[Plugin] Yelo Battery - *Discontinued*

[bitterbanana]

THIS URL IS TO THE BUG THREAD. POST BUGS HERE PLEASE KTHX (http://www.h2vista.net/forums/showthread.php?t=4440)!

This is the release thread for Yelo Battery. Releases will be frequent and buggy. Thank you for testing and contributing bug reports.

Latest Version:
Download here: http://www12.brinkster.com/bitterbanana/index.asp

Latest Features:
- Added separate chat/death message visibility options
- Added personal kill/death report feature to the HUD (as shown in pic below)

http://i11.tinypic.com/6hcnb4o.jpg

Latest Bug Fixes:
- Disabled profile-specific settings to fix possible startup-errors
- Fixed weapon-zoom flicker, again
- Created an alternate build for those who can't view ClearType fonts

Known Bugs:
- will not work with Xfire (disable xfire in-game to prevent crash)
- will not work with DXTweaker

Current Features:


1. FOV (Field of View)
- This feature allows you to change your FOV.
- When changing screen resolutions, the FOV aspect ratio is kept.
- When changing the FOV, the weapon position is kept in relative position to the screen.
- While adjusting, the degrees (width x height) are displayed

2. Weapon Position
- This feature allows you to change the way you hold your weapon.
- Each weapon has its own position

3. HUD Options
- Allows you to turn on/off all HUD elements, including those ignored by the command "show_hud".
- Allows you to scale the HUD to fit the screen's aspect ratio.
- Allows you to turn on/off the chat messages.
- Allows you to turn on/off the death reports (i.e. Beaufort was killed by Dippy)
- Allows you to display your kill/death reports as HUD messages. (i.e. "You killed Broseph (12)" is displayed in the HUD rather than the chat text)
Video Demonstrations from Release 1:
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by Love De Lux

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by Muki Hyena

[thehoodedsmack]

Love it. You don't suppose one could set up monitors around a whole room, and create a 360 panoramic Halo view, do you?

[bitterbanana]

Love it. You don't suppose one could set up monitors around a whole room, and create a 360 panoramic Halo view, do you?
The method used to scale the HUD will cause it to become grainy when the screen is too wide. But it works really well for the resolution in the screenshots (1024x480), which is wider than 16:9.

When I come up with a better method, yeah, it will support multiple monitors better.

[thehoodedsmack]

The method used to scale the HUD will cause it to become grainy when the screen is too wide. But it works really well for the resolution in the screenshots (1024x480), which is wider than 16:9.

When I come up with a better method, yeah, it will support multiple monitors better.

Smexcellent.

[Con]

Nothing I'd really use, but good job still!

[Zeph]

I'm guessing this isn't Vista compatible, as I cant get it to work.

[Choking Victim]

I'm guessing this isn't Vista compatible, as I cant get it to work.
i have vista and it worked for me, but it doesn't work with the active camo fix.

[Kornman00]

What active camo fix?

[Zeph]

Yeah, nevermind, xfire doesn't like this very well.

[Choking Victim]

What active camo fix?
DXTweaker, when i loaded ce through dxtweaker with the dll files in my ce directory i got gathering exception data. Only tried it once but when i tried loading the normal custom edition exe it worked fine.

edit: tried it again with the same results.

[Sever]

Quite true. I just disconnected and it worked fine though.

[Kornman00]

Why would you want to use xfire anyway ;p

[AAA]

Finally, something for halo that works on my Widescreen. This is gonna be Awesome :) Thanks!

[n00b1n8R]

So if I where to use this on a non-widescreen monitor...?

[AAA]

So if I where to use this on a non-widescreen monitor...?

porn web links would come up and overload your halo screen...using so much memory, you'll get teh blue screen of death

but, anyway. I'm wondering the same thing.

[Kornman00]

So if I where to use this on a non-widescreen monitor...?
Its not going off your monitor, its going off your resolution. If there are problems just toggle hud scaling.

[bitterbanana]

It's not exclusive to widescreen resolutions.

You can use it as a replacement for the old FOV hack, since it's easier to load and the flashback bug is gone.

Also, it's cool to change the way you hold your weapon, for aesthetic reasons. And you can turn off EVERYTHING in the hud, so no unwanted text (player names, hud messages, etc.) comes up when you're making a movie.

[Syuusuke]

Nice!

But I do get some exception errors for positioning the weapons, once...on CMT's map...

Note: Don't change weapon position while dead, changing weapons, or picking up weapons.

Edit (2):

I get some random exception errors while changing while changing weapon position.

[bitterbanana]

Nice!

But I do get some exception errors for positioning the weapons, once...on CMT's map...

Note: Don't change weapon position while dead, changing weapons, or picking up weapons.

Edit (2):

I get some random exception errors while changing while changing weapon position.

Alright, thanks for the bug report.

[legionaire45]

Bitterbannana, my Benq FP202W loves you now. <3 thanks dude.

[ExAm]

Nice!

But I do get some exception errors for positioning the weapons, once...on CMT's map...

Note: Don't change weapon position while dead, changing weapons, or picking up weapons.

Edit (2):

I get some random exception errors while changing while changing weapon position.
I was just talking with Korn about that. Yeah, it happened to me on Dissolution. I guess most CMT maps won't work with it.

[InnerGoat]

Love it. You don't suppose one could set up monitors around a whole room, and create a 360 panoramic Halo view, do you?
I've done 5 800x600 screens' worth with his FOV hack once. 4000x600, and it worked quite nicely. Also, awesome work as usual, BB :p

[Roostervier]

I was just talking with Korn about that. Yeah, it happened to me on Dissolution. I guess most CMT maps won't work with it.
Speaking of which, don't ever try to reposition while in a vehicle (driver's seat at least) =p.

[Archon23]

Just happens I have enough moniters to make a full 360 veiw. (We went through alot of computers) Or atleast somewhere near that. Now I need to find a plug that can support that many moniters. Oh well guess I'll just use 3 for now. Great stuff as usual BB.

Edit: Okay I set up everything installed it but when I try to start up Halo CE I just got an automatic exeption error.

[ExAm]

Speaking of which, don't ever try to reposition while in a vehicle (driver's seat at least) =p.I did that on BG, nothing happened.

EDIT: Fun with weapon positioning!

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/5379/ldsarxd7.jpg

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/6702/ldspistolwn7.jpg

Realism ftw

[Elite Killa]

Nice.

But I have a problem that I'm confused with. After I downloaded this, I put the files in the right place. The CE files in the ce directory and the PC files in the PC directory. But everytime I try to open up Halo or Halo Custom Edition, I just get a Gathering Exception Data...

What am I doing wrong here?

[Kornman00]

Post more details next time like what other programs you have running in the background, what exact versions of Halo you have (ie 1.07.614) and if you're using a custom UI map or not

[InnerGoat]

Just happens I have enough moniters to make a full 360 veiw. (We went through alot of computers) Or atleast somewhere near that. Now I need to find a plug that can support that many moniters. Oh well guess I'll just use 3 for now. Great stuff as usual BB.

Edit: Okay I set up everything installed it but when I try to start up Halo CE I just got an automatic exeption error.Halo only works with two screens at most, and then your reticle is in between two screens.
Or you can get that Tripple Head 2 Go, because that combines the signals of 3 screens into one, so it works with everything. Windows sees it as a single monitor. :)

[Love De Lux]

-Crash on Z_ and CMT maps
-Crash if you get down while you're positioning your weapon
-Crash if the end game end while you're positioning your weapon

That's all. Cool plugin :) :dance:

[Jelly]

Yeah, what I did was reposition my weapons off-screen, in an empty game so I couldn't be killed, then got a load of no-scope kills when I joined a server.

