HALO 2 MODDING tutorial - NO EMAIL addresses or instant banning

ok so you have a softmodded xbox, and you copied halo 2 to your xbox harddrive and you have a FTP connection between your xbox and pc so you can transfer halo 2 files. if you have all of these then i will tel you what to do next.

1.first of all create a blank folder called 'HALO 2 backup maps' on your pc, now get an ftp connection and go into your halo 2 folder on your xbox, now go into maps and transfer all multiplayer maps to 'HALO 2 backup maps' folder.

2.now put your backup maps folder where you would never go.

3.create another blank folder called 'modded maps', now copy all the maps in 'HALO 2 backup maps' to the modded maps folder.

4.now download the latest .NET Framework from the microsoft website, and install the .NET Framework

[bold]here is a link to download .NET Framework-[/bold]
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...8F-287E-4C7E-9A4A-A4ECFF40FC8E&displaylang=en

[bold]updated link to .NET FRAMEWORK![/bold]

5.now go into halomaps.com and download a programe called Dothalo, this is under xbox programes/halo2

[bold]here is a link to download DOTHALO-[/bold]
http://www.halomaps.com/dothalo.html

if your dothalo doesnt work then use this older version on dothalo called halo 2 edit

[bold]Halo2edit for ppl whos dothalo doesnt work[/bold]
http://www.halomaps.com/h2edit.html

6.install dothalo, if dothalo does not open then you probably didnt install the right .NET framework.

7.if dothalo works then open a map you want to mod, make sure you open the map from the 'modded maps' folder.

8.now if you want to apply a .PPF to a map then simply click APPLY PPF PATCH, then it will ask you for the ppf, goahead and put the ppf in and click apply ppf patch.

9.once the patching is done, click 'fix encryption', and once the encryption has been fixed, close the map.

10.get your ftp connection back and overwrite(replace) the map in the halo 2 folder in you xbox with the one you just modded.

11.once the transfer is done, reboot your xbox and start halo 2, and enjoy your modded map.

IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEM I OR ANY OTHER MODDER WILL ANSWER YOU QUESTION/S.

a lot of people dont understand this so i will say it again, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GO ON XBOXLIVE WITH A MODDED MAP< YOU WILL SURELY GET BANNED.

[bold]for online gameing with modded xbox here are the links-[/bold]
FOR XBCONNECT-
http://www.xbconnect.com

FOR XLINK KAI-
http://www.teamxlink.co.uk/

[bold]here is a tutorial on how to softmod your xbox
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/228493

here is a tutorial on how to FTP
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/228294[/bold]

 

what will it say if u got banned?

 

if u hve amodded amp already will u be able to just transfer and overwrite the maps on xbox?

 

this might work but its best to use the maps in your xbox.

i dont even have xboxlive so i have no clue what it would say

is the tutorial understandable?

 

the best place for playing online with modded maps would be to play on xbconnect, DO NOT GO ON XBOX LIVE, YOU WILL GET BANNED

 

umm like dont u hve to do sometin with a premodded map u downloaded before u apply a ppf patch?????????? im very new at this

 

ok, to my knowledge you have a ppf patch for a map.

what do you do-

use the map in the modded maps folder(READ MY TUTORIAL), these dont need to be altered.

fresh map(nonmodded)+.ppf file= modded map.

get it!

 

can anyone tell me what .net framework i need for dot halo

 

If you go on Xbox Live with a modded map you will be able to play for a couple hours before you get banned from Matchmade Games. This includes everything except custom games. After awhile you'll get banned form custom games as well. You may not get banned immediately but you will get banned eventually.

Also if you create another GT to mod with and help take your main name rank up, your main account will be suspened for an hour at first. I don't know if it'll get suspended any longer for repeated offenses but I personally wouldn't want to find out. If you want to mod online just use XBConnect. It's a free alternative to XBL, unless you want to get XBConnect Pro in which case it will cost you $15.

 

here is a link to download .NET FRAMEWORK http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...95-717c-4ef7-817b-bdefd6947019&DisplayLang=en

if im not suppsoed to give this url then by all means tell me so i can remove it


@oRg

this is great help, thx a lot!

@all that want to softmod their xboxex and use halo mods

do some research first on the conciquences, cause dont come crying to the ppl that helped you saying, i cant go on xboxlive.

SO DO YOUR RESEARCH, TRUST ME IT WILL HELP YOU A LOT

 

HOW DO YOU PUT YOUR HALO 2 MODS ON YOUR HARDDRIVE FROM YOUR XBOX?

 

FTP them to your pc. do you know how to do that?

i added a link to who to ftp, its at the bottom of my first post

 

I want to know how to make a mod for halo 2 and i dont have the software where can i get it???? plz help

 

ok first off all i wrote the name of the website in the tut.

but i give it to you once more

its called halomaps.com, this is where you will be able to find all the programms you need. look under xbox programs and then in halo 2 and it will have a programme called dothalo, its kinda the eaiset programme to use.

 

oops

 

i have been to that website before, why does it have downloads for full .map files, and its illigel to put those up for download. but kinda good tut though

 

i am new at this too i softmodded my xbox and a friend gave me a modded map and i have the pmartFTP i just want to know how to save halo2 to my hardrive

 

no one wants to help thats ok

 

sorry for not repleyin mate, but i had some skool stuff to take care of,

but ya in order to save halo 2 your hdd you need to use an application called dvd2xbox, it should be in the application section or where ever you keep your applications,

when you go into dvd2xbox, just insert the halo 2 disk in and select copy dvd/gane to harddrive, after that is finished the(the copying) the disk would automaticly eject,

so ya thats how you save halo 2 into hdd,

 

is it possible to mod halo on your computer then make a xbox disk of it and play the mods from disk also in theory this if possible would be an easier way to mod on xbl(if your dumb enough)with the origanal maps without haveing to move the maps to the tdata section of your xbox since it loads direct from disk for origanal maps and off tdata for new ones