I have been out of l4d2 modding for a while now but a buddy of mine named ZeqMacaw has been keeping up! He made an even better tutorial based on my original posted here. https://sites.google.com/site/zeqmacaw/tutorials/convert-a-model-to-left-4-dead-2-survivor

I recommend using his! It is more organized and stays up to date with any changes valve makes to it's game. Happy Modding! :D

[b]ITS FIXED :D!!!!!! Thanks to Tribalizer for the fix! Ill add his fix to the end of the tut.[/b]

[img]http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f94/Dabarker/me2.jpg[/img] Custom L4D2 Character Step By Step tutorial For a L4D character you can use this tutorial: http://www.l4dmods.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=218&Itemid=5 I used the above tutorial to get my L4D2 character to work. Except for L4D2 you don't edit the main files you just put a final VPK in the addons folder. Trying to get a custom character model into l4d2 as one of the team huh? This took me a few days to figure this out and it is knowledge wasted if I only use it to create one character for myself... so here we go. Stuff you need: First you need to own l4d2. Ok open up steam and go to the tools tab. Install Source SDK, Source SDK Base, and Source SDK Base - Orange Box. (not sure if having SDK Base - Orange Box is required for this.) Install the L4D2 Add-on Support and the Authoring Tools. Once this is all downloaded go to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\left 4 dead 2\bin\ " and make a shortcut on your desktop to the "vpk.exe" in this folder. To do this you probably already know you need a 3d program for starters. I have been using 3ds max for years n it works for me and it works for this process. I have also used XSI for a few months on a modeling job... not bad.
Ok now we need some plugins and programs... get the "SMD import" and the "SMD export" plugin and "GUI StudioMDL" from: http://www.wunderboy.org/

Download the MDLdecompiler VERSION 0.4.1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! from: http://www.chaosincarnate.net/cannonfodder/mdldecompiler.php I was having problems getting version 0.5 to work so stick with version 0.4.1. I downloaded Cannonfodder's studio compiler also but it didn't work for me.(user error I guess) Starting to get a little confused ok take a look at this guy: http://ubtri.blogspot.com/ [L4D2] Killing Floor Survivor/Player Replacement He made the vpk add-on for the game that got me interested in doing this... ok moving on... Go download and install the "VTFEdit" tool: http://nemesis.thewavelength.net/index.php?c=178 Go download and install the "GCFScape" tool: http://nemesis.thewavelength.net/index.php?p=26 Now go to "http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm" and download Notepad++. Its loacted in the downloads section and download the "Binary files" install be happy about it. I'm not really in the mood for creating a character from scratch so lets borrow one from garrysmod.org. http://www.garrysmod.org/downloads/?a=view&id=92201 I'm thinking Garrus from ME2 would be cool. Now you don't need to start with a premade character you can start from scratch but I'm lazy. Project Start: Ok so lets setup our folder for an easy way of editing it. My main folder for this project will be named "garrus mechanic replacement" but you can name it whatever. Inside there make a text document and title it "addoninfo" paste this text with instead of my username and website... yours duy in the txt doc: "AddonInfo" { addontitle "replacement for Ellis in L4D2" addonversion "3" addontagline "replacement for Ellis in L4D2" addonauthor "dabarker" addonSteamGroupName "group" addonauthorSteamID "Notme" addonContent_Campaign 0 addonURL0 "http://www.mywebsite.com"

addonDescription "replacement for Ellis in L4D2"

addonContentScript 0 addonContentMusic 0 addonContentSound 0 addonContentprop 0 //This Add-on provides new props, addonContent_Prefab 0 //Provides new prefabs

addonContentBackgroundMovie 0 //Provides a replacement for the background movie. addonContentSurvivor "Nick" //Provides a new survivor model. 0=false, 1=true, String in quotes if replaces specific single character, i.e. "Francis" addonContentBossInfected 0 //Provides a new boss infected model. Break these out? addonContentCommonInfected 0 //Provides a new common infected model addonContentWeaponModel 0 //Provides a new appearance to existing weapons, but does not change their function addonContentweapon 0 //provides new weapons or new zombie killing functionality, i.e. guns, explosives, booby traps, hot tar, addonContentSkin 0 //0 if no new skin textures for existing models. 1 if multiple skin pack. String in quotes if specific single skin addonContentSpray 0 //Provides new sprays. addonContent_Map 0 //Add-on provides a standalone map }

