Hello. My name is Origin and this is my first shot at a custom map.

I can't add custom vehicles to my map!

Someone told me that I need to modify my globals using Gurilla (forgive my n00bish spelling) but when I do that, it stops my Sapien from working

HELP!!!

did u "swop" the vehicles in globals or did u delete then add new?
because u should never delete and add new, always swop.
u might wanna rip bloodgulch and check overwrite to fix ur globals file.
what does ur debug.txt (found in halo root directory) say?
Edited by Maniac1000 on Jun 24, 2008 at 11:18 AM

Thanks. But can I do the same for custom weapons?

all weapons are added in sapien.
there is no need to adjust globals for weapons.
weapons are added as netgame equipment and use item collections.

Thanks for helping me and replying so quickly :P

But I have one more question: Can u add more than 6 vehicles? because I've seen maps that have more than 6. Not to mention doors. Is there a trick for doors or is it the same as weapons?

EDIT: WTF I tried "swapping" the vehicles and it still crashed my sapien.

The debug said "cannot open globals" or something like that...
Edited by Origin on Jun 24, 2008 at 03:53 PM

For more than 6 vehicles, it's a script. You don't need the script for a singleplayer map though.

What If I add vehicles as an object? Will that work?

And do I need a script to add doors?

Edited by Origin on Jun 26, 2008 at 02:32 PM

Doors are device-machines. They're in the campaign level folders. You don't need a script to add them.
Edited by Dark Ninja on Jun 26, 2008 at 04:23 PM

Doors don't work!

No matter wat I do It DOES NOT WORK

it keeps telling me to contact Bungie!!!

Someone just tell me EVERYTHING I need to do to add doors!

Check on debug.txt. It should say what tags you're missing. It's in your Halo CE root directory.

This is all it sais

theres no missing tags its just racist

06.26.08 19:59:02 sapien pc 01.00.00.0609 ----------------------------------------------
06.26.08 19:59:02 reference function: _write_to_error_file
06.26.08 19:59:02 reference address: 401b13
06.26.08 19:59:02 Couldn't read map file './sapienbeta.map'
06.26.08 19:59:02 CreateDevice succeeded with refresh rate = 0
06.26.08 19:59:03 Sound card doesn't meet minimum hardware requirements. Disabling hardware option.
06.26.08 19:59:03 Increasing sound decompression buffer size to 1048576 bytes
06.26.08 19:59:25 local player 0, weapon (0x0), deleted unexpectedly
06.26.08 20:01:15 file_open('tags\levels\a10\devices\doors\door small\door small.gbxmodel') error 0x00000003 'The system cannot find the path specified. '
06.26.08 20:01:15 couldn't open gbxmodel tag 'door small.gbxmodel'.
06.26.08 20:01:15 file_open('tags\levels\a10\devices\doors\door small\door small.model_animations') error 0x00000003 'The system cannot find the path specified. '
06.26.08 20:01:15 couldn't open model_animations tag 'door small.model_animations'.
06.26.08 20:01:15 file_open('tags\levels\a10\devices\doors\door small\door small.model_collision_geometry') error 0x00000003 'The system cannot find the path specified. '
06.26.08 20:01:15 couldn't open model_collision_geometry tag 'door small.model_collision_geometry'.
06.26.08 20:01:15 file_open('tags\sound\sfx\impulse\doors\small_door3_open.effect') error 0x00000002 'The system cannot find the file specified. '
06.26.08 20:01:15 couldn't open effect tag 'small_door3_open.effect'.
06.26.08 20:01:15 file_open('tags\sound\sfx\impulse\doors\small_door3_close.effect') error 0x00000002 'The system cannot find the file specified. '
06.26.08 20:01:15 couldn't open effect tag 'small_door3_close.effect'.
06.26.08 20:01:15 file_open('tags\sound\sfx\impulse\doors\small_door3_done_open.effect') error 0x00000002 'The system cannot find the file specified. '
06.26.08 20:01:15 couldn't open effect tag 'small_door3_done_open.effect'.
06.26.08 20:01:15 file_open('tags\sound\sfx\impulse\doors\small_door3_done_close.effect') error 0x00000002 'The system cannot find the file specified. '
06.26.08 20:01:15 couldn't open effect tag 'small_door3_done_close.effect'.
06.26.08 20:01:15 failed to load device_machine tag 'levels\test\tutorial\devices\doors\door small\door small'

<font size="44">HELP ME!!!</font size=44>

EDIT: Wait do I need the level in my maps folder?
Edited by Origin on Jun 27, 2008 at 11:54 AM

extract the tags you need with HEK+

What's the point of that?

