Table of Contents Q3Map2 Shader Manual

0 Preface Credits Contact 1 Introduction What is a Shader? Shader Name & File Conventions :q3map Suffix Keyword Types Documenting With Comments Key Concepts 2 General Shader Keywords skyParms cull deformVertexes fogParms noPicMip noMipMaps polygonOffset portal sort 3 Q3Map2 Specific Shader Keywords q3map_alphaGen q3map_alphaMod q3map_backShader q3map_backSplash q3map_baseShader q3map_bounce q3map_bounceScale q3map_clipModel q3map_cloneShader q3map_colorGen q3map_colorMod q3map_extraShader q3map_fadeAlpha q3map_fogDir q3map_forceMeta q3map_forceSunlight q3map_fur q3map_globalTexture q3map_indexed q3map_invert q3map_lightImage q3map_lightmapAxis q3map_lightmapBrightness q3map_lightmapFilterRadius q3map_lightmapGamma q3map_lightmapMergable q3map_lightmapSampleOffset q3map_lightmapSampleSize q3map_lightmapSize q3map_lightRGB q3map_lightStyle q3map_lightSubdivide q3map_noClip q3map_noFast q3map_noFog q3map_nonPlanar q3map_normalImage q3map_noTJunc q3map_noVertexLight q3map_noVertexShadows q3map_offset q3map_patchShadows q3map_remapShader q3map_replicate q3map_rgbGen q3map_rgbMod q3map_shadeAngle q3map_skylight q3map_splotchFix q3map_styleMarker q3map_styleMarker2 q3map_sun q3map_sunExt q3map_sunlight q3map_surfacelight q3map_surfaceModel q3map_tcGen q3map_tcMod q3map_terrain q3map_tessSize q3map_textureSize q3map_traceLight q3map_vertexScale q3map_vertexShadows q3map_vlight 4 Q3Map2 Specific Surface Parameter Shader Keywords surfaceparm alphashadow surfaceparm antiportal surfaceparm areaportal surfaceparm botclip surfaceparm clusterportal surfaceparm detail surfaceparm donotenter surfaceparm dust surfaceparm flesh surfaceparm fog surfaceparm hint surfaceparm ladder surfaceparm lava surfaceparm lightfilter surfaceparm lightgrid surfaceparm metalsteps surfaceparm monsterclip surfaceparm nodamage surfaceparm nodlight surfaceparm nodraw surfaceparm nodrop surfaceparm noimpact surfaceparm nomarks surfaceparm nolightmap surfaceparm nosteps surfaceparm nonsolid surfaceparm origin surfaceparm playerclip surfaceparm pointlight surfaceparm skip surfaceparm sky surfaceparm slick surfaceparm slime surfaceparm structural surfaceparm trans surfaceparm water 5 Editor Specific Shader Keywords qer_editorimage qer_nocarve qer_trans qer_alphaFunc 6 Stage Specific Shader Keywords Texture Map Specification blendFunc rgbGen alphaGen tcGen tcMod depthFunc depthWrite detail alphaFunc 7 Quake 3 Engine Game Specific Shader Keywords Return to Castle Wolfenstein Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory Raven Ritual 8 Shader Effects Creation Tips Notes on Alpha Channels Troubleshooting Shaders Creating New Textures Appendix A: Triggerable Shader Entities Appendix B: Terrain Appendix C: Foghull Appendix D: Fur Appendix E: Celshading Appendix F: Bumpmapping Appendix G: Lightstyles Appendix H: Lightmapped Mapmodels Appendix I: Light Emitting Shaders

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