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= Miscellaneous Community Columns =
= New "Requests for comment" column on Community Portal =


Variants of the ongoing discussions template which adapt more community principles from other wikis. Very unlikely to follow through with proposing these, at least in this form.
Request for comment template which automatically lists a category, presumably one called "Requests for comment". This mockup is temporarily using [[:Category:Alien Swarm NPCs]].


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--><div style="background:#323232; border-radius:.25em; border:2px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1); text-align:center;"><!--
--><div style="background:#232323; border:2px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1); padding-block:.5em;"><div style="color:#fff; font-weight:bold; font-size:132%; padding:0;">Ongoing projects</div></div><!--
--><div style="background:#232323; border:2px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1); padding-block:.5em;"><div style="color:#fff; font-weight:bold; font-size:132%; padding:0;">Requests for comment</div></div><!--


--><div style="background:#363636;">[[File:Icon-edit.png|link=|64px]]</div><!--
--><div style="background:#363636;">[[File:Icon-white-chat-filled.png|link=|64px]]</div><!--


--><div style="background:#232323; border:2px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1); padding-block:.5em; font-weight:bold;">[[Valve Developer Community:Community portal|Community Portal]] • [[New Help Desk|Help Desk]] • [[Valve_Developer_Community:Discussion|Discussion]] • [[Valve_Developer_Community:Proposals|Proposals]]</div><!--
--><div style="background:#232323; border:2px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1); padding-block:.5em; font-weight:bold;">Discussions where editors have requested comments from other editors.<br>''Use {{tl2|rfc}} on a discussion page to make it appear on this list''</div><!--


--><div style="background:#2e2d2d; border:2px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1); padding-inline:.5em; padding-block:.5em; text-align:left; font-size:115%; font-weight:bold;">
--><div style="background:#2e2d2d; border:2px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1); padding-inline:.5em; padding-block:.5em; text-align:left; font-size:115%; font-weight:bold;">
* Documenting {{as|4}} NPCs <small>''(July 2024)''</small>
<!--* Question about X <small>''(July 2024)''</small>
* Question about Y <small>''(July 2024)''</small>
* Question about Z <small>''(July 2024)''</small>
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{{#categorytree:Alien Swarm NPCs|mode=pages|depth=1}}
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--><div style="background:#2e2d2d; border:2px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1); padding-inline:.5em; padding-block:.5em; text-align:left; font-size:115%; font-weight:bold;">
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* Moving from <code><nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:MultiPage|MultiPage]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code> to <code><nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:LanguageBar|LanguageBar]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code> <small>''(July 2024)''</small>
 
* Community centralization <small>''(July 2024)''</small>
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== Edited Community Portal mockup ==
 
<div style="display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(clamp((100%/3) - 1rem, 25rem, 100%),1fr)); column-gap:1.5em; margin-top:1.3em">


--><div style="background:#232323; border:2px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1); padding:.1em;">view • edit • history • talk • purge</div><!--
{{Ongoing discussions|width=none|float=none|style=margin-block:1.0em;}}


--></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(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; text-align:center">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 style="float:none; width:none; margin-inline:20px; margin-block:1.0em;"><!--
<div style="float:none; width:none; margin-inline:20px; margin-block:1.0em;"><!--
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--><div style="background:#363636;">[[File:Icon-white-chat-filled.png|link=|64px]]</div><!--


--><div style="background:#232323; border:2px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1); padding-block:.5em; font-weight:bold;">[[Valve Developer Community:Community portal|Community Portal]] • [[New Help Desk|Help Desk]] • [[Valve_Developer_Community:Discussion|Discussion]] • [[Valve_Developer_Community:Proposals|Proposals]]</div><!--
--><div style="background:#232323; border:2px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1); padding-block:.5em; font-weight:bold;">Discussions where editors have requested comments from other editors.<br>''Use {{tl2|rfc}} on a discussion page to make it appear on this list''</div><!--


--><div style="background:#2e2d2d; border:2px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1); padding-inline:.5em; padding-block:.5em; text-align:left; font-size:115%; font-weight:bold;">
--><div style="background:#2e2d2d; border:2px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1); padding-inline:.5em; padding-block:.5em; text-align:left; font-size:115%; font-weight:bold;">
* Question about X <small>''(July 2024)''</small>
<!--* Question about X <small>''(July 2024)''</small>
* Question about Y <small>''(July 2024)''</small>
* Question about Y <small>''(July 2024)''</small>
* Question about Z <small>''(July 2024)''</small>
* Question about Z <small>''(July 2024)''</small>
-->
{{#categorytree:Alien Swarm NPCs|mode=pages|depth=1}}
</div><!--
</div><!--


--><div style="background:#232323; border:2px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1); padding:.1em;">view • edit • history • talk • purge</div><!--
--></div></div>
 
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<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">
 
<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>


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== Request for comment notice ==
''This template would also automatically add the page to the category used by the box above''
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Revision as of 08:16, 20 July 2024

Note.pngNote:The ideas presented on this article are not developed proposals.

Navboxes

Split Third Party SDK Tools + Industry Tools navboxes

Other changes:

  • Sections are grouped by subject
  • Explicitly obsolete or deprecated tools are removed
Mod tools
Mapping
Editors
Compilers
Compiler frontends
Converters
005 Decompiler • BSPSource • MapFool • VMEX
Analyzers
Displacement tools
Other
AutoBSPpackingTool • Crafty • Convexer • JERC • Map Obfuscator • TAR • TeamSpen's Hammer Addons • Vgroup • VMF Updater • WinBSPZip • LumpStich
Modeling
Compilers
Converters
Other
Materials
Converters
360g • FixVTF • no_vtf • PBR-2-Source • TGAtoDUDV • VTF Creator • VTEX (Source 2) • VTFVer
Other
Particles
Converters
Sound tools
VPK tools
Libraries
AVIKit • HLLib • VectorLib • VTFLib • VPKEdit
Other
Mapping
Modeling
Software
3Dcoat • 3DS Max • Blender • Cinema 4D • GMax • kHED • Lightwave • Maya • MilkShape 3D • Modo • Softimage Mod Tool • Zbrush
Plugins
Materials
Software
Plugins
Programming
Software
Plugins

Branch navbox

Old Engine
Orange Box branch Orange Box branch
Left 4 Dead engine branch Left 4 Dead engine branch
Third Party

New "Requests for comment" column on Community Portal

Request for comment template which automatically lists a category, presumably one called "Requests for comment". This mockup is temporarily using Category:Alien Swarm NPCs.

Requests for comment
Icon-white-chat-filled.png
Discussions where editors have requested comments from other editors.
Use {{rfc}} on a discussion page to make it appear on this list

Edited Community Portal mockup

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:

Requests for comment
Icon-white-chat-filled.png
Discussions where editors have requested comments from other editors.
Use {{rfc}} on a discussion page to make it appear on this list
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 icon 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:


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 ModDB or ModDB 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

Request for comment notice

This template would also automatically add the page to the category used by the box above

Info.png
An editor has requested comments from other editors for this discussion. Discussions with this tag are automatically listed in the Community Portal.
When the discussion has ended, remove this tag and it will be removed from the list.
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