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Welcome to the Valve Developer Community. Whether you're building a "Triple-A" commercial project or a ''MOD'' for [http://www.half-life2.com Half-Life® 2], you'll want to sign up as a Valve developer today. Once registered, you'll have unlimited access to the WIKI and discussion areas of this site, inclusion in the developer mailing list, online file hosting space for your project, and more.


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| Welcome = Whether you're building a commercial project or a [[modification]] for [[Half-Life 2|Half-Life® 2]], you'll want to [[Special:Userlogin|sign up]] as a [[Valve]] developer today. It's free to join and is open to anyone working with the [[Source|Source engine]] and its [[SDK Installation|software development kit]].


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| HLSDK = GoldSrc and the Half-Life SDK
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| HLSDK Docs = Go to the GoldSrc Engine (Half-Life SDK) documentation index
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| HLSDK Desc = If you want to create a Mod for [[Half-Life]] or looking for more [[GoldSrc]] documentation, click above.


[[Image:DoublearrowRed.gif|left]] '''[[SDK_Docs |<span style="color:white;text-decoration:underline;">Enter the Source Engine Documentation WIKI</span>]]'''
| SDK = Source and the Source SDK
| SDK Docs = Go to the Source Engine documentation index
| SDK Desc = If you want to create a [[Source SDK Base 2013|Source SDK Base]] mod, or content-based mod for [[Half-Life 2]], [[Team Fortress 2]] or looking for more [[Source]] documentation, click above.


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| S2SDK = Source 2 Documentation
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| S2SDK Docs = Go to the Source 2 Engine documentation index
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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:
Our knowledgebase of technical information about using the engine and all of the related tools is now posted on a community-driven web site called a WIKI. Sign up as a developer to contribute or to ask a question.
| Dota 2 Tools Docs = Go to the Dota 2 Workshop Tools documentation index
| SVR Tools Docs = Go to the SteamVR Workshop Tools documentation index
| 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


=For MOD Teams=
| dota2_tools = Dota 2 Workshop Tools
[[Image:Doublearrow.gif]] [[Building_MODs_with_Valve_Technology|'''Why choose the Source Engine for your MOD?''']]<br>
| svrh_tools = SteamVR Workshop Tools
[[Image:Doublearrow.gif]] [[Making_a_MOD|Read "Making a MOD" - building a team through the shipping process.]]<br>
| hlvr_tools = Half-Life: Alyx Workshop Tools
[[Image:Doublearrow.gif]] [[Source_SDK_FAQ|Already using the SDK? Check the FAQ for some helpful answers.]]<br>
| cs2_tools = Counter-Strike 2 Workshop Tools
[[Image:Doublearrow.gif]] [[My_First_Entity|New to Source coding? Get started with "My First Entity".]]<br>
| deadlock_tools = Deadlock Workshop Tools
[[Image:Doublearrow.gif]] [[Special:Categories|Read (or add!) a tutorial on Source development, or any part of the content creation process.]]<br>


| Engine = The engine under the hood of [[Half-Life 2]] can make your game a success. Let [[Source]]™ do the heavy lifting so that your team can focus on building great games.
| Steam = If you're interested in building a product using [[Source]] or [[Source 2]], talk to us about options for distribution on [[Steam]].
| ReadMore = Read about Valve Technology
| ReadMore-Tooltip = Click here to learn more about Valve Technology.


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| FMT Line 2 = [[Building Mods with Valve Technology|Why choose the Source engine for your mod?]]
| FMT Line 3 = Read [[Making a Mod]] - building a team through the shipping process.
| FMT Line 4 = Already using the SDK? Check the [[:Category:Source SDK FAQ|Source SDK FAQ]] for some helpful answers.
| FMT Line 5 = New to Source coding? Get started with [[:Category:Programming|basic programming articles]].
| FMT Line 6 = Read (or add) a tutorial on [[SDK Docs|Source development]], or any part of the content creation process.


=Latest News=
| New Wiki = New to the wiki?
'''Source Control (Perforce) Explained'''<br>
| For Help = For help with using the wiki, see [[Help:Contents]]. For help with navigating the wiki, see [[:Category:Entry pages]] or [[:Category:Valve Developer Community]]. For more information on the community itself, see [[Valve Developer Community:Community portal|Community Portal]].
Tues May 31, 2005<br>
| Wiki Contents = Wiki Contents
[[Using_Source_Control_with_the_Source_SDK|A full (massive!) tutorial]] has been added to the SDK documentation.<br>
| Community Portal = Community Portal
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'''Players Online Reach Record Numbers'''<br>
Tues May 31, 2005<br>
Steam "Third-party" multiplayer games have reached record player numbers. Average player minutes per month: 88 million. See this [http://steampowered.com/status/3rdparty_status.html Steam status page] for current numbers.<br>
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'''MOD Expo'''<br>
Tues May 31, 2005<br>
Coming Soon - Info on the next MOD expo being held at Valve's offices near Seattle.<br>


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Valve Developer Community
13,092 articles documenting the development process.

Whether you're building a commercial project or a modification for Half-Life® 2, you'll want to sign up as a Valve developer today. It's free to join and is open to anyone working with the Source engine and its software development kit.

Icon-GoldSrc.png GoldSrc and the Half-Life SDK ►►

If you want to create a Mod for Half-Life or looking for more GoldSrc documentation, click above.

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If you want to create a Source SDK Base mod, or content-based mod for Half-Life 2, Team Fortress 2 or looking for more Source documentation, click above.

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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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