hi hello its nut again


I haven't been here long, and all I've done on this forum was ask for help (and I'm very thankful for those of you who lended me a hand) and that's what I'm here to do again.

Does anyone know about recorded animation for cutscenes? The only thing I found relevant was the thing that replaces your .dll file (which for me doesn't work)

http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=5939 <- when I try to replaces my strings.dll, halo ce won't load saying my strings.dll was missing.

If anyone has any idea what do about this, please let me know, I really want to start making cutscenes. Thanks.

You can't record using an Open Sauce install. It only works on a default Halo CE install.

You can have more than 1 install of Halo CE though and just rename your main folder to switch back and forth. You can still apply RAs to OS maps, however they can't have any OS globals when you add them so just remove those for a bit, add your ras, then put them back.

You can also just use Command Lists to play in cutscenes http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=2231 I believe this tutorial covers it
Edited by MatthewDratt on Apr 8, 2016 at 10:51 PM

Does it look like this?


I noticed from your last thread that you were using Opensauce. That animation recorder is not compatible with OS and gives this error. Image filename triggered profanity filter. lel.
Edited by A Juicy Frank on Apr 8, 2016 at 10:51 PM

sniped by dratt
Edited by A Juicy Frank on Apr 8, 2016 at 11:07 PM

Hi Frank, Hi Matt,

I've been told OS clients don't work with the anim recorder, but I did what Matt said and switched around the CEs by renaming them, and even on the fresh install it gave me the error Frank showed in that profane image he linked.
I downloaded the tutorial, and I'll take a look at that. Any other possibility that Error would occur?

Even on a non OS install? It may because it only runs on version 1.08 or 1.09, i dont remember which. It's probably 1.09. Use this update:

1.09 - http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=4987
Edited by A Juicy Frank on Apr 8, 2016 at 11:05 PM

To do that you may need to un-install your Halo CE install because your PC thinks you have 1.10 installed already.

It's gets tricky to get multiple installs but once you get it in the correct order everything should work.

That's right... iirc it can be manually changed by replacing the haloce.exe with the 1.09 version right? I'll send a pm.
Edited by A Juicy Frank on Apr 8, 2016 at 11:29 PM

If anyone can get it working (I always have troubles with it) we still need a few for SPV3... gratitude will be expressed with Betazzzzz.

Did you guys followed this : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kxt2VB0UAus ?

Sorry guys, got on just now.

I honestly am not sure about that error. That's the exact haloce.exe that I pulled from the folder I use for rec animations, and there's no reason for it to be causing an error, unless the string.dll stuff is causing it somehow. In that case, I wouldn't know specifically how to fix from that point. I guess I'll just mention how I did it starting from the begining. Sorry nut, I know it's a lot of back and forth installing and reinstalling-



Start with a completely fresh CE install -don't install the editing kit just yet- set to wherever you want your primary installation to be (mine was its own folder on the D:\ drive, but I'd imagine it's still fine in "...\program files\microsoft games\halo custom edition" or wherever else). Update it to 1.09 using that link above, or by whatever other means.


From there, COPY the entire halo custom edition folder somewhere like the desktop or something. Run the haloce.exe from the copied folder. It should start and run perfectly fine, so create a desktop link to it and name it "HCE Rec Anims" or something. Next, set up the recorded animations strings.dll stuff INSIDE THE COPIED FOLDER. Patxi's vid seems to walk through this very well. Just make sure that everything you're changing is inside the copied folder.

I have hek tools since I had it installed before I copied. There's no issue with or without, but it does mean a larger folder size.


Finally, do whatever you need to do to update the main folder to 1.10 (I think you do it manually), install hek, install OS, etc. Everything that requires installation continues to use the registered directory and will make changes to the main installation folder. You will still be able to run the separate folder's haloce.exe with the recorded animations .dll since it checks for necessary files inside the folder its located in (including maps, so make sure you also place any maps needed to make anims on or another ui.map inside the copied folder). When loading either halo, it will still share profile settings, gametypes, etc. since it gets those from the documents folder. No need for Betazzzzz, as now Masterz can easily swap between OS and stock 1.09.




Some pics-

Desktop shortcuts:


Recorded animations client v1.09-



OS client v1.10-



edit- christ those images are huge. click em to go to the full size
Edited by A Juicy Frank on Apr 9, 2016 at 07:05 PM

Don't trust him! He'll just give you his mixtape.

I want one beta to inject some dirty OP sword tag.
Edited by Halonimator on Apr 9, 2016 at 07:50 PM

With the map editor!

This one?

Sorry for the late response, I was having internet problems.

The swap was successful, and I have a running animation recorder!
Thanks a lot for the help, I might have more questions soon.

One quick one before I test some things out, how do I use the HEK (sapien etc) with the recorded animations folder? (The 1.09 CE folder that's not in the default install directory)

You can't (without setting a new tag directory in OS' OS_Settings.Editor.xml file), but that's ok because you shouldn't need to. The main point of the copied folder is just to provide an environment for you to actually record them. Then you inject the data with the app that does it (Anim Recorded Editor.exe) into any .scenario that you would use with your main directory anyway.

Also glad to know it works. Happy modding. Make some animations for masterz and he'll give you a beta in a couple years
Edited by A Juicy Frank on Apr 10, 2016 at 06:08 PM

OT; how were these beautiful light volumes made? HCE light volumes aren't like that.

EDIT: oh, it's the desktop =( I guess it's just time to go sleeping
Edited by notrododo93 on Apr 10, 2016 at 06:52 PM

Oh, duh, haha, I see.
Thanks again man.

No prob, nut.

You want it Notro? I'm glad Bungie upped ingame screenshots to 1080 from 720 once it started to become standard. http://halo.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileDetails.aspx?fid=19906696&player=Awesomegoober

Edited by Super Flanker on Apr 11, 2016 at 07:16 PM

Can't just somebody or the guy that made the Recorder make another one for OS? Same thing with 3rd person, there is none! The most basic things are missing. :/

Heh.

If only it were that simple.