Adding phong

To add phong to a texture you have first thing you'll have to do is open the vmf file

after you do that this is the code you should paste

$phong 1
// $phongexponent 33
$phongboost 100
$phongfresnelranges "[4 2.5 2]"





$phong

means if you have it active or not

$phongexponent 33

just a standby i really never found what the fuck this does

$phongboost 100

nuff said

$phongfresnelranges "[4 2.5 2]"

is the amount of phong i use 4 2.5 2 for a regular sized prop if your is bigger use higher numbers


so your vmf should look like


"VertexLitGeneric"
{
"$basetexture" "texture"
"$surfaceprop" "type"
"$bumpmap" "texturel"

$phong 1
// $phongexponent 33
$phongboost 100
$phongfresnelranges "[4 2.5 2]"



}


YES you need vertexlitgeneric


wheres my cash freekill

//$phongexponent 33... // - means that code is commented and not activated

done.back to topic nao

What if I wanted to do this to a gun skin?

apply it to the gun's vmt and pray that it will come out right

Phongboost 100?
Are you fucking nuts?

Do you have any idea how shiny that shit's going to be?

You don't know what phongexponent does?
If you even bothered to play with the variables you would know it changed the radius of the phong light.

http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Phong

I can't wait to see what you're going to say about rimlighting...

I applied your vmt settings to one of my skins.


As you can see, it's waaaay to bright


This is how the pros do it.

Code:

"VertexLitGeneric"
{
    "$basetexture" "Models/Police/metrocop_sheet"
    "$bumpmap" "Models/Police/metrocop_sheet_normal"
    "$selfillum" 1
    "$model" 1
    "$phong" "1"
    "$phongboost" ".2"
    "$phongexponent" 10.5
    "$phongtint" "[.85 .85 1]"
    "$phongfresnelranges" "[0.1 2.1 5.1]"
    "$ambientocclusion" 1
    "$phongexponenttexture" "Models/Police/metrocop_sheet_EXP"
    "$phongalbedotint" ".5"

    // Rim lighting parameters
    "$rimlight" "1"
    "$rimlightexponent" "5"
    "$rimlightboost" ".5"
}

Apply it to the Antguard, to make him shiny as in the Alcatraz demo