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ok, I'm not winging it, I've looked at several tutorials, each several times, and I've come to the conclusion that I messed up modeling one of the bunkers on the map, but its fixed now. and thanks teh kid for the building tut.
E: any tutorials on making textures and uv mapping? I don't like sticking with simple repeated textures.
E: also can I get pointed out to a good cov carbine tag; I can't find any on halomaps.org.
man my post took a drop back and my issues with shit doesn't.
I tried to purge all the zteam effects that have been fucking with me by riping an original map that came with the game, and turining the overite thing on in my settings, but now I can't open any thing in sapien any more I get this in my debug
2.28.10 00:39:41 sapien pc 01.00.00.0609 ----------------------------------------------
02.28.10 00:39:41 reference function: _write_to_error_file
02.28.10 00:39:41 reference address: 401b13
02.28.10 00:39:41 Couldn't read map file './sapienbeta.map'
02.28.10 00:39:41 CreateDevice succeeded with refresh rate = 0
02.28.10 00:39:42 Sound card doesn't meet minimum hardware requirements. Disabling hardware option.
02.28.10 00:39:42 Increasing sound decompression buffer size to 1048576 bytes
02.28.10 00:39:43 the meter definition ui\hud\cyborg shield does not specify a stencil bitmap group.
02.28.10 00:39:43 the meter definition ui\hud\cyborg body does not specify a stencil bitmap group.
02.28.10 00:39:43 EAX: 0x00000000
02.28.10 00:39:43 EBX: 0x00000101
02.28.10 00:39:43 ECX: 0x00000000
02.28.10 00:39:43 EDX: 0x00000000
02.28.10 00:39:43 EDI: 0x0018E3D0
02.28.10 00:39:43 ESI: 0x00000000
02.28.10 00:39:43 EBP: 0x0018E2A8
02.28.10 00:39:43 ESP: 0x0018E298
02.28.10 00:39:43 EIP: 0x773F0BE2, 83 C4 04 C2 ?????
02.28.10 00:39:43 EXCEPTION halt in \halopc\haloce\source\tag_files\tag_groups.c,#3157 : #-1 is not a valid object_function_block index in [#0,#4)
don't worry about the sound card issues, I always get that, and it hasn't caused any problems before. andI can't find the stencils its talking about.
help would be very much appreciated. I know you guys perfer to flame me instead, but I put up with it becuase this is the only place where people have the slightest clue of what they're talking about.
its the last error thats messing you up "02.28.10 00:39:43 EXCEPTION halt in \halopc\haloce\source\tag_files\tag_groups.c,#3157 : #-1 is not a valid object_function_block index in [#0,#4)"
get a new scorpion folder and your problem will be solved
how the hell could you tell what it was? thanks. now any one got any tips on modeling weapons in gmax, the tutorial I found that delt with modeling it said to use a profile image of the gun being modeled, but I don't have that luxury, and I'd rather box model than use planes. also is it possible to create bipeds solely using gmax? and I don't know how to skin, or do practically any thing with textures besides repeating the same one over and over again. and how do you make leaves for trees? I exported a model of a tree to see how they make it, but the leaves seem a little complicated.
That error is old as dirt manQuote:
Originally Posted by laghing_rabt
everyone and their friends friends had that error and fixed it
I'm a noob leave me alone. also can I get any tutorials on making devices? I want to make a really big door, like the one on high ground.
I went on hce.halomaps.org, searched "device tutorial" and it was the first item in the list. It took at the most 10 seconds to do.Quote:
Originally Posted by laghing_rabt
http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=1209
Please search before you ask, because most of the time a tutorial/solution has been already made to help you do something.
I serched for a device tutorial and got 3 pages of weapon tutorials, then 2 pages of stupid maps and vehicle tutorials. can I get any tips for making complex textures for vehicles, and weapons? I'm kinda only in the basics for texturing and uving. thanks for the help so far though.
http://tinyurl.com/ykb65sm
Third link down.
http://waylon-art.com/uvw_tutorial/uvwtut_01.html
by the way, whats wrong with the scorpion folder that gives that error? also I'm making trees and don't know how to go about making the leaves, I exported a model but was lost by how they did the leaves. and is it possible to make a biped using only gmax, or do I need some other program that hopefully is free?
When extracting or having tags for a certain amount of time and application, they files may go corrupt or unusable. That's why you received the error.Quote:
Originally Posted by laghing_rabt
I'd simply make a plane and shape it like a leave (by vert modeling it would be very fast, but don't focus on detail, just general shape).
You can animate and rig bipeds using 3ds Max, however, you are at the mercy of no render and some tools that make it easier to animate and model in 3ds Max. There are several tutorials I suggest looking up on Halomaps.org that feature Gmax being used as a rigging program for bipeds in Halo.
better to paint twigs and leaves and alpha out the rest and apply that texture to much simpler geometry.Quote:
Originally Posted by DarkHalo003
If you don't know what you are talking about, don't try to act like you do. The only reason the scorpion tags extracted with HEK+ have errors is because HEK+ has a bug in the way it parses the tag data. If I recall correctly, it had to do with the animation tag.Quote:
Originally Posted by DarkHalo003
to bad my corel photopaint program is outdated as hell and doesn't always work. is there a good freeware program for this?
ok creating some complex textures for maps, and stuff doesn't seem that complicated, what about creating textures and shaders for something like a vehicle? a jet perhaps. also can i add more than 2 types of grenades? have frag, plasma, and flashbang?
