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Team Fortress 2

www.teamfortress.com

Mod makers, rejoice! We've just released a massive update to the Source SDK, adding all the Team Fortress 2 client and server game code. This update will allow content creators to build completely new games based on TF2. We're also doing a big update to all our multiplayer back-catalogue Source engine titles (TF2, DoD:S, HL2M, CS:S, and HLDM:S), adding 64-bit binary support, a scalable HUD/UI, prediction fixes, and a lot of other improvements!

Unlike the Steam Workshop or local content mods, this SDK gives mod makers the ability to change, extend or rewrite TF2, making anything from small tweaks to complete conversions possible.

The SDK is licensed to users on a non-commercial basis, meaning that any mod created using the SDK must be free, and any content in those mods must be free. TF2 mods may be published on the Steam Store, and after publication will appear as new games in the Steam game list.

Players have a lot of investment in their TF2 inventories, and Steam Workshop contributors have created of a lot of that content. The majority of items in the game now are thanks to the hard work of the TF2 community. To respect that, we're asking TF2 mod makers continue to respect that connection, and to not make mods that have the purpose of trying to profit off Workshop contributors' efforts. We're hoping that many mods will continue to allow players access their TF2 inventory, if this makes sense for the mod.

 

[MMaRsu]

 

[Comandr]

Wow. This seems like huge news? Can’t wait to see what people come up with.

 

[MayauMiao]

So we can someday have a Team Fotress Kart Racing?

 

[Ribi]

So we can someday have a Team Fotress Kart Racing?

Yes but for now TF2ware is back in 100 in player servers as of a month ago. There's a racing mode there

 

[Grizzled Ghost]

HL 3 confirmed?

 

[CuNi]

Can someone finally dig down and find out why the game won't compile if you remove a coconut jpg!?!?

This has been driving me insane for so long.

 

[Hudo]

Finally, someone can make the real Team Fortress 2

 

[mèx]

This is huge for few reasons:

• This means Valve won't bother much with TF2 anymore most likely. Not that they bothered much in the last few years anyway, the last major update was in 2017 (Jungle Inferno), eight years ago. This sounds like "now you handle this, bye".
• Community fixes like Mastercom's Team Comtress 2 can make it into the main branch. This will bring some needed performance improvements, as TF2 leaves a lot of performance on the table.
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• Mods like Team Fortress 2 Classic can make it onto the Steam Store without any problems now. As long as you have Team Fortress 2 in your library, you will be able to download any fork/mod of TF2 from Steam.
• The Source 2 Team Fortress 2 mod won't come back, as that was running on s&box (G-mod equivalent of Source 2), and Valve doesn't like that. But if Valve ever releases Source 2 to the public, that might be possible.

This is basically a sendoff. And that's fine, most games don't get this treatment. Having the source code is a huge boon.

 

[Hudo]

What happened with Deadlock?

 

[MrTroubleMaker]