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<li> [[Decals (GoldSrc)|Decals]] (map textures only)
<li> [[Detail textures (GoldSrc)|Detail Textures]] (map textures only)
<li> [[AllocBlock]] optimization (for map textures; dictated by lightmaps, which are always 16 luxels per texel, regardless of texture scale
<li> MatCap "Chrome" textures ([[MDL]]s only)
<li> [[Func_wall (GoldSrc)|func_wall]] (actually required for certain texture rendermodes)
<li> Brush entity {{mono|rendermode}}s, WAD texture characters, MDL texture flags
<li> [[materials.txt]] (equivalent to [[$surfaceprop]], but only affects sounds; {{czeror}} uses [[MAT file]]s for additional surface properties, such as debris and decals)
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{{note|Some limitations to keep in mind:
* While textures do ''not'' need to be powers of two, they usually must be multiples of 16.
** MDL textures can be multiples of 8, but dimensions that aren't multiples of 16 can sometimes be buggy. 8x8 textures can be used for single-color model "materials", but it's otherwise better to stick to multiples of 16.
:{{bug|The 25th anniversary update forced mipmaps on MDL textures regardless of the texture flag, which sometimes display incorrectly for NPoT textures.}}
* Textures can be a maximum resolution of 512x512 in the [[OpenGL]] renderer.
** The [[software renderer]] is limited to 256x256, but it is buggy and frequently is disregarded (targeting OpenGL only).
** {{svencoop|4.1}} can use textures up to 1024x1024. [[AllocBlock]] has been raised from 64 to 512 to compensate.
** In some versions of GoldSrc, the user can set a lower {{code|gl_max_size}}, which is sometimes unintentionally set to 256. This seems to [https://github.com/ValveSoftware/halflife/issues/2459#issuecomment-507706848 be broken] in the current {{hl|4.1}} build, however.
** [[Skybox]] textures are always 256x256, except in {{Sven}}. 
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== Getting started ==
* [[WAD]]s
** [[Texture prefixes]]
* [[Decals (GoldSrc)|Decals]]
* [[Detail textures (GoldSrc)|Detail textures]]
* [[Skybox (GoldSrc)|Skyboxes]]

== External links ==
* [https://the303.org/tutorials/gold_texture.htm The303's GoldSrc texture tutorial]

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