Ok now save that and close it. Now add the folders "materials" and "models". In the models folder add a folder named "survivors". In the materials folder add the folder tree "models"\"survivors"\"mechanic". Ok lets get the garrus model into 3dsmax :) To get the smd plugins to work in max put them in your plugins folder. Mine is here: "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2010\plugins" FYI I use windows 7 and max 2010 so messing with anything not in the Program Files (86x) to work is unexpected. Go to the downloaded "me2models\ME2Models\models\slash\garrus" Here you will see a garrus.mdl file. Open the mdl file in Notepad++. The fist line should read "IDST0" change it to "IDST," save and close notepad++.

Pray this will freakin decompile correctly ok. Take your mdldecompiler and move the executable to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\da1barker\sourcesdk\bin\orangebox\bin" and or " C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\da1barker\sourcesdk\bin\ep1\bin" Now open your mdldecompiler and uncheck Use Steam File Access. In Choose Model file grab your garrus.mdl and in the output put it in the same folder. This part of the process is usually a roadblock. If you get an error ask here. Sometimes the mdldecompiler is not in the mood to do a good job at giving you your files. Run it again and check results if needed. Now back in the folder it should have spewed out a few .smd files and a .qc file. Ok open up max and try to import the Garrus.smd. You don't need to check anything the default settings should be fine. Wow awesome import! Wish the rig would work for this... o well. Trash everything except the main mesh. Don't worry if your new to this cuz there is this guy named mariokart64n and he is epic. Here is his tutorial thread: http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=542906
The Rigging your model tutorial he posted is awesome. But we need our l4d2 rig to get started on it so save your max file for now and lets move on. Whew ok now we need to get a character out of L4D2 and into 3ds max or whatever to replace their Character Mesh with ours and weight our character to their rig. Now using GCFScape go to your "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\left 4 dead 2\left4dead2" folder and open the pak01dir. Go to "models\survivors\" and select all the mechanic files should be 6 total. Right click and extract to your working models folder. Close GCFscape and go back to your files. Make 3 copies of the .vtx file and rename the endings to .dx90.vtx and .dx80.vtx and .sw.vtx. You must make these or it will not decompile all the way. Again we are going to open up both .mdl files in Notepad++ and change the beginning to "IDST,". And again we are going to decompile them using the mdldecompiler in your bin folder. :D Open up max and import your mechanicmodelmerged.dmx.smd. Now we need to get your character skinned to the l4d2 rig. Position your model as best you can to the bones. Throw on the skin modifier and ad all the bones except these: ValveBiped.attachmentbandagelegL ValveBiped.forward ValveBiped.Lweaponbone ValveBiped.attachmentbandagearmL ValveBiped.attachmentarmLT ValveBiped.weaponbone ValveBiped.weaponboneClip ValveBiped.weaponboneextra ValveBiped.attachmentarmRT

