Fixing CSGO particle editor

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CS:GO Particle Editor in action

This page will go over how to make Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Particle Editor functionable.

Icon-Bug.pngBug: Custom materials will not load unless you precache them by loading up a map.  [todo tested in?]
Icon-Bug.pngBug: 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.pngWarning: 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.pngTip: 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

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 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.

See also