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Gun Names

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 2:48 pm
by halo_master
how do i rename a gun with hex editor? in find ive tried typing in pistol but pistol/bitmaps/pistol decal and bullet and stuff come up

i want it to say in gameplay "picked up a SMG" how do i do this?

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 2:58 pm
by Waverunner
I'm going to bump this for you, considering I would like to know as well. :)

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 3:08 pm
by Phenomena
cant be done in Hex Editor... it cant search for unicode strings

has to be done in Hex Workshop, just download it, Open the UI.map

do a unicode strong search for the gun name...

it should come with something like

a.s.s.a.u.l.t. .r.i.f.l.e just replace it woth your new name... it HAS to be the SAME amount of characters

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 3:27 pm
by halo_master
phonamena it does not because other ppl make the pistol say SMG and anyway i have hex workshop

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 3:53 pm
by DECOY
It cannot be more letters than the existing name.
BUT, you can reduce the length of the name by using a blank space for
the ones you dont need.

DECOY

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 4:05 pm
by Phenomena
halo_master wrote:phonamena it does not because other ppl make the pistol say SMG and anyway i have hex workshop
then they would put

say it was over writing the assuault rifle

S.M.G. . . . . . . . . .

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 4:52 pm
by Waverunner
thanks guys :)

everyone here has quick responses, we are like one big family :P rofl

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 5:27 pm
by [cc]z@nd!
well, we are now that there aren't a ton of new dumb threads and topics in here like there was a year ago... :roll:

ahhh...the good old flaming days

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 5:36 pm
by Phenomena
ya the days were i got flamed to hell for asking a question.. the main reason i still hate this site :P

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 6:11 pm
by halo_master
ok in find i couldnt find it so i spent 2 hours searching by hand for it and finally did it and phonamena, check yur private messages and mail me back...

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:17 pm
by halo_master
omg i found the text p.i.c.k.e.d. .u.p. .a. p.i.s.t.o.l.

and changed pistol to S.M.G. . . . .

but it still doesnt change in gameplay!

i made 343 guilty spark into The Oracle 343 GS but the pistol thing and AR thing wont change

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2005 4:27 am
by ExileLord
There is usually more than one unicode string for a weapon. Usually one for picking it up and one for picking up ammo for it.

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2005 6:58 am
by MasterNeoChief
Don't do it in UI, do it in the map itself.

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2005 11:23 am
by DECOY
Someone needs to post the details on this as a tutorial, with a screenshot to prove it works.

DECOY

Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 12:23 pm
by llamamastafu
HUGE TUTORIAL WAS HERE BUT IT EXCEPTION ERRORED ME WHEN I WENT TO TAKE PROOF PICTURE :( :cry: :cry: :evil:

well any way, when u made it s.m.g. . . . . it didn't work because you put periods which have the hex 2e not 00 it needs to be dots wiht hex 00 i will write a long tut on this section someone needs to post so i dont double post. well apology in advanced if i do have to double post.

Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 1:06 pm
by llamamastafu
post moved to tutorial section....
http://www.halomods.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=23696

Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 1:20 pm
by Waverunner
Moderator - Please split this topic and put it in the tutorials section :)

Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 1:24 pm
by llamamastafu
thankz sorry bout that, original intentions was a mini tut but i got outta hand lol

Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 3:40 pm
by Waverunner
u did a good job with it :)