[TUTORIAL] Custom Blend Materials

[honeymustard]

I'm using a custom blend texture on Boundary with the snow texture (512x2) and the concrete texture (1024x2). It looks fine in Hammer, but in game it comes out as half the size (so 512x2). I've tried scaling both textures in the .vmt but never got it working. So I just use .5 scale in Hammer, rather than .25. Seems to work fine.

 

[Jetti]

Ah, but the problem you see, is that it appears like this in hammer:

As you can see, the concrete is fine, but the gravel is very large compared to the expected output.

 

[honeymustard]

How does it look in game? That's the important thing.

 

[Jetti]

I haven't tested that yet.

 

[NateTDOM]

So may i ask how to change how the picture looks in hammer? I know it's like nitpicking but it bugs me.

 

[killohurtz]

So may i ask how to change how the picture looks in hammer? I know it's like nitpicking but it bugs me.

It's a VTF that you make yourself, set with the %tooltexture parameter in the VMT. The tutorial covers this briefly near the end.

 

[NateTDOM]

It's a VTF that you make yourself, set with the %tooltexture parameter in the VMT. The tutorial covers this briefly near the end.

Thanks. It was just so small that i just kinda skimmed right over it.

 

[DrSquishy]

No idea how to actually make the blend modulate texture. Any help?!(using paint.net)