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The Steam Workshop is a utility used in the "community" section of the Steam software. It is used to share user-created game content. ''Elder Scrolls IV: Skyrim'' uses the Steam workshop to get mods and other content. (ex. quests, weapons)
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The '''Steam Workshop''' is a page located in the {{Steamicon|1}}'s "[[Steam Community|Community]]" section. It is used to share user-created game content. The first game to support Steam Workshop was {{tf2|1}}, later expanded to other Valve games such as ''{{cs2|1}}'' ''(formerly {{csgo|1|nt=1}})'', ''{{portal2|1}}'', ''{{l4d2|1}}'', and third-party games (like ''{{WP|The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim}}'') by various companies uses the Steam Workshop to host & get mods and other content. (ex. quests, weapons, textures, sounds, campaign, and much more.)


= How it works =
==How it works==


== Subscribing ==
===Subscribing===
When in a workshop that allows you to download content, it will have a "subscribe" button. Using it makes it so you will be kept up-to-date with whatever you downloaded. For example: if I subscribed to "Portal 2 map name" every time I loaded Portal 2(assuming that's what it's used for) it would be at the latest version, ready to play.
When in a workshop that allows you to download content, it will have a green "+ Subscribe" button. Clicking on Subscribe will download the content, but some games may need to be restarted in order to download the content.


== Rating ==
Over time, when a workshop content is updated, you will get the latest version of the content when you launch the game.
When at a page for a Steam workshop item, you can rate it: thumbs up or down. Though, when in Portal 2, at the end of a test, you are asked for a rating for the Steam workshop, without actually going to the page. You also have the choice to comment on an item on it's page.


== Non-Subscribable DLC's ==
For example: if you subscribed to a "Custom Portal 2 map" every time you start Portal 2 (assuming that's what it's used for) it would be at the latest version, ready to play.
Games like ''Team Fortress 2'' have the Steam workshop to user's disposal, but not to use to download anything. In this case, they are items crated by users completly able to be used in the game to be suggested. For example, if someone made an item call "EPIC HAT" (assuming it's a hat you can wear" and a high amount of people liked it, it could be added to the game.


===Rating===
When at a page for a Steam workshop item, you can rate it: Thumbs up or down. Though, when in Portal 2, at the end of a test, you are asked for a rating for the Steam Workshop, without actually going to the page. You also have the choice to comment on an item on it's page.


== Construction ==
===Non-subscribable items===
The Steam workshop is fairly new. Only Portal 2, Team Fortress 2, and "Skyrim" have the utility for the public. However, other games have plans. For example, Garry's Mod 13 (not out yet) is in the beta stage and it is Steam workshop-supported.
Games like ''Team Fortress 2'' and ''Counter-Strike 2'', outside maps, have the Steam Workshop to user's disposal, but not to use to download anything. In this case, they are items created by users completely able to be used in the game to be suggested. For example, if someone made an item call "EPIC HAT" (assuming it's a hat you can wear) and a high amount of people liked it, it could be added to the game.
 
===Construction===
The Steam Workshop is now fully available for the games that supported it.
 
To upload the content to Steam Workshop for a specific game, see the following pages:
* {{hl2|4}} and its episodes: [[Upload mods to Steam Workshop (Half-Life 2)]].
 
==External links==
* {{Steamcommunity|workshop|Steam Workshop home page}}
* {{Steamcommunity|workshop/workshopsubmitinfo|About Steam Workshop}}
 
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Steam Workshop
Steam Workshop logo.
Steam Workshop home page.
Steam Workshop home page.
Release date(s)
October 14, 2011
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The Steam Workshop is a page located in the Steam's "Community" section. It is used to share user-created game content. The first game to support Steam Workshop was Team Fortress 2, later expanded to other Valve games such as Counter-Strike 2 (formerly CS:GO), Portal 2, Left 4 Dead 2, and third-party games (like Wikipedia icon The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim) by various companies uses the Steam Workshop to host & get mods and other content. (ex. quests, weapons, textures, sounds, campaign, and much more.)

How it works

Subscribing

When in a workshop that allows you to download content, it will have a green "+ Subscribe" button. Clicking on Subscribe will download the content, but some games may need to be restarted in order to download the content.

Over time, when a workshop content is updated, you will get the latest version of the content when you launch the game.

For example: if you subscribed to a "Custom Portal 2 map" every time you start Portal 2 (assuming that's what it's used for) it would be at the latest version, ready to play.

Rating

When at a page for a Steam workshop item, you can rate it: Thumbs up or down. Though, when in Portal 2, at the end of a test, you are asked for a rating for the Steam Workshop, without actually going to the page. You also have the choice to comment on an item on it's page.

Non-subscribable items

Games like Team Fortress 2 and Counter-Strike 2, outside maps, have the Steam Workshop to user's disposal, but not to use to download anything. In this case, they are items created by users completely able to be used in the game to be suggested. For example, if someone made an item call "EPIC HAT" (assuming it's a hat you can wear) and a high amount of people liked it, it could be added to the game.

Construction

The Steam Workshop is now fully available for the games that supported it.

To upload the content to Steam Workshop for a specific game, see the following pages:

External links

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