Mapping Tip: Finding Perfect Fog
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 12:29 pmHey there guys,
I was struggling finding a good setting for fog on my map, pn_isolation, until one of my good friends, who makes Valve quality maps, told me a good and easy trick to find a perfect setting.
What you want to do is, compile your map to the latest version, then go ingame, test it and such, then before you leave, type in console "fogui". Then sit there and adjust the Far Z, colors, until you find a good setting. Then write down the numbers and input it into your map. NOTE: This does not save the fog settings on your map, you have to do it manually.
I know it feels hard, and it's a little weird at first, but once you start messing around with thing, you are sure to find a good setting, it took me around 5 minutes to find a perfect setting for my sky, which is sky_day02_10.
Happy mapping!
-Darksoul
I was struggling finding a good setting for fog on my map, pn_isolation, until one of my good friends, who makes Valve quality maps, told me a good and easy trick to find a perfect setting.
What you want to do is, compile your map to the latest version, then go ingame, test it and such, then before you leave, type in console "fogui". Then sit there and adjust the Far Z, colors, until you find a good setting. Then write down the numbers and input it into your map. NOTE: This does not save the fog settings on your map, you have to do it manually.
I know it feels hard, and it's a little weird at first, but once you start messing around with thing, you are sure to find a good setting, it took me around 5 minutes to find a perfect setting for my sky, which is sky_day02_10.
Happy mapping!
-Darksoul