EVERYTHING you need to know about skinning.

[seanlaff]

I have a breen reskin with two vtf's, but I can't move them into the GCFscape.

[yuki]

This was great, but VTFEdit is a pain in the ass. I opened "v_physcannon_sheet" with it and all i got was:
"VertexLitGeneric"
{
"$baseTexture" "Models/Weapons/V_physcannon/v_physcannon_sheet"
"$selfillum" "1"
"$envmap" "env_cubemap"
"$envmapmask" "Models/Weapons/V_physcannon/v_physcannon_mask"
"$envmapcontrast" ".7"
"$envmapsaturation" "[.8 .8 .8]"

}

Then i can't save or export it as a .tga, nor convert it. What am i doing wrong?

[Zeemlapje]

[QUOTE=yuki]This was great, but VTFEdit is a pain in the ass. I opened "v_physcannon_sheet" with it and all i got was:
"VertexLitGeneric"
{
"$baseTexture" "Models/Weapons/V_physcannon/v_physcannon_sheet"
"$selfillum" "1"
"$envmap" "env_cubemap"
"$envmapmask" "Models/Weapons/V_physcannon/v_physcannon_mask"
"$envmapcontrast" ".7"
"$envmapsaturation" "[.8 .8 .8]"

}

Then i can't save or export it as a .tga, nor convert it. What am i doing wrong?[/QUOTE]
You need to convert the .vtf (valve texture file), not the .vmt (Valve material). that's just the file that tells the shaders how to render a model.

[raptortehpwn]

Ok now my VTF editer isn't working so I un-installed averything including my GCF scape and even the skins I made. I even got rid of the RAR files for GCF and VTF so that I could start from scratch and hopefully not have anything mess up. But now the links in this thread are broken. Could you please fix them Shadow?

[TwiztidPosse]

Okay, I skinned and hexed a model from Counter strike, I followed these directions very carefully to make sure I didn't mess anything up, but when I went into Garry's Mod and spawned the model, it was completely invisible. I could pick it up, and there was a shadow, but I couldn't see it. Do any of you know what I did wrong or how I can fix it?

[truray34]

[QUOTE=TwiztidPosse]Okay, I skinned and hexed a model from Counter strike, I followed these directions very carefully to make sure I didn't mess anything up, but when I went into Garry's Mod and spawned the model, it was completely invisible. I could pick it up, and there was a shadow, but I couldn't see it. Do any of you know what I did wrong or how I can fix it?[/QUOTE]

I get the same problem when I hex a skin directly from FPSBanana. Sometimes I get purple and black checkers. Any suggestions?

[kallikor]

Okay I have a skin done in Targa format, now what?

[kallikor]

This did not tell me anything... I got the programs... I opened some file and edited,.. I don't even know what to save it as

[jobizzie]

When I extract the vtf. program to my photoshop it says it has to reinstall photoshop! what's going on?

[Red_Eyes]

I know it sounds dumb, but can you (or someone) make a tutorial for exing weapons? I get confused...

[Curtalert]

Wow brilliant tutorial Sh4d0w!! im new so,can you make a tutorial on how to make ragdoll's please?

[Geralds mod]

You can use this to make .mdl's spawn in gmod right?

[RaZeR]

Ok, i installed the skin i edited in photoshop as vtf and what then, how do i get it to work in cs. i have the ct_urban folder with edited ct.urban.vtf

[truray34]

[QUOTE=Red_Eyes]I know it sounds dumb, but can you (or someone) make a tutorial for exing weapons? I get confused...[/QUOTE]

There is a tutorial for hexing weapons by Codesta. Search the forums for it.

[lune66]

I allready know how to make basics skins with photoshop, but.. how in hell do you make those skins like camo, or some other advanced texture?
And iwe seen those pictures with those photoshop effect like; blood, smoke .ect
How is that made? :o

[truray34]

[QUOTE=lune66]I allready know how to make basics skins with photoshop, but.. how in hell do you make those skins like camo, or some other advanced texture?
And iwe seen those pictures with those photoshop effect like; blood, smoke .ect
How is that made? :o[/QUOTE]

Go on fpsbanana.com and click tutorials. Mostly all the basics are covered there.

[Johnnycakes]

Hmm I will have to try this.

[FroGface]

I did not understand this!

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HELP?

[Im justa guy]

Can someone help me?. I'm having a problem. How do I convert the .tga's back into .vtf's?

[MoRkoVi4]

I made a barney head reskin and ind what i need to get this in game or reolace original barneyhead ?!

[plakman]

this if for gmod9 ? how to do this for gmod10 ?
it's not thesame ... however ... the method of gmod9 was easy enough for me please help me?

[Whuin]

Net

[Bardock20013]

Nevermind I got it to work.

[killer potat]

ok cool but I think i'm gonna wait a while before I start doing that sort of stuff

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cheese

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cheese

[Jord123]

thank you for it

[74MOPAR]

I download the plug In for photo shop,but when I double click It ,It can't find what program created It.What do I do?

[janlothar]

Wow, this answers all my questions without having to go to several different sites for information.

[razorworks]

I have basically perfected my skins/models for the combine supersoldier & prison guard, but they don't have animations.. What do I do? :S

[Mini Reaper]

There is an image missing, could you get it back please?

[IronBar]

[QUOTE=Curtalert]Wow brilliant tutorial Sh4d0w!! im new so,can you make a tutorial on how to make ragdoll's please?[/QUOTE]
What the fuck?
Making Ragdolls is modeling.
This is a skinning tutorial.

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