Hey guys. I've hit a standstill on my map Genocide. The map loads fine in sapien, but as soon as I load it in Halo it crashes. The scenario is completely blank other than default sky and default globals. Whats wierder is in my debug.txt it says only this:

12.23.10 16:19:57 tool pc 01.00.00.0609 ----------------------------------------------
12.23.10 16:19:57 reference function: _write_to_error_file
12.23.10 16:19:57 reference address: 42ca20
12.23.10 16:19:57 Couldn't read map file './toolbeta.map'
12.23.10 16:20:01 overlay item 0 for cmt\hud\interfaces\weapons\single\spartan laser references an invalid sequence
12.23.10 16:20:16 WARNING: 5 clusters in structure_bsp levels\genocide\genocide have no background sound or sound environment.

Perplexed, I consulted (complained to) Mooseguy and sent him the build. When he exceptioned, he got this error:

12.24.10 00:44:58 sapien pc 01.00.00.0609 ----------------------------------------------
12.24.10 00:44:58 reference function: _write_to_error_file
12.24.10 00:44:58 reference address: 401b13
12.24.10 00:44:58 Couldn't read map file './sapienbeta.map'
12.24.10 00:44:59 CreateDevice succeeded with refresh rate = 0
12.24.10 00:44:59 Sound card doesn't meet minimum hardware requirements. Disabling hardware option.
12.24.10 00:45:00 file_open('tags\ui\editor\markers\normal\normal.gbxmodel') error 0x00000003 'The system cannot find the path specified. '
12.24.10 00:45:00 couldn't open gbxmodel tag 'normal.gbxmodel'.
12.24.10 00:45:00 EAX: 0x0012F2B4
12.24.10 00:45:00 EBX: 0x706C6101
12.24.10 00:45:00 ECX: 0x0012F325
12.24.10 00:45:00 EDX: 0x0012F2EC
12.24.10 00:45:00 EDI: 0x0012F2A0
12.24.10 00:45:00 ESI: 0x00000000
12.24.10 00:45:00 EBP: 0x0012F178
12.24.10 00:45:00 ESP: 0x0012F168
12.24.10 00:45:00 EIP: 0x777564F4, C3 8D A4 24 ?????
12.24.10 00:45:00 EXCEPTION halt in .\editor_renderer.cpp,#189: marker.model_index!=NONE

What the hell is going down here guys? I have fixed tons of exceptions before but I never even heard of this one! Why doesnt it leave a record of the error in my debug.txt? And why is this build suddenly exceptioning even though the scenario is blank? Is there something wrong with my BSP?

PLEASE HELP I'M READY TO TEAR MY HAIR OUT!!

I've heard of the second a lot. Basically, he needs to reinstall his HEK because he's missing the marker thing that Sapien uses. It's impossible to extract it from any maps because it's HEK specific.

Can't speak for mooseguy, but Sapien runs fine for me.

And all my other maps do to ingame

It's just this one crashes every time it loads in Halo.

Can anyone offer me insight that doesn't relate to sapien's object marker cause trust me that is not why my map is crashing in Halo CE.
Edited by DA_Ender on Dec 23, 2010 at 07:24 PM

MOOOSE's problem was the Sapien object marker. Of course it isn't related to your error.

And Moose always gets exceptions in halo when he dies. For any level. He's computer is a bit wonky

Doesn't change the fact that the

EXCEPTION halt in .\editor_renderer.cpp,#189: marker.model_index!=NONE

error is tied to the lack of tags\ui\editor\markers\normal\normal.gbxmodel

and it is the moving/marker object/gizmo in sapien.
did moose just need the sapien file?

No I sent him the compiled map and he attempted to load it just as I did in Halo. The map works 100% in sapien I have a completely populated version of it. But when I tried to compile and test it ingame it crashed which usually wouldnt have bothered me much but halo doesnt even know what crashed it! The debug.txt has no record of the crash.. :(

So I deleted things one by one testing each item until it was blank and it still wouldnt play. This has only happened since I moved the bsp to the origin in max and smoothed out the hills. Also around 5000 more poly's were added in structures and various improvements..

But for some reason unknown to me or debug.txt this new build of the bsp crashes immediately upon loading.. I am stumped completely.. I see no problems in max other than not the greatest portalling... but it never had good portals and the old builds played fine.

*tears hair out some more*

thats because hes using a mac -_-

I want my old computer back
But yeah, I realize the error I got was from carelessly extracting your map into an empty tags folder, which apparently didn't include the gizmo.

But I still want my old computer back

EDIT: Wait a second... 5000 more polies?!?!?!?
Dude, that may be your reason right there....
Edited by MoooseGuy on Dec 24, 2010 at 10:24 AM

Yes too much polies on the map. That could cause democratic upset. Which leads to nuclear war. Which leads to a nuclear winter.