Team Based Facemaps

[Venomousbeetle]

[highlight]Keep in mind you might know this, but others may not. Ive seen tutorials I already knew how to work, but I respected others may not know it and gave it a Informative or Useful.[/highlight]

[b]Some may or may not know this already[/b], but it is possible.

You might have noticed, in the VMT area of the characters, they have VMT's for head_red and head_blue for each class.

But the path inside points to the same file.

Original sniper_head_red.vmt line

"VertexLitGeneric"
{
    "$basetexture" "models/player/sniper/sniper_head"
    "$bumpmap"     "models/player/sniper/sniper_head_normal.vtf"

New Custom face map version:

"VertexLitGeneric"
{
    "$basetexture" "models/player/sniper/sniper_head_red"
    "$bumpmap"     "models/player/sniper/sniper_head_normal_red.vtf"

This causes red team to have its own facemap path, don't forget to rename the normal and head to whatever the file path was.

In-game screen/proof:

[img]http://a.imageshack.us/img37/6392/hurrrj.png[/img]

Notice the BLU sniper has nothing on his face whatsoever, Whilst the RED sniper has a Gash on his face that has not only its own texture, but its own normal map.

This will work with any Team based VMT.

And, I believe if you edit a .mdl, you can GIVE it team based VMT's.

But that takes much more skill.

The model edit method is how people make Team Colored Weapons such as the Team Colored Axe.

Some reskins do this already too, such as the Robot Sniper and others.

Tutorial over. :eng101:

Skin sources:

[url]http://www.fpsbanana.com/skins/32059[/url] - Gash

[url]http://www.fpsbanana.com/skins/95787[/url] - Team Colored Axe, mentioned

[url]http://www.fpsbanana.com/skins/86453[/url] - Robot Sniper, mentioned

[Overacheiver]

That gash looks like a mole to me.

[AshtonArdoin]

I came in here expecting TF2 Maps made in the shape of a face.

[highlight](User was banned for this post ("Why reply" - Jimbomcb))[/highlight]

[Venomousbeetle]

[QUOTE=Overacheiver;24599177]That gash looks like a mole to me.[/QUOTE]

Its from a skin pack, it was supposed to look like Jonah Hex, according to the pack's creator.

[editline]05:51PM[/editline]

[QUOTE=AshtonArdoin;24599201]I came in here expecting TF2 Maps made in the shape of a face.[/QUOTE]

Rate this user funnies

[arlygoodbrownie]

You got: +1 [IMG]http://www.facepunch.com/fp/rating/wrench.png[/IMG]

Although I can't think of a use for this, I've sure it can be very useful in some cases. Like making sure only the BLU Sniper has the gash on his face, from Meet the Spy!

[editline]05:52PM[/editline]

[QUOTE=VenomousBeetle;24599217]Rate this user funnies[/QUOTE]

I prefer agrees. It's more that I was thinking the same thing than humorous.

[Venomousbeetle]

Links to skins used and mentioned added to OP.

[editline]05:55PM[/editline]

[QUOTE=LegndNikko;24599233]

I prefer agrees. It's more that I was thinking the same thing than humorous.[/QUOTE]

Go right ahead, I rated funnies because I had a good laugh.

[editline]05:57PM[/editline]

[QUOTE=LegndNikko;24599233]You got: +1 [IMG]http://www.facepunch.com/fp/rating/wrench.png[/IMG]

Although I can't think of a use for this, I've sure it can be very useful in some cases. Like making sure only the BLU Sniper has the gash on his face, from Meet the Spy![/QUOTE]

Im using it for machinima purposes, I want my BLU Heavy to have Hair.

[Mega Tuna]

only blu sniper needs the scar. red never encountered a blu spy as far as we know

[hamberglar]

[QUOTE=LegndNikko;24599233]
Although I can't think of a use for this, I've sure it can be very useful in some cases. Like making sure only the BLU Sniper has the gash on his face, from Meet the Spy!

[/QUOTE]

That's what I was thinking.

[Venomousbeetle]

[QUOTE=Mega Tuna;24599444]only blu sniper needs the scar. red never encountered a blu spy as far as we know[/QUOTE]

Yes I know The BLU should have a face cut due to the meet the spy.

Thats not what I was trying to do.

I wanted him to have a face screw up for a machinima.

Hell I might make the meet the spy mod Idea, submit it too TF2mods.net.

[editline]06:10PM[/editline]

Working on it as we speak, Still have the old tex from before the cut was added.

[Happyfaic]

why do you care so much about ratings

[NuckChorris]

"Oh no I got rated dumb I better rant about it"

[joost1120]

Actually, the Red Sniper should have it, Since the spies are pretty much the same, the Red one would do it too, but since Red always fails, he won't kill the sniper. Blu sniper died and respawned, so he shouldn't have one.

[brie_irl]

FYI, you can get banned for caring about getting rated dumb.

[Keychain]

Team-colored facepainting, please.

