nice tutorial, nice and easy to understand and you even added extra with the timemarks, very good job, also that render looks really good, I love the lighting tone
oh my god if i had known this information sooner i wouldn't have wasted so many hours, i thought you had to manually move the cosmetic to the character then lock it.
hey i thought to come here in hopes of an answer, im trying to add a cosmetic such as the tactical turtleneck for spy, but its not popping up at all, and this had happened after manually updating sfm, is there a fix you know of?
So, adding a cosmetic is proving to be difficult. I've manually updated SFM using the guide in the description, but for some reason, when I type the file name in, it says "No .mdl files". Not sure what that means, any help?
Yeah I get that, for some reason when you add cosmetics manually nowadays you don’t get everything from TF2, ive tested that a couple of times and had the same problem, your best bet would most likely be to check the SFM workshop for the cosmetics you want, a lot of people upload the cosmetics in packs per game update from TF2. Hope this helps you
This is a copy paste from another comment that had a similar issue: “Well, to put it simple there are 2 kinds of TF2 character models in sfm, theres the HWM models, used in the tf2 shorts like Meet the scout, etc. and there is the player models. TF2 cosmetics are made to work with player models, not HWM models, which causes the hats not covering stuff, etc. the best solution to this is to manually move the cosmetic around till it looks about right,” Just try moving the cosmetic around, moves the bones manually, adjust everything till it looks about right.
i dont know if im doing something wrong but absolutely nothing is appearing, i know the yotuber itself aint answering since its an old video so fellow commenters please provide me with help
i'm facing a problem right now, i'm trying to add a cosmetic from the workshop, but it's not working at all. when i drag zero, it just deforms the model i'm using (pyro to be exact)
This is a copy paste from another comment: Real quick could you delete the cosmetic and reinsert it then try following the steps again? You should be dragging the pyro model into the cosmetic, and then select the cosmetic, and then zero it. You might have accidentally zeroed the Pyro instead.
I still cant find some cosmetics, they're just not on the list, like "Death stare" or "Nightbane" and some other cosmetics, any idea why they're not on the list?
@@dedlers1329 hey, so long story short the list hasnt been updated these last few years, the creator said he would stop updating it I think 2 years ago. So any new cosmetics added into TF2 you will have to manually update sfm then try finding it yourself, or hope someone uploads it in the workshop in a bundle of the content update, I tried looking for your cosmetics in the workshop but had no luck, sorry :(
Well, to put it simple there are 2 kinds of TF2 character models in sfm, theres the HWM models, used in the tf2 shorts like Meet the scout, etc. and there is the player models. TF2 cosmetics are made to work with player models, not HWM models, which causes the hats not covering stuff, etc. the best solution to this is to manually move the cosmetic around till it looks about right,
Here, give this a shot, apparently it has the cosmetic your looking for. Once you subscribe it should show up in the workshop folder if you type in the mdl in the search. steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2842282558&searchtext=
@@sk_form Okay, so i add the kringle edition for soldier thro "Add tf2 cosmetics", and, as i think, the kringle's light just breaks, there are some parts of it glowing white, and when you drag the "default slider" to the end of right and then back it completely breaks the light of it, and it just becomes light grey
I have stated in the video that you have to manually update sfm to get ahold of the new tf2 assets, cosmetics, taunts. There are plenty of tutorials out there that explains how to do it. m.th-cam.com/video/zbfQ5_6kyuM/w-d-xo.html steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=234952643
I dont think thats possible, but gmod has its own workshop with tf2 models as well as cosmetics you could try checking. Im pretty sure there are tutorials for gmod that explains how to add stuff to tf2 characters
@@armaan._. black dots huh, do you mean around the models and characters? If so thats called Ambient Occlusion, its a shading method in SFM, by default it should look like small specs of dots around models when nothing is being rendered
@@idlebread3499 avi doesn't work unfortunately, its very buggy and has lots of issues, my suggestion would be to export your animation as an "Image sequence", that will make sfm export it as a series of pictures, then from there take these pictures into a video editor, blender can do the job, its free. once you got the images in the video editor you're going to have to make sure they are the right size, and then export it again as lets say an mp4. Here are some tutorials that can explain it better than me: th-cam.com/video/_PIk3zB5EwU/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/HjC3kzH30xo/w-d-xo.html
Hello! you're not doing anything wrong, for some reason the shellmet isnt on the list. I looked around for another way and found a model in this workshop pack: steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1176363645 The cosmetic is called "bullet_bowl" in this pack, hope this helps!
