Extracting game content

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Extracting game content

In order to edit the original game textures/models you'll need to first extract them using Crowbar .

Downloading Crowbar

Open the page below and scroll to the download section. Once downloaded, extract the archive into a folder.

Crowbar - Source Engine Modding Tool

crowbar_extract.webm

Using Crowbar

- Open Crowbar and head to the Unpack tab.

- Here, click Browse… next to the Package field and find your file, see Common File Locations

- Click Browse… next to the Output and select the output location

- Select the files that you want and click Unpack

Common File Locations

- Addons

- Garry's Mod

Addon files can be found in two different locations depending on when the addon was created.

Old addon files

- Navigate to GarrysMod/garrysmod/addons

- Open the GMA file that you want

New addon files

- Navigate to workshop/content/4000/<addon_id> — you can get the <addon_id> from the workshop link

- Open the GMA file that you want

Default game files

- Navigate to GarrysMod/garrysmod

- Open garrysmod_dir.vpk

Textures of Half Life 2 characters / props used in Garry's Mod

- Navigate to GarrysMod/sourceengine

- Open hl2_textures_dir.vpk