ok, so i tried opening the HEK Tool, but all that happens is a command prompt opens really quickly then closes......and i've tried using Tool++ , but it never loads the scenario, any ideas?

The problem is, tool cannot be open by clicking the icon. It must be opened via command prompt.

To set up tool properly:

1) Go to c:\windows\system32
2) Find cmd.exe
3) Copy and paste "cmd.exe" to your Halo Custom Edition folder

To run tool:

1) Open the newly copied cmd.exe
2) Then type "tool" and then your command

Then to build your map you would type:

tool build-cache-file (path to your map)
example:
tool build-cache-file levels\test\tutorial\tutorial

ok, um, i thought i had the right path......apparently not?

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo Combat Evolved>tool build-cache-file level
s\test\dangercanyon\dangercanyon.scenario
Couldn't read map file './toolbeta.map'
file_open('tags\levels\test\dangercanyon\dangercanyon.scenario.scenario') error
0x00000002 'The system cannot find the file specified. '
couldn't open scenario tag 'dangercanyon.scenario.scenario'.
need to get the following tags:
levels\test\dangercanyon\dangercanyon.scenario.scenario

### FAILED TO LOAD SCENARIO.

Cache pack file bitmaps hits: 0 for 0.00M
Cache pack file bitmaps adds/misses: 0 for 0.00M
Cache pack file sounds hits: 0 for 0.00M
Cache pack file sounds adds/misses: 0 for 0.00M
Cache pack file loc hits: 0 for 0.00M
Cache pack file loc adds/misses: 0 for 0.00M

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo Combat Evolved>

That's your problem you put it in your combat evolved folder. It is supposed to go in your custom edition folder.

I lol'd. So hard.
But yeah, put it in your Halo Custom Edition folder, because that's the game you are using this for. Same goes for the rest of the HEK.

I hope. But his tool was under the wrong folder, so idk. Or maybe it was just his cmd...

i think i know what i did wrong there, when i installed Halo CE, it went into the Halo Combat Evolved folder by mistake, because i had created a new folder called Halo Custom Edition and just never changed the install location when the time came to do so.....now i'm starting from scratch yay......