How to reskin a Source engine model (as example Half-Life)- by Killer-X39 tutorial - Garry's Mod

1. Download vtfedit for converting the texture files [ Nemesis.thewavelength.net ]
2. Run vtfedit and press "File". After that press "open" and choose the .VTF file from the model you want to edit. (if there are more than only one you must edit every *.vtf file!) (if you want to reskin a HL2,CSS,CS1.6,... model you need a *.gcf extractor)
3. Press "File" and then press "Export". There you choose your picture format and the location
4. Edit the picture (for example I use paint.net but you can use the normal paint too)
5. Reconverts the picture. So in VTFEdit you press now again "File" and after that "Import". After it has loaded you press "Options" and then press "Auto Create VMT File"
6. Create a addon folder (it needs a info.txt) and create the material direction into that folder. (for example "materials/models/EDITEDMODELMATERIAL/" you see it must be the same direction you have selected to be reskinned)
7. Press SAVE ("File" and then "Save") and save the *.vtf file in the addon folder you have created in last step
8. Zip it and upload your reskin at www.garrysmod.org ^^

Killer-X39 wrote:

"AddonInfo"

{

"name" "First Reskin"

"version" "1.0"

"up_date" "i dont know"

"author_name" "Killer-X39"

"author_email" "my@e-mail.com"

"author_url" "www.example.com"

"info" "this is a example"

"override "1"

}