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

• 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*\