Animating Refract?

[Groxkiller585]

Ok, is it possible to animate a refract? If so, how?

I've tried:

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       "Proxies"
    {
          "AnimatedTexture"
          {
         "animatedTextureVar" "$normalmap"
         "animatedTextureFrameNumVar" "$normalframe" //IDK about this, made it up
         "animatedTextureFrameRate" "14"
          }
         }

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       "Proxies"
    {
          "AnimatedTexture"
          {
         "animatedTextureVar" "$bumpmap" //I added the $bumpmap parameter, not sure if it works on a refract though...
         "animatedTextureFrameNumVar" "$bumpframe"
         "animatedTextureFrameRate" "14"
          }
         }

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       "Proxies"
    {
          "AnimatedTexture"
          {
         "animatedTextureVar" "$bumpmap"
         "animatedTextureFrameNumVar" "$frame"
         "animatedTextureFrameRate" "14"
          }
         }

And:

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   "Proxies"
    {
          "AnimatedTexture"
          {
         "animatedTextureVar" "$normalmap"
         "animatedTextureFrameNumVar" "$frame"
         "animatedTextureFrameRate" "14"
          }


[vcool]

I was able to animate refracting textures by actually making an animated VTF of the normalmap. I didn't specify the animation in the VMT though, maybe that's the proper way to do it, but in my case it worked.

Not sure what animation you are exactly trying to achieve, but maybe a simple bumptransform in the proxy would suffice?

[Groxkiller585]

I was able to animate refracting textures by actually making an animated VTF of the normalmap. I didn't specify the animation in the VMT though, maybe that's the proper way to do it, but in my case it worked.

Not sure what animation you are exactly trying to achieve, but maybe a simple bumptransform in the proxy would suffice?

Ok, let me be a bit more clear. The normalmap is the one used for VALVe's water, dev/water_normal. I have used it previously on other textures and it animates fine there but here on a refract it does not.

A bumptransform would not suffice as this is supposed to look like water, exept vertical, hence why it's a refract. Not like a waterfall, I want THIS normal's animation.

All I need atm is the normal animating to complete the effect I want.

[poisonic]

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"Refract"
{
"$model" 1
"$bluramount" "1"
"$surfaceprop" "glass"
"$scale" "[1 1]"
   "$refractamount" ".00625"
   "$refracttint" "[0.9 1.0 0.95]"
"$normalmap" "prorefract/refractingexpbump"
"$dudvmap" "prorefract/refractingexpdudv"
"Proxies"
   {
      "AnimatedTexture"
      {
         "animatedtexturevar" "$normalmap"
         "animatedtextureframenumvar" "$bumpframe"
         "animatedtextureframerate" 11
      }
"AnimatedTexture"
      {
         "animatedtexturevar" "$dudvmap"
         "animatedtextureframenumvar" "$bumpframe"
         "animatedtextureframerate" 11
      }
   "TextureScroll"
      {
         "texturescrollvar" "$bumptransform"
         "texturescrollrate" 0.25
         "texturescrollangle" 90
      }
}
}

last week tried the same you are looking for here's my example vmt

Good luck

[nub]

That VMT above should work just fine. You just need an animated bumpmap VTF. It's like making a water texture without the water parameters, and you use the Refract shader type.

PS: The texture scroll parameter in that VMT is not necessary, unless you want your texture to scroll as well.

[Groxkiller585]

Wait, does a refract need a DUDV map to work right? I thought those were obsolete or something because of how low your DX settings would need to be for it to actually be used. if i DO need it, can i just use the
normal I used before, or do I need it in another setup? If I do need it in another setup can someone give me or show me where to get a "flat" DUDV map?

Also why is there a "$model" parameter? Was this used on a model? Mine's a brush.

[poisonic]

yes ofcourse u need a dudv for a refracting texture read the tutorial on how to make an refracting shader

[poisonic]

$model is needed or else it does not work
the brush you use needs to be an func_wall to work allright

[Groxkiller585]

$model is needed or else it does not work
the brush you use needs to be an func_wall to work allright

You mean a func_brush not func_wall.

I get it to work fine on a func_brush. no issues at all.

Ok, i'll try it with the $model parameter.

[poisonic]

i hope you get it working it has to be an entity so a func_brush would also work or an func_ilusionary
and a tip if you can do it make a model out of it somehow refraction on a model is much nicer
dont ask for the models ive used to make up the window frame im 99,9% sure i lost it lol maybe its still on my hdd somewhere in a lost backup
eeeem abouth the dx needed for refaxtion i tought it was dx8

[poisonic]

here's an example VMT!!!! im still missing the DX part in my code to make it work from dx6 till dx9

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"Refract"
{
"$model" "1"
"$bluramount" "1"
"$surfaceprop" "glass"
"$refractamount" ".100"
"$scale" "[1 1]"
"$normalmap" "textures/underwater_glass_normal"
"$dudvmap" "textures/underwater_glass_dudv"
"$REFRACTTINTTEXTURE" "textures/underwater_glass"

"Proxies"
   {
      "TextureScroll"
      {
         "texturescrollvar" "$bumptransform"
         "texturescrollrate" .1
         "texturescrollangle" -90
      }
   }


   "Refract_dx90"
   {
      "$refractamount" "0.100"
   }
   
   "Refract_DX80"
   {
   "$refractamount" ".025"
   "$REFRACTTINTTEXTURE" "textures/underwater_glass"

       "Proxies"
           {
      "TextureScroll"
      {
         "texturescrollvar" "$bumptransform"
         "texturescrollrate" 0.1
         "texturescrollangle" -90
      }
      }
   }

   "UnlitGeneric_dx8"
   {
        "$basetexture" "textures/underwater_glass"
       "Proxies"
           {
            "Sine"
               {
                   "resultVar"    "$alpha"
                   "sineperiod"   15
                   "sinemin"      0.1
                   "sinemax"      0.1
              }
      }

   "UnlitGeneric_dx6"
   {
        "$basetexture" "textures/underwater_glass"
       "Proxies"
           {
            "Sine"
               {
                   "resultVar"    "$alpha"
                   "sineperiod"   15
                   "sinemin"      0.1
                   "sinemax"      0.1
              }
      }
   }
}
}

NOTE!! this is not my vmt !!!! this piece of vmt code is made by JBsource
http://blog.jailbreaksource.com/?p=762

[Groxkiller585]

I got it working, adding the flat DUDV map I made and $model fixed it.

I would have made a DUDV map of the actual normal but I don't wanna make 30 frames and manually haul them together when the effect I get now is what I want.