There you go, and you're welcome

After reviewing your guide, I have resolved the issue. Thank you.

I'm assuming it's my guide. If the mod size didn't change, then you did something wrong on one of the step. Obviously I don't know what step is it, but the best I can say is to follow the guide carefully, and if you do know what step that you did it wrong, lmk. And please comment it on my guide here instead on this mod you're currently in:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3396692022

Excuse me, I followed your tutorial in the comment section, but the size of the mod did not change. Why?

@扳机运动SuRvival Here's your compression: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3320676537

@✨ 静 Blué 穏 ❄ Here's your compression: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3320671855

@Italo el Mogwai Hiperactivo Here's your icon: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3320570734

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2507754865
Search for it first next time before asking cus I remember someone already made it

In that case do this hud icom please
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2506920850&searchtext=Fr+f2

I don't want to make icons for fluffy anymore, sorry

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3289529987&searchtext=Xm21
Please do a hud icon for this

Sure.

Ask them first whether I can compress it or not. Never compress that guy's mod

May I ask for a compression of this mod if possible? Please and, thanks you.
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3319166754

Yes it still is, and sure

Are requests still open? Bc I got a mod to compress
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3160595766

All good man

ISTG, I went and unsubbed from the mp5k hud item, went in game, mp5k isn't conflicting yet shows hud, Terminator isn't conflicting yet hud doesn't work.

It's the hardballer that's a problem, not ur fault, sorry Dokun

If you take a look at the change notes, one of the notes say that the icon is back. So it's basically the same as the hardballer issue

The bo1 mp5k has no hud, conflicts with a hud icon I subbed to yet works fine

I know, I apologised for that, just brought that up now to use as an example, not to fight with you

Nothing strange at all. Usually a lot of newer Rocky's weapons already have icon inside, which means, if you installed both my icon and the weapon, it'll conflict. And yes, I take a look at both my hardballer folder and Rocky's mod folder. For mine, I didn't typo, I named it correctly (icon_pistol_magnum). For Rocky, there's no scripts, but icon is already integrated. So why I made separate icon if the original has already icon inside? I have no idea, plus, it was someone's request, which was you... Plus, we've talked about it in the comments why it doesn't work/conflict... So...
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3248288581

Like this will show the hud with that hud

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3286682676

Yet the Terminator Harballer with a hud built in doesn't? seems VERY strange to me

Nah, you helped tons, closer to understanding the problem now, huds were a factor after all, THANKS for confirming that.

I thought the way a hud would work is if there's a hud icon downloaded, it would prioritize that over the created hud icons, learn't its not like that.

Explains why the Terminator Hardballer hud of yours never works at all for me... maybe... that 1 I can't figure out yet

Unfortunately I don't know how, and I did take a look at the hud addon's folder, and inside, there's already icon for first aid and pills, but that's it, no icon for defib, ammo upgrades, throwables, and adrenaline. As for weapons, there's none. This is hud's fault, since iirc, I've used schism hud before, and weapon icon just doesn't work. So yeah, sorry I can't really fix it. The only fix you have is to use other huds, like Gary hud for example. It's not really a fix, but I have no idea how to actually fix it.

There's also scripts folder inside, I take a look at the scripts, and it's responsible for the hud itself. But comparing it to Gary hud, it's vastly different. Again, I don't understand it much, but maybe, some of these lines makes some of the icons doesn't work. I said maybe, so it may not be the answer. Your best bet is to ask the creator of that hud. Sorry that I can't help

Also this may be the fix to my hud problem not working in general, doesn't conflict with the gun yet doesn't work, believe it's the fault of the huds

Hey Dokun, some of your hud mods conflict with Yuursorata's huds

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2940332232

Which is weird since a few don't, like the defib and adrenaline hud you did earlier, medkit doesn't work and a few others, is there a way to fix it?

Sure thing

Hello Dokun, could you please create a hud icon of this weapon:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3147322207

Alright sure, it's in the list, and thanks for asking

I have communicated with the author and he has agreed. Now may I reiterate my request?

Now compressed these:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3301914942
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=759549507

You're welcome!

Alright thanks! i'm looking forward towards the compressed Barett

In my profile, I said that below 30 MB is rejected due to the fact that it's already low, so I can't accept the first one, but I'll take the second one

Hey Dokun can you compress these two for AWP ? if that's okay with you ?

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=911383728
and
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2442346124

Better ask for permission first. You can see on my Viper II compressed that I provided proof that the requester asked for permission and author's response

Can you compress this ? https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3277229252&searchtext=qcq-17 Thx you very much

Yeah sure I got it, thanks

If you miss anything, confused, or need a help basically, lmk

Thats quite long haha, but Im getting it, ok then ill give it a shot

Select the folder and drag it to vpk.exe. Wait a bit, and the folder has been converted to vpk format. Done

Before began the converting process, make sure to select "To TGA" first, then you can click convert and wait
When converting is done, now we need to change the folder by reverse. What I mean is, the input is now output folder, and the output is now input folder. Once you do that, make sure again to click "To VTF" then you can start converting again
Once converting is done, open your input folder, select all files and paste it on where we started, which is the folder that has all the vtfs and vmts
All it left is to go back to root folder of your mod

Now open your vtfedit, click tools, convert folder. In there, you wanna change the folder to respective folder. For input, browse for input folder. For output, browse for output folder
Once that's done, make sure the box beside the "To VTF" is empty, but leave it as it is for the "To TGA" button below the to vtfedit
Then go to options, and make sure all these settings are the same:
General:
Normal Format = DXT1
Alpha Format = DXT5
Texture Type = Animated Texture

Checkmark the Resize:
Resize Method = Nearest Power Of 2
Resize Filter = Quadratic
Sharpen Filter = None

Checkmark the Clamp:
Maximum Width = 512 or 1024
Maximum Height = 512 or 1024

Uncheckmark both the Mipmaps and Generate Normal Map, and once that's done, just select ok

Unpack the mod by heading to unpack tab and unpack the whole mod (click "<root>" on the left and unpack it)
Once unpacked, open the mod's folder, select materials folder, and then you need to click all the subfolders (usually a lot of mod has different names) until you find all the vtfs and vmts
Once in that folder, you need to sort it by type, cus we need to focus on compressing vtfs only, forget about vmts and do not compress vmts
Now on desktop, create two new folders, name them "input" and "output"
Once you made the folders, select all the vtfs (except things like exponent, phongwarp_steel, specular. They're usually take about 1kb, so don't compress this by unselecting them) then drag all the vtfs to input folder

Ok I installed it, and sent the vpk thing on the desktop

Also forgot to install L4D2 Authoring Tools, and once installed, launch the game (L4D2, not the tools) first, and quit. Then go to this directory "steamapps > common > Left 4 Dead 2 > bin" and in the bin folder, you'll find vpk.exe. Drag that .exe to desktop. What it did is to convert the folder to .vpk

Sure no problem, I can take it, and yeah alright

It's gonna be a long step, and you need a few softwares. I recommend to download all the software first, then I'll explain the step as best as I can. Here are the softwares you need:
1. Crowbar modding tool (for unpacking, downloading, and uploading)
2. VTFEdit (for compressing)
3. VPKEdit (optional)

Yo, may I ask how do you compress all of your mods while retaining the original look? Kinda interesting, and I may wanna try one for personal compression stuff and something to discover. Can you share some steps on how you do it? I may learn something new hahaha

You're welcome to both GOMI and Susbruh7

yoooo, thanks a lot!