PMI Problem

Spartan343 · Post by **Spartan343** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 12:03 am

I have:

- Extracted the map
- Extracted my SP Models+Meta Data
- De-crapped them
- Mixed the folders
- Rebuilt the map added the De-crapped models via builder

So no problems until I tried to load it into spark edit. I can't see my models.
I went into HMT and turned them into a Scen type and tried finding it in spark edit. I get no errors but it just doesn't show up in the tag loading section so I can't add it.

Anyone have any idea whats wrong? Btw it shows up in HMT if that isn't already obvious.

Philly · Post by **Philly** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 8:01 am

Spartan343 wrote:Mixed the folders

Believe it or not, that's where a lot of people go wrong. Could you tell me exactly what you did?

Spartan343 · Post by **Spartan343** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 11:13 am

Ok so what I did was first I took all my models folders and put them together in the build folder overwriting the folders as I went along then after that I grabbed my extracted map's folders and copied over the models folders.

Philly · Post by **Philly** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 11:22 am

Just do what it says in the tutorial. Extract new items straight to your build folder, don't bother with any foldering farce.

Spartan343 · Post by **Spartan343** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 11:54 am

Philly wrote:Just do what it says in the tutorial. Extract new items straight to your build folder, don't bother with any foldering farce.

Hmm would I end up copying over my batch extract folders onto them though? Would that cause a problem or no..

DeadHamster · Post by **DeadHamster** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 11:59 am

Batch Extract to a folder named build. Extract your tags to that same folder.

Multiple folders just adds more chance for error.

Spartan343 · Post by **Spartan343** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 12:25 pm

Ok well I just tried a simple PMI with the Giant plasma bridge from a30.

It still doesn't show up in Sparkedit.

Heres what I did:

- Extracted BoardingAction to Build
- Extracted BSPs to BSP
- Opened a30 Extracted the bridge to Build (checked off the box)
- Saved Offsets to Offsets
- Extracted the raw model to Build/levels/a30/bridge (or w/e its called)
- De-crapped the model
- Put the new BoardingAction.sbsp.meta in the levels/test/boardingaction folder
- Re-Built adding all the meta files from the bridge including my de-crapped model

- Went to HMT turned the bridge tag from Mach->Scen and saved
- Opened Spakedit went to Import Tag and it doesn't appear there still

No folder crap no nothing.

Philly · Post by **Philly** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 12:38 pm

Spartan343 wrote:Re-Built adding all the meta files from the bridge including my de-crapped model

Only add the light bridge machine meta. Everything else is added automatically. What are you answering to HMT's questions during rebuild?

Spartan343 · Post by **Spartan343** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 12:48 pm

Philly wrote:
Spartan343 wrote:Re-Built adding all the meta files from the bridge including my de-crapped model
Only add the light bridge machine meta. Everything else is added automatically. What are you answering to HMT's questions during rebuild?

I answer yes and add the new verticies+indicied and use the modified offset. I think there is something wrong with my HMT. I just tried doing a simple noob mod like changing projectiles and game globals and they are not effecting anything in game..

Philly · Post by **Philly** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 1:41 pm

Are you running Vista or anything else unusual?

Andrew_b · Post by **Andrew_b** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 3:45 pm

Vista is not unusual. Vista is not the problem here.

Spartan343 · Post by **Spartan343** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 7:50 pm

Yes I'm using Vista, but my paths should all be correct.

My Halo is installed to
'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo'

and the maps I was replacing/modding are located at
'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo\MAPS'

I don't understand whats wrong O.o this is far from my first time modding I'm no expert though I'm not a moron either this is so strange.

Andrew_b · Post by **Andrew_b** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 7:51 pm

If you aren't already doing so, run your modding tools as an administrator.

Spartan343 · Post by **Spartan343** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 7:54 pm

Andrew_b wrote:If you aren't already doing so, run your modding tools as an administrator.

Yea I ended up running my HMT as Admin awhile ago, because it was having trouble building maps I'll try that with spark edit. Though I don't think that is the problem.. As I said even trying noob mods like switching projectiles is not working.

DeadHamster · Post by **DeadHamster** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 8:03 pm

you got the most recent sparkedit correct? 3.02 I believe.

Spartan343 · Post by **Spartan343** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 8:18 pm

Yes I have the most recent one. I don't know whats wrong I even went and just re-dl'd the HMT plugins and nothing still. the weirdest part is that the changes I save get saved in HMT but nothing happens when I load up halo. It just runs normally.

Andrew_b · Post by **Andrew_b** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 8:26 pm

Run halo as an administrator.

Spartan343 · Post by **Spartan343** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 8:29 pm

Andrew_b wrote:Run halo as an administrator.

Thanks strangely enough that worked.

DeadHamster · Post by **DeadHamster** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 8:39 pm

Vista likes administrators.

Philly · Post by **Philly** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 7:54 am

True. Did you get your main problem solved then?

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