Here are some helpful things I found on other halo modding forums regarding scripting and other hot topics. Although the information is primarily geared towards Halo Custom Edition editing, I recommend you read them for general knowledge.

CE tools list

A quick note about falling damage and physics

Camera focus depth and cinematics

EHS (Easy Halo Scripter) v2.0 forum topic and Gearbox Software Forum topic
EHS v2.0 filefront download(PC/Intel only)

Backpack weapons mod forum topic (CE modding, but worth reading)

Discussions regarding devices (machines) and their scripting; also mentions multiplayer device sync-ing issues, similar to the AI issues we know about now.
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Manually editing Gametypes

Picking up vehicles with the pelican

Multiple BSPs, making new single-player maps and cutscenes

Converting UT maps, translocator gun, etc.

A CE multiplayer map with AI.
Discussion about sync-ing AI and other relevant chit-chat

A flash file (with link to a cool CE mod) that is found in Stuntman's signature

Very long list of scripting variables (more comprehensive than the standard, mostly for Sapien) You'll notice that they aren't necessarily usable in Halo; read the all the replies.

An in-depth look at scripting

Some advice on scripting (don't bother reading the whole thing)

How to PWN a banshee noob

General Halo Editing Tutorial Links (Ghost) Note that not all the links work. Don't bother clicking the Wiki ones, they're dead.

How to make your own HMT plugins (works with Eschaton, of course)

Setting up Notepad++ to work with Halo Scripting as an alternative to the EHS linked above, I guess.

Script used for deleting objects

How to make it snow

Online Halo Scripting Bible reference Please use the scripting topics linked above in conjunction with this reference, for greater understanding.

Collision vs. Physics Models

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MGM Halo References and Tutorials:

Xenoku - Combat Rifle (Spew time tutorial)

002 - Placing Deadly Traps

(Multiple) - Tag Duplication Tutorial
Moxus - Renaming Tags

Tyler777 - All Halo's Variables (?)

Tyler777 - Extracting sounds from Sounds.map

Blackhat - Queen Anne's Revenge

Multiple - Note about rebuilding maps with HHK

Sparky - Glowing Spartan and other flashlight-related effects

>Shadow< and Beast - Cheat files (3rd-person, cloner, extended radar, flying hogs, no fall damage, speed hack, name changer, score hack, starting weapons changer, teleporter changer)
Tyler777 - Tyler's Cheat Thread
Tyler777 - Third-person view
Tyler777 - Cheat Servers (how to let other cheat on your server)

A Woman - Notes for MGM's visitors and those new to modding

Sword - SwordEdit: Genesis

SilentK - A look into Halo's Structures (just ignore his first post)

Kiyoshi - Exploding Vehicles

BlackHawk - Personal Hog (repositioning players in the warthog)

Sparky - Halo 1 Tag List

Fonzie - Additional HMT Plugins for Eschaton

Multiple - Vehicles taking damage

A Sniper - Duel-Wielding Pistols in Halo Demo

Multiple - Removing the HUD

to be continued...
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Comments? Questions? Addendums? Flashing lights and dancing girls?
EDIT: Thanks for the sticky, Monoman - that was completely unexpected

I'll clean up the organization at a later date, sorting by subject. I guess it would also be o.k. to add links to our tutorials, so those will go under the "MGM Halo References and Tutorials" section that will also be categorically sorted.

LOL I need that XD

btw: how did you get monoman to make this a sticky o.0 we still dont have a Moderator o.o

I didn't get him to do anything - it appeared as a sticky about 5 seconds after I posted it.

Go figure. I was getting confused, because I didn't see it posted. Looking further up on the page revealed that it became a sticky almost instantly!

whoa... thats awesome!

were you like "wtf o.0?" lol

Well, I'll keep adding to this as I find more insightful topics and helpful resources, but I'll use replies to keep people updated.

If you find very useful information about halo modding, please contribute to this topic. Thanks in advance

Oh, and I'll edit the first post to include new references.

I could post on how to unprotect the kw map xD I don't know if thats really helpful tho...

While I'd normally place that one in the Tutorials sticky, it has more to do with CE (am I right?) so go ahead and post it here. I'll place a link to your reply in the top post.

lol not vary hard you just replace the map index with a unmoded one. lol there are lots of funny easter eggs in kw maps xD like 500 lines of"8===D O:" I rofled when I saw it.

bazaar.

Would you go into more detail with that short tutorial, please? Perhaps a step-by-step process with an example would be more helpful than a short description.

Thanks.

Don't tell him mods! Let it be our... well, your little secret shared with me... Yeah! Secrets can be good things you know >.< I already got in trouble with yummy for making a fake that aimbot for the kw map. lol O_O (he doesnt know the difference between aimbot and mod!) O_O


anyways... it would be bad if the method got released, cause then we'd have modded kw maps everywhere O_O

Online scripting bible is useless TBH, look up korn's scripting bible. Much more useful (also wat the useless one was based off of.)

Wow. Making it snow TuT is on Fagfront. T_T

Someone post it here! Please!

Nice post sparkey. =D

lol ok slapz...

I think I'll add some references to level design. For example:

Map Design 101 by Chris Carney

And also, it's about time I cleaned up the initial post.