Ok, i'm getting ever so close to being able to skin something with a transparency. My problem now is compiling the model. I tried Milkshape to decompile, but when i added the $texrendermode line and try to compile it again, it says there's an error when it gets to that line, and aborts. So i tried using studiomdl, but whenever i open a .qc file with it, it just flashes a few dozen things, and then closes. I don't even have the chance to edit the file. What am i doing wrong here?

you should post the qc line here so people can see if you're making some kind of syntax error

Error message would help a lot :/ Also, do it in dos prompt so that the window doesn't close.