Halo CE Laser Sight Beta

peta-182 · Post by **peta-182** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:44 pm

Newer Version available!
The laser is now red and thinner. Pictures have also been updated as of Thursday, February 7th, 2008. Special thanks to Cryticfarm for the laser bitmaps and superman_916 for the tip on secondary triggers

The discussion topic about this can be found here http://forums.halomods.com/viewtopic.php?t=73676

It's pretty much just for show and to help you aim in thirdperson mode with no hud. It's not recommended for maps with AI because it alerts them of your position. Just put the tags in their respecful folders and compile them into your map then you're done. (The map in the pictures is a modified icefields that I will be releasing soon)

shortbusheros4 · Post by **shortbusheros4** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:19 pm

you should make it red, and alot thinner. but I actually was looking for something like this in a mod I was thinking of making! =)

peta-182 · Post by **peta-182** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 6:47 pm

shortbusheros4 wrote:you should make it red, and alot thinner. but I actually was looking for something like this in a mod I was thinking of making! =)

Yeah I know, it's a very early beta. I'm trying to figure out how to change it's bitmaps but I don't know how to

**EDIT**
New version posted!

hell_knight · Post by **hell_knight** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:39 pm

projectiles w/ red contrail mb? looks good

Cryticfarm · Post by **Cryticfarm** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:36 pm

Mb make it thinner?

peta-182 · Post by **peta-182** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:41 pm

Cryticfarm wrote:Mb make it thinner?

I don't know how to compile bitmaps lol

USweapon · Post by **USweapon** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:39 pm

to compile a bitmap,first u have to make sure the bitmap u want is in a .tif file extenshion. then use tool to compile bitmaps u can do 1 single bitmaps at a time or all the bitmaps in a folder at once.
example: tool bitmaps weapons\assultrifle\bitmaps (all bitmaps in folder)
or
example: tool bitmap weapons\assultrifle\bitmaps\laser.tif (single bitmap)

if u can find Tool++, its a handy version of tool that saves u trom typing everything. however its still not as good as tool cause it gets errors.

however compiling a bitmap wont make it thinner.

Cryticfarm · Post by **Cryticfarm** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:03 pm

USweapon wrote:to compile a bitmap,first u have to make sure the bitmap u want is in a .tif file extenshion. then use tool to compile bitmaps u can do 1 single bitmaps at a time or all the bitmaps in a folder at once.
example: tool bitmaps weapons\assultrifle\bitmaps (all bitmaps in folder)
or
example: tool bitmap weapons\assultrifle\bitmaps\laser.tif (single bitmap)

if u can find Tool++, its a handy version of tool that saves u trom typing everything. however its still not as good as tool cause it gets errors.

however compiling a bitmap wont make it thinner.

Don't use tool++

hell_knight · Post by **hell_knight** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 3:15 pm

cmd line FTW
DOS is my favorite OS

Cryticfarm · Post by **Cryticfarm** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 3:26 pm

I'll make a thinner thingy.
EDIT: Is he there? Cause I sent him it a while ago with no reply.

peta-182 · Post by **peta-182** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 6:56 pm

Cryticfarm wrote:I'll make a thinner thingy.
EDIT: Is he there? Cause I sent him it a while ago with no reply.

Yeah i'm here, I updated the download again. I haven't changed the pictures yet though, i've been procrastinating lol

shortbusheros4 · Post by **shortbusheros4** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:29 pm

Hey! he made it red! cool! If you can make it thinner then i want to use it in my mod! problem is I don;t remember what the heck my mod was anymore! =D

Corvette19 · Post by **Corvette19** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:52 am

Thats really good. You should thin it out a bit.

peta-182 · Post by **peta-182** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 6:42 pm

super_man916 · Post by **super_man916** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 7:24 pm

cool i actualy helped someone! thats a first but good job
i need to learn CE stuff...

SilentKnight064 · Post by **SilentKnight064** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 9:13 pm

I made one of these a year ago. The easiest way is to add a secondary trigger to the weapon tag, make it fire the sentinel beam, null damage and impact effects, edit the contrail to be thinner and adjust the hue, compile tags, and export tags and rebuild into a pc map. sounds complicated, and it is, but it creates a photo-realistic laser sight without any custom bitmaps. Very hawt if you pull it off. Just by editing the contrail hue you can make it red or blue or green or pink or wtf you want without skinning anything.

Looks pretty good as-is though. Props for taking the time to find a way to do it.
Edit: you can use ctrlaltdestroy's xyz weapon plugin to change where it comes from on the gun. For the sniper I like using the little range-finder tube underneath the barrel.

shortbusheros4 · Post by **shortbusheros4** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:04 pm

oh hells yeah!! thats what Im talkin about!! =)

DEEhunter · Post by **DEEhunter** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:38 pm

Perfect for snipeing. Love the idea.

alexminiatl · Post by **alexminiatl** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 8:13 am

i realize i am an uber noob but where do i put the file?

peta-182 · Post by **peta-182** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 11:24 am

Double posted on accident. Check next post.