Hey all, Its been a while since I last posted anything on the Guardian Forest map Ive been putting together.
I have been having an extended break from Halo CE and have only recently came back. naturally, (along side various other small mapping projects I spontaneously started) the first thing I did was pick up where I left off with the map. The map has been upgraded a lot since the last alpha release some of you tried out. Its now got a working fog system, the AI are much smarter, the second BSP has been added (there will be more BSP's) most of the nasty fall/jumps have been taken out/ modified and a large amount of minor things have been fixed. all in all, its a great improvement from the last version.

here is the previous thread:

http://forum.halomaps.org/index.cfm%3Fpage=topic&topicID=45235&start=1

if you want to try out the next alpha release please PM me your Email or whatever and Ill send you a copy.

If PRPatxi or mootjuh could please send me the BSP and bitmaps for your guardian MP maps I would really appreciate it. (i'll PM you my email if you want)

some pics:


http://imgur.com/TTDxWbr

Edited by Jobalisk on Jun 22, 2014 at 02:19 AM

Did you ever get that crit I sent you on the last release. Also I might be able to model you assets since I'm free for a bit.

yes i got it, if you check the previous forum there's a reply for you. Oh yes, forgot to mention, I haven't finished placing all the AI on the second BSP yet, so there is only about a third of the total that will be in the BSP. I have fixed all of the crits you gave me. the first BSP doesn't have a huge amount of free roaming and path choice, but the second has plenty.

the addition of fog really has given it that spooky guardian MP feel. but I don't have the background sounds from it, currently im using the swamp noises bk sound and the bird bk sound, its pretty good, but if anyone could give me the bk sound files for guardian MP it would improve it heaps.

I have deliberately left way points out of the first BSP, the second has one out of necessity, but I want this map to have the feeling of you don't know where you are, You need to get to grips with the surrounding area, so you will need to carefully assess your surroundings before making a move, there is always an easy way round (to maneuver that is) you just have to find it. (although its pretty straight forward which way you need to go.)
Edited by Jobalisk on Nov 28, 2014 at 12:57 PM
Edited by Jobalisk on Dec 2, 2014 at 07:09 PM

You map is fugly.

sit down and use your head to figure out why.(again)

looks good, the fog isn't so great though. But that is probably down to the engine.

I already did. You know nothing about me.
Edited by Darkzealotx on Jun 22, 2014 at 11:54 AM

Hey that's great and all, but could you give me a link for the BSP/map, I cant do much without it. (mootjuh)

the fog is almost exactly the same as the fog in H3 guardian. im trying to make this as accurate as I can, and to be fair, it works.

Darkzealotx, all you seem to have done on the forums these last few days is insult people. If you don't have anything constructive to say, put a sock in it.

Edited by Jobalisk on Jun 22, 2014 at 03:37 PM
Edited by Jobalisk on Jun 22, 2014 at 05:24 PM

O rly?

for all those who want access to the alpha, here is a link, you may need a microsoft account to access it: https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=39E510D6568B1B75%21556

Need a new word for bump........mump?

lol, well, progress is continuing, Ive now got the guardian mp map, however, I am having extream difficulty compiling it because of this:

Also, Ive finished the third BSP, I will upload it sometime this week.

If anyone has a copy an error-less guardian BSP or knows how to fix these errors please tell me.

I can't read that, copy paste the tool error so we can actually see it lol.

Lmao, epic fail.

bro, just right click view image, then press zoom!

its stating that there are 62 coincident triangles.
Edited by Jobalisk on Jun 28, 2014 at 07:09 PM

Lmao, what a kid.

any one know how to fix coincident triangles?

no, fix it yourself
Edited by Darkzealotx on Jun 28, 2014 at 07:55 PM

what do you mean by optimizing exactly, do I use the Gmax optimize function, or do I remove and remake parts of the BSP, and darkzealotx, shut your trap or I will find a way to make your life on this website a living hell!

ok, so i've found mesh optimizer, what is the best setting for me to do do you think.

as in face thresh, edge thresh ect?
Edited by Jobalisk on Jun 28, 2014 at 09:00 PM
Edited by Jobalisk on Jun 28, 2014 at 09:25 PM

R u mad, brah? If so brig it on ten, brah
Edited by Darkzealotx on Jun 28, 2014 at 09:21 PM

... americans...
Edited by Jobalisk on Jun 28, 2014 at 09:33 PM

But he my fwiend :(

don' group me with him, we americans hate that s't too.

Y U STILL NOT BANNED YET?

well, only 7 hours till the guardian BSP of mine finishes compiling... why? sob sob...

What... Why? It can't possibly take that long to compile the BSP. Lightmaps, maybe, but compiling? Do you have a 56MHz processor and 128MB RAM or something?

I have 8 gig of ram and an I7 ivy bridge 3.6 ghz processor. This map is very, very complex.

Now that's got to be the most empty sounding threat I have seen yet here. To add to your American hate boner bit there I have been wondering if you have ever considered being pals with The Doctor.

I sacrificed a virgin goat and my human soul! Can I have another Johnlex map?

but it is a tool

what are you getting at?

Explanations are always useful. They tend to promote what would otherwise be uninformative rhetoric into useful opinions.

well, a bit too late for that, though the simplified model doesn't look that bad.

I did make sure that I saved a bk up before I simplified it though.


there are two types of people in this world, those who make back ups and those who wish they had!

update of the map is now available here:

https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=39E510D6568B1B75!559

bug fixes including a slight tone down of the gold sentinels have now been included.

there are now a few more enemy's in the first BSP.

third BSP has been added.

PS splinter cell.zip has nothing to do with the current map, its just a campaign I finished a while back, not very good. (its a bit boring) I was sharing it with a friend over one drive, but If you want to try it out feel free.

Edited by Jobalisk on Jun 29, 2014 at 04:01 PM

Enough picking on Johnlex. He makes maps because he has fun doing it, if you don't like his maps you don't need to make him miserable because of it.

Naw, I think you're just hopping on the bandwagon mate =)

I don't like picking on people, no matter how much of a hit they are.