Halo 2 Editing Kit Tutorial : Architect Installation

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Halo 2 Editing Kit Tutorial

Welcome

Introduction

About the Halo 2 Map Editor and its Tools

What's new in Halo 2 Editing

Technology Overview

The Halo 2 for Windows Vista Engine

System Requirements

Definitions & Terms

Definitions & Terms

The Development Environment

Map Editor Contents

Map Editor Installation

Additional Tools and Utilities

Development Tools Overview

Halo 2 Map Editor Launcher

Using .ass Exporter

Using .ass Exporter

Using Halo 2 Sapien

Asset Manipulation Gizmo

Halo 2 Sapien Game Window

Reset Object Z Height

Adding Extra Vehicles & Turrets

Game Types

Using Halo 2 Guerilla

Using Halo 2 Map Editor Launcher

Using Halo 2 Map Editor Launcher

Halo 2 Tool Level Creation

Halo 2 Level Creation

Import Structure

Generate Lightmaps

Import Descriptions

Creating Unicode Strings

Building Cache Files

Halo 2 Tool Texture Creation

Import Bitmaps

General Level Design Information

Design Style Guidelines

Technical Design Rules

Design Suggestions

Player Statistics and Metrics

Equipment List

Weapons

Vehicles

Multiplayer Level Design

Getting Started

Tutorial 1: Creating an Environment in 3ds Max

Tutorial 2: Exporting an Environment from 3ds Max

Tutorial 3: Importing an Environment to Tag Format

Tutorial 4: Placing Spawn Points Using Halo 2Sapien

Tutorial 5: Creating and Editing Environment Tags Using Halo 2 Guerilla

Tutorial 6: Synching Tags and Launching into the Game Environment

Portals

Additional Resources

Links

Console Command List

File Specifications

.ass File Specification

Credits

Appendix

Sample .ass file

Map Editor Installation

To install the Map Editor tools, insert the Halo 2 for Windows Vista DVD into your DVD drive and follow the on screen prompts.