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In {{cs2|4}}, VRAD3 requires a GPU with ray tracing support (NVIDIA RTX, Intel Arc or AMD Radeon 6xxx+ series) to both preview and bake lighting{{confirm}}. VRAD2 and the old CPU lighting compiler have been removed.  | In {{cs2|4}}, VRAD3 requires a GPU with ray tracing support (NVIDIA RTX, Intel Arc or AMD Radeon 6xxx+ series) to both preview and bake lighting{{confirm}}. VRAD2 and the old CPU lighting compiler have been removed.  | ||
VRAD3 is also available in {{hla|1}} and {{dota2|1}} in later updates.  | |||
== Games with VRAD2 ==  | |||
* All {{src2|4}} games prior to {{Cs2|4}}.  | |||
== Games with VRAD3 ==  | |||
* {{cs2|4}}  | |||
* {{Dota2|4}} (later version)  | |||
* {{hla|4}} (later version)  | |||
{{todo|Add more information about Source 2's VRAD2/VRAD3 lighting.}}  | {{todo|Add more information about Source 2's VRAD2/VRAD3 lighting.}}  | ||
Revision as of 04:38, 5 July 2024
VRAD3 is the command-line tool that calculates and embeds lighting data into compiled maps. It is the 
 Source 2 counterpart of 
 Source 1's VRAD.
Earlier Source 2 games use VRAD2 to preview baked lighting in Hammer, using CPU.
In 
 Counter-Strike 2, VRAD3 requires a GPU with ray tracing support (NVIDIA RTX, Intel Arc or AMD Radeon 6xxx+ series) to both preview and bake lighting[confirm]. VRAD2 and the old CPU lighting compiler have been removed.
VRAD3 is also available in Half-Life: Alyx and Dota 2 in later updates.
Games with VRAD2
- All 
 Source 2 games prior to 
 Counter-Strike 2. 
Games with VRAD3
 Counter-Strike 2
 Dota 2 (later version)
 Half-Life: Alyx (later version)
Todo: Add more information about Source 2's VRAD2/VRAD3 lighting.