Negev | dev_texture (Factory New)

Skin overview

Negev | dev_texture dresses the machine gun in a bright orange base with grey developer-style grid panels, a look borrowed from placeholder textures used in map editors. In Factory New the orange stays saturated and the thin grid lines on the grey panels are crisp. This is the version for buyers who want the reference look of the finish.

Item type: machinegun. Restricted sits in the middle of the rarity scale: noticeably rarer than Mil-Spec, yet not truly rare.

Custom Paint Job: hand-painted across the whole body; this is the type where wear shows most, the artwork rubs down to metal.

How the skin looks in Factory New

The receiver is painted orange with large grey panels on the top cover and side, covered in a fine grid like editor placeholder textures, plus small light technical markings on the orange areas. The barrel and muzzle are dark grey, with an orange stripe running along the handguard, and the front sight is picked out in orange. The box magazine is grey with orange accents, while the grip stays dark and the folding stock repeats the grey grid with an orange strip. On worn copies the orange wears first on the muzzle, sights, edges of the top cover, corners of the ammo box and the stock frame, exposing darker metal underneath.

The paint is intact on every part, from muzzle to stock. The orange keeps full saturation and the grid lines on the grey panels are sharp. Small markings on the receiver are fully legible up close. In game it reads as a clean, bright orange machine gun.

Factory New wear: float 0–0.07

The float of Negev | dev_texture ranges from 0 to 0.65; the Factory New quality covers 0–0.07 — 11% of this skin’s scale. Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Where the skin comes from: collection and case

Negev | dev_texture belongs to The Snakebite Collection, which holds 17 skins.

It drops from Snakebite Case.

Price by quality

Taking Factory New as the baseline:

• Minimal Wear — 4.9× cheaper
• Field-Tested — 8.2× cheaper
• Well-Worn — 8.2× cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 8.2× cheaper

The comparison uses our cheapest listing of each quality; where there is none, the market reference.

By price this skin is 2nd of 3 skins Restricted Negev in this quality (the first being the dearest).

StatTrak™ and Souvenir

There is also a the StatTrak™ version: the counter on the weapon tracks kills. Right now it is 2% dearer than the regular one. There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Black, grey and white stickers blend with the developer grid, while orange or yellow ones continue the base colour. Placements on the grey side panels of the receiver stand out most clearly against the grid.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within its wear range, since a low float in Field-Tested looks noticeably cleaner than a high one.
• Inspect the muzzle, sights and corners of the ammo box, as these lose orange first.
• Look at the stickers and name tag, as they change how the orange receiver reads.
• Decide whether you need StatTrak™ or Souvenir, since both versions exist for this skin.

Who should buy Factory New

• Collectors who want the orange and grey grid in its sharpest form.
• Sticker crafters who need a clean base for placements on the grey panels.
• Conclusion: the reference copy for those who value a flawless look.