Duplicating a model

[pk_hunter]

Hey 'lopers,

would one of you very kind and knowledgeable folk be able to tell me how I would go about duplicating an NPC model (Breen) for the purposes of re-skinning and including in a map (not a mod) as a new character.
I can't just re-skin Breen because I don't want peoples' ep2 actually being affected, so I want a new version of the model.

Does that make sense?

Thanks in advance <3

[Jangalomph]

Cant you decompile him, then recompile him under a different name?

[pk_hunter]

I don't know, can I?

My knowledge of modelling is limited to HL1.

[Gary]

What Jang said. Then you can also add animations($includemodel).

But, to change the materials it uses you might have to edit it in HEX or notepad++

[pk_hunter]

I wish I knew how to do any of that

Any links to tutorials?

[Kosire]

I wish I knew how to do any of that

Any links to tutorials?

http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Mdldecompiler

Decompile the model and in the QC redirect your texture to another folde and name the model something else and compile the qc with guistudiomdl!

[TheDanishMaster]

Just hex it. That'll prevent any override of the standard model and texture.

This should explain everything you need http://www.facepunch.com/threads/395931 ... p-tutorial.

[atrblizzard]

If you want to duplicate a model, but change the texture for the other, you could try out this tool from http://www.facepunch.com/threads/111230 ... -textures!.
It should do all the hard work for you.