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Re: PPF Patches
Posted By: L3FTY <M_Houston@adelphia.com>	Date: 3/3/04 10:00 p.m.
In Response To: PPF Patches (XLNC) : PPF Patches : For this tutorial, you will need the following: - PPF-O-Matic 3 : - Helpful Halo Hacking Tool 1.3 : - BOLL's PC Retail PPFs : - WinRAR (ver 3.30+) : PPF stands for Playstation Patch File. It started as a patch used to hack : playstation games, but the method works for almost any type of file that : needed to be patched. In Halo, PPF patches are applied to the .map files : that are under the MAPS directory. : With PPFs, it's possible to change many things in Halo. Some examples are, : change Marines to Spartans, or increase speed of a vehicle etc. A good : source of PPF patches is located on BOLL's site . He has patches for NTSC : Xbox Halo, PAL German Xbox Halo, PAL Xbox Halo, Halo PC, and the Halo : demo. Unload all the PPFs into the Halo\Maps folder. Example: C:\Program : Files\Microsoft Games\Halo\MAPS\PPFs. : In this tutorial, I will keep the focus on Halo PC, but you can follow the : same steps for Halo Xbox, once you have the cache files from the Xbox. : There are currently two utilities you can use to apply PPF patches: 1) : PPF-O-Matic 3.0. : 2) Helpful Halo Hacking Tool 1.3 by Extion, HHHT1.3 for short. : Installation is simple, you just unzip them in a folder. I will attempt to : demonstrate how both can be used. : : PPF-O-Matic 3.0 : This software is very simple to use, but the downside is that it's tedious to : apply multiple patches at the same time. Nonetheless, simplicity can be a : very good thing sometimes, so I : will demonstrate how use it here. Also, in the following tutorials, I will : use this program to explain how to patch. Once you know how to use HHHT : 1.3, you could use that as well. : First, determine which level you would like to patch. Let's say we want to : patch Silent Cartographer (b30.map). Now think about what you want to do, : say convert Marines to full functioning Spartans. : - Open up PPF-O-Matic 3, and select the b30.map for the ISO file. : : - Select the Patch, b30_the_silent_cartographer-marines_to_spartans.ppf : : - Click Apply, and you're done. You should see this message. : : : Helpful Halo Hacking Tool 1.3 by Extion. : Now we will attempt the same thing in HHHT1.3, except we will apply two : patches at once. This software can look complicated at first, but once you : set it up, it's a great tool. We will apply Marines to Spartans patch, and : a Homing rockets patch. : Configuring HHHT1.3: : Before you start patching away, you need to specify where all the required : files exist, and also a backup folder where backups of your maps should be : saved. : : As you can see in the picture above, I've selected the appropriate folder for : Maps, Mods and Backups. Your path might be C:\Program Files\ Microsoft : Games \Halo, so choose carefully. Once you have that set up, you can start : applying patches. : Select Map. Once you select the map on the left side, all the patches that : are available for that level in the mods directory will be listed on the : right. : - Now, select b30_the_silent_cartographer-marines_to_spartans.ppf, and click : Add Selected. : - Repeat once again with b30_the_silent_cartographer-homing_rockets.ppf, and : click Add selected. : : - Click Apply and you're done. : : You will see this message above. There has been a backup made in the back up : folder, by the name of b30.mapb. : : That's it. That's all you need to know about PPFs and how to apply them. : Important Note : You will most likely have trouble if you load from a save : game after patching. Restarting the level you were playing will make the : patch work properly. : [/PPF Tutorial] can this work with the demo version of HPC?

Message Index

Beginner's Guide to Halo PC Hacking *TUT*	XLNC	3/3/04 5:49 p.m.
PPF Patches	XLNC	3/3/04 5:49 p.m.
Re: PPF Patches	L3FTY	3/3/04 10:00 p.m.
Re: PPF Patches	XLNC	3/3/04 10:16 p.m.
Re: PPF Patches	L3FTY	3/4/04 9:48 p.m.
Re: PPF Patches	L3FTY	3/4/04 11:01 p.m.
Need Help	K-Twizzy	3/27/04 1:18 p.m.
Re: Need Help	halofan141	3/27/04 1:25 p.m.
Halo Map Tools 3	XLNC	3/3/04 5:50 p.m.
Question	Neo-genesis	3/3/04 7:00 p.m.
Re: Question	XLNC	3/3/04 7:26 p.m.
And a problem	Neo-genesis	3/3/04 7:31 p.m.
Call me stupid, but...	Pico	3/3/04 8:06 p.m.
Re: Call me stupid, but...	XLNC	3/3/04 9:32 p.m.
Trainer	XLNC	3/3/04 5:50 p.m.
How to take HUDless Screens	XLNC	3/3/04 5:51 p.m.
I'm Impressed *NM*	Silvergrunt	3/3/04 9:19 p.m.
Credits	XLNC	3/3/04 5:51 p.m.
:)) I'm looking forward to some serious hacking! *NM*	'Nosolee	3/3/04 6:21 p.m.
Very nice, thanks! *NM*	Dr. Nick	3/3/04 7:35 p.m.