@@ShinyDanner hey can you elaborate more so I can understand the problem, what steps are you doing? Whats happening so that it doesnt work? Sorry man I need more details
@@sk_form i was being a bit dumb but i figured it out lol, the cosmetics would attach and follow the merc but they wearnt on him if that makes sense. but i got it to work :)
@@woody7312 You can't remove the bullet vest through the bodygroups unfortunately, your best bet would be to drag it out of the heavy and put it somewhere away from the heavy, like under the map, here's a quick tutorial on how to do it: streamable.com/t0w1ov
Im trying to add the 'hot case' cosmetic to pyro, once i move the 'zero' slider, the cosmetic and pyro just sort of fly off the screen and merge into some kind of weird shape.. why is this?
Thats odd, the hot case cosmetic works perfectly with me, can you double check that you're in the motion editor and not the graph editor before moving the zero slider?
@@KillstreakUnFunny Real quick could you delete the cosmetic and reinsert it then try following the steps again? You should be dragging the pyro model into the cosmetic, and then select the cosmetic, and then zero it. You might have accidentally zeroed the Pyro instead.
@@TheLordofLoafs my problum is solved now plus i figured it out like not too lonmg ago so thank you for trying to help me but i already solved my problum
I'm trying to replicate a loadout on my thumbnail and the cosmetic is the Commissar's Coat and it starts with a "CC" I don't know what that means "CC_Summer2015_Commissars_Coat" And it also doesn't work
@@Smiaano is you’re sfm updated with tf2’s latest content? You have to update sfm manually to get everything within tf2, I have linked a couple of videos in the description that explains how to do so.
This could be a lot of cases, ill explain some common issues that can be causing this When adding a new model:::: - Ensure that the Mod Filter is at the right folder, for instance you're supposed to be looking into the "tf" folder for cosmetics, not "tf_movies". If you got your cosmetic from the workshop, it could be in the "workshop" folder - Ensure that "Check subfolders for files" is checked when adding a new model - Ensure that the MDL is typed in correctly, could be a misspelling causing your issue
Yeah unfortunately some of the cosmetics will clip, like jackets or stuff that covers the whole character, thats because the cosmetics are not made for the hwm models, your best bet is to manually move everything around until it looks about right.
@@conkerisdumb Pretty sure it is, the cosmetic is locked into the character, whatever movement the character gets, the cosmetic will stay locked, even if you're adjusting the cosmetic, unless you've made a mistake and unlocked the cosmetic?
I haven't figured out how to attach the cosmetics until I saw this video. You're a lifesaver!
Lifesaver man! I’m a new SFM artist. This has saved me SO many headaches.
Glad I could help!
nice tutorial, nice and easy to understand and you even added extra with the timemarks, very good job, also that render looks really good, I love the lighting tone
An absolute god, thank you for this
bro really save my time with this one
Thanks that helped me a lot I definitely needed that dude thank you
What a legend
bro thank you so much i was trying to figure this out for an hour
You help me ones, thats cool, but 2 times, thats something else
Hey, thanks a bunch! Glad you found these tutorials useful.
"Yeah yeah, no th-that's, a pretty good job!" -Scout, probably.
Dude this channel is amazing, holy.
When i get Source Filmmaker someday, I'll keep this in check
You get it?
bro its free
its free
Thank you so much
Awesome guide, thanks mate!
IDK why but everytime i do it the scout get sucked into the floor and everything breaks
This is exactly what I was looking for!! Thank you!
You save my life
Thankyou so much I have been trying to find out how to remove soldiers helmet now I know.
Glad I could help!
