Practically what the subject is: How do I rip H2 tags/BSPs/.map files/etc. off of the H2 game into HCE

When I looked around and tried it through HEK+, it gave me a titanic amount of errors.

Please don't flame me if this has already been posted/already told about, I'm sorta lagging and can't quite rummage around the site for it supposedly

There is a program on the website that extracts Halo 2 bsps from the .map file. I don't know about extracting any H2 content with Hek+.

halo CE and halo 2 are made differently, and by different people, so H2 doesnt have tags that can be used in halo CE.

You mean that by the entire map itself without the tags? Because that'd still be useful to me, or is it just for H2?

Where would that be, Nexus?

its a H2Xbox tool; H2V has differnt hex values. Use search for it, and if you cant find it, there is a whole H2X section at www.halomods.com

i think you mean Ztem. and they're not giving it to us any time soon....

ftfy.
Anyway, Halo 2's Maps N Stuff Are To Much For HEK+ So It Hides In A Corner.

'Cause ZTeam is a bunch of *******s, and eventually someone else could just code one. They think they will gain popularity because they rip the animations, which in turn, should make them go DOWN because at least other teams (CMT / H3MT) have worked hard to create their stuff, not rip it from another game. THAT's what Halo CE is about, custom content. Not ripped content. Go die in a hole Zteam. You were never meant for Halo CE.

IIRC yes, but now he's done ripping, ZTeam on the other hand.... :/

How, how exactly do I get all this stuff you've been talking about, I've been looking around for that one Halo 2 BSP Converter thing or whatever you guys have been talking about. So yeah, right now I'm just really confused on what your fussing about.

HALO 2 bsp converters can be found on this site, there are 2, I forget which one worked for me and I expect you will have to spend ages fixing open edges and other tool errors which will appear when you use such a tool. I've also forgoten if you need a .obj plug-in for 3ds Max to use them, I think you do, try googleing it.

There are 2 on this site
http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=1432
and http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=1303

Also you will need the HALO 2 XBOX map files (I found them on file-front I think but it only included the map pack maps not the ones that shipped with the game.) You can get the textures from H2 Vista from the downloads found here http://h2v.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=6&sid=35 you may need the halo bitmap extractor to open the H2V bitmap tags (I do because I don't have H2V), if the versions I've listed here don't work you'll have to scearch for another one yourself.

bitmap extractor (the one I have I think) http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=1580bitmap extractor (newer version) http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=1618

As for weapons, bipeds and vehicles your best bet is the ripped models pack I found on file front, the models are in .obj format though and in jots of confusing little peices.

Everyone rips content. ZTeam is gaining popularity because they are the only one who are actually making the maps exactly like Halo 2. From the BSP to the Weapons even to the announcer. ZTeam deserves some respect for taking the time and making the maps work in Halo.

So now my new question has to be, "How do I mod my xbox so I can rip H2 maps to my computer"?

Who, me? All I'm trying to do is get ripped tags of H2 Campaign into Halo
Edited by HolyShiz on May 31, 2008 at 11:28 AM