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Strata Source, formerly known as the "Chaos Engine", is a third-party Source engine branch using licenced code. It is a modified version of the CS:GO engine branch that combines the features of both CS:GO and the Portal 2 engine branch, along with many improvements that bring Source close to modern standards. This engine branch is still in active development.

Features

Feature list from the Strata Source Wiki
New since the CS:GO engine branch:

Native DirectX 11 renderer: Support for DX11 by default
DXVK support on Linux for both DirectX 9 and 11
64-bit support: Supports 64-bit on all platforms; 32-bit support has been dropped
PBR shading: Uses shaders to attempt to more accurately simulate real-world light
Ported Portal 2 engine branch features: Including but not limited to World Portals and Portal gun
Backwards compatibility with BSP v19-20, as well as native BSP v21 support
Backwards compatibiltiy with Source 2013 branch models: The model format found in games such as is now supported.
WEBM video support, replacing older Bink videos: Increased framerate, lower file sizes, and easier to author
Many improvements to Linux support
Fully cross platform engine tools and utils
Steam Audio
Many improvements to the Hammer level editor
Many code quality improvements (Refactors, cleanup and C++20)
Sentry crash report integration

Availability

The following titles run on the Strata Source branch:

Source code for this branch is not available, however authoring tools exist for each game.

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 ==Availability==
-=== {{p2ce|4.1}} ===
+The following titles run on the {{strata|4}} branch:
-{{Main|Portal 2: Community Edition}}
+* {{p2ce|4}}
-Portal 2: Community Edition is a mod of {{p2|3.1}} that is intended to function as a base for community mods. The Portal 2: Community Edition team (abbreviated as P2CE team) consists of:
+* {{momentum|4}}
-* '''Agrimar''' (programmer)
+* {{portalrev|4}}
-* '''Aly November''' (Artist, Level Designer, Modeller, Texture Artist)
-* '''Andy''' (Level Designer)
-* '''Baguettery''' (Artist, Level Designer, Media Designer, UI/UX Designer, Web Development)
-* '''Craftablescience''' (Department Head, Programmer)
-* '''Darvil''' (UI/UX Designer, Web Development)
-* '''Erin''' (Department Head, UI Developer, Programmer)
-* '''Ferni''' (Level Designer, Media Designer)
-* '''Frosti''' (Level Designer, Modeller, Texture Artist)
-* '''HankyMueller''' (Puzzle Designer)
-* '''HugoBDesigner''' (Puzzle Designer)
-* '''JJl77''' (Department Head, Programmer)
-* '''JoLoZ''' (UI/UX Designer, Web Development)
-* '''LauraWebDev''' (UI/UX Designer, Web Development)
-* '''leops''' (Programmer)
-* '''Luke18033''' (Level Designer, UI/UX Designer)
-* '''Mystical Λce''' (Department Head, Level Designer, Public Relations)
-* '''Obsolete''' (Level Designer)
-* '''Orinji Neko''' (Composer)
-* '''Ostojλ''' (UI/UX Designer)
-* '''Ozxybox''' (Programmer)
-* '''pivotman319''' (Quality Assurance)
-* '''Smaed''' (Programmer)
-=== {{momentum|4.1}} ===
+Source code for this branch is '''not''' available, however authoring tools exist for each game.
-{{Main|Momentum Mod}}
-Momentum Mod is a standalone game focused on the movement gamemodes of all Source games. The Momentum team consists of:
-{{ModernTodo|Add momentum team members}}
-=== {{portalrev|4.1}} ===
-{{Main|Portal: Revolution}}
-{{portalrev|3.1}} is a mod of {{p2ce|1}} that focuses on the area of time in-between Portal and Portal 2.
-===Custom Content===
-Source code for this branch is '''not''' available, however Authoring Tools exist in each game provided in this list.
 == See Also ==
 *[https://stratasource.github.io/Wiki/ Strata Source's Wiki]
 *{{Mapbase|4}}

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