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Halo 2 Editing Kit Tutorial

Welcome

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 Guerilla

Halo 2 Map Editor Launcher

Using .ass Exporter

Using .ass Exporter

Using Halo 2 Sapien

Asset Manipulation Gizmo

Halo 2 Sapien Game Window

Halo 2 Sapien Menus

Placing Objects

Decorator Brush

Reset Object Z Height

Kill Trigger Volumes

Adding Extra Vehicles & Turrets

Game Types

Capture The Flag

King of the Hill

Using Halo 2 Guerilla

Sky Light Values

Starting Equipment

The Object Palette

Description Text

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

General Level Design Information

Design Style Guidelines

Technical Design Rules

Design Suggestions

Player Statistics and Metrics

Equipment List

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

Additional Resources

Console Command List

File Specifications

.ass File Specification

Appendix

Sample .ass file

Oddball

An Oddball game-type scenario requires 16 player start points and three Oddball spawn locations. These spawn locations should be team-neutral, with no flags set.