You guys are awesome. +rep

[Nugga117]

I placed all the files where they're supposed to go, but CE exceptions before it reaches the loading screen. CE Alldev and Fraps were the only other programs running.
Also, Sapien gives me this:
http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/1986/sapienerroryeloyf8.jpg
Sapien still runs, but won't stop giving me this message until I remove the files.

[Elite Killa]

Post more details next time like what other programs you have running in the background, what exact versions of Halo you have (ie 1.07.614) and if you're using a custom UI map or not
Ok then. I had iTunes running in the backround (at the time, I tried it again without iTunes on yet it still won't work) I have the latest version of both Halo and Halo CE, and in Halo CE, I use the CMT Campaign UI.

[ExAm]

Could it have something to do with your using a custom UI? Korn did say that it has problems with custom UI maps, so I'm thinking it'd have a problem with your custom menu UI.

Also, Korn, do you think there'd be a way to have a button bound to toggle between one set position and another? Kind of a way to cheat for an ironsight mod.

[Elite Killa]

Could it have something to do with your using a custom UI? Korn did say that it has problems with custom UI maps, so I'm thinking it'd have a problem with your custom menu UI.
But that still doesn't solve the problem about Halo PC not working with the plugin. Maybe it's because I used to mod Halo PC and the mods are still implemented in there. I guess I'll reinstall Halo PC and try it again.

[Archon23]

I'm having the problem Elite's having too. The game simply won't start up and just keeps gathering exception. I know its not a Custom UI or mods since it won't work with PC and I have not modded that since I installed it.

[ExAm]

But that still doesn't solve the problem about Halo PC not working with the plugin. Maybe it's because I used to mod Halo PC and the mods are still implemented in there. I guess I'll reinstall Halo PC and try it again.
Those screenshots I took are from Halo PC.

[Archon23]

Uh I don't see how that answers either of our problems EA......

[Kornman00]

Don't worry about the sapien thing, its annoying yes, but it should be fixed come next release.

Also don't run with FRAPS. Its just like xfire or dxtweak.


I use the CMT Campaign UI.
There is your problem. you're using CMT crap.

[Elite Killa]

I just reinstalled both Halo PC and CE, updated them to the latest version and yet it still doesn't work. I might as well just pass on this then... unless someone has an answer for me.

[Archon23]

Still doesn't explain why it doesn't work in PC......

[OmegaDragon]

Exeption when choosing weapon position.

Although I love how you choose the FOV <3

[Love De Lux]

Also don't run with FRAPS. Its just like xfire or dxtweak.


Wrong, Fraps don't have any problem at all.

I can take footage without any problems : http://youtube.com/watch?v=TS_AAAyQnf8

[Dr Nick]

Quick question, how do I get a widescreen view?
Like in BitterBananas first post, it's like 1080x400 or something.
Any help?

[ExAm]

Set to a resolution where your screen appears squished, then resize your monitor manually until it doesn't appear squished. Turn on HUD options, choose HUD sizing.

[ExAm]

Uh I don't see how that answers either of our problems EA......
It's your comments about how "it doesn't work for PC! D:". They're not true for everyone. Say it doesn't work for you, don't push your views on everyone, denying that anyone else could have it work.

[CtrlAltDestroy]

1. Doesn't work with encrypted maps.
2. Tool doesn't seem to like it, it flashes a warning every time I run a command. It doesn't prevent it from doing anything, just a bit annoying.

[Limited]

Quick question, how do I get a widescreen view?
Like in BitterBananas first post, it's like 1080x400 or something.
Any help?Step 1. Read the halo readme, thats why it is called read me, it wants to be read!
Step 2. add to the property line after the haloce.exe, "-vidmode w,h,r" replacing w with the wanted width, h with the wanted height and r with the refresh rate you want. "

[bitterbanana]

Wrong, Fraps don't have any problem at all.

I can take footage without any problems : http://youtube.com/watch?v=TS_AAAyQnf8
Looks like your hud menu was missing options. (???)

I'm working on fixing all the bugs you guys are posting. Let me know if you find any more.

EDIT:
The resolution in the screenshots is 1024 x 480. It's in window mode though.

[ExAm]

I use 1280x800, that's a widescreen res.

Banana, during campaign, my HUD menu dropped a couple of options, like HUD scaling and that one other one, which I don't remember. Haven't seen 'em since.

[Pooky]

Looks terrible if you try to use a 4:3 resolution D:

Otherwise great

[Kornman00]

Wrong, Fraps don't have any problem at all.

I can take footage without any problems : http://youtube.com/watch?v=TS_AAAyQnf8
Now try it with that little FPS counter enabled

[Pooky]

you could just say it's incompatible with anything else that uses a screen overlay <_<

[Kornman00]

you could just say it's incompatible with anything else that uses a screen overlay <_<
after yelo for halo2 xbox, I've learned that there are some really hopeless souls on the internet. No matter how you explain it to them, they are still like "this is broken, fix it :downs:"

[bitterbanana]

Looks terrible if you try to use a 4:3 resolution D:

Otherwise great
Could I see a screenshot of what looks terrible? If you're not using widescreen, nothing should be changed.

[Dr Nick]

Step 1. Read the halo readme, thats why it is called read me, it wants to be read!
Step 2. add to the property line after the haloce.exe, "-vidmode w,h,r" replacing w with the wanted width, h with the wanted height and r with the refresh rate you want. "
Thanks! I only knew the -window part.

[Pooky]

Could I see a screenshot of what looks terrible? If you're not using widescreen, nothing should be changed.

I'll get one. I tried playing fullscreen at 1280 x 1024 and the HUD looked all squished, I turned off HUD scaling and it just looked worse.

[Pooky]

huh... problem seems to have fixed itself. Then again, I just got a new monitor and playing at 1280 x 1024 with Halo's low res HUD is new for me, maybe that's all it was. Still, if you don't have HUD scaling turned off it does look bad.

[Terry]

So gamecam wouldn't work?

[Kornman00]

whats gamecam?

[Archon23]

Its like fraps......just much better.

[Elite Killa]

Its like fraps......just much better.
Nah, Fraps makes higher quality clips. And you have the ability to get rid of the little "fraps.com" thing at the top of the screen so it doesn't get in the way of the movie. Also, instead of using "full-size", which produces bigger files, you can use "half-size" to decrease the size of the file.

Also, it sometimes records on it's own even when I'm not touching it...

[ExAm]

I'll get one. I tried playing fullscreen at 1280 x 1024 and the HUD looked all squished, I turned off HUD scaling and it just looked worse.1280x1024? That's my normal aspect ratio resolution. I don't see any distortion at all.

[Pooky]

yeah like I just said it was probably just me. Halo's HUD looks horrible at that resolution anyway

[bitterbanana]

yeah like I just said it was probably just me. Halo's HUD looks horrible at that resolution anyway
If you ever see that horrible HUD again, send me a screenshot.

[t3h m00kz]

This is very awesome. I've gotten it to work with Halo PC flawlessly. Can't say the same for CE, however. Maybe it'll fix itself like I've heard a few others talk about... either that or it was the whole Vista Effects Scheme thing I had running at the same time.

If I may make a suggestion, how about a numerical scale in the corner of whatever it is you're configuring? That's the only thing I feel this lacks.

Great job, Bitter. You never let us down.

[Love De Lux]

Now try it with that little FPS counter enabled

Yeah and what ? I work just fine. :lol: How do I enable the FPS counter on movies ?

http://www.enregistrersous.com/images/136605192520070709101423.jpg


Looks like your hud menu was missing options. (???)
I'm working on fixing all the bugs you guys are posting. Let me know if you find any more.


