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How to make your own material mod (outdated)

By RedChaosScrungle (They/Her)

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

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RedChaosScrungle (They/Her)
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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://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/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

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MrWoohoo 11 Nov, 2018 @ 12:35pm

but i mgetting error with downlodaing the workshopper media fire says its generating a key but it never ends help?

MrWoohoo 11 Nov, 2018 @ 12:21pm

nevermind never mind

MrWoohoo 11 Nov, 2018 @ 12:19pm

its says gmod workshopper's link is an unknow search any advice?

RedChaosScrungle (They/Her) [author] 11 Nov, 2018 @ 7:30am

@AdamMAG37pl Oh, okay. https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1558926349

RedChaosScrungle (They/Her) [author] 11 Nov, 2018 @ 5:58am

@AdamMAG37pl To which mod?

Rom blw.tf 11 Nov, 2018 @ 5:10am

As someone who makes a good load of custom materials for my videos, this could be useful.

RedChaosScrungle (They/Her) [author] 7 Nov, 2018 @ 7:32am

@Mangosteen (Scout-Fruit) Yes it is, you do this by doing the steps to make the initial material multiple times, naming the LUA file whatever you want and copy the list.Add("OverrideMaterials","Bean") part of the lua file so instead of looking like this

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

it'll look like this
if SERVER then
list.Add("OverrideMaterials","Bean")
list.Add("OverrideMaterials","Bean_teddy")
end
if CLIENT then
list.Add("OverrideMaterials","Bean")
list.Add("OverrideMaterials","Bean_teddy")
end

ShadowDodger 7 Nov, 2018 @ 7:27am

One question, is it possible to make addons with more than 1 material.

ShadowDodger 7 Nov, 2018 @ 7:24am

That's awesome!
I need to practice, so i will make Game Logo Materials! (Probaly)

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