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How to install Left 4 Dead Skins

Step 2Now that you have it downloaded...

Now that you have it downloaded...
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Open it. You should see a file labeled "materials". Depending on the skin's author, you may have to dig around to find it. Open your L4D file. It will be located differently for every user.
Mine is "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\rain_of_flaming_deth\Left4Dead\left4dead"

Now, copy the material file over. You want to merge it with the existing.
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Jul 10, 2011. 4:41 PMgholz says:
I'm definatly lost here... how do i find the original model?
Apr 29, 2011. 7:01 AMdtot says:
Help! I dont understand this part i think i jumped over it :P It says ''Now,copy the material file over'' Should i take the whole ''models'' which i have downloaded and copy it to the REAL models in the l4d files? HELP!

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