Time to get the materials on this guy. Apply a Multi/Sub-Object material and discard the old one in max. Go back to your me2models folder and copy the garrus materials folder and put it in your working materials folder. Here you will have .vtm and .vtf files. Take your vtf files into VTFedit and export them as .tga files. Save them with the same name as their former vtf file names. Apply your .tga files to garrus... looks awesome ok make sure garrus and his rig are standing on the origin at xyz 0,0,0. Now add all the bones EXCEPT these: ValveBiped.weaponboneClip ValveBiped.weaponboneextra ValveBiped.attachmentbandagelegL Now go through the bones you added and edit their envelopes to pull very slightly on the mesh. For example the weapon bones should have 2 or 3 verts selected on their inner hand at a pull of about .25. Doing the rigging this way I have found that it fixes the issue with characters holding axes and bats. Now it's time to export this file as a .smd. Save your max file and close max. Now we are at the home stretch. Now copy the .smd file you made and paste it 4 times in that folder. Name them phymodel.smd, garrusidle.smd, garrusphys.SMD, and garrusref.SMD. Now I'm not sure why but to compile this back to a mdl file we need these files in the l4d2 folder. So in common\left 4 dead 2\left4dead2\ make a folder named tools\misc\garrus and throw all your non texture files in there. Now time to edit our .qc file. The one we got when we mdldecompiled the mechanic... well the first time I tried this my qc file never decompiled from the mdl correctly so I was stuck. The way to edit the qc file is best explained here: http://www.l4dmods.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=2554 Since I am lazy I'm just going to show you mine. :D

$cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\left 4 dead 2\left4dead2\tools\misc\garrus" $modelname "survivors/survivormechanic.mdl" $model "garrus" "garrus.smd" { //-doesn't work eyeball righteye ValveBiped.Bip01Head1 -1.152 -1.027 69.740 eyeballr 1.000 4.000 mechanicheadcolor 0.500 //-doesn't work eyeball lefteye ValveBiped.Bip01Head1 1.152 -1.027 69.740 eyeballl 1.000 -4.000 mechanicheadcolor 0.500 mouth 0 "mouth" ValveBiped.Bip01Head1 0.000 1.000 0.000 }

$poseparameter bodypitch -90.00 90.00 360.00 $poseparameter bodyyaw -90.00 90.00 360.00 $poseparameter headpitch -90.00 90.00 360.00 $poseparameter headyaw -90.00 90.00 360.00 $cdmaterials "models\survivors\mechanic\" $cdmaterials "models\survivors\" $cdmaterials "" $texturegroup skinfamilies { {"TURARMHVYbDiffBase.vmt" "TURARMHVYbNormBase.vmt" "TUREYEDiff.vmt" "TUREYEIrisNorm.vmt" "TURHEDPROGarrusDamageNorm.vmt" "TURHEDPROGarrusDiff.vmt"

} {"TURARMHVYbDiffBase.vmt" "TURARMHVYbNormBase.vmt" "TUREYEDiff.vmt" "TUREYEIrisNorm.vmt" "TURHEDPROGarrusDamageNorm.vmt" "TURHEDPROGarrusDiff.vmt" } }

