Look who is releasing custom maps already

[lawndart]

Thanks for the good times today Nitrous :)

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/johnnysofnewyork/halo%202%20screens/nitro.jpg

[Limited]

1. Any pics of map :P
2. What is that I kinda thing at the end of kungfo's bar, does it mean hes downloading?
3. Every has a mic symbol, does that mean everyone had a mic plugged in?
4. Did nitro use a mic, if so did his accent sound cool :P ?

[lawndart]

1. Any pics of map :P
2. What is that I kinda thing at the end of kungfo's bar, does it mean hes downloading?
3. Every has a mic symbol, does that mean everyone had a mic plugged in?
4. Did nitro use a mic, if so did his accent sound cool :P ?

Sorry no pics of the maps. I believe he released 3 today, and yes he was chatting in game. Sounds like a cool guy.

[Snowy]

/me needs screens!

Think you could go into a lan game with the custom maps?

[StankBacon]

lucky :'(

[MetKiller Joe]

lucky :'(
.

[InnerGoat]

Lol Killer is in there. Hope he took pics.

[Zeph]

Someone needs to take pics and utilize halomaps.org's h2v section. It's pretty naked.

[Bossniak]

Soz, I was too busy playing and didn't think of taking pics. :p

Was having trouble joining party for like 10 minutes. >.<

[DTS 7.1]

Sorry no pics of the maps. I believe he released 3 today, and yes he was chatting in game. Sounds like a cool guy.

Yes, he is.

[StankBacon]

so, can you download maps prior to booting the game, or do you need to download them from the server before you join?

[Bossniak]

I couldnt download the map while a game was going on. It said wait till the game is over to download or something like that.

[Trinx]

I played it also, and sniped Killer because I was own. :( forgot to take pics though.

[Bossniak]

I played it also, and sniped Killer because I was own. :( forgot to take pics though.

I sniped you too. :highfive:

[InnerGoat]

Soz, I was too busy playing and didn't think of taking pics. :p

Was having trouble joining party for like 10 minutes. >.<
Ban.:(

[Chaosenemy]

Hey look I was there too lolz.

[Zeph]

pics or :gtfo:

[Chaosenemy]

Okay okay, here's a few:

Earthcity
http://www.chaosenemy.com/h2vearthcity1.png
http://www.chaosenemy.com/h2vearthcity2.png

Beach Battle
http://www.chaosenemy.com/h2vbeachbattle1.png
http://www.chaosenemy.com/h2vbeachbattle2.png

[Pred1ator]

O.O

*calls bungie right away to tell them a leet map makers on the loose*

[Flyboy]

Woh o_O
How long did you say it took him to make that? And I don't think it's just his l33tness. From what I've heard, the editor is limited, but what it can do is amazing.

[Bossniak]

Took some.

Earthcity:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v284/harisva/halo22007-05-2421-09-36-74.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v284/harisva/halo22007-05-2421-10-55-28.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v284/harisva/halo22007-05-2421-11-16-04.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v284/harisva/halo22007-05-2421-11-38-46.jpg
Beach Battle ( I think thats what it was called >.<)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v284/harisva/halo22007-05-2421-20-01-14.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v284/harisva/halo22007-05-2421-20-26-07.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v284/harisva/halo22007-05-2421-20-47-64.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v284/harisva/halo22007-05-2421-21-01-44.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v284/harisva/halo22007-05-2421-21-54-70.jpg
:)

[leorimolo]

NICE, OMFG NICE

[Pred1ator]

dull screen shots ugg...... leet maps though

[halofreak4567]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v350/halofreak4567/BeachBattle2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v350/halofreak4567/BeachBattle1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v350/halofreak4567/BeachBattle3.jpg

[InnerGoat]

Very nice! :D

[StankBacon]

i want, no, i need h2v now!

[Varmint260]

A very nice-looking set of pics, there. Maybe there is hope for H2V yet?

[Flyboy]

There was always hope, people just choose to listen to bias idiots who have nothing positive to say. Thus everyone starts to believe the game sucks instead of them.

[X3RO SHIF7]

nice! Id rather see new mombasa on halo 2

[SMASH]

There was always hope, people just choose to listen to bias idiots who have nothing positive to say. Thus everyone starts to believe the game sucks instead of them.

I agree, I just said screw it, I'm not waiting anymore, and picked it up. It really is a great game.

[halofreak4567]

It is! Spido and I were owning it up in a server earlier.

[Zeph]

There was always hope, people just choose to listen to bias idiots who have nothing positive to say. Thus everyone starts to believe the game sucks instead of them.

