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Hello, I was just wondering the other day if I could mod my Halo 2 on my X-box. I am a COMPLETE n00b in modding and have no idea where to even start. What programs do I need? Are they free? How can I connect my X-box to my computer to trasnser the files? What is a bitmap? All I want to do is make maps and vehicles. Please help...

Is your Xbox modded? If not head over to www.xbox-scene.com to learn how.

well i have a tutorial on how to softmod ur xbox here. the file links dont work anymore but u can probly find them somewhere.

http://www.freewebs.com/h2xmodders/softmodding.htm

marth010 wrote:What programs do I need?

I am going to assume for halo 2 because you posted your questions here so. I would start out with Dothalo, Entity, Serenity. Just to start.

marth010 wrote:Are they free?

Yes.

marth010 wrote:How can I connect my X-box to my computer to transfer the files?

www.xboxscene.com is the place you want to be for that question.

marth010 wrote:What is a bitmap?

It is a picture file extension. Most notably used in Halo...atleast around here. Known globally by photoshoper's and modders alike.

Actually a Bitmap is an image..
The file extension used is DDS, so if you have photoshop, I would also recommend getting a DDS Plugin for it.

Does your Xbox NEED to have a mod chip?

no it can be softmodded.

I would also go with ADI and CH2R those are a little more user friendly programs to mod halo2 with.... Personaly i dont get entity.... but yeah im still only a kid (younger than 18 and thats where i leave it)

blakeoren wrote:Personaly i dont get entity.... but yeah im still only a kid (younger than 18 and thats where i leave it)

What does your age have to do with using Entity?

Most people who don't use entity can't be bothered to use it because it's a newer program... Less virsatile programs (like DotHalo and ADI) are easier for them to use because they don't have the intellect to do more than change a value in a text box and click a button. More than that is too hard. What happened to the old days when these programs didn't exist? Where would all these great mods be if there were no programs? They wouldn't exist, or would be very few in numbers.

Ok... so where do we start? Programs... For most modding jobs, entity does fine. The only thing that entity has a large glitch on (not counting numerous small ones) is the function to drag and drop tags between maps, but there's a substitute for that. If you, like me, are interested in the older programs and seeing how things work, there's always h2x, dark matter, dothalo, insolence, and ch2r. You can look at them from a list here.

How can I get my Xbox softmodded?

marth010 wrote:How can I get my Xbox softmodded?

All the info you need at http://www.xbox-scene.com/