i downloaded player skins and they work great. then i got greedy and tried to download the black rifle skins. i put them in my weapons folder. w weapons and v weapons both contain the four rifles. but i cant get them in the game just those ugly originals. please help me. do i make a new folder? if so, where? if there saved on the weapons y they not work? should i erase player skins? help with this too because i erased that but its still there

weapon skins go in the dod\materials\models\weapons\v_(or w_)models\ then a folder names adter the weapon they replace, such as garand, mp44, m1carbine, k98_scoped, ect.

for the full list of the weapon folder names, search for a program called gcfscape, download and install it, close steam (a mandatory step if you want to open any .gcf files), run gcfscape, and open and search the day of defeat source.gcf file.

yo you confusing me dog. i extracted to materials/models/weapons w and v. i see the folders with the rifle names but cant ge em to work. i downloaded that program and still the same thing happened. give me a step by step if possible. as im am pc iliterate.

Originally posted by roy o bannon
yo you confusing me dog. i extracted to materials/models/weapons w and v. i see the folders with the rifle names but cant ge em to work. i downloaded that program and still the same thing happened. give me a step by step if possible. as im am pc iliterate.
When you say black rifle, I'm going to assume you mean the reskinned garand. In that case, you need to have 2 differend folders. I'm going to list the directory structure of both, just create new folders if those don't exist that I list.

materials/models/weapons/v_models/garand
materials/models/weapons/w_models/garand

Your v_garand file goes into the garand folder in v_models. Your p_ and w_ files go into the garand folder in w_models.

If it was the kar you downloaded, replace every instance of 'garand' up there with 'k98'.

there aren't any p_'s with Source, the w_ has taken over its job. ;)

i have put the v garand and the v kar in the v weapons file. i have also put the w files in the w weapons file. still nothing works. are you sure there isnt anyhing else you forgetting to tell me?

You're not being very specific yourself and it's making this pretty hard. From what I read there it sounds like you just put those files into the v_ and w_models folder instead of into the garand and k98 folders within the v_ and w_models folder. Is this wrong?

Originally posted by Makabi Gafera
there aren't any p_'s with Source, the w_ has taken over its job. ;)

There's a few of them yet in the GCF.

well they're irrelivent, and I think you'll agree with me if you open them up at look at them. ;)

Originally posted by Makabi Gafera
well they're irrelivent, and I think you'll agree with me if you open them up at look at them. ;)
I just wasn't sure.

i had put these player skins on a week ago. germans with nazi armbands and 101 allies. there great, but i saw these axis skins i really want. what do i delete to get rid of skins and add new ones???? when i get the new ones, if i figure out how to delete old ones, should i extract them to c/valve/steam/steamapps/dodsource/dod/materials/models/players? do i not

when i get the new ones, if i figure out how to delete old ones, should i extract them to c/valve/steam/steamapps/dodsource/dod/materials/models/players? do i not

Yes, yes you do.
Delete the current VTF/VTM files. Those two should be the only two files you should have. Extract the new VTF/VTM files to that vary same folder you had your original in. Or you can just overwrite the original.

Reading the readme file that comes with the file that you downloaded also helps too. <.<

what i dont understand is this... i went to materials/models/players and saw where it said german and american and said normal body and stuff. i deleted both of these so players is blank. it says nothing about germans or americans, but skins are still there. where is what i have to delete located?? can you tell me specific file??

I don't understand either. Having deleted all files in your players folder should revert you back to the default skins.
Make new germans/americans folder and drop the new skin set that you want in there and test.

i went to materials/models/players
It should be 'player'/'german'/'american'.
All singular.

Check to see if you have a 'player' folder right next to your 'players' folder. You could be editing the wrong directory.

Originally posted by roy o bannon
what i dont understand is this... i went to materials/models/players and saw where it said german and american and said normal body and stuff. i deleted both of these so players is blank. it says nothing about germans or americans, but skins are still there. where is what i have to delete located?? can you tell me specific file??
To uninstall a player skin, you just deleted every file in the respective folder. Ie. to delete your german skin, go to your materials/models/player/german and delete everything in there.

