IN THIS THREAD I WILL ANSWER YOUR SOURCE QUESTIONS

[OL]

does hl2 support animated textures, specifically on models

[zaphod]

I'm trying to create water from the default materials, is it possible? I've tried them all and tried all the render modes. It still looks flat and not refractive like in the tech demo.

just use one of the new water textures (they look purple in the texture browser becuase they are normal maps) leave it as a normal brush. Rendermodes are no longer used, all that kind of stuff is supported in the shader for the texture.

It would take me way too long to explain everything new, and by this point I have a hard time remembering whats new and whats not. I haven't used hl1 in years.

hl2 supports animated textures. You number the tgas in the correct order, and then put a small bit of text in a txt file named the same as the texture and then run the txt file through vtex which compiles it into one vtf file. You can also use proxies to get animated effects (scrolling or fading of texture channels) but there is no way I could explain proxies in this thread off the top of my head.

I don't know about the steam thing.

[skdr]

Is there any documentation for the shaders? How do I make my own shader for the objects?

Also, why does the game set mat_fullbright "1" when I load my map. I run BSP, VIS, RAD and LIGHTS - all of them.

Also, can you please explain whats effect is done with shadow_control?

Thanks in advance Zaph

[st0lve]

why won't my sky work?

I got a normal box with a sky texture around the map.

[ctswin]

have you set it in map properties to one that works?

[st0lve]

silly me.

[Tequila]

Can Source support more rounded cylinders comfortably now? I want to be able to create smooth pipes without having to rely on models all the time.

[-Stratesiz-]

Judging from all the content I've seen so far: no. Source remains blocky. Just look at the blocky unrealistic cliffs in HL2 and CS:S.

[Tequila]

I dunno about that: the cliffs of the Coastline chapter of HL2 look fantastic.

[Pericolos0]

with models u can get all the roundness u want

[Tequila]

with models u can get all the roundness u want

Of course, but I don't have a clue how to model, and existing pipe models won't always fit the geometry I slap down!

[Pericolos0]

then learn how to model

its essential!!!!!!

[InsaneSingingBlender]

Is there any documentation for the shaders? How do I make my own shader for the objects?

Also, why does the game set mat_fullbright "1" when I load my map. I run BSP, VIS, RAD and LIGHTS - all of them.

Also, can you please explain whats effect is done with shadow_control?

Thanks in advance Zaph

it did that to me when i was running rad with -extra, try -normal

[Tequila]

then learn how to model

its essential!!!!!!

True!

[Taylor Swift]

Let me ask you if Half Life 2 is using real-time shadows and lighting or pre compiled or something.

:-o