Includes every tag used in TSC:E, T&R: Revisited, and Precipice, plus raw data files, all source scripts, and a number of bonus tags. Requires the Open Sauce HEK!
This source release *requires Open Sauce*! It contains:
- Every tag used in TSC:E, a50_redux, and Precipice.
- Script source files for TSC:E, a50_redux, and Precipice.
- Other miscellaneous source data for TSC:E.
- Bonus multiplayer-friendly tags.
- Bonus "h1_spirit" tags, replicating the vanilla Halo sandbox with TSC:E assets.
- Bonus weapon prototypes that didn't make it into TSC:E.
- Any other tags we had lying around, that weren't deleted for being broken / unused.
Here's what everything is:
- /data/ contains whatever miscellaneous source data we could put together, and source scripts for a50_redux & Precipice. It does *not* contain source scripts for TSC:E!
- /doc/ contains informal notes on what we did, and why. Please read the IMPORTANT notes before using any tags!
- /scripts/ contains TSC:E script source files. Read /doc/scripts/Overview.txt to get started!
- /tags/ contains the tags.
- /tags-stock-os_fixes/ contains stock tags stripped of unused, Open Sauce-crashing garbage.
- /tags-stock-ui_replacements/ contains stripped-down UI tags needed to build TSC:E.
- /util/ contains a few helpful tools we put together during development.
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Install guide:
You'll need to install Custom Edition, patch 1.0.10, the HEK, and Open Sauce, in that order. When installing Open Sauce, be sure to enable the Open Sauce HEK feature!
You'll also need a complete stock tagset: we use a lot of stock tags that aren't included in the barebones HEK install.
You can get all of these here:
- Halo Custom Edition: Haloce3.com
- Patch 1.0.10: Haloce3.com
- Custom Edition HEK: Opencarnage.net Setup.zip
- Open Sauce 4.0: Haloce3.com
- Full stock PC tagset: Haloce3.com
Once everything is installed, you can just drop /cmt/ into your /tags/ folder, and everything should just work, with two exceptions:
- Some stock tags may contain weird unused garbage data that breaks Open Sauce. You can patch these by copying the contents of /tags-stock-os_fixes/ to your /tags/ folder. This is completely safe, so you don't need to back anything up unless you're really paranoid.
- To build TSC:E, you'll need to copy the contents of /tags-stock-ui_replacements/ to your /tags/ folder. This is *NOT* safe, and you should absolutely back up your /ui/ tags before replacing them. If you're not planning on building TSC:E, you don't need to do this.
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We've done our best to separate "balance-affecting" tags from their models, textures, and so on. Generally speaking:
- Anything in an /evolved/ folder is specifically balanced for TSC:E. Don't just mix and match these with stock HCE, or other mods! It won't work! Read "IMPORTANT - Evolved damage scale.txt" in the /doc/ folder if you want to know how to use them properly.
- Anything in an /h1_spirit/ folder replicates stock Halo 1 behavior as closely as possible. It's fine to mix these with stock HCE, or other mods that integrate with stock HCE. Read /doc/bonus tags/h1_spirit.txt if you want to know more.
- If you're making a multiplayer map, anything ending in "_mp" should *always* be used in favor of its non-mp equivalent. Otherwise, your map will be subject to weird broken behavior, crashes, or worse.
- All other tags should be free to use as you see fit.
