Creating custom weapons - Revision history

Static Fanatic at 15:42, 24 June 2026

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	** Though attributes with custom code aren't possible without VScript (correct this if wrong), variants of existing attributes can be created by making a new attribute with the same attribute class. {{note\|rei note! certain attributes HATE being customized and will ONLY work if the attribute is specifically the original one by name?? certain parts of the code specifically check for attribute name and not attribute class}}		** Though attributes with custom code aren't possible without VScript (correct this if wrong), variants of existing attributes can be created by making a new attribute with the same attribute class. {{note\|rei note! certain attributes HATE being customized and will ONLY work if the attribute is specifically the original one by name?? certain parts of the code specifically check for attribute name and not attribute class}}
	** Quite a few weapon attributes have interesting behavior if set to additive mode		** Quite a few weapon attributes have interesting behavior if set to additive mode

			= Important note! =
			Aside from parameter or model/sound/etc names, please don't allow people to directly copy and paste things from here into their schemas. It's important that people actually take the time to understand how the schema works rather than just copying and pasting things and having no clue of what individual bits do.

Static Fanatic at 15:34, 24 June 2026

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	To begin, create a file named {{code\|custom_items_game.txt}} in the {{code\|<SteamUserDir>\Team Fortress 2 Classified\tf2classified\custom\<Mod Name>\scripts}} directory. This is the file that will contain all of the information regarding your custom weapons. Please note that you cannot have multiple ''custom_items_game.txt'' files loaded simultaneously, so any other mod folders that contain them should be placed in {{code\|tf2classified\custom\disabled}} to allow the new custom item schema to load.		To begin, create a file named {{code\|custom_items_game.txt}} in the {{code\|<SteamUserDir>\Team Fortress 2 Classified\tf2classified\custom\<Mod Name>\scripts}} directory. This is the file that will contain all of the information regarding your custom weapons. Please note that you cannot have multiple ''custom_items_game.txt'' files loaded simultaneously, so any other mod folders that contain them should be placed in {{code\|tf2classified\custom\disabled}} to allow the new custom item schema to load.
	== Setting up the custom item schema ==		== Setting up the custom item schema ==
			[[File:example_02_emptyschema.png]]
	= Creating your first weapon =		= Creating your first weapon =
	== The essentials ==		== The essentials ==

Static Fanatic at 15:31, 24 June 2026

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	To begin, create a file named {{code\|custom_items_game.txt}} in the {{code\|<SteamUserDir>\Team Fortress 2 Classified\tf2classified\custom\<Mod Name>\scripts}} directory. This is the file that will contain all of the information regarding your custom weapons. Please note that you cannot have multiple ''custom_items_game.txt'' files loaded simultaneously, so any other mod folders that contain them should be placed in {{code\|tf2classified\custom\disabled}} to allow the new custom item schema to load.		To begin, create a file named {{code\|custom_items_game.txt}} in the {{code\|<SteamUserDir>\Team Fortress 2 Classified\tf2classified\custom\<Mod Name>\scripts}} directory. This is the file that will contain all of the information regarding your custom weapons. Please note that you cannot have multiple ''custom_items_game.txt'' files loaded simultaneously, so any other mod folders that contain them should be placed in {{code\|tf2classified\custom\disabled}} to allow the new custom item schema to load.
	== Setting up the custom item schema ==		== Setting up the custom item schema ==
	~~TEMPTEXT~~
	= Creating your first weapon =		= Creating your first weapon =
	== The essentials ==		== The essentials ==

Static Fanatic at 15:27, 24 June 2026

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	= Getting Started =		= Getting Started =
			Before going over how to create custom weapons, we first need a functional custom item schema to put them into. The item schema is basically a big list that you append all of your weapons into, and is arguably the single most important file for that reason. It uses [https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/VDF VDF], which is the standard format for storing game-related metadata in Source. If you don't know '''VDF''', don't worry - it won't take long to understand the syntax.
	== Creating the custom item schema ==		== Creating the custom item schema ==
	To begin, create a file named {{code\|custom_items_game.txt}} in the {{code\|<SteamUserDir>\Team Fortress 2 Classified\tf2classified\custom\<Mod Name>\scripts}} directory. This is the file that will contain all of the information regarding your custom weapons. Please note that you cannot have multiple ''custom_items_game.txt'' files loaded simultaneously, so any other mod folders that contain them should be placed in {{code\|tf2classified\custom\disabled}} to allow the new custom item schema to load.		To begin, create a file named {{code\|custom_items_game.txt}} in the {{code\|<SteamUserDir>\Team Fortress 2 Classified\tf2classified\custom\<Mod Name>\scripts}} directory. This is the file that will contain all of the information regarding your custom weapons. Please note that you cannot have multiple ''custom_items_game.txt'' files loaded simultaneously, so any other mod folders that contain them should be placed in {{code\|tf2classified\custom\disabled}} to allow the new custom item schema to load.

