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peabnuts123 · Post by **peabnuts123** » Tue Jan 27, 2004 3:07 pm

I am thinking of making a program(actually i am going to make it no matter what, unless it gets too many no votes)called HTC, and i was just wondering what you people think about the name of it.

It is going to be called HTC, Halo Tutorial Center.
As you can probably guess from the name, it is a program that teaches n00bs how to make mods for halo.(BTW you dont have to be a n00b, its just aimed at n00bs, like the wording etc.)

So, what do you think of the name, it took me a while to think it up but i got it eventually.

I am also lookin for good tutorial writers to write the tutorials, if you have one, post the name of it on this board and e-mail it to me at [email protected].

If you dont agree with this and i only get a few volunteers to write i will write the tutorials myself.

sepiku · Post by **sepiku** » Tue Jan 27, 2004 5:45 pm

how is that a program?
and you could just write a tut and put it in the tuts section, but thats just an idea.

peabnuts123 · Post by **peabnuts123** » Tue Jan 27, 2004 6:26 pm

i will be putting the tutorials into a program, so it will be easier to read each one rather than load each page, especially for n00bs and people with slow connections.

sepiku · Post by **sepiku** » Tue Jan 27, 2004 7:28 pm

well that almost makes sense... but ppl w/ slow connections still have to get the program and so do n00bs and we all know they cant do much right and then youd have to redistribute your program everytime you get a new tut, im not trying to flame you or anything but i think itd just be easier to make a tutorial website. you could even put in a tut search feature

peabnuts123 · Post by **peabnuts123** » Tue Jan 27, 2004 7:33 pm

you know what i think, i think i shiould close this bloody thread, its only attracting bad comments(not talking about you sepiku) and im gonna make it anyway so dont bother posting on this board anymore, anyone.

sepiku · Post by **sepiku** » Tue Jan 27, 2004 7:39 pm

it was only you & me who posted....

peabnuts123 · Post by **peabnuts123** » Tue Jan 27, 2004 7:41 pm

i kno, im sry, its just that people are only voting 'i think this whole thing is crap', look at the results

sepiku · Post by **sepiku** » Tue Jan 27, 2004 7:48 pm

dont get discoraged its only four votes...

peabnuts123 · Post by **peabnuts123** » Tue Jan 27, 2004 9:26 pm

like i said, im making it no matter what, its just i tort this would have a bit more popularity thats all.

mindlikebionic · Post by **mindlikebionic** » Tue Jan 27, 2004 9:30 pm

Sounds like it will help people start their modding without forum spamming.
Good idea.

Beastman · Post by **Beastman** » Tue Jan 27, 2004 9:30 pm

what u could do is make it a group of videos that u can interact with like all the tuts are videos so they can see exactly where to click and stuff then they can hit a button and it says "im i going too fast?" and back up, could have a test page too and stuff, and could just keep getting more vids

peabnuts123 · Post by **peabnuts123** » Tue Jan 27, 2004 9:32 pm

yeh, i will try to make it a bit more interesting than a bunch of writing in a drop-downlist.

Colt.BK · Post by **Colt.BK** » Tue Jan 27, 2004 10:21 pm

I voted "good program, wrong name" or something like that.
If I look at the current name, it would appear to me that this is a program revolving around tutorials for Halo gameplay. I'd call it Halo Modding Tutorial Center :p

Seriously, though, it might make the difference.

What are you gonna use to make the program by the way?

peabnuts123 · Post by **peabnuts123** » Tue Jan 27, 2004 10:33 pm

well, im gonna use c++, if that fails then i have no idea.
any suggestions?

p.s i thought of halo modding tutorial center, but that would be HMTC and i think ive herd that b4 somewhere, but maybe im just thinkin of HMT.
i am taking it under serious advisement.

Deadly_Shadow · Post by **Deadly_Shadow** » Wed Jan 28, 2004 5:06 am

I'm very good at c++ if you need me. I can make calculators from memory in a compiler. If you need me IM me. I think I could help.

seagoat · Post by **seagoat** » Wed Jan 28, 2004 5:21 am

ill write some tuts for you but you gotta tell me what to write about. im no programmer so cant help you there. ill just write things like explaining meta references or stuff like that. if you want.

Darkstorm995 · Post by **Darkstorm995** » Wed Jan 28, 2004 6:38 am

u could make it out of flash itd be easier

albert475 · Post by **albert475** » Wed Jan 28, 2004 8:59 am

sepiku wrote:dont get discoraged its only four votes...

Now its 6 votes.

Demonic Spartan · Post by **Demonic Spartan** » Wed Jan 28, 2004 9:14 am

Tell ya what, you would be my hero if this project is a success!

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kaptainkommie · Post by **kaptainkommie** » Wed Jan 28, 2004 9:19 am

I agree with darkstorm, it would be far far far more efficient and logical to create your 'tutorial trove' using a method different than integrating it into a program. There's really no point to trying to make a C++ program that displays tutorials. Another good way would be to use Microsoft's HMTLHelp to create a HTML help file that contains all the topics and tutorials you want. You can this distribute the compiled help file and everybody with IE 4.0 or better should be able to view your tutorials simply by opening the .chm (compiled help file). The tutorials would work well as a website too.

HTC

What do you think about the name and potential of HTC?

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