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UndeadGhoul
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Before we start you are going to need
1.DotHalo(Get it Here)
2.Adobe Photoshop Cs2(go to our download section and get if if you don't have it)
3.DDS Plugin for Photoshop(Get it Here)
The DDS Plugin goes into C:/Program Files/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop Cs2/Plug-ins/File Formats
4.Now you need Four things Mainmenu.map,Shared.map,Single_Player_Shared.map,And A copy of the map you plan on modding im going to be using Midship.map.Put them all in one folder otherwise it wont let you extract the bitmaps.
Now we can start the tutorial.
1.Open the map you choose(for it's Midship.map) in dothalo.
2.Now click on bitm(bitmaps) and find it bitmap you want to skin(i'm using the warthog) click on it and go to extract.Notice it says format DXT2/DXT3 that is how you will have to save it when you are done skinning remember what it said.
3.Now a small box came up saying bitmap extraction successful click ok on that.Now open Photoshop and go to File/Open and locate the warthog_standard.dds and open it.
Now this shouldn't come up unless you have NVIDIA tools but if it does just click ok and don't change any settings.
4.Now you have your bitmap open in photoshop.Click on your brush tool and change your forground color to whatever you click and start to edit your bitmap.
Yes i know that is a crappy job but you get the idea.
5.Now once you are done editing your bitmap we need to save it so go to file save and you will get a window.Remember the DXT2/DXT3 that was in fileformat well you need that now so click on the dropdown bar and choose DXT3(Explicit Alpha).Now just click save and you are done you can close photoshop at this time.
6.Open Dothalo and go back to the bitm(bitmaps) tag and find the warthog_standard again.Click on it and then go to inject bitmap and inject your edited bitmap into it.
7.Now another box should come up saying injection of bitmap was succesful click ok on that.Now you should see your new bitmap in that box that is up.Now go to save changes on the tag are then click fix encrpytion once you do that close midship.map(or whatever map you edited).
8. Now open Mainmenu.map,Shared.map,And Single_player_shared.map one by one in dothalo and click fix encryption for each one then close them.Also Make Sure you use a resigner on your halo map the others such as shared.map cannot be resigned so just use the encryption method and they will still work.
9.Now to make skins show up you have to clear your CACHE files and X,Y,Z folders your cache is in your E:/Cache DO NOT DELETE THE FOLDERS JUST THE FILES IN THEM.
10.FTP the maps to your xbox make sure to replace all of them.Now run halo 2 and have fun with your new skins.
2005 UndeadGhoul And Se7en-Sins.tk
1.DotHalo(Get it Here)
2.Adobe Photoshop Cs2(go to our download section and get if if you don't have it)
3.DDS Plugin for Photoshop(Get it Here)
The DDS Plugin goes into C:/Program Files/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop Cs2/Plug-ins/File Formats
4.Now you need Four things Mainmenu.map,Shared.map,Single_Player_Shared.map,And A copy of the map you plan on modding im going to be using Midship.map.Put them all in one folder otherwise it wont let you extract the bitmaps.
Now we can start the tutorial.
1.Open the map you choose(for it's Midship.map) in dothalo.
2.Now click on bitm(bitmaps) and find it bitmap you want to skin(i'm using the warthog) click on it and go to extract.Notice it says format DXT2/DXT3 that is how you will have to save it when you are done skinning remember what it said.
3.Now a small box came up saying bitmap extraction successful click ok on that.Now open Photoshop and go to File/Open and locate the warthog_standard.dds and open it.
Now this shouldn't come up unless you have NVIDIA tools but if it does just click ok and don't change any settings.
4.Now you have your bitmap open in photoshop.Click on your brush tool and change your forground color to whatever you click and start to edit your bitmap.
Yes i know that is a crappy job but you get the idea.
5.Now once you are done editing your bitmap we need to save it so go to file save and you will get a window.Remember the DXT2/DXT3 that was in fileformat well you need that now so click on the dropdown bar and choose DXT3(Explicit Alpha).Now just click save and you are done you can close photoshop at this time.
6.Open Dothalo and go back to the bitm(bitmaps) tag and find the warthog_standard again.Click on it and then go to inject bitmap and inject your edited bitmap into it.
7.Now another box should come up saying injection of bitmap was succesful click ok on that.Now you should see your new bitmap in that box that is up.Now go to save changes on the tag are then click fix encrpytion once you do that close midship.map(or whatever map you edited).
8. Now open Mainmenu.map,Shared.map,And Single_player_shared.map one by one in dothalo and click fix encryption for each one then close them.Also Make Sure you use a resigner on your halo map the others such as shared.map cannot be resigned so just use the encryption method and they will still work.
9.Now to make skins show up you have to clear your CACHE files and X,Y,Z folders your cache is in your E:/Cache DO NOT DELETE THE FOLDERS JUST THE FILES IN THEM.
10.FTP the maps to your xbox make sure to replace all of them.Now run halo 2 and have fun with your new skins.
2005 UndeadGhoul And Se7en-Sins.tk