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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

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".

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

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/.

is it a free download lol

yes it is.

i cant find the link to download it

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.

where do i get that

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

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]

how do i navagaet to my halo ce folder

my thing says
WHY IS THIS

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

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

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

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