Dont get those people wrong. Maps can be made very well if you know what you're doing. That's just not the pure interest of those complaining; thus they're not interested.

[paladin]

Looks good, I can't wait to get H2V.

[DOMINATOR]

is it me or do the screenshots posted earlier in this thread look like halo1 graphics? does that person just have low settings on or what?

[halofreak4567]

is it me or do the screenshots posted earlier in this thread look like halo1 graphics? does that person just have low settings on or what?

3 people posted pictures, which of them are you referring to? If me, no, I have everything on high with my 7900GS. I just hit Print Screen instead of taking screenshots via fraps.

[soccerbummer1104]

scoob supposidly got mine ingame tonight :) i think he might owe me a new pair of pants when i got that message, due to the fact he was having problems with it earlier because the exporter wouldnt allow him to export it because it was so many pollys. portaling fixed that though. so yes for all u wondering, portals sometimes are necessary in H2V. also, could u guys mb host those maps somewhere?every 1 who played in them will have them in there mydocuments/mygames/halo2/maps folder.. or should...

[DOMINATOR]

yes halofreak4567, yours even though they look a little better than Killer's. the bad UVWmaps contribute to it and maybe im expecting too much from an older engine.

[Pooky]

i want, no, i need h2v now!

Amazing how bipolar public opinion is

<_<

WAAAAH THE MAP EDITOR SUX H2V SUCK KM00 FIX IT PLZ!!!! :saddowns:

now you people see two good maps and

OMFG THIS GAME ROX OK MUCH WANT

What were you expecting, an endless string of shitty box maps just because people can't make custom weapons or vehicles? There are plenty of great maps in CE using the default tagset too, including that Portent you all worship so much. Gosh.

[Zeph]

Amazing how bipolar public opinion is

<_<

WAAAAH THE MAP EDITOR SUX H2V SUCK KM00 FIX IT PLZ!!!! :saddowns:

now you people see two good maps and

OMFG THIS GAME ROX OK MUCH WANT

What were you expecting, an endless string of shitty box maps just because people can't make custom weapons or vehicles? There are plenty of great maps in CE using the default tagset too, including that Portent you all worship so much. Gosh.

From what I remember, Baturkin was one of the people thinking people are shitting out on H2V since the editor isn't something that interests them.

[lawndart]

Being that I'm playing Halo 2 for the first time, and still not familiar with all the new gametypes and how they work, I'll offer my opinion on the maps released yesterday for what its worth.

Beach Battle:

A very well thought out medium sized map with bases on each side. From your base there are 2 routes. You can choose to take the low ground which will offer you a pretty straight forward fight with some intense battles along the beach, or you can take the terrain which offers some neat areas for sniping and ambushing. There is one portal in each base which when taken dumps you right out into the middle of the map. Both base portals will take you out into the same spot, so it's crucial you watch for someone trying to ambush you when you go through. The graphics and textures were nice but nothing I haven't seen before.

Overall I can see this map offering people alot of fun for many various gametypes well into the future.

Earth City:

A small size map with bases located in opposite corners of the map. We played some CTF, and slayer on this map. Both games were very fast, and offered some intense close combat. This map didn't contain multi levels. It was all a one level fight which offered corridors on the sides, and a street style located down the center with a ton of debri. I thought the graphic and textures looked pretty cool.

Overall another good map that, I can see many people using in the future that will offer them many hours of fun, and enjoyment.

After spending a good hour in Nitro's server yesterday playing these maps, I do remember him saying he has made "A bunch of different maps". I asked him if he planned on releasing more in the future, and he said yes. So for those of us that have the game already, keep an eye out for the Nitro Custom Server.

Another odd thing I noticed is, I was getting significantly better FPS while playing his maps, as compared to playing the default maps the game offers. When I run the games maps I get anywhere between 50-80 FPS. On his maps I was consistently over 100 FPS at high settings. Now I don't know jack about modding, so maybe one of you who does can explain why that was the case.

Thanks again Nitro for giving some of us the opportunity to see what this game offers. I will keep a close eye out for your new releases, as I have marked your server in my favorites.

[Pooky]

From what I remember, Baturkin was one of the people thinking people are shitting out on H2V since the editor isn't something that interests them.

My response was more to the community in general than to him specifically, his reaction summed up a lot of other peoples

[kilogic]

Ughh.. I was sitting there forever trying to join the server when there was a lobby so I could download a custom and play. I finally get in. And... my computer shuts down.

I knew my new dual core and pci-e vid card was too much for my old power supply. Oh well getting a new one this weekend be back on before you know it.


