Newbie Question - Where do I PUT these lovely textures..?

[MaDsPLoiTz]

I'm new to mapping, working on my first map.

I downloaded Youme's Blue and Red Dev texture pack, and I searched my Steam folder for a while looking for where to save them.

I even searched my steam folder for what I thought were the names of the default textures, but couldn't find where they were saved.

I eventually just dumped them in some materials folder around /***/team fortress 2/tf/materials.

Now they can be found in the texture browser in hammer, but only appear as a missing texture, pick and black chequered.

Can anyone please help out a newbie?:)

[AWESOME-O]

put them in the /***/team fortress2/tf/materials/<make your new folder here, example: custom/texture.vmf

[YM]

seriously, read the notes that go with the download.....

What I wrote:
Simply extract the folder to
C: Program FilesSteamSteamApps*****team fortress 2tfmaterials
where ***** is your steam username

The final directory stucture should look like this: C: Program FilesSteamSteamApps*****team fortress 2tfmaterialscustomdev<filename>.vtf

I even gave you an example filepath :S

[tedrock]

put them in the /***/team fortress2/tf/materials/<make your new folder here, example: custom/texture.vmf

that wouldn't work at all since VTMs for the VTFs point the file using a specific path. terrible advice.

[MaDsPLoiTz]

seriously, read the notes that go with the download.....

What I wrote:


I even gave you an example filepath :S

I'm SO sorry Youme, I'm pretty sure I was just linked the download or something, I don;t remember seeing that at all, I'm really sorry for wasting your time.:001_unsure:

[Vander]

You didn't waste his time. He's always happy to help.