Update as of 7/2/09: THE INFINITY VARIENT ON THE SITE IS NOT OURS! NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

I'LL BET TEH SPAMMER IS *NAME WILL NOT BE DISCLOSED*

Really, our mission rio will have Scarab AI! And custom dialogue for Prophets and Elites! And-(I'm revealing too much)

Agian: **** you spammer!

Hi there, HaloMaps

This is the official thread for our team, MP2SP MT
Stands for Multiplayer to Singleplayer Mapping team.

Our official site: http://mp2spmt.t83.net/#

Our purpose is to SP mod existing Multiplayer maps that have not been worked on, like Infinty or Damnation. With permission, we will also Sp mod User-Created popular multiplayer maps (e.g Downflow, Sciophobia etc)

Team Leaders are me, and Gamma927.

Comments such as "You suck!" or "I hate this team!" will be accepted, but please give a reason!

Team members:
Polamee (leader)
Gamma927 (co-leader)
DarkZealot (MASTER OF AWESOMENESS! :P)
Mythril (Great mapper!)
sierra 117 (the Master chief. 'Sierra' is the phoenican alphabet for 'S' :P )
Fbi was for (hmm....)

Project update:
We are not giving a definite release date for Mission: Rio. However, you can expect super Ai that drive scarabs and stuff, custom dialogue, and over-all coolness.
http://forum.halomaps.org/index.cfm%3Fpage=topic&topicID=23931

Spam will be ignored.

EDIT AS OF 12/1/09: THERE IS A THREAD ON MODACITY ABOUT THIS MAPPING TEAM's PLANS. THAT IS A FAKE, AND WE HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT AT ALL.

Why would we want to mod The Great Flood or Counter Attack anyway? That's so stupid.

**** YOU SPAMMER!


Edited by Polamee on Jan 22, 2009 at 08:39 AM
Edited by Polamee on Jan 28, 2009 at 06:58 AM
Edited by Polamee on Feb 6, 2009 at 09:09 PM
Edited by Polamee on Feb 6, 2009 at 11:55 PM

Have your name M2S.

I'll join. As for my example, I don't have one on the ready to exactly "go", but I do have some videos. Actually, if you Xfire me, I can give you a whole bunch of maps that have been MP-SP conversions.

Yay! Someone finally joined! And its DarkZealot! *faints*

I'm planning on modding Downflow to SP after completing Gamma927's Flood Eradication.

Oh that's actually kinda funny. I was gonna mod Downflow to a SP map too.

Probrably because some guy suggested it recently on the forums.

Got to search for him. We need to give credit for the idea...

Donezorz.

http://forum.halomaps.org/index.cfm%3Fpage=topic&topicID=23076
Keht...something is his name.

I would join but my specialty is a BSP modeler, so I don't think this is the right team for me.

You could. Notice its multiplayer to single player. If you turned it into a multiplayer map first, then..... We could also use more maps

And that my sapien doesn't show trigger volumes >:V --> http://forum.halomaps.org/index.cfm%3Fpage=topic&topicID=22613

We could add the trigger volumes. It's your choice if you want to join. If you do, we would gladly accept you.

maybe i can join. i like making stuff with guerilla, AI are the thing i like to edit the most. my old sp project is running WAY too slow.

Ok. If its fine with Polamee, then sure. You're in.

Proof of any work you've done?

We're not just going to accept members like that without proof of any maps they've done 0_o
Edited by Polamee on Jan 5, 2009 at 01:30 AM

I can give you proof if you want.....im pretty good at populating although im not that good at modeling. and I dont think ill be able to help with every project because im working on my campaign...Ill upload proof to halomaps and ill send through xfire to gamma, whichever comes first. though i am offering my membership with your permission. i can only populate and help tagging and beta test...

Send it to either me or Gamma.

Question to sierra 117 and black doom: Can you guys script?

only the scripts from the halo bible...except for timers and network stuff...

