How do i add an energy swrd wielding ai to my maps??? I tried but there is some problem with tool that does not compile the map. I know its possible, because i downloaded a map and it had an Elite wielding an energy swrd. If anyone Knows how, please help.

give us the debug

04.18.09 18:39:08 sapien pc 01.00.00.0609 ----------------------------------------------
04.18.09 18:39:08 reference function: _write_to_error_file
04.18.09 18:39:08 reference address: 401b13
04.18.09 18:39:08 Couldn't read map file './sapienbeta.map'
04.18.09 18:39:08 CreateDevice succeeded with refresh rate = 0
04.18.09 18:39:09 Increasing sound decompression buffer size to 1048576 bytes
04.18.09 18:39:54 file_open('tags\characters\actor\minion\minion.actor') error 0x00000003 'The system cannot find the path specified. '
04.18.09 18:39:54 couldn't open actor tag 'minion.actor'.
04.18.09 18:39:54 file_open('tags\new_tags_only\tags\weapons\energy sword\energy sword.weapon') error 0x00000003 'The system cannot find the path specified. '
04.18.09 18:39:54 couldn't open weapon tag 'energy sword.weapon'.
04.18.09 18:39:54 failed to load actor_variant tag 'characters\actor\allied minion\allied minion elite energy sword'
04.18.09 18:39:54 failed to load scenario tag 'levels\test\ratrace\ratraceai'
04.18.09 18:39:54 need to get the following tags:
04.18.09 18:39:54 characters\actor\minion\minion.actor
04.18.09 18:39:54 new_tags_only\tags\weapons\energy sword\energy sword.weapon
04.18.09 18:39:54
04.18.09 18:39:54 game_load() failed.

the tags are missing stuff. Here's a suggestion: rip a campaign map that has a zealot in it and use those tags instead.

How do you rip a campaign map
???

http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=1542

Use that.

http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=1701

Open that.

Select everything, press the + button in the bottom right corner, and click Start.

but i need the .NET framework 1.1.4322 I dun know where 2 find it!!!

dl this: http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=1541

But it extracts as .txt files!!!

wait, no it doesn't... you're extracting wrong methinks

Uncheck the "save extracted tags list" checkbox. Then, go to the yellow gear, and click the "Use Registry" button.

and make sure you export using the original folders.

I tried adding the elite energy sword tag, but Sapien just suddenly shut down, Why???
Edited by redeemermarv on Apr 18, 2009 at 11:16 AM

post the debug

04.19.09 00:16:50 sapien pc 01.00.00.0609 ----------------------------------------------
04.19.09 00:16:50 reference function: _write_to_error_file
04.19.09 00:16:50 reference address: 401b13
04.19.09 00:16:50 Couldn't read map file './sapienbeta.map'
04.19.09 00:16:52 CreateDevice succeeded with refresh rate = 0
04.19.09 00:17:01 Increasing sound decompression buffer size to 1048576 bytes
04.19.09 00:17:05 EAX: 0xFFFFFFFE
04.19.09 00:17:05 EBX: 0x00000002
04.19.09 00:17:05 ECX: 0x00A4E2F8
04.19.09 00:17:05 EDX: 0x00000005
04.19.09 00:17:05 EDI: 0x0AC35000
04.19.09 00:17:05 ESI: 0x00000000
04.19.09 00:17:05 EBP: 0x00A4E30C
04.19.09 00:17:05 ESP: 0x0012EF24
04.19.09 00:17:05 EIP: 0x005AB968, 66 8B 04 3E ?????
04.19.09 00:17:05 6F697461 ?????
04.19.09 00:17:05 00000008 ?????
04.19.09 00:17:05 EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION

Which sword elite are you adding? Is it called "elite commander energy sword" ?

yes

I just realized that you're using the HEK+ version as of 05. Download this one: http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=2289, and re-extract the zealot tags, as well as the energy sword. Overwrite your old ones.

oh well, i had this problem too, but i managed to fix it. Here's some directions to fix your problem....

1. download the latest HEK+,

2. update your comp using windows update. (btw, that includes the NET framework.....)

3. using the HEK+ u just downloaded, extract all the tags (excluding the "levels" folder) from all the campaign maps. (so that not only allows you to use the zealot elite wielding energy sword, but also the other AIs too). But, BEFORE YOU DO THAT......

3a. go into HEK+ main menu, click "Tag Extractor Settings" > "Plugins" > "Tag Extractor", and make sure yr tags folder is correctly directed (eg. if yr tags folder is "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo Custom Edition\Tags", then make sure this "Tag Extractor" field also says so)

4. after you r done extracting all the tags (i know its FRIGGIN hard work, but i did that also to make sure errors are kept to a minimum), go into Sapien, open yr .scenario file you want to add the AI to, then go to Sapien's hierachy view and click "Edit Types". In "Object Class, go to "actor_variant", then click "Add".

5. This should bring you to yr open file window. Find yr zealot actor_variant tag (should be in "characters\elite\elite commander\elite commander energy sword.actor_variant), and click "Add". Then after the tag is added, click "Done". In the dialog box, click "OK", and now you can start populating the map with the zealot.

6.Once you're done, save and compile the map, and voila: there's your elite-with-energy-sword!

Hope this helps.......