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== Dota 2 Workshop Tools Alpha ==
| HLSDK = GoldSrc and the Half-Life SDK
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| HLSDK Desc = If you want to create a Mod for [[Half-Life]] or looking for more [[GoldSrc]] documentation, click above.
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Now in a Beta test release, the Dota 2 Workshop Tools can be used by developers to create and test custom game modes for Dota 2.
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| S2SDK Desc = If you want to port [[Source]] content to [[Source 2]], create a content-based mod for Source 2 games or looking for more Source 2 documentation, click above. Otherwise, you can check out the following Source 2 games with Workshop Tools:
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| Dota 2 Tools Docs = Go to the Dota 2 Workshop Tools documentation index
* New to Source coding? Get started with [[:Category:Programming|basic programming articles]].<br>
| SVR Tools Docs = Go to the SteamVR Workshop Tools documentation index
* Read (or add!) a tutorial on [[SDK Docs|Source development]], or any part of the content creation process.<br>
| HLA Tools Docs = Go to the Half-Life: Alyx Workshop Tools documentation index
| CS2 Tools Docs = Go to the Counter-Strike 2 Workshop Tools documentation index
| Deadlock Tools Docs = Go to the Deadlock Workshop Tools documentation index


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