Making skins in HMT

Tutorials for the PC version of Halo 1.
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Making skins in HMT

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Step No.1 : Download HMT3.5. and Paint.NET (Google paint.NET)
Step No.2 : Also download the DDS file Extension Plugin and put it into C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\FileTypes
Step No.3 : Open up a map in HMT
Step No.4 : Look for the bitmaps tag
Step No.5 : Select something easy first such as the Banshee
Step No.6 : Save it in a folder and make a backup
Step No.7 : Open Paint.NET and open the DDS file
Step No.8 : Do whatever you want to it then click save DON'T DO ANYTHING AFTER THAT!
Instructions:
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Step No.9 : Exit paint.net and click inject texture in HMT
Step No.10 : Then click update close HMT and test it in halo!!!

~Nawuto HAPPY MODDING!!!
PS : the skin there is my BLACK MED KIT Which is found here My best skin
Sig over height limit.
How? I made it the correct size!
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Post by LinkGray »

Actually, you should be doing Slower/HQ. HQ stands for High Quality if you didn't know.

Nice, simple tutorial though.
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Post by {N}Nawuto »

no. no. I was taught to do it like that. by sniper336
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I don't understand on how to get the texture into paint.net...help?
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what is the bitmaps tag?

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what is the bitmaps tag?
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Post by alexmepal »

how do you save it in a folder and create a backup or whatever?
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Post by {N}Nawuto »

alexmepal wrote:how do you save it in a folder and create a backup or whatever?
You should know how
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Post by xkylorslayerzx »

alexmepal wrote:how do you save it in a folder and create a backup or whatever?
go to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo\maps
and you should see all the maps, make a new folder somewhere else, then copy the bitmaps.map and paste it into your new folder.
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xkylorslayerzx wrote:
alexmepal wrote:how do you save it in a folder and create a backup or whatever?
go to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo\maps
and you should see all the maps, make a new folder somewhere else, then copy the bitmaps.map and paste it into your new folder.
If you're talking bout' the dds file do exactly the same
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Post by {N}Nawuto »

Bump, good tut of mine
Sig over height limit.
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