weird tool error please help

Robot_Science · Post by **Robot_Science** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 6:38 pm

okay. I try to compile .jms files i get from chimp to gbxmodels but i just keep getting the error where it cant find the file or i use the wrong syntax.
I input this an te comm and line:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo Custom Edition\>tool.exe model weapons\energy sword

And I get:

Couldn't read map file './toolbeta.map'
usage: tool.exe verb <options..>
model source-directory

I know the first error statement means nothing bt can soeone tell me what i am doing wrong? I made the directories for the weapon just fine too!

Danke · Post by **Danke** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 6:53 pm

Try putting weapons\energy sword in quotes. If that doesn't work, you might have to rename it to one word (energysword).

Robot_Science · Post by **Robot_Science** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 8:33 pm

thanks now it does something but it comes up with a new error:

### energy sword.jms
### ERROR model file has wrong version number.
### ERROR failed to import geometry 'energy sword.jms'

can anyone help?

Danke · Post by **Danke** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 9:15 pm

I'm pretty sure you have to do something in chimp or in notepad or something. I dunno. I don't use Gmax. But I'm pretty sure it has to do with chimp.

Locke · Post by **Locke** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 12:06 pm

Chimp is more trouble than its worth.Alot of errors

Robot_Science · Post by **Robot_Science** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 6:19 pm

I got it to work, but my model doesnt show up in the game!?

oh yeah i dont want to buy 3dsmax because of the price so i use gmax so i can be legal.

{UC}Chief · Post by **{UC}Chief** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 9:30 am

i dont even get that far when i try to use chimp i get an error when i try to create a jms it says "errror frame object not found"

Danke · Post by **Danke** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:59 pm

Robot_Science wrote:I got it to work, but my model doesnt show up in the game!?

oh yeah i dont want to buy 3dsmax because of the price so i use gmax so i can be legal.

This is probably a bad question, but did you set the model in your weapon tag?

i dont even get that far when i try to use chimp i get an error when i try to create a jms it says "errror frame object not found"

You did make the box named "gun frame" (might be frame gun) and link all the refs to it, right?

{UC}Chief · Post by **{UC}Chief** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 10:47 am

it wasn't a gun it was a mesh for a map