Static Fanatic at 14:51, 24 June 2026

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 = Getting Started =
 To begin, create a file named {{code|custom_items_game.txt}} in the {{code|<SteamUserDir>\Team Fortress 2 Classified\tf2classified\custom\<Mod Name>\scripts}} directory. This is the file that will contain all of the information regarding your custom weapons. Please note that you cannot have multiple ''custom_items_game.txt'' files loaded simultaneously, so any other mod folders that contain them should be placed in {{code|tf2classified\custom\disabled}} to allow the new custom item schema to load.
-= Ideal final list of contents =
+= See also =
-* Getting started
+* [[List of TF2C item attributes]]
-** Creating a custom item schema
+* [[List of TF2C item classes]]
-** Setting up the schema
+* [[List of TF2C conditions]]
-* Creating your first weapon
-** Defining important stuff
+[[Category:Guides]]
 = Misc info to be added to the finished sections (TEMP!)=
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 ** Though attributes with custom code aren't possible without VScript (correct this if wrong), variants of existing attributes can be created by making a new attribute with the same attribute class. {{note|rei note! certain attributes HATE being customized and will ONLY work if the attribute is specifically the original one by name?? certain parts of the code specifically check for attribute name and not attribute class}}
 ** Quite a few weapon attributes have interesting behavior if set to additive mode

Static Fanatic at 14:34, 24 June 2026

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	= See also =		= See also =
	* [[List of ~~Item Attributes~~]]		* [[List of TF2C item attributes]]
	* [[List of ~~Item Classes~~]]		* [[List of TF2C item classes]]
	* [[List of ~~Conditions~~]]		* [[List of TF2C conditions]]

	[[Category:Guides]]		[[Category:Guides]]

Static Fanatic: Static Fanatic moved page Creating Custom Weapons to Creating custom weapons

2026-06-18T20:02:49Z

Static Fanatic moved page Creating Custom Weapons to Creating custom weapons

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Static Fanatic at 12:29, 17 June 2026

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	** Prefabs work as templates. Load order is important; Prefab at the top means you want to overwrite the prefab, Prefab at the bottom means you want prefab to overwrite you		** Prefabs work as templates. Load order is important; Prefab at the top means you want to overwrite the prefab, Prefab at the bottom means you want prefab to overwrite you
	** List based parameters (like visuals and static attrs) will get merged. Single value parameters (like bucket or attach to hands) will get overwritten.		** List based parameters (like visuals and static attrs) will get merged. Single value parameters (like bucket or attach to hands) will get overwritten.
	** Prefabs cannot have spaces in the name. This is because spaces are used as a delimiter to apply multiple prefabs. (eg, {{code\|prefab "~~shotgun killspeople~~"}} will make ~~a shotgun that also killspeople~~)		** Prefabs cannot have spaces in the name. This is because spaces are used as a delimiter to apply multiple prefabs. (eg, {{code\|prefab "prefab1 prefab2"}} will make the weapon inherit the parameters from both {{code\|prefab1}} and {{code\|prefab2}})

	* {{code\|item_name}}, {{code\|item_type_name}}, {{code\|item_description}} and {{code\|description_string}} support localized strings.		* {{code\|item_name}}, {{code\|item_type_name}}, {{code\|item_description}} and {{code\|description_string}} support localized strings.

Static Fanatic at 12:24, 17 June 2026

2026-06-17T12:24:44Z

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	** Customising visual effects		** Customising visual effects
	** Making custom attributes		** Making custom attributes
	** VScript ~~{{note\|couldn't~~ this ~~be split into a new article that talks about general vscript? -rei}}~~		** Link to a separate VScript page to keep this one nice and tidy
	* WIP		* WIP

Rei1556 at 09:33, 17 June 2026

2026-06-17T09:33:44Z

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	** Customising visual effects		** Customising visual effects
	** Making custom attributes		** Making custom attributes
	** VScript		** VScript {{note\|couldn't this be split into a new article that talks about general vscript? -rei}}
	* WIP		* WIP