Originally posted by FuZ3:

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Skinning Halo 2 With Microsoft Paint
By: ll FuZ3 ll

Things you are going to need:

- Softmodded Xbox
- DotHalo v1.0b3.0: http://files.filefront.com/DotHalo+v10b3...;/fileinfo.html
- DXTBmp: http://files.filefront.com/dxtbmpxEXE/;5372377;;/fileinfo.html


Getting Started

First you are going to need to open your Halo 2 map, in which I am using Sanctuary (deltatap), and the DotHalo I have provided you with. If you have the same version you can just use that.



Then you are going to need to locate the [bitm] Bitmap tag.



Then for this tutorial I want to edit the cliffs so scroll down to scenarios\bitmaps\multi\deltatap\deltatap_cliffs



Then click "Extract Bitmap"



Then save it somewhere that you will remember where it is.



You must remember what format it's in.



Then open up DXTBmp.



Then click "File" and then "Open" and then locate the bitmap you just extracted. Then click open.



Then click "Image" and then "Send to Editor"



Then edit the bitmap however you want.



Then click "File" and then "Save"



Then maximize DXTBmp back up. Click "Image" and then "Reload After Edit"



Then click "File" then "Save As" and then "DDS Texture"



Look at the "Save as Type" and make sure it's the right format. If so click "Save"



It says it already exists so click "Yes" to overwrite it.



Then go back to DotHalo and go to the [bitm] Bitmap tag.



Then locate scenarios\bitmaps\multi\deltatap\deltatap_cliffs again. Click "Inject Bitmap"



Then find your edited bitmap and then click "Open"



You will get a message that says that it has been injected. Then click "Ok"



Then you will see your edited bitmap. Then click "Fix Encryption"



Then you can close DotHalo and FTP the map to your Xbox and then you will have to delete the temporary files out of X, Y, and Z drives in order for the skins to show up and then just start up Halo 2 and check out your skin!

© ll FuZ3 ll

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