help tool.exe

panitball_person · Post by **panitball_person** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 12:56 pm

it wont work. every time i try to open it. it starts but then closes almost in stintly. PLEASE HELP

PreventThis · Post by **PreventThis** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:04 pm

create a shortcut for the command prompt on ur desktop or anywhere, and right click it then go to properties. Go to the general tab and name it tool, then go to the shortcut tab and in the start in box put ur halo ce root directory in it in between quotations like this "C:\program files\microsoft games\halo custom edition" or at least thats how mine is but u get the idea of how it works i hope. that should fix ur problem and you can build your structure and such, i had this same problem to when i first started.

kwazy · Post by **kwazy** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:40 pm

once you get that done, you will be able to use tool, yes...

LegendaryKiller · Post by **LegendaryKiller** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:49 pm

Im having he same problem and that does not work.

Malolo420 · Post by **Malolo420** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 3:36 pm

You use command prompt to use tool, not tool to use tool.

LegendaryKiller · Post by **LegendaryKiller** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 4:04 pm

Whats the cmmand promt.

Where is the command promt.

V0Lt4Ge · Post by **V0Lt4Ge** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 4:09 pm

LegendaryKiller wrote:Whats the cmmand promt.

Where is the command promt.

It's a program that can run tool.

Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt

Copy and paste it in your Halo CE folder.

UberNube · Post by **UberNube** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 10:41 am

or you can make a text file using notepad, put in it 'cmd' and save it as 'tool.bat' in your Halo CE folder. Then, to run tool just double click this batch file.

0m3g4Muff1n987 · Post by **0m3g4Muff1n987** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 1:43 pm

WTH? I did it right and then in the command prompt typed tool.exe, and it displayed all this text or somethin. What's supposed to happen? How do you actually make a map with it?

PreventThis · Post by **PreventThis** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 2:33 pm

when you type in just tool it gives you the list of all the commands and how to use them. you use those different commands to create different things for example you make your bsp (your map structure), and your lightmaps, and you use tool to actually create the .map file. you also use tool to make scenery and weapons.

for a list of the commands refer to the HEK tutorial that came with the HEK it gives you everything you need to know to make a basic map.