Hello Guys. I really want to do Halo project in an other engine but I have no idea what to do.
I could create a custom campaign but that is very hard to do. I could remaster the original campaign in a new engine but spv3 has officially been released so I think people are tired of the old campaign. I could also create a firefight/flood survival game like dayz or miscreated but with a Halo theme and the flood. I have no idea what to do guys. Does any of these ideas sound cool? Please Help me make a decision! Thanks.

Write a story and make your own original single player map.

Since you have no idea what to do, I don't think you should be thinking about large projects.

Recreate pong with HD graphics.

That will be quite hard though.

It doesn't have to be at any standard but the one you set for yourself.
If it's your first map no one will have high expectations for it anyway, so just have fun with it.

Experiment with things.
Mess around.
Watch tutorials and figure things out.

Once you have a bit of experience things will become a lot easier.

But what if I make something and everybody hates it?

That's okay, everybody is hating on halonimator but he's still going on and improving ;)

Having an open mindset is most important.
You have to be open to criticism.
Don't release anything you're not comfortable people judging.

If people hate it.
Cool.
Fix what's wrong and improve.
If people like it?
Cool.
Know what you're doing right and continue with that path.

Ok, thank you. I will probably go with a firefight type thing.

Make a campaign in halo CE in the old fashioned way. I would like an halo wars Red Team first person shooter campaign. I love flood encounters and dumb epic battle.

I am most likely going to do a flood type thing. Also is Maya worth getting into? I heard it's better than max.

Each 3d program has its advantages and disadvantages. No one application trumps over another.

I was thinking of going with maya lt. The UI is gorgeous and it is targeted to indies like me. I am assuming it can do most of what max can do?

Maya is generally industry standard. However the issue is for CE there is no support for Maya. Its why we use Max.

Hang on. Why can't the guy who made the bluestreak exporter make an exporter for Maya? Is it impossible?

Because the guy who made bluestreak made it more than 7 years ago.

Also script languages differ from app to app. Which basically means just because you are a fluent in a programming lanuage for one application doesn't mean that, that language will translate correctly over to another app which may use a completely different coding scheme in which case the programmer would have to learn a new language to adapt the old code into the new app.

Y can't we all use C++!
Edited by Super Flanker on Jun 25, 2016 at 08:12 PM

10TeraBytz12 have you ever programmed something?
Edited by cippozzo on Jun 26, 2016 at 04:14 AM

Nope. I really want to learn lua though.


@Super Flanker So what programming language dies Maya use?

@10TeraBytz12 i recommend you to do at first little steps with Halo CE tools before starting something new and light years ahead of your present abilities.

I am already pretty good with sapien.

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also isn't max the industry standard?

Maya was designed to supplant max which is why it has better support in certain areas and why industry professional back maya.

Max is still used in various areas of film/game design however its usage is kept low key so as not to steal mayas crown.

Adsk maya uses "MEL" (maya imbedded language) as its core programming interface btw.

So is it possible to make a exporter for maya?

Ofcourse it is. Just simply adapt the maxscripy code from either bluestreak, jungle gym or 104e.

I should point out that it would be a task for an experinced script writer who has knowledge of both MAXscript and MEL.

If you have a good idea, do it, instead of asking other people to do it.