How to make Source Water :O

[coolzeldad]

Use the block tool to make a block of what will be your water.

Place the block of water were you want and make sure it stays as a block, you cannot make it slanted, etc.

Use the texture tool and apply the nodraw texture to all sides but the top of your water block.

For the top texture choose a water texture of your choice and apply it to the top only.. The rest should still be the nodraw texture.

Now you need an entity called the water_lod. Just place it by the water or on top is fine. No changes are required for the entity as it just controls the way the water changes quality...

Next, place another entity called env_cubemap on top or by the water.

Open up the entity's properties and go to the second option and click the pick button and select the top of the water.

Now when you compile your map you should have working water ^^

If you need help on this just post here I'll help yeh

[jimonions]

I think I should also add this, You only need to apply the cubemap to THIS water texture> nature/water_movingplane.
This is a low quality texture that utilizes the cubemap to produce its reflections unlike the other high quality water textures.
e.g:
nature/water_coast1

You can tell which waters are high quality because the tool texture in the texture browser is light blue

[Monttumopo]

What that cubemap thing really do? I tried with only water_lod_control and it worked.

[ursus]

What that cubemap thing really do? I tried with only water_lod_control and it worked.

It makes cubemapped props and entities reflect the world more accurately. Each cubemap is preloaded when the map runs. More cubemaps = better-looking shiny stuff.

[Monttumopo]

More cubemaps = better-looking shiny stuff.

WOW im gonna make bling-bling map

[Peetah]

But the more there is. The laggier it will be.

[jimonions]

there would have to be a lot of cubemappe'd materials to cause a noticeable amount of lag.

[ursus]

But the more there is. The laggier it will be.

...But it will be shiny as fuck, though.

[jimonions]

you can define the reflectivity of the cubemap on the texture through the vmt file with the $envmaptint cmd with the values < 1, 1, 1>

[Monttumopo]

But the more there is. The laggier it will be.

 :'(

[Foofoojack]

 :'(

Son, I am dissipoint. 

[ursus]

 :'(

CRY SOME MOOR

[Tezuni]

I look at the water from above it - and i'm looking right through the map.
I go in the inside the water, it looks fine from all angles.

yes i have the cubemap and lod
haalp

Compile Log

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** Executing...
** Command: "c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\tezuni\sourcesdk\bin\source2009\bin\vbsp.exe"
** Parameters: -game "c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\tezuni\garrysmod\garrysmod" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\tezuni\garrysmod\garrysmod\maps\Tezuni_Poolv2.vmf"

Valve Software - vbsp.exe (Sep 15 2011)
2 threads
materialPath: c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\tezuni\garrysmod\garrysmod\materials
Loading C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\tezuni\garrysmod\garrysmod\maps\Tezuni_Poolv2.vmf
Could not locate 'GameData' key in c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\tezuni\garrysmod\garrysmod\gameinfo.txt
Patching WVT material: maps/tezuni_poolv2/nature/blenddirtgrass008b_wvt_patch
fixing up env_cubemap materials on brush sides...
ProcessBlock_Thread: 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10 (0)
**** leaked ****
Entity prop_dynamic (-43.38 -241.01 149.23) leaked!
Processing areas...done (0)
Building Faces...done (0)
FixTjuncs...
PruneNodes...
WriteBSP...
done (0)
Creating default LDR cubemaps for env_cubemap using skybox materials:
   skybox/sky_day01_07*.vmt
 ! Run buildcubemaps in the engine to get the correct cube maps.
Creating default HDR cubemaps for env_cubemap using skybox materials:
   skybox/sky_day01_07*.vmt
 ! Run buildcubemaps in the engine to get the correct cube maps.
Finding displacement neighbors...
Finding lightmap sample positions...
Displacement Alpha : 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10
Building Physics collision data...
done (0) (9674 bytes)
Placing detail props : 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10
Compacting texture/material tables...
Reduced 43 texinfos to 18
Reduced 15 texdatas to 10 (482 bytes to 322)
Writing C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\tezuni\garrysmod\garrysmod\maps\Tezuni_Poolv2.bsp
0 seconds elapsed

** Executing...
** Command: "c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\tezuni\sourcesdk\bin\source2009\bin\vvis.exe"
** Parameters: -game "c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\tezuni\garrysmod\garrysmod" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\tezuni\garrysmod\garrysmod\maps\Tezuni_Poolv2"

Valve Software - vvis.exe (Sep 15 2011)
2 threads
reading c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\tezuni\garrysmod\garrysmod\maps\Tezuni_Poolv2.bsp
reading c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\tezuni\garrysmod\garrysmod\maps\Tezuni_Poolv2.prt
LoadPortals: couldn't read c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\tezuni\garrysmod\garrysmod\maps\Tezuni_Poolv2.prt


** Executing...
** Command: "c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\tezuni\sourcesdk\bin\source2009\bin\vrad.exe"
** Parameters:  -game "c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\tezuni\garrysmod\garrysmod" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\tezuni\garrysmod\garrysmod\maps\Tezuni_Poolv2"

Valve Software - vrad.exe SSE (Sep 15 2011)

      Valve Radiosity Simulator     
2 threads
Could not find lights.rad in lights.rad.
Trying VRAD BIN directory instead...
Warning: Couldn't open texlight file c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\tezuni\sourcesdk\bin\source2009\bin\lights.rad.
Loading c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\tezuni\garrysmod\garrysmod\maps\Tezuni_Poolv2.bsp
No vis information, direct lighting only.
Setting up ray-trace acceleration structure... Done (0.01 seconds)
130 faces
93339 square feet [13440896.00 square inches]
0 Displacements
0 Square Feet [0.00 Square Inches]
sun extent from map=0.000000
2 direct lights
BuildFacelights:     0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10 (0)
Build Patch/Sample Hash Table(s).....Done<0.0008 sec>
FinalLightFace:      0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10 (0)
FinalLightFace Done
0 of 0 (0% of) surface lights went in leaf ambient cubes.
ThreadComputeLeafAmbient: 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10 (2)
Writing leaf ambient...done
Ready to Finish

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Level flags = 0

Total triangle count: 324
Writing c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\tezuni\garrysmod\garrysmod\maps\Tezuni_Poolv2.bsp
2 seconds elapsed

** Executing...
** Command: Copy File
** Parameters: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\tezuni\garrysmod\garrysmod\maps\Tezuni_Poolv2.bsp" "c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\tezuni\garrysmod\garrysmod\maps\Tezuni_Poolv2.bsp"

pics:

[Alkaline]

I look at the water from above it - and i'm looking right through the map.
I go in the inside the water, it looks fine from all angles.

yes i have the cubemap and lod
haalp

pics:

Paste your compile log in a spoiler.
My best guess is that it could be a leak in your map.

[jimonions]

-derp-