I want to make a skin pack for ET, but I dont know where to start. Can any one help me get started?
Where do I start?
nUllSkillZ
(nUllSkillZ)
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What skins do you want to change?
Weapon skins or player skins?
I think the best way to start is to extract all the pk3-files in one seperate ET installation.
Then you should take a look at the subfolders.
The player skins are in the subfolder “models/players”.
And you will need a graphics program.
Gimp is a free available program.
I usually copy all of the needed files into a new folder somewhere else.
But the subfolder structure must be the same as the original (if you want to change sourcecode you can always change the original names to what you like).
After finishing work zip only the changed files into a pk3-file.
pakscape is a little very handy zip-tool.
The name of this pk3-file should be “greater then” pak0.pk3.
For example z_myskins.pk3 (or skins_higgins.pk3).
Put this file into the etmain directory.
The mod only works on pure server where this file is installed or on local server or on unpure servers.
You may have problems on unpure servers if you have installed other modfiles.
If the name of these additional modfiles is greater than the name of your file the changes of your may not take effect if the other mod also changes things that your mod is changing (two skin files at the same time do not work).
Important:
[ul]
[li]the file structure and name of the folders / changed files must be identical to the orignal folders / files
[/li][li]only zip changed files to avoid bloat
[/li][li]name of your pk3-modfile must start with a letter greater than “p”
[/li][li]only works on pure servers with installed file / unpure servers / local servers
[/li][/ul]
