How to take model packs and convert them into palyable model

Steam · Post by **Neico** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 2:35 am

if it's already there then where's your problem!?

also use -dev to see if it loaded (it shows the exact path + if it was loaded etc.)

madslug · Post by **madslug** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 7:30 pm

what's -dev? i don't know why it's not working though. some guy i was playing with said the model packs don't work

Secone · Post by **Secone** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 7:55 pm

They most certainly do work. I seriously don't understand why you're having so many problems when you just simply drag the folder into addons.

madslug · Post by **madslug** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 8:02 pm

addons or add-ons? there are two folders.

Datastream · Post by **Datastream** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 8:03 pm

The one with the content loading folders in em. (lost coast, css, hl2 etc.)

For a more direct answer: add-ons.

madslug · Post by **madslug** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 8:12 pm

i already put it in there and nothing happened. What am i doing wrong!

let's review:

I downloaded the folders, first i copied them into the models folder, nothing happened, i copied them into the player model folder, nothing happened, i put them in add-ons folder, nothing happened, i saved the info text, nothing happened, i copied them into addons folder, nothing happened! what am i doing wrong!

Steam · Post by **Neico** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 8:36 pm

are you sure that you use 1.35? and as i probably said more then once: add-ons <--- is the right one, addons is made by valve (and not to interfere with that like gmod did is the name slightly different normally you shouldn't have the addons from folder inside the mod folder at all as it's only used for server plugins)

also: -dev is a startparameter, you can define it in the properties of OC inside Steam (hint: right mouseclick)

to the structure:

obsidian\add-ons\<addon folder(can be any name, just try to avoid special characters and spaces - and _ are fine tough)>\info.txt
obsidian\add-ons\<addon folder>\{materials,models,sound,resource,scripts,...} ({} means here that those folder can be inside, it's a syntax from linux to select multiple folders

also remeber that <> are just to mark the placeholder)

madslug · Post by **madslug** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 8:41 pm

i only have one obsidian folder though but on my steam games it says 1.35,
so i just put it in the add-ons folder and hope for the best

just give me the place where i have to put them and what i should do when i put them there. (it helps me cuz i have a hard time interpreting what you are saying

fug's Obsidian clips · Post by **fug4life** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 8:45 pm

madslug wrote:i already put it in there and nothing happened. What am i doing wrong!

let's review:

I downloaded the folders, first i copied them into the models folder, nothing happened, i copied them into the player model folder, nothing happened, i put them in add-ons folder, nothing happened, i saved the info text, nothing happened, i copied them into addons folder, nothing happened! what am i doing wrong!

Firstly its not healthy to copy stuff all over the place, you may cause conflicts. And most the models packs already have a blank info.txt.

Put in add-ons folder not addons!

Datastream · Post by **Datastream** » Sun Jun 13, 2010 11:10 am

On a minor note: if you forgot to add in -dev and don't feel like restarting just type developer 1 in console.

Steam · Post by **Neico** » Sun Jun 13, 2010 8:14 pm

which won't give you the addon output i'm refering to..

madslug · Post by **madslug** » Sun Jun 13, 2010 9:46 pm

so in the end all i have to do is put the folders into add-ons andtype in developer 1 in console???!?!?!?!?!?

fug's Obsidian clips · Post by **fug4life** » Sun Jun 13, 2010 10:19 pm

You've misunderstood people.

All you need is to put the model_pack (which ever one) folder into your add-ons folder.

The pack should contain a blank info.txt (If its not there you create one).

So the directory looks like this:

obsidian\add-ons\model_pack

I'm reaching for the lockit emote but resisting!

Steam · Post by **Neico** » Sun Jun 13, 2010 11:11 pm

i mentioned the -dev start parameter only because it shows then on mod startup a list with the addons that got loaded successfully in the console, nothing more, it was only to help you figure out if you did right or not!

and i'm kind of starting to feel that you don't want to understand it...

madslug · Post by **madslug** » Mon Jun 14, 2010 9:56 pm

i do want to understand but I'm slow at figuring out computer stuff!

no one answered my question about -dev. how do i use it? where do i go to use it? do i have to type in something?