Question Regarding Custom Textures...

[Thompson]

Recently I downloaded a skin for the Deagle that looks like a Colt. 45.

After installing the usual w_, v_, and p_ files - I also noted that there were custom textures for grips and slides on the weapon.

How do I go about installing these to the model?

Thanks!

[Mr.Bob]

Put them in the same folder they are in on your desktop.

Say the folders are on the desktop... the main one is deagleskin. In it are the materials, models, scripts, and sound folders, you might have others or not all of these. What you need to do is think of the main folder, deagleskin, as the cstrike folder, C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\LOG IN ID\counter-strike source/cstrike. You'll install the downloaded files into the corresponding folders. There might be folders in the materials, models, scripts, and sound folders so you keep going until you run out of folders that you don't have in your cstrike folder.

So if you have:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\LOG IN ID\counter-strike source/cstrike/materials/...

but the download has:

...deagleskin/materials/models/weapons/v_models/file_A

you will add the folders starting at: models/

Basically just copy from the downloaded models folder right into the materials folder already in your cstrike folder so you get everything from the download that is in the materials folder. This goes for all the other files and folders. You might already have some of the path further if you have other skins loaded.

[Thompson]

I guess I should clarify that this is in reference for Counter-Strike 1.6, not CSS.

Sorry!

[Heidymus]

It should be the same. Just go to:

C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\SteamAccount\counter-strike\cstrike\materials

and then add....

\models\weapons\v_models\file_A

Whatever folders you don't have, you need to add yourself.

[Mr.Bob]

Yes, the paths may vary but once you're in the mod folder (CS:S, CS 1.6, H-L, etc.) the paths are the same, with the exception of the cstrike dir changing to HL, HL2, etc.

[Thompson]

I must be doing something wrong.

Let's say I just downloaded a knife skin.

My current setup is as such:

C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\SteamAccount\counter-strike\cstrike\materials\models\weapons\v_models\map_dark

And the knife model shows up exactly as it has without any modifications.

EDIT: Also, the materials folder was never there - I had to create it.

[Mr.Bob]

Just make sure both your download and steam materials folders have the same contents. So if the DL had materials/models/wepons/v_models/knife your steam folder need to have that same path. If one folder is missing the mod won't work.