And could you please not be so damn vague? Again, it sounds like you deleted both the american and german folders from your player folder. I can't be sure though because you are being so dodgy with the details.

I'm going to try not to confuse you here. The default skins for the game are not kept in those folders. When there is nothing in those folders the game loads it's default skins; hence why the skins are still there despite you having deleted them. You're just seeing the defaults. All you need to do now to install your new skins is to put them in the correct folder. Those folders would be:
materials/models/player/american
materials/models/player/german
Remeber to create any of these folders that you don't have or have deleted. Whatever is in those folders overrides the defaults and is what would be shown in game.

I hoped that helped, but if it didn't please provide more specific info on what the problem is.

went materials/models/player and erased both american and german. skins are still there. i made two new folders under player american and german. extracted the red and black axis reskin to german. still..... nothing. would it set to default if i uninstalled and reinstalled the game? wow im taking computer courses asap.

Originally posted by roy o bannon
went materials/models/player and erased both american and german. skins are still there. i made two new folders under player american and german. extracted the red and black axis reskin to german. still..... nothing. would it set to default if i uninstalled and reinstalled the game? wow im taking computer courses asap.
Might be a stupid question, but where is this materials folder? It's in your day of defeat source folder, right? And when you extracted the files to german, it didn't extract them already in folders did it? In your german folder there are, I assume, two files called german_body and german_gear?

well i got a dumber question than that. where is this dod folder? am i in the wrong place? should i go to program files, then valve, then steam, the steamapps, then my name, then dods? is that where i should make player folder? cuz where i was that was the only file i could find with player. also, if i reinstall the game would it set back to default?

Originally posted by roy o bannon
well i got a dumber question than that. where is this dod folder? am i in the wrong place? should i go to program files, then valve, then steam, the steamapps, then my name, then dods? is that where i should make player folder? cuz where i was that was the only file i could find with player. also, if i reinstall the game would it set back to default?

First of all, don't reinstall the game, that's unneccissary(or however you spell it :/). That is your dods folder. The exact place where it needs to go is this:

C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\<your e-mail>\day of defeat source\dod\materials\models\player\german

If your german_body.vtf file is in that german folder, it will show up in game.

oh and no i dont have german body german gear. just two german bodys both vtf files. one is 1 kb the other is 683 kb.

Originally posted by roy o bannon
oh and no i dont have german body german gear. just two german bodys both vtf files. one is 1 kb the other is 683 kb.
Hmm, that sounds like one is a .vmt file. And if that's the case, then that's perfectly normal. I wasn't sure if your particular skin had a gear or not. If it doesn't it doesn't matter.

ok i went to that specific place and erased the german body there. finally the old skins are gone. but when i dragged the axis reskin over the german in player the new skins didnt work. should i extract it again to that place?

Originally posted by roy o bannon
ok i went to that specific place and erased the german body there. finally the old skins are gone. but when i dragged the axis reskin over the german in player the new skins didnt work. should i extract it again to that place? Did you restart DoD before you tried the new skin?

yes but i didnt exit steam first. should i try that?

Originally posted by roy o bannon
yes but i didnt exit steam first. should i try that?
Couldn't hurt. If it's in the same place as the one you deleted then there shouldn't be a reason it doesn't work. Also, make sure the file you put in is acctualy the skin. It should be a .vtf file and much much larger than 1kb.

i went to valve steam steamapps my name dods materials models player and extracted reskin file there and the file was big. god doesnt want me to have player and weapon skins. i just want to kill lookin good

I really have no idea what's going on here. But I know that reinstalling won't help.

wow im such a pc nublet. but finally with ur help i figured it out. thank you so much. but i do want to ask you since i have the rifle reskins, can i also add the stg44 reskin? tried but it didnt work. is it that i cant have both??

ok i have the black rifle reskins, but now i want to reskin the stg44. problem is it wont work. is this because of the rifle reskins. can i get both or do i have to delete the rifles?? cuz there mad hot and i want to be able to keep both.

