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fezzman

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« on: April 28, 2004, 03:11:00 AM »
Okay, it seems as though I've got the steps down but I still keep getting a dd error.  I'm wanting to apply patches to my original halo maps.  I've done plenty of reading/searching but can't seem to find my answer.

I'm trying to take skytore.ppf and patch it to my bloodgulch.map.  Here's what I've done so far:

Took a clean copy of my BG cache file (cache03)
Applied patch using PPF-O-Matic
Compressed file and renamed bloodgulch.map
Replaced my bloodgulch.map on my xbox hdd

I thought this was the proper procedure??  The only program I've gotten to actually compress with is Halo Map Editor.  SparkEdit just hangs and says that it is compressing...please wait.  I left it all night and it still didn't compress.  When I use SE the map size is different and I think this is why it is giving DD.

I've also got the newest versions of Cartographer, WinHME, and HMT but I don't see where I can compress with those.

Can someone please help me here.  I thought this would go smoother than it has.
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« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2004, 03:59:00 AM »
use SE 2.5
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« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2004, 04:32:00 AM »
Worked like a charm.  Thanks jkjk.
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« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2004, 05:44:00 AM »
np. if you ever want to play mods over xbc, let me know. i'm in ny and have 960 up.
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« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2004, 05:59:00 AM »
QUOTE (jkjk @ Apr 28 2004, 02:13 PM)
np. if you ever want to play mods over xbc, let me know. i'm in ny and have 960 up.

As of right now I still have dialup.  :cuss:  I plan to go broadband by the end of next month.  Perhaps I'll hit ya up then.  

I already bought a new big screen TV in anticipation of Halo2.  Now I just need to get better surround sound and broadband by then.  :beer:
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[-MXB-]xmaniac

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« Reply #5 on: April 28, 2004, 09:25:00 AM »
what about maps that spark edit cant open how do you compress them????
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fezzman

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« Reply #6 on: April 28, 2004, 10:01:00 AM »
So far I've been able to compress:

ui.map
beavercreek.map
bloodgulch.map
boardingaction.map
damnation.map

I've not yet tried to compress any others.  Are there some maps that SE is known to not compress?
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« Reply #7 on: April 28, 2004, 10:05:00 AM »
what i meen is that some mods you are not able to open in spark edit. It gives an error. Therefor you cant compress it. You follow me so far.

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« Reply #8 on: April 28, 2004, 10:47:00 AM »
QUOTE ([-MXB-]xmaniac @ Apr 28 2004, 06:34 PM)
what i meen is that some mods you are not able to open in spark edit. It gives an error. Therefor you cant compress it. You follow me so far.

Ahhh, I follow you now.  I've not run into any problems as of yet.

BG - Skytore
Damnation - don't remember the ppf name (new gun models and green fire/smoke)
BoardingAction - BACatwalk
Battle Creek - Fly N Plants/turret mod combo
UI - Halo 2 mod

Some of those are pretty complex.  Even if I can't get another mod in there I'll be happy with what I've got.  Although, I'd like to fill each map with a mod.  Greedy like that.  :jester:
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« Reply #9 on: April 28, 2004, 01:16:00 PM »
For your maps Xmania and DMauro's BG turret mod, you gotta use HME (I use 1.2.1) to compress and search XBS for a map resizer which automatically resizes the map for you.

This post has been edited by jkjk: May 13 2004, 10:07 PM
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« Reply #10 on: April 30, 2004, 02:55:00 AM »
Well i have searched and searched but found nothing but shit. Can someone help me out with this i need that HME and map resizer thx.
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« Reply #11 on: April 30, 2004, 04:03:00 AM »
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« Reply #12 on: April 30, 2004, 04:14:00 AM »
NVM
Well i need the HME thing now i have searched for this befor and came up empty. Guess i am not searching hard enough.

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« Reply #13 on: April 30, 2004, 04:59:00 AM »
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NVM
Well i need the HME thing now i have searched for this befor and came up empty. Guess i am not searching hard enough.



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« Reply #14 on: April 30, 2004, 11:29:00 AM »
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