Attention New Modders!

dilinator · Post by **dilinator** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 9:25 am

Rules on basic forum use: (and im being nice)

Please! use the search button, it really isnt hard, if you have a problem e.g. move spawn points, type something like, spawn points conversion into search, or something similar.

what im getting at is DON'T post something that has been posted many times before.

Please use informative subjects, e.g. OMFG NEED HELP!!!!!! should be changed to, Need help on XML (or something like that) anyways, you get the picture. also, do not label your subject with capitals.

Please use the right forum! Sparkedit problems should go to the sparkedit forum, HMT to the HMT forum etc.

when posting in files.halomods.com

When posting a mod, please check if its been done before, this includes, sp --> MP conversions, skins, log-mods, platform-mods

PLEASE!! post pictures with your mods

PLEASE!! no log mods! platform mods are also getting boring, and also, make sure you have done more than moving spawn points when you make an sp-->MP conversion.

TIP: IF you want a mod to succeed, spend time with it, anything that is just a straight conversion, or a simple log-mod (a mod containing logs as platforms, or to add extra areas) will not be well-Recieved!

Do something original! original mods are loved by this community!

TIP:learn hex editing first, this is not a must, but it is easier to get into more experienced modding from there. Once this has been learnt, you will be able to UNDERSTAND halo modidng, not just doing it. although life has been made easier with HMT HHT HHHT and Sparkedit, does not mean you have to use it all the time, questions about Hex editing will probably be preferred than the generic, "NEED HELP WITH HMT MAP REBUILDING" type subjects.

if you are being called a n00b in your post it is probably becuase of you not following these rules.

Thank you!

Im sorry if this is a repost, but i think it contains all the information for new modders to stop aggrivating the l337 modders!

Pwn4g3 · Post by **Pwn4g3** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 9:27 am

lol, if they are lazy enough to post without searching, they are too lazy to read the forum rules....so, your post just became useless...

dilinator · Post by **dilinator** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 9:29 am

hrm, maybe i should change the title to, OMFG I JUST FOUND SOMETHING SO AMAZING!!!! or NEW HALO2 SCREENSHOTS but i posted it here because many people dont read stickies, and if they see a post with a lot of replies (hopefully!) then they will read it! its sort of forum nature, read the one with the most replies, its GOTTA be interesting!

Pwn4g3 · Post by **Pwn4g3** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 9:31 am

Maybe, then you'll just get flamed by the l337 modders, the very people you are trying to protect from noobs lol

dilinator · Post by **dilinator** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 9:33 am

well, if its for the good of the new modders, but can you even change titles?

Pwn4g3 · Post by **Pwn4g3** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 9:36 am

dilinator wrote:well, if its for the good of the new modders, but can you even change titles?

Yep, edit your first post, and edit the subject......

dilinator · Post by **dilinator** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 9:38 am

ive decided not to, i mean, doing that would just make me an uber hypocrite, anyways, maybe if this post gets alot of replies then theyll read it?

staticx57 · Post by **staticx57** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 2:09 pm

you are doing less help than no thread. we dont need more stupid threads. look at me i posted in a stupid thread! get over it. the new ones will post help threads. not going to get around it.

{IAS}Bunkerking · Post by **{IAS}Bunkerking** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 2:10 pm

if i may add some thing no projectile swap mods im still seeing a couple of those

Pwn4g3 · Post by **Pwn4g3** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 3:21 pm

you forgot the sarcasm tags ... right? .... Hello?

Pwn4g3 · Post by **Pwn4g3** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 3:25 pm

erm....kay?!

dilinator · Post by **dilinator** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 11:45 pm

yes there is a search button look at teh top where it says FAQ, memberlist, logout/register, usergroups, and 2nd from the left on top line is search

{IAS}Bunkerking · Post by **{IAS}Bunkerking** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 8:51 am

its always been there

Skarclaw · Post by **Skarclaw** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 8:52 am

A few things.

There will always be newbs. Doing what they do is and getting flamed is how they become better members

People who tell newbs to use the search are just spammers, the search sucks, it is better to read past pages.

Dark Cloud · Post by **Dark Cloud** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 11:38 am

Skarclaw, the search doesn't suck. You just don't use it effectively enough.

{G}H0g-Jump4h · Post by **{G}H0g-Jump4h** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 1:43 pm

dilinator wrote:Rules on basic forum use: (and im being nice)

Please! use the search button, it really isnt hard, if you have a problem e.g. move spawn points, type something like, spawn points conversion into search, or something similar.

what im getting at is DON'T post something that has been posted many times before.

Please use informative subjects, e.g. OMFG NEED HELP!!!!!! should be changed to, Need help on XML (or something like that) anyways, you get the picture. also, do not label your subject with capitals.

***i deleted mid section of this quote to save space***

TIP:learn hex editing first, this is not a must, but it is easier to get into more experienced modding from there. Once this has been learnt, you will be able to UNDERSTAND halo modidng, not just doing it. although life has been made easier with HMT HHT HHHT and Sparkedit, does not mean you have to use it all the time, questions about Hex editing will probably be preferred than the generic, "NEED HELP WITH HMT MAP REBUILDING" type subjects.

if you are being called a n00b in your post it is probably becuase of you not following these rules.

Im sorry if this is a repost, but i think it contains all the information for new modders to stop aggrivating the l337 modders!

Amen! thank you.

peabnuts123 · Post by **peabnuts123** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 2:16 pm

THIS IS SUCH AN AWSOME TOPIC IM ONLY POSTING TO MAKE IT MORE POSTS!!

lol, sry if that was spammy, or needless, i just wanna help dilinator

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