Crowbar VS TR2Main

To edit the textures, you can use Paint.NET (https://www.getpaint.net/), and for decompiling and compiling, use Crowbar (https://github.com/ZeqMacaw/Crowbar/releases).

If you use the Crowbar tool you can extract files from VPK's.

TF2 and Portal 2 are different branches of Source. the models don't always work well when just dragging and dropping. crowbar can decompile and recompile entire folders of models at once

You will need VTFEdit for the textures, GCFScape for extracting, Crowbar for decompiling the model and Blender Source Tools for importing the model.

Crowbar is the go to compiler helper https://steamcommunity.com/groups/CrowbarTool

it a program/modding, where you can create custom models. but i do recom learn how to use it, heres the official group: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/CrowbarTool

Most models from CS:GO are in Left 4 Dead 2 so I recommend looking for them there first because the conversion is easier; for de/recompiling use Crowbar

Use GCFScape to export the .mdl from the CS:GO VPK (in the "csgo" root directory) and use Crowbar to decompile into .smd. You can then use Blender Source Tools to open the files in Blender, where they can be exported to .obj or .fbx if necessary.

Tomb Raider II / The Golden Mask - TR2Main https://github.com/Arsunt/TR2Main/releases

TR2Main. There's a folder called "Extra Options" that'll be in the install folder when you're done. They can add things like the animated item screen and PSX status bars. You can use the PC or PSX FOV.

If you plan to play TR2, go grab the TR2Main fan patch for it, makes it run nice and smooth with controller support if you want it. TR3 is the probably most annoying to make work, due to some bugs with keybinding and alpha blending. TR4 is a little better thanks to Tomb4Project, same with TR5 (Chronicles) and Tomb5. I couldn't get controllers to work with 3-5 so i just got used to keyboard controls. Speaking of keyboard controls, with 3-5 i've been rebinding sprint to num0, sprint to num1, duck to num2 and flares to num3, so you don't have to really take your fingers off the arrow keys.

I've been playing through the original ones, you can use community updates like Tomb1Main and TR2Main for controller support on PC. I played 1 and 2 using a wireless xbox one controller on PC, which was really nice.

Tr2Main fully supports gamepads natively.

TR2: https://github.com/Arsunt/TR2Main

For Tomb Raider II, there's a fan patch called Tomb 2 Main that also adds native support for modern versions of Windows, widescreen resolutions and the ability to activate some features from the PS1 version that are absent from the PC version.