tool.exe error

newb56 · Post by **newb56** » Wed May 31, 2006 9:30 pm

i'm a total newb to map making and i've been making a crappy tutorial map jus to get the hang of it and everytime i try to open tool in command prompt a message pops up saying:

C:\Documents and settings\Owner\tool.exe is not a Win32 application

and i've looked everywhere but i have no idea if i'm just not doing it right or if somethings wrong sooooooooo please help me! helllllpppp meeeeeee!

Excal · Post by **Excal** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 12:29 pm

Go to your start menu and click the Run icon. Then type cmd and hit enter. Then type "cd C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo Custom Edition\" (without quotes) and hit enter. Then type tool and it should be there. But its a console application so you have to enter everything in one line. For example, to compile a model, youd type tool model folder\gun\etc.

Its just not something you can double click and use. And if you dont like the cmd, just use tool++. Googling it should get you a download link.

newb56 · Post by **newb56** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 2:53 pm

Thank You! it worked I fell like an idot now but still thanks a lot

Excal · Post by **Excal** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 7:39 pm

No problem...

The_Hushed_Casket · Post by **The_Hushed_Casket** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 8:47 pm

The easiest way to use Tool fast is to go to C:\WINDOWS\System 32 and copy CMD.exe to your Halo CE root directory, then make a shortcut on the desktop. Now whenever you open that particular instance of the command prompt, it will be by default in the Halo CE root.

newb56 · Post by **newb56** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 4:52 pm

ok, that worked and i created the shaders and stuff but then when i actually try and export the the jms map file in tool i type

.......Halo Custom Edition>tool structure levels\splinter splinter

and it says

couldn't read map file './toolbeta.map'
building intermediate geometry...
file_open<'data\levels\splinter\models\splinter.jms'> error 0x00000002 'the system cannot find the file specified.'

does that mean i didn't export it from gmax right or wat, i have no clue

genwhite · Post by **genwhite** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 7:31 pm

you need to type "tool structure levels\splinter splinter" wwithout the qoutes; you put in the wrong path.

newb56 · Post by **newb56** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 7:50 pm

thats wat i wrote

newb56 · Post by **newb56** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 8:13 pm

ok i messed up didnt have folders right
but now ive finished everything and when i try to actually export the map so you can play it. tool doesnt put it in the maps directory

newb56 · Post by **newb56** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 6:33 pm

what does

Couldn't read map file './toolbeta.map'
building intermediate geometry...
### ERROR model file has wrong version number.

mean?