If you did not get the error, skip step 3. It gives you an error message saying 'Error: File version 7.5 does not match 7.0 to 7.4' So, there are 2 things that can happen from here.ġ. vtf to wherever you want it to (Right click the file > extract, then pick a folder like Documents) and open it.

Optionally, you can extract pak01_dir/materials/models/weapons/w_models/w_portalgun.vtf if you want to also edit the texture of the portal gun when it isn't in your hands (i.e. Popular this week Popular this month Most viewed Most recent. Open the folders: materials, then inside that open, models, then weapons, then v_models, then v_portalgun.Īnd once you're 'v_portalgun' find the '.vtf' file named 'v_portalgun.vtf' NOT 'v_portalgun.vmt', that's just a text file. Once you're in GCFScape, it will show a list of folders. (C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Portal 2/portal2) You can also download custom skins, edit them in an IDE like Oracle. So, to begin, you need to actually find the portal gun skin itself, so go ahead and navigate to: You can create custom skins and edit them in WebCenter Portal to suit your requirements.

Portal 2 custom skins