ok so im making a map, and entered this code into cmd, tool

 tool bitmaps levels\bliss\bitmaps

i expected it to create a bitmap out o my .tif image, but instead, it simply said ..
http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/4163/cmdc.png


what did i do wrong??

I believe the command you want is:

tool bitmaps levels\bliss\bitmaps bitmaps

now i got

 Couldn't read map file ' ./toolbeta.map
usage: tool verb 
 bitmaps source-directory

>.> i have no idea what this means.. im still a noob at making maps..

I take it you have .tif files in the data\levels\bliss\bitmaps folder? If so, then you're first command should work. When it says 'bitmaps source-directory', it means you say

tool bitmaps levels\mapname\bitmaps

But of course, you had that the first time, so I'm not sure what your problem is.

ohhh i had it in

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo Custom Edition\tags\levels\bliss\bitmaps

it works now :) thx!!

well actually it says warning bitmap created over 1-bit alpha being compressed over bla bla bla, but i know how to fix that :)

Yeah everything you run through tool (pretty much) MUST be in your data folder, or you get errors like that. You also have to preserve the hierarchy, or it won't work.

To fix your error, which, by the way, is actually expected, open up your newly created tags in guerilla (these will be in your tags folder, in the same hierarchy that you set up in your data folder) and scroll down a little until you see the format type. From the drop down menu, select 'compressed with explicit alpha', save your changes, and run the EXACT same tool command you did to create your bitmaps. The error should disappear. If it doesn't, I don't think you need to be concerned about it. The error deals with compression rates or something, but isn't game-crashing.

Do this for every single bitmap you made. If it was already provided by Bungie, chances are it won't need tweaking in Guerilla. This procedure should be done for every new bitmap you introduce.