Where are my textures?

[76561198250391462]

It's been a long time since I've last used SFM, I'm currently trying to look for a texture of a hat called the Milkman (Imported from TF2 Client) The model doesn't have the checkered purple and black texture but I can't seem to find the texture for it. Where I expect it to be Things > models > player > items > scout, I currently only see the model files for it.

[Marco Skoll]

If you're seeing the model files, you're looking in the wrong place. Textures are kept in the materials folder.

Most textures then usually fit in a models > etc > etc filepath that imitates the filepath to where the models are within the models folder. (Yes, usually including a "models", meaning it's usually SFM> Game> Mod > Materials> Models> Rest of filepath)

[76561198250391462]

Ah I've tried that but the player folder is nowhere to be seen. I've checked
Things > materials > models > ???
and
tf > materials > models > ???
tf = comes with SFM by default

[Marco Skoll]

If the files aren't conventionally organised, then probably the fastest and most convenient way to find the materials folder is to load the model in Crowbar's "View" tab, which shows the file paths and material names.

That saves needing to wait for SFM to load up, but if you don't have/use Crowbar, you could instead load the model in the Element Viewer with Override Materials enabled - opening a material category will show the file paths of said material.

Sorry, I can't check any of this myself, as I really don't know my way around the TF2 cosmetics and such*, other than to know that's a jumble of illogical filenames.

* Cosmetics in 1st person games just don't really bother me. (That said, in third person games, my gear had damn well better look good, regardless of what its stats are.)

[R234]

Originally posted by The Endangered Spycrab:

The model doesn't have the checkered purple and black texture

Then your problem is not missing textures. If it's not pink and black checkered, then what does it look like?

[Zappy]

As Marco Skoll suggested, try right-clicking the model's animationset, choosing "Add Override Materials", right-clicking it again, choosing "Show in Element Viewer" > "Model". Then scroll down, expand "materials", expand the materials you want to know where are, and look at the material path thing. Then go to SourceFilmmaker/game/[folder]/materials/[material path].

Originally posted by R234:

Then your problem is not missing textures.

Nowhere did they say there are any problems within Source FilmMaker. From what I can gather, they just want to know the file location of the textures.

[76561198250391462]

Thank you for you assitance Zappy and Macro Skroll, I've been able to resolve this issue now.