9:02 i dont have all workshop cosmetics,i tried five times but still nothing.Guides not helping,what i can do?
Thank you so much!
ily so much man
finaly i can create buff engineer
oh my god if i had known this information sooner i wouldn't have wasted so many hours, i thought you had to manually move the cosmetic to the character then lock it.
cheers m8
Thanks for the tutorial! May I ask, is it possible to animate a scene and then after that you can add the cosmetics?
Yup thats possible!
@@sk_form cool, thanks man
very helpful
i can now make stroheim heavy
hey i thought to come here in hopes of an answer, im trying to add a cosmetic such as the tactical turtleneck for spy, but its not popping up at all, and this had happened after manually updating sfm, is there a fix you know of?
Thanks mate
So, adding a cosmetic is proving to be difficult. I've manually updated SFM using the guide in the description, but for some reason, when I type the file name in, it says "No .mdl files". Not sure what that means, any help?
Yeah I get that, for some reason when you add cosmetics manually nowadays you don’t get everything from TF2, ive tested that a couple of times and had the same problem, your best bet would most likely be to check the SFM workshop for the cosmetics you want, a lot of people upload the cosmetics in packs per game update from TF2. Hope this helps you
Hey man, I wanted to add the Jungle Jersey to scout and when I do. You can still see some of his shirt and arm peaking out. Any fix?
This is a copy paste from another comment that had a similar issue:
“Well, to put it simple there are 2 kinds of TF2 character models in sfm, theres the HWM models, used in the tf2 shorts like Meet the scout, etc. and there is the player models. TF2 cosmetics are made to work with player models, not HWM models, which causes the hats not covering stuff, etc. the best solution to this is to manually move the cosmetic around till it looks about right,”
Just try moving the cosmetic around, moves the bones manually, adjust everything till it looks about right.
the wandering wraith isn't in sfm i wanna make a poster of my custom pyro pls halp
i dont know if im doing something wrong but absolutely nothing is appearing, i know the yotuber itself aint answering since its an old video so fellow commenters please provide me with help
Dont worry im not dead lol, whats the issue? What do you mean nothing is appearing?
can you say how to add voodoo cursed soul to character?
it's don't work to me! help me!!!!!!!!
Thanks You
i'm facing a problem right now, i'm trying to add a cosmetic from the workshop, but it's not working at all. when i drag zero, it just deforms the model i'm using (pyro to be exact)
This is a copy paste from another comment:
Real quick could you delete the cosmetic and reinsert it then try following the steps again? You should be dragging the pyro model into the cosmetic, and then select the cosmetic, and then zero it. You might have accidentally zeroed the Pyro instead.
I still cant find some cosmetics, they're just not on the list, like "Death stare" or "Nightbane" and some other cosmetics, any idea why they're not on the list?
@@dedlers1329 hey, so long story short the list hasnt been updated these last few years, the creator said he would stop updating it I think 2 years ago. So any new cosmetics added into TF2 you will have to manually update sfm then try finding it yourself, or hope someone uploads it in the workshop in a bundle of the content update, I tried looking for your cosmetics in the workshop but had no luck, sorry :(
im trying out sfm and just doing a small run cycle on my character. Thanks!
what do you do about skin being shown still nothing? like where it doesn't cover for some reason or weird clips
Well, to put it simple there are 2 kinds of TF2 character models in sfm, theres the HWM models, used in the tf2 shorts like Meet the scout, etc. and there is the player models. TF2 cosmetics are made to work with player models, not HWM models, which causes the hats not covering stuff, etc. the best solution to this is to manually move the cosmetic around till it looks about right,
@@sk_form thanks homie
tyyy
Hey so Uhm I’ve run into a problem I don’t know where to find the Western Wraps
Here, give this a shot, apparently it has the cosmetic your looking for. Once you subscribe it should show up in the workshop folder if you type in the mdl in the search.
steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2842282558&searchtext=
What do to if cosmetics glow in some places or miss colour? In my situation i added The Kringle Edition, i had the problem with it
Can you explain your problem a bit more? Im having a hard time understanding
@@sk_form Okay, so i add the kringle edition for soldier thro "Add tf2 cosmetics", and, as i think, the kringle's light just breaks, there are some parts of it glowing white, and when you drag the "default slider" to the end of right and then back it completely breaks the light of it, and it just becomes light grey
@@sk_formAlso! If i add any light, just light to the map, the kringle now becomes pitch black
idk what i did wrong, i got none of the new cosmetics and using this metod dont appear, i need to do something more???
