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$detail specifies a greyscale texture with which Source will add high-resolution detail when the material is viewed up close, by darkening the albedo appropriately.

Syntax

$detail <texture>

You will probably want to use at least $detailscale (see below) as well.

Additional parameters

While the additional $detail params are not strictly required, it is difficult to get good results without them.

$detailscale <float>: Fits the detail texture onto the material the given number of times.
$detailblendmode <int?>: Todo: What are the modes?
$detailblendfactor <float>: Todo: ??
$detailframe <int>: The frame of an animated texture to use. Requires DX9.
$detail_alpha_mask_base_texture <bool?>: Todo: Something to do with masking $basetexture with $detail's alpha channel?
Requires DX9.

Valve's detail textures

Valve's stock detail textures (available in OB only) are best used with the following pre-configured values:

$detail detail/noise_detail_01 // e.g. for brickwork, concrete...
$detailscale 7.74
$detailblendfactor 0.8
$detailblendmode 0

$detail detail\metal_detail_01
$detailscale 4.283
$detailblendfactor .65
$detailblendmode 0

$detail detail\rock_detail_01
$detailscale 11
$detailblendfactor 1
$detailblendmode 0

$detail detail\plaster_detail_01
$detailscale 6.783
$detailblendfactor .8
$detailblendmode 0

There is also detail\wood_detail_01, but not stock material seems to use it.

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+'''$detail''' specifies a [[greyscale]] [[texture]] with which Source will add high-resolution detail when the material is viewed up close, by darkening the [[albedo]] appropriately.
-The '''$detail''' [[VMT]] parameter specifies the [[VTF]] texture to use for adding detail to the material surface. It is a greyscale image usually used (in conjunction with "[[$detail#$detailscale|$detailscale]]") to add higher resolution detail to the [[$basetexture]].
-== Basic VMT syntax ==
+== Syntax ==
- "$detail" "Path/DetailmapA"
-* where '''<code>Path</code>''' is the filepath relative to the <code>game_directory/materials</code> folder.
-* where '''<code>DetailmapA</code>''' is the filename; ie <code>DetailmapA.vtf</code>.
-Notice the <code>.vtf</code> file extension is not used in VMT texture references.
+ $detail <texture>
+You will probably want to use at least <code>$detailscale</code> (see below) as well.
 == Additional parameters ==
-=====$detailscale=====
- "$detailscale" float
-Scales $detail texture where <code>float</code> value is the scale factor.
-=====$detailframe=====
+While the additional $detail params are not strictly required, it is difficult to get good results without them.
- "$detailframe"
-* dx9
+; <code>$detailscale <[[float]]></code>
-* {{todo|something to do with the frame in [[Animated Texture]]s ? }}
+: Fits the detail texture onto the material the given number of times.
+; <code>$detailblendmode <int?></code>
+: {{todo|What are the modes?}}
+; <code>$detailblendfactor <float></code>
+: {{todo|??}}
+; <code>$detailframe <[[int]]></code>
+: The frame of an animated texture to use. Requires DX9.
+; <code>$detail_alpha_mask_base_texture <[[bool]]?></code>
+: {{todo|Something to do with masking <code>[[$basetexture]]</code> with <code>$detail</code>'s alpha channel?}} Requires DX9.
+== Valve's detail textures ==
+Valve's stock detail textures (available in OB only) are best used with the following pre-configured values:
+ $detail detail/'''noise_detail_01''' ''// e.g. for brickwork, concrete...''
+ $detailscale 7.74
+ $detailblendfactor 0.8
+ $detailblendmode 0
+ $detail detail\'''metal_detail_01'''
+ $detailscale 4.283
+ $detailblendfactor .65
+ $detailblendmode 0
+ $detail detail\'''rock_detail_01'''
+ $detailscale 11
+ $detailblendfactor 1
+ $detailblendmode 0
-=====$detail_alpha_mask_base_texture=====
+ $detail detail\'''plaster_detail_01'''
-  "$detail_alpha_mask_base_texture"
+  $detailscale 6.783
-* dx9
+ $detailblendfactor .8
-* {{todo| ... something to do with masking by the alpha channel of either [[$basetexture]] or [[$detail]]?}}
+ $detailblendmode 0
-== See Also ==
+There is also <code>detail\wood_detail_01</code>, but not stock material seems to use it.
-[[Category:List of Shader Parameters]]
+[[Category:List of Shader Parameters|D]]
 [[Category:VMT Texture Reference]]

$detail: Difference between revisions

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Syntax

Additional parameters

Valve's detail textures

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