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Slightly Improved Underwater Shader
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Slightly Improved Underwater Shader

Description
A personal edit I made for the underwater warping effect. Specifically, it uses the newer real-time refraction (_rt_waterrefraction) introduced in EP2, slightly increases the refract amount (.04 to .07), and changes a few other things as well.

It's almost completely unnoticeable in screenshots and quite subtle even in motion, but it's just a bit smoother and flowier. If you're as much of an obsessive weirdo about water effects as me you'll probably be able to tell the difference.

Now also fixes most missing underwater overlays using materials from Jillas's HL2Fix! Movingplane water (such as in canals_03) and the water in many specific areas of coast_03 and 09 unfortunately still don't work, either due to engine limitations or issues inherent to the maps.

Also available for Black Mesa!

See also: Underwater Distortion Fix | Water Muffling Fix
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Killa Klappa 2 Dec, 2024 @ 4:38pm 
underwater reverb fix: dsp_water 14 on console :steamthumbsup:
ctwoafiveb  [author] 2 Dec, 2024 @ 10:49am 
Should be fixed now, thanks
"Big Dick" 1999 2 Dec, 2024 @ 9:45am 
Doesn't seem to appear in episode 1
Freemλn 24 Nov, 2024 @ 9:12pm 
@ctwoafiveb
You're doin god's work, thanks
LostSektor 24 Nov, 2024 @ 2:49pm 
nice, finally underwater effects in water hazard, game is finally playable.thx
ctwoafiveb  [author] 24 Nov, 2024 @ 2:41pm 
Now updated with fixed overlays for most maps that were missing them! Turns out it was a very simple material issue and the fixes already existed, I somehow just forgot they were a thing lol
Freemλn 24 Nov, 2024 @ 4:06am 
Is it possible to add underwater shader in part where it missing?
cheefy chief 23 Nov, 2024 @ 9:19am 
why isnt there a fix for that :(
LostSektor 21 Nov, 2024 @ 11:49am 
oh yeah i hate valve didnt fixed the water effect missing in most of the hl2 maps, specially in route canals and water hazard where u NEED to go underwater. is crazy to think.