I have stated in the video that you have to manually update sfm to get ahold of the new tf2 assets, cosmetics, taunts. There are plenty of tutorials out there that explains how to do it.
m.th-cam.com/video/zbfQ5_6kyuM/w-d-xo.html
steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=234952643
how do i paint an item? i want to paint my condor cap a deep commitment to purple. thanks in advance
I will create a tutorial on how to do so, its hard to explain.
@@sk_form i found another tutorial, thanks though
@@galaxygeneral1200 Ah I just finished the video and its public, but no worries!
Hi I don't know if you still check the comments here but is there a way to edit these models in sfm with the cosmetics and then import them into gmod?
I dont think thats possible, but gmod has its own workshop with tf2 models as well as cosmetics you could try checking. Im pretty sure there are tutorials for gmod that explains how to add stuff to tf2 characters
@@sk_form thank you for the help, I'll go look for those now!
I keep on seeing these like tiny black dots, what are they and what do they do?
im sorry I dont think I understand what you're saying, could you provide a screenshot of the issue?
@@sk_form I'm sorry to disturb but what I mean is like, when u disable lighting I see some things black dots and I just want to know their purpose
@@armaan._. black dots huh, do you mean around the models and characters? If so thats called Ambient Occlusion, its a shading method in SFM, by default it should look like small specs of dots around models when nothing is being rendered
@@sk_form OK thanks :)
pls make a tutorial on how to upload sfms to youtube bc it won't work for me anymore
Can you elaborate on that? What kind of SFMs are you trying to upload? Animations?
@@sk_form trying to upload without using av1 on source filmaker
@@idlebread3499 avi doesn't work unfortunately, its very buggy and has lots of issues, my suggestion would be to export your animation as an "Image sequence", that will make sfm export it as a series of pictures, then from there take these pictures into a video editor, blender can do the job, its free. once you got the images in the video editor you're going to have to make sure they are the right size, and then export it again as lets say an mp4. Here are some tutorials that can explain it better than me:
th-cam.com/video/_PIk3zB5EwU/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/HjC3kzH30xo/w-d-xo.html
I cant find the shellmet on the list, is there anything im missing? it should be on there
Hello! you're not doing anything wrong, for some reason the shellmet isnt on the list. I looked around for another way and found a model in this workshop pack:
steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1176363645
The cosmetic is called "bullet_bowl" in this pack, hope this helps!
@@sk_form whenever i use that and the zero slider, it disappears as soon as i do it to the helmet, and i know im not doing it to soldier
@@ModernBoi huh ive never heard that before.. it works okay with me, completely disappears?
@@sk_form yes, as soon as i touch the slider even a bit, it disappears
I cant find the Prehistoric Pullover its just not there I even put in the file name (Hwn2015_Dino_Hoodie_) and its still not working pls help me
i had the same problem with the paka parka
im not sure if you still read comments here but whenever i try to zero the cosmetic to the character it doesnt work
@@ShinyDanner hey can you elaborate more so I can understand the problem, what steps are you doing? Whats happening so that it doesnt work? Sorry man I need more details
@@sk_form i was being a bit dumb but i figured it out lol, the cosmetics would attach and follow the merc but they wearnt on him if that makes sense. but i got it to work :)
@@ShinyDanner Awesome!
I clicked the bodygroup thing and his hat didnt disappear please help me
Which character?
@@sk_form engineer
@@ItsPeepachu The engineer does have a bodygroup for the hat, if you right click and pick hat, and set it to None, it should disappear.
why don't I see any of the first method at all?
