Help needed compiling custom textures with map

[Jermaphobe]

I've been using awesomebox9 teaching myself how to modify/create maps. My progress has been going well in my standards but I've come into an issue.

I don't know how to compile the map's custom textures into the .BSP file; awesomebox9 has its custom textures stored in the BSP file, but I cannot find out how to do it for my own project. Having the custom assets in the tf directory Ihave no missing textures in-game; but removing them from the tf directory results in missing textures. I then loaded the default awesomebox9 and as I thought, its not missing textures. I wish to know how to do this in case I publish my own maps later on

Assistance would be appreciated.

 

[Cream Tea]

You need to use a program such as PakRat or VIDE. You must embed any custom content into the .bsp. If you have any questions about using them I can help since I use it it all the time when editing deathrun maps.

 

[Jermaphobe]

You need to use a program such as PakRat or VIDE. You must embed any custom content into the .bsp. If you have any questions about using them I can help since I use it it all the time when editing deathrun maps.

This helped tremendously, thank you

 

[Cream Tea]

Just a tip I personally use vide now, I find pakrat can miss some things out because it hasn't been updated for ages.

 

[some-mapper]

You can also use compilepal, it will pack everything for you.

 

[ck24]

You need to use a program such as PakRat or VIDE. You must embed any custom content into the .bsp. If you have any questions about using them I can help since I use it it all the time when editing deathrun maps.

Never use vide it’s not good
Use pakrat are packbsp
And here’s a list of tools that will extremely with mapping http://nemesis.thewavelength.net/
And this
https://tf2maps.net/abs/Mapping_Resource_Pack_2014-11-06.exe
https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Third_Party_Tools