Viewmodel Arms

gif showing how c_arms can look
image author: MonsterBoo_

Note

Aspects of this feature may be subject to change

HDTF supports seperate arms from the viewmodels akin to L4D, Garry's mod and CSGO with some slight differences and requirements.

Using arms with weapons

As the transition from the old HL2 style v_models will take time, by default weapons do not have any arm models attached. To attach arms the associated weapon script requires a uses_arms entry set to 1.

// Example using scripts/weapon_knife.txt
WeaponData
{
    "printname" "#HDTF_KNIFE"
    "viewmodel"             "models/weapons/v_knife.mdl"
    "playermodel"           "models/weapons/w_knife.mdl"
    ...
    "uses_arms"  "1"
    ...
}

Specifying arms per map

If a map needs to use a specific arm type it must be specified in the map itself. To do this open the map in Hammer, then on the Menu bar go to Map → Map Properties, and change the option Arms Skin to the desired type.

"Arms Skin"
[    
    0 : "Default" - Marine outfit seen in Prologue & Act 1.
    1 : "Jacket" - black jacket with leather gloves seen in Act 3.
    2 : "Snow coat" - white coat seen in Act 2.
    3 : "Bare" - bare hands as seen in Tutorial level.
]

Console Commands

• cl_disable_arms - Setting this to 1 will disable drawing the arm model.
• hdtf_set_arms_type - Setting this to a value from 0 to 3 will change the current arm type being used. Uses the same ordering found in the map properties setting.