Help mapping

|tHC|ramrodfarva · Post by **|tHC|ramrodfarva** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 2:09 pm

Ok im new to theese forums I just want to know where and what i use to make halo maps. Im so confussed can someone help thnxs

CMDR Reservoir · Post by **CMDR Reservoir** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 2:13 pm

Check in the main page of halomods under tutorials. From there, you will be able to select the hosted video tutorials made by Kirk. They will guide you through making a map. There are other tutorials in there as well. Also, try looking in the files section for other tutorials, under the tutorials section. If what your looking for is not in there, contact me on AIM and I'll help you. And by the way,"leaderacola".

|tHC|ramrodfarva · Post by **|tHC|ramrodfarva** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 2:16 pm

is it a program like Hammer which is use to make Hl2 maps or what do i do the tutorials where just telling me how to make models

CMDR Reservoir · Post by **CMDR Reservoir** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 2:21 pm

Well, if you have Halo custom edition installed, then you'll need to download the Halo Editing kit. If you've already done so the 3 programs you need are already included. The only thing you need is 3dsmax 6 or 7, available at http://www.autodesk.com/.

|tHC|ramrodfarva · Post by **|tHC|ramrodfarva** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 2:25 pm

is it a free download lol

CMDR Reservoir · Post by **CMDR Reservoir** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 2:29 pm

yes it is.

|tHC|ramrodfarva · Post by **|tHC|ramrodfarva** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 2:46 pm

i cant find the link to download it

babelfish · Post by **babelfish** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 3:52 pm

Uh..no 3ds Max is definatly not free

. Unless you meant the HEK or the 30 day trial. You also need Paintshop Pro 8+(recomended) or Photoshop 6+(recomended). By recomended I mean the version not the program.

|tHC|ramrodfarva · Post by **|tHC|ramrodfarva** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 4:00 pm

where do i get that

|tHC|ramrodfarva · Post by **|tHC|ramrodfarva** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 4:10 pm

I got it thnxs guys now let me roll the qestions in how to make a map lol

babelfish · Post by **babelfish** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 5:20 pm

VERY SIMPLIFIED TUTORIAL

1. Set up a working directory: C:/program files/microsoft games/halo custom edition/data/levels/[yourmapnamehere]/bitmaps/[yourbitmapnamehere] for your bitmaps directory, and C:/program files/microsoft games/halo custom edition/data/levels/[yourmapnamehere]/models/[yourmodelnamehere]

2. Photoshop/Paintshop: Create bitmap(your ground) in photoshop/painshop pro and save in your bitmaps directory.
3. 3ds Max: Create mountains, hills, and/or water in 3ds Max, save as a .max and export as a *.jms in your model directory.
4. Compilation: go to start>run>and type cmd and press enter. Navigate to your HaloCE root directory in the command prompt and type "tool.exe structure levels\data\[yourmapnamehere] [yourmapnamehere]"
5. Guerilla: Edit the new *.scenerio tag in Guerilla, save, and open in Sapien.
6. Sapien: Populate the level in Sapien(add trees, rocks, weapons, SPAWN POINTS

, and netgame flags/other).
7. Final Build: Open the command prompt and type "tool.exe build-cache-file levels\[yourmapnamehere] [yourmapnamehere]".
8. Open your level in Halo CE and play!(and test for bugs)

-When I say [yourmapnamehere] it means this is where you state the name of your map.-

Sorry this wasn't a great tutorial but I hope it gives you an outline of what you need to do. You WILL get errors when making your map, everyone does, but it's really fun once you get the hang of it.

Good luck making some good maps![/u][/b]

|tHC|ramrodfarva · Post by **|tHC|ramrodfarva** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 8:20 pm

how do i navagaet to my halo ce folder

|tHC|ramrodfarva · Post by **|tHC|ramrodfarva** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 8:27 pm

my thing says

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C:\Documents and Settings\<myname>\Desktop

WHY IS THIS

|tHC|ramrodfarva · Post by **|tHC|ramrodfarva** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 8:32 pm

^^^^it says that when i open command prompt^^^^

|tHC|ramrodfarva · Post by **|tHC|ramrodfarva** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 8:57 pm

and why cant i save my 3ds map as the jms file or something like that

RedFox · Post by **RedFox** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 12:16 pm

when you are in command prompt, then type in:
chdir C:\Name\of\the\directory\you\want\to\go

For example:

chdir C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo Custom Edition\

and now you are in that directory

|tHC|ramrodfarva · Post by **|tHC|ramrodfarva** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 1:30 pm

another error when i try to export with .jms it says "NO ACTORS TO EXPORT" why is this