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Welcome to the community portal! This page provides community resources and ways you can interact with the Valve Developer Community. See Help:Contents for a wider overview on how to contribute to the wiki.

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Putting the "Community" in Valve Developer Community

The Valve Developer Community is hosted and administered by Valve, but the wiki itself is almost entirely community-driven. Every page you see with an Edit tab, including this one, is likely written by someone in the community (though Valve staff are sometimes among them). If you want to do the same, go right ahead!

There are a number of other ways you can help out:

Go to the Tasks page and see what needs work!
Participate in ongoing discussions (see Ongoing discussions)
Want to translate articles into another language? See Alternative Languages for more information!

Noticeboards
Noticeboards are places where editors can ask questions and request assistance from others who are familiar with the topic(s) covered by each board.
Help Desk	For asking questions about the wiki in general.
Administrators' noticeboard	For items that need the attention of admins.
Translators' noticeboard	For items that need the attention of translators. Also used for sidebar translations.
Reasons for speedy deletion	For discussing reasons to delete a certain article.

Centralized Discussions
Other centralized pages to discuss topics with the community. Comparable to Wikipedia's village pump.
Discussion	General discussion about the wiki.
Proposals	For proposing changes to the wiki.
Main Page Talk	For discussing the wiki's main page.

Community Resources

The Valve Developer Community has a vast number of resources available for modders, by modders:

External Sites

The Valve Developer Community links to many additional websites which can assist modding:

Bringing your work to the community

The Valve Developer Community once served as a hub for promoting Source mods and users willing to/looking for help, although that side of the community has migrated to other platforms over the years.

If you are creating a custom mod or map pack, and the game involved doesn't have a Steam Workshop, you may be interested in publishing it on ModDB or GameBanana. Depending on the circumstances, you might even be able to publish your mod on Steam as its own application. Mods which are notable or have their own modding ecosystems continue to be documented on this wiki. You can see all of the mods documented on the VDC, past or present, in Category:Mods.

Todo: More comprehensive explanation relating to Help:Mod Profiles

Other Valve Wikis

NOTE: Of the following sites, only the TF2 Official Wiki is hosted and administered by Valve.

