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| Author | Topic: help with tool (13 messages, Page 1 of 1) | ||||
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 daniel117 Joined: Apr 9, 2008 
Math major dude |
Posted: Jul 2, 2008 10:54 PM
Msg. 1 of 13
the problem is that as soon as i open tool it closes wat do i do?
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daniel117 Joined: Apr 9, 2008
Math major dude |
Posted: Jul 3, 2008 11:43 AM
Msg. 2 of 13
im serious with out tool i cant make ma map in game
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Maniac1000 -Helpful Poster- Joined: Feb 24, 2007 
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Posted: Jul 3, 2008 01:54 PM
Msg. 3 of 13
the reason he just said that Daniel is because there is a sticky thread thats called "before u ask how to make/edit maps read this"
it clearly explains that tool is not an application that u can just "open" i suggest u read the sticky'd topics in both general discussion and technical map design. |
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daniel117 Joined: Apr 9, 2008
Math major dude |
Posted: Jul 3, 2008 04:13 PM
Msg. 4 of 13
Quote: --- Original message by: Dennis Original Article: Tool (tool.exe) Tool is a multipurpose command line program that compiles and converts data that has been exported from other sources such as 3D Studio Max. The data files that are created are referred to as "tags". Running "tool.exe" by itself with no command line parameters will display a complete list of the available command line parameters and appropriate variables and variable formats. Edited by Dennis on May 30, 2007 at 07:33 PM well i read it but it dosent tell me HOW to open it it just tells me WHY how do i open tool? |
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darkassassin14 Joined: Jul 23, 2007 
El. Psy. Congroo. |
Posted: Jul 3, 2008 04:32 PM
Msg. 5 of 13
dude u go in the command prompt and type cd <halo ce root directory here> and press enter. then u type tool (um i dont no most of the commands but i do no this one) build-cache-file (tool thinks ur in the tags folder so just type this) levels\test\<ur map folder name here>\<ur sub-folder to map or map name here> and now press enter and it should compile it into ur maps folder now all u hav to do is open CE and test ur new map or edit the tags in guirilla. hope this helped
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daniel117 Joined: Apr 9, 2008
Math major dude |
Posted: Jul 3, 2008 04:38 PM
Msg. 6 of 13
Quote: --- Original message by: darkassassin14 dude u go in the command prompt and type cd <halo ce root directory here> and press enter. then u type tool (um i dont no most of the commands but i do no this one) build-cache-file (tool thinks ur in the tags folder so just type this) levels\test\<ur map folder name here>\<ur sub-folder to map or map name here> and now press enter and it should compile it into ur maps folder now all u hav to do is open CE and test ur new map or edit the tags in guirilla. hope this helped thanks that will help now wats a command prompt? Edited by daniel117 on Jul 3, 2008 at 04:41 PM |
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Dennis  Joined: Jan 27, 2005 
"We are made of starstuff.” ― Carl Sagan |
Posted: Jul 3, 2008 04:43 PM
Msg. 7 of 13
From the HEK tutorial:
http://hce.halomaps.org/hek/references/general/dev_tools_overview.html Tool (tool.exe) Tool is a multipurpose command line program that compiles and converts data that has been exported from other sources such as 3D Studio Max. The data files that are created are referred to as "tags". Running "tool.exe" by itself with no command line parameters will display a complete list of the available command line parameters and appropriate variables and variable formats. Command line interface http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_line_interface There is no GUI ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUI ) it requires that you supply it with commands when you run it in a DOS/CMD window. |
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daniel117 Joined: Apr 9, 2008
Math major dude |
Posted: Jul 3, 2008 05:01 PM
Msg. 8 of 13
Quote: --- Original message by: darkassassin14 dude u go in the command prompt and type cd <halo ce root directory here> and press enter. then u type tool (um i dont no most of the commands but i do no this one) build-cache-file (tool thinks ur in the tags folder so just type this) levels\test\<ur map folder name here>\<ur sub-folder to map or map name here> and now press enter and it should compile it into ur maps folder now all u hav to do is open CE and test ur new map or edit the tags in guirilla. hope this helped ok i did that and it says that the synax of the command is wrong this is exacly wat i typed cd<C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo Custom Edition> wat did i do wrong |
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darkassassin14 Joined: Jul 23, 2007
El. Psy. Congroo. |
Posted: Jul 3, 2008 05:06 PM
Msg. 9 of 13
dont type C:\ just type \Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo Custom Edition
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daniel117 Joined: Apr 9, 2008
Math major dude |
Posted: Jul 3, 2008 06:13 PM
Msg. 10 of 13
it still says that the syntex of command is wrong
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darkassassin14 Joined: Jul 23, 2007
El. Psy. Congroo. |
Posted: Jul 3, 2008 06:51 PM
Msg. 11 of 13
dont type C:\ just type
\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo Custom Edition |
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Officer egg Joined: Mar 16, 2008 
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Posted: Jul 3, 2008 07:17 PM
Msg. 12 of 13
1)Find the command prompt
2)Copy it and put in in your CE folder. 3)Open it. 4)Type in: tool build-cache-file <Insert location of scenario from the tags folder> You do not have to enter tags, it will assume you are starting in tags. |
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darkassassin14 Joined: Jul 23, 2007
El. Psy. Congroo. |
Posted: Jul 4, 2008 01:33 AM
Msg. 13 of 13
yea wat he sed
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