HUGE problem with modding (it's not what you think)

cmori3 · Post by **cmori3** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 10:18 pm

So I've been modding for a while. HMT, CE, PMI'ing, all that kind of stuff. Now, I suddenly have this huge-ass problem that stops me from modding altogether.

I can't actually change the maps in the MAPS folder anymore. Sure, I can copy another map, paste it into the folder, it asks "Do you want to copy and replace?", I say yes. It even does the loading bar. It looks perfectly normal. But when I go into the game, the map is exactly the same! It is the same with the trial version! I can reinstall the game, the map will still be the one that I modded. Get this: I can actually delete the file of a particular map, then simply open up Halo and play the map with no ill effects.

Yes, I am in the right directory for the MAPS folder, I have restarted my computer, I have done everything I can think of.

And I ask: What the hell?

Andrew_b · Post by **Andrew_b** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 10:24 pm

Run halo as an administrator.

cmori3 · Post by **cmori3** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 10:34 pm

HOLY $|-|17!!!! Thanks a lot!

Why the hell does that fix it?

cmori3 · Post by **cmori3** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 10:43 pm

Umm... now for some reason I can't see any objects (weapons, vehicles, even my own body)

Andrew_b · Post by **Andrew_b** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 10:44 pm

Vista is strange. What you do as an administrator won't show up if your not an administrator. Probably some administrator file back up system.

Also, About your problem, sounds like a pmi issue.

cmori3 · Post by **cmori3** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 10:47 pm

But if I reinstall the game or delete the map file, how come it has no effect?

Altimit01 · Post by **Altimit01** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 11:00 pm

Caching of some sort most likely.

cmori3 · Post by **cmori3** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 11:37 pm

When I do a search for Infinity.map or bloodgulch.map (the two levels I modified) It comes up with various saved versions of it but one that has no description (except for time created) and cannot be right-clicked on or double-clicked. Would that be relevant to the issue?

QUETZALCOATL · Post by **QUETZALCOATL** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:58 am

this may sound liks a strange tatic, but try to delete the entire game (maybe save the map on a flashdrive USB), restart the computer, reinstall the game, then try again.
if the problem is already solved, then disregard this post.

Cryticfarm · Post by **Cryticfarm** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:33 am

I would explain the administrator problem, but I'm too lazy.

MoDFox · Post by **MoDFox** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:40 am

Did you just REinstall? if so, try to do a complete UNinstall and then install a fresh copy.

cmori3 · Post by **cmori3** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 12:31 pm

I did uninstall too, god this is pissing me off. I'll try uninstalling and restarting.

cmori3 · Post by **cmori3** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 1:02 pm

A bit of new information: when I run the game as administrator, it runs an unmodded version of the map (17.8mb) and places it in the MAPS folder. But if I play Halo normally after that, it changes the file in the MAPS folder to the modded version (20.3mb). Is this info useful at all?