How to create Source quality effects in Halo CE

[sleepy1212]

i think the cave looks awesome

but then again...maybe i'm not elite enough to know better

[Rambo]

Hey thanks.

Leetness doesn't matter. It's realism i strive for, not fame. I just want to produce something I hope people will enjoy and that will endure for a long time, kind of how coldsnap and Hugeass do.

[Heathen]

It's realism i strive for, not fame.

crystals self illuminate irl?

[Inferno]

crystals self illuminate irl?

Yeah duh. Everyone knows that.


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Oh wait never mind.

[Dwood]

I could say that crystals refract light emitted by other objects irl but i wont

[Heathen]

right, because there is always light in caves :P

[sleepy1212]

right, because there is always light in caves :P

you wouldn't know there were crystals if there wasn't.

[Rambo]

Listen. There's a cave somewhere in this world (I forget exactly where) that has such rare and exotic things, that it's completely off-limits to ordinary explorers. The reason is so that none of the specimens get damaged or disturbed while the scientists continue to investigate the strange nature of what's down there.

For all we know, there could be irridescent crystals down there. just because nobody's seen them, doesn't mean they don't exist. people find rare oddities all the time. Look at the undersea discoveries that take place.

[bobsam]

Rambo... You are awesome at making points my friend.

[n00b1n8R]

The cave roof seems rather blocky and the banks of the river too steep (from flat to / in no space at all isn't cool).
That help?

Also, google quartz or whatever other crystal you want to emulate and work from pictures of that.