I tried extracting all the folders in all the levels with HEK+ to a folder then replacing my tags folder with that, but I still have a bunch of problems. I can't open any sp scenarios because of
"EXCEPTION ACCESS VIOLATION"
or any mp maps because of
"EXCEPTION halt in \halopc\haloce\source\tag_files\tag_groups.c,#3157: #-1 is not a valid object_function_block index in [#0,#4)"

I know that a complete tag set was made available to the public by The Ghost, but his link to download it is no longer valid. Does anyone have a link to download a 100% complete working tags directory, or can tell me how to make it myself? Thank you!

How do i get my original tags directory back? Should I just re install halo ce or HEK, get the original tags folder back, then extract everything again? And should I extract recursivly or not recursivly?

when extracting u should clik the "default" button and check only 1 box ( its something like use directory names)

the origional error is related to the scorpion most likely.

From Matooba's error list

ERROR:
EXCEPTION halt in \halopc\haloce\source\tag_files\tag_groups.c,#3157 : #-1 is not a valid object_function_block index in [#0,#4)

SOLUTION: Go through all the tags you just changed and make sure your block indexes do not say -1. Its usually one of the funtions in the tank's vehicle tag. Just find someone and get the tank folder from them.
1st, in guerilla, delete all placed scorpions then u SHOULD delete scorpion from vehicle palate.
Edited by Maniac1000 on Jul 22, 2008 at 02:54 PM

As long as I end up with a complete working tags directoty, I don't care what I have to do. I already backed up all my custom tags and maps. I think I'll reinstall HEK, or halo ce, whichever to restor the tags directoty, then extract all the halo pc map tags again, and thiss time I'll extract them directly to the tags directoty and I'll extract recursivly, whatever that means.

OK, I reinstalled Halo ce and HEK. Now, how exactly do I use HEK+ to make a complete tags directory?
Edited by Vick Jr on Jul 23, 2008 at 12:31 PM
Edited by Vick Jr on Jul 23, 2008 at 01:00 PM

The output for extracted files should be your tags folder in the HCE folder. Then make sure it isn't set to overwrite, and extract all your SP maps like i told you in the other thread. If you want, give me a little time and I'll get pictures of how it should be...

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x192/killerelf12/DIY-HEK.jpg
Edited by Caboose117 on Jul 23, 2008 at 03:46 PM
Edited by Caboose117 on Jul 23, 2008 at 03:47 PM

OK, thatnks. What about MP maps, and recursivly or not?

Ya, I know. Here..
http://gbxforums.gearboxsoftware.com/showthread.php?t=46112
but His link dosn't work. It just leads to filefronts home page. And if I enter it into the address bar, same thing.
If you have a working link, that would help.

Now, for making my own, should I extract recursivly or non recursivly and should I extract MP maps?
Edited by Vick Jr on Jul 24, 2008 at 11:08 AM

I managed to fix the exception_access_voilation problem in the sp maps by download some of the tag in the "HALO CE tag packs" section of this site. There are a series of downloads called something like "halo ce tags for levels a30" and "halo ce tags for levels ui" "halo ce tags for levels test" and "Halo CE New Tags Vehicle Scenery Weapons ui" there's a whole lot of them by the same authors and I think I only used one of them (probablly the "Halo CE New Tags Vehicle Scenery Weapons ui" one) but install them all if need be.

No I don't know what recursivly means. I've never heard the word before. If you use it day to day, good for you. As far as I can tell, it means "repeating". All the dictionaries say it is something that calls back on itslef and is used in programming or math. In iether case, how does it apply top tag extraction? Does it mean that it'l also extracts all other tags ascociated with a tag? If so, then I would just have to extract the scenario for every map. But couldn't I just open a map and extract all the tag folders there and it would result in the same thing?

And what's with all the links on this site that lead to filefronts or other sites, and am I the only one that can't seem to use them? The ghost's link and all his tutorials that lead to anyplace but here or gearbox don't work. They just lead to the homepages of the sites. And I can't get further then that.
Edited by Vick Jr on Jul 26, 2008 at 06:52 PM

UPDATE:OK, tried it again. I went through every map and put every folder on the extraction que. I made sure every folder had the "recursivly" checkbox checked. But still when I open campaign scenarios, I get EXCEPTION ACCESS VIOLATION. I even used ahobo. Can someone who knows how to do this PLEASE help?!
Edited by Vick Jr on Jul 26, 2008 at 09:49 PM

However, after useing the above process to extract all the mp maps, I seem to be able to open their scenarios. progress.

And I think I can open the silent cartographer. More progress.
Edited by Vick Jr on Jul 26, 2008 at 10:16 PM
Edited by Vick Jr on Jul 26, 2008 at 11:56 PM

I told you where to get the tag packs that fixed it for me already (quoted above.) Here, I'll even link you to one of them and the page they are all on to get you started:
http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=1389 I think that's the one I used.
The others I mentioned can all be found on this page: http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=1&sid=33

OK, so those tags packs are basically the complete tag set that Ghost released broken up into separate downloads? How do I put them in my existing tag set, or should I just make a completely new tags directory out of them? How do I use them?

OK, I donwloaded all those files SteelixB/Kornman00/MonoxideC/TheGhost for all the levels and sounds and stuff to a folder, then extracted them all at once. it seems to have created a tags folder that seems to be complete, but also created some solders outide that like "dialauge", "marines", "sargent", "sarge2", and "grunt". These are empty dialauge folders, but all the dialauge folders in the tags folder are complete and actually have stuff in there. i don't know what the extra dialauge folders are for or if they are a result of extracting things wrong.
Edited by Vick Jr on Jul 28, 2008 at 12:23 PM

I tried opening scenarios in that new tags folder and I'm missing ALOT of tags.

P.S. is there any program that can play halo sound tags? I know theres one to convert standard sound files to halo sound tags.
Edited by Vick Jr on Jul 28, 2008 at 12:25 PM
Edited by Vick Jr on Jul 28, 2008 at 01:17 PM

I suggest you open each campaign level with HEK+ and extract the whole map into your tags folder (don't overwrite). Then you get those tag sets I told you about (start with the one that lists several things like weapons, scenery etc.) and put it into your tags folder, overwriting everything unless you have modded tags you want to keep, in which case back the modded tags up. If it doesn't work add the next tag set and it should work eventually.

trust me when I say it is probably better to uninstall, delete tags, and reinstall.