$attachment "eyes" "ValveBiped.Bip01Head1" 2.32 -2.55 0.06 rotate 0.00 -89.37 -90.00 $attachment "mouth" "ValveBiped.Bip01Head1" 0.76 -5.54 -0.14 rotate -0.00 -80.00 -90.00 $attachment "survivorlight" "ValveBiped.Bip01Spine2" 5.73 22.92 -0.00 rotate -0.00 -0.00 -0.00 $attachment "forward" "ValveBiped.forward" -0.00 0.00 0.00 rotate 0.00 -0.00 0.00 $attachment "pistol" "ValveBiped.Bip01RThigh" -3.16 1.95 -5.18 rotate -3.66 -0.47 88.48 $attachment "weaponbone" "ValveBiped.weaponbone" 0.00 0.00 0.00 rotate 0.00 0.00 -0.00 $attachment "medkit" "ValveBiped.Bip01Spine4" -1.22 -5.31 -1.25 rotate 5.03 77.16 0.00 $attachment "primary" "ValveBiped.Bip01Spine4" 2.92 -4.69 -2.50 rotate -13.70 170.19 174.29 $attachment "attachRshoulderBladeAim" "ValveBiped.Bip01Spine4" -10.07 -1.33 -4.85 rotate -90.00 -102.85 0.00 $attachment "attachLshoulderBladeAim" "ValveBiped.Bip01Spine4" -10.07 -1.33 3.36 rotate -90.00 -102.85 0.00 $attachment "melee" "ValveBiped.Bip01Spine4" 2.61 -5.06 4.98 rotate 24.08 175.37 97.14 $attachment "molotov" "ValveBiped.Bip01Spine" -3.43 -2.62 7.54 rotate -63.44 -74.67 -101.41 $attachment "grenade" "ValveBiped.Bip01Spine" -0.73 1.26 8.48 rotate -90.00 -175.23 0.00 $attachment "pills" "ValveBiped.Bip01Spine" -4.48 3.86 -7.36 rotate -39.75 -103.16 -81.96 $attachment "lfoot" "ValveBiped.Bip01LFoot" 0.00 4.78 -0.00 rotate -0.00 -0.00 -0.00 $attachment "rfoot" "ValveBiped.Bip01RFoot" 0.00 4.77 0.00 rotate -0.00 0.00 -0.00 $attachment "muzzleflash" "ValveBiped.Bip01LHand" 0.00 0.00 0.00 rotate 0.00 0.00 -0.00 $attachment "survivorneck" "ValveBiped.Bip01Neck1" -0.00 0.00 -0.00 rotate -0.00 0.00 -0.00 $attachment "forward" "ValveBiped.forward" -0.00 0.00 0.00 rotate 0.00 -0.00 0.00 $attachment "bleedout" "ValveBiped.Bip01Pelvis" 9.07 9.55 4.78 rotate -0.00 0.00 0.00 $attachment "survivorlight" "ValveBiped.Bip01Spine2" 5.73 22.92 -0.00 rotate -0.00 -0.00 -0.00 $attachment "legLB" "ValveBiped.attachmentbandagelegL" 0.00 0.00 0.00 rotate -90.00 -90.00 0.00 $attachment "armLB" "ValveBiped.attachmentbandagearmL" 0.00 0.00 0.00 rotate -90.00 -90.00 0.00 $attachment "armLT" "ValveBiped.attachmentarmLT" 0.00 0.00 0.00 rotate -90.00 -90.00 0.00 $attachment "armRT" "ValveBiped.attachmentarmRT" -0.00 0.00 0.00 rotate -90.00 -90.00 0.00 $attachment "armL" "ValveBiped.Bip01LForearm" 0.00 0.00 0.00 rotate -0.00 0.00 0.00 $attachment "legL" "ValveBiped.Bip01LCalf" 0.00 0.00 0.00 rotate -0.00 -0.00 -0.00 $attachment "thighL" "ValveBiped.Bip01LThigh" 0.00 0.00 0.00 rotate -0.00 -0.00 -0.00 $attachment "spine" "ValveBiped.Bip01Spine" 0.00 0.00 0.00 rotate -90.00 -90.00 0.00 $includemodel "survivors/animmechanic.mdl" $includemodel "survivors/animgestures.mdl" $surfaceprop "flesh" $eyeposition -0.000 0.000 70.000 $illumposition -0.315 -1.427 34.650 $sequence garrus "garrus" fps 30.00 $sequence ragdoll "ragdoll" ACTDIERAGDOLL 1 fps 30.00 $ikchain rhand ValveBiped.Bip01RHand knee 0.707 0.707 0.000 $ikchain lhand ValveBiped.Bip01LHand knee 0.707 0.707 0.000 $ikchain rfoot ValveBiped.Bip01RFoot knee 0.707 -0.707 0.000 $ikchain lfoot ValveBiped.Bip01LFoot knee 0.707 -0.707 0.000 $ikchain ikclip ValveBiped.weaponboneClip knee 0.707 -0.707 0.000 $collisionjoints "phymodel.smd" {

