[BBR] Clan Public → XP and left hand problem...possibly 1.4 related

So here is the sequence of events. I installed 1.4, realized that my gun skins had been deleted, reinstalled fusion pack, go to play CS and my model is left handed. I tried setinfo lefthand 0 as well as Cl_righthand 1. I tried to switch it to right hand in the options. No dice. Any help or ideas?

I had the same problem as you are having after I installed fusion pack. I tried the setinfo lefthand 0 in console and that didn't work, I switched it to right hand models in the configuration options before I joined a game and I still had left hand models. The only thing I could do to get right hand models back was to re-install 1.3 over 1.4 then re-install 1.4.

try putting or find this exactly into your config.cfg

cl_righthand "1"

with quotes.

nope, no workie. I will try that thing that dol suggested. BTW dolemite, were u able to install fusion pack after that at all?

I didn't try re-installing it after I put 1.4 back on. All I did was install fusion pack to a temp directory then just copy all the player models and overwrote the default ones.

I've had the exact same problem and the solution I found is really simple. All you have to do is rename your v_r.mdl files to v.mdl. CS 1.4 only takes into consideration the v.mdl files, and doesn't make use of any right-hand model files anymore.

I had the same problem too. Even though everything was set to right, I was always left handed. So I changed it to left in the menu, and I was right handed.

Go figure.

I had the same problem and reinstalled the realism pack I was using and it was fine - not a elegant as Halo's but it worked

Ive not found any of those V_r.mdl files on my HDD. there is a vir_heli.mdl though...

I will try that...BTW, your avatar is REALLY freaky...

Oh, hehe, I was assuming you know about the model formats. You will find the v files under your HalfLife/cstrike/models directory. There are p, v, and w files for each weapon, which stand for: p-player, v-view, w-world. A typical file name looks like v_ak47.mdl, so if you have a new skin for the right hand model of the AK, then copy the v_ak47_r.mdl from your skin on top of the existing v_ak47.mdl file.

AH...halo's trick worked. thanks everyone!

I had the same problem.

Went into the vgui and set my models (which were left-handed, I wanted right) to LEFT-HANDED. Yes, even though they were already left handed.

Boom, they turn right handed. Weird..

I just realized that my bomb model's left handed. The new skin system's facked.

The new skin system is fine . What they've done is they've gotten rid of all right_hand model files, and retained one single file for both left and right hand views. Once again, you can fix all your problems with old skins if you copy their right hand models (v_'skinname'_r.mdl) onto the standard model files (v_'skin'.mdl) which are located in the halflife/cstrike/models folder. Changing your settings from Right-Hand to Left-Hand is only a half patch, because old skins (from 1.3 and before) had v_'skin'.mdl containing only the left hand model, and some skins didn't have left hand model files at all (they contained only v_'skin'_r.mdl files).

I hope this makes sense.

Please check your new SKIN ZIP files. I have seen this happen with my setup, as well. I went back in and noticed that the default skin model was left handed. So I went in my Model directory and deleted it and then renamed my *_R.MDL file by removing _R from the file name. That fixed it.

Example, Using MP5 Skin:
•V_MP5.MDL (Left Hand Model - Default) *** Delete this File ***
•V_MP5_R.MDL (Right Handed Model) *** Rename this file ***

What he said!

Thanks to both of you, it now works like supposed to, thanks again.