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Important:When using stock VBSP, detail contents are automatically removed from %CompileWater materials. While this is necessary for shaders with real-time reflections and refractions, such as Water and Refract, this means superfluous visleaves will be cut if using a shader without them, such as LightmappedGeneric or UnlitTwoTexture. If this is an issue, consider tying the water to a func_water_analog.
Code:Attempting to modify VBSP to apply CONTENTS_DETAIL on a water world brush will result in the water being invisible in-game. The associated particle effects will still be present, however, and the water will still be swimmable.
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{{subpage|[[Material map compile flags]]}} | {{subpage|[[Material map compile flags]]}}{{DISPLAYTITLE:%CompileWater}} | ||
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Compiles the texture as | Compiles the texture as having [[water]] [[Contents flags|contents]] (CONTENTS_WATER). | ||
Example: | Example: | ||
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$nocull 1 | $nocull 1 | ||
} | } | ||
{{important|When using stock VBSP, detail contents are automatically removed from %CompileWater materials. While this is necessary for shaders with real-time reflections and refractions, such as [[Water ( | {{important|When using stock VBSP, detail contents are automatically removed from %CompileWater materials. While this is necessary for shaders with real-time reflections and refractions, such as [[Water (shader)|Water]] and [[Refract]], this means superfluous visleaves will be cut if using a shader without them, such as [[LightmappedGeneric]] or [[UnlitTwoTexture]]. If this is an issue, consider tying the water to a [[func_water_analog]]. | ||
{{codenote|Attempting to modify VBSP to apply [[CONTENTS_DETAIL]] on a water world brush will result in the water being invisible in-game. The associated particle effects will still be present, however, and the water will still be swimmable.}} }} | |||
== See also == | |||
* {{cmd|%CompileSlime}} | |||
[[Category:Material System]] | [[Category:Material System]] | ||
[[Category:Shader parameters]] | [[Category:Shader parameters]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:35, 1 May 2025
Compiles the texture as having water contents (CONTENTS_WATER).
Example:
LightmappedGeneric
{
$basetexture "liquids/custom_water"
$bottommaterial "liquids/custom_water"
%compilewater 1
$nocull 1
}
Important:When using stock VBSP, detail contents are automatically removed from %CompileWater materials. While this is necessary for shaders with real-time reflections and refractions, such as Water and Refract, this means superfluous visleaves will be cut if using a shader without them, such as LightmappedGeneric or UnlitTwoTexture. If this is an issue, consider tying the water to a func_water_analog.
Code:Attempting to modify VBSP to apply CONTENTS_DETAIL on a water world brush will result in the water being invisible in-game. The associated particle effects will still be present, however, and the water will still be swimmable.