Custom textures for Source

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Straight to the point custom texture tutorial

WHAT YOU NEED:

Hammer (map editing program)
A texture in JPEG / PNG / any regular format that you want to use in your map

The rest is explained in this video.

0:00 - Introduction explaining the idea behind textures in Source
0:24 - Making the texture (Only certain dimensions work)
1:02 - Making the texture files in a Source-compatible format
1:37 - Putting the texture in the correct file and editing the VMT file
2:28 - Viewing them in-game
2:47 - Ending

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Posted 4 months ago
Note

If you place your raw texture(jpg/png/etc in the materials directory of the game you want it, then when you open vtfedit you just need to give it a name and hit "save", and when you create the vmt it will automatically have the right path (i delete the raw texture afterawards in the materials directory afterwards)

3kliksphilip: do you have a "part II" that covers trancelucent and reflectivity and bumpmaps and such, or would those be more ps tutorials?

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Posted 4 months ago
Good turorial, thank you.

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Posted 6 months ago
Posted by IChurchXxI

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There is an easier way to save the texture all you need to do just save in directory where you want (has to be in game/matirials) it creates a .vmt file but with directory written in it so you dont need to change anything.

Correct me if i'm wrong but if you don't make a vmt as well it will use a generic material surface that may not be the one you want.

You still have to enable "Auto create VMT file" Then you just save it in cstrike(tf2,csgo)/materials/(custom folder is optional) and in VMT file the VTF directory will be written so no need to write VTF directory manually.

http://forums.solidsurf.info
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Posted 6 months ago
Posted by Miner$

There is an easier way to save the texture all you need to do just save in directory where you want (has to be in game/matirials) it creates a .vmt file but with directory written in it so you dont need to change anything.

Correct me if i'm wrong but if you don't make a vmt as well it will use a generic material surface that may not be the one you want.

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There is an easier way to save the texture all you need to do just save in directory where you want (has to be in game/matirials) it creates a .vmt file but with directory written in it so you dont need to change anything.

http://forums.solidsurf.info
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Posted 6 months ago
Great tutorial as always! ;)

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Posted 6 months ago
Posted by 3kliksphilip

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Great tutorial as always and I have a request could you make a tutorial on displacements? I know some things but indepth tutorial on video would help a lot : )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nre432l_OTc

Very true, there is the noise function that was skipped but no biggie (it is after all simple) thanks for telling me!

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Posted 6 months ago
Posted by Eatbeavers

Great tutorial as always and I have a request could you make a tutorial on displacements? I know some things but indepth tutorial on video would help a lot : )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nre432l_OTc

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Great tutorial as always and I have a request could you make a tutorial on displacements? I know some things but indepth tutorial on video would help a lot : )
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Posted 6 months ago
thank you so much for this!

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