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For more information about Halo Custom Edition modding, visit our friends at the Reclaimers Discord server: Discord.reclaimers.net
Credits:
The Silent Cartographer: Evolved v1.4.1 (2021 - 2022)
Core team:
- Teh Lag
- Ifafudafi
- Siliconmaster
Additional thanks to:
- BobtheGreatII: Bonus 3D & texture art
- Shelly Herself: Debugging support
- Mimickal: Debugging support
Testing:
- BobtheGreatII
- Erich Plankey
- Koscine
- Mimickal
- Neo Te Aika
- Sean T
- Shelly Herself
- SlowBullet
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The Silent Cartographer: Evolved (2012 - 2015)
Core team:
Teh Lag
- Project lead
- Mission design
- 3D & texture art
- Animation
- Mission & feature scripting
- Programming & tools
- Team administration
Ifafudafi
- Gameplay design
- Mission design
- Visual FX
- Texture art
- Mission & feature scripting
- Team administration
Siliconmaster
- Environment art lead
- 3D & texture art
- Lighting
- Game manual
BobtheGreatII
- 3D & texture art
LlamaJuice
- 3D & texture art
Additional contributors:
Axial
- Initial project planning & concept art
Beaucephal
- Sound design
Boogerlad
- Lightmap rendering
Conscars
- Skybox art
H3freak
- Interface design
MetkillerJoe
- 3D art
Moses
- Content optimization
- Programming & tools
NuggetWarmer
- 3D art
SlappyThePirate
- 3D & texture art
SOI_7
- 3D & texture art
Xalener
- Sound design
Kornner Studios & the Open Sauce people:
- Kornman00
- TheFieryScythe
- Choking Victim
Testing & Feedback:
- Amit
- Apoc4lypse
- Axial
- CabooseJr
- Corvette19
- Hokiebird428
- Hotrod
- Itszutak
- Kei
- MatthewDratt
- MooseGuy
- mootjuh
- Pepzee
- rosco
- supersniper
- The Barron
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CMT & Other Contributors (2011 - 2015)
Teh Lag
- Team lead
- Mission design
- Environmental & object art
- Animation
- Mission & feature scripting
- Team administration
Ifafudafi
- Team co-lead (Evolved)
- Mission design
- Gameplay design
- Visual FX
- Team administration
Masterz1337
- Team co-lead (SPv3)
- Mission & feature scripting
- Team administration
Arteen
- Mission design
- Environmental & object art
Beaucephal
- Sound design
Boba
- Concept, 3D & texture art
BobtheGreatII
- 3D art
ChokingVictim
- Programming
Dano
- 3D & texture art
Flyinrooster/Roostervier
- 3D art
H3freak
- Interface design
Hunter/MartynLeeBall
- 3D art
Jesse
- Environmental art
- Interface design
Ki11a_FTW
- Environmental art
Kirby422
- Scripting, encounter & level design
LlamaJuice
- 3D & texture art
Lex
- Shaders & texture art
NuggetWarmer
- 3D art
Moses
- Content optimization
- Programming & tools
Neodos
- Concept art
NeurologicalDisorder
- 3D art
ODX
- Animation
Rob Oplawar
- 3D art
Shadowspartan
- Programming & tools
- Tag references
Siliconmaster
- Lighting
Sinow
- Mission & feature scripting
SlappyThePirate
- 3D art
SOI_7
- 3D & texture art
Wave of Lag
- 3D art
Xalener
- Sound design
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We would also like to credit the people at Bungie Studios (past and present) for the original Halo games, Gearbox Software for Halo Custom Edition, and 343 Industries for their continued stewardship of the franchise. Our mod makes use of content from across the Halo series, and would not exist without them!
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Lastly, we would like to re-credit those who were credited for SPv2, as this project draws on their hard work even if they were not active contributors to TSC:E:
- Arteen
- Boba
- Conscars
- Dano
- Doom / Sneeze
- FlyinRooster / Roostervier
- HDoan
- Higuy
- ICEE
- Kirby
- Lightning
- Lodex
- Masterz1337
- Moses / Play4Phlx
- NuggetWarmer
- Phopojijo
- P0lar Bear
- Scooby Doo
- Selentic
- Teh Lag
- Wave of Lag
ZTeam:
- CtrlAltDestroy
- Choking Victim
- ShadowSpartan
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Truth & Reconciliation: Revisited
Based on CMT's public 2012 demo release of A50 (http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=6273):
- Level geometry modeled by SlappyThePirate
- Level geometry textured by Dano
- Lighting rendered by Siliconmaster
This release by:
- Teh Lag
- Ifafudafi
Testing:
- BobtheGreatII
- Sean T
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Precipice (H1 Spirit)
Based on Siliconmaster's 2011 map (http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=5708):
- Concept, design, and modeling by Siliconmaster
- Skybox by Con
- Redesigned bridge by IceDragon
- Scripts, bugfixing, and scenario support by Inferno
Original testers:
- Ace of Spades
- Adam Burrows
- Arayian
- Admiral Bacon
- Codebrain
- Dan Valiere
- Dwood
- FireScythe
- Higuy
- IceDragon
- Inferno
- Lightning
- Llama Juice
- Masterz
- PlasX
- ReaperMan
- ShadowSpartan
Special thanks:
- [EJ]Bean
- IceDragon
- Llama Juice
- ShadowSpartan
- Lightning
- chrisk123999
- Con
- Inferno
- Kornman00
- Dennis and Halomaps.org
- TheGhost and Modacity.net
This release by:
- Ifafudafi
- Siliconmaster
- Teh Lag
Additional thanks to:
- Vaporeon: Debugging support
Testing:
- Sean T
- Shelly Herself
