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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

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

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