Valve Developer Community:Community portal

Welcome to the Valve Developer Community!

From here on you can forget Valve; every page you see with an edit tab, including this one, is likely written or at least altered by someone in the community (though Valve staff are sometimes among them). If you want to do the same, go right ahead! Otherwise, take a look at the Categories or run a search to find what you want.

Here on the VDC

There's more to the VDC than just the Source Engine Documentation:

• Looking for mods to play? Check out Category:Mods, where you can browse by platform (HL1 or Source), single or multiplayer, release status and more.
• Want to join a mod team or advertise a vacancy for your mod? Check out Help Wanted and Help Available.
• Need playtesters or want to volunteer as one?
• Planning a mod in the Half-Life universe and want to make sure it fits in? Check out Half-Life Continuity.
• Got a tricky modding problem you can't find the solution for on the VDC? Check out the FAQs and the Help Desk.
• Nearly finished on your mod and want advice on getting it out there? Check out Publicity and Publication.

Elsewhere

Beyond the caverns of the VDC, there are many fine sites elsewhere on the web to help you with your Half-Life wants and needs:

• 3D Modeling Programs
• Fan Site List
• File Hosting Sites
• Image Hosting Sites
• Image Manipulation Programs
• Map Archive Sites
• Mapping Sites
• Material Download Sites
• Modeling Sites
• Programming Sites
• Video Hosting Sites

Cross-Purpose and General Development VERC - Valve Editing Resource Collective. This site's predecessor, which offers primarily HL1 resources (Official) Game-Advance.net - Very small new modding community. Focus is on Source engine, but forums exist for other modding as well. Hosts modding projects. HL2World.com - Half Life 2 Knowledge Base Nem's Tools - Several useful Source tools including GCFScape TWHL - Mapping community and tutorial site with busy forums for HL and SOURCE mappers. Wunderboy.org - Several useful Source tools including VTFTool Gamedesign.net - Some helpful modding and mapping tutorials. GamesModding.com Tutorial Database - A list of almost every Half-Life 2 modding tutorial out there. Handy Vandal's Almanac - One of the original top editing resource sites for Half Life, contains some HL2 info. Linked to in Worldcraft's help menu. Interlopers.net - News and general resources MappersNation.com - A New Half-Life 2 Community & Mapping Site. Mapcore - A great place to get mapping, modelling and texture help from industry pros. Mod Database - Free listings of mods for almost every moddable game. A great database full of tons of information on mods that are out there. Modhelp.net - A developing modding community. Mod HQ - Comprehensive news resource for Half-Life 2 modifications and Steam related content in general. Valve visits it. Why not you? PixelGames - File reviews and downloads, real friendly editing site based on community! The Snarkpit - Mapping and modelling community site Sourceblog - General tutorials (Many on Texturing/Skinning) SourceWiki - Unofficial and older Source Wiki Wavelength - One of the original sources of HL1 editing material, now steadily servicing HL2 HLFallout.net - Up-to-the-minute coverage of modifications and Valve/Steam.Contains other features as well, such as interviews and walkthroughs. Valve posts/visits the forums, so join the community today! Other Official VERC Network Forums	Game Design Game Design Theory - Interesting for art directors, team leaders Valve in the press The Cabal: Valve’s Design Process For Creating Half-Life (registration required) Scaling the Cabal (purchase required) Valve's Design Process for Creating Half-Life 2: MP3 PPT
	Steam Steampowered forums The Steam review - Comment and discussion on Valve Software’s digital distribution platform. Steam Applications Steam Application IDs