How to create alternate textures for models?

[Scorpious2k]

Originally Posted by Telltolin

Create an alternate texture... You know? Like for generic erudite npc models, the default is a guard but if you use #texture 1 it will have an alternate texture (and in the case of that erudite model, mesh).
I want to make it so my model will have an alternate texture with #texture, basically.

I am pretty sure this is only done with alternate meshes. For example, different chest, head, etc..