has anyone ever made a scarab drivable?

[herger]

Because that would be pretty cool to do.& have a map made from one the the campaign maps to use it on or something.but i'm not sure if u can even make it drivable or not..if anyone has a map with a drivable scarab please tell me. I'd really like to know.also if someone is willing to make it that would be cool as well

[sneakyn8]

i geuss its possible with a lot of work i mean there has been a motorcycle made i imagine it would be similar to the creation of that

[herger]

thats true..but i wouldnt know where to begin with it

[kibito87]

Last time I checked the Scarab's legs were scripted to move to certain points. So when custom animations are inject-able...i'd imagine it's more along the lines of getting done that way.

[herger]

still something i have no idea about

[herger]

so is no one willing to make it.it would b greatly appreciated if u did

[Eaton]

so is no one willing to make it.it would b greatly appreciated if u did

It's not that nobody is willing to make it, it's that it's nearly impossible to do at the moment.

[herger]

oooh..ok

[herger]

well...if any one is willing please tell me so i know...im gonna be using it in a machinama & i'll give u credit 100% it would be greatly appreciated

[grimdoomer]

Well you could try this:

1) Build the scarab in.
2) Make 4 buttons, one for up, down, left, and right.
3) Make each button call to a script wich moves the scarab in that direction.

So it will move when you press the buttons, but you can't see shit.

I hav't actually tried this so this might not work at all, but it's a way I would go at it.

[herger]

to be honest..i wouldnt know how to begin to do that

[SkgSkrillaka]

So it will move when you press the buttons, but you can't see ****.

not seeing anything might be fun
Having a team member standing on top of the scarab telling you where to go over headset may be helpfull I suggest waiting to see if any new programs are made to make the process a whole lot easier

If, you want, go ahead =] nothings stopping you.

[kibito87]

Well, here i'll start you in the right direction for getting Grim's idea to fruition.

1. Download h2core and h2guerilla. They are located in the utilities section. It's your choice which version you download. Each works differently on different machines.

2. h2guerilla has a built in scripting program. So, definitely read up on scripting before trying anymore of this. Alternately, soldier of lite came out with a seperate tool for scripting in the utilities area.

3. Using h2core, decompile your map.

4. Open it in h2guerilla.

5. Add the scarab vehicle into the vehicles tag class.

6. Now open guerilla's scripting tool.

7. Write the script as described by Grimdoomer.

8. Inject the script into your map's scenario using guerilla.

9. Compile your map, resign and play-test.

OR

1. Open a singleplayer map with the scarab in it using Entity.

2. Recursively extract the scarab vehicle.

3. Open your multiplayer map and build the scarab into the map recursively.

4. Open Soldier's scripting tool and create the script. Then inject it.

5. Resign and ftp to your xbox. Play-test.

*Note, these tutorials are not meant to be in-depth at the slightest nor do they tend to the un-knowledged. If you do not understand any of the terms or information given...you may want to read around and research things before attempting this because you WILL NOT have the skill necessary to even remotely accomplish this. I don't mean to sound harsh or like a jerk but it's the truth and I thought i'd fill you in before you go a little over your head.

[neodos]

Scripts are executed for non-host xbox, so yeah scripts is not a good idea

[Shock120]

Scripts aren't executed for non-host xbox, so yeah scripts is not a good idea

fix'd
I think turk645 may have made it, but doesn't release most of his mods.

[neodos]

Thx for the fix Shock, yes aren't.

[kibito87]

While I do agree with you neodos...I was just trying to get him started with getting what he wanted done. lol I didn't specify who it would work for

[jackson117]

last time i checked there was a halo 3 scarab in the models section.


plus you could get somehow help from the PC counterparts as were always ready to help.

[herger]

well...i suck completely at modding compared to everyone here..like really bad.i loose my patience very easily & stop making mods for periods of time..that's why i was wondering if any had or if any one could make one =/

[CaptainPoopface]

I don't know why this has always been one of the holy grails of H2 modding for some people... The scarab was designed to walk along a predetermined (scripted) path. It was not designed to move in free space. If you could somehow control the legs, it would control very awkwardly, if at all. What happens when you encounter an obstacle, or a sudden difference in elevation? I think even the best case scenario is grim.

More importantly, if you imagine how it would play, it would probably be pretty boring. You walk around at a snail's pace and blast things with a powerful gun that takes a few seconds to charge each shot... Just make a very, very, very slow banshee with no boost and a slow, powerful gun. That's essentially a scarab.

No disrespect, but I roll my eyes at this every time it comes up...