Please assist!

[RavenofAzerath]

ok i'm really getting annoyed

i need to convert a tga file to vtf in order to use a barckground for my modcan any one help me?

 

[Angry Lawyer]

Step by step:

Make sure your TGA is the right proportions. I'm pretty sure they can't be over a certain size.

Stick the TGA in your mod's "MaterialSrc"

Drag and drop the TGA onto VTEX.exe.

Create a VMT for it, with the same filename as the VTF:

"UnlitGeneric"
{
	"$basetexture" 		"[your texture's name, minus the .vtf]"
	"$vertexalpha"		"1"
	"$ignorez"		1
}

Do whatever it is that sets it as a background.

-Angry Lawyer

 

[RavenofAzerath]

i get to the bit where u dump it over vtex.exe then it has a spazm then comes up with a load of junk saying: "Warning: Falling back to auto detection of vproject directory
Unable to fine gameinfo.txt. Solutions: 1.Read http://www.valve-erc.com/srcsdk/faq.html#nogamedir
2. run vconfig to specify which game you're working on.
3. add -game <path> on the command line where <path> is the dir that gameinfo.txt is in.

then it repeats itself several time and dies

any ideas?

 

[Angry Lawyer]

Have you actually created a mod (using the Create-A-Mod wizard), and ran it at least once?

-Angry Lawyer

 

[RavenofAzerath]

...

yes i have, i have ran it several times its just my piece of junk computer being a pain in the butt, and i cant wait for my new one (thank the lord!)

 

[Angry Lawyer]

Have you run VConfig?

-Angry Lawyer

 

[RavenofAzerath]

yes i have and it still hates me

 

[RavenofAzerath]

ok i used some other software on the internet to make it into a vtf

its works until the actual buttons appear then it goes all purple boxed

any ideas?

 

[Angry Lawyer]

Did you make a VMT for it? Because that's the most important part.
-Angry Lawyer

 

[Ti133700N]

If you use my vtexGUI utility you still have to open the vmt and change its content for

"UnlitGeneric"
{
	"$basetexture" 	 "[your texture's name, minus the .vtf]"
        "$vertexcolor"    1
	"$vertexalpha"	 "1"
	"$ignorez"        1
	"$no_fullbright" "1"
	"$nolod"         "1"
}

 

[StardogChampion]

If you're using Photoshop, there's a plug-in that lets you edit/open and save .VTF files directly, it's insanely useful! - http://nemesis.thewavelength.net/index.php?c=154#p154

Alternatively you can use VTFTool -
http://www.wunderboy.org/3d_games/utils/sourcetools.php#vtftool

Purple-boxed normally means it can't find the texture, normally something in the .VMT file is wrong, or the .VTF file is in the wrong folder.

 

[RavenofAzerath]

well i have both the vmt and the vtf in matierals/console, also i used the vtftool to make these in the first place

 

[Angry Lawyer]

Would you like to post the contents of the VMT?

-Angry Lawyer

 

[RavenofAzerath]

"VertexLitGeneric"
{
"$baseTexture" "background"
}



theres ur contents of the vmt, so wth!?!

 

[Ti133700N]

lol!!!!
I think he didn't even read our posts.

 

[Angry Lawyer]

Is the VMT called "Background.vmt", and is there a file in the very base level of "Materials" called "Background.vtf"?

Also, if you're using it for HUD art, change the type to "UntlitGeneric". And the files should be called Background01, not Background.

-Angry Lawyer