"1.Show HUD (On)
2.Scale HUD (Off)
3.Show Chat (On)

Left-Click to save."

That's all I got.

[bitterbanana]

Thanks deluxe for that screenshot proof. Also, your hud menu has all the included options.

EDIT:
And thanks Muki. I'm trying to keep a clean interface, so I cut the numbers. As long as you can reset and adjust them with an initial frame of reference, I don't think you need them. For example, when you're adjusting the FOV, the default view (70 degrees) is shown in brackets. I think that eliminates the need to display the actual degrees since you can just eyeball it.

And of course, I implemented features to reset those figures if you don't like your changes. But if you're curious enough, you can check "My Documents\My Games\Halo\savegames\<UserProfile>\YeloSettings.txt."

[DaneO'Roo]

It's also perfectly fine wth me. I can do fraps and stuff at the same time.

[Kornman00]

Yeah and what ? I work just fine. :lol:
oshi, forgot to mention that you have to be drinking coke, while eating 10 big macs when the colbert report is on when you enable the FPS. That causes it to mess up :-3

[AAA]

teh dll's won't work when I put them in the Halo Directory and startup halo. yes I put them in the corect places. but I can' tmake that thing popup. I had no other programs running. help =(

[bitterbanana]

teh dll's won't work when I put them in the Halo Directory and startup halo. yes I put them in the corect places. but I can' tmake that thing popup. I had no other programs running. help =(
Yelo would inform you if the exe is the wrong version, so if the game hasn't crashed, it probably hasn't loaded.

Make sure the actual dll files are in the Halo directory, not in the included PC subfolder from the installation zip, but in the same directory as your halo.exe file. If that doesn't work, just give me more details to work with.

Anyone else having this problem?

[Apoc4lypse]

Don't worry about the sapien thing, its annoying yes, but it should be fixed come next release.

Also don't run with FRAPS. Its just like xfire or dxtweak.


There is your problem. you're using CMT crap.

nah i got that ui on my halo ce and it works just fine for me.

This is gr8 though nice work, I really like the change weapon position tool, so kool.

[AAA]

EDIT: OH MY FUCKING GOD, I KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS!!! THE SIMPLEST MISTAKE I ALWAYS MAKE AND FIGURE IT OUT SOONER OR LATER!!! you had it in a folder so I extracted the files, but the folders go with it when I extract the dlls. I'm sorry, there is no lnger an issue. I am soo sorry. and thanks again for this plugin :o

[Kornman00]

See, I told you I should have made an installer bb :|

[Masterz1337]

I'm having problems with this and HCE 1.05

[itszutak]

Is it possible to make a version compatible with the active camo DX fix? <_<;

If it's to do with the overlay made by the battery, can you make a version that simply dosn't have it?

(I know pretty much nothing about how Yello Battery works, so I'm betting that the answer is no :/ )

[bitterbanana]

I will look at xfire, fraps, gamecam, and dxtweaker to see if the battery can work alongside it.

And masters, you should've gotten an error message saying it only works for Halo PC/CE 1.07.

And yes, we should make an installer for future releases.

[t3h m00kz]

I'm not sure if this is a bug or not, but since I've had this installed I have a constant "Battery Depleted" signal on the plasma pistol in campaign.

Also, am I the only one who crashes when I try to work the weapons around with Custom Edition? I hit F7 and then 2, and I get an exception error, and I'm guessing it's because of all the extra weapon types. I'm pretty sure my HCE is up to date.

[bitterbanana]

Battery depleted, I love it. Yeah, I'll look at it.

And yes, there is a huge bug with the weapons right now due to map protection, but it should work with all the original maps.

[t3h m00kz]

Wow that was a fast response xD But yeah, okay, thanks for clearing that up. Loving the mod so far, I may even make a video of me playing around with it in a semi-montage-y format of some sort.

Overall I can't wait to see what you guys can pull off with this plugin. Perhaps in the future you'll be able to build in a third person mode or a chase cam, similar to the Zelda chase cam, perhaps (kind of useless in multiplayer, but it's still pretty fun to mess around with).

So much you guys could do, seriously. But no pressure. No pressure. ;b

[t3h m00kz]

Sorry for the double post, but here you go.

zK-ydWNZCv8

Also if anyone wants that custom Bitmaps.map file, feel free. This download link won't be up forever, though.

http://www.yousendit.com/download/OGhjK3BPd0ErV3cwTVE9PQ

[bitterbanana]

I enjoyed that video a lot. I especially loved the sniper shots with the centered rifle. Good video, good shootin, and good music.

To post a youtube video, just use the youtube tags, except don't put the full url, just use the video id.

zK-ydWNZCv8

[Kornman00]

I'm having problems with this and HCE 1.05
There is no such build.

[Love De Lux]

There's a build 1.05 (http://ftpclubic1.clubic.com/temp-clubic-rx382/patch/halo_patch_v1.05_multi-langues_12937.exe) ;)

But not for Halo Custom Edition.

[ExAm]

Sorry for the double post, but here you go.

zK-ydWNZCv8

Also if anyone wants that custom Bitmaps.map file, feel free. This download link won't be up forever, though.

http://www.yousendit.com/download/OGhjK3BPd0ErV3cwTVE9PQIs that for CE?

EDIT: Nevermind.

[Apoc4lypse]

wow nice vid, this plugin is awesome I love playing with my gun in the center haha... can't wait to see what else you got.

[Kornman00]

But not for Halo Custom Edition.
exactly

[ICEE]

i dont know what you people are talking about with all this "crashing" i havent crashed at all. its awesome. one little question however...

if i set my weapons position and then close the game and remove the plugin, therefore re-enabling xfire with CE, will the weapon still have its altered position upon restarting without that plugin?

[t3h m00kz]

i dont know what you people are talking about with all this "crashing" i havent crashed at all. its awesome. one little question however...

if i set my weapons position and then close the game and remove the plugin, therefore re-enabling xfire with CE, will the weapon still have its altered position upon restarting without that plugin?

Why don't you try that out buddy

But I doubt it will

[Apoc4lypse]

XD I had a big crash with this today no idea what caused it, I was moving my weapon around and got shot at, and I exceptioned. Then when I went to try and start halo ce again it wouldn't let me until I removed the plugins, no idea why...

[Kornman00]

if i set my weapons position and then close the game and remove the plugin, therefore re-enabling xfire with CE, will the weapon still have its altered position upon restarting without that plugin?
it should. Nothing should be altering the settings file other than Yelo (and thats only when its IN USE)

[Apoc4lypse]

so the settings you save should stay when u leave a game and come back, like if i put my gun in the middle so I'm looking down the sights it should always stay?

If it should well it wasn't working when I was using it, it would only stay like that the duration of the game or match, then it would reset once a new game loaded or if I left and went back in.

[Kornman00]

You'll have to wait for bb to get back, that part was his spawn child. I merely helped with the the nuts and bolts to the engine.

[AAA]

I know this is a little offtopic, please don't let it get in the way of the main subject. What was the name of that song in the video?

[bitterbanana]

Before asking anything about a youtube video, check the video info. People usually leave the name of the song there.

While I'm here...

The weapon adjustments work for protected maps now. Also, to keep xfire from crashing, go to tools, options, games, select halo, and disable xfire in-game. I'll try to fix the text lag problem since you'll have to minimize to read your instant messages.

I'm working on more weapon features before I release another update.

[bitterbanana]

so the settings you save should stay when u leave a game and come back, like if i put my gun in the middle so I'm looking down the sights it should always stay?