$mass 100.0
$inertia 10.00
$damping 0.05
$rotdamping 5.00
$rootbone "valvebiped.bip01_pelvis"
$jointrotdamping "valvebiped.bip01_pelvis" 3.00

$jointmassbias "valvebiped.bip01_spine1" 8.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_spine1" x limit -10.00 10.00 0.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_spine1" y limit -16.00 16.00 0.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_spine1" z limit -20.00 30.00 0.00

$jointmassbias "valvebiped.bip01_spine2" 9.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_spine2" x limit -10.00 10.00 0.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_spine2" y limit -10.00 10.00 0.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_spine2" z limit -20.00 20.00 0.00

$jointmassbias "valvebiped.bip01_r_clavicle" 4.00
$jointrotdamping "valvebiped.bip01_r_clavicle" 6.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_r_clavicle" x limit -15.00 15.00 0.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_r_clavicle" y limit -10.00 10.00 0.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_r_clavicle" z limit -0.00 45.00 0.00

$jointmassbias "valvebiped.bip01_l_clavicle" 4.00
$jointrotdamping "valvebiped.bip01_l_clavicle" 6.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_l_clavicle" x limit -15.00 15.00 0.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_l_clavicle" y limit -10.00 10.00 0.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_l_clavicle" z limit -0.00 45.00 0.00

$jointmassbias "valvebiped.bip01_l_upperarm" 5.00
$jointrotdamping "valvebiped.bip01_l_upperarm" 2.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_l_upperarm" x limit -15.00 20.00 0.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_l_upperarm" y limit -40.00 32.00 0.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_l_upperarm" z limit -80.00 25.00 0.00

$jointmassbias "valvebiped.bip01_l_forearm" 4.00
$jointrotdamping "valvebiped.bip01_l_forearm" 4.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_l_forearm" x limit -40.00 15.00 0.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_l_forearm" y limit 0.00 0.00 0.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_l_forearm" z limit -120.00 10.00 0.00

$jointrotdamping "valvebiped.bip01_l_hand" 1.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_l_hand" x limit -25.00 25.00 0.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_l_hand" y limit -35.00 35.00 0.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_l_hand" z limit -50.00 50.00 0.00

$jointmassbias "valvebiped.bip01_r_upperarm" 5.00
$jointrotdamping "valvebiped.bip01_r_upperarm" 2.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_r_upperarm" x limit -15.00 20.00 0.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_r_upperarm" y limit -40.00 32.00 0.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_r_upperarm" z limit -80.00 25.00 0.00

$jointmassbias "valvebiped.bip01_r_forearm" 4.00
$jointrotdamping "valvebiped.bip01_r_forearm" 4.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_r_forearm" x limit -40.00 15.00 0.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_r_forearm" y limit 0.00 0.00 0.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_r_forearm" z limit -120.00 10.00 0.00

$jointrotdamping "valvebiped.bip01_r_hand" 1.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_r_hand" x limit -25.00 25.00 0.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_r_hand" y limit -35.00 35.00 0.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_r_hand" z limit -50.00 50.00 0.00

$jointmassbias "valvebiped.bip01_r_thigh" 7.00
$jointrotdamping "valvebiped.bip01_r_thigh" 7.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_r_thigh" x limit -25.00 25.00 0.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_r_thigh" y limit -10.00 15.00 0.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_r_thigh" z limit -55.00 25.00 0.00

$jointmassbias "valvebiped.bip01_r_calf" 4.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_r_calf" x limit -10.00 25.00 0.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_r_calf" y limit -5.00 5.00 0.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_r_calf" z limit -10.00 115.00 0.00

$jointrotdamping "valvebiped.bip01_r_foot" 2.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_r_foot" x limit -20.00 30.00 0.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_r_foot" y limit -30.00 20.00 0.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_r_foot" z limit -30.00 50.00 0.00

