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A pretty cool way to go about modding
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 3:31 pm
by DrXThirst
HAVING TROUBLE BELIEVING THIS AWESOMENESS?(Add Glitch100 on Xbox LIVE-or add Jihaut100 on AIM)
Within 'The Pit', there is a room (known as the sword room) and within this room there are 3 LARGE monitors and 2 Small ones. I'm assuming that Bungie originally planned that these screens would show locations of other players on the map, via Security cameras.
After rummaging through the tags, I eventually found a SCREEN (Yes a proper screen) and an Invisible camera which acts like a security camera.
I, to my knowledge have been the first to utilize this.
The tags are located in Scenery and Bloc-
Screen wrote:Cyber_Monitor_Med - in the Scen Tag.
Camera wrote:box_o_tyson - in the Bloc Tag.
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I showed it to a number of members of this forum in a custom game. Including- DEEhunter JIME01 and a few others.
I originally tried to have multiple screens and cameras, but what actually turned out was many screens all showing the one camera, DESPITE there being more than one on the map.
I am aware that the Map file size is 170kb or w.e. DISREGARD it- it still works.
Enjoy
O rly?
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 3:37 pm
by Veegie
What?
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 3:40 pm
by Tural
And?
So you can see people in a small area of the map. There's not really anything worthwhile you can do with this.
Also, it's not an innovative way to mod. The way you are modding is a Forge variant, which is not new or innovative. It's barely an innovative use of items on the map, because, as stated, it has very limited practical use.
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 3:43 pm
by unknownv2
I think you're missing the explanation for the "Innovative Ways" in your title.
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 4:01 pm
by mxrider108
This is interesting. It's just conceptual right now, but it could be put to good use in a full map variant (possibly for zombies or territories or something). Now just to think of a good idea...
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 4:39 pm
by -Legendary-
That's pretty awesome.
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 4:42 pm
by Eaton
I saw that on a site and I think that Bungie shouldn't have left it out of the game.
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 4:43 pm
by turk645
Me and thrasher alfa were playing with these and when we did it we couldnt manage to get more then 1 camera to be displayed and the monitor was only visible to the host.
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 6:52 pm
by Aumaan Anubis
I see no 'innovative ways to mod,' but that is still pretty cool.
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 6:55 pm
by CabooseJr
I shit bricks when I first played that.
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 7:29 pm
by DrXThirst
Ok, I misused "Innovative". My bad. I changed the title.
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 8:47 pm
by Dissolution241
Looks cool, that's pretty awesome.
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 9:58 pm
by lechatsauvage
turk645 wrote:Me and thrasher alfa were playing with these and when we did it we couldnt manage to get more then 1 camera to be displayed and the monitor was only visible to the host.
Yeah the scen's added in forge mods are only visible to the host.
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 11:27 pm
by kibito87
Didn't they originally plan to have this ingame? Like, before the game was out. I remember hearing about this when they talked about the level.
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 12:45 am
by Patrickssj6
Hmm? Even H2V can technically do that and I believe H2X as well..correct me if I'm wrong.
So...what's so special again?
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 1:15 am
by kibito87
Patrickssj6 wrote:Hmm? Even H2V can technically do that and I believe H2X as well..correct me if I'm wrong.
So...what's so special again?
Most likely the fact that it wasn't implemented into the final retail version.
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 6:19 am
by Glitch101
I love how your posting my finds
Its kl
lol
All to share-
but next time give a source please.
mxrider108 wrote:This is interesting. It's just conceptual right now, but it could be put to good use in a full map variant (possibly for zombies or territories or something). Now just to think of a good idea...
Clarifying
Don't double post.
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:12 am
by DrXThirst
I can't. That site isn't allowed here. So, I just quoted your gamertag and AIM.
Thanks for being ok with it, though.
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:14 am
by mxrider108
Glitch101 wrote:mxrider108 wrote:This is interesting. It's just conceptual right now, but it could be put to good use in a full map variant (possibly for zombies or territories or something). Now just to think of a good idea...
Clarifying
...What? If you are asking me to
clarify, then I was saying that just simply a map with some screens and a camera is pretty boring (not much more than a proof of concept), but it could be put to good use in a full-out map with weapons and objects and other mods. But this is a good find; thank you for sharing. I probably wouldn't have found this alone, as those tags are fairly unassuming.
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:23 am
by Glitch101
I think you would find it is a HALF completed map, which i shared with the community before someone claimed credit for utilizing it first, each side has a hog, a sniper tower with (non appearing sniper cartridges?) Float lifts into each tower, and 8 bipeds 4 on each side, plus a mine field underneath near Overshield. I try my best to make playable maps- its unfortunate this one wasnt finished. I will finish at a later date- Im currently working on getting Multiple cameras to work.