EDIT: im uploading the map now to halomaps.
Edited by sierra117 on Jan 5, 2009 at 01:34 AM

Coincidence much? I'm also uploading my map. LOL

Do you know how to make a basic SP script?

Like this:

(script startup basicscript
(sleep_until (volume_test_objects trig_1 (players))15) 
(game_save_no_timeout)
(ai_place example) 
) 

Could I join? Don't have any proof of SP, but I've meddled with the normal SPs and cutscenes before, nothing released. I can script, not exactly expertly, but enough I suppose.

I've searched for your maps on the site. Good Work :)

I've also seen tuts and stuff you've shown people.

You're in, definitely.

By the way, Mythril, I need your Xfire. Add me as a friend.

Xfire is 'polamee'.

Hmm.........

I've barely started this for a day and already four people want to join?

Yay?
Edited by Polamee on Jan 5, 2009 at 02:02 AM
Edited by Polamee on Jan 5, 2009 at 02:05 AM

Added you, I'll go add Gamma as well.

xfire is inexplicability
Edited by Mythril on Jan 5, 2009 at 02:07 AM

Explaining the next map concept:

User's expectation of maps has risen since 05-07 times.

Look at this, for example:

http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=2786

How can this be rated higher than my map:

http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=4215

I have found out that (70% of) users like maps with cool vehicles and weapons. Like Extinction. I was planning to SP mod Extinction, but it was too open. It would a pain to try and place blockings on that map >_<

So, when I came across a topic suggesting we use Downflow as a base for a new SP level, I thought it was a great idea. Downflow is more compact than Extinction or Coldsnap, yet still has the place to fit in large vehicles. Downflow also has a more maze-y design, which is ideal for SP maps.

Rough plan:
Player starts in the hanger and has to defend it from Covenant invaders. Then, s/he must take a Pelican, and fly out of the base, and reach the Grav Lift leading to the Covvie ship.

On the way, he faces swarms of enemy Banshees, Phantoms, Gun Towers, Seraphs and finally, a Scarab. The player will also have Pelis and Longswords driven by other Spartans supporting him/her.

It IS possible with proper modding. Elites can already drive Seraphs, Shees, and Gun Towers.

It would take a very good AI to be able to drive the Pelis and Longswords that help the player though. It would be a pain to make.

for the ai in the pelicans and longswords just script them in and add command lists for which points they go to an loop them...its make the ai much smarter and im just about to add you in xfire. ill send you a script example of how i am in scripting a proof. ill just use my level script.

gmax5 was actually a pretty decent mapper iirc, whatever happened to that guy?

dont know......but is the end of the level after you reach the pelican in the middle of the bsp?
coz ive flown around the map and have found nothing.

Yes. Decompiled it and there was nothing else.

cool team sounds promising. i would like to join i am good ate scripting and ai. but i wil need proof first wich i dont have right now :(

nm
Edited by Officer egg on Jan 5, 2009 at 04:24 PM

infinity has been modded many times for ai

Its to make up for our bad modeling skills :/

Why don't you learn? It's not that difficult. Just takes a bit of time to master but thats no excuse not to learn. If you really want to learn it you will.

some really good websites that will help you learn are

http://game-artist.net/forums/
http://www.cgsociety.org/
http://www.3dbuzz.com/
http://www.cgfocus.com/
http://www.3dtotal.com/
http://www.cgtutorials.com/

Theres alot of others but those are the ones I can come up with off the top of my head.

No, its not that we can't model, its just that I don't really like modeling. I've tried a lot, and given up. I was planning to over winter break, but now that its over, I didn't really get anything done, right?

Theres your problem. With that mindset, It's better not to even try.

Well, that's not what this thread is about, right? And I'll attempt again over summer. Bug me over PM's to remind me. Also, I've set up the team website, which will be
http://www.freewebs.com/m2smt

Edit: Add Sierra117. See PM for more details
Edited by Gamma927 on Jan 5, 2009 at 08:05 PM

My attention span is too short for me to model as I've found out.... :(

And Gamma, does it have to be Freewebs? >_<