*In the Cube 2 engine (and many other engines), shaders are used to change a texture without actually changing the texture itself. How? A shader will take a 2nd texture, based off of the original, and will apply a special effect based on what kind of shader you use and the texture provided for it.
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*In the Cube 2 engine (and many other engines), shaders are used to change a texture without actually changing the texture itself. How? A shader will take a 2nd texture, based off of the original, and will apply a special effect based on what kind of shader you use and the texture provided for it. '''Keep in mind that some textures won't really need shaders, and that adding a shader could end up making the texture look bad.
==What kind of shaders are there?==
==What kind of shaders are there?==
*There are many different kinds of shaders, and you can combine some of them. Here's a basic list of common shaders:
*There are many different kinds of shaders, and you can combine some of them. Here's a basic list of common shaders: