10.24.08 13:50:26  sapien pc 01.00.00.0609 ----------------------------------------------
10.24.08 13:50:26  reference function: _write_to_error_file
10.24.08 13:50:26  reference address: 401b13
10.24.08 13:50:26  Couldn't read map file './sapienbeta.map'
10.24.08 13:50:27  CreateDevice succeeded with refresh rate = 0
10.24.08 13:50:27  Sound card doesn't meet minimum hardware requirements.  Disabling hardware option.
10.24.08 13:50:27  Increasing sound decompression buffer size to 1048576 bytes
10.24.08 13:50:32  the meter definition ui\hud\cyborg shield does not specify a stencil bitmap group.
10.24.08 13:50:32  the meter definition ui\hud\cyborg body does not specify a stencil bitmap group.
10.24.08 13:50:33  local player 0, weapon (0x0), deleted unexpectedly
10.24.08 13:50:33  EAX: 0x0000FF01
10.24.08 13:50:33  EBX: 0x00000001
10.24.08 13:50:33  ECX: 0xFAA08DF5
10.24.08 13:50:33  EDX: 0x03121FA0
10.24.08 13:50:33  EDI: 0x0012BF30
10.24.08 13:50:33  ESI: 0x00000000
10.24.08 13:50:33  EBP: 0x0012BE08
10.24.08 13:50:33  ESP: 0x0012BDF8
10.24.08 13:50:33  EIP: 0x77AB0F34, C3 8D A4 24 ?????
10.24.08 13:50:33  EXCEPTION halt in \halopc\haloce\source\tag_files\tag_groups.c,#3157: #0 is not a valid shader_transparent_chicago_map_block index in [#0,#0)

I'm pretty sure it is my new sky. It seemed to compile fine, all the normal shader settings seem to be up. What could be the problem and how could i fix it?

shader_transparent_chicago without a bitmap == shader_exception.
mb that's why

I got it figured out. the bitmap was all messed up.

lol, sky looks...not too good. thanks anyway.