so I got sapien working on my computer.I had it set to windows 95 and it worked.I closed out of it and tried to get back on and sapien wouldn't open.so I switched to windows 98 and it worked.I saved a scenario,quit and did something else for a bit.when I came back it wouldn't open on 95 or 98.those are the only ones sapien works on.Help!

Try it on XP service pack 2 again if that doesn't work then change your theme to windows classic and run sapien.

And if that doesn't work I think your computer out smarted everyone here. . . well it outsmarted me =/
Edited by skynet on Jul 9, 2009 at 05:16 PM

how do I change my theme to windows classic?

also if I have a scenario that you want to turn into a halo ce map for me to test how do I do that?

This time, I think it's a tag problem. Check your debug.txt. As for turning it into a Halo CE map, the Official HEK tutorial has a step dedicated to it.

http://hce.halomaps.org/hek/

Scroll down to "Running a Game level in Halo".

debug.text hasn't said anything since waaaaay back today when I tried to open tutorial when I was experiancing the first problem.I don't know if I have to do something but...

btw I went to the map thing and it sucks.it doesn't tell you how to use the command prompt or anything so I can't even get past step 1
Edited by Delicon20 on Jul 9, 2009 at 06:00 PM

...Are you serious. Excerpt.


To go to the Halo Custom Edition directory in cmd.exe, type:

cd C:/Program Files/Microsoft Games/Halo Custom Edition

my scenario name is bloodgulch test v1.scenario what would I type in for my map name on there after build cache file?

also still need help with sapien

You can't have spaces. Replace spaces with _

I mean what would I put down exactly to get tool to make it into a map.I didn't get that part

Either way. If you typed in the correct stuff, it won't compile, BECAUSE you can't have spaces in your scenario. Replace the spaces with _s, and then tell us your scenario name.

bloodgulch_test_v1.scenario

lies, you can, you just gotta put "" around the command that has spaces in it; example: "levels\test\bob eats pie\bob eats pie"

it keeps saying cannot find path specified.does that mean im typin it wrong?

PS: still need help with sapien!!!

post debug.txt for sapien help
to build the cache file type:
tool build-cache-file levels\folder your scenario is in\mapname
Edited by UnevenElefant5 on Jul 9, 2009 at 08:20 PM

If your debug.txt is empty, run Sapien as an administrator. As for compiling, type:

tool build-cache-file levels\test\bloodgulch\bloodgulch_test_v1

And @ Kirby, remembering to add quotes around map names at all times, especially for SP levels is kinda confusing, not to mention annoying. I keep forgetting to add them when compiling.

sapien opened!!!YAYY!!!map won't compile!!!NOOO!!!Oh well thanks.

Personally, I don't like underscores in map names. Just doesn't look right. People should use spaces whenever possible. But, that's just my opinion.

What I do is just save all my Tool commands in batch files (.bat) using Notepad. All I have to do each time is edit the batch file for the right scenario, save, and then just double click it to run the commands without having to type them in.

It makes it easier and saves time, and the quotes are already there and don't need to be typed, so you won't forget.

For example, for the build-cache-file command, I have 'compile.bat', which would look like this with the scenario above:

cd C:\program files\microsoft games\halo custom edition
tool build-cache-file "levels\test\bloodgulch\bloodgulch_test_v1"
PAUSE

Each line is one command. Simple. If I'm testing that map repeatedly, I don't even have to type anything. I just double click the batch file every time I need to compile.

By the way, the 'pause' is there so it doesn't close on you when it finishes.