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-* Sprichst du Deutsch? [[International Sites|A collection of non-English Half-Life sites.]]
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-* Need to put a file up for download? Check out [[Hosting Sites]].
-* Want to download a particular map or browse some map downloads? Check out [[Map Archive Sites]].
+<div style="display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(clamp((100%/2) - 1rem, 25rem, 100%),1fr)); column-gap:1.5em; margin-top:1.3em">
-* For more official Valve sites, try [http://www.steampowered.com Steampowered] (and [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/ its forums]) and the [http://collective.valve-erc.com/ Valve Editing Resource Collective (VERC)] (and [http://www.chatbear.com/board.plm?b=668&v=flatold its forums]).
-* Read more about Valve: [[News Site List|A list of news sites covering Valve's games]], some articles about [[Valve in the press|Valve's design processes]], [http://www.steamreview.org/ The Steam review] (Comment and discussion on Valve Software's digital distribution platform).
+{{Ongoing discussions|width=none|float=none|style=margin-block:1.0em;|depth=1|templatelinks=1}}
-* Enjoy audio tips and discussion on the [http://tf2.deadworkers.com Control Point] Podcast.
+<div class="plainlinks" style="background:#303030; background-image:radial-gradient(ellipse at left top, rgba(100 100 100 / 22%), transparent 40%), linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(0 64 255 / 5%), rgba(150 150 150 / 2%)); border:1px solid rgb(255 255 255 / 20%); border-radius:.35em; padding:.4em .6em .6em.6em; margin-block:1em; overflow:clip">
+<div style="height:fit-content; font-weight:600; font-size:125%; color:rgb(255 255 255 / 90%); margin-bottom:.75em">Putting the "Community" in Valve Developer Community</div>
+<p style="font-weight:500; font-size:120%; line-height:150%">The Valve Developer Community is hosted and administered by Valve, but the wiki itself is almost entirely community-driven. Every page you see with an Edit tab, including this one, is likely written by someone in the community (though Valve staff are sometimes among them). If you want to do the same, go right ahead!</p>
+<p style="font-weight:500; font-size:120%;">There are a number of other ways you can help out:</p>
+<div style="font-weight:600; font-size:115%; margin-top:8px;">
+* Go to the [[Valve Developer Community:Tasks|Tasks]] page and see what needs work!
+* Participate in ongoing discussions (see [[Valve Developer Community:Ongoing discussions|Ongoing discussions]])
+* Want to translate articles into another language? See [[Valve Developer Community:Alternative Languages|Alternative Languages]] for more information!
+</div>
+</div>
+<div class="plainlinks" style="background:#303030; background-image:radial-gradient(ellipse at left top, rgba(100 100 100 / 22%), transparent 40%), linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0 192 255 / 10%), rgba(150 150 150 / 2%)); border:1px solid rgb(255 255 255 / 20%); border-radius:.35em; padding:.4em .6em .6em.6em; margin-block:1em; overflow:clip">
+<div style="margin-block:.4em; flex-basis:125%;">{{Table
+| width   = 90%
+| radius  = 12px
+| align   = center
+| caption = <span style="font-weight:600; font-size:1.1em; color:rgb(255 255 255 / 90%);">Noticeboards</span> <p style="font-weight:500;">Noticeboards are places where editors can ask questions and request assistance from others who are familiar with the topic(s) covered by each board.</p>
+|	{{tr|bgcolor=transparent
+	| {{td|radius=8px 0 0 0|align=center|font-size=14px|bgcolor=#303030| '''[[New Help Desk|Help Desk]]''' }}
+	  {{td|radius=0 8px 0 0|align=center|bgcolor=#3A3A3A|For asking questions about the wiki in general.}}
+	}}
+        {{tr|bgcolor=transparent
+	| {{td|align=center|font-size=14px|bgcolor=#303030| '''[[Valve Developer Community:Administrators' noticeboard|Administrators' noticeboard]] ''' }}
+	  {{td|align=center|bgcolor=#3A3A3A|For items that need the attention of admins.}}
+        }}
+        {{tr|bgcolor=transparent
+	| {{td|align=center|font-size=14px|bgcolor=#303030| '''[[Valve Developer Community:Translators' noticeboard|Translators' noticeboard]] ''' }}
+	  {{td|align=center|bgcolor=#3A3A3A|For items that need the attention of translators. Also used for sidebar translations.}}
+        }}
+        {{tr|bgcolor=transparent
+	| {{td|align=center|font-size=14px|bgcolor=#303030| '''[[Valve Developer Community:Reasons for speedy deletion|Reasons for speedy deletion]] ''' }}
+	  {{td|align=center|bgcolor=#3A3A3A|For discussing reasons to delete a certain article.}}
+        }}
+}}<br>
+{{Table
+| width   = 70%
+| radius  = 12px
+| align   = center