I have the tags It just doesnt want to load

maybe you got them in the wrong folder?

Possible but I tried a lot of them. Can someone tell me what it is?

I can't get HEK+ because my halo is not "installed"

If u uninstall Halo and copy the root folder somewhere else, It doesn't chack for a CD key when u join a server. However, if HEK doesnt detect the CD key, the installation refuses to run

My point is I don't want to go through all that again

But were off topic now...
Edited by Origin on Jun 29, 2008 at 11:05 AM

i cant get my vehicles to appear on the map either. I cant find a tut on how to do it so can anyone help me too?

Yeah... I don't know this either.
The custom vehicles appear in Sapien, but not in-game.

simple
when using the hek u need to paste the root folder back into prog files/ msoft games
when u are playing just move the foldeer elsewhere.

wha?

Thats not my problem

My main concern is doors

u just told us that u cant have halo installed then said that hek dont work if u dont have halo installed. sooo..

HEK+ has 2 methods of Installation:

1. It is a archive that is a folder. Extract the folder and you have everything you need in it.

2. There is a .MSI or a .EXE installer that requires the Mircosoft .NET Framework to be a minimum of (I think it was) 2.0

And for the Vehicle Swap:



Hit the button outlined in teal. Then navigate to the .vehicle tag that you want to replace the selected vehicle with.
The selected vehicle is outlined in blue in the vehicle drop-down menu.

7 or more vehicles require scripting to spawn in a map.



The problem with the Doors is that the required tag dependencies are missing.
For example, .gbxmodel makes up the actual mesh, or the part of the model you see ingame.
If there is not model, or its in the wrong place, Sapien will crash. Either you have to copy & paste the .gbxmodel tag into the correct folder, or open the actual device_machine tag and redirect it to the .gbxmodels current location.

I did that! Vehicles don't load!!!

AND I HAVE HALO IN MY COMPUTER JUST NOT IN THE INSTALLATION DATABASE!

And I just have to analyse the door problem a little harder

You might have installed Halo in a different folder. Either that or its not listed in the Registry.

I know! I took it off the registry! I want it off so it doesnt scan for CD keys when I join a server

Why did you take it off the registry? If you (legally) own the game you wouldn't need to.

OMG!!! I TOLD YOU!!! WITHOUT THE REGISTRY IT DOESNT BOOT U IF U HAVE THE SAME CD KEY AS ANOTHER PERSON

CAN WE GET BACK ON TOPIC PLZ?

Taken directly from the rules posted by Dennis

Ok then. new topic: How do I get doors on a map?

And how's it illegal? im just preventing myself from getting kicked from a serer because someone has the same CD key
Edited by Origin on Jun 30, 2008 at 04:51 PM
Edited by Origin on Jun 30, 2008 at 04:52 PM

Can we just get off the subject? I'm just suggesting a way to avoid matching CD keys

now can someone help me on the thread's REAL topic?

and OMG i bloody well told u yesterday too

if halo ce is not installed in the correct place then u will encounter all the problems that u have been.

if u dont have a cd then use the mini image and daemon
if u lost a cd key then use the utility to recover it
if u never had a cd key then u dont belong here.

Why isnt anyone helping me!

How does having the CD effect anything

AND CAN WE FU**ING DROP THE CD KEY SUBJECT!?

Whatever! I'm closing this thread. I found the solution on my own no thanks to you guys

You just have to read the debug to locate the missing tags

If anyone wants to take control of this thread, be my guest
Edited by Origin on Jun 30, 2008 at 07:54 PM
Edited by Origin on Jun 30, 2008 at 07:55 PM

lolz i r hijacking this threadz now.

Unless you have the CD Key that is on the back of the Jewel Case, you don't legally own the CD Key. Therefore, most likely, someone else has the same Key. Now, if you were to go out and buy the Game from a store, you would get a totally unique CD Key no one else has, therefore eliminating the registry & server boot problems.

Go buy the game. It's $20 at most - not worth getting it illegally. You can't even do anything with it, otherwise.