Halo 3 Beta Unlock

This is one of those things that has been done for a bit, but I guess I never released.. you guys can have it..

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HALO 3 BETA UNLOCKER

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By Xenon.7(DeToX)

H3B Unlocker, an internal version of the Halo 3 Beta Map Loader by Xenon.7 and Anthony, for non-dev use.

This tool takes a clean, retail "default.xex" from Halo 3 Beta and will output 3 modified XEXs.

-h3b-highground.xex

-h3b-snowbound.xex

-h3b-valhalla.xex

Launching one of these XEX's will force a map to load when you go to the main menu and click "Quit to Dashboard", allowing you to improperly play the beta again. Note, since it forces a map to load, you are playing local, on a temporary profile, on the gametype Assault, until the timer runs out, then you can restart the XEX.. This patch is mainly for testing purposes and some modification testing.

Features

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-Load a map when clicking "Quit to Dashboard" in the mainmenu.

-Removed intro videos for faster loading.

-Removed .map file checks to make modding of content possible.

-Tool will auto detect if the XEX you opened is not a clean

one, and will not proceed if it isn't, unless specified.

To Do

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-Proper unlock eventually that makes the beta think it did not

expire and unlocked custom games menu to select any map,

gametype, etc.

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HOW TO APPLY PATCHES TO THE EXECUTABLE

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-Open "H3B Unlock.exe", open up a clean XEX from Halo 3 Beta, and specify which folder to output the modded executables to.

-Click apply patches.

IMPORTANT: It's also been reported you should use xextool for all 4 .dll files in the game. Otherwise the game MAY freeze on launch or give an error message upon launching.

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SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING

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-xorloser, for his xextool.

-xbox7887, map force load talk.

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Happy modding!

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~Be sure to visit Rework3d.com for Halo modding help and details, and please give credit where credit is due.

Note: Little to no testing with the tool to apply the patches, but the patches themselves work. Enjoy.

Source code for patch to see how it was done:

http://xenon7.net/fi...programs/h3bunl ... ed_src.txt