Map resigning.

Gothik · Post by **Gothik** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 7:09 pm

Okay so I'm modding the new maps and whenever I mod something and save it, ftp it bakc load the map it always says failed to laod mpa. Do I have to do something special to resign the maps with the autoupdate?

VoYdE · Post by **VoYdE** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 7:34 pm

what program are you useing?

Gothik · Post by **Gothik** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 7:38 pm

VoYdE wrote:what program are you useing?

dothalo

VoYdE · Post by **VoYdE** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 7:41 pm

did you click the fix encryption button?

Gothik · Post by **Gothik** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 7:43 pm

VoYdE wrote:did you click the fix encryption button?

Of course I do.

VoYdE · Post by **VoYdE** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 7:55 pm

then it could be an error that you have made within the map

trust me there are a ton of things that could make a map fail to load

my suggestion

scrap it start over makeing backups along the way also test them every time you make a major change that way you will know if you broke something and can go back to fix it to repair the map

IMPORTANT EDIT

was it one of the newer maps?

Gothik · Post by **Gothik** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:04 pm

VoYdE wrote:then it could be an error that you have made within the map

trust me there are a ton of things that could make a map fail to load

my suggestion

scrap it start over makeing backups along the way also test them every time you make a major change that way you will know if you broke something and can go back to fix it to repair the map

IMPORTANT EDIT

was it one of the newer maps?

It's relic.

And this happens every time. Has been for the past 6 months. I finally got Halo 2 to start loading again just an hour and a half ago. But this happens with old and new maps.

VoYdE · Post by **VoYdE** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:17 pm

let me guess your putting the map into the tdata or whatever folder it came from?

sorry for the long response

DeviousDave · Post by **DeviousDave** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:17 pm

1Are you adding your modded map to the list or 2are you overwriting relic?
IF 1 THEN you have to disable the autoupdate and proceede to 2
If 2 then...
I would take Voyde's advice.
also: Here's a little troubleshooting thing to do if you don't know why your map won't load.
A) Get the map you want to mod from your box.
B) Open it in an editor and then resign and close it.
C) FTP it back over to your box and try to run it.
If it it fails you know where your problem is.
Else (ie it runs): Open the map back up and make a simple change and then repeat C.
If it now fails then you know where the problem is.
Else your're good.

Now, if you're expierenced enough to know what works and what could potentially fail then you should only do this if you're testing sometihng big that you don't know the outcome of.

Also take Voyde's advice and back it up once as you progress when ever you do something big and the map works. Then if you screw it up you'll know what you did.

Hope that helped... =S

VoYdE · Post by **VoYdE** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:20 pm

wait this is to simple

add the map to the main menu
OR
use a program to sign the map as the default encryption then put it back where you found it

simple as pie

tutorials at
www.hlo.voyde.com

Gothik · Post by **Gothik** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:21 pm

VoYdE wrote:let me guess your putting the map into the tdata or whatever folder it came from?

sorry for the long response

Yeah.

Gothik · Post by **Gothik** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:23 pm

VoYdE wrote:wait this is to simple

add the map to the main menu
OR
use a program to sign the map as the default encryption then put it back where you found it

simple as pie

tutorials at
www.hlo.voyde.com

You don't seem to understand. Whenever I change 1 thing on ANY map it doesn't work.

VoYdE · Post by **VoYdE** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:24 pm

on anymap at all or just the new downloaded ones?

Gothik · Post by **Gothik** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:26 pm

VoYdE wrote:on anymap at all or just the new downloaded ones?

All as in Coagulation to terminal.

VoYdE · Post by **VoYdE** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:27 pm

im so confused right now

So All the maps On the menu FROM Coagulation TO Terminal will not load?

or will not load after modding?

Gothik · Post by **Gothik** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:33 pm

VoYdE wrote:im so confused right now

So All the maps On the menu FROM Coagulation TO Terminal will not load?

or will not load after modding?

Every map in Halo 2 will not load afterbeing modded. I jsut used coag as an expression.

VoYdE · Post by **VoYdE** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:47 pm

O I see

wow thats a tough one

im completely lost But

did you mess around with mainmenu.map?

Gothik · Post by **Gothik** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:54 pm

VoYdE wrote:O I see

wow thats a tough one

im completely lost But

did you mess around with mainmenu.map?

Nope.

VoYdE · Post by **VoYdE** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 9:05 pm

wow this is the hardest one i have ever ran into

im sorry i cant think of anything

DeviousDave · Post by **DeviousDave** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 9:14 pm

Do they work after opening them in your editor and then resigning them and closing them (not modding anything) and ftping them back?