If it should well it wasn't working when I was using it, it would only stay like that the duration of the game or match, then it would reset once a new game loaded or if I left and went back in.
The position should stay until you change it yourself. The settings are saved in your halo profile folder. So if you choose a different profile, it will create new settings.

[megaxp]

Crash Yelo in ZTEAM MAPS

[t3h m00kz]

Before asking anything about a youtube video, check the video info. People usually leave the name of the song there.

While I'm here...

The weapon adjustments work for protected maps now. Also, to keep xfire from crashing, go to tools, options, games, select halo, and disable xfire in-game. I'll try to fix the text lag problem since you'll have to minimize to read your instant messages.

I'm working on more weapon features before I release another update.

I think it's awesome that you guys are actually, you know, WORKING on this plugin rather than just doing the whole "Here's the first release, have fun" and never touching it ever again.

Fixing the text lag problem would be a really huge fix. I don't see why Bungie didn't fix it themselves ;b Personally it never bothers me because I play in windowed and alt-tabbing never messes up the text, but other people play fullscreen.

Can't wait to play around with weapons in protected maps.

You tha man Bitter.


I know this is a little offtopic, please don't let it get in the way of the main subject. What was the name of that song in the video?

It's in the credits, but just because you asked, it's Cells by The Servant. I used both the lyrical and instrumental version. ;b

[Apoc4lypse]

The position should stay until you change it yourself. The settings are saved in your halo profile folder. So if you choose a different profile, it will create new settings.

Well then thats my bug to report, weapon position wasn't being saved after I changed it. :confused2:

Idk, either way its still cool stuff :D

[Limited]

Wait so. If you had released more of the Project Yelo stuff, those parts wouldnt work either because of map protection and the other crashes you are currently having with this build?

Me, Pat and Locke still wanna know how to write on screen using d3d cough >_>

[AAA]

Crash Yelo in ZTEAM MAPS

I noticed that too.

Yelo crashes Halo CE when we try to get in ZTeam's maps. WHat is this due to?

[bitterbanana]

I think it's awesome that you guys are actually, you know, WORKING on this plugin rather than just doing the whole "Here's the first release, have fun" and never touching it ever again.
Well, don't hold your breath for new releases. I'm a very slow worker. :rolleyes:


Wait so. If you had released more of the Project Yelo stuff, those parts wouldnt work either because of map protection and the other crashes you are currently having with this build?
If you're asking why there aren't very many features in this build, it's not because of the map protection problem. Yelo Battery is not Project Yellow (name out-of-date). The battery build was created from scratch this summer so I could easily manage it myself while kornman was working on halo 2. Features will be added once the current features are stable.


Me, Pat and Locke still wanna know how to write on screen using d3d cough >_>
It's a hassle to learn, especially if you have no Direct3D experience, like myself. There are tons of direct3d hooking guides out there (in c++). It's definitely not something you can do with a trainer though.

[Limited]

If you're asking why there aren't very many features in this build, it's not because of the map protection problem. Yelo Battery is not Project Yellow (name out-of-date). The battery build was created from scratch this summer so I could easily manage it myself while kornman was working on halo 2. Features will be added once the current features are stable.
Well not I wasnt asking why there wasnt many features in this build, I think there is enough. This as some thing to do with project yelo, I know it isnt PY, I was just wondering whether the PY stuff still works for CE, because this has a few errors, PY runs via a new exe and I bet some other dlls. Wasnt sure if these problems where universal.



It's a hassle to learn, especially if you have no Direct3D experience, like myself. There are tons of direct3d hooking guides out there (in c++). It's definitely not something you can do with a trainer though.Its not really the hooking part of it that is the problem. I could get a source from your pal Racer_S from his site he made one that writes on the screen in GTA SA in VB6. I know you need to hook onto the scree via dx, its just how do you write on. Do you create pixels of the colour you want (so a bit of a darker background, then white for the white text (using yelo battery for example) and you do it in sweaps just how DX works...


Also why does bitter have grey rep box? and not a really big shining green rep box??

[bitterbanana]

I was just wondering whether the PY stuff still works for CE, because this has a few errors, PY runs via a new exe and I bet some other dlls. Wasnt sure if these problems where universal.
I don't know, I haven't tested the PY stuff in a long time. There were some key problems with the loader that were fixed in the Battery method though.


Its not really the hooking part of it that is the problem. I could get a source from your pal Racer_S from his site he made one that writes on the screen in GTA SA in VB6. I know you need to hook onto the scree via dx, its just how do you write on. Do you create pixels of the colour you want (so a bit of a darker background, then white for the white text (using yelo battery for example) and you do it in sweaps just how DX works...

Haha, no, it isn't pixel by pixel. I use the directx sdk.


Also why does bitter have grey rep box? and not a really big shining green rep box??
A lump of coal is the ultimate merit badge. :cool:

EDIT:
Kornman will upload the Battery update tonight. I decided to just release the fixes since the new features will take a while.

[Limited]

Sadly halo doesnt like my gfx card drivers. And I cant update them because the graphics card isnt supported by halo :( so I gotta wait till I get a new card =\

[Kornman00]

New update. Check first post.

[bitterbanana]

I found a pretty big bug, I get exceptions when minimizing.

EDIT:
The bug is fixed, and the first post has the update which is hopefully stable. I will use my website to host the file for now since I don't have access to kornnersoftware.com.

And korn, maybe we should move this thread to the Kornner forum, this doesn't really belong in the release forum yet.

[Apoc4lypse]

I got some wierd bugs going on... I downloaded the update and installed it, but my halo ce exceptions when I try to start it, this has been happening ever since my game crashed while setting up my weapons position. Anyway I figured out it has to do with my profile, I deleted my profile and backed it up, and the game started with the new updated plugins finally, but when I was setting up a new profile, I changed the graphics settings to be lower (so I dont get bad fps) and the game exceptioned when I went to save the new gfx settings.

I'm not sure whats going on other than the exceptions/crashes being related to my profile settings...

[bitterbanana]

Make sure you download the one currently posted on my website. I just fixed the video crash. Let me know if it happens again.

[Kornman00]

Done. And I can get you setup for ftp, just ask next time ur online

[t3h m00kz]

The second release... I love you.

Also, thanks a bunch for putting my video up there, it means alot ;b

[Limited]

Gonna plug in my broken gfx card to play this later on today, just cant wait lol :P

[n00b1n8R]

the centerd guns remind me of retro doom.. any chance you can make a version with the guns more to the side so they don't obstruct the view?

[Pooky]

the centerd guns remind me of retro doom.. any chance you can make a version with the guns more to the side so they don't obstruct the view?

You position the guns yourself <_<

and yea first thing I did with it was drag the Fail rod WAAAAY down so I could actually see

[Warsaw]

I like my Fuel Rod...:jibbly:

What I do is I put my guns in a realistic position. Most of the games out today make the guns lead back to the corner of the screen, making it look like it isn't quite pointing where the gun is.

[Bastinka]

DirectX Runtime Optional Component thingy wont download or install for me, I let the program run but it says 'Failed: Could not Download the application.'

I'm pretty mad >:[

[bitterbanana]

DirectX Runtime Optional Component thingy wont download or install for me, I let the program run but it says 'Failed: Could not Download the application.'

I'm pretty mad >:[
I didn't include the d3dx9_33.dll file because it would kill my bandwidth. If you can't download it from the link included in the readme, you can download it here:

http://www.m3fe.com/760/

[[BD] Spartan]

Srry im a noob at modding, but:

What is the Halo CE directory and how do you install it?

[bitterbanana]

Right-click your Halo CE shortcut. Under the shortcut tab, click Find Target. That is your Halo CE directory.