What?:confused:

Originally posted by roy o bannon
ok i have the black rifle reskins, but now i want to reskin the stg44. problem is it wont work. is this because of the rifle reskins. can i get both or do i have to delete the rifles?? cuz there mad hot and i want to be able to keep both.
Of course you can keep them, you can have a skin for every weapon. You need to put the new stg44 skin in a new folder within v_models along with your rifle folder called mp44.

jake, im afraid i misunderstand you. when i go to c/programfiles/valve/steam/steamapps/myname/dods/dod/materials/models/weapons and go to v_models, there is a folder with the stg44 in it. the readme tells me nothing. when i click on stg it goes to materials 1,2,and 3. it says 1 is the black stg so im dragging the v files to the page with stg on it. am i doing something wrong?? cuz thats how i did it with the rifles. do i take all 3 different materials to the folder?? please help cuz you the man jake.
u so cool, when u sleep, the sheep count u

v_stg.vmt and v_stg.vft both need to be in

Steam/SteamApps/YourEmail@YourHost.com/Day of Defeat Source/dod/materials/models/weapons/v_models/mp44

If there is no v_stg.vmt don't worry about it, it uses the default.

thanks a lot i finally figured it out. you the man. one more question.... where do i go to put gloves on? steam/steamapps/myname/dods/dod/materials/models/player???? is player where i would put the glove skins???

Originally posted by roy o bannon
thanks a lot i finally figured it out. you the man. one more question.... where do i go to put gloves on? steam/steamapps/myname/dods/dod/materials/models/player???? is player where i would put the glove skins???

Nope, they go in
Steam\SteamApps\<email>\day of defeat source\dod\materials\models\weapons\v_models\hands

already downloaded mad skins for weapons and players. just wanted to know where to put gloves skins. please be specific on the folder and adress as im a pc nublet

reply please or dont read
player skins! answers only
Nice thread titles.

SteamApps\xxxxxxxx\day of defeat source\dod\materials\models\weapons\hands

A sticky should be made on where everything should go so people like you don't make countless question threads.

ok figure that out. one last question and that it for me. exactly where do i move flag downloads. i need the exact location please. steam/steamapps/myname/dods/dod and then where to next????????

Originally posted by roy o bannon
ok figure that out. one last question and that it for me. exactly where do i move flag downloads. i need the exact location please. steam/steamapps/myname/dods/dod and then where to next????????
If I answer are you just going to create a new topic to answer the question again?

If not, then put the flags in

dod\materials\models\mapmodels\flags

Originally posted by Splinter
A sticky should be made on where everything should go so people like you don't make countless question threads.

You mean like this (http://www.dayofdefeat.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=55342) one hidden in the releases forum? Still needs stuff added to it like the ones asked about in this thread though...

FYI: Obnoxious thread titles, poor grammar and demands will get you nowhere here.

Take your time when you post, and stop being such an asshat.

Originally posted by Splinter
A sticky should be made on where everything should go so people like you don't make countless question threads.

Originally posted by Wulf
You mean like this (http://www.dayofdefeat.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=55342) one hidden in the releases forum? Still needs stuff added to it like the ones asked about in this thread though...

I made that thread a sticky.

can anyone tell me how to import this animated spray?? never imported a spray so list the order of folders to drag it into.

also, at csbanana.com there is a all new mp40 skin. its a sweedish smg. looks hot. i have reskins to all weapons but mp40. when i try this one however it does not work. a lot of people on the site are complaining about it too but we get no answer. do we have to erase original mp40 or something? please help

stop reading and not answering the damn question. if you not gonna answer, then dont read

Originally posted by roy o bannon
stop reading and not answering the damn question. if you not gonna answer, then dont read
We wouldn't know if we could answer without reading this first, right?

Originally posted by roy o bannon
stop reading and not answering the damn question. if you not gonna answer, then dont read

Do not expect any help with that attitude. Might as well ask somewhere else or learn some manners.