How can I Customize Menu Characters?

[Kiwimellia]

On gamebanana I found a mod that would allow me to change the characters that show up on the main menu. Naturally, upon learning this I wanted to use my own custom menu characters. I have gotten the first 9 classes down and I have seen the changes in game, but the robot and zombie characters have stumped me. I can't figure out how to change them, so I was wondering if anyone could link me to any tutorials ortell me how to do it.

[Goose]

bump so you can eventually get the answer

[Hook Master]

Damn
4 years and no answer

[Goose]

Originally posted by StaticSpark:

Damn
4 years and no answer

yeah :( ive tried doing this so i can have the menu always show a certain class never got it to work

[Kiwimellia]

Originally posted by Goose:

Originally posted by StaticSpark:

Damn
4 years and no answer

yeah :( ive tried doing this so i can have the menu always show a certain class never got it to work

I've actually found an answer as to how to do it! You will need GCFScape and VTFEdit. Make a folder in Custom (in this case, we'll call it "my custom stuff) and create the following path: my custom stuff\materials\console\characters
the "characters" file is where you put all the VTFs you want to customize with their respective VMTs.

To get the VTFs, go into "tf2_textures_dir.vpk" with GCFScape, and you should the textures in the path: Materials > Console > Characters. Copy all of them into the "characters" folder you created, and do the same for the VMTs which will be in "tf_textures_dir.vpk" under the same path

Once the VTFs and VMTs are in place, you can start editing the VTFs. Open one of them with VTEdit. Once you can see the image of one of the mercs, copy that image and paste it into any photo editing software you have, make sure you leave VTFEdit open. It is required you use software that can edit images with transparent backgrounds (I recommend paint.net.) Once it's in there, replace the image of the mercenary with whatever you chose, select it and copy it. Go back to VTFEdit, and paste the image back in. After that, save the VTF file and it should work!

[El viejo de la bolsa]

Originally posted by StaticSpark:

Damn
4 years and no answer

Tragic

[Goose]

Originally posted by Bron:

Originally posted by Goose:

yeah :( ive tried doing this so i can have the menu always show a certain class never got it to work

I've actually found an answer as to how to do it! You will need GCFScape and VTFEdit. Make a folder in Custom (in this case, we'll call it "my custom stuff) and create the following path: my custom stuff\materials\console\characters
the "characters" file is where you put all the VTFs you want to customize with their respective VMTs.

To get the VTFs, go into "tf2_textures_dir.vpk" with GCFScape, and you should the textures in the path: Materials > Console > Characters. Copy all of them into the "characters" folder you created, and do the same for the VMTs which will be in "tf_textures_dir.vpk" under the same path

Once the VTFs and VMTs are in place, you can start editing the VTFs. Open one of them with VTEdit. Once you can see the image of one of the mercs, copy that image and paste it into any photo editing software you have, make sure you leave VTFEdit open. It is required you use software that can edit images with transparent backgrounds (I recommend paint.net.) Once it's in there, replace the image of the mercenary with whatever you chose, select it and copy it. Go back to VTFEdit, and paste the image back in. After that, save the VTF file and it should work!

Nice ill try thanks

[Ding]

Originally posted by Bron:

Originally posted by Goose:

yeah :( ive tried doing this so i can have the menu always show a certain class never got it to work

I've actually found an answer as to how to do it! You will need GCFScape and VTFEdit. Make a folder in Custom (in this case, we'll call it "my custom stuff) and create the following path: my custom stuff\materials\console\characters
the "characters" file is where you put all the VTFs you want to customize with their respective VMTs.

To get the VTFs, go into "tf2_textures_dir.vpk" with GCFScape, and you should the textures in the path: Materials > Console > Characters. Copy all of them into the "characters" folder you created, and do the same for the VMTs which will be in "tf_textures_dir.vpk" under the same path

Once the VTFs and VMTs are in place, you can start editing the VTFs. Open one of them with VTEdit. Once you can see the image of one of the mercs, copy that image and paste it into any photo editing software you have, make sure you leave VTFEdit open. It is required you use software that can edit images with transparent backgrounds (I recommend paint.net.) Once it's in there, replace the image of the mercenary with whatever you chose, select it and copy it. Go back to VTFEdit, and paste the image back in. After that, save the VTF file and it should work!

Oh ♥♥♥♥, now he's helping someone else

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tf_textures_dir.vpk is in Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2\tf, scroll all the way down

couldn't find any vmt files in tf_textures_dir.vpk, i don't think they actually need to be modified for the mod to work

[Void]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2762584284

[RedReimu]

Originally posted by William Spyton:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2762584284

READ THE DATE!!!!