[[BD] Spartan]

thanks

[Kornman00]

Thats strike two bitter ;p

[bitterbanana]

Thats strike two bitter ;p
They're throwing me curve-balls man! :(

[Zionyx]

hum... saving across sessions?

[Bastinka]

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/SilentWindPL/adirkadirkamuhamadjubah.jpg
D:

[bitterbanana]

hum... saving across sessions?
I don't understand your question, but I'll guess. The YeloSettings.txt file holds the settings. It's located in your halo profile folder "my games/halo/savegames/<profile name>/". So to transfer the settings to another profile, move it to the respective profile folder.


http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/SilentWindPL/adirkadirkamuhamadjubah.jpg
D:
1. When did that happen?
2. What were you doing when that happened?
3. Has it happened before, or is this the first time you used the plugin?
4. Did you edit the settings file yourself?

[Bastinka]

1. When did that happen?
2. What were you doing when that happened?
3. Has it happened before, or is this the first time you used the plugin?
4. Did you edit the settings file yourself?
1. When I started Halo CE
2. Uhh, starting CE.
3. No this is the first time I tried out the plugin and it happened.
4. No I did not edit any settings.

[Bastinka]

Sorry for the double post,
But whence I remove the dll's Halo starts normally. Now when I put them back in the Halo CE folder, Halo wont even display an error.

[Limited]

Hey, just tested it on my dads laptop. I cant see the white text, I just see a grey box at the top of the halo screen. I cant move the gun side to side, only forward and backward, and i have no idea what pressing 3 does because nothing changes =\

[Kornman00]

Oh, forgot to mention, it won't work for people with 9mm doodads.

[ExAm]

Hey, just tested it on my dads laptop. I cant see the white text, I just see a grey box at the top of the halo screen. I cant move the gun side to side, only forward and backward, and i have no idea what pressing 3 does because nothing changes =\
Just to clarify, you know that you hold shift to move side to side, right? I suspect you do, but on the off chance...

[bitterbanana]

Oh, forgot to mention, it won't work for people with 9mm doodads.
Yes, Yelo actually measures the length of your penis.

Limited, I'm guessing your video card doesn't support cleartype font quality. I'll switch it to regular quality on the next build, which should be by tomorrow sometime.

[Kornman00]

boooooooo

[bitterbanana]

Rick just contributed a demonstration video, linked in the first post.

[devour]

It's not exclusive to widescreen resolutions.

You can use it as a replacement for the old FOV hack, since it's easier to load and the flashback bug is gone.

Also, it's cool to change the way you hold your weapon, for aesthetic reasons. And you can turn off EVERYTHING in the hud, so no unwanted text (player names, hud messages, etc.) comes up when you're making a movie.
Since I run my desktop at 1600x1200 but Halo (normally) at 1024x768, I think i'm going to check out a widescreen res. Does this release include the HUD Death/Kill feature?

[Kornman00]

the HUD Death/Kill feature?
what what?

[Archon23]

Im assuming he means the disable HUD feature. It does though I haven't tried it out (Still wont work :gonk:)

Im wondering if you could get adjustable third person where the aim is fixed......

[bitterbanana]

Since I run my desktop at 1600x1200 but Halo (normally) at 1024x768, I think i'm going to check out a widescreen res. Does this release include the HUD Death/Kill feature?
No not yet. Also, both of those screen resolutions are standard 4:3.

I told Devour about the new feature that was added last night. It displays your kills and deaths in the HUD rather than the chat text, as in Halo 1 Xbox.

Note: "You killed Borat" is displayed as a HUD message
http://i11.tinypic.com/6hcnb4o.jpg

By default, it only appends the number of kills to the message if it's a slayer game. I'm going to make it display for all gametypes some time today, then we'll release.

Archon, I plan on adding all the old camera mods in the future. Are you having trouble getting this to run?

[Archon23]

Basically it just gives me an auto exception error so I'm passing this up until a version that actually works on my comp. HUD looks nice.

[bitterbanana]

Basically it just gives me an auto exception error so I'm passing this up until a version that actually works on my comp. HUD looks nice.
Keep in mind that it doesn't work with Xfire and DXTweaker (camo-fix). If neither is the case, then you should give me more details. I can only fix the bugs that I know about.

[Archon23]

Not much to it. Xfires off and I never even heard of DXTweaker. All it is is an exception error at start. On both PC and CE. Basically just won't run with the plugin installed. Simple as that.

[devour]

Oops was that supposed to be Top Secret? :X

[bitterbanana]

The third release is in the first post. I'm hoping this build will have no startup errors and random hang-ups. Let me know if they're still present.

To 9mm, I included a separate build for those who can't see the cleartype menu text.

As for features, more HUD options have been added. More details are in the first post.

[Archon23]

Sill doesn't work on either PC or CE.

I find it kinda odd it works on some computers but not others..........

[bitterbanana]

Send me a message with your aim sn if you have one. I'll try to troubleshoot it with you.

[Love De Lux]

- Allows you to display your kill/death reports as HUD messages. (i.e. "You killed Broseph (12)" is displayed in the HUD rather than the chat text)

Do not work on my halo PC (French version). I'm pretty sure that's because of our fonts files, they're diferent because of the need of things such as accents.

Work fine on CE (English version, I do not know about the other...)

If I can help with that... ;)

[bitterbanana]

Do not work on my halo PC (French version). I'm pretty sure that's because of our fonts files, they're diferent because of the need of things such as accents.

Work fine on CE (English version, I do not know about the other...)

If I can help with that... ;)
I was afraid of that. Could you tell me Halo's French translations for these strings?

1. You killed %s
2. You betrayed %s
3. %s was killed by %s
4. %s was betrayed by %s
5. %s committed suicide
6. %s died
7. You were telefragged
8. You were killed by %s
9. You were betrayed by %s

The 8th and 9th strings aren't present in Halo PC/CE. Maybe I can use the 7th string and replace "telefragged" with "killed by" / "betrayed by."

[Love De Lux]

1. Vous avez tué %s
2. Vous avez trahi %s
3. %s a été tué par %s
4. %s a été trahi par %s
5. %s s'est suicidé
6. %s est mort
7. Vous avez été tué pendant la téléportation
8. Vous avez été tué par %s
9. Vous avez été trahi par %s

I hope that help ;) There's a ton of guy that use your app here :)

[bitterbanana]

1. Vous avez tu&#233; &#37;s
2. Vous avez trahi %s
3. %s a &#233;t&#233; tu&#233; par %s
4. %s a &#233;t&#233; trahi par %s
5. %s s'est suicid&#233;
6. %s est mort
7. Vous avez &#233;t&#233; tu&#233; pendant la t&#233;l&#233;portation
8. Vous avez &#233;t&#233; tu&#233; par %s
9. Vous avez &#233;t&#233; trahi par %s

I hope that help ;) There's a ton of guy that use your app here :)
Thank you very much. I'll put up a French build here in a little while. If anyone wants another language, just translate those 9 strings and send it to me.

I'm guessing the English yelo menu isn't a problem in France. If it is, I can update it with your translation.

Just out of curiosity, is there a French version of CE?

[Love De Lux]

Thanks you ! :p

The menu isn't a problem I think... At least to all people I send the app.

And to answer your question, yes there is. (and so on : japan, german, spanish, italian...)

This version is quite weird too, it do translate all the language string in french even if the map was build with the english strings (Off course when it come to custom string it do not), the SP map are gitchy for some odd reasons (by glitchy I mean sounds and bitmaps problems). There's also a mistake in the translation ( for "user created map" :p). And huu....oh yes, this version do check for update, but It do not find any. So you're stuck with the 1.0, unless you update it manually

[Bend]

So I put the .dll file in the halo directory made sure xfire wasn't running and started Halo up.But as soon as it starts is gives me the gathering exception error. I'm not sure what is causing this, but I really want to use this!

