Need addon creation help

[Dr. Pennysworth]

i would like to get into making textures for lfd2 and i have have no clure where to start! How do i create the final product after you have the vmt and vmf? How to i pack it properly. How do i get the game to realize theres a replacer. Do i need to name and set up the addons material and file structure the same as the origional?

[Stark Raven]

1) Packing is handled by the vpk.exe, which should be found in you left 4 dead 2 > bin folder after you've installed the authoring tools. You cannot substitute vpk.exes from other games.

2) You'll need to create something called an addoninfo.txt, here's[sites.google.com] a quick tutorial on what all goes in that.

3) You will need to name everything and structure it exactly the same as the original file path.

[Dr. Pennysworth]

Thank you very much !