How do you use customs skins in half-life 2 deathmatch?

Answer 1

Download win.rar. Then go to www.FPSbanana.com Download any skin you want

for half life 2 deathmatch. Make new folder on desktop. Extract the .rar file you just

downloaded into the new folder on your desktop. There should be a models folder and

a materials folder. Then open c:\program files\steam\steamapps\username\half life 2

deathmatch\hl2mp. You should now see materials and models folders inside the hl2mp

folder. Then go back into the downloaded folder on your desktop. Open the materials

folder. Inside materials should be a model folder. Open it. Inside the models

foldershould be a weapons folder. Open the weapons folder. Inside should be a folder

with the name of the file you downloaded. There should be a bunch of .vmt, .vtx, etc

files inside. Drag and drop all of those into c:\program files\steam\steamapps

\username\half life 2 deathmatch\hl2mp\models\weapons. That part is done. Now go

back into the folder that you extracted that should be on ur desktop. Open the models

folder now. Inside should be a weapons folder. Inside should be a bunch of .vtx, .mdl

files. Drag and drop all of those files into c:\program files\steam\steamapps

\username\half life 2 deathmatch\hl2mp\models\weapons. There. All done. Hope this helps =)

Faster, easier alternative method: (This was deleted by the original answer's author when I replaced the old answer with it. @the author: Please dont delete this.)

1. Download WinRAR from http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm if you don't already have it
2. Install WinRAR
3. Search for HL2:DM skins, or go to http://www.fpsbanana.com/skins/games/5
4. Download the skin and save the RAR or ZIP file.
5. Open the .rar file, and there should be a models folder and a materials folder.
6. Close Half-Life 2 Deathmatch if it is running
7. Navigate to C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\username\half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2mp\
8. Select and Drag the two folders from the .rar archive and drop them into the hl2mp folder.
9. If Windows asks you to merge, replace, confirm, overwrite, etc, Click Yes.
10. Restart Half-Life 2 Deathmatch, start a game, and choose the modified weapon to see the skin in action! If it is a model, change your Player Model to the correct one (in Options).