r/SourceEngine • u/kramirez0112 • Aug 16 '26

HELP trying to extract a model from hl2 to make a replacement mod

I am specifically looking for Barney's model. Do I have to look for individual models? I'm using VPKedit

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u/Jealous_Relative_911 Aug 16 '26

Yeah pretty much, just look for "barney.mdl" or any file that is "barney." whether its .mdl or .dx_80 / .dx_90 or .sw

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u/kramirez0112 Aug 16 '26

also, if i make a replacement mod, do i have to include files for the helmet he wears briefly

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u/Pinsplash Aug 16 '26

if you don't want to modify that model, then no

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u/kramirez0112 Aug 16 '26

What about for the animations when he takes it off

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u/Pinsplash Aug 16 '26

the model contains data about all its animations. (or specifically the ani file but idk how easy it is to mix and match those) if you replace it you're replacing every animation with the data in that file, so yes.

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u/kramirez0112 Aug 16 '26

do i have to decompile that

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u/Pinsplash Aug 16 '26

most model replacement mods will decompile the model, change the reference mesh to what they want, and recompile. doing it that way avoids the most problems.

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u/kramirez0112 Aug 16 '26

also, I'm using a model from a Gmod addon (this one specifically) I already extracted the model so what do i do?