Was wondering if it is possible to use Open Sauce to make Halo into a Rails Shooter (like Time Crisis) or if the time input would be obscene. I'm new to the modding community so I would defiantly start small, editing maps to make them more inductive to a rails type game, before moving on to modifying AI behavior, finally player movement and camera function. Far off goal would be to make a Halo arcade cabinet :)

The last time someone modded the camera they came up with the aimbot, but sure you can put the player on rails. Conscars actually has an app that can and will control the player called HaloBot.

I don't know if anyone still has that old app any more or what.

Edited by Dwood on Aug 1, 2013 at 01:27 AM

Why do people keep thinking all of the trolls is altheros?

The trolls you're seeing on halomaps is 99.89% DSalimander.

Also to do this you could probably just put the player into a hidden vehicle or something, let them use their FP and just animate the vehicle around. When player kills AI, start next animations for vehicle. Ect
Edited by MatthewDratt on Aug 1, 2013 at 01:36 AM

altheros? nope - should I be flattered? Great - Would it also be possible to aim without moving the camera - moving the rectile without changing the view? also multiplayer two separate rectiles on the same, one player screen. Just trying to get an idea of how far I can take this.

As far as I know this isn't possible. I think the reticule is just set to always be at the center of the screen (or wherever the globals tag specifies it to be) and never move. I assume you're trying to replicate how Time Crisis basically points the camera in a direction, and you control the crosshair with your gun, but in Halo the crosshair moves with the camera, all the time (as far as I know).

<ignoring Killer's stupid remark>
This would be something new if it could be done, maybe if you can't move the reticle without the camera, than just limit the camera movement to compensate. I honestly think this is kind of cool.

ooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh its assassin chief! Sir, everything that goes horribly wrong is always assassin chief.
Edited by Cheddars on Aug 1, 2013 at 06:06 AM

Time Crisis wasn't that bad as a rail-shooter. However, I don't think Halo would work too well as a rail-shooter.
Edited by Dumb AI on Aug 1, 2013 at 11:21 AM

Thanks for all the input. I think I'm going to try to make the first mission and see how it goes.