*edit* I'm trying to use it for Halo pc.

[Zionyx]

I don't understand your question, but I'll guess. The YeloSettings.txt file holds the settings. It's located in your halo profile folder "my games/halo/savegames/<profile name>/". So to transfer the settings to another profile, move it to the respective profile folder.

Ah. The file didnt seem to be appearing anywhere, but the latest release seems to have fixed that - its in the C:\P..F\M..G\Halo\ folder.

With your old FOV hack, when the fov was changed it also changed the weapon position, so it didnt look... distorted. Any chance of that happening?

[bitterbanana]

So I put the .dll file in the halo directory made sure xfire wasn't running and started Halo up.But as soon as it starts is gives me the gathering exception error. I'm not sure what is causing this, but I really want to use this!

*edit* I'm trying to use it for Halo pc.
Someone else is having that problem, and I don't know what's causing that yet.


With your old FOV hack, when the fov was changed it also changed the weapon position, so it didnt look... distorted. Any chance of that happening?
With the old hack, the weapon actually stays in place. You just start to see more of your arms as you increase your field of view.

In Yelo Battery, I wanted to be able to change the FOV without seeing more of your arms. Is that a bad idea?

I noticed people were complaining about the weapons clipping at larger FOV's. I always fixed it by pushing the weapon forward a little bit until it didn't clip and wasn't distorted.

[Kornman00]

Yelo should be checking the language of the user, its not the best idea to be having seperate localized plugins.

[Gamerkd16]

Hey, how did you make this program? I would like to learn how make an ingame interface, but I'm not sure what language it is.

Please don't think of me as a n00b. I am 18 years old and have some background knowledge in Java and Visual basic.

[Zionyx]

Someone else is having that problem, and I don't know what's causing that yet.


With the old hack, the weapon actually stays in place. You just start to see more of your arms as you increase your field of view.

In Yelo Battery, I wanted to be able to change the FOV without seeing more of your arms. Is that a bad idea?

I noticed people were complaining about the weapons clipping at larger FOV's. I always fixed it by pushing the weapon forward a little bit until it didn't clip and wasn't distorted.
Well it might be a bad idea, more personal preference. I can see why you did it the new way, and its definetely got more potential - it just makes it a whole lot more complicated if you arent messing around with the positioning and just like it... normal.

Much <3 for a great program

[Love De Lux]

Yelo should be checking the language of the user, its not the best idea to be having seperate localized plugins.

Mh... Yeah... If you need any help, or files..whatever ;)

[bitterbanana]

Hey, how did you make this program? I would like to learn how make an ingame interface, but I'm not sure what language it is.

Please don't think of me as a n00b. I am 18 years old and have some background knowledge in Java and Visual basic.
This project was written in c++.


Well it might be a bad idea, more personal preference. I can see why you did it the new way, and its definetely got more potential - it just makes it a whole lot more complicated if you arent messing around with the positioning and just like it... normal.

Much <3 for a great program
It's high priority of mine to keep the interface clean and simple, so I REALLY appreciate your feedback. I now realize that it does overcomplicate things, so I'll remove it.


Mh... Yeah... If you need any help, or files..whatever ;)
Rather than adding specific support for French, I've been working on making it compatible with all languages. It should be done soon.

[StankBacon]

- Added personal kill/death report feature to the HUD (as shown in pic below)

http://i11.tinypic.com/6hcnb4o.jpg




what? you mean the "you killed" thingy?

how is that new?

[Kornman00]

Its new because its not in halopc, and in xbox it only states your kill count in slayer...

[bitterbanana]

I forgot to specify that it displays your kills as blue HUD text, rather than the smaller white chat text. And in the screenshot, the kill-count isn't displayed, but it is in the current build.

[«§T»Mave]

I start up halo CE, or even halo PC, and it give's me an exception... any ideas? also, do you know where i can get your camera mods? none of the download links on www.halomods.org (http://www.halomods.org) are working, they just take ou back to the index...(Or is it because im running vista?)

[bitterbanana]

I start up halo CE, or even halo PC, and it give's me an exception... any ideas? also, do you know where i can get your camera mods? none of the download links on www.halomods.org (http://www.halomods.org) are working, they just take ou back to the index...(Or is it because im running vista?)
Right now, I have no idea why some people can't run this.

These are some of the old trainers:
http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?Search=bitterbanana

[«§T»Mave]

none of the downloads on Halomaps work. they all take me back to the index

[bitterbanana]

I'm sorry if the downloads don't work. I don't have them on my computer anymore, they're stashed somewhere on an old harddrive. Report the problem to the admin of halomaps.org. If you have anything else to say to me about those old trainers, send me a private message.

[Limited]

Hey Bitter.

I downloaded the version 3 of yelo battery, the one that should fix the clear type bug error thingy.

It still doesnt display the fonts, its just a grey box again, however this time it lags/cuts down the FPS alot..

[bitterbanana]

Hey Bitter.

I downloaded the version 3 of yelo battery, the one that should fix the clear type bug error thingy.

It still doesnt display the fonts, its just a grey box again, however this time it lags/cuts down the FPS alot..
Ok, I'm really confused now. But thanks for letting for me know.

[Ralex123]

Thanks Bitter! Great work!!!

[InnerGoat]

I finally got around to using it, and I like it. It doesn't work with some resolutions i've thrown at it though, such as 4000x600, which exceptions before I even see the Halo splash screen. And yes, it works without the d3d9.dll just fine.


edit- Nevermind. It just didn't like being forced to a second screen is all.

edit 2-

http://www.h2vista.net/innergoat/stuff/dr/no&#37;20u/Oh_gosh/Halo5screen.jpg

http://www.h2vista.net/innergoat/stuff/dr/no%20u/Oh_gosh/Halo5screen2.jpg

:awesome:!

[ExAm]

Jesus christ. I couldn't imagine the headaches I'd get from playing like that.

[Archon23]

^ I know. Its bad enough when its a still image.

[Kornman00]

That's pretty awesome!
...thats pretty sad :lol:

[InnerGoat]

Less lolling, more coding.

Thanks.

[bitterbanana]

It only looks bad on a flat image, but it's meant for 5 surrounding monitors. I think it's awesome! Could you take a picture with the monitor setup?

[InnerGoat]

Its on a single 24" CRT. I could try it out with 4 actual displays this weekend, but i've never tested the hack for that yet. :smith:

Its called software tripplehead, if you're wondering. Really interesting stuff. :P

[Timo]

Awesome stuff :D
However it randomly stuffs up my UI. The headers move down, and the buttons move up, only when d3d9.dll is in my CE folder:
http://xs217.xs.to/xs217/07303/asevasevesv.jpg (http://xs.to)
:?
Edit: happens in PC too, and also only in full screen, it's fine in windowed.
Also that's insane, Innergoat o_O

[bitterbanana]

Timo, try turning off Hud scaling and see if that fixes it.

[Timo]

Yep, turning HUD scaling off fixes it.

[bitterbanana]

Could you show me what the fixed UI looks like?

[Ralex123]

Is that CMT's UI? If not, then what is it?

[Archon23]

Delta UI with the regular backround I'm guessing.

[Timo]

Could you show me what the fixed UI looks like?
http://xs217.xs.to/xs217/07304/zzzz.jpg (http://xs.to)


Delta UI with the regular backround I'm guessing.
Bingo. :)

[supersniper]

Ah I want that UI so bad. At least you got it to work. I'm still getting exception. IDK what's going wrong. Maybe somethings wrong in my Halo CE root folder.