On a more related note. They should allow map downloading from http like cod2. I'm sure it wont happen, but it makes downloads a breeze and you can get them anytime without taking away bandwidth from the server.

[jstatz]

Any custom map packages you make should end up in your documents and settings folder, so far as I know there's no reason you couldn't zip up the map and upload it somewhere.

[NitrousOxide]

Thank you guys so much for the kind thoughts.

These are only two of a bajillion maps I've made over here at Hired Gun. Some of those maps I'll probably get clearance to release, some of which will never leave these card-key-protected doors. These two are just simple example maps I've made to basically demostrate the ease of the editting kit. Both of these maps were developed in almost no time at all. It took me about a day (9-5 work day) to get each map to a playable, testable, decently polished state. Then, I took about the rest of the week to fine tune, adjust based on feedback and test, test, test. All in all, point is that these maps took very little time to develop, using basic knowledge from the Halo CE HEK and a firm passion for map making.

Believe me when I tell you, ANYONE can do this. It's by far the easiest custom map pipeline I've ever dealt with for any game, including Half-Life and UT.




I'm glad you guys like what you see. I apologize if the layouts aren't perfect and weapons might be unbalanced, and yes I know, the maps are relatively simple, but the point of them was to simply show off how rediculously easy this stuff is to do. Like I said, both maps took me less than a few days a piece to complete polish off.


The Nitrous Customs server will be up for a while, but not forever so enjoy it while you can!!

[Genocide]

Believe me when I tell you, ANYONE can do this.

Does this include me?

[Lightning]

Where is Pantheon? >=(

XD, Maps look nifty, Nitrous. Keep 'em coming!

[kilogic]

Any custom map packages you make should end up in your documents and settings folder, so far as I know there's no reason you couldn't zip up the map and upload it somewhere.
Yeah but it would be sweet if the server has a line to redirect the map download to a http site. Ofcourse cod2 has alot more than maps to download from servers.

[StankBacon]

Believe me when I tell you, ANYONE can do this.

maybe so, but not everyone knows how to use 3ds max.

:p

[Cortexian]

Could someone give me a yes or no answer on this (based on what we know at this time), Can we use out own textures like we did for CE (make the map in 3DS, then apply a texture over it)?

As I'm working on touching up CamTrackArena for Halo 2 Vista.

[Roostervier]

Gah, I can't get into nitrous' server because he always has the game running so it won't auto download. Could someone upload the maps so I could manually download them? That would be greatly appreciated.

[Lightning]

Could someone give me a yes or no answer on this (based on what we know at this time), Can we use out own textures like we did for CE (make the map in 3DS, then apply a texture over it)?

As I'm working on touching up CamTrackArena for Halo 2 Vista.

...Yes

[SuperSunny]

maybe so, but not everyone knows how to use 3ds max.

:p

All in all, if you could make maps with H1EK, you can make them in H2EK. It just requires relearning the shaders.

Nitrous, I have a question. (I know I haven't spoken to you in a long time for past problems, over 2 years now, but that's gone.) When loading up h2Sapien, i've checked and refreshed the debug file. The errors that appear seem to slow down the map loading process, and it takes forever to load up a map. It maybe my PC, but, apparently to some people I have talked to, it's the same deal. It's loading from shared.map, but, is there anyway to bypass these errors?

In H1, I'd edit a tag, and quickly load up Sapien to see the difference. It doesn't seem too possible anymore.

[Chaosenemy]

Sure anyone can do this... anyone who actually knows how to use 3ds Max...

[SuperSunny]

Sure anyone can do this... anyone who actually knows how to use 3ds Max...

Most map makers do. (In the Halo Community). If not, GMax can help. If you are a Maya user, it only requires a .obj export and import into 3ds.

[Digikid]

Nitro...your server is not working correctly. It gets to 95&#37; downloaded.....starts the game...then tells me that there is a problem. Sorry about that.

Also what folder do the maps get downloaded too?

http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/5868/errorwx2.jpg

DOH!

[~A.]

I can't even join the server. Can someone please up the maps somewhere where I can manually download them from?

[Limited]

How is shaders different then? Can any one who can do fairly good shaders make a vid tut? :D

[Timo]

There's a tutorial for shader creation in the help file, look in the index.

[flibitijibibo]

Is there a link to download this from a place other than the server? There's an oddball game running in there that's been going on for half a motherfucking hour and I can't download the maps.

[Digikid]

so has anyone found out where the maps install too? I look in every single folder and nothing.

[Digikid]

ok guys....look up my gamertag ( Digikid 1 ) I got the maps and am going to start up a server with them on....HOPEFULLY this will work.

