Left4Dead models in Gmod When?

helpmewith

January 2008
19 Posts

Ok They are rereleased NOW! (L4D Models)

Woutsie

Gold Member

October 2005
8,087 Posts

Yes Garry

Metroid48

February 2007
1,996 Posts

The models and textures are all in the vpk files in the left 4 dead directory. No one has, at least publicly, found a way to identify and separate the files contained within these vpk archives. As a result, no one is probably working on this - we can't even get the models in the first place.

However, garry still could be doing this. It's just unlikely.

Dtmech

Gold Member

July 2006
5,580 Posts

Here is how it will be.

Wait for full release that will be on 18th nov.
Then let's wait till garry works on a update to make the stuff work on gmod.
And stop asking. Everything will be done in no time.

So just be patient.

NegaZomBuste

Gold Member

August 2007
4,426 Posts

The full game will probably in a GCF and then Garry can just update gmod with the new engine and mount the GCF.

SgtTupelo

Gold Member

July 2005
6,009 Posts

Garry will upgrade the engine to Left4Dead-engine.

I remember someone saying that somewhere.

Vedicardi

Gold Member

May 2006
6,351 Posts

uh when the game comes out

Edit:

I’m starting to get a lot of question about this and I guess they aren’t going to slow down until I tell ya’ll where I stand on it.

Ideally, I want to upgrade to the l4d engine. But this would probably mean increasing the requirements for GMod again. The Orange Box upgrade wasn’t so bad, because the requirements upgrade wasn’t really required, it just meant that if you had a below spec computer you couldn’t see the new particles. I’m not sure that would be the case in a change to the new engine.. but if it is then yeah, definitively upgrading. If not then I need to balance the demand for an upgrade with the amount of people that are under that requirement, and would lose access to GMod completely.

Another option would be to stick with the current engine and try to import the l4d content into it. This however would likely result in it all looking like shit due to shader differences. Plus, GMod would have stopped evolving.. and I don’t really want that to happen.

The final option would be to split GMod in two. One version would be the current version, and one on the new engine. I really don’t want to do that, because it’s short sighted and stupid.

there from 'is blog

mm3guy

Gold Member

June 2007
7,967 Posts

A friend of mine posted a few VPK files on the XeNTaX message board (forum accounts there need to be activated by the admin, his was activated, not mine...), we'll have to see if they will crack these files and add support for cracking them to their game extracting program, MultiEX Commander

Shugo

Gold Member

July 2005
6,404 Posts

I'm glad to know that Garry is thinking about all his fans and not just NEW TECH? SHOVE IT INTO THE GAME PRONTO! I have a gaming computer, but I used to be one of those guys who had to use mom and dad's shitastic setup that they bought from the store thinking that it would be good due to the high price tag. Garry + Valve FOREVER.

Yuki MK 6

November 2007
1,969 Posts

Metroid48 posted:

However, garry still could be doing this. It's just unlikely.

He usually gets shit early because he's a developer, developing with it.

mm3guy

Gold Member

June 2007
7,967 Posts

Shugo posted:

I'm glad to know that Garry is thinking about all his fans and not just NEW TECH? SHOVE IT INTO THE GAME PRONTO! I have a gaming computer, but I used to be one of those guys who had to use mom and dad's shitastic setup that they bought from the store thinking that it would be good due to the high price tag. Garry + Valve FOREVER.

Agree'd, garry and valve 4eva

tehmeh

November 2006
215 Posts

www.garry.tv

LooperNor

September 2007
3,547 Posts

tehmeh posted:

www.garry.tv

That cleared up lots! Thanks!

Smirnoff Joe

April 2008
16,354 Posts

When it gets mounted, d'you think it'll have a Director On/Off function?

capslock

August 2006
1,108 Posts

Smirnoff Joe posted:

When it gets mounted, d'you think it'll have a Director On/Off function?

Most likely. I haven't tried the l4d demo yet, but there is probably a way to only disable the Director, making it easy to implement a button for it.(Not sure if the Director would be in the game, but just in case.)

conway

January 2006
3,548 Posts

Garry will start work when Left 4 Dead is released probably.

