Source SDK Release Notes: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 12:01, 15 August 2025

<SDK Docs

Important:

If you see this page when you first open the "Source SDK" (AppID 211) launcher, please note that the standalone Source SDK tool/launcher is no longer updated, and does not support Source 2013 and Team Fortress 2 branch games.
The deprecated Source SDK tools are provided to create content-based mods for Source 2009 or earlier, and to obtain source code & create or maintain legacy mods built on Source SDK Base 2006 and Source SDK Base 2007.

Many Source 2013 and Team Fortress 2 branch games are usually shipped with Source SDK preinstalled, located in the \bin folder. To launch the SDK applications (Hammer, HLMV, etc...) manually on Source 2013 games, see the SDK Installation - Source 2013 (SteamPipe) & TF2 branch section for a list of applications and their executables.

Note:The latest release note on Steam News page is no longer updated. Instead release notes and changes below are copied from source-sdk-2013 GitHub Commits history. It is also recommended that you visit Source SDK 2013 GitHub page and view recent changes there, as this page may not be up to date.

Source SDK 2013 update (7/25 - 8/5/2025)

Multiplayer (Team Fortress 2 branch)

TF2 fixes:: Fix Wrangler shield not moving with sentrygun
All:: Fix point_camera transmit state in multiplayer; Fix CVoiceStatus::UpdateServerState not sending the correct vban state from the client

Updated source code (as of 8/13/2025)

Source 2013 Singleplayer: Source SDK 2013 GitHub repo.
- Note:SP code has not been yet updated since 2014.
TF2 branch (newer Source 2013 MP): Source SDK 2013 GitHub repo.

Report Issues

If you encounter any problems with this release (bugs, crashes, etc...), visit GitHub Issues page to report or search existing issues:
- Source 1 Games repo - find / report bugs that affecting Valve games.
- Source SDK 2013 repo - find / report bugs affecting the Source SDK itself, and Source SDK Base 2013.
- Important:Always search for existing issues before creating new bug report, to prevent duplicated bug reports.

Previous releases

See the Source SDK release notes archive for information on previous releases.

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-== Source SDK Update 03/24/2007 ==
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-== Current Known Issues ==
+{{Important|[[File:Source SDK Launcher screenshot.png|120px|right|Screenshot of the now-deprecated "Source SDK" launcher.]] <big>If you see this page when you first open the "'''Source SDK'''" (AppID 211) launcher, please note that the standalone Source SDK tool/launcher is '''no longer updated''', and '''does not support {{src13|1}} and {{tf2branch|1}} games'''.</big></br>The deprecated Source SDK tools are provided to create content-based mods for {{src09|1}} or earlier, and to obtain source code & create or maintain legacy mods built on {{srcsdk06|1}} and {{srcsdk07|1}}.
+Many {{src13|1}} and {{tf2branch|1}} games are usually shipped with Source SDK preinstalled, located in the {{path|\bin}} folder. To launch the SDK applications ({{hammer|1}}, {{hlmv|1|linkto=source}}, etc...) manually on {{src13|1}} games, see the [[SDK Installation#Source 2013 (SteamPipe) & TF2 branch|SDK Installation - Source 2013 (SteamPipe) & TF2 branch]] section for a list of applications and their executables.
+}}
+{{Note|The latest release note on [https://steamcommunity.com/games/SourceSDK/announcements Steam News page] is no longer updated. Instead release notes and changes below are copied from {{code|source-sdk-2013}} [https://github.com/ValveSoftware/source-sdk-2013/commits/master/ GitHub Commits] history. It is also recommended that you visit Source SDK 2013 GitHub page and view recent changes there, as this page may not be up to date.}}
-* Cannot create shortcuts to Hammer, Faceposer, and Model Viewer.
+== Source SDK 2013 update (7/25 - 8/5/2025) ==
-* Linux makefiles shipped with the SDK are incomplete and will be updated in the next release.
+=== Multiplayer ({{tf2branch|1}}) ===
-* The Particle Editor is not presently included in the Source SDK.
+; TF2 fixes{{colon}}
-* Updated SDK shaders are not presently included in the Source SDK.
+: Fix Wrangler shield not moving with sentrygun
+; All{{colon}}
+: Fix point_camera transmit state in multiplayer
+: Fix CVoiceStatus::UpdateServerState not sending the correct vban state from the client
-Also see [[Source SDK Known Issues]] or [http://developer.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/bugzilla/index.cgi Bugzilla Bug Database] for a more complete list of known issues and workarounds.
+== Updated source code (as of 8/13/2025) ==
+*Source 2013 Singleplayer: [https://github.com/ValveSoftware/source-sdk-2013/tree/singleplayer Source SDK 2013 GitHub repo].
+**{{Note|SP code has not been yet updated since 2014.}}
+*TF2 branch (newer Source 2013 MP): [https://github.com/ValveSoftware/source-sdk-2013/tree/master Source SDK 2013 GitHub repo].
-== Enhancements ==
+== Report Issues ==
+* If you encounter any problems with this release (bugs, crashes, etc...), visit GitHub Issues page to report or search existing issues:
+** {{GitHub|ValveSoftware/Source-1-Games/issues|Source 1 Games repo}} - find / report bugs that affecting Valve games.
+** {{GitHub|ValveSoftware/source-sdk-2013/issues|Source SDK 2013 repo}} -  find / report bugs affecting the Source SDK itself, and Source SDK Base 2013.
+** {{Important|Always search for existing issues before creating new bug report, to prevent duplicated bug reports.}}
-=== SDK Source Code ===
+== Previous releases ==
-* Modders can now create single player and multi-player mods based in the HL2:Episode Two source code when the engine version is set to The Orange Box. It is still possible to create mods based on HL2:Episode One.
+* See the [[Source SDK release notes archive]] for information on previous releases.
-=== SDK Launcher ===
+__NOTOC__
-* There is now a drop list in the SDK Launcher that allows the user to switch between engine versions.
-=== Hammer ===
+[[Category:Valve]]
-* Two new lighting preview modes are available in Hammer.
+{{Source topicon}}
+[[Category:Source SDK FAQs]]
-=== Model Viewer ===
+[[Category:Entry pages]]
-* Models are automatically centered when loaded in Faceposer.
+[[Category:Changelists]]
-== Bug fixes ==
-=== SDK Launcher ===
-* Fixed crash and corrupt configurations for users that don’t own any Orange Box games.
-=== Hammer ===
-* Fixed crash when loading a .VMF with HL2 is set to the active game.
-=== Model Viewer ===
-* Fixed crash when loading a model with HL2 set to the active game.
-=== Model Compiler ===
-* Resolved issues with building models for any games that that use the Half-Life 2:Episode 1 engine.
-== Previous Releases ==
-* Click [[PreviousReleaseNotes|here]] for information on previous releases.
-[[Category:Steam]][[Category:Changelists]]