Check your debug.txt file located in the Halo Custom Edition folder. Copy the last paragraph, and paste it here.

09.20.09 23:20:40 sapien pc 01.00.00.0609 ----------------------------------------------
09.20.09 23:20:40 reference function: _write_to_error_file
09.20.09 23:20:40 reference address: 401b13
09.20.09 23:20:40 Couldn't read map file './sapienbeta.map'
09.20.09 23:20:40 CreateDevice succeeded with refresh rate = 0
09.20.09 23:20:41 Sound card doesn't meet minimum hardware requirements. Disabling hardware option.
09.20.09 23:20:41 Increasing sound decompression buffer size to 1048576 bytes
09.20.09 23:20:41 file_open('tags\characters\grunt\bitmaps\reflection grunt diffuse.bitmap') error 0x00000003 'The system cannot find the path specified. '
09.20.09 23:20:41 couldn't open bitmap tag 'reflection grunt diffuse.bitmap'.
09.20.09 23:20:41 failed to load shader_model tag 'weapons\fuel rod gun\shaders\fuel rod ammo'
09.20.09 23:20:41 failed to load gbxmodel tag 'weapons\fuel rod gun\projectile\projectile'
09.20.09 23:20:41 failed to load projectile tag 'vehicles\banshee\mp_banshee fuel rod'
09.20.09 23:20:41 failed to load weapon tag 'vehicles\banshee\mp_banshee gun'
09.20.09 23:20:41 failed to load vehicle tag 'vehicles\banshee\banshee_mp'
09.20.09 23:20:41 file_open('tags\characters\elite\elite minor plasma rifle.actor_variant') error 0x00000002 'The system cannot find the file specified. '
09.20.09 23:20:41 couldn't open actor_variant tag 'elite minor plasma rifle.actor_variant'.
09.20.09 23:20:41 file_open('tags\characters\marine_armored\marine_armored assault rifle.actor_variant') error 0x00000002 'The system cannot find the file specified. '
09.20.09 23:20:41 couldn't open actor_variant tag 'marine_armored assault rifle.actor_variant'.
09.20.09 23:20:41 failed to load scenario tag 'levels\water\water'
09.20.09 23:20:41 need to get the following tags:
09.20.09 23:20:41 characters\grunt\bitmaps\reflection grunt diffuse.bitmap
09.20.09 23:20:41 characters\elite\elite minor plasma rifle.actor_variant
09.20.09 23:20:41 characters\marine_armored\marine_armored assault rifle.actor_variant
09.20.09 23:20:41
09.20.09 23:20:41 game_load() failed.

Missing these tags. Extract them from the original campaign.

how can i extract these tags from the original campaign can you explain how?

HEK+. Open the map, find the tag. Right click it, extract, or something like that. Check "Extract recursively", and "Use original folder names". Click the "Use Registry" button. Then, extract.

Some button / checkbox names may be different than shown, because I typed this from memory.

all i do for this is rip every single campaign map in halo, but do not use the "overwrite tags" function. It always works.

lol im not even gonna do it its....a hell of errors
lines and lines and lines and lines of errors i
almost passed out when i saw it XD

SUCCESS! It worked! Thanks a lot, i don't know what i would do without you guys!

Whut happnd exactly lol?

Sapien would not open cause i need to add specific tags that were missing and that was causing sapien to not open. so i just extracted the tags i needed and put them in the right folders or the right place using HEK+ and BAM! SUCCESS!

good do u no what to do when vehicles dont spawn even if u added it to globals
lol thats another pain in the butt for me

You have to REPLACE an existing vehicle in the globals.globals. You can't have more than 6.

ok ill try it so if u want the defualts just replace with the defualt vehicles?(just making sure)

Yea. globals.globals has the 6 default vehicles defined by default.

what happens if you put in to make hud messages:

tool hud-messages levels\noremorse zombie escape

and tool just gives u the crap it does when u put in tool alone PLZ HALP ITS BEEN AN OLLLDD PROBLEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is zombie escape your scenario name? Type:

tool hud-messages levels\noremorse "zombie escape"

i found a few mistakes but i have many more errors first thing it was zombie-escape lol sry
and it was in the test folder (im so dumb) so this is how it looks now after i fixed it

tool hud-messages levels\test\noremorse zombie-escape

now the thing that came out was

couldn't read map file './toolbeta.map

can anyone give me a correct versoin of my command i think i messed up somewhere
Edited by lolzar on Nov 21, 2009 at 10:20 AM

Where's your .hmt file located?

its located in halo custom edition\data\levels\test\noremorse\hud messages.hmt

Is it using unicode encoding?

yes...wait do i have to save it as "All files"

Yea... and make SURE the file extension is .hmt

ok heres what happened i saved hud-messages.hmt as allfiles and i put it on unicode then i typed this in

tool hud-messages levels\test\noremorse zombie-escape

and i still got the cant read map toolbeta.map thing again whats it susposed to look like? and whats the command u usually use?
Edited by lolzar on Nov 22, 2009 at 06:43 PM

You save it as "hud messages.hmt". With a space, not a dash.

done that recently. still no cigar got anymore suggestions this is how it went


saved as hud messages.hmt in haloce/data/levels/test/noremorse/zombie-escape

now the command i put in was

tool hud-messages levels\test\noremorse zombie-escape

no cigar........what does it say when you do it lol and how can i fix it


HELP ME PLEEEEEEHHZZ ENNYYONNEE!
Edited by lolzar on Nov 23, 2009 at 07:39 PM

You put it into data\levels\test\noremorse\zombie-escape. If zombie-escape is your .scenario name, you need to put it in the noremorse folder, and not create a new one called zombie-escape.

so your saying i have to make a new folder? the only things i ahve in my noremorse folder rihgt now is.. scripts folder and hud messages.hmt and hud-messages.hmt can i has a more detailed walkthru lol

I'm saying you SHOULDN'T, because I was under the impression that zombie-escape was your scenario name. If that's not it, then put your SCENARIO name for the tool command.

so like this?

tool hud-messages levels\test\noremorse zombie-escape

or

tool zombie-escape levels\test\noremorse

im just 13.5 dont be too hard on me plz lol

tool build-cache-file levels\test\noremorse\zombie-escape

Ok. Give the exact scenario name, and the location of the scenario file. You're confusing us here. Is zombie-escape the name of your scenario file? If so, then do what I said earlier, and drag it out of the zombie-escape folder.

here is all the details:

scenario name: zombie-escape [loacation]: Tags\levels\test\noremors

hud messages.hmt: [location]: Haloce directory\data\levels\test\noremorse

notes: there isnt a zombie escape folder and my scenario is where it should be in the tags\levels\test directory see if you guys can halp lolz

hud messages.hmt goes in data\levels\test\noremorse

Then, type into tool:

tool hud-messages levels\test\noremorse zombie-escape

is it good if the couldnt read toolbeta.map thing comes out?