I also just use the Dota2 client and not Dota2 test. The only thing i do is click the import button again it it recompiles my mdl with the updated texture.
hmm, I give a different name every time im going to test something within dota2. Like "courier_wip_001", so the importer creates a new folder and doesnt reuse the files.
i can change something to texture and reimport it with the very same name and i see changes each time. what u say - never happend to me :/ but i u use dota2 for workshopitem testing, and not dota2test
DOTA seems to cache the test assets you import, and doesn't end up re-importing the source assets with their changes. You can keep deleting the cache (I can't remember the folder off-hand - it's burried in the Dota2 folder) or you can rename your item each time you re-import it with changes. It's a pain in the arse,…