How to spawn NPCs?

[=CrimsoN=]

I often see videos of people spawning NPCs in their games, even before the MCC edition came out on pc, people found ways to spawn NPCs in the console versions.

Just curious of how to do so, are they using mods? I'm not aware of any Halo MCC console commands. I don't think any even exist.

Here is an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d1jXU4CeCE

Some people can even spawn NPCs from different games. For example, a Halo CE Elite vs a Halo 3 Elite.

[Titan]

Probably not the console versions. Halo CE and 2 have always been on PC.

[ReBootXD]

Not possible in base game, you gotta mod

[Wotek]

mods... but honestly, I don't really recommend it. This is not some bethesda game.

[=CrimsoN=]

Originally posted by Titan:

Probably not the console versions. Halo CE and 2 have always been on PC.

I've seen it done on console. For example, this is from 2015. I just have no idea how they've done it though:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xETQjI4kTM

Originally posted by ReBootXD:

Not possible in base game, you gotta mod

I kind of figured. I guess I was wondering if there was an easier way. Like for example, not sure how people managed to spawn NPCs in the console versions. Probably hacking the game somehow. Mods wouldn't have existed at the time.

[Titan]

Originally posted by -CrimsoN-:

Originally posted by Titan:

Probably not the console versions. Halo CE and 2 have always been on PC.

I've seen it done on console. For example, this is from 2015. I just have no idea how they've done it though:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xETQjI4kTM

Originally posted by ReBootXD:

Not possible in base game, you gotta mod

I kind of figured. I guess I was wondering if there was an easier way. Like for example, not sure how people managed to spawn NPCs in the console versions. Probably hacking the game somehow. Mods wouldn't have existed at the time.

Mods would have existed. Modding games on console is perfectly possible just takes more effort.

[ScarClaw72]

Originally posted by Wotek:

mods... but honestly, I don't really recommend it. This is not some bethesda game.

Nope it's easier :P. All halo files are backed into their map files. Literally just backup the original file and replace it with the modded one.

[=CrimsoN=]

Originally posted by Titan:

Mods would have existed. Modding games on console is perfectly possible just takes more effort.

Yeah thats true. But either way, looks like modding might be the only option. Man I wish Halo had something like console commands like the ID tech engine or aforementioned Bethesda games.

[Pyrocitor]

it was modding - usually what they did was swap the projectile of the weapon, so instead of creating, for instance, a green plasma bolt, a plasma pistol on that modded map creates an NPC.

[=CrimsoN=]

Originally posted by Pyrocitor:

it was modding - usually what they did was swap the projectile of the weapon, so instead of creating, for instance, a green plasma bolt, a plasma pistol on that modded map creates an NPC.

Ah! okay thanks!