vehicle, and that vehicle has a name... use that vehicle's name...

That would be another worthless two cents I have contributed to this one.

I don't understand what you just said....And I don't really care since I hate RPG maps.

actualy i can use dev cam from dev console just type in debug_camera_save then debug_camera_load

hope that helps

that just takes up space on your hard drive not very good for your comp. (on the other hand its not that big of a file)


well right now am getting the secret ai in h3t coag pb2 so if anyone wants to help...


but kool forum... very helpfull

Meh I was talking about different unit commands... But this is pretty helpful. Not really clear though. But helpful.

now i clicked the first link you said and it says it only works for halo which one do you know and how do i activate it i made it a desktop icon it tells me how but when i do nothuing happens

Meh I have a guide on how to use all the unit commands. Like the kill one you mentioned earlier. :D I think it is called h4x.txt...

ive bump possesed one of the survivors, i got in the peli... and after a few moments, the pilot dies and u and the other ppl fall to ure death to the bottom of the map.

try it, they arent actualy saved... they get murdered lol

Oooh what non release Halo 2 Campaign??

^Don't go offtopic, PM's are for that, if you find out anything, tell me in a PM then. I'll update the first post sometime when I feel like, adding on how to fix it if it's not working right, and other such uses.

wow... nice posts... very useful... free cookies for you

for the first devmodeyou showed the link to it shows up a box of a hunter and commands when i start halo pc not ce it doesnot work i read the read me thing i did what it says but it does not work do i wait one day
p.s.
does it work in campaign because thats what i was trying it in

whoa... way to massive bump!


But this is a good resource.
I think it should have been stickied at least... even better would be to compile it into a PDF or something and get it downloadable.

Anyway, what you downloaded was probably a DEV TRAINER. This does not activate dev mode itself. You should search for "Alldev" or "Halo CE Devmode"...EDIT: there is ALLDEV listed in the first post of the topic. You should get it. It should be something by Shaun Williams (bitterbanana) and when you get it, put it in your Halo Custom Edition Directory and then place a shortcut on the desktop for easy access. You then can run it and Halo Custom Edition at the same time.
Edited by Enzo03 on Jan 19, 2008 at 05:07 PM

edit number 2: and for anyone who wants to know what find all f'd up shizz does, it is a command for sapien that reshows all errors I think.
It may show in Halo CE if you enable debug messages.
Edited by Enzo03 on Jan 19, 2008 at 05:09 PM

i got it thnks

Why did you bump this....

As much so I'm glad you thanked me, I'm not so glad you bumped this seeing as no discussion is needed. You only need to PM me if you want anything changed, or xfire me at odx999.

This really SHOULD be a sticky, you know.

Okay... stop bumping this... maybe someone could ask to sticky this or something... because it would really help out a bunch of players who want to know how to use dev...


If we do...







not it.

Fact: people who join then post basic questions do not read sticky subjects.

Fact: Tutorials should NOT be posted in forums because they get lost in the noise and are transitory. There is a section on the main website to handle tutorials.

Fact: Bumped topics get locked.