Animating Weapons for Counter-Strike Source/Extracting Files From GCFs

Extracting files from GCFs

Purpose: To retrieve the default model for decompiling

Close Steam if it is running.
Open GCFScape.
Go to File>Open
Open counter-strike source shared.gcf. It is found in your SteamApps folder. (Try C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\ or C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\)
In the interface navigate to cstrike\models\weapons\
For this tutorial we will animate an sg552.
Select all of the files that begin with v_rif_sg552. This includes:
- v_rif_sg552.dx80.vtx
- v_rif_sg552.dx90.vtx
- v_rif_sg552.mdl
- v_rif_sg552.sw.vtx
- v_rif_sg552.vvd

Note:
Another file called v_rif_sg552.xbox.vtx will be created when you compile. It is normal for it to be missing from the GCF.

Note:
You can use other weapons, but make sure you extract the files that begin with v.

Drag these files into your "default" folder.
Extract cstrike\materials\models\weapons\v_models\hands\v_hands.vtf as well.
If you are actually going to work with a default model, extract the vtf files from cstrike\materials\models\weapons\v_models\*weapon_name*\

Animating Weapons for Counter-Strike Source
Setting up the Work Folders	Extracting Files From GCFs	Decompiling the Default Model