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Valve Releases Team Fortress 2 Full Client and Source Code

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  • Valve has opened up Team Fortress 2’s full client and source code, encouraging players to ‘change, extend, or rewrite’ the game in any way they like.
  • However, all mods must be released for free.
  • Team Fortress 2 is nearing its 20th anniversary, with the class-based first-person shooter first released in 2007.

Team Fortress 2 developer Valve has handed over the proverbial “keys to the kingdom,” opening up the game’s full client and server code to fans. The company encourages players to “change, extend or rewrite” Team Fortress 2 in any way they like, as long as these changes are non-commercial, which is in line with Valve’s track record of being quite open with its games. This development follows a rather bumpy year for Team Fortress 2, which is still dealing with bots and other issues.

At this point, Team Fortress 2 feels immortal, as if no matter what Valve or other video game companies do, there will always be a dedicated group of players logging in to enjoy the class-based first-person shooter. Team Fortress 2 was released back in 2007 and is nearing its 20th anniversary, an incredible milestone for any game, let alone a free-to-play shooter. While Team Fortress 2 has certainly stumbled in recent years, Valve seems keen on keeping the game around and is now offering fans the chance to explore it in brand-new ways.

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Valve has made Team Fortress 2‘s server and client code fully public, with the studio encouraging fans to explore the game’s files and make it what they want. The game’s code is now available thanks to a new update to the Source SDK, which dropped earlier this week. Fans have already been creating TF2 mods for years, but what this essentially means is that fans can make brand-new games. However, there’s one catch: any and all TF2 mods must be released for free. “The majority of items in the game now are thanks to the hard work of the TF2 community.” Valve wrote. “To respect that, we’re asking TF2 mod makers to continue to respect that connection and not to make mods that have the purpose of trying to profit off Workshop contributors’ efforts.”

Valve Releases Full Team Fortress 2 Code

“TF2 mods may be published on the Steam Store, and after publication will appear as new games in the Steam game list,” Valve continued. The new SDK update also includes new 64-bit binary support and fixes for multiplayer Source games like Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, Counter-Strike: Source, and Day of Defeat: Source. Time will only tell what fans come up with as they dig deep into the inner workings of the game, but given how passionate and talented the Team Fortress 2 community has proven to be, players can expect to see some incredible creations.

It’s unclear what will happen with TF2 as the game continues to age, though Valve doesn’t seem eager to pull the plug just yet. As stated earlier, the game has a small but steady and dedicated player base, even bouncing back following controversies regarding Team Fortress 2‘s bot problem last year. Like the studio’s other online-oriented games, Team Fortress 2 also brings in a significant amount of revenue for Valve through its in-game store and online market. Some fans have theorized a new, modernized version of Team Fortress 2 may be in the works, bringing the game to Source 2 just like what Valve did with Counter-Strike 2 in 2023.


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