[bitterbanana]

Since 1280x1024 is 5:4, the HUD-scaling kicks in and tries to resize it to 4:3. It's really only meant for widescreen resolutions, so just turn it off.

[t3h m00kz]

Ah I want that UI so bad. At least you got it to work. I'm still getting exception. IDK what's going wrong. Maybe somethings wrong in my Halo CE root folder.

What? Was it released or something without my knowing? Is there a download anywhere? ;b

[Ralex123]

Could we have a link to it?

[supersniper]

No it's not released. I was refering to they Yelo Plugin not working. Lol maybe I should reword that.

[ExAm]

Timo's one of the people working on it, I think. Naturally, he has a copy.

[Ralex123]

Oh, sorry, I thought it was released.

[Rook]

Please help me, I've done everything the readme says and it don't work. I installed that plugin and put the .dll in the right directory. What is wrong?? I always get the error message: d3dx9_33.dll was failed to load try re-installing the game.

update: ok update on my situation still dosn't work, and i also tried on regular halo pc it didn't work either. I did everything right and double checked. it even gives a 2nd error message that says i need direct x 9.0b installed which is.

[bitterbanana]

Check the link in the Installation section of the readme. You need to install the directx runtimes.

[Zionyx]

make sure d3dx9_33.dll is in your halo directory.......

could help. i had problems with an older release of the plugin and that fixed it... dunno why. should have just loaded the default from somewhere in the windows directory.

[Rook]

Check the link in the Installation section of the readme. You need to install the directx runtimes.
If you mean that link to microsoft.com/*etc..* I followed that and installed that directx plugin.


make sure d3dx9_33.dll is in your halo directory.......

could help. i had problems with an older release of the plugin and that fixed it... dunno why. should have just loaded the default from somewhere in the windows directory.
And also I don't even see a d3dx9_33.dll in halo folders the only thing resembling that is d3d9.dll which is the Yelo program.

EDIT- Sorry about the fuss apparently the reason it wasn't downloading correctly I was using firefox.. I'm using IE now and it seems to download it properly. Once i try your Yelo program I'll report my results.

Edit#2- ok its working now so you cant download it with firefox you gotta use IE, anyone else had that prob?

[supersniper]

Wait?? What is the d3dx9_33.dll?? Do I need that too. Because I don't have that? What is that .dll file for?

[Chizzle110]

this is cool but it won't work with my cd crack its a crack i used to play halo ce with out cd i still have cd but can't find it LOL

[Timo]

Hey bitter, would it be possible to horizontally flip the first person weapons/arms, for us lefties?

[bitterbanana]

Wait?? What is the d3dx9_33.dll?? Do I need that too. Because I don't have that? What is that .dll file for?
That file is included with the directx runtimes.


Hey bitter, would it be possible to horizontally flip the first person weapons/arms, for us lefties?
This is actually the latest feature I was working on. I tried reflecting the firstperson model vertices, but I was getting strange results. I don't know enough about model data to make it work yet.

[t3h m00kz]

I'm just throwing this out there, but how about a third person add-on as well, that works similarly to the FOV option? ;b No pressure, no pressure.

[Timo]

That file is included with the directx runtimes.


This is actually the latest feature I was working on. I tried reflecting the firstperson model vertices, but I was getting strange results. I don't know enough about model data to make it work yet.
Hopefully you're able to get it to work, because that'd be awesome.

I'm having some great fun playing through the halo campaign with this dude, you've done an awesome job.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v47/Timo12/Image2007-07-27163742.189.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v47/Timo12/Image2007-07-27164536.279.jpg

[supersniper]

That file is included with the directx runtimes.
Well I have the latest Directx Runtimes but here is a picture of my Halo CE root Folder. What am I missing?
The haloce.exe file is version 1.0.7.614

http://i9.tinypic.com/6gnvckl.jpg

[bitterbanana]

I'm just throwing this out there, but how about a third person add-on as well, that works similarly to the FOV option? ;b No pressure, no pressure.
Yeah, I will definitely get to it.


Hopefully you're able to get it to work, because that'd be awesome.

I'm having some great fun playing through the halo campaign with this dude, you've done an awesome job.
Thank you. Good screenshots, the pistol looks a little distorted though. Also, do you know you can press alt+prtscr to take a window screenshot?


Well I have the latest Directx Runtimes but here is a picture of my Halo CE root Folder. What am I missing?
The haloce.exe file is version 1.0.7.614

http://i9.tinypic.com/6gnvckl.jpg
It has nothing to do with your root folder. It's just a very elusive bug that some people are getting.

[Love De Lux]

Yeah for lefthanded ! :D

I hope you can get that to work.:p

[Zionyx]

less talking, more coding release 4 :lol:

[ExAm]

less talking, more coding release 4 :lol:But the reason we're talking is so that we can tell him the bugs, so he can actually make changes to release 4. :/

[bitterbanana]

My summer class set me back last week. I had to do a lot of reading, so I didn't have a lot of energy to work on the major Battery features (i.e. left-handed weapons). But I did spend a little time working on Salem, which I guess I'll uncover here. It's a server-side plugin that will hopefully end all aimbot accusations forever and ever.

But next week begins my 2 week summer vacation, followed by fall semester classes. So future releases will be much less frequent than the initial three.

[Pooky]

I love the name :D

[t3h m00kz]

Anti-bot is win. I love you.

[OmegaDragon]

My summer class set me back last week. I had to do a lot of reading, so I didn't have a lot of energy to work on the major Battery features (i.e. left-handed weapons). But I did spend a little time working on Salem, which I guess I'll uncover here. It's a server-side plugin that will hopefully end all aimbot accusations forever and ever.

But next week begins my 2 week summer vacation, followed by fall semester classes. So future releases will be much less frequent than the initial three.

The last sentence of the first paragraph just made my day.

[Kornman00]

that is cool, bitterbanana. more people should give you rep so you won't be embarrassed by your tiny little green bar, compared to our massive ones :awesome:

[bitterbanana]

that is cool, bitterbanana. more people should give you rep so you won't be embarrassed by your tiny little green bar, compared to our massive ones :awesome:
Nah, man. I gotta make my bones before I get my street cred. "Damn, it feels good to be a gangsta." :p

[Rabbidhalo]

I put the .dll file in the right place, installed the DirectX file, and tried to run it but nothing happened. please help!!

[silentk]

Any details on Salem? =p

[bitterbanana]

I put the .dll file in the right place, installed the DirectX file, and tried to run it but nothing happened. please help!!
Make sure the actual dll file is in the Halo directory and not inside a subfolder. Then when you're in-game, press F7 to see the menu.


Any details on Salem? =p
I'm dancing over some big ideas right now, but I'm not going to announce them until I know they work. But there is progress being made.

[Rabbidhalo]

[quote]
Make sure the actual dll file is in the Halo directory and not inside a subfolder. Then when you're in-game, press F7 to see the menu.

It is the d3d9.dll right?
What folder is the Halo directory in?

[bitterbanana]

What folder is the Halo directory in?
Right click your Halo shortcut, click the Properties tab, and click "Find Target."

[Rabbidhalo]

oh, ill try that

it says could not find config.txt when i drag files over icon

i placed it in the folder w/ directory and halo ran fine but nothing happened, again...:confused:

[ExAm]

Rabbid, the edit button is your friend. Do not double post, let alone triple post.

[Rabbidhalo]

sry bout that, im kinda new

By the way do i hav to run the halothirdFOV window while doing this?

[t3h m00kz]

No, that's a completely different thing; this is a stand-alone plug in that works as extra in-game options.

