I kind of forgot that a lot of people don't know about this... So i thought I'd show you guys a quick tip for cmd.

First of all, no matter what system you have you have a cmd prompt you can access somewhere. I'm also pretty sure what i'm going to tell you is universal across Windows Computers.

Get the path to the root hek install directory. Copy it/put it into notepad.

Now, on your desktop put a shortcut up. When the wizard pops up set the Target to:

%windir%\system32\cmd.exe

**Edit: IF you're on WinXP and this doesn't work, change system32 to system?**

Press ok. (If you aren't prompted for a "Start in: " field- on win7 you are)

Next, right click the new shortcut to CMD and set the "Start in:" field to your root hce directory. (Make sure it's in quotes "C:\Your directory" )

This way you don't have to go to HCE directory every time you need tool. I hope someone finds this useful!
Edited by Dwood on Feb 13, 2011 at 06:30 PM

Thanks Dwood, but I can't run tool for some reason, it closes fast as it opens :/

I am executing it from the Halo CE install folder.

No i seriously have that problem. :/ I can open Sapien and guerilla but not Tool.

You dont open tool, you use cmd, like Dwood just explained.

'tool.exe' Is a command line utility used to compile various halo-related objects.

To use it, you have to run it with a set of parameters. The easiest way to do this is through a command prompt window, or cmd.exe. (Read Dwood's post for setting it up)

Then you run a command on it, for example: 'tool build-cache-file dir dir'

Simply double clicking the program will cause it to print it's help function then close due to the fact it has no operations to perform.
Edited by Somone77 on Feb 13, 2011 at 10:16 PM

This nice little error shows up :)





Edited by PRPatxi on Feb 14, 2011 at 04:34 AM
Edited by PRPatxi on Feb 14, 2011 at 04:34 AM

You didn't put the jms in the right folder.

I put it in a folder I created in Levels, if I shouldn't do that where should I put it?

make a folder within the folder that the jms is in now, name it "models"
put the jms in there.

I have it that way, still error continues.

did you run as admin when you saved the jms?
is it a compatibility file?

What program did I needed to run as admin, it's a jms file it's supposed to be compatible w/ tool, or am I wrong?

you are running cmd from system 32?

can i ask if your trying to build a map or a model?

It was a map

after all else that's aready been asked,are your maps model and jms file both the same name?
and if yoou changed anything in your map,did you save it to your models folder before you made the jms file?

No I havent changed anything, I am gonna try converting another map model to .jms and try if I can open it w/ tool.



Yes, yes I am just did as Dwood explained.
Edited by PRPatxi on Feb 15, 2011 at 05:51 PM

That is not what he said to do.
You need to run cmd from the halo ce root directory, not system32.

I found the problem. When I try to export to .jms a window w/ a message appears saying I have no geometry selected, if I click on save, the saved .jms file has 85 bytes(witch for a map it's impossible), so I think I am doing something wrong w/ saving it. i am using Ghost's .jms exporter. BTW I do have selected the geometry, when I click on export it unselects, if I find a solution I will tell you guys.

OK, 1st, make your own thread if you want help
2nd, answer the questions , if you want help.
3rd, did you even watch any tutorials? or search for an answer?
4th, its because your level is not linked to a frame, you would have known this if you had watched a tutorial or searched for an answer.

1st-I watched Firedragon's boring tut,
2nd- I Fixed it,
3rd- I answered questions
4th- End of Story

lol