Halo 3 Retail Game Research

[bibbit]

I'm on it.

/goes to Wal-Mart

[Tanasoo]

Heres a list of DXT Compression types used in the bitmaps.

D: Wish we had that back in the beta... Once the raws are found, I can help anyone read the ctx1 files. They are used for bumpmaps, like 3DC style compression, only in DXT1. It's pretty simple. And the rest of those are pretty self explanatory.

[LuxuriousMeat]

I found some of the button codes for the locale tables today, heres what I got so far:

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/*
* A Button: EE848020
* B Button: 20EE8481
* X Button: EE848220
* Y Button: 20EE8483
* Start:    EE848C20
*/

And no, the recalculate hash button doesn't really do anything.
*t = Start, I couldn't think of anything else lol.

[shade45]

Heres a list of DXT Compression types used in the bitmaps. I found them listed in the string table. This will be useful once the raw pointers are actually found.

thanks shade, you may not know it, but you just helped me out, but not in terms of bitmaps, but something else.

Hehe cool... np then

Can you return the favor and tell me how strings are referenced in the meta(I know the answer probably simple but I haven't been able to figure it out).

[kornman00]

Well, I'll give you a few hints, but besides from some trial and error, anyone else won't probably be able to figure it out (unless they have the right resources). They don't use the length anymore as part of the id, and now the ids are a little more "organized".

[Prey]

C'mon guys, don't let this thread die out..

um I tried turning on the program and it gave me this.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11/th ... ed-1-5.jpg

Protip: Press ALT + [Print Screen] to take a still shot of just the focused window

Might of found something about raw data...

[etc]

Looks good. Done any further research?

By downloading Johnson [...]

Keep up

Heres a list of DXT Compression types used in the bitmaps. I found them listed in the string table. This will be useful once the raw pointers are actually found.

[etc]

Looks good!

I found some of the button codes for the locale tables today, heres what I got so far:
[etc]

Cool. Found anymore mbmb?

[LuxuriousMeat]

I just did those, but I might do the rest tonight.

[grimdoomer]

making my own app to try and help/aid in the halo 3 research. Im goinf on a cuple know values + one I find a long the way. Just wanted to say grate job keep it up, im gunna start heplin in the H3 Research.

[KIWIDOGGIE]

Anyone know how to convert the bik (Bink) files in the game? Without using Bink and Smacker. That takes to long and fails 62% of the time

[M]

@KIWIDOGGIE
..Bink & Smaker ? ^^
I used it too and had no problem with it.

@Thread
I think the Pro

[neodos]

I found the chunk palette in the scenery placement reflexive, it should be the same thing for all the others placemen reflexives(idk how to find the ohters placement/palettes reflexives, if you could give me an example)

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        public H3Reflexive<SceneryPlacement> sceneryPlacement;
        [Size(180)]
        public class SceneryPlacement : Chunk
        {
            public short SceneryPaletteChunk;
	    public short Unknown2;
            public int Unknown4;
            public float PosX;
            public float PosY;
            public float PosZ;
            public float Yaw;
            public float Pitch;
            public float Roll;

[Prey]

I just did those, but I might do the rest tonight.

Sounds good.

Anyone know how to convert the bik (Bink) files in the game? Without using Bink and Smacker. That takes to long and fails 62% of the time

Not likely that you will find one, seeing as the people that made the .bik format also made Bink and Smacker.. If you really can't get it to work then make a new topic in this forum, as this question doesn't really belong here.

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[neodos]

Good find. Not sure what you meant by the last thing you said though.

I meant, i don't know how to find the bloc/netgame... placement reflexive offset so i can add those to the plugin.

[shade45]

Here's some Halo3 scripting information

All the information is found in the scnr tag. These 3 reflexives should be all you need to compile the scripts.

Script Table

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public int tablesize; //offset 992;
public int tableoffset; //offset 1000

Scripts

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public H3Reflexive<Scripts> scripts //Offset 1012
[Size(52)]
public class Scripts : Chunk
{
     #region Layout
     public string Name;
     public ScriptType scriptType;
     public ReturnType returnType;
     public short ExpIndex;
     public short ChunkNum;
     [Size(12)]
     public byte[] Unused;
     #endregion
}

ScriptSyntax

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public H3Reflexive<ScriptSyntax> scriptSyntax; //Offset 1188
[Size(24)]
public class ScriptSyntax : Chunk
{
     #region Layout
     public short ExpressionID;
     public short Indentity;
     public short ValueType;
     public short ExpressionType;
     public short SiblingPointer;
     public short SiblingIndex;
     public int ScriptStringOffset;
     [Size(4)]
     public byte[] Value;
     public short unknown20;
     public short unknown22;
     #endregion
}

For a good explanation of how to decompile the scripts read SoldierOfLights Halo 2 Scripting Tutorial. Its not much different than it was for H2!

http://forums.halomods.com/viewtopic.php?t=44102

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[Supermodder911]

Great find.
Glad to see your sharing your discoverys shade.

[xzodia]

i like that we cant even play a mod but we can already look at scripts >_> lol

[skatekr0oked]

Gotta hand it to ya shade, that skin is pretty darn nice.

[OwnZ joO]

i like that we cant even play a mod but we can already look at scripts >_> lol

Lets get custom sbsp's before we can play the content publicly Kidding, but it'd be funny if we got a bsp viewer before resigning was possible.

[M]

We could...
But someone doesn

[turk645]

if you are talking about that glitch vid where it showed long distance weapon pickup and instant eploading rockets it was just a forge and save film glitch.