Forget it....it just reloops me to the menu. AAARRRGGGHHH!!!!!!

[bum has knife]

Try here:

C:\Users\<username>\Documents\My Games\Halo 2\Maps

[Arteen]

Nitro, you should prepare a readme and upload it to HaloMaps.org. The maps look nice. I hope to see some stuff from you that you spent a good amount of time on.

[Limited]

There's a tutorial for shader creation in the help file, look in the index.
Yes but I like video tutorials :D

[Digikid]

I look through EVERY SINGLE FOLDER in my Halo 2 Directory. There new maps are NOT there at all.

Even the Halo 2 Folder in my Documents show nothing.

How do you show hidden folders in Vista? I cannot find that option.

[flibitijibibo]

Organize, folder and search options, view, show hidden files and folders.

EDIT- Found the directory. Its Halo 2 Map Editor\Maps.

Would someone PLEASE get these hosted somewhere soon? Before I start throwing small children into garbage cans?

[SMASH]

It's called "Show Compatibility Files" or something like that.

[Digikid]

Organize, folder and search options, view, show hidden files and folders.

EDIT- Found the directory. Its Halo 2 Map Editor\Maps.

Would someone PLEASE get these hosted somewhere soon? Before I start throwing small children into garbage cans?

thank you for the hidden folders thing but the maps are still not there....and I know that I downloaded them because I was able to SOMEWHAT host a server with them.

Where is Nitro when you need him? LOL!!!!!!!:D

[Limited]

Search for .map files maybe?

[Digikid]

did that...nothing.

[NitrousOxide]

Doing his work like a good employee. :)

So what's wrong with the server? I was just in it and there are other people there too...:confused2:

[Limited]

It must have found SOME maps.

Why not just make the folder maps? You said it didnt download the file it got to 95&#37;...

Nitro does your contract not allow you to make tuts? If it doesnt restrict you, you wanna???? :D

[Digikid]

Doing his work like a good employee. :)

So what's wrong with the server? I was just in it and there are other people there too...:confused2:

Go look at my posts in the past couple pages. I even tryed it without my firewalls and router.....same thing.

[flibitijibibo]

What Limited said, it might just be a cache file for some reason.

[Digikid]

well I am uninstalling everything Halo 2 related and starting over....maybe that will work.

[flibitijibibo]

Bah... I liked the idea of H2 custom maps before this downloader. CS:S does a better job XP.

EDIT- Just noticed this is my 100th post! Woo!

[DaneO'Roo]

Needs moar Maya support. No way I'm getting 3Ds Max just to get stuff ingame. *map on hold*

[bum has knife]

Digikid: Are you looking for the custom map you got from Nitro? It won't be anywhere unless the file was downloaded fully. If you can get it through some other means then just drop it into the folder location I specified earlier and it'll show up in your custom map tab in game.

[hobojoe]

why don't you submit the maps to www.halomaps.org (http://www.halomaps.org) ?
So you don't have to wait in the game lobby for hours while people download them.

[flibitijibibo]

^ I've been saying that for the past 3 pages XD.

[Digikid]

got it working...had to reinstall but they work now. But they are still not in my MAPS folder.

[Zeph]

got it working...had to reinstall but they work now. But they are still not in my MAPS folder.

C:\Users\<username>\Documents\My Games\Halo 2\Maps

[flibitijibibo]

Er, that's the default maps isn't it? The custom maps are in \Halo 2 Map Editor\Maps for me.

[Roostervier]

Wrong. Those are the mainmenu.map and shared.map that you need for the editor to install. Zeph is right.

[Reaper Man]

O.O

*calls bungie right away to tell them a leet map makers on the loose*
...Nitrous works there, gosh.

Awesome looking, but could've used more...creative names.

[spidoman]

I was more interested on Beach Battle initially, but Earthcity is just plain awesome for 4-6 people. Both are great maps though, although Beach Battle might end up being too sniper heavy for my taste.

[Snowy]

Anybody think they could take a video of the maps? :)

[Digikid]

well in a way he is not right. I do not have the editor installed and the directory that he listed does not exist at all. :(

[Roostervier]

Alright, I make a video. I'm going to upload it here in a few. Unless someone posts again, I'll edit the post.

[edit] It won't be uploaded until tomorrow. The movie is about 90mb uncompressed.

[Lightning]

well in a way he is not right. I do not have the editor installed and the directory that he listed does not exist at all. :(

Check your My Documents folder?

Erm... Documents/Documents folder :p

[NitrousOxide]

Awesome looking, but could've used more...creative names.

