sapien problem

m13120 · Post by **m13120** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 1:25 pm

I export my map using 3ds, make the shader environment tags, and make the scenario file using tool. Now when I try to open it in sapien, it loads..then it closes suddenly. Anyone know why?

striderdude · Post by **striderdude** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 3:54 pm

Make sure you run radiosity in tool....this is the code:

tool lightmaps levels\yourmap\yourmap yourmap 0 0.000001

IF you are releasing your map:

tool lightmaps levels\yourmap\yourmap yourmap 1 0.000001

If that doesnt work, uninstall and install your Halo Editing Kit.

crackcocaine · Post by **crackcocaine** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 4:34 pm

Strider he hasnt even got there yet, everytime he opens his map it closes before it loads.

m13120 read your debug.txt in your halo custom edition folder right after you try to open it (near the bottom). It should say the problem there.

inferno · Post by **inferno** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 7:52 pm

Your tags maybe corrupted. did you extract anything with HEK+ that is a common error with extracted tags because people forget too uncheck "overwrite exsisting tags" in the options reinstall HEK and it will fix this i think.

also you may just be haveing probs with the export or tool. check for degenerate triangles and stuff.

llama_juice · Post by **llama_juice** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 8:32 pm

I dont know if it matters, but I always add a sky to the scenario before opening it in sapien....

go to gurilla and add a sky, it's pretty simple and chances are you know how if you've gotten this far

striderdude · Post by **striderdude** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 9:16 am

crackcocaine wrote:Strider he hasnt even got there yet, everytime he opens his map it closes before it loads.

m13120 read your debug.txt in your halo custom edition folder right after you try to open it (near the bottom). It should say the problem there.

I have to run radiosity before i open it in sapien.....o.0

But yes, please give us your debug.txt's last entry.

crackcocaine · Post by **crackcocaine** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:34 pm

striderdude wrote:
crackcocaine wrote:Strider he hasnt even got there yet, everytime he opens his map it closes before it loads.

m13120 read your debug.txt in your halo custom edition folder right after you try to open it (near the bottom). It should say the problem there.
I have to run radiosity before i open it in sapien.....o.0

But yes, please give us your debug.txt's last entry.

How do you do that, In tool? Cause as soon as you open sapien it asks for you to open a scenario.

striderdude · Post by **striderdude** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 8:06 pm

crackcocaine wrote:
striderdude wrote:
crackcocaine wrote:Strider he hasnt even got there yet, everytime he opens his map it closes before it loads.

m13120 read your debug.txt in your halo custom edition folder right after you try to open it (near the bottom). It should say the problem there.
I have to run radiosity before i open it in sapien.....o.0

But yes, please give us your debug.txt's last entry.
How do you do that, In tool? Cause as soon as you open sapien it asks for you to open a scenario.

tool lightmaps levels\yourmap\yourmap yourmap 0 (or 1) 0.000001

0=TEST
1=RELEASE

Stinger77s · Post by **Stinger77s** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 3:35 pm

Inferno nailed it, when Sapien does that it most likely because something in the tag is missing. For example the model for the sky tag you are using could have been moved or deleted. Either pick a different sky or find out what is wrong with the one you have.

finalbloodfest · Post by **finalbloodfest** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 3:41 pm

when i try to run radiosity in tool it says that i dont have any lightmapped triangles on the map how do i fix this?

p0lar_bear · Post by **p0lar_bear** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 12:53 am

Back up, and attempt to open your scenario in Sapien again. Let it crash, and after it does, open your debug.txt file. Scroll all the way down and post the last set of errors that appears there in

Code: Select all

 tags.

Debug.txt is located in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo Custom Edition\.

finalbloodfest · Post by **finalbloodfest** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 1:22 am

post it where?

Cryticfarm · Post by **Cryticfarm** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 8:06 am

Here.

finalbloodfest · Post by **finalbloodfest** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 12:27 pm

01.12.08 14:24:15 sapien pc 01.00.00.0609 ----------------------------------------------
01.12.08 14:24:15 reference function: _write_to_error_file
01.12.08 14:24:15 reference address: 401b13
01.12.08 14:24:15 Couldn't read map file './sapienbeta.map'
01.12.08 14:24:17 CreateDevice succeeded with refresh rate = 0
01.12.08 14:24:20 Increasing sound decompression buffer size to 1048576 bytes
01.12.08 14:25:04 WARNING: 1 clusters in structure_bsp levels\squirrel\squirrel have no background sound or sound environment.
01.12.08 14:25:23 local player 0, weapon (0x0), deleted unexpectedly
01.12.08 14:25:27 EAX: 0xFFFFFFFE
01.12.08 14:25:27 EBX: 0x00000101
01.12.08 14:25:27 ECX: 0x0012EA40
01.12.08 14:25:27 EDX: 0x000002CC
01.12.08 14:25:27 EDI: 0x0012EA40
01.12.08 14:25:27 ESI: 0x00000000
01.12.08 14:25:27 EBP: 0x0012E918
01.12.08 14:25:27 ESP: 0x0012E908
01.12.08 14:25:27 EIP: 0x7C90EB94, C3 8D A4 24 ?????
01.12.08 14:25:27 EXCEPTION halt in \halopc\haloce\source\tag_files\tag_groups.c,#3157: #-1 is not a valid structure_bsp_material_block index in [#0,#0)

finalbloodfest · Post by **finalbloodfest** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:24 pm

hmm anyone? anything... someone know whats wrong?

SuperSnorky · Post by **SuperSnorky** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 7:58 am

I guess Sapien doesn't like your BSP, well, I have no idea.

Cryticfarm · Post by **Cryticfarm** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:05 pm

Something in your tags say -1 I think. Just look though the tags and fix anything that has the value of -1.

finalbloodfest · Post by **finalbloodfest** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 4:52 pm

that would be a lot of freakin tags to go through O.o