Elite Civil War is here!!! I'tll be comming in parts
Map set:
This is all the MP maps patch to play elites. These patches dont implemnt the new build so if someone just wants to patch a cache file from HCE on the xbox to play it for a while.
EXCEPT SIDEWINDER
If you want to turn this into its own game you will have to edit ALL (except SW I think) the patched cache files in a hex editor to change the build number. Its like the 4th line down, looks like this.
Ex.
"01 10 12 2276"
change the "6" in ASCII to a "3" so it should read... "01 10 12 2273"
do this with EVERY map before compressing.
Heres a map list for compression (use SparkEdit)
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Battle Creek |beavercreek.map
Blood Gulch |bloodgulch.map
Boarding Action |boardingaction.map
Derelict |carousel.map
Chill Out |chillout.map
Damnation |damnation.map
Hang 'em High |hangemhigh.map
Longest |longest.map
Prisoner |prisoner.map
Chiron TL34 |putput.map
Rat Race |ratrace.map
Sidewinder |sidewinder.map
Wizard |wizard.map
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All compressed maps go in /ecw
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UI:
ECW_UI.ppf - This is the decked out UI made for the MP games... there are also Easter Eggs... can you find them all? No need to change build.
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XBE patch:
Heres what makes it all work. Patch the retail .xbe off the game disk and then rename it to "haloecw.xbe"
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Now your xbox should look like this under you Halo Dir on the Xbox:
/Halo/
/maps <-retail maps
/ecw <- ECW maps
default.xbe <- retail xbe
haloecw.xbe <- ECW xbe
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OPTIONAL: NMPtoECW.ppf
If you want to run this in the chain with Halo NMP, patch the CACHE version of the NMP 1.1 UI to add "HaloECW" to the bottom of NMP...compress... DONT change Build... and transfer bak to you NMP dir.
Now your xbox should look like this under you Halo Dir on the Xbox if running NMP:
/Halo/
/ecw <- ECW maps
/maps <-retail maps
/nmp <- NMP maps
default.xbe <- retail xbe
haloecw.xbe <- ECW xbe
halonmp.xbe <- NMP xbe
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Have fun... any Q's? write to the Flying Poo @
flyingpoo86@hotmail.com
Credit to...
UltraMagnus for using his UI as a base
thinkreddie for starting the project and major help!!!