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Valve loves you, releases source files for official TF2 maps photo

Valve probably loves you, and yes, that even goes for you too, Wheelie. The company has just recently brought out the source files for a good portion of the official Team Fortress 2 maps, including: Lumberyard, Ravine, Badlands, Dustbowl, Granary, Gravelpit, 2Fort, Badwater, Goldrush, and Hydro.

The aim here is to help get beginning map makers used to the process by giving them a nice starting point, and to teach the more experienced guys a thing or two about Valve Design Theory 101. The .vmf source files can be found as an update to the Source SDK, if this sounds at all intriguing to you.

And because you can't talk about a game like Team Fortress 2 without hinting at something far off in the future, we're told additional models and maps will one day be added to the SDK as well.


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Vedicardi2's Avatar
Vedicardi2 at 06/16/2009 13:25
Not bad valve, not bad /chin scratch
SnakeDude4Life's Avatar
SnakeDude4Life at 06/16/2009 13:29
Good, now release an appropriate SDK for Left4Dead.

Tough love.

JLanphear's Avatar
JLanphear at 06/16/2009 13:30
Very cool. It's good to see full support from a game dev encouraging modders to get cracking.
GoldenGamerXero's Avatar
GoldenGamerXero at 06/16/2009 13:31
@SnakeDude4Life

I'm digusted with however made that. And me for laughing at it.
Jon B's Avatar
Jon B at 06/16/2009 13:33
This is definitely relevant to my interests.
Shukov's Avatar
Shukov at 06/16/2009 13:50
*Opens the floodgate to homemade "Meet the..." videos*
NihonTiger90's Avatar
NihonTiger90 at 06/16/2009 13:56
So this means half a dozen more Granary clones? Yay?
TheDreadHawk's Avatar
TheDreadHawk at 06/16/2009 13:58
Made my dick jump like thirty feet, man.
bermensch's Avatar
bermensch at 06/16/2009 16:59
WHEN WILL I GET MY 360 UPDATE!!!!!!!!?????

...they said they've solved the memory issue, so what's taking them so long
benus's Avatar
benus at 06/16/2009 16:59
"Valve loves you" no they don't i have a ps3
Wexx's Avatar
Wexx at 06/17/2009 21:44
Neato!
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