I am a cursed compiler.

[BlackHoleSon]

I have been compiling for a short time now, and it seems like i have no trouble whatsoever compiling a pre-existing model.

However, every single time i attach a custom model or replace something with a custom model, it always comes out purple and black.

Image:
http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/8...andpurpet3.jpg


and well ive double checked my .vmt's and such, and am stumped on this.

.qc file:

$cd "C:\Documents and Settings\gerry\Desktop\ff knife\decompiled"
$modelname "weapons/knife/v_knife.mdl"
$model "studio" "reference_Knife.smd"
$cdmaterials "models\weapons\knife\"
$cdmaterials "models\v_arms\"
$hboxset "default"
// Model uses material "v_heavyArms.vmt"
// Model uses material "uv_release.vmt"
$surfaceprop "default"
$illumposition 6.000 20.000 7.000
$sequence Draw "Draw" ACT_VM_DRAW 1 snap rotate -90 fps 30.00
$sequence Idle1 "Idle1" ACT_VM_IDLE 3 snap rotate -90 fps 30.00
$sequence Idle2 "Idle2" ACT_VM_IDLE 3 snap rotate -90 fps 30.00
$sequence Idle3 "Idle3" ACT_VM_IDLE 3 snap rotate -90 fps 30.00
$sequence MissCenter1 "MissCenter1" ACT_VM_MISSCENTER 1 snap rotate -90 fps 30.00
$sequence MissCenter2 "MissCenter2" ACT_VM_MISSCENTER 1 snap rotate -90 fps 30.00
$sequence MissCenter3 "MissCenter3" ACT_VM_MISSCENTER 1 snap rotate -90 fps 30.00
$sequence HitCenter1 "HitCenter1" ACT_VM_HITCENTER 1 snap rotate -90 fps 30.00
$sequence HitCenter2 "HitCenter2" ACT_VM_HITCENTER 1 snap rotate -90 fps 30.00
$sequence HitCenter3 "HitCenter3" ACT_VM_HITCENTER 1 snap rotate -90 fps 30.00

.vmt text

VertexLitGeneric
{
"$basetexture" "models\weapons\knife\uv_release"
"$bumpmap" "models\weapons\knife\normal"
}


Files inside 'knife' folder

uv_release (.vtf)
uv_release (.vmt)
normal (.vtf)


So if you can help me with this i would sure appreciate it - and if you need any other info, just ask.

[PartialSchism]

U getting any errors in your console?

(one problem is u need $model set to "1" i believe) dont see that in the vmt

Originally Posted by BlackHoleSon

// Model uses material "uv_release.vmt"

also if your trying to change the commented line for the texture. thats not going to work. Has to be changed in the modeling program. But ima nub w/ models so yea.

[BlackHoleSon]

i tried the "$model" "1", that didnt change it.. then i changed the .vmt info back to v_knife, and updated the .qc to accommodate it, still nothing.


I have no clue what you are talking about - the model is called "Slicer_final" and the uvmap is called "uv_release". Is that helping?

[Crazycarl]

The qc doesn't define what texture the model uses. It's in the smd. Open the reference smd in notepad and make sure it has the correct texture name. (uv_release.jpg or whatever. extension doesn't matter). If it's wrong you can do a search-and-replace, or put

$renamematerial [wrongname] [rightname]

in the qc.

In the .qc where it says
// Model uses material "v_heavyArms.vmt"
// Model uses material "uv_release.vmt"
Those are comments (probably put there by model decompiler). They don't do anything.

[PartialSchism]

Thanks Crazycarl. We need more people who know what they're talking about

[pF]

Whoo, i never knew about $renamematerial