Also, how do I get tool.exe? I type it into the command prompt and it say "not a valid win32 file" and then says access denied.

I have finished adding Ai to my map, now i need to get it into Halo PC. How exactly do I do this? I have watched a ton of videos all saying to open up tool in the command prompt, unfortunately I don't know how. Please help
Edited by Jeebus NZL on Jun 6, 2010 at 06:13 AM

"I have finished adding Ai to my map, now i need to get it into Halo PC. How exactly do I do this? I have watched a ton of videos all saying to open up tool in the command prompt, unfortunately I don't know how. Please help"

Halo CE or PC?

for your tool.exe problem, copy and paste cmd into your HEK root folder (same place as tool.exe), create a shortcut to the copied cmd, and modify the cmd shorcut so that it runs as admin. Then you do your compiling of the map in tool from the cmd that you run using the shortcut.

Assume I am a complete techie noob. I have no idea, this is my first map creation, ever. I am using windows 7 64bit OS.

I would prefer CE, but I used sidewinder from PC to make it. Where is my HEK root likely to be?
My map is called sidewinder_ai What EXACTLY would I type in to get it to work?


EDIT: I don't seem to have a definite HEK root. It appears to be everywhere in my Custom edition directory. I have
HEK_Tutorial
Guerilla
Sapien
Tool

Do I want to paste the cmd.exe here?

Edited by Jeebus NZL on Jun 6, 2010 at 06:42 AM

Edit 2: how do I edit the shortcut to run as admin? Is it simply right-clicking and going "run as administrator"??

TY
Edited by Jeebus NZL on Jun 6, 2010 at 06:44 AMEdit 3: I think I have tool working. What do I need to type in order to get it to make a halo ce .map file? As stated before my map is called "sidewinder_ai"
Edited by Jeebus NZL on Jun 6, 2010 at 06:46 AM
This is what I put into my cmd:
tool build-cache-file levels test sidewinder_ai\sidewinder_ai
Edited by Jeebus NZL on Jun 6, 2010 at 07:02 AM

you type in:
tool build-cache-file levels\test\sidewinder_ai\sidewinder_ai

assuming the file your scenario file in is called sidewinder ai, other wise:
tool build-cache-file levels\test\sidewinder\sidewinder_ai
thats for the original map file location.
If you want to be able to use the sidewinder_ai map with halo pc (not custom) you have to name it sidewinder otherwise it wont show up in halo pc.

your directory should be:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Halo Custom Edition
for everything to work

and yes, right click and click on run as admin will run as admin, dunno what you need it for, updating maybe? for multiplayer...
Edited by Ilikdonuts101 on Jun 6, 2010 at 07:24 AM

Making or modifying maps for Halo CE is NOT THE SAME as Halo PC and USES DIFFERENT TOOLS.

Making/Modifying Halo CE Maps

How do I Make Halo CE maps
http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?nid=406

How to Modify Halo CE Maps
http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?nid=412

The Halo CE HEK (Halo Editing Kit) Tutorial
http://hce.halomaps.org/hek/

Section: Tutorials
http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=1&sid=23

Programs

Halo Custom Edition Game - required
http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=410

Halo Custom Edition V1.09 Patch update - required
http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=4987

Halo Custom Edition (CE) Editing Kit - optional
http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=411

Halo Editing Kit Plus as of 12-17-06 - (HEK+) - optional
http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=2289

Ok, thank you for that. I managed to get tool working. However, I now have another issue: I can't seem to open other maps, I have extracted the .scenario in HEKplus, from the test folder. It will only let me open the regular multiplayer maps.

EDIT: How do I mod campaign maps????
Edited by Jeebus NZL on Jun 6, 2010 at 11:08 PM


Edit: If I try to open any map that in not an original Halo PC map, sapien closes. Ditto for campaign from Either game?

How do I add/modify maps I have downloaded from this site, and how do I edit campaign maps? Stupid sapien won't let me :/
Edited by Jeebus NZL on Jun 6, 2010 at 11:18 PM

You can't open campaign maps as far as i know of, there's an error message in debug. i can only open b30 which is Silent Cartographer.
try extracting everything on the map file.

Now I'm getting this stupid error when I try to use tool:
I type in: "tool build-cache-file levels\coldsnap\coldsnapwar"
The folder created by HEKplus didn't put the coldsnap folder into "test" with the other maps.
Then tool says:
"Couldn't read map file './toolbeta.map'
meter element 0 for weapons\battle rifle\master rounds is not valid
orange_landingpad: this is not a valid navpoint name
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\coldsnap\coldsnap' is 12.59M
tag headers and names are 0.24M
streaming model vertex and index buffers...done
streaming tags..............................done
writing vertex and index buffers...done 18.19M
writing tags...done (3250 tags for 11.23)
tags are 0.81M too large for structure bsps (11.23M+12.59M>23.00M)
### FAILED TO BUILD CACHE FILE

Cache pack file bitmaps hits: 874 for 51.23M
Cache pack file bitmaps adds/misses: 308 for 24.90M
Cache pack file sounds hits: 676 for 16.34M
Cache pack file sounds adds/misses: 468 for 8.45M
Cache pack file loc hits: 104 for 0.22M
Cache pack file loc adds/misses:2 for 0.00M

i posted a solution for your tool error in your other topic, go read it.