Hi,

I'm sure that this has been asked and answered a few times, but I did a search and did not see what I was looking for.

I've been trying to get a map (outpost_rio_classic) to be ready for a machinima, but Sapien started giving me the following error.

05.25.09 21:00:46 sapien pc 01.00.00.0609 ----------------------------------------------
05.25.09 21:00:46 reference function: _write_to_error_file
05.25.09 21:00:46 reference address: 401b13
05.25.09 21:00:46 Couldn't read map file './sapienbeta.map'
05.25.09 21:00:46 CreateDevice succeeded with refresh rate = 0
05.25.09 21:00:47 Sound card doesn't meet minimum hardware requirements. Disabling hardware option.
05.25.09 21:00:47 Increasing sound decompression buffer size to 1048576 bytes
05.25.09 21:00:48 the meter definition ui\hud\cyborg shield does not specify a stencil bitmap group.
05.25.09 21:00:48 the meter definition ui\hud\cyborg body does not specify a stencil bitmap group.
05.25.09 21:00:49 EAX: 0x09BE8B38
05.25.09 21:00:49 EBX: 0x00000101
05.25.09 21:00:49 ECX: 0x00000000
05.25.09 21:00:49 EDX: 0x00ADD580
05.25.09 21:00:49 EDI: 0x0013E408
05.25.09 21:00:49 ESI: 0x00000000
05.25.09 21:00:49 EBP: 0x0013E2E0
05.25.09 21:00:49 ESP: 0x0013E2D0
05.25.09 21:00:49 EIP: 0x7C90E514, C3 8D A4 24 ?????
05.25.09 21:00:49 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 ripped/extracted globals.globals, fully extracted *everything* from both CE and PC Blood Gulch, and still, the map I try to open doesn't. I did, however, try other classic maps. Only a few opened, and here's the error report for one that opened (Gephyrophobia):

05.25.09 21:06:00 sapien pc 01.00.00.0609 ----------------------------------------------
05.25.09 21:06:00 reference function: _write_to_error_file
05.25.09 21:06:00 reference address: 401b13
05.25.09 21:06:00 Couldn't read map file './sapienbeta.map'
05.25.09 21:06:00 CreateDevice succeeded with refresh rate = 0
05.25.09 21:06:00 Sound card doesn't meet minimum hardware requirements. Disabling hardware option.
05.25.09 21:06:00 Increasing sound decompression buffer size to 1048576 bytes
05.25.09 21:06:02 the meter definition ui\hud\cyborg shield does not specify a stencil bitmap group.
05.25.09 21:06:02 the meter definition ui\hud\cyborg body does not specify a stencil bitmap group.
05.25.09 21:06:06 WARNING: 22 clusters in structure_bsp levels\test\gephyrophobia\gephyrophobia have no background sound or sound environment.
05.25.09 21:06:06 local player 0, weapon (0x0), deleted unexpectedly



Since I am still an utter n00b at the whole modding thing, I have not been able to figure this out.

On an unrelated and less important note, how do I change the maneuverability and speed of an air vehicle? Does it have to do with the mass?

Something's corrupted. Delete all vehicles from the scenario using Guerilla. Then attempt opening the scenario.

Warnings can be safely ignored.

Is there a way to tell what exactly is corrupted, or will it reveal itself in due time?

The only way I know of is to test it in another map.

Anybody know of a weapons rack that works? The one I have gives me this message:


05.26.09 14:09:31 sapien pc 01.00.00.0609 ----------------------------------------------
05.26.09 14:09:31 reference function: _write_to_error_file
05.26.09 14:09:31 reference address: 401b13
05.26.09 14:09:31 Couldn't read map file './sapienbeta.map'
05.26.09 14:09:32 CreateDevice succeeded with refresh rate = 0
05.26.09 14:09:32 Sound card doesn't meet minimum hardware requirements. Disabling hardware option.
05.26.09 14:09:32 Increasing sound decompression buffer size to 1048576 bytes
05.26.09 14:09:37 file_open('tags\scenery\base_scenery\tags\base_good\shaders\example_tutorial_metal_floor.shader_environment') error 0x00000003 'The system cannot find the path specified. '
05.26.09 14:09:37 couldn't open shader_environment tag 'example_tutorial_metal_floor.shader_environment'.
05.26.09 14:09:37 failed to load gbxmodel tag 'scenery\weapons_rack_tags\weapons rack tags\rack\rack'
05.26.09 14:09:37 failed to load scenery tag 'scenery\weapons_rack_tags\weapons rack tags\rack\weapons_rack'
05.26.09 14:09:56 failed to load scenario tag 'levels\test\outpost_rio_classic\riosvs'
05.26.09 14:09:56 need to get the following tags:
05.26.09 14:09:56 scenery\base_scenery\tags\base_good\shaders\example_tutorial_metal_floor.shader_environment
05.26.09 14:09:56
05.26.09 14:09:56 game_load() failed.



I remove it from the Scenery Palette, and Sapien opens it with only a message about stencil bitmaps.

Your missing some shaders.
It even tells you.
Need to get the fallowing tags:
scenery\base_scenery\tags\base_good\shaders\example_tutorial_metal_floor.shader_environment
Open up the gbxmodel in Guerilla and change fix the red text at the way bottom of it.
For that one, I would just simply change it to look for the shader in the tutorial map folder.

I believe the one in a10 works. It's located in tags\levels\a10\devices\h_gun_rack. I think, at least. Something similar to that. If it isn't then check the tags\levels\a10\scenery folder.

I know it told me, I didn't know how to fix it because I don't have that tag. and I wanted a better weapon rack, not a way to fix the one with above error message- later today, I'm going to try Gamma's suggestion of the ones from A10.

Edit: Gamma, you rock.
Edited by Vlad on Jun 1, 2009 at 08:20 PM