Making a water texture help

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TravisTouchdown

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Apr 15, 2013
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HI all

I would like some please. I would like to make a custom water texture to use in one of my mvm maps. I have made custom textures before but I am not sure what to set my vtf and vmt to. I will post the photo I was hoping to make into water. Can someone tell me what settings I need to use?





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Pocket

Half a Lambert is better than one.
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What your picture shows is known as "caustics", and it's the effect of water refracting onto the bottom of a pool. I don't think any Source games have any caustics in them, so I wouldn't worry about it. Somebody made an animated caustic texture that you could turn into an overlay to put on the bottom of your pool, but people are more likely to be distracted because they're not used to seeing them in this game.
 

Pocket

Half a Lambert is better than one.
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No, see, that stuff doesn't appear at the top of the surface of water in real life. Ever. It's on the bottom, under the water.
 
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Woman-freediver-underwater-caustics-copyright-jayhempix-com.jpg


This shows the effect a bit more honestly. If it were on the water's surface, you wouldn't be able to see it underwater like you can here.