No, you cannot do it unless you make the grenade an actual weapon.Quote:
Originally Posted by laghing_rabt
well what about making some good textures and stuff for more complex models like vehicles and weapons? does any body got advice or tips or whatever on the subject?
I use GIMP. Seems to work fine for me. Search up some GIMP tutorials and get used to it, then you can texture stuff :)
cI found a map that had turrets set up as Iould I replace the flashlight with the nightvision from the sniper rifle? also I found a map that had turrets set up as Item collections, how do I do that, and can I do it with other vehicles?
1. I could not understand that last post at all.
2. most of what you're asking can be fixed with google search.
wow, I didn't read that, I blame a choppy internet connection. can I replace the flashlight function with the nightvision from the sniper rifle and it still work the same. also, I found a map that had turrets set up as item-collections, how do I do that, does it effect the number of vehicles alloud on the map, and can I do it with other vehicles?
For the flashlight thing, I don't get what you mean by "work the same", but yeah, it's in the HUD tag. Just study how it's done on the sniper rifle .weapon_hud_interface and do that with all of the weapons.
I found the nightvision thing in the sniper weapon_hud_interface, and found out I cant use it in a unit_hud_interface tag. I tried unchecking the use for zoom only box on it before adding it to all the other weapon huds, but that didn't work. also, I found a map that had turrets set up as item-collections, how do I do that, does it effect the number of vehicles allowed on the map, and can I do it with other vehicles? also can I get a tutorial on modeling bipeds on gmax I'd perfere a video? and I'd like to get some tutorials on making textures for thing like vehicles, and then doing the shader.
read above post, and a few new questions. one, can I make a biped invisible, instead of the actor varient so I can use it in game. second how do I add things like grass without making scenery, I don't know what their called; and can I make some thick grass with it.
sprites?
Quote:
Originally Posted by laghing_rabt
Sprites, or small planes connected to the bsp that export with the level geometry. I did this a few times, but if you have too big of an area, your poly count goes through the roof. Then, you'd want to consider sprites.
so I just make planes on the map when modeling it and it should work like the grass or whatever on any other level and oddly rotate to fit the angle your looking at them? so do they increase the poly count significantly, becuase I the map I'm working on allready has alot more polygons on it than I usally use. also can I get a tutorial or somehting on how to use gimp to its full extent?
youd end up with something like this
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/4024/14747662.jpg
You would want to use detail object collections in sapien.
can I get a tutorial on using gimp to its full extent?
http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/
daerp :downs:
this came up again
04.16.10 20:10:06 sapien pc 01.00.00.0609 ----------------------------------------------
04.16.10 20:10:06 reference function: _write_to_error_file
04.16.10 20:10:06 reference address: 401b13
04.16.10 20:10:06 Couldn't read map file './sapienbeta.map'
04.16.10 20:10:06 CreateDevice succeeded with refresh rate = 0
04.16.10 20:10:07 Sound card doesn't meet minimum hardware requirements. Disabling hardware option.
04.16.10 20:10:07 Increasing sound decompression buffer size to 1048576 bytes
04.16.10 20:10:09 the meter definition ui\hud\cyborg shield does not specify a stencil bitmap group.
04.16.10 20:10:09 the meter definition ui\hud\cyborg body does not specify a stencil bitmap group.
04.16.10 20:10:09 EAX: 0x00000000
04.16.10 20:10:09 EBX: 0x00000101
04.16.10 20:10:09 ECX: 0x00000000
04.16.10 20:10:09 EDX: 0x00000000
04.16.10 20:10:09 EDI: 0x0018E3D0
04.16.10 20:10:09 ESI: 0x00000000
04.16.10 20:10:09 EBP: 0x0018E2A8
04.16.10 20:10:09 ESP: 0x0018E298
04.16.10 20:10:09 EIP: 0x775E0BE2, 83 C4 04 C2 ?????
04.16.10 20:10:09 EXCEPTION halt in \halopc\haloce\source\tag_files\tag_groups.c,#3157 : #-1 is not a valid object_function_block index in [#0,#4)
Ya'll told me it was a the scorpion folder last time, so I replaced it and for a while all was well, but it came up again and no amount of replacing the folder seems to help. I can't open anything.
The Monitor is also known to cause problems like that, I think.
also check if there's something in the main tag directory called ".weapon" with no name for it, just .weapon. if there is, delete it. that's happened to me before after ripping some sp maps.
no that wasn't the case.
Stop ripping tags and you won't get that problem. Ripping with HEK+ has a tendency to corrupt tags, specifically, animation graphs and functions.
well can I get some help on solving the problem? and I do try to avoid ripping tags, but usually the best tags aren't released by themselves.
we gave you help. to my knowledge those are the only known explanations. you could always reinstall ce or replace your current tag set with a clean one.
I got another question, how come, when a marine has a shield he becomes almost invincible? is there a way to fix this?
can I get some modeling tips for Gmax? I'm modeling a UNSC cityscape, and I'd like to add some custom bipeds to, but I have little modeling experience, especially with bipeds. Also I'd like to know how to make more complex and better looking shaders.
google low poly character modeling
What about making shaders? and I'm still having issues with making bitmaps for things like weapons and stuff. also when did my rep go down and why? I'd like to think I stopped making an ass out of myself quite a while ago.
can any one help me out with shaders and skinning?
Ask specific questions, and ill try to answer them.
how to make shaders and how to skin models. I got some vehicle models but I don't know how to make them pretty with pictures of nuts and bolts.
uhhh, ignored. I don't know how to make images for models, and adding them so they line up right. can I get some help, or at least directed towards a good tutorial on it.