CS Weapon Editor

[old.epack]

I need to know how to make weapon skins, if anyone can help or guide me through how to do it i'd be really happy.Or if you know a program that is easy to use, please tell me what it is or give me a link to a download. PLEASE HELP!

 

[ShockingAlberto]

You take the skinmap, and just do what you want with it.

Get a program like the HLMV, and use it to look at the skin file. If there's a skinmap in the .mdl file, then use that, however if there isn't, then you'll have to edit the existing skin.

If you're editing a skin that's been created by someone you know, he'll be able to give you the skinmap.

Offhand, i believe skins and skinmaps are 512x512(px), 256colour, plain Bitmaps.

 

[old.epack]

I still dont get it, I have paint shop pro and HLMV, but i cant edit the skin maps in paint shop pro, and i dont know how to in HLMV. Please help me, Im new with this!

 

[Will]

Open the model with HLMV, go to file, choose export.
Export the .bmp files, then open them in PSP.

Sounds easy, but it's damn hard work to make nice looking skins.

 

[old.epack]

Which bmp files?

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Ok, having not used Windows in 4months, don't take this as gospel:
In HLMV, go to the `skins' tab. At the bottom will a place to select which skin to use. HL only supports single skins i think, so you probebrly won't see any more than one, allthough sometimes skins are divided into 2 images. Anyway, you should be able to select the skin(bmp file) in the list, and click `export' from a button to the left. This will put the BMP file wherever you chose, then you'll be able to open it in PS or whatever, and off you go.

When you want to see what your skin looks like, start HLMV, go to skins tab, look for a button that says `import', and overwrite the existing skin.

 

[Will]

Originally posted by epack
Which bmp files?

All of them. Normally, on weapon models, there is one of the hands, and one for the gun skin.

 

[old.epack]

Originally posted by ShockingAlberto
Ok, having not used Windows in 4months, don't take this as gospel:
In HLMV, go to the `skins' tab. At the bottom will a place to select which skin to use. HL only supports single skins i think, so you probebrly won't see any more than one, allthough sometimes skins are divided into 2 images. Anyway, you should be able to select the skin(bmp file) in the list, and click `export' from a button to the left. This will put the BMP file wherever you chose, then you'll be able to open it in PS or whatever, and off you go.

When you want to see what your skin looks like, start HLMV, go to skins tab, look for a button that says `import', and overwrite the existing skin.

O o.k. now i get it, thanx alot!

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Np

Despite the fact that i no longer play HL, and that i think HL is shit and outdated, i happen to be a `HL Deity'.

Obviously I'm not up there with legandary HL geeks like Dan2k and Chetan, however i know a hell of alot about HL