Outcast

September 2005
1,289 Posts

capslock posted:

Most likely. I haven't tried the l4d demo yet, but there is probably a way to only disable the Director, making it easy to implement a button for it.(Not sure if the Director would be in the game, but just in case.)

There is a way to enable / disable the Director.

mm3guy

Gold Member

June 2007
7,967 Posts

Outcast posted:

There is a way to enable / disable the Director.

director_start
director_stop

VR3

October 2008
157 Posts

tehmeh posted:

www.garry.tv

God, check his inbox :s

octavio

July 2008
357 Posts

Metroid48 posted:

No one has, at least publicly, found a way to identify and separate the files contained within these vpk archives.

That's not true. You can open them up in a text editor and identify files by their headers and extract them manually.

E7Fan

February 2008
1,367 Posts

octavio posted:

That's not true. You can open them up in a text editor and identify files by their headers and extract them manually.

I tried this, but all it does is show an Encrypted file or nothing at all for me.

NegaZomBuste

Gold Member

August 2007
4,426 Posts

Here : http://blog.gib.me/2008/11/13/left4d...on-tools-test/

is a tool to extract the vpk', but it only seems to work for the materials.

ZomBuster

Gold Member

June 2006
9,250 Posts

Oh wait models work too

testing out now..

Edit:

oh my Gmod crashed

Edit:

ok so far working

mm3guy

Gold Member

June 2007
7,967 Posts

ZomBuster posted:

Oh wait models work too

testing out now..

Edit:

oh my Gmod crashed

Edit:

ok so far working

Der me

I LOVE YA!

mikeyNshelby

April 2008
87 Posts

dude if you get the models working i'll love you forever!

ray243

January 2008
7,367 Posts

ZomBuster posted:

Oh wait models work too

testing out now..

Edit:

oh my Gmod crashed

Edit:

ok so far working

PORT the minigun please.

ZomBuster

Gold Member

June 2006
9,250 Posts

thanks

mikeyNshelby

April 2008
87 Posts

oh shit you did get them to work! =D dude I love you! Now.. umm port a zombie?

mm3guy

Gold Member

June 2007
7,967 Posts

Get a zombie!

ray243

January 2008
7,367 Posts

ZomBuster posted:

thanks

PORT THE MINIGUN!!!

mikeyNshelby

April 2008
87 Posts

There's no need to. It's the mini gun from TF2. >_>

ray243

January 2008
7,367 Posts

mikeyNshelby posted:

There's no need to. It's the mini gun from TF2. >_>

I Don't want a cartoon model. I want a realistic one.

mikeyNshelby

April 2008
87 Posts

Um then re texture it yourself.

ZomBuster

Gold Member

June 2006
9,250 Posts

I might make a guide how to port models later, but let's just first wait what Garry will do.

Mystfit

Respected User

August 2006
1,120 Posts

Okay, I've extracted all the content from the preorder vpk's, renamed all the dud vmt viles, and copied all the files over, yet spawning a character in Gmod leaves that character to become invisible.

Any help?

mikeyNshelby

April 2008
87 Posts

Teach me please! I'm the creator of smod redead and would like use new models for the zombies.

ray243

January 2008
7,367 Posts

mikeyNshelby posted:

Teach me please! I'm the creator of smod redead and would like use new models for the zombies.

I guess you must be joking.

ZomBuster

Gold Member

June 2006
9,250 Posts

Mystfit27 posted:

Okay, I've extracted all the content from the preorder vpk's, renamed all the dud vmt viles, and copied all the files over, yet spawning a character in Gmod leaves that character to become invisible.

Any help?

You need to copy the .vtx file 3 times and rename them

*.sw.vtx
*.dx90.vtx
*.dx80.vtx

e.g

survivor_teenangst.sw.vtx
survivor_teenangst.dx90.vtx
survivor_teenangst.dx80.vtx

Edit:

oshit

E7Fan

February 2008
1,367 Posts

Oh god here comes the Porno!

ray243

January 2008
7,367 Posts

MINIGUN PLEASE!!!