Why can refraction work fin in SMod but no other Source games?

[Saza]

I recently got SMod Redux 8, and was playing around. I used the Singularity Generator, and to my surprise, instead of a big, spiky, blue ball, it actually refracted. So I thought, oh, maybe its' a new effect alltogether. Then, I tried the strider cannon. Same thing happened. It worked. Why does it work in SMod only for me?

The only thing I have different is that I use -dxlevel 81 or for some reason the game crashes while loading.

[Reflectent]

It's a particle effect.

[Saza]

I know both of those, but for some reason it is only working in Smod. I tried it in HL2, strider shots were big spikey blue balls, same in Garry'sMod

[CoolCorky]

I think the refraction shader came with HDR, i.e not with the original HL2.

[Reflectent]

I'm tellin' you guys, it's a particle effect.

Came with the Orange box I think. SMod has some custom particle effects anyway.

[Chris M]

[QUOTE=Reflectent;19972654]I'm tellin' you guys, it's a particle effect.

Came with the Orange box I think. SMod has some custom particle effects anyway.[/QUOTE]

Smod isn't on the Orange Box/2007 version of the engine. It's on Episode 1's version. And I'm pretty sure Particles weren't in Ep1. Just sprites and effects.

[Reflectent]

Sprites and effects are basically the poor man's particle effects.

[Da Fat Cat v3]

[QUOTE=Reflectent;19972654]I'm tellin' you guys, it's a particle effect.

[/QUOTE]

You're wrong.