[ThndrShk2k]

Better Idea: Texture one team entirely as robots.

[Venomousbeetle]

[QUOTE=Baboo00;24599802]FYI, you can get banned for caring about getting rated dumb.[/QUOTE]

I dont.

And I'm not ranting either.

[editline]06:35PM[/editline]

-snip ratings arent important, I care less since there are more Wrenches anyway.-

[editline]06:35PM[/editline]

Also, that sniper thing didnt work on Source Filmmaker, Ill try the updated one, it wont read the header.

[redBadger]

Honestly why does anyone give a shit about ratings?

[Happyfaic]

[QUOTE=VenomousBeetle;24599992]
Happyfaic - +1 Box
NuckChorris - +1 Box (not like he hasnt had many in the past)
Baboo00 - +1 Informative.[/QUOTE]

now you see THAT's caring about ratings

enjoy your ban

[Venomousbeetle]

[QUOTE=joost1120;24599771]Actually, the Red Sniper should have it, Since the spies are pretty much the same, the Red one would do it too, but since Red always fails, he won't kill the sniper. Blu sniper died and respawned, so he shouldn't have one.[/QUOTE]

Red spy cut the blu sniper.

Red is the one who did it, not the other way around.

[editline]06:39PM[/editline]

[QUOTE=Happyfaic;24600093]now you see THAT's caring about ratings

enjoy your ban[/QUOTE]

That isnt caring at all, thats giving ratings.

I cant tell, but I think YOU care.

Also, Backseat Moderation.

Im sure about the Backseat Moderation.

That is an offense.

[NuckChorris]

[QUOTE=VenomousBeetle;24599992]
Happyfaic - +1 Box
NuckChorris - +1 Box (not like he hasnt had many in the past)
Baboo00 - +1 Informative[/QUOTE]

Meh, I could care about boxes less than people who hate me

[Venomousbeetle]

[QUOTE=NuckChorris;24600130]Meh, I could care about boxes less than people who hate me[/QUOTE]

Exactly.

But apparently Happyfaic really does care since he claimed that I cared because I gave him a box.

:colbert:

[SoulChicken]

Saying "Rated box" Defeats the point of ratings and is [I]very[/I] bannable.

[Venomousbeetle]

[QUOTE=Soul-Chicken;24600180]Saying "Rated box" Defeats the point of ratings and is very bannable.[/QUOTE]

I didnt say rated box, and It was part of another post.

If you still think its bannable, I could snip it.

But its not like I did what Nuck got banned for before, making 1 post that said

"Rated Agree" and nothing else.

[NuckChorris]

[QUOTE=Soul-Chicken;24600180]Saying "Rated box" Defeats the point of ratings and is [I]very[/I] bannable.[/QUOTE]

I got banned for one post that just read "Rated Agree", just to give proof that it IS bannable

[editline]11:45PM[/editline]

[QUOTE=VenomousBeetle;24600201]But its not like I did what Nuck got banned for before, making 1 post that said

"Rated Agree" and nothing else.[/QUOTE]

Oh fuck, got Ninja'd about my own post

[Venomousbeetle]

[QUOTE=NuckChorris;24600219]I got banned for one post that just read "Rated Agree", just to give proof that it IS bannable
[/QUOTE]

Yeah sure..

[editline]06:46PM[/editline]

Now get back to topic.

Changing Facemaps by team.

Still havent gotten the sniper to work.

[Simski]

[QUOTE=joost1120;24599771]Actually, the Red Sniper should have it, Since the spies are pretty much the same, the Red one would do it too, but since Red always fails, he won't kill the sniper. Blu sniper died and respawned, so he shouldn't have one.[/QUOTE]

:psyduck:

[Venomousbeetle]

Can someone remind me how to zoom in on the Loadout character model?

I Remember doing it, and I keep accidently doing it, but I dont know how.

[NuckChorris]

[QUOTE=VenomousBeetle;24600476]Can someone remind me how to zoom in on the Loadout character model?

I Remember doing it, and I keep accidently doing it, but I dont know how.[/QUOTE]

I forgot, but try spamming Left+Right click and swinging the mouse everywhere, it worked for me

[arlygoodbrownie]

[QUOTE=VenomousBeetle;24600476]Can someone remind me how to zoom in on the Loadout character model?

I Remember doing it, and I keep accidently doing it, but I dont know how.[/QUOTE]

Can't you just use the Half-Life Model Viewer?

[Venomousbeetle]

[QUOTE=LegndNikko;24600626]Can't you just use the Half-Life Model Viewer?[/QUOTE]

No.

I dont have it installed, and I really dont care.

[editline]07:26PM[/editline]

Besides how would my reskins show up?

does it check folders too?

[editline]07:31PM[/editline]

Just what I thought.

[quote]IMPORTANT: Jed's Half-Life Model Viewer is for Goldsrc games only, i.e. the original Half-Life, CounterStrike 1.6, Day of Defeat 1.3, etc.[/quote]