Mat Phong 0 Comparison

But mat phong disables rimlight along with some other stuff that helps contribute to the soft lighting i was referring to.

Mat phong 0 comparison.

As you can see the solider looks a bit darker but a bit more cartoony somewhat like the original tf2 trailers. Leave a like if it helped. Mat phong makes lighting look much softer for lack of a better word overall. Mat phong disables more than just rimlight.

Mat phong is a convar all you need to do is put mat phong 0 in your fps config you can put it directly in the console for comparison though it takes a while to remove all phongs from the map. Posted about 7 years ago quote multi quote link 27. Essentially this affects the lighting and shadows on weapons and characters. As you can see the solider looks a bit darker but a bit more cartoony somewhat like the original tf2 trailers.

This guide shows comparisons between various mat phong mat specular and mat bumpmap settings. Mat phong 0 looks better imo and provides a higher framerate since it doesn t have to render plasticy shines all over everything including cotton clothing which doesn t shine at all irl. But many people would rather use r rimlight 0 because it doesn t break anything. It s not a launch option.

Essentially this affects the lighting and shadows on weapons and characters. Just clearing up some stuff.