Properly Extracting and Injecting Models

Discussion in 'Halo 2 Modding Tutorials' started by Zieon Eslador, May 11, 2008.

  1. Zieon Eslador Newbie

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    Thanks for the Export tip, I'll fix that.
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  2. xICKx ALLST6R66 Newbie

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    No Probs. Just stops any future problems. Nice tut. Given me something to do since its raining.
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  3. hellclown Newbie

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    um could this be used to get models from campaign?
  4. Eaton Senior Member

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    Pretty much. Open a campaign map in Entity, go down to the mode tag, select a model, click extract to OBJ.
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  5. hellclown Newbie

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    does this work with the Xbox version or am I forced to go buy H2 PC?

    and will it get the textures?
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    Yes it will work on the xbox version of the game and no, you will need to goto the bitm tag and find the textures there.
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  6. hellclown Newbie

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    so do I have to have a modded xbox?
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  7. hellclown Newbie

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    THANK YOU!

    How do i open these to extract the models?

    I ask because every time I attempt to open the Entity program I get this error message:

    PLATFORM VERSION INFO
    Windows : 5.1.2600.196608 (Win32NT)
    Common Language Runtime : 2.0.50727.1433
    System.Deployment.dll : 2.0.50727.1433 (REDBITS.050727-1400)
    mscorwks.dll : 2.0.50727.1433 (REDBITS.050727-1400)
    dfdll.dll : 2.0.50727.1433 (REDBITS.050727-1400)
    dfshim.dll : 2.0.50727.1433 (REDBITS.050727-1400)

    SOURCES
    Deployment url : file:///C:/DOCUME~1/Joseph/LOCALS~1/Temp/bz_temp_1/Entity%20UE%20v1.6/entity.application

    ERROR SUMMARY
    Below is a summary of the errors, details of these errors are listed later in the log.
    * Activation of C:\DOCUME~1\Joseph\LOCALS~1\Temp\bz_temp_1\Entity UE v1.6\entity.application resulted in exception. Following failure messages were detected:
    + Exception reading manifest from file:///C:/DOCUME~1/Joseph/LOCALS~1/Temp/bz_temp_1/Entity%20UE%20v1.6/entity.application: the manifest may not be valid or the file could not be opened.
    + Manifest XML signature is not valid.
    + No signature was present in the subject.


    COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION FAILURE SUMMARY
    No transaction error was detected.

    WARNINGS
    There were no warnings during this operation.

    OPERATION PROGRESS STATUS
    * [9/14/2008 12:35:12 PM] : Activation of C:\DOCUME~1\Joseph\LOCALS~1\Temp\bz_temp_1\Entity UE v1.6\entity.application has started.

    ERROR DETAILS
    Following errors were detected during this operation.
    * [9/14/2008 12:35:13 PM] System.Deployment.Application.InvalidDeploymentException (ManifestParse)
    - Exception reading manifest from file:///C:/DOCUME~1/Joseph/LOCALS~1/Temp/bz_temp_1/Entity%20UE%20v1.6/entity.application: the manifest may not be valid or the file could not be opened.
    - Source: System.Deployment
    - Stack trace:
    at System.Deployment.Application.ManifestReader.FromDocument(String localPath, ManifestType manifestType, Uri sourceUri)
    at System.Deployment.Application.DownloadManager.DownloadDeploymentManifestDirectBypass(SubscriptionStore subStore, Uri& sourceUri, TempFile& tempFile, SubscriptionState& subState, IDownloadNotification notification, DownloadOptions options, ServerInformation& serverInformation)
    at System.Deployment.Application.DownloadManager.DownloadDeploymentManifestBypass(SubscriptionStore subStore, Uri& sourceUri, TempFile& tempFile, SubscriptionState& subState, IDownloadNotification notification, DownloadOptions options)
    at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.PerformDeploymentActivation(Uri activationUri, Boolean isShortcut, String textualSubId, String deploymentProviderUrlFromExtension)
    at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.ActivateDeploymentWorker(Object state)
    --- Inner Exception ---
    System.Deployment.Application.InvalidDeploymentException (SignatureValidation)
    - Manifest XML signature is not valid.
    - Source: System.Deployment
    - Stack trace:
    at System.Deployment.Application.Manifest.AssemblyManifest.ValidateSignature(Stream s)
    at System.Deployment.Application.ManifestReader.FromDocument(String localPath, ManifestType manifestType, Uri sourceUri)
    --- Inner Exception ---
    System.Security.Cryptography.CryptographicException
    - No signature was present in the subject.

    - Source: System.Deployment
    - Stack trace:
    at System.Deployment.Internal.CodeSigning.SignedCmiManifest.Verify(CmiManifestVerifyFlags verifyFlags)
    at System.Deployment.Application.Manifest.AssemblyManifest.ValidateSignature(Stream s)

    COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION DETAILS
    No transaction information is available.
  8. Zieon Eslador Newbie

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    Are you running Linux or some other operating system...? I'm pretty sure that when you are opening it the .dll files are not recognized, but they are standard to Windows and Macs.
    If not you may have downloaded a corrupted version.

    Let me find you a clean copy either way.

    I would recommend either UE or 1.3.7
  9. hellclown Newbie

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    I'm on windows which is running just fine on my iMac so it probably isn't my computer. and all of those links don't work.
  10. magnadox Newbie

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    hey i cant seem to get this to work on my computer and i was wondering if i where to make a 3d santa model could some1 else inject it as a character for me?