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How to make your own material mod (outdated)

By RedChaosScrungle (They/Them)

In this tutorial I will teaching you how to make your very own material mod, exciting! I know. ^^

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RedChaosScrungle (They/Them)
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Category: Modding or Configuration, Workshop

Languages: English

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7 Nov, 2018 @ 6:59am

12 Nov, 2022 @ 7:19pm

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Overview

Before you start this tutorial you'll need two programs

Step 1: Download an image to use as a material

Step 2: Make folders inside the folder

Step 3: Make a folder called autorun in the LUA folder

Step 4: Making the .vmt file

Step 5: Making the .VTF file

Step 6: Making the .lua file

Step 7: Putting your mod into the game

Step 8: Testing the mod in game

Step 9: Making an icon

Step 10: Opening the workshopper

Step 11: Putting in the title of your mod

Step 12: Using the icon you made

Step 13: Putting in your mod folder

Step 14: Setting your tags

Step 15: Ignoring the required games section

Step 16: Finally uploading your mod

Step 17: Looking at your uploaded mod

Step 18: Adding a description and preview images

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Before you start this tutorial you'll need two programs

You'll need..
VTFEdit: https://gamebanana.com/tools/2250
and the Crowbar: https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/groups/CrowbarTool

Step 1: Download an image to use as a material

Step 2: Make folders inside the folder

Step 3: Make a folder called autorun in the LUA folder

Step 4: Making the .vmt file

"VertexlitGeneric"
{
"$basetexture" "Bean"
"%keywords" "Bean"

}

Step 5: Making the .VTF file

Alternatively, if pasting isn't working, go to the far left, click the sky blue paper that says "Import" on it and then select the file you want to import, also paste the image from an image viewer, not the image file.

Step 6: Making the .lua file

if SERVER then
list.Add("OverrideMaterials","Bean")
end
if CLIENT then
list.Add("OverrideMaterials","Bean")
end

Step 7: Putting your mod into the game

Open your file explorer, then click "this pc" then click the drive you have garry's mod installed on, for most people this is the C: drive, then go into the Program files (x86), then go into steam, then go into steamapps, then go into common, then go into GarrysMod, then go into garrysmod, then go into the addons folder, then right click while in that folder and click paste.

Step 8: Testing the mod in game

Step 9: Making an icon

Step 10: Opening the workshopper

Step 11: Putting in the title of your mod

Step 12: Using the icon you made

Step 13: Putting in your mod folder

Step 14: Setting your tags

Step 15: Ignoring the required games section

Step 16: Finally uploading your mod

Step 17: Looking at your uploaded mod

Step 18: Adding a description and preview images

208 Comments

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Taco Bell Official 13 Sep @ 10:29pm

oh ok

RedChaosScrungle (They/Them) [author] 13 Sep @ 10:13pm

@Taco Bell Official If the mod isn't uploaded and subscribed to by the person hosting the server it won't work.

Taco Bell Official 13 Sep @ 10:09pm

one thign i might add its that it IS for a server, as in a hosted one in a site

RedChaosScrungle (They/Them) [author] 13 Sep @ 10:08pm

@Taco Bell Official Hm, dunno.

Taco Bell Official 13 Sep @ 9:50pm

misha.vmt and misha.vtf

RedChaosScrungle (They/Them) [author] 13 Sep @ 9:47pm

@Taco Bell Official What is the name of the VMT and VTF files?

Taco Bell Official 13 Sep @ 9:26pm

VMT:
"VertexlitGeneric"
{
$basetexture "misha"
"%keywords" "misha"

}

LUA:
if SERVER then
list.Add("OverrideMaterials","misha")
end
if CLIENT then
list.Add("OverrideMaterials","misha")
end

RedChaosScrungle (They/Them) [author] 13 Sep @ 8:42pm

@Taco Bell Official There's a typo somewhere in the code.

Taco Bell Official 13 Sep @ 7:59pm

the material appears in the tool, but when i try and apply it it doesnt work

megamind videogame dvd 26 Nov, 2023 @ 12:14pm

but tutorial helped me thanks

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