[Tutorial] Making a Poster Overlay

[henke37]

Check the dll search path. tier0.dll is a common file all source executables use.

 

[Verno]

I appear to have four tier0.dll in the username\sourcesdk folder at:

username\sourcesdk\bin\source2009
username\sourcesdk\bin\source2007
username\sourcesdk\bin\ep1
username\sourcesdk\

There are also a few others in various locations. Where does tier0.dll need to be in order for vtex.exe to work?

 

[Dr. Hatchet]

Thanks for making the guide, I ended up making this poster, still need to do the weather effects though. http://kyo-comics.deviantart.com/art/Saluting-Soldier-Cigars-Poster-459082893

 

[MAkzu]

I cannot see any of the pictures on the tutorial parts! Please help!

 

[Pocket]

I feel like we as an Internet ought to have a hard-and-fast, universally agreed upon rule about image hosting. One that's taken as seriously as "Don't type entire posts in all-caps" and the like.

In the meantime, I'm totally cool with just deleting this thread since it is clearly worthless now.

 

[TheBestUsername]

I'm pretty sad that the pictures are missing. Oh, well.

 

[wareya]

Tutorial images should be easily replaced with the only context being the tutorial text itself.

 

[ades]

I cant see the pictures?

 

[Seba]

Nine removed them from his site, and iirc he said he won't be bothered to replace them.

 

[Pocket]

Methinks we need to look into embedded image hosting for stuff like this. We already host 20-100MB maps; 50kB JPEGs ought to be a drop in the bucket.

 

[HQDefault]

wheres all your pictures :C

 

[BigBros]

This has happened on tonnes of the older threads. Hardly any posts from 2008-2009 have working pictures.

 

[Kraken]

We need a new version with working picures.

 

[Kube]

I just use postimage.com for this kind of stuff. There's no image management or anything, but since there is no data cap, I find it more helpful than a site like imgur (except for albums of photos). If you're concerned that you may have to delete the image at a later time, every upload provides a deletion link you can keep.

Note: For those interested in using the site, keep two things in mind. 1. There are two ads on the homepage, but no true 'ad-spam' anywhere! 2. To post images to the forums, use the "Direct Link" address, not the "Link" address.

But yeah, if TF2Maps hosted images itself, I'd rather use that, as opposed to other services.

 

[BigfootBeto]

Dang, I was hoping to use this guide, but it looks like all the pictures are broken. Oh well, just kind of what happens to a 9 year old thread...

Also it's funny because the last post here is talking about tf2maps hosting images

 

[SnickerPuffs]

... I don't understand why you used this meme?

Honestly, I'm fine with the bump, as this thread his helpful (even without the images), but I don't know how exactly that spongebob meme fits in.

Have I lost my meme magic? Am I just getting too old and/or out-of-touch?

 

[Mikroscopic]

He realizes this thread is from 2009 and he is old

 

[BigfootBeto]

All I meant is that TF2maps does host images now because it's the future...

But yeah, if TF2Maps hosted images itself, I'd rather use that, as opposed to other services.

Anyway, I did end up figuring it out. Most of the help I was looking for was on how to do the weathering effects.

 

[Da Spud Lord]

So after I created my TGA file, I followed all the steps to try and convert it, and I get this error:

When I press a key, the window disappears, and I cannot find my converted VTF file anywhere. This is the file path I've been using for my TGA:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\sourcesdk_content\tf\materialsrc\signs
It's slightly different from the one provided in the OP, is that a problem?

The file path where I've been looking for the converted VTF:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2\tf\materials

 

[BigfootBeto]

So after I created my TGA file, I followed all the steps to try and convert it, and I get this error:

When I press a key, the window disappears, and I cannot find my converted VTF file anywhere. This is the file path I've been using for my TGA:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\sourcesdk_content\tf\materialsrc\signs
It's slightly different from the one provided in the OP, is that a problem?

The file path where I've been looking for the converted VTF:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2\tf\materials

You're better off using VTFEdit to convert the textures.