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Modulate

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GIF Animation showing "Modulate" shader in action.

Modulate is a Pixel shader available in all Source Source games. It modulates the colors of any pixels behind it.

Tip.pngTip:This shader can be effectively used to fake various features that Source may not support, such as vertex coloring or lightmapping on models, by creating a surface above the first one to modulate it.

Description

Picture showing the difference between $mod2x 0 and 1.

Accepts only the following parameters:

$basetexture $mod2x $nocull

Note.pngNote:Does not accept any translucency parameters, including $alpha, $alphatest, $additive and $translucent.

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