[Stealth]

dang it, now I can't type in "was killed by (so and so)" or "died" any more, that takes all of the fun out of life. but oh well, I'll be happy when the Multi Team Vehicle thingy is release, the thing that really got me to look into Yelo.

[Kornman00]

Who ever said that was going to be released?

And maybe if you weren't so busy typing you could actually kill them :/

[Rabbidhalo]

How does the ThirdFov work, anyway? It won't work either.

[Edward Elrich]

You need to be in a vehicle for the third-person FOV. I don't think that this app supports a third-person view while you're ground-based (and not in a side seat of the warthog, tank, etc.) yet. (I'm not saying it will soon, if at all, but there's always the possibility it might. *waits to be contradicted*)

edit: I'm just guessing on this, personally I never tried the thirdFov out. I just went off of the name.

[ExAm]

Third person and FoV was an app done by Patrickssj, I think, and one other guy. Works well. I used to use it before Battery came out. Hopefully Battery will include third person as well.

[Jay2645]

OK, a couple suggestions on improvements (I'm too lazy to read the last 20 pages or so, I hope the stuff on the first page is the most recent):
1. Adjusting your weapons FOV could not only go on the X and Y axis, but the Z one, too.
2. It would be nice if you could select a master FOV for every weapon, and from there, you could personalize the FOV for each weapon, like if you have a Rocket Launcher or Fuel Rod, it would go over your shoulder realistically, instead of if you looked down, it would appear to go right through your stomach.

[Limited]

:O Anti aimbot sounds awesome. Thought you said it wasnt possible bitter :P nuther the less I hope it gets released soon :D

[OmegaDragon]

Third person and FoV was an app done by Patrickssj, I think, and one other guy. Works well. I used to use it before Battery came out. Hopefully Battery will include third person as well.

I thought the first 3rd person view and FoV were done by BB.

[ExAm]

I'm talking about a single app. It's available on halomaps.

[Bastinka]

Halo opens, and then closes. D:

[Kornman00]

Halo opens, and then closes. D:
turn off aimbot kthx

[Bastinka]

Sadly, I don't have it. D:

[silentk]

I recently found how to control other players if you are host. Each player is assigned a number as they join your server. If you assign a players number to yours, you will freeze and you can control their movement and actions.

Well why is this useful? If they are botting, you hold shift, they will lock onto to other players. Yes, the host can see it, because they are controling them and the player you are controlling cannot see what is happening on his screen =] This is an idea I had for anti-bot but didn't know where to go with it. Just throwing it out there =p

[Bastinka]

Thats highly unlikely to happen in halo, if you were to control another player they would exception out. The bot is an auto-aim which is client only, only the person running the aimbot could use it.

[Pooky]

If you assign a players number to yours

how would you do that?

Also, I encountered a strange bug that may or may not be related to Yelo Battery. When I was playing Sidewinder, I noticed that the ice was really dull. I looked in my video settings and to my surprise I found that specular and shadows were off... I of course didn't turn them off. So I turned them back on, and suddenly I wasn't able to access any widescreen resolutions, or it would appear my HUD scaling options.

[Kornman00]

I recently found how to control other players if you are host. Each player is assigned a number as they join your server. If you assign a players number to yours, you will freeze and you can control their movement and actions.

Well why is this useful? If they are botting, you hold shift, they will lock onto to other players. Yes, the host can see it, because they are controling them and the player you are controlling cannot see what is happening on his screen =] This is an idea I had for anti-bot but didn't know where to go with it. Just throwing it out there =p
If you took control of another player's biped, pressing shift would NOT active their aimbot. That has to come from their computer.

[Bastinka]

Halo opens, and then closes. D:
D:
Still need help :saddowns:

[bitterbanana]

It's been almost a month since the last Battery release. I've mainly been focussing on Salem, relaxing, and summer school.


:O Anti aimbot sounds awesome. Thought you said it wasnt possible bitter :P nuther the less I hope it gets released soon :D
I had high hopes initially, but it's not looking good. Sorry about my precarious activity on this anti-bot, there's just a whole lot of tricky stuff involved. The school year's about to begin, so I don't think I'll ever finish it.

I haven't been encountering very many cheaters on PC/CE. People get tired of cheating; it becomes sickening. So it's possible that the problem has taken care of itself.


Halo opens, and then closes. D:
You, along with a few others, are having the same problem. I'm assuming it has to do with my poor D3D management. Some people's machines tolerate it, but others don't. I'll go back and try to clean it up when I get the time.

Summer vacation just started for me. This project is officially on hiatus until you hear back from me. Seacrest out!

[ExAm]

how would you do that?

Also, I encountered a strange bug that may or may not be related to Yelo Battery. When I was playing Sidewinder, I noticed that the ice was really dull. I looked in my video settings and to my surprise I found that specular and shadows were off... I of course didn't turn them off. So I turned them back on, and suddenly I wasn't able to access any widescreen resolutions, or it would appear my HUD scaling options.
My HUD scaling options disappeared once, but that was in the first version, and I still had specular and shadows.

[Kornman00]

Seacrest out!
:gonk:

[AAA]

I know he already declared Haitus, but is there anyway to make this thing work with XFire? I believe it worked on Beta 2 once for me, but that was it...

[ExAm]

Tools>options>chat and uncheck "show chat messages ingame".

[AAA]

umm, actually, my Halo won't start up when XFire is on and when I have Yelo Battery in the CE/PC folder. it worked once, but then it didn't.

[Inbasul]

Sorry, i don't want to bug any of you, but I have absolutely no idea how to get this running. The instructions just aren't clear to me. I'm trying to run it with Halo Custom edition, I have the plug-in things, I installed the Directx web thing... the plugins are in the EXACT same folder as Halo CE, not a subfolder... but this isn't working... can anyone please help me?
EDIT: I've read through the whole topic and haven't found much, and no, I am not an uber noob, it's just my first day here.

[Archon23]

Many people have had that problem (Me included) bannana hasn't found the solution to it yet. So just head down to the "Does Yelo Plugin work on your on your computer?" thread.

[AAA]

I made a mistake about that. You sure you put the files in there, if you just extracted them, the folder the files were in might have been extracted with them. So Check your Halo CE Folder and look for a folder called "CE" If you do, you should find the files in there. Take them out and place them outside of the CE folder.

[bitterbanana]

Sorry, i don't want to bug any of you, but I have absolutely no idea how to get this running. The instructions just aren't clear to me. I'm trying to run it with Halo Custom edition, I have the plug-in things, I installed the Directx web thing... the plugins are in the EXACT same folder as Halo CE, not a subfolder... but this isn't working... can anyone please help me?
EDIT: I've read through the whole topic and haven't found much, and no, I am not an uber noob, it's just my first day here.
Make sure d3d9.dll is in your Halo Custom Edition directory. When you're in a game, press F7 to show the menu.

[osk8ter]

i didn't get it either... so i did what banana said, and it gives me an exception error when i start either halos..can someone help me out on this?:confused:

[osk8ter]

just a thought..is it okay to have the halothirdFOV with the dll?..just wondering.

[Archon23]

Shouldn't have a problem. If your sure that you followed bannanas directions completely and without mistake please go here:

http://www.h2vista.net/forums/showthread.php?t=4440

Follow the first post's instructions too :l.

[AAA]

okay, I need the "dxdx9_33.dll" with the other .dll file in my Halo CE/PC root folder in order for it to work, why did Bitterbana not include those files in the updates and keep them in the first release, later on deleting the first file from his post completely now I can't get that dll back?...

[osk8ter]

how do you get it to work on windows XP professional ?? :confused::confused::confused::(:confused2: