[Prog]Map Pack Installer

OwnZ joO · Post by **OwnZ joO** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 10:02 pm

This is something I thought I would contribute to the scene. I thought it might help, because I noticed that the was a lack of one of these.

Features:
Will download maps through ftp from the halo 2 disc in the xbox
Will patch files off the computer placed into maps folder inside of Map Pack Folder
Will patch and resign patches that are ppf and serenity
Will upload maps to a user specified folder
Will change the internal name of the Halo 2 default.xbe and upload it to the user specified folder when getting maps from the xbox, as well as installing all the fonts
You can decide the name that the map will have once on your xbox, through the patch(patchfile - finalname.ppf/serenity)
I would have liked to have used sppf, but it wasn't open source, and didn't have call commands that I know of. Serenity should be able to make patches for most files anyway.

I think that's it, hopefully this will be a handy tool for anybody releasing a map pack, or just for people that want to patch a few maps, resign them, and send them to a folder on their xbox.

I tested a few times myself, I didn't notice any bugs, but I'm not a professional programmer, so let me know if there are any and I'll upload a fix.

Edit:
Forgot to thank people that made this possible
The-Guardians: Thanks for opensourcing your serenity autopatcher, I used the calling code for serenity
Iron Forge for serenity
Anybody else who helped me out with this, and/or who's code I used.

uncutshadow · Post by **uncutshadow** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 10:09 pm

just how fast is this program?
if it is fast then i would consider downloading it but if it is slower then ftp, then i would have to ask you to make some biscuits for me then i might download it, i might

jk

nice program. This will definently come in handy for the modding community. good work

Shadow LAG · Post by **Shadow LAG** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 11:25 pm

well your other one had a better skin but, adding more controls would have been nice. http://www.h2ce.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=745

slaj · Post by **slaj** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 4:22 am

usable

7/10

OwnZ joO · Post by **OwnZ joO** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 5:35 am

Shadow LAG wrote:well your other one had a better skin but, adding more controls would have been nice. http://www.h2ce.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=745

More controls as in? This one has better features, it can rename the maps to the users choice, and doesn't only patch each map once. And it's pretty quick whoever asked. Nice thing is it doesn't keep the maps on your hard drive when you get maps from xbox, it will delete it after it uploads it back, so you only need enough room for the biggest map you patch, or all the fonts.

xzodia · Post by **xzodia** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 5:38 am

this is good for lazy people, i like the xbe internal name changer

what would be good would be an option to add the maps to a clean/your own mainmenu

StalkingGrunt911 · Post by **StalkingGrunt911** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:15 am

Sorry but I don't see any use of this program for me I am sure it will help others.

gamefreak249 · Post by **gamefreak249** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 8:49 am

Good job man. Looks pretty cool

Shadow LAG · Post by **Shadow LAG** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 9:18 am

OwnZ joO wrote:
Shadow LAG wrote:well your other one had a better skin but, adding more controls would have been nice. http://www.h2ce.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=745
More controls as in? This one has better features, it can rename the maps to the users choice, and doesn't only patch each map once. And it's pretty quick whoever asked. Nice thing is it doesn't keep the maps on your hard drive when you get maps from xbox, it will delete it after it uploads it back, so you only need enough room for the biggest map you patch, or all the fonts.

Well their was a problem I had with your h2ce one, I couldn't rename the path/ I' not sure if this one supports that.

OwnZ joO · Post by **OwnZ joO** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 9:50 am

StalkingGrunt911 wrote:Sorry but I don't see any use of this program for me I am sure it will help others.

Do you realize how many people have trouble learning to patch maps, and ftp them, along with realizing they have to resign them too. This does all that for them, and all they have to do is put their halo 2 disc in, and have all the DLC maps in the folder that bungie installs them to, and it will do it all for them, even if they aren't installing a map pack, this will make it easier for a lot of new people to play other peoples maps.

Shadow LAG wrote:
OwnZ joO wrote:
Shadow LAG wrote:well your other one had a better skin but, adding more controls would have been nice. http://www.h2ce.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=745
More controls as in? This one has better features, it can rename the maps to the users choice, and doesn't only patch each map once. And it's pretty quick whoever asked. Nice thing is it doesn't keep the maps on your hard drive when you get maps from xbox, it will delete it after it uploads it back, so you only need enough room for the biggest map you patch, or all the fonts.
Well their was a problem I had with your h2ce one, I couldn't rename the path/ I' not sure if this one supports that.

Yah this one does, I saw no need to rename the path on h2ce one, cuz you could just choose either E of F drive, and it would install in the right spot on that place.

apollopimp · Post by **apollopimp** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:01 pm

Thanks for this vary handy..