TEXTURES
See: Using Textures in WorldCraft
And: Rendering - Level Design - Decals - Zoner's Half-Life Tools
Texture Errors: Max_Map_Miptex -
Rev. September 14, 2003

Textures

Textures are images applied to the outer surface of brushes. These textures define the appearance of your map -- from walls, floors, and signs, to special textures like water and sky.

Textures are either:

• stored in .WAD files
• compiled directly into .BSP files using -wadinclude

-wadinclude

First you need Zoner's tools, get them if you haven't already. (The standard WC compile tools don't support WadInclude.)

Then go to the Run Map [Advanced] dialog box

In the $CSG_EXE like, change the parameters to something like this:
$path\$file -wadinclude wadname


(Don't use the .wad extension.)

Now compile the map.

Tools

• Wally - create & edit .wad files
• The Wadfather -

Tutorials

• Textures From Plastic Models by Firebinder
• Rendering Properties - Valve ERC
• Textured Light by Dyne @ DOE

Texture Sets

• Textures @ JCH
• Texture Forest - C. Forest

Backwards Texture?

X and Y scale values control this property.
To flip: change negative values to positive, and vice versa.
Texture upside-down? Rotate 180 degrees.

Error: "Texture Not Found"

* You've got a custom .wad file
* You've configured Hammer to use the new .wad
* You've used those textures in a map
* You've compiled the map into a .bsp
* You've run the .bsp
* The game fails with the "Texture Not Found" error.

All correct so far?

Okay, far as I can tell, the problem has to be that the .wad file is not where the HL.EXE files expects the .wad file to be.

If you're running a mod, the .wad should be in the /modname folder.

If you're running a standard HL deathmatch, the .wad should be in the /valve folder.

Special Textures

• Clip - blocks player motion
• Hint - bocks vis (see compiler)
• Origin - orients moving/rotating entities
• Sky - image of sky, horizon, ground far below
  • See also Worldspawn
• Light - emits light
• Water - only appears on top and bottom faces, not side faces. You can make your own: texture name must begin with exclamation mark (!).
• Scroll - used with func_conveyor entities.

Custom Switchable Textures

Basically, the name of the "off" texture begins with +0, and the name of the "on" texture begins with +A.

Textures and System Performance

Textures can affect run-time performance -- see Troubleshooting: Slow

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"Large areas with small sized textures causes the MakeScales to take a very very loong time and the file tends to get VERY large. In maps with large areas, it's a good thing to do is using large textures or stretch the textures maybe like 4 times bigger. (You'll need a texture that could be stretched without looking strange.)"

-- Anonymous

SIXTEENS - Half-Life texture size must be multiples of 16 --