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takabuschik

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I want to give a new skin to an official Valve prop. I have the texture ready, but I don't want it to replace the original texture of the prop (I want it to be a new skin).
How can I achieve that? What files do I need to edit?

 

Crowbar

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You will probably need to create a separate model.

 

takabuschik

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Can't I just edit one of the model files somehow, to accept the new texture?

 

seth

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All you need to do is edit the prop's .vmt to accept a new skin. If the prop already has skins, you'll see how to do it when you check the .vmt.

 

Freyja

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the vmt doesn't have the skins, each skin has it's own vmt.

The available skins is compiled into the model.

If you wish to add a new skin, you must either replace an existing one or recompile the model with your skin added (not really a big deal since steampipe, but you will need to pack the entire model)

 

takabuschik

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Ok, how do I recompile a model and what do I need to change and where?