About Slightly Improved Underwater Shader
What the creator says, alongside confirmed listing details.
Slightly Improved Underwater Shader is listed in the assets category for Half-Life 2 listed on Steam Workshop.
A personal edit I made for the underwater warping effect. Specifically, it uses the newer real-time refraction (_rt_waterrefraction) introduced in EP2, slightly...
Mod details
- Game
- Half-Life 2
- Creator
- ctwoafiveb
- Category
- Assets
- Published
- November 18, 2024
- Last Workshop update
- July 29, 2026
- Workshop item
- #3368278477
Screenshots
1 image from the mod listing
Timeline
Key dates from the original listing and ModOrNot's catalogue.
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First published
The item was first published on Steam Workshop. Steam listing ↗
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File last updated
Latest file-change date reported by Steam Workshop. Steam listing ↗
Why it ranks here
Slightly Improved Underwater Shader has 3,189 subscribers and ranks #1,001 in Half-Life 2 (#1,001 overall). Over the last 7 days it gained +16 subscribers (+0.5%) and over 30 days +64. Weekly velocity is 0.0 subs/day, decelerating (-0.02).
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Platform availability
Availability is only claimed when an official source proves it. A platform we cannot verify is shown as “Not verified” — we never assume a PC Workshop mod runs on a console.
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| 546 | +506 | 100.0 | |
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| 1.1K | +922 | 99.9 |
Frequently asked questions
How popular is Slightly Improved Underwater Shader compared with other Half-Life 2 mods?
It ranks #1,001 among 12,433 tracked active Half-Life 2 mods by subscribers — within the top 8.05%. This is a subscriber-based position, not a quality verdict. Counts and placement can change as the catalogue updates.
Is Slightly Improved Underwater Shader available on PC?
The official Steam Workshop listing establishes PC distribution for Half-Life 2. This does not verify current downloadability or compatibility with every PC configuration. Official source ↗
When was the mod last updated?
The source listing reports July 29, 2026 as the last file update. A later comment or catalogue refresh does not mean the mod file changed. Official source ↗
What does the ModOrNot Score mean on this page?
It is a 0–100 momentum signal: 50% subscriber-growth velocity relative to mods in the same game, 20% favorite growth, 20% view growth, and 10% update recency. It is not a quality rating. The current score is 55.3.
Are these the real Steam Workshop numbers?
ModOrNot stores public Steam Workshop counts from its collection runs. The totals shown here are the latest counts stored in our catalogue; changes over time are calculated from recorded observations, not invented values. They can differ from the live listing until the next collection.
How is the rank computed?
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