I made the names very generic on purpose so I didn't eat up any of the more creative ones. After all, these maps are mere examples of what can be done with the tools, therefore they get example quality names.

[~A.]

Can someone upload the maps up somewhere? I cannot join the custom server for some reason.

[halofreak4567]

I just uploaded both to Halomaps.org. I obviously gave Nitro credit. I dont know how long it takes for them to appear on the site.

[Hotrod]

Is there any way to have the custom maps in a different folder than C:\Users\<username>\Documents\My Games\Halo 2\Maps?

[Skyline]

Can someone upload the maps up somewhere? I cannot join the custom server for some reason.
You need a Gold membership and by the looks of your gamer card you have silver.

[MasterChief2829]

Thank you guys so much for the kind thoughts.

These are only two of a bajillion maps I've made over here at Hired Gun. Some of those maps I'll probably get clearance to release, some of which will never leave these card-key-protected doors. These two are just simple example maps I've made to basically demostrate the ease of the editting kit. Both of these maps were developed in almost no time at all. It took me about a day (9-5 work day) to get each map to a playable, testable, decently polished state. Then, I took about the rest of the week to fine tune, adjust based on feedback and test, test, test. All in all, point is that these maps took very little time to develop, using basic knowledge from the Halo CE HEK and a firm passion for map making.

Believe me when I tell you, ANYONE can do this. It's by far the easiest custom map pipeline I've ever dealt with for any game, including Half-Life and UT.




I'm glad you guys like what you see. I apologize if the layouts aren't perfect and weapons might be unbalanced, and yes I know, the maps are relatively simple, but the point of them was to simply show off how rediculously easy this stuff is to do. Like I said, both maps took me less than a few days a piece to complete polish off.


The Nitrous Customs server will be up for a while, but not forever so enjoy it while you can!!

Man :( I need a tutorial, I couldn't get this stuff done in a year...

[Digikid]

Check your My Documents folder?

Erm... Documents/Documents folder :p

Lightning....not to be rude but please read the topic....I ALREADY said that I checked there...NO SUCH DIRECTORY!!!!!:lol:

[Phopojijo]

Lightning....not to be rude but please read the topic....I ALREADY said that I checked there...NO SUCH DIRECTORY!!!!!:lol:Not sure if its created when you install the editor since I did it immediately.

However, you *do* need to put your custom maps in your Vista-user's my documents folder, under the subdirectory "Halo 2", under its subdirectory "Maps"

So: <User>\Documents\Halo 2\Maps

If it doesn't exist, not sure what to say... it should be there. Putting it in any other maps directory doesn't work... thats the only one.

[Digikid]

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/8528/missingfoldervc6.jpg


http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/7969/wtfisitqf1.jpg


THAT should be enough proof for you naysayers.

[Phopojijo]

Yea we have Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo 2\Maps too... that's for BUNGIE maps.

In your My Documents folder (assuming you installed Halo 2 Vista in the Digikid username), create a new folder called Halo 2, and in that folder create a maps folder. Put the maps in that folder. Like such.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v342/Phopojijo/mapsdir.jpg
The map2 file should be called map -- I just changed the filename on some misc. test I did with CMT.

Maps in this directory are picked up by Halo 2 Vista.

[Digikid]

but that is missing the point...I want to know where the maps that were downloaded from Nitros server....I want to know where they went.

If you look at my pictures....one is of my Documents folder...and one is of my Progrma files folder........

[blazedelite]

wow kool maps

[Digikid]

I FINALLY found it....it is NOT in the Halo 2 folder....because there is no folder called that if you do not install the HEK.

It is in the MY GAMES/Halo 2 folder.

[Phopojijo]

I FINALLY found it....it is NOT in the Halo 2 folder....because there is no folder called that if you do not install the HEK.

It is in the MY GAMES/Halo 2 folder.Arg crap right, I made the same mistake earlier.

Yea you're right.

[Digikid]

I see that Zeph pointed that out beforehand.....thank you Zeph...and sry I did not listen. I overlooked it.

My apologies. :(

[Pred1ator]

...Nitrous works there, gosh.



wha...did i just miss something?

[Digikid]

yep...Nitro WORKS at Bungie/Hired Gun. I think that another guy from GBX also got a job with him...

[Lightning]

Mrs. Doublefire.

[Digikid]

yes...HIM.

sry :D

[Agamemnon]

Him.

[Digikid]

oops....sry...forgot!!!!!!!!!!!

LMAO!!!!!!

[Stealth]

ya, him, and If I remember right, unlike Nitro, Mrs. Doublefire is working on Halo 3.

[Digikid]

nice.