$jointmassbias "valvebiped.bip01_l_thigh" 7.00
$jointrotdamping "valvebiped.bip01_l_thigh" 7.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_l_thigh" x limit -25.00 25.00 0.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_l_thigh" y limit -10.00 15.00 0.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_l_thigh" z limit -55.00 25.00 0.00

$jointmassbias "valvebiped.bip01_l_calf" 4.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_l_calf" x limit -10.00 25.00 0.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_l_calf" y limit -5.00 5.00 0.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_l_calf" z limit -10.00 115.00 0.00

$jointrotdamping "valvebiped.bip01_l_foot" 2.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_l_foot" x limit -20.00 30.00 0.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_l_foot" y limit -30.00 20.00 0.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_l_foot" z limit -30.00 50.00 0.00

$jointmassbias "valvebiped.bip01_head1" 4.00
$jointrotdamping "valvebiped.bip01_head1" 3.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_head1" x limit -50.00 50.00 0.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_head1" y limit -20.00 20.00 0.00
$jointconstrain "valvebiped.bip01_head1" z limit -26.00 30.00 0.00

}

Ok so now we want to compile this .qc file using GUIStudioMDL! This guy should also be in your bin folder. Open it up and you will need to direct it to the studiodml and the gameconfig files. They should both be in your bin folder. For Target Mod hit the Add button and navigate to the L4D2 folder and hit the gameinfo txt doc. Load your .qc and compile! Didn't work first time it timed out... retry... it worked! now go to " C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\left 4 dead 2\left4dead2\models\survivors" and grab all the survivor_mechanic files that are not .pre files and put them back in the garrus mechanic replacement folder in the models section. Remove any other modeling files from that folder but save them for backup. In the garrus mechanic replacement folder go back to your textures and remove the .tga files from the folder. Save for backup somewhere else just not here. Now we need to fix the .vmt files to point to the correct folder. Open the .vmt files in Notepad++ and change models/slash/garrus/blahblahblah to models/survivors/mechanic/blahblahblah. Drag the garrus mechanic replacement folder onto the vpk shortcut to make a .vpk addon for l4d2. Put it in your l4d2 steam addons folder. If steam is on exit and reopen steam and jump into a single player camp for testing. If you have a different mod working with the same character there may be a conflict of interest and the game will only display one of the addons. So l4d2 crashed... Turns out the ellis files decompiled incorrectly. Do over? Needs to start with plain mesh on ellis rig n try to get that to work

So you want custom portraits for your character for the lobby, in game mug shot, and the incap survivor portrait. Well lets add that to our character addon. In the garrus mechanic replacement folder in materials make a folder named " VGUI". Now lets jump back into GCFScape and open back up the pak01_dir. In here go to materials/vgui/ and grab the s_panel_lobby_mechanic.vmt and .vtf, the s_panel_mechanic.vmt and .vtf, and the s_panel_mechanic_incap.vmt and vtf. and export them to the vgui folder you made. Open the vtf files in VTFEdit and export them as tgas to edit in photoshop or whatever. Make sure that when you edit the incap image that you export it back out at a 32 bit targa to keep the alpha channel. Over write the original vtf files with your new images and your done. You can drag the garrus mechanic replacement folder onto the vpk shortcut to make a .vpk addon for l4d2.

currently not working -> So you want custom names for your survivors. Well this is a little tricky. "If you have a different mod working with the same character there may be a conflict of interest and the game will only display one of the addons." This applies to this part especially. Make a new folder outside your garrus folder and name it New Names. Inside make a folder named "resource". Now lets jump back into GCFScape and open back up the pak01dir. In here go inside the resource folder and select " l4d360uienglish.txt" and export it to your resource folder. Open the txt file and go down to "L4D360UIMechanic" "Ellis" change ellis to garrus and save the file. That's it! You can drag the New Names folder onto the vpk shortcut to make a .vpk addon for l4d2. Edit this addon for changing the names of other players in your game. FYI: Using this tutorial you will NOT have to edit the pak01dir.vpk or whitelist.cfg

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