Durability and Masking

On top of their RGB channels, Color textures have an additional, optional “alpha” channel.

Each finishable weapon uses a special texture to determine what parts should receive finish. This texture also influences how quickly the finish wears off different features of the weapon. The original, unfinished material underneath is called the substrate. Some finish types can modify how the finish reveals the substrate by storing additional data in the pattern’s alpha channel.

Supported styles:

Hydrographic Style

Custom Paint Style

When to use a pattern’s alpha channel: