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Creating a weapon skin (everything)
Difficulty: Intermediate
Category: CS:S > ModelingAuthor(s): sh4d0w

Creating a weapon tutorial



Also i apologise for my accent, i'm australian, and my mic. is retarded and makes my voice sound weird.



In this tutorial i will explain how to take a model in 3ds max and turn it into a skin. This will include, simple modelling, simple skinning, uv-mapping, and finally compiling. What this tutorial will not cover is animating.

What we will be doing is modelling a simple sphere, uv mapping it, skinning some kind of texture onto it, then compiling it into counter strike source for the grenade.


Also be aware this tutorial is made to just show you the process of putting a model into the game, nothing more. Please don't post comments like "thats not a very good compile" etc, because i made it quickly just to give you an example of compiling and stuff. Don't judge my compile. There is no world model either, i will make a tutorial showing how to do that later.

Part 1

"Downloading the appropiate programs"


For this tutorial you will need:


  • 3ds max (prefferably 8 or 9) - link

  • Photoshop (prefferably cs2 or cs3) - link

  • Milkshape (preferrably 1.8.1b) - link

  • Vtfedit - link

  • GCFscape - link

  • Texporter plugin - link

  • SMD exporter - link

  • Cannonfodder's MDL decompiler - link

  • GUI studio MDL compiler - link


Please make sure you have every program installed, as they will all be required. There is some substitutes for these programs, like different compilers and decompilers, gimp instead of photoshop etc, but i only show how to do it with the programs above.




Part 2

"Creating the model and uv-mapping it"

Unfortunately the embed isn't working so i have uploaded the file and you will have to download it.

To play simply click the "Part1.html" document.

Download link

This is only a temporary fix, i am working hard to get them embeded properly at a small file size.


Part 3

"Skinning and compiling the model"



Unfortunately the embed isn't working so i have uploaded the file and you will have to download it.

To play simply click the "Part2.html" document.

Download link

This is only a temporary fix, i am working hard to get them embeded properly at a small file size.


The final result




Go on, test it out ingame. Although the compile is pretty pathetic, it does demonstrate the process.

Also, thanks to radioactive for creating the video.


Assistance



Here is the folder i used in the tutorial called "sphere compile", it contains everything i used in it.

Link

Also, if you need any help with anything be sure to contact me on fpsbanana and i might be able to help you either over the mic, in words or by making a tutorial for you.

Thanks
Added: 11 months agoTags: uv mapping, skinning, modelling, compiling
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outrageousmayo .
memento moriY2M
Posted 6 days ago
Um, cannonfodder's MDL compiler doesnt work for me. i've tried putting it in sourceSDK\bin, sourceSDK\bin\ep1\bin, and \orangebox\bin. none work. gah.
Ramzuz .
The Marked OneY2M
Posted 13 days ago
Oops, i posted this too quickly ^^ lets hope that i can do it from now...
Jv_Dj .
Tha l33TY2M
Posted 14 days ago
Pros: Very in detail, shows how to solve problems
Cons: None ?
Improvements: None
Notes: very nice tutorial ;)
- Tha l33T
robin_vandercruyssen .
dont go in the woodsY2M
Posted 16 days ago
Hey the link of part 2 doesn't work, can you please upload the movie again pls pls pls pls
donno .
BananiteY2M
Posted 17 days ago
Great!!!
- Bananite
AsianBorat .
Ninjas>PiratesY2M
Posted 28 days ago
0_0, this is the single most useful tutorial on fpsbanana I have ever seen. Totally deserves a 10/10!!!

EDIT: Craaap, in milkshape 1.7.0, the sphere.smd shows up as some weird spiky thing!!! and in the groups list, there's a lot of random crap T_T.
- Ninjas>Pirates
[MGZ] MadMan ] NL [ .
Looking For Someone To Re-Texture My MapY2M
Posted 2 months ago
I need to buy to use milkshape????
it sais this is an unregistered copy of milkshape 3d please buy a copy on the website
what now??
- Looking For Someone To Re-Texture My Map
czech_d3v3l0p3r .
Making UberStyles for respectY2M
Posted 2 months ago
OMG this is awesome and very helpful. Thanks!
stupify .
CSS is not an addiction its an obession.Y2M
Posted 2 months ago
ERROR: c:\program files\steam\steamapps\yowhatup6\counter-strike source\cstrike\materials\models\custom props\phys_flask.qc(2): - could not load file 'flask-ref.smd'
ERROR: Aborted Processing on 'props_sdk/flask.mdl'


For compiler what am i doing wrong
- CSS is not an addiction its an obession.
eric1305 .
BananiteY2M
Posted 3 months ago
Ok why the hell is this so fucking big. i just have 18 gb drive and css already takes half of it!
- Bananite
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