Hi, I'm trying to create a Coca-cola branded vending machine using the cs source vending machine model would anyone know how to perform this?
#How to copy a prop and give it custom textures?
runic tiger
noble sail
decompile the model and modify the .qc so it calls for the texture you want to use
be sure to give the model a unique name too
hexed pasture
noble sail
how would I be able to edit the texture?
export the texture (preferably as a .tga) using vtfedit
then use an image editing software of your choice to edit it
after that use vtfedit to save the texture as a .vtf
dont forget to make a .vmt too
runic tiger
thank you so much
fierce isle
I've just decompiled
you need to edit the .qc file that crowbar generated, if you havent done that yet
changing the $cdmaterials and the $modelname lines$
runic tiger
you need to edit the .qc file that crowbar generated, if you havent done that ye...
Do you know where I could find/create an smd file?
fierce isle
Do you know where I could find/create an smd file?
the smd is generated along with the qc file, when you decompile the mdl
since i imagine the vending machine prop itself is default to the game, you gotta open the game 'vpk' to find the model files
extract them anywhere you want (you need the 4/5 files of the model, not just the .mdl)
then you can drag the mdl file itself onto the crowbar window
and decompiling will just need you to press the button Decompile (drag dropping the mdl in crowbar, should automatically go to the decompile sub-tab)
fierce isle
do you know how I could view vtx phy and vvd files?
you cant 'view' them on their own
the 'mdl' file cannot properly be decompiled if you dont have the vtx, phy and vvd next to it when you are using crowbar
because in game, the mdl use the data stored into those other file to make a working model
that's why i mentionned you need the 4/5 files
for example here, i can drag the mdl in crowbar to decompile it
that created a subfolder called 'decompiled' (cause i had output to: subfolder)
and in there, the smd and qc
i edit the qc
i change the 'modelname' and cdmaterials
i save the file
i drag the qc on crowbar, and it automatically goes to compile tab
i can press compile
it compiled
i can press Goto to open the folder where the mdl was generated
i can press the use in view button, to make crowbar go in the 'view' tab
in there, i can press the view button
it launch the game 'hlmv.exe' the model viewer with the model
my model is working on the new path, except i got missing texture, as I didnt create the materials and vtf on the new path i defined in the qc file
under the 'model' tab, it show that it couldnt load one or more vmts
Im not gonna fix that, cause it's just to show you
@runic tiger i hope this make it clear how you gotta do it
in my case, the cdmaterial is
$cdmaterials "models\custom_new_path\crate_2"
which means i would need my vmt to be in
<game folder>/materials/models/custom_new_path/crate_2/
runic tiger
it worked thank you
fierce isle
and so in here, i put both the vmt and vtf
the vmt name need to be the same one as the original vmt because that's what the model was configured to load
in my case it's those 4
a vending machine i imagine only has one material and one texture
your vmt can then just load any vtf you want
the vtf itself doesnt necessarily need to be in the same folder as the vmt, but the good practice is to put it in the same place