Adding custom textures to hammer map without adding them to the materials folder?

[tepid ledge]

Yes, using pakrat right?

[tepid ledge]

It is an external program that you can use to add assets to a .bsp without putting it in the addon’s materials or models or sound folder

[rigid crow]

I would recommend using VIDE instead of Pakrat because I heard that Pakrat can cause problems

[glad vector]

If you mean using materials outside of the materials folder while making your map, you can use garrysmod/garrysmod/cfg/mount.cfg to add more game content paths to hammer

Otherwise yeah, pakrat/vide is fine for after you’re done creating the map