$rimlight

Example of rim lighting in use on the TF2 Heavy.

Template:Shaderparam It adds a constant rim light to the model that appears to come indirectly from the environment. The color of the rim light is directly influenced by ambient light.

Note:Requires $phong to be set to 1.

Todo: Explain similarities and differences of Phong Fresnel ranges.

VMT syntax

$rimlight <bool>

 VertexLitGeneric
{
	$phong			1

	$bumpmap		<texture>
	$phongexponent		5		
	$phongexponenttexture	<texture>	
	$phongboost		1.0
	$phongfresnelranges	"[0 0.5 1]"

	$rimlight               1
	$rimlightexponent       2
	$rimlightboost          .2			
}

Additional parameters

$rimlightexponent $rimlightboost $rimmask

See also

• $phong
• Phong materials
• Phong Fresnel ranges