{"id":3235,"date":"2025-02-19T15:11:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T15:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaming.news\/?post_type=news&#038;p=3235"},"modified":"2025-02-20T02:26:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T02:26:22","slug":"valve-officially-allowed-creation-of-mods-and-games-based-on-team-fortress-2","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/gaming.news\/news\/2025-02-19\/valve-officially-allowed-creation-of-mods-and-games-based-on-team-fortress-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Valve Officially Allowed Creation of Mods and Games Based on Team Fortress 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"spgn__article__hero__news horizontal-wrapper vertical-wrapper\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"spgn__article__hero__news__title wp-block-post-title\">Valve Officially Allowed Creation of Mods and Games Based on Team Fortress 2<\/h1>\n\n<figure class=\"spgn__article__hero__news__image --with-bg wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=1280,height=854,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/team-fortress-2-head.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1280x854 size-1280x854\" alt=\"Valve Officially Allowed Creation of Mods and Games Based on Team Fortress 2\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1600px) 565px, (min-width: 1280px) calc(25vw + 172px), (min-width: 900px) 800px, (min-width: 380px) 91.8vw, calc(40vw + 178px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=412,height=275,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/team-fortress-2-head.jpg 412w, https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=768,height=512,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/team-fortress-2-head.jpg 768w, https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=792,height=528,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/team-fortress-2-head.jpg 792w, https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=1280,height=854,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/team-fortress-2-head.jpg 1280w\" \/><figcaption>Team Fortress 2. 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release Full TF2 client and server game code is now available for modders.<\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n\n\n\t<li class=\"spgn__article__key-points__list__item\">\n\t\t<span>TF2, DoD:S, HL2:DM, CS:S, and HLDM:S now support 64-bit binary.<\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n\n\n\t<li class=\"spgn__article__key-points__list__item\">\n\t\t<span>Source SDK is being released on a non-commercial basis, meaning all mods created with it must remain free to play.<\/span>\n\t<\/li>\t\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"spgn__article__content horizontal-wrapper vertical-wrapper narrow\">\n\t\t<div class=\"spgn__article__content__main spgn__content\">\n\t\t<p>Valve has released a massive update to the<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.valvesoftware.com\/wiki\/Source_SDK_2013\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> <strong>Source SDK<\/strong><\/a>, allowing content creators to build completely new games based on Team Fortress 2 (TF2). From now on, modders have access to the full client and server game code of TF2.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Source SDK is designed to let creators do much more than just tweak things. With access to the full game code, modders can change, extend, or even rewrite TF2 entirely, from tiny adjustments to fully-fledged game conversions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-facade__wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:56.20%;\">\n\t\t\t\t<img \n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"youtube-facade__img js-activate\" \n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/N7ZafWA2jd8\/hqdefault.jpg\" \n\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/N7ZafWA2jd8\/hqdefault.jpg 658w, https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/N7ZafWA2jd8\/maxresdefault.jpg 1280w\" \n\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 659px) 100vw, 100vw\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display:block;\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Team Fortress 2 Trailer\"\n\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"youtube-facade__button js-activate\" aria-label=\"Play video\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg height=\"60\" width=\"60\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M66.52,7.33a8,8,0,0,0-5.64-5.66C56.52,0,34,0,34,0S11.48,0,7.12,1.67A8,8,0,0,0,1.48,7.33,84.11,84.11,0,0,0,0,24a84.11,84.11,0,0,0,1.48,16.67,8,8,0,0,0,5.64,5.66C11.48,48,34,48,34,48s22.52,0,26.88-1.67a8,8,0,0,0,5.64-5.66A84.11,84.11,0,0,0,68,24,84.11,84.11,0,0,0,66.52,7.33ZM27,34V14l18,10Z\" fill=\"#f00\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<polygon points=\"45 24 27 14 27 34\" fill=\"#fff\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"youtube-facade__iframe\" style=\"display:none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe \n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N7ZafWA2jd8\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-src-autoplay=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N7ZafWA2jd8?autoplay=1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tframeborder=\"0\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\tallow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\tallowfullscreen\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Team Fortress 2 Trailer\"\n\t\t\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It is worth mentioning that Source SDK is being released on a non-commercial basis, meaning all mods created with it must remain free to play while published TF2 mods can actually show up on the Steam Store, appearing as new games in the Steam library. 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