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Bug: Custom materials will not load unless you precache them by loading up a map.
Bug: Attempting to access the scoreboard when the engine viewport is active and the particle editor also in view will cause the game to become unresponsive and a restart is required.
Warning: Unstable, may crash. Save often!
Tip: To make particles appear in game you need to install Particle Precache Plugin and add
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[[File:Csgo_pet_tool.png|thumb|CS:GO Particle Editor in action]] | [[File:Csgo_pet_tool.png|thumb|CS:GO Particle Editor in action]] | ||
This page will go over how to make {{csgo}} [[Particle Editor]] functionable. | This page will go over how to make {{csgo}} [[Particle Editor]] functionable. | ||
{{ | {{bug|hidetested=1| Custom materials will not load unless you precache them by loading up a map.}} | ||
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* This page does not go over how to make custom particles appear in game. | * This page does not go over how to make custom particles appear in game. | ||
: This page only shows to fix the Particle Editor tool itself. | : This page only shows to fix the Particle Editor tool itself. | ||
{{tip| To make particles appear in game you need to install [https://github.com/komashchenko/ParticleFix Particle Precache Plugin] and add {{MdCode|outline|-insecure}} in launch options to ''precache'' the particles.}} | |||
== The Issue == | == The Issue == | ||
* {{csgo}} | * {{csgo|4}} Particle Editor is a direct port of the {{sfm|4}} Particle Editor. | ||
: This version has a check while loading the file. If the [[PCF]] file doesn't have <code>/game/</code> folder in its full path then it will error out, resulting not being able to open any file. | : This version has a check while loading the file. If the [[PCF]] file doesn't have <code>/game/</code> folder in its full path then it will error out, resulting not being able to open any file. | ||
* It is also missing few translation files so most of the UI is using raw translation keywords. | * It is also missing few translation files so most of the UI is using raw translation keywords. | ||
== The Fix == | == The Fix == | ||
* Download this [https://drive.google.com/file/d/ | * Download this [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Qo0kzB7XWQ2giz-v5cbZYvfQFna4v-iu .zip] (Patched .dll by '''xen#2982''') which contains a patched pet_fix.dll so the whole game folder check is skipped, it also contains the necessary resource files for the Particle Editor. | ||
: Simply drop both folders in your <code>Counter-Strike Global Offensive</code> folder and it will put the files in correct place. | : Simply drop both folders in your <code>Counter-Strike Global Offensive</code> folder and it will put the files in correct place. | ||
== How to open the Particle Editor == | == How to open the Particle Editor == | ||
* Add | * Add {{Code|outline|-insecure -tools -nop4}} to your game [[Command Line Options|launch options]]. | ||
* If Particle Editor is not already open, either use the drop down '''Tools''' menu to switch from [[vmt Editor]] to Particle Editor or type | * If Particle Editor is not already open, either use the drop down '''Tools''' menu to switch from [[vmt Editor]] to Particle Editor or type {{Code|outline|toolload pet_fix}} in console. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Particle System]] | *[[:Category:Particle System|Particle System]] | ||
[[Category:Particle Effects]] | [[Category:Particle Effects]] | ||
[[Category: Particle System]] | [[Category: Particle System]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:52, 18 July 2025
This page will go over how to make 
Particle Editor functionable.
Bug: Custom materials will not load unless you precache them by loading up a map.Bug: Attempting to access the scoreboard when the engine viewport is active and the particle editor also in view will cause the game to become unresponsive and a restart is required.Warning: Unstable, may crash. Save often!
Preface
- This page does not go over how to make custom particles appear in game.
- This page only shows to fix the Particle Editor tool itself.
Tip: To make particles appear in game you need to install Particle Precache Plugin and add -insecure in launch options to precache the particles.The Issue
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Particle Editor is a direct port of the
Source Filmmaker Particle Editor.
- This version has a check while loading the file. If the PCF file doesn't have
/game/folder in its full path then it will error out, resulting not being able to open any file.
- It is also missing few translation files so most of the UI is using raw translation keywords.
The Fix
- Download this .zip (Patched .dll by xen#2982) which contains a patched pet_fix.dll so the whole game folder check is skipped, it also contains the necessary resource files for the Particle Editor.
- Simply drop both folders in your
Counter-Strike Global Offensivefolder and it will put the files in correct place.
How to open the Particle Editor
- Add outline to your game launch options.
- If Particle Editor is not already open, either use the drop down Tools menu to switch from vmt Editor to Particle Editor or type outline in console.