Hi all my first post on here so hello all Im wondering if theres a way to swap some models from HL2 into CSS. What I want is the 357 magnum from HL2 to replace the deserteagle, just the model/animation and sounds not the actual physics/damage etc.

Any Ideas appreciated

Hmm... That might not work. HL1 models weren't compatible with the original CS, and the animation names were different. I'm more than sure the animation names are different for HL2 and CS:S, but the model format is probably the same.

This would be considered cheating in VAC's eyes.

I dont think they are compadable since the deserteagle holds 7 shots and the magnum holds 6 and problems could arise with this clash.

But If you want to screw/mess around then take the magnum model and rename it to the deserteagle model, and place it in C:Program FilesValveSteamSteamAppsYOUR FILE HEREcounter-strikecstrikemodels. Only do this in offline mode since valve (VAC) might think your trying to cheat. Same goes for sounds only you dont change the file name. Only do this to experiment.

Still I dont think it will work because there is much more than sounds and animations going on, like its built into the coding of HL2.

edit///make sure you take the time to back up everything so you dont screw up your system.

They (and everything) are contained in the GCF files (no more .pk files). You need the GCF viewer, and you can get that here you need to download the runtime also to make it work. I looked in the "source models.gcf" its under roothl2modelsweapons and found the v_357.mdl. I believe this is what you want, I would include the .vtx (what ever direct x you are running) keep in mind I have never done this. And the sounds are in "source sounds.gcf" under roothl2soundweapon357.

Hope this helps

Firstly this might not work due to animations , secondly you would have create a mod directory and copy all of css in there give it a name or something like this . more or less create a minimod that nobody else would have exept maybe your friends =P good luck i tried with hl1 and it got a little buggy... if you make it through tell me how it went

Edit: Somebody might want to put up a mod section for tutorials for it seems like most dont know how yet wish to...

Edit AGAIN = P: even for hl1 just so people can have an idea how it works for those who don't

? quoting Gwil

TBH, with the lack of a full HL2 SDK or modding community going into full speed, questions like this are worth hanging on for.

The game has barely been out a week, and people are getting very ambitious with their ideas and plans for modding the game. Surely we should take a couple of months to at least let the better modders do their stuff, and get a handle on how the mapping editor works.

Rushing things never works

Yeah agreed, was hoping it was a case of just swapping a few files. Shows hw much I know!!