Halo CE & PC Tools List

**Se7eN MasTa** · 05-19-2007, 11:12 AM

Halo CE Tools List

Halo Custom Edition: Halo Custom Edition is an edition of Halo created by Gearbox Software which allows you to play custom built maps. It is free as long as you have a copy of Halo PC purchased with a CD key. This should be found here after installing:
C:\program files\microsoft games\halo custom edition\

Halo Editing Kit: Halo Editing Kit, also known as HEK, is an essential tool needed for creating maps for Halo Custom Edition. Place this here:
C:\program files\microsoft games\halo custom edition\

3ds Max 8 30 Day Trial: This is a trial of the popular modeling program, developed by discreet. It will allow you to model weapons, scenery, bipeds, levels, etc.
This will install here:
C:\program files\3DSMax

Max 6+ Blitzkrieg: This is a tool that will allow you to export your 3ds Max files into Halo CE file formats. Place this here:
C:\program files\microsoft games\halo custom edition\

GMAX: Gmax is a free modeling program: It allows the user to create 3D Models. This will be installed to:
C:\program files\gmax

Chimp 1.6: This is a tool for exporting gmax files into Halo CE file formats. Place here:
C:\program files\gmax\scripts

.net Framework: This will setup a .net framework on your computer. It is necessary for several tools listed.

GBX model Converter: This tool will convert gbx model formats into formats 3ds Studio Max can understand. This is needed if you will be making weapons. Place this here:
C:\program files\microsoft games\halo custom edition\

Halo Editing Kit+: This is a version of HEK which allows you to extract tags from Halo 1 and Halo 2. Please do not use this tool for stealing other people's work. Install here:
C:\program files\microsoft games\halo custom edition\

Kornman's HEK: This is version of HEK created by kornman00. This tool is more powerful than the original HEK. Install here:
C:\program files\microsoft games\halo custom edition\. Note: The download contains necessary files. Remove them and place them in your Halo folder.

Kornman's Guerilla v2: This is the final version of Kornman00's Guerilla. This replaces Kornman00 from his HEK. Place this here:
C:\program files\microsoft games\halo custom edition\

Halo Animation Editor: This program will assist you in editing animations for Halo. Place this here:
C:\program files\microsoft games\halo custom edition\

Tool++: This is Kornman00's version of tool.exe which makes using Tool a lot easier. Place this here:
C:\program files\microsoft games\halo custom edition\

Halo Rigging Tools 1, 1.1, and 2: This tool helps in the process of rigging models. Place here:
C:\program files\microsoft games\halo custom edition\

BSP Model Converter: This tool converts BSP models into files recognized in 3ds Max. Place here:
C:\program files\microsoft games\halo custom edition\

JMS Weight Injector v1.01: This tool will help in manipulating JMS files instead of gbxmodel files. One of the major advantages is the compatibility with multiple permutations. Remember, you need the .net Framework shown above to use it.
C:\program files\microsoft games\halo custom edition\

The GIMP: The GIMP is an excellent, free, open-source program used for skinning. Install here:
C:\program files\

Big Book of Scripts: A big list of all the scripts posted on Gearbox, made by Gearbox forums members.
Place this here:
C:\program files\microsoft games\halo custom edition\ (you may want to create a separate folder)

TheGhost's Tutorial Resource: This is an area with many tutorials all conveniently located in one place.

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Thanks to other Halo Fans, there are still programs with which to easily edit Halo PC:

.net Framework: This will setup a .net framework on your computer. It is necessary for several tools listed.

Halo Map Tools: HMT is a program made by MonoxideC, which allows the user to easily do hex swapping, model extraction and injection, skin extraction and injection, map rebuilding, and LOTS more.

Spark Edit: Spark Edit 3.02 is an excellent program made by Grenadiac that allows the user to move objects around in a level. It can also create teleporters, duplicate objects, and swap objects.

Halo Hacker Tools: HHT allows for: dependency swapping, meta saving and injection, recursive saving, fixing of reflexives and dependencies (if they are present in the map), tag type changer and a filename Editor. I am not very familiar with this program.

Halo PC Retail Offsets: The offsets needed to edit the retail version of Halo PC with Hex.

Meta/Hex How-To's: Bigmick's Meta/Hex Editing How-To site (Note this is a very old site. The tutorials are great quality, but some of the other stuff may be out dated)

Hex Workshop 4.23: Program used in Hex/Meta Editing

PPF-Studio: A very helpful program that allows the modder to make a "patch" of their mod. This can turn a 14,000 Kilobyte map into a 4 kilobyte .ppf (patch)

PPF-O-Matic: A very helpful program that allows the modder and non modder to apply a "patch" of their mod.

GMAX: Gmax is a free modeling program: It allows the user to create 3D Models.

Milkshape: Milkshape is much like GMAX, except it can import and export wavefront objects, the type that Halo PC uses.

.DDS Plugin: This Plugin allows the modder to skin with Adobe Photoshop

WinRAR: WinRAR is a program that allows you to compress files into .rar or .zip formats. Many people use .rar formats, so it is recommended that you download this.

This is all that we have to post for now about Halo PC editing. The average modder needs just Halo Map Tools and Spark Edit. If the modder is planning on sharing their mods, it is recommended that they download the PPF-Studio and PPF-O-Matic to save server space.

It is recommended that before modding, the modder backs up all their .map files.

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