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Doodle Survivors (RESOURCES)

By Splinks

Resources and a small tutorial on making your own Doodle Survivor

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Category: Characters, Modding or Configuration, Workshop

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Guide Index

Overview

Introduction

Project Files

Template

VMT settings

Last Words

Comments

Introduction

https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2781217108
So this is more of a resource for those interested in creating their own custom Doodle survivors for the mods in the collection above. In the files I'm providing you'll be able to either make a skin pack override mod or you can simply use my compiling files for your own creative choices.

The Material Override feature has much of the same name system as in the default files, for example 'Namvet' will equal Bill and 'Gambler' will equal Nick and so on.

you would need to the 'Project Folder'
then navigate to Materials/Doodles and delete all the folder except Mechanic.
replace the 2 VTFs in the Mechanic folder with your custom doodles.
Turn the Project Folder into a VPK and upload
Then on the mod's page go to "Add/Remove Required DLC"
Select Doodle (Ellis) Base from your favorites or subscribed tab
Pat yourself on the pack and have a cupcake

Project Files

This package will contain 3 of the following things

PNG template

Copy of the template image

Compiling Files

The files I used to create my doodle survivors

Project Folder

Folder containing the TVFs, VMTs, Addon.txt, and the folder pathing you need for a simple skin override mod.

vvv Yᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ᴅᴏᴡɴʟᴏᴀᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪɴᴋ vvv

Download Link
Click Here [drive.google.com]

Template

Pretty simple self explained template.

Draw in the white areas
Dotted lines are where the character will bend it's limbs
Orange lines are cut off points

VMT settings

So within the VMTs it's important to keep the following commands if you chose to alter anything

$alphatest "1"

For transparency

$nocull "0"

To prevent Z-Fighting and to stop back lighting

$nodecal "1"

To prevent broken blood overlays

Last Words

So hope you all have fun with this little mod. Feel free to share your art/mods in the comments below you make from this. Can't wait to see what madness and nifty things you all will make. ta ta for now

Here's a collection of what I have found from the community
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2782390919

34 Comments

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VAC/Banned 10 Jun, 2023 @ 1:13pm

i need like a video

bami-by 2 Feb, 2023 @ 1:48am

splinks my man i want you to know i had a lot of fun making my own doodle survivors with your guide and stuff, i love your addons yo! youre amazing brother

geforce now ga(y)ming 31 Oct, 2022 @ 10:52am

specifically for the doodle survivor

geforce now ga(y)ming 31 Oct, 2022 @ 10:51am

this is cool and all but i wanna know how to add survivor hud images

Tom 21 Sep, 2022 @ 9:55am

i finally got it to work, got a missing texture and still need help, im just happy i got something that wasnt literally nothing, either way, help.

jasanimation 6 Jun, 2022 @ 5:12am

It would be nice if there is a tutorial video on this
i dont really know how to do stuff

ßalsʃåʁ fəsɛßaßʃåʁʃ 5 May, 2022 @ 7:37pm

nice, i was able to make my first reskin mods using this and had fun doing so. Took me less time than i thought it would, too. Thanks for the guide & the great addons over the years

Robo7 12 Apr, 2022 @ 1:58pm

how do i turn it into a VPK

Qwazzy 29 Mar, 2022 @ 10:46pm

Hey Nutbean, if you used the provided template as your base drawing, you need to remove it before saving. Depending on the program you used to draw your doodle, the best way to make a doodle is to create a new completely transparent layer above the template and draw on there, fill in with color, etc. Then once you're done, disable or delete the layer with the template lines and keep only the one with your actual doodle (which should be just lines and colors with transparency everywhere else around it) and export that as a PNG or TGA which you can then use to convert to VTF.

Chonky Lalafell 25 Mar, 2022 @ 7:02pm

So i managed to doodle something but in game the areas in white i didn't draw on appear (i.e the head still has the white square) What did i do wrong?

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