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    [How-To] Forge Variant Mod


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    #1 H3Fan

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    Posted 01 August 2008 - 11:54 PM

    NOTE: This is just a reminder MANY People call their Map Varients Maps Wich that is inccorect it is acctually called A Map Varient!


    Well First of all what you are going to need to mod Halo 3 Map Varients is
    1)Xbox 360
    2)Xbox 360 Hard Drive
    3)XPORT Or XSATA
    4)Xplorer 360
    5)Johnson 1.4 Or Engineer
    6).MAP Files
    7)HEX Editor
    8)Rehasher
    9)Resigner

    First thing you have to do to mod is Create your Map Varient! Place down Lets say I want to swap a crate with sky (It can be anything you want it doesent have to be crate) after you placed all the Items you want to swap with Save the Map Varient. Shutdown your Xbox hook up your XPORT Or XSATA then open Xplorer 360 Once done go to Partation Three. There should be a whole bunch of files with the names of Letters and Numbers one of those is your Gamertag. Once you found your Gamertag browse through you folders until you see a File Named Usermap++++++++ Once you found it that is your Halo 3 Folder select sort through by Date or something like that... Find the one that is closest to the date and time you made it. Oh and make sure your Time and date is right on your Xbox 360. Once you found the file open it up in A HEX Editor and scroll down until you see the name of your usermap in the Text Section. That way you will know wich map varient is the right one! After found the right map varient Open Johnson 1.4 And open the .MAP file that you created your Usermap on. Go to tags on Johnson 1.4 and find In MAP File that you created your Usermap on Open it up. Go To the tags list once there look for whatever you wanted to swap which in my case is the crate so once I select that If I look to the Right there should be text saying Identifier Take that then go back to your HEX editor and click search change Text String To HEX Then Past The Identifer In the Search Bar! Click Search It should find something. Go back to Johnson 1.4 and look for the item you want to swap with In My case it is the Sky So I would go look for sky in the tags once found I click it then Copy the identifer of that then past it into the selected HEX in your HEX Editor. Once finished making all changes save it. There should be a .BAK file all that is is a backup file so we dont have to do anything with that. Now go to your Rehasher you downloaded and load the file and rehash it. Once done go to a Resigner and Resign it. Once done go back to Xplorer and go back to your Halo 3 Foler and place the Usermap in that. And Test It Out!

    #2 SpaZZ

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    Posted 02 August 2008 - 12:36 AM

    It would be more user friendly if you broke it down into steps not a wall of text
    tldr

    #3 odrifter

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    Posted 15 December 2008 - 08:02 PM

    i cant find where to get the hex editor for halo3 modding

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    Posted 15 December 2008 - 08:23 PM

    i cant find where to get the hex editor for halo3 modding


    No one hex edits anymore, there are easier ways, Look in the modding programs section for a program called Forge, its very easy to use. And you dont need the Map files to use it

    #5 Mcmodder♥

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    Posted 16 December 2008 - 10:13 AM

    if you want i could make a youtube vid for how to mod for people who dont like to read LOL

    #6 Korupt Data

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    Posted 16 December 2008 - 03:21 PM

    if you want i could make a youtube vid for how to mod for people who dont like to read LOL

    There is already a million video tuts on youtube.

    #7 V3NOM

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    Posted 06 January 2009 - 03:30 PM

    if you want i could make a youtube vid for how to mod for people who dont like to read LOL

    haha
    i wouldnt prefer that
    considering it would be hard to understand...
    <BritishAccent>"Bloody Hell! D4MN Mic aint working, wait it is? thanks mate. ehh there mate, today im gonna learn you how to make Halo 3 FANTASTIC" </BritishAccent>
    haha
    jk

    Edited by V3NOM, 06 January 2009 - 03:31 PM.


    #8 oJusCaLLmeKyLe

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    Posted 11 January 2009 - 08:50 PM

    it would help if you added pictures because my feeble mind cannot comprehend that much wording!
    But i did and it was a good tutorial 3/5 Because there are not pictures ;)

    #9 Korupt Data

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    Posted 11 January 2009 - 09:15 PM

    it would help if you added pictures because my feeble mind cannot comprehend that much wording!
    But i did and it was a good tutorial 3/5 Because there are not pictures ;)

    Just download forge 2.5 if this sounds to hard..

    and there are other tuts with pics on this site btw.

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    Posted 12 January 2009 - 11:22 AM

    haha
    i wouldnt prefer that
    considering it would be hard to understand...
    <BritishAccent>"Bloody Hell! D4MN Mic aint working, wait it is? thanks mate. ehh there mate, today im gonna learn you how to make Halo 3 FANTASTIC" </BritishAccent>
    haha
    jk

    ok nice flaming btw way its called english we made it not you:)

    #11 Korupt Data

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    Posted 12 January 2009 - 07:13 PM

    ok nice flaming btw way its called english we made it not you:)

    Umm way to flame him back lol, btw "we" used to be "you"

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    Posted 15 January 2009 - 06:08 AM

    Topic Closed.

    It's a tutorial for people to learn how to mod forge variants, not everyone discuss other stuff about themselves and flame each other. That's what Off-Topic is for... (the talking to eachother part)