need help with sapien

Well, that's basic mapping. Very simply put, make a box, make it an editable mesh or poly, select all faces, flip them (then you can see inside the box), tessellate a few times, give all side and top faces an id 1 (+sky) and make your level out of the bottom of the box. Perhaps have a look at a vid-tut.

There are video-tutorials here http://h2v.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=6&sid=23
Personally i like the one from cheesenips most.

thanx im gonna check it out.

That was sort of how to do it right next time, in order to make your level work you could simply do the same, make a box that's bigger than your level with your level inside it (do the stuff i wrote in previous post), link it to the root and it should work too. And just a tip, it's easier not to attach all your stuff to eachother, just make sure everything is linked to the root.

ok i did all that, and i exported my ass file, but i get this error when i try to compile. wtf
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...p05x/error.jpg

I really don't know, did you change something like using kornmans tool first and then go back to the original? Maybe you can delete the complete level-tag, so any old data is gone, under tags->scenarios->multi->'your level' and then compile again.

nope, all i did was model
i think im just gonna start another map. hopefully i get this one right :/

you dont have to create a box all the way around your level to make a skybox. the way he had it before was fine, because he concealed off the level and had a skybox texture in use. I do it all the time and most maps use that technique, i mean have you ever looked at bloodgulches model by chance?

your error though, im not too sure.. if I didnt have work for the rest of the week I would gladly take a look at your max file and try and compile it myself...
I'll let you know if i quit tomorrow, kthxbi

edit: is your h2v up to date through live patches? that tool older version makes me wonder if your tool version is older then your .ass exporter.. bungie or bluestreak did you use?

i used bungies, and always have. idk i fucked the model up trying to fix it so im just goign to scrap it, and start another, hopefully i get everything right this time. and i compiled ass files befor, idk i started getting that error when i changed something in the materals and skybox :/

Lol, i just got the exact same error. I replaced the original tool with kornmans tool and that gave the error. So i put the original back and now it compiles as it should/did.

Oh and for the lighting (radiosity), for starters it's best to start the way i described or is shown in most tutorials.