+| caption = <span style="font-weight:600; font-size:1.1em; color:rgb(255 255 255 / 90%);">Centralized Discussions</span> <p style="font-weight:500;">Other centralized pages to discuss topics with the community. Comparable to {{w|Wikipedia:Village_pump|Wikipedia's village pump.}}</p>
+|	{{tr|bgcolor=transparent
+	| {{td|radius=8px 0 0 0|align=center|font-size=14px|bgcolor=#303030| '''[[Valve Developer Community:Discussion|Discussion]]''' }}
+	  {{td|radius=0 8px 0 0|align=center|bgcolor=#3A3A3A|General discussion about the wiki.}}
+	}}
+        {{tr|bgcolor=transparent
+	| {{td|align=center|font-size=14px|bgcolor=#303030| '''[[Valve Developer Community:Proposals|Proposals]]''' }}
+	  {{td|align=center|bgcolor=#3A3A3A|For proposing changes to the wiki.}}
+        }}
+        {{tr|bgcolor=transparent
+	| {{td|align=center|font-size=14px|bgcolor=#303030| '''[[Talk:Main Page|Main Page Talk]]''' }}
+	  {{td|align=center|bgcolor=#3A3A3A|For discussing the wiki's main page.}}
+        }}
+}}</div>
+</div>
+<div> <!--Community Resources + Bringing work to community-->
+<div class="plainlinks" style="background:#303030; background-image:radial-gradient(ellipse at left top, rgba(100 100 100 / 22%), transparent 40%), linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(192 255 0 / 5%), rgba(150 150 150 / 2%)); border:1px solid rgb(255 255 255 / 20%); border-radius:.35em; padding:.4em .6em .6em.6em; margin-block:1em; overflow:clip">
+<div style="display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(clamp((100%/2) - 1rem, 25rem, 100%),1fr)); column-gap:1.0em;">
+<div>
+<div style="height:fit-content; font-weight:600; font-size:1.1em; color:rgb(255 255 255 / 90%); margin-bottom:.5em">Community Resources</div>
+<span style="font-weight:600;">The Valve Developer Community has a vast number of resources available for modders, by modders:</span><br>
+<span style="font-weight:300">
+* [[Third Party Tools]]
+* [[:Category:Tutorials|Tutorials]]
+* [[:Category:Open Source|Open-Source Mods and Tools]] and [[:Category:Free source code|Free source code]]
+* [[:Category:Publicity & Publication|Publicity & Publication information]]
+<br></div>
+<div>
+<div style="height:fit-content; font-weight:600; font-size:1.1em; color:rgb(255 255 255 / 90%); margin-bottom:.5em">External Sites</div>
+<span style="font-weight:600;">The Valve Developer Community links to [[:Category:External Sites|many additional websites]] which can assist modding:</span><br>
+* [[Modding Sites]]
+* [[Material Download Sites]]
+* [[Image Manipulation Programs]] and [[3D Modeling Programs]]
+* [[International Sites]]
+* [[Hosting Sites]]
+* [[Map Archive Sites]]
+</div>
+</div>
+</div>
+<div class="plainlinks" style="background:#303030; background-image:radial-gradient(ellipse at left top, rgba(100 100 100 / 22%), transparent 40%), linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255 192 0 / 5%), rgba(150 150 150 / 2%)); border:1px solid rgb(255 255 255 / 20%); border-radius:.35em; padding:.4em .6em .6em.6em; margin-block:1em; overflow:clip">
+<div style="height:fit-content; font-weight:600; font-size:1.1em; color:rgb(255 255 255 / 90%); margin-bottom:.5em">Bringing your work to the community</div>
+<span style="font-weight:600;">The Valve Developer Community once served as a hub for promoting Source mods and users willing to/looking for help, although that side of the community has migrated to other platforms over the years.</span><br><br>
+<span style="font-weight:300">If you are creating a custom mod or map pack, and the game involved doesn't have a Steam Workshop, you may be interested in publishing it on {{Moddb}} or {{Gamebanana}}. Depending on the circumstances, you might even be able to publish your mod on Steam as its own application. Mods which are notable or have their own modding ecosystems continue to be documented on this wiki. You can see all of the mods documented on the VDC, past or present, in [[:Category:Mods]].
+{{todo|More comprehensive explanation relating to [[Help:Mod Profiles]]}}
+</span>
+</div>
+</div>
+</div>
+<div class="plainlinks" style="background:#303030; background-image:radial-gradient(ellipse at left top, rgba(100 100 100 / 22%), transparent 40%), linear-gradient(225deg, rgba(125 125 125 / 5%), rgba(125 125 175 / 5%)); border:1px solid rgb(255 255 255 / 20%); border-radius:.35em; padding:.4em .6em .6em.6em; margin-block:1em; overflow:clip">
+<div style="height:fit-content; font-weight:600; font-size:1.5em; color:rgb(255 255 255 / 90%); margin-bottom:.5em; text-align:center;">Other Valve Wikis</div>
+<div style="height:fit-content; font-weight:600; color:rgb(255 255 255 / 90%); margin-bottom:.5em; text-align:center;">NOTE: Of the following sites, only the TF2 Official Wiki is hosted and administered by Valve.</div>
+{{VWN}}
+</div>
+<hr>
+{{VDC-navbox}}
+[[Category:Wiki]]

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