overlays not showing up

Sounds simple, right? Well I've tried every cvar I can find, and I canna get an overlay to show up anywhere, even on known working maps.

Here's some of what I have in a special cfg that sets everything high:

mat_dxlevel 95
r_lod -1
mp_decals "200"
mat_specular "1"
mat_bumpmap "1"
mat_picmip "1"
r_shadows "1"
r_drawdecals "1"
r_decals "2048"
r_decal_cullsize "0"
r_waterdrawreflection "1"
r_waterdrawrefraction "1"

I've been through the wiki cvar list looking for something but still stuck

Interesting, where talking about overlays not showing up at all in any map, not just your map or a particular map right?

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Aaron's Stuff

yeah I tested a map that I know has an overlay at certain location, couldn't get it to show, where I know I have seen it before