Getting it Into the Game

Replacing a texture file will affect all skinned weapons that utilize that texture pattern.



For Team Colored skinned weapons, both team specific files will need to be modded over. Replace the red skin on your weapon with your custom neutral or red skin, and replace the blue skin with your custom neutral or blue skin.



When you replace one file, you are only replacing one pattern. For example, on the Black Dahlia, by replacing only "lightning_black.vtf" only the lightning pattern will be replaced. Replace all texture files used with what you'd like them to be.

Don't be afraid to match skins with other ones by using two on one weapon.



Don't be afraid to match skins with other ones by using two on one weapon. Your custom skin will also appear in the backpack icon of your skinned weapon!

When you have completed your skin, save it as a Targa (.tga) file.Open VTFEdit, Select "File" and select "Import".Locate your skin and import it.Using the default settings on the pop up window should work fine, Select OK.Select "File" and "Save" or "Save As".Save your file as a .vtf file.Navigate to your custom folder(C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2\tf\custom)Create a folder named anything inside the custom folder.In this folder, create a "materials" folder, and then a "patterns" folder inside of that. The final file path should be:(C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2\tf\custom\folder\materials\patterns)Certain generic texture files will need to be placed in this "patterns" folder. Texture files replacing case specific textures will need to be placed in a case specific folder.Paste your newly made .vtf into the correct folder.Rename it to the corresponding pattern filename from the weapon you wish to put the skin on.(For example, if you have a Black Dahlia and want to replace the black lightning pattern, you would place your vtf in in the "powerhouse" folder in your "patterns" folder and rename your .vtf to "lightning_black.vtf"After renaming it properly, that's it! Your custom skin will now replace the one in your game.NOTES: