How to Use Forge in Halo 3

The Forge in Halo 3 is difficult to use. So before you can create a really good map or know all the special techniques, you'll need to learn the basics of Forge. Here are some basic tools and tips to help you move, edit and create in Forge.

Note: Forge is a program on Halo 3 which enables the player to edit and create maps using pre-existing map templates provided by the game developers.

Steps

The Forge can be found between Custom Games and Theater on the main menu screen when you first enter Halo 3.
There are many to choose from, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. However to learn the basic techniques on, any map will be adequate.
In player mode, you can test your map and walk around as normal, but if you want to create and edit objects and the map, then you'll need to enter editor mode. Press UP once to change into editor mode, and once again to return to player mode. You can also swap modes by accessing the START menu and selecting 'Enter Editor/Player Mode'. When in player mode, you will appear as the character you have created, but in editor mode, you will appear as the Oracle, a character from the Halo 3 campaign. This guide deals with controls in the editor mode.
This can be done by rotating or moving the Right Joystick. Additionally, pressing the Right Joystick allows you to zoom in.
Keep in mind that in editor mode you can fly, so movement is not limited to the ground.
Use the Left and Right Joysticks to get to where ever you need to go; it is particularly easy to get to places you can't reach in player form now.
This will move your character directly up.
This will move your character directly down.
This will move you faster through the map than by using the Left Joystick alone. However, it is harder to manipulate objects whilst moving this fast.
Pause the game by pressing ▷ START on your controller This will enable you to access the START menu where you can change teams, start a new round of Forge (where all objects will re-spawn and scores will be removed) or end the game amongst other options. If there are other players in the session, they will not see the pause menu and can still kill you or move around, so take care when accessing the Start menu.
You can then select a new game type which will make certain objects available to you in Forge, such as Flag Spawns for Capture the Flag game types, or Oddballs for games of Oddball. The game type is always set to Slayer, the most common type of game type, unless you change it.
Select an object to create by pressing X in-game and use the Left and Right Bunkers on the mini-screen (which appears in the lower, right-hand corner of your screen) to select an object from 7 categories of objects: Weapons, Vehicles, Equipment, Scenery, Teleporters, Spawns or Goals. Each category has a different type of object, although the Goals category only has objects in it to choose from if you change the game type to one which requires them.
Alternatively, press A once to create the object, but you will still be able to drag it (Move the object where desired by using the Joysticks), since the second press of A drops the object.
You can now drag it where ever desired (by using the Joysticks), but pressing A (or alternatively B) will drop the object once more.
Manipulate objects, primarily rotating and shifting them, by picking up an object, but instead of setting it down again, press and hold the RT in combination with the Joysticks to manipulate the object. Holding the Right Trigger and pressing the Left Joystick forward or back will move the object forward or back respectively, whereas pressing the Joystick left and right will rotate the object. Holding the Right Trigger and moving the Right Joystick will rotate the object also, but it is in a different direction to the Left Joystick. Now you will be able to rotate or manipulate objects to your wishes, although it is hard to master, especially with objects such as walls or doors.
Edit object values, such as ammo clips or re-spawn times, by hovering your cursor over the desired object and pressing X (alternatively, pressing X whilst dragging an object or placing an object will also have the same effect). A mini-screen with options and statistics for the object will appear in the lower right-hand corner of your screen. To exit this screen once you have finished altering the object's values, press B.
Alternatively you can also press Y to delete an object you are dragging - this is particularly helpful when you have accidentally chosen the wrong object from the objects mini-screen.
If you are saving a new map, you must agree to the Forge/Hammer & Anvil contract before you will be able to edit the map's name and description and save the map.
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How can I get Forge in the campaign?
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The Forge mode cannot be entered in any campaign mission. It can only be entered in through the Forge lobby.
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Learning how to use Forge from other players or friends online can help a lot. Consider inviting a couple to an open Forge session to experiment using and placing objects. Quite often they will have tips to make better use of the system.
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Practice - a lot! Those are the basic elements of using Forge and editing a map. But if you want to create a good map for your friends to use, you'll need practice rotating objects, editing spawn times and using the Forge interface. So practice until you can use Forge fluently before moving onto more complicated ventures, such as floating objects and complex teleporter systems.
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You can place objects outside the normal areas available by overloading the map you are working on. This can be hazardous to your Xbox 360 however.
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Warnings

Sometimes the saving feature on Forge will glitch, or malfunction, whereby instead of being able to save your changes to an existing map you have created, you will only be able to save a new map. This cannot be avoided sometimes, so make sure before you get editing underway to access the START menu and check that the 'Save Changes' option is available if this is an already saved map.
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