Character (shader)

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Character on left, VertexLitGeneric on right.

Character is a material shader available in . Shares most generic parameters of VertexLitGeneric. Takes advantage of mask textures to tune stuff like rimlighting, phong shading and other.

Tip:It might be a good idea to look at Valve vmts of new Player Models inside the vpk files, to get better understanding how to structure your Character shader vmt.

Supported Parameters

Textures & Masks

$basetexture

Diffuse mask.

$bumpmap

Normal map.

$envmap

Specular reflection mask.

$masks1

Red channel - $rimlight mask

Green channel - Phong Albedo mask

Blue channel - $metalness mask

Alpha channel - $warpindex mask

$masks2

Red channel - Shadow saturation mask

Green channel - Angle and Amount of Anisotropy

Blue channel - $envmap light scale

Alpha channel - Retroreflectivity

$phongwarptexture

Phong warp texture.

$fresnelrangestexture

BlinnPhong&AmbientReflection fresnel mapping texture

Unique Envmap Parameters

Note:In addition to all previous VertexLitGeneric parameters.

$envmaplightscale $envmaplightscaleminmax

Unique Phong Parameters

Note:In addition to all previous VertexLitGeneric parameters.

$phongalbedoboost

Unique Rimlight Parameters

Note:In addition to all previous VertexLitGeneric parameters.

$rimlightalbedo $rimlighttint $fakerimboost $fakerimtint $rimhaloboost $rimhalobounds

Ambient Reflection Parameters

Note: Ambient Reflection is similiar to rimlighting.

$ambientreflectionboost $ambientreflectionbouncecolor $ambientreflectionbouncecenter

Shadow Parameters

$shadowrimboost $shadowsaturation $shadowsaturationbounds $shadowtint $shadowcontrast

Miscellaneous Parameters

$hueshiftamount $metalness $warpindex $anisotropyamount