Oh, then it's a issue with those, instead of the game or your PC.

Anyway, thanks for sharing these maps with us. I hope you're well :)

Only some custom maps, such as this one and Heidel.

Wait. Do you always see models shiny, or just in that map?

Are your models not showing up as shiny as mine in the mod pictures, or are they just as shiny? mat_fastspecular also turns some textures, such as player hands, purple for me.

mat_specular doesn't get rid of the silver lighting for me, unfortunately. I'll the try the others too. I don't know why the error success messagsa are there; parts of the map are broken, with some places just being completely transparent. Not much I could do about that besides remaking the whole map in hammer.

"Also, what error messages are you referencing?"
I mean, the "ERROR SUCCESS" ones.

mat_specular is a console variable. I use that one and a bunch more in 0: mat_fastnobump 0;mat_forcebumpmap 0;mat_fastspecular 0;mat_specular 0 to give lighting a better look.

Don't know if you have issues with the map or the game, but you could try setting all those variables to 0, and it may improve lighting a bit.

I believe that the map's lightmaps are broken. i can't edit those, so the shiny models are permanent for now.

I have no idea why the models are so shiny. I'm brand new to modding with source. Is mat_specular a console command, or something within the map configuration files? I can't edit the model textures via the map configuration files. I believe the shiny textures are a lighting issue, or something to do with the map itself. Unfortunately I can't directly edit the map because I don't have the vmf file; only the original creator has it. Also, what error messages are you referencing?

and... are you using mat_specular 1? Why do some models look so shiny?

Thanks for reviving this map. I'm definetly saving it in one of my collections.

Would like it more if those error messages were removed, though.