Making models

[DrSquishy]

I'm making a model in blender for a tf2 item, but I have no idea how to actually make a reflective, shiny texture for the UV map. How can I do this?

 

[Tumby]

https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Cubemaps

https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/$envmap

https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/$envmapmask

You most likely want to use the closest cubemap entity for reflections, but you can also use handmade cubemaps from tf2_textures_dir.vpk\materials\cubemaps or make your own. However, making your own cubemaps is not an easy process.

$envmap env_cubemap
Use the closest cubemap entity

$envmap [texture filepath]
Use a handmade cubemap texture.

$envmapmask [texture filepath]
Use a black and white image to tell the material which parts are reflective and which ones aren't.
White = Fully Reflective
Black = No Reflection

The links provided show you more parameters as well as explaining the basic process of making a cubemap VTF.

 

[DrSquishy]

https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Cubemaps

https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/$envmap

https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/$envmapmask

You most likely want to use the closest cubemap entity for reflections, but you can also use handmade cubemaps from tf2_textures_dir.vpk\materials\cubemaps or make your own. However, making your own cubemaps is not an easy process.

$envmap env_cubemap
Use the closest cubemap entity

$envmap [texture filepath]
Use a handmade cubemap texture.

$envmapmask [texture filepath]
Use a black and white image to tell the material which parts are reflective and which ones aren't.
White = Fully Reflective
Black = No Reflection

The links provided show you more parameters as well as explaining the basic process of making a cubemap VTF.

How would I apply the vtf to the model though?

 

[Tumby]

You write a material VMT file.

 

[Narpas]

You might get some help from this tutorial