Im sorry I dont get what you mean
Well the item changer simply didn’t appear
How can I remove body armor (especially for heavy)
Body armor as in the Bullet Vest he has?
@@sk_form Yeah. I just want to make a T-shirt. Like in sfm “momma in a box” by Eltorro64rus.
@@woody7312 You can't remove the bullet vest through the bodygroups unfortunately, your best bet would be to drag it out of the heavy and put it somewhere away from the heavy, like under the map, here's a quick tutorial on how to do it: streamable.com/t0w1ov
@@sk_form Ok
Im trying to add the 'hot case' cosmetic to pyro, once i move the 'zero' slider, the cosmetic and pyro just sort of fly off the screen and merge into some kind of weird shape.. why is this?
Thats odd, the hot case cosmetic works perfectly with me, can you double check that you're in the motion editor and not the graph editor before moving the zero slider?
@@sk_form That was all done beforehand.. its a bit strange to me too, unless my sfm is somehow bugged I should be getting the same results as you
@@KillstreakUnFunny Real quick could you delete the cosmetic and reinsert it then try following the steps again? You should be dragging the pyro model into the cosmetic, and then select the cosmetic, and then zero it. You might have accidentally zeroed the Pyro instead.
@@sk_form That's it! I accidentally zero'd the pyro instead of the jacket. Thanks for pointing out my mistake!
@@KillstreakUnFunny bingo! Glad I could help you out.
i dont have the option to add team fortress 2 iteam
dont use hwm. use the player/ models instead.
@@TheLordofLoafs my problum is solved now plus i figured it out like not too lonmg ago so thank you for trying to help me but i already solved my problum
I'm trying to replicate a loadout on my thumbnail and the cosmetic is the Commissar's Coat and it starts with a "CC" I don't know what that means "CC_Summer2015_Commissars_Coat" And it also doesn't work
What do you mean by it doesn't work?
@@sk_form I type it in exactly the same and it doesn't show up
@@Smiaano is you’re sfm updated with tf2’s latest content? You have to update sfm manually to get everything within tf2, I have linked a couple of videos in the description that explains how to do so.
if I add a hat how do i remove it?
from the add tf2 items
nvm I found it
Hi, i cant found the suit i want to put on my scout.
What is the suit's name?
@@sk_form Thrilling Tracksuit - Hwn2015_Death_Racer_Jacket
@@sk_form i do the replace thing to sfm but still dont work
@@benco8968 Try this addon from the workshop: steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1121623126
bro when i do it
IT FRICKIN CRASHES!!!
Must be an issue on your end, never seen anyone complain about crashing when doing this.
it doesn't work it says no mdl files
This could be a lot of cases, ill explain some common issues that can be causing this
When adding a new model::::
- Ensure that the Mod Filter is at the right folder, for instance you're supposed to be looking into the "tf" folder for cosmetics, not "tf_movies". If you got your cosmetic from the workshop, it could be in the "workshop" folder
- Ensure that "Check subfolders for files" is checked when adding a new model
- Ensure that the MDL is typed in correctly, could be a misspelling causing your issue
@@sk_form ok thanks
no handsome devil sadge
Handsome devil in sfm is called hwn2020_handsome_devil_%s.mdl in sfm, replace % with the class you want.
@@sk_form thank you!
everything just clips
Yeah unfortunately some of the cosmetics will clip, like jackets or stuff that covers the whole character, thats because the cosmetics are not made for the hwm models, your best bet is to manually move everything around until it looks about right.
@@sk_form its not possible if you're doing an animation
@@conkerisdumb Pretty sure it is, the cosmetic is locked into the character, whatever movement the character gets, the cosmetic will stay locked, even if you're adjusting the cosmetic, unless you've made a mistake and unlocked the cosmetic?
@@sk_form no it just keeps cliping over and over and I need it for a school project I think I'm just going to use player models instead of hwm
@@sk_form and i might just get someone to make a custom model for me I know I kid in my class who models
Maybe now ill be able to use this piece of shit software
Goodluck, it's hell.
bro i wanna Fall17_Jungle_Jersey but its error
Thanks so much!