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
Blockbullets	(in ) Blocks bullets entirely, because the Tools/ToolsBlockBullets doesn't really block bullets
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	(in ) Like "Weapon" but used for the melee weapons to give specific sounds when they are dropped.
Concrete/Rock	Description
Baserock	missing?
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
Canister	Large oxygen tank, propane tank, welding tank.
Chain	Metal chain.
Chainlink	Chainlink fencing material.
Combine_metal
Crowbar
Floating_metal_barrel
Grenade	Solid hand grenade.
Gunship
Metal
Metal_barrel metal_sand_barrel (in )	Larger metal barrel, metal oil drum.
Metal_bouncy
Metal_Box	Smaller metal box (< 2' width/height/depth)
Metal_seafloorcar
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
Weapon	Sounds for when weapons drop.
Strongman_bell	(in ) Sounds like a boxing ring bell when hit.
Slipperyslide	(in ) Like SlipperyMetal, but uses SolidMetal sounds.
Metal_shield	(in ) Uses weapon sounds.
Wood	Description
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 ) (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	(in ) A ladder that makes wood sounds when climbing.
Terrain	Description
Dirt
Grass
Gravel
Mud
Quicksand
Sand
Slipperyslime
Antlionsand
Sugarcane	(in )
Liquid	Description
Slime
Water
Wade	Wade is a water material for walking in/on water at knee height.
Puddle
Wet	(in ) Doesn't actually do anything.
Frozen	Description
Ice
Snow
Organic	Description
Alienflesh
Antlion
Antlion_eggshell	(in )
Armorflesh	Flesh for physics, metal for bullet fx.
Bloodyflesh
Flesh	Medium-sized body.
Foliage
Foliage_leaf	(in )Same as Foliage, but uses Foliage sounds, instead of Dirt sounds.
Hunter	(in )
Watermelon
Zombieflesh
Manufactured	Description
Advisor_shield	(in )
Asphalt	missing?
Glass	Pane of glass, computer screen, window, glass door...
Glassbottle	Glass soda bottle, cup, plate, jar...
Glassfloor	(in )Like Glass, but with a normal friction value.
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	(in ) Ceramic jug, mug.
Porcelain	Tubs, urinals, sinks
Upholstery
Miscellaneous	Description
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