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

Tough love.

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

I'm digusted with however made that. And me for laughing at it.
Jon B's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/16/2009 13:33
Jon B
This is definitely relevant to my interests.
Shukov's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/16/2009 13:50
Shukov
*Opens the floodgate to homemade "Meet the..." videos*
NihonTiger90's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/16/2009 13:56
NihonTiger90
So this means half a dozen more Granary clones? Yay?
TheDreadHawk's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/16/2009 13:58
TheDreadHawk
Made my dick jump like thirty feet, man.
bermensch's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/16/2009 16:59
bermensch
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 - Comment posted on 06/16/2009 16:59
benus
"Valve loves you" no they don't i have a ps3
Wexx's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/17/2009 21:44
Wexx
Neato!
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