HaloMods "Classic" Read-only Archive

What you will be learning:
How to make, and import your own movie intro for halo pc on start up.
how to properly use Rad Video Tools.

Things you will need:

Rad Video Tools. can be aquired here: http://www.radgametools.com/bnkdown.htm

Ok open up you halo game folder (C:\program files\Microsoft Games\Halo)

You see 3 files called Bungie.bik, gearbox.bik, and ending.bik

you should click start>All programs> Binkandsmacker> radvideotools.exe

once it is running click Bink it! in the bottom left hand corner. but make sure you highlight a video that you want as your intro first. at the top, a name should be highlighted, save it as Bungie.bik. after that, click Bink. there should be short or long wait before the process actually starts. wait until finishes. once its done, click view to make sure it finished correctly. then copy and paste int your halo folder, and click Yes to overwrite the original bungie.bik video. if you dont want to overwrite, then rename bungie.bik to bungie.orig(.bik) and then paste the newly made video into the game folder. if you want to add music, jsut click the link at the bottom of my sig.

ummm...can you add some more details like the exact frame rate of the bink files and the resolution that we should compile the videos we want in the game at?

just leave everything default. it'll make it at the same rate it was in the original video.

after i binked it and named it bungie.bik and replaced the thing when i start halo its just a white square how do i fix this?

make sure the file works when you try to play it in RAD by double clicking it. if it does, then rename it to Bungie.bik (capitol B)

So this is like those videos that show before you get to the main menu? And you can use basically any video? Any specific time length?
edit: And how would you set it back to normal? Make a backup bungie.bik thing?

yes, it is the intro videos that show up at startup of halo. there is no time limit, but it would be best to keep it short so the game doesn't crash from loading the larger files.
to set it back to normal, just rename the originals to bungie.bak, and gearbox.bak, and microsoft.bak.

ive done this before, but the only problem i have is that every time i do this, i always get small rectangular boxes on the side of the vid that shows a mirror image of it inside those boxes. is that fixable?

i get the rectangular box too

can you say "bump"

bcnipod wrote:can you say "bump"

It's ok if it's a question in the tutorial section. Also this works, I made mine swimming fishies, really.

in order to fix the boxes issue, you must make sure the video is the exact size as your current desktop resolution, or the resolution you run halo pc at. that should make it work.

this is kinda old and you forgot a few key elements but very nice none the less. i think im going to offer the one i made awhile back for download.

gj,

+pins gold star+