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Something smells fishy...
Posted by: StArFiGhTa
Posted by: Dr Syx
The only thing I could possibly think of is that you're confusing Halo CE maps for Halo PC maps. You said you used to love modding, so, I assume you have experience enough to realize that, so, I don't know. You might just be using outdated tools?
I haven't even DL'd CE on this computer yet.
HHTv5, HMTv3.5
Also, to the guy above, I have no idea what you're talking about. HHT/HMT are considered "tools" to me.
So the name of the tools you are using are HHT and HMT.
I don't have much experience with the HHT and HMT tools.
So, maybe you could try downloading and installing Halo: Custom Edition or installing Halo: Combat Evolved. Then try importing a base/default Halo map such as Bloodgulch into the HMT tool.
If you can successfully import a default map then maybe the map you are having problems with is corrupt in some way.
Here is a quote from Halomaps.org written by Monoxide who is one of the developers of Halo Map Tools (HMT) v3.0:
Link: http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=725
General Instructions
Note - This app requires the .net framework. It can be downloaded from
Microsoft via Windows Update or directly from their website.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/downloads/howtoget.asp x
HMT is fairly simple to use - just open a map and select a resource from the resource browser. If it has a dedicated plugin or an XML plugin, it will load and you will be able to edit certain properties and/or extract resources depending on the type of tag.
Map Rebuilding: This feature requires a little basic knowledge to use effectively. Follow these steps in order to rebuild a map.
1. Into it's own folder, batch extract the multiplayer map that you wish
to modify.
2. Open the map that you which to extract resources from and choose
"Extract Meta" after selecting the proper tag. If you would like to
automatically extract all dependencies as well, check the "Recursive"
box. Choose a folder to extract the files to.
3. Copy the extracted files/folders to the folder you extracted the
multiplayer map to. Overwrite any existing files.
4. Choose "Rebuild Map" from the menu, and choose the Original Map (this
is the original multiplayer map that you batch extracted earlier)
*Note that the original map MUST be in the same folder as the batch
extracted files.
5. Choose "yes" when prompted if you want to auto fill in the other
filenames.
6. Now add any new files you wnat to add to the rebuild to the list at
the bottom. For example, if you want to add the Sentinal Beam weapon
you would choose the Sentinal Beam.proj.meta file from the proper
folder. Note, that you only have to add the parent tag - any
dependencies will be added automatically during the build.
7. Now, click Rebuild and wait for it to finish. Once it has completed
the rebuild, you will have a new map file in the folder named
OriginalMapName.map.rebuild.map.
8. Copy this file to your Halo\MAPS\ folder, rename it to replace the
appropriate map, and enjoy ;)
[Notice about bugs in certain plugins]
tjc recently decided to leave the Halo Modding scene. He is the author of the XML and Model plugins for HMT, and he has left them in an unfinished state. Because of this, you will undoubtedly notice bugs with these plugins. I plan on fixing these problems eventually, but rather than hold off on the release, I've decided to address the issues in a future release. They are still very usable, but you may find some annoynaces. Please don't come crying or talking trash about the fact that these plugins have problems! They will be fixed - do you really wanna wait and have nothing until then? :)