Fixing CSGO particle editor

CS:GO Particle Editor in action

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.  [todo tested in ?]

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.  [todo tested in ?]

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.

• To make particles appear in game you need to install Source Mod together with Meta Mod and use a plugin to precache the particles.

The Issue

• CS:GO 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 Offensive folder and it will put the files in correct place.

How to open the Particle Editor

• Add -insecure -tools -nop4 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 toolload pet_fix in console.

See also

• Particle System