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30th September 2007, 03:17 AM | #1 |
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a .ass exporter for halo 2 map editor would be nice
Anyone know if there is a .ASS exporter out there? if not then someone needs to make one. i got this program and thought it was the same as 3Ds Max, but i cannot find the exporter for H2 map editor, because i really want to make maps for the game, but don't want to pay for the over priced 3ds max. someone help me...
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2nd October 2007, 03:06 PM | #2 |
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Re: a .ass exporter for halo 2 map editor would be nice
Is the specification publically available?
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2nd October 2007, 05:59 PM | #3 |
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Re: a .ass exporter for halo 2 map editor would be nice
what do u mean. i just want to be able to create and edit things from halo 2. the .ASS file is a file for the halo map maker and I've only seen it used in 3dsMax, but creating file converter plugins isn't that hard, so someone should at least try. .ASS files is a Amalgam Scene Specification, i really dont know what this means i just looked it up on wikipedia...
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4th October 2007, 01:51 AM | #4 |
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Re: a .ass exporter for halo 2 map editor would be nice
What I mean is, is an *explanation* of the file format publically available? i.e. "byte 7 should be the model name. byte 12 should be the position of the model.", etc.
Unfortunally, it's impossible to write an exporter without one. Well... not *impossible*... but more difficult and of questionable legality, as it requires reverse engineering which most companies don't look kindly upon. I'd rather not burn any bridges as I work with a lot of these people. The 3DSMax exporter is released by Microsoft, so obviously they are ok with people doing mods, but it's unclear if the file format itself is public. I'm working on a couple of different exporters right now for various things (back burner projects, not sure when they'll be done) and if the file format is easy, I'd certainly consider doing one for Halo 2. I have two teenage boys who are, of course, totally into Halo so I have good incentive to write one. |
4th October 2007, 08:43 PM | #5 |
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Re: a .ass exporter for halo 2 map editor would be nice
Thank u, im just really into game design, and i dont have many resources to do so.
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5th October 2007, 06:02 PM | #6 |
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Re: a .ass exporter for halo 2 map editor would be nice
That's the situation for a lot of people.
Say, do you have any good sample files that are free to share that I could take a look at? Also, it looks like .ass is an intermediate format. Is the map editor that compiles the files available on Bungie's site. If so, do you have a link? Thanks! |
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