Hi guys,

I like to know how to convert a worked scenario into a map file so that i can play it on MP Lan..
I read that it can be done with the program "tool" but somehow i can't open it. Sure i also read that i have to use the command propt or somethin like that but i dont know how to use it, so maybe you can explain me how to do it? I want to convert my worked out scenarion into a map file.

use tool++ if you like, download of the site. It's what i usually use for level compilation.

aight i downloaded it but when i click on "Build-Cache-File" and pick a scenario and click on "Run Tool" this here shows up:

Couldn't read map file './toolbeta.map'
culling uncompressed model vertices...done

culling uncompressed structure bsp vertices...done
culling uncompressed model animation data...done
building predicted resources for structures...done
structure bsp 'levels\test\bloodgulch\bloodgulch' is 1.45M
tag headers and names are 0.30M
streaming model vertex and index buffers...done
streaming tags....................................done
writing vertex and index buffers...done 9.78M
writing tags...done (3645 tags for 9.08M)
total tag size is 10.52M (12.48M free)
compressing 60.01M...done
successfully built cache file.
Cache pack file bitmaps hits: 896 for 42.49M
Cache pack file bitmaps adds/misses: 122 for 3.00M
Cache pack file sounds hits: 668 for 11.63M
Cache pack file sounds adds/misses: 2032 for 37.75M
Cache pack file loc hits: 104 for 0.22M
Cache pack file loc adds/misses: 0 for 0.00M

ok good good... but what's the next step? I want my edited scenario playable.

You just overwrote bloodgulch, load it up to see your changes. You probably should have renamed the scenario...

how do you mean it i just overwrote bloodgulch?.. hmm well i renamed the scenario and did it again.. ok now this shows up

culling uncompressed model vertices...done
Couldn't read map file './toolbeta.map'

culling uncompressed structure bsp vertices...done
culling uncompressed model animation data...done
building predicted resources for structures...done
structure bsp 'levels\test\bloodgulch\bloodgulch' is 1.45M
tag headers and names are 0.19M
streaming model vertex and index buffers...done
streaming tags........................done
writing vertex and index buffers...done 6.87M
writing tags...done (2455 tags for 4.97M)
total tag size is 6.42M (16.58M free)
compressing 13.29M...done
successfully built cache file.
Cache pack file bitmaps hits: 896 for 42.49M
Cache pack file bitmaps adds/misses: 0 for 0.00M
Cache pack file sounds hits: 666 for 11.61M
Cache pack file sounds adds/misses: 0 for 0.00M
Cache pack file loc hits: 104 for 0.22M
Cache pack file loc adds/misses: 0 for 0.00M

but for what is this? i dont understand it where is the map file which i can put into my map folder in case to play it in Halo CE Lan?

Tool automatically put its in the map folder for you. That's just the information about the map, if you were to get any errors it would say it there. Start up Halo CE, and it should be there.

ok it seems like it is there but it doesnt work.
I put some AI on the map but if a start the map in game Halo CE Lan they dont appear...

Then you messed something up. I don't work with AI, sorry.

it's allright yea i also dont know where the problem is.. maybe someone who knows much about the AIs can help me but I followed the tutorials step by step and it should work... Guess i'm going to reinstall everything then try it all again. But hey chris thanks for trying helping me.

Alright. The tool syntax looks correct. In Sapien, select your encounter. Take a screenshot of what the properties pane shows, and show that to me.

Got a question new question, well i want to edit the scenario of a single player map like "The Truth and Reconciliation", how can I rip the scenario of it off? And how can I make it playable?

Rip it with HEK+, hope that it rips right.

Yea, I can rip it, but how can i play it in campaign? I edited the scenario... and now? How can I play it modified in campaign mode?

Compile it, and use dev to load it.

map_name 

Example:
map_name a10

it doesnt work, nothing happens if i run halo custom edition and open devmode by "^" and type it in "map_name a50" nothing happens... and what do you mean by compile? I see that many people uploaded maps which has to be extracted to the map folder of halo... Do you mean that? But how can I do it, i use tool++ to play edited MP-Maps with AI, it works but the map file isnt in the map folder. Can you tell me where it is? Becuz I want to delete some maps that I edited too but I can't.

Your map isn't a50, that was just an example.

If your on Vista check your compadability files in the maps folder.

Your example was a10. I believe he wants to modify the Truth and Reconciliation, which is a50. Here's a checklist to make sure everything was done correctly.

1) Open scenario in sapien to make sure you have all the tags.
2) Compile the level again through tool / tool++. For tool++, select "build-cache-file", and select levels\a50\a50.
3) Wait for tool to complete, and look for the text "successfully built cache file".
4) Start up Halo, and try it.

Thought he said a10. But yea, it should load if you did it right.

Hi there, sorry that I answer so late but I was busy since the last days, well I can't open the scenario a50 in sapien, dont know why so I tried to modify it with kornman, but still it doesnt work, if I start Halo CE and do it with devmode... Dont know where the problem is but according to your steps, my problem would be that I can't open a50 in sapien. But by the way, look I edited some MP Maps like bloodgulch in sapien and so on but I saved it with another name like "top serious".
Then I ran tool++ and made build-cache-file.. ok it works I can play it in Halo CE.. but now I want to delete it... And i have no idea to do it...

Go to your maps folder, and delete the scenario. As for not being able to open it, you most likely are missing tags, or something is corrupted.