Contents

• Introduction

  • Preface
    • The Q3Map2 Edition
    • Using the Manual
    • Credits
    • Contact
    • Legal
  • Shader Concepts
    • What is a Shader?
    • Shader Name & File Conventions
    • Key Concepts
    • Special Case Syntax (Comments & :q3map Suffix)
    • Directive Types

• Directives

  • General Directives
    • skyParms
    • cull
    • deformVertexes
    • fogParms
    • noPicMip
    • noMipMaps
    • polygonOffset
    • portal
    • sort
  • Q3Map Global Directives
    • q3map_alphaGen
    • q3map_alphaMod
    • q3map_backShader
    • q3map_backSplash
    • q3map_baseShader
    • q3map_bounce
    • q3map_bounceScale
    • q3map_clipModel
    • q3map_cloneShader
    • q3map_colorGen
    • q3map_colorMod
    • 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_rgbGen
    • q3map_rgbMod
    • q3map_shadeAngle
    • q3map_skylight
    • q3map_splotchFix
    • q3map_styleMarker
    • q3map_styleMarker2
    • q3map_sun
    • q3map_sunExt
    • q3map_surfaceLight
    • q3map_surfaceModel
    • q3map_tcGen
    • q3map_tcMod
    • q3map_terrain
    • q3map_tessSize
    • q3map_textureSize
    • q3map_traceLight
    • q3map_vertexScale
    • q3map_vertexShadows
    • q3map_vlight
  • Q3Map Surface Parameter Directives
    • 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 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
  • Quake Editor Radiant Directives
    • qer_editorImage
    • qer_noCarve
    • qer_trans
    • qer_alphaFunc
  • Stage Directives
    • Texture Map Specification
    • blendFunc
    • rgbGen
    • alphaGen
    • tcGen
    • tcMod
    • depthFunc
    • depthWrite
    • detail
    • alphaFunc

• Articles

  • Shader Basics
    • Texture Creation
    • Alpha Channels
    • Troubleshooting Tips
  • Lighting Effects
    • Light Emitting Shaders
    • Normalmaps
    • Lightstyles
    • Model Lighting
  • Special Effects
    • Cel Shading
    • Decal Tricks
    • Foghull
    • Fur
    • Terrain and alphaMod Blends
    • Triggerable Shader Entities