Material surface properties

This is the list of physical surface types that Source recognises, as defined by the files referenced in /scripts/surfaceproperties_manifest.txt.

Surface types define the physical properties of an object including friction and density, collision/footstep sounds, the effect of bullet impacts and, if the object is destructible, health and gib type.

Both materials and models define their surfaces with the $surfaceprop command.

Note:For GoldSrc, use sounds/materials.txt. This file usually has documentation at the top dictating which surface types are available in the given mod.

Types

Special	Description	Availability
Blockbullets	Blocks bullets entirely, because the Tools/ToolsBlockBullets doesn't really block bullets	(in )
Default
Default_silent	For invisible collision materials, like sky.
Floatingstandable	This one is used for puzzles where we want something that floats but the player can stand on without it sinking beneath the water.
Item	Small med kit, smaller tech items, battery.
Ladder	Ladder is a fake material for walking on ladders.
No_decal
Player	Special materials for player controller.
Player_control_clip	Special materials for player controller.
Bat Blade Chainsaw Cricketbat Crowbar Fireaxe Fryingpan Golfclub Guitar Pitchfork Shovel Sword	Like "Weapon" but used for the melee weapons to give specific sounds when they are dropped.	(in )
Concrete/Rock	Description	Availability
Baserock	missing?	(not in )
Boulder	Will cause material glitches if used in models
Brick
Concrete
Concrete_block	9x12 prefabricated concrete cinder blocks.
Gravel
Rock	Solid rock (small sounds).
Sheetrock		(in )
Cavern_rock		(in )
Metal	Description	Availability
Canister	Large oxygen tank, propane tank, welding tank.
Chain	Metal chain.
Chainlink	Chainlink fencing material.
Combine_metal		(not in )
Crowbar
Floating_metal_barrel
Grenade	Solid hand grenade.
Gunship		(not in )
Metal
Metal_barrel metal_sand_barrel	Larger metal barrel, metal oil drum.	(in )
Metal_bouncy
Metal_Box	Smaller metal box (< 2' width/height/depth)
Metal_seafloorcar		(not in )
Metalgrate	Metal grating, used for decking
Metalpanel	Thick solid steel panel - used for solid wall, floor, machine construction.
Metalvent	~1mm thick metal
Metalvehicle
Paintcan	Smaller metal can
Popcan	Small aluminum can, full.
Roller	Roller NPC
Slipperymetal
Solidmetal	Note:Almost nothing is solid metal - so metal is sheet metal
Strider		(not in )
Weapon	Sounds for when weapons drop.
Strongman_bell	Sounds like a boxing ring bell when hit.	(in )
Slipperyslide	Like SlipperyMetal, but uses SolidMetal sounds.	(in )
Metal_shield	Uses weapon sounds.	(in )
Wood	Description	Availability
Wood	Generic wood Note:materials should use wood_box, wood_crate, wood_plank, wood_panel etc.
Wood_Box
Wood_Crate	Large crate, large wood furniture (bookcases, tables).	(in all games since ) (also in )
Wood_Dense		(in )
Wood_Furniture	small wood furniture - chairs, small tables.
Wood_LowDensity	Small crate.	(in all games since ) (also in )
Wood_Plank	Wood board, floorboard, plank.
Wood_Panel	Plywood panel, wood door panel.
Wood_Solid	Solid 6x6 or greater block, post or tree.
Woodladder	A ladder that makes wood sounds when climbing.	(in )
Terrain	Description	Availability
Dirt
Grass
Gravel
Mud
Quicksand
Sand
Slipperyslime
Antlionsand		(not in )
Sugarcane		(in )
Liquid	Description	Availability
Slime
Water
Wade	Wade is a water material for walking in/on water at knee height.
Puddle	When shot, spawns refracting water splash particles
Wet	Doesn't actually do anything.	(in )
Frozen	Description	Availability
Ice
Snow	Bug:Missing sound files for footsteps  (tested in: )
Organic	Description	Availability
Alienflesh		(not in )
Antlion		(not in )
Antlion_eggshell		(in )
Armorflesh	Flesh for physics, metal for bullet fx.
Bloodyflesh
Flesh	Medium-sized body.
Foliage
Foliage_leaf	Same as Foliage, but uses Foliage sounds, instead of Dirt sounds.	(in )
Hunter		(in )
Watermelon		(not in )
Zombieflesh		(not in )
Manufactured	Description	Availability
Advisor_shield		(in )
Asphalt	missing?
Glass	Pane of glass, computer screen, window, glass door...
Glassbottle	Glass soda bottle, cup, plate, jar...
Glassfloor	Like Glass, but with a normal friction value.	(in )
Combine_glass
Tile
Paper
Papercup
Cardboard
Plaster	Drywall, office wall material, sheetrock.
Plastic_barrel	Larger plastic barrel, hollow, soft plastic.
Plastic_barrel_buoyant
Plastic_Box	Small - Medium plastic box, hard plastic.
Plastic	Smaller generic hard plastic.
Rubber	Solid rubber floor mat, solid rubber tire.
Rubbertire	Hollow rubber tire
Slidingrubbertire
Slidingrubbertire_front
Slidingrubbertire_rear
Jeeptire
Brakingrubbertire
Jalopy		(in )
Jalopytire		(in )
Slidingrubbertire_jalopyfront		(in )
Slidingrubbertire_jalopyrear		(in )
Clay	Ceramic jug, mug.	(in )
Porcelain	Tubs, urinals, sinks
Upholstery
Miscellaneous	Description	Availability
Carpet
Ceiling_tile	Acoustic ceiling tiles, sound baffles, crumbly plaster.
Computer	Computer case, tech equipment case.
Pottery

See also

• Creating a Material
• $surfaceprop
• Material Types
• Creating custom gibs
• List of CS:GO Surface Types