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How to Make Player Models for GMod

"GMod" is a computer game that uses the Half Life 2 engine to give players unlimited freedom within the game world. Players create whatever contraptions, vehicles or scenarios they can think of using the creative tools and objects in game. In-game, a player may choose a model to represent himself, summon non-player characters (NPCs) or ragdolls of various models. To create your own "GMod" models, you will need a picture editor and a program called GCFScape to extract game models.

Things You'll Need

Photo editing software
GCFScape

Instructions

- 1
  Load GCFScape and open your "GMod" installation path, locate the Steamapps folder and find the "source materials.gcf" file.
- 2
  Browse the Half Life 2 model filesin the directory "hl2/materials/models", and right-click to extract and save the model type you wish. Save the model type to a different file on your computer.
- 3
  Load your photo editing software and open the model file from Step 2.
- 4
  Edit the model however you desire. Using the coloring options and photo editing tools to recreate the model.
- 5
  Save the file and and copy it in to your Steam directory with GCFScape. For example, if you made a human male model, you will save the file into the "Steam/steamapps/garrysmod /materials/models/humans/male" directory.
- 6
  Close GCFScape and load "GMod" to test your new model.

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