Near impossible to see through the surface of water

[HamsterGabe]

TL;DR: I need a way to make the water clearer.

So I've noticed it's near impossible to see through the surface of water, so fighting people in the water is super annoying. Here's some images so you know what I'm talking about.[imgur.com]

I've tried changing the water settings in the advanced video options. Nothing. I try the commands r_WaterDrawRefraction, r_WaterDrawReflection, r_cheapwaterend, and r_cheapwaterstart. Nothing. Any suggestions on how to make water clearer?

[Flavor]

You can't really, the visibility of the surface depends on the lighting of the map

[HamsterGabe]

Originally posted by Flavor Tøwn:

You can't really, the visibility of the surface depends on the lighting of the map

So if we're speaking of lighting, do you think phong might be the problem? Just a guess, since I always have mat_phong set to 0. I'll have to check that.
EDIT: That didn't help a bit.

[Flavor]

Originally posted by kirby gamez:

Originally posted by Flavor Tøwn:

You can't really, the visibility of the surface depends on the lighting of the map

So if we're speaking of lighting, do you think phong might be the problem? Just a guess, since I always have mat_phong set to 0. I'll have to check that.
EDIT: That didn't help a bit.

Yeah you can't do much about it. 2fort or example

The main pool has very low surface visibility but inside sewers you can see the bottom just fine. It's lighting