Using L4D Textures/Materials in Hammer

xvampyricx · November 21st, 2008, 02:14 PM

All you have to do is Run the VPK Extractor, browse to your left4dead folder, something like this [C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\left 4 dead\left4dead\] Extract the file pak01_dir.vpk

Since the L4D SDK isnt out, I am running hammer using the CSS configs. So what I'm doing is setting the extraction folder to my CSS installation which is something like this [C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\<steamid>\counter-strike source\cstrike\]

They then should work in Hammer!

Please note the extraction process can take over 10 minutes!

At the end of the extraction process it should say this --
Done, 17168 succeeded, 0 failed, 17168 total.

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EDIT: Can a moderator possibly pin this thread so people don't post duplicates asking how to do it?

EDIT: I noticed when I was browsing the textures in hammer, some of the extracted materials were messed up. showing random screwy colors, although im sure if applied they will display properly in L4D

><0>* · November 21st, 2008, 06:35 PM

Most likely you'd have to run those though the materials fix. Though its not a big deal, since you can't compile the full thing.

xvampyricx · November 21st, 2008, 06:42 PM

Originally Posted by ><0>*

Most likely you'd have to run those though the materials fix. Though its not a big deal, since you can't compile the full thing.

I did come across one thing, when i compiled a map and ran it in L4D it ran just fine, of course texture errors since i havent copied the CSS mats to L4D.

But then when I extracted the L4D vpk into the CSS mats folder, and i used some of the L4D textures, when i loaded the map into L4D it crashed giving me a null error.

xvampyricx · November 21st, 2008, 08:25 PM

Originally Posted by ><0>*

Most likely you'd have to run those though the materials fix. Though its not a big deal, since you can't compile the full thing.

what materials fix?

spiderdan07 · December 7th, 2008, 12:20 PM

I extracted the files but do not know how you open them in hammer. all i get are VTF and VMT files which valve does not see when i select add textures, can some one point out the stupidly obvious thing im missing?

Using L4D Textures/Materials in Hammer

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