Director's Cut

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July 2024

Director's Cut

Developer(s)

KiwifruitDev

Genre(s)

Tool

Platform(s)

Windows

Engine

Source 2013

Written in

C++

Mod support

Yes, open-source

Distribution

GitHub

Links

GitHub repository
 Discord server
 YouTube channel
 Reddit community
 X (Twitter) profile
Bluesky profile

Director's Cut (often abbreviated as DX) is a community-driven filmmaking mod for the Source engine. Development is uncertain^[1] and it was last in a pre-alpha^[2] stage.

The goal of the project is to develop an open-source and actively maintained alternative to Source Filmmaker that can be provided as both a Source 2013 mod and as a tool for developers.

Director's Cut is based on Source 2013's engine branch. Therefore, much of the documentation on this wiki pertaining to Source 2013 may also apply to Director's Cut.

Contributors

List of active contributors as of July 16 2024:

• KiwifruitDev - Project Lead; Programming, Community Management, Public Relations, Technical Support
• FLARE145 - Logo Design
• Flynnyt03 - Community Management
• nuppington - Community Management

History

The project began development in May 2022 after discussion in the Source Filmmaker community regarding the desire for an open-source filmmaker. A prototype was revealed on August 22 2022.^[7]

On March 6 2022, the Source base was switched from Source 2013 Multiplayer to Alien Swarm Deferred.^[8]

An early beta app was published to Steam on March 14 2023.^[10]. The last update published to Steam was on March 16 2023.^[9]

An attempt was made to license Source for the project alongside a public Steam release, however, the request to license the engine was declined, and due to its similarity to Source Filmmaker, the software was ultimately not permitted to release on Steam.^[3]

From June 2023 to September 2023, development was on hiatus until it had been reset in October 2023 after switching its Source base to Mapbase.

On October 23 2023, the Source branch was switched from to , and Mapbase support was dropped.

There was a progress update on April 17 2024 that stated Director's Cut was in pre-alpha and approximately 13% complete.^[2]

A programming roadblock was reached during development on June 18 2024, causing the project to be temporarily cancelled.^[4]

On July 14 2024, a new logo design from FLARE145 was implemented while future progress remains uncertain.^[1]

As of July 16 2024, a proper team is being formed to continue development.^[5]

Implementation as a tool

Because the Source SDK does not provide an  API for engine tools to be created, Director's Cut relies on game code to function.

Due to this limitation, some features are unavailable, such as use of the DMX CDmElement API.

Despite not being a native engine tool, Director's Cut can function as an add-on for developers.

The source code for Director's Cut can easily be merged into existing mods, and instructions are available on GitHub.^[6]

Note:Some portions of the code contributed to Director's Cut was AI-assisted using  GitHub Copilot.

Features

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Usage

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See also

• Source Filmmaker

References

1.  @DirectorsCutMod - I'm pondering about the future of Director's Cut development as there's a lot to work on.... X (Twitter). Retrieved July 16 2024. Published July 14 2024.
2.  @DirectorsCutMod - DX, being in pre-alpha, is ~13% complete. X (Twitter). Retrieved April 19 2024. Published April 17 2024.
3.  @DirectorsCutMod - Director's Cut is discontinued as it is not allowed to be published on Steam. X (Twitter). Retrieved September 15 2023. Published June 24 2023.
4.  @DirectorsCutMod - Project is dead, unless another developer would like to get in contact with me.. X (Twitter). Retrieved June 18 2024. Published June 18 2024.
5.  @DirectorsCutMod - Update on Director's Cut development: I have nothing to show... But I'm in the process of forming a proper dev team!. X (Twitter). Retrieved July 16 2024. Published July 16 2024.
6. KiwifruitDev/DirectorsCut README.md - If you would like to implement the Director's Cut animation system into your own mod.... GitHub. Retrieved April 23 2024. Published October 9 2023.
7.  @DirectorsCutMod - Director's Cut is now being made within Source SDK 2013!. X (Twitter). Retrieved July 16 2024. Published August 22 2022.
8.  @DirectorsCutMod - Development has officially resumed within the Alien Swarm SDK (again).. X (Twitter). Retrieved July 16 2024. Published March 6 2022.
9.  @DirectorsCutMod - Last night, the software was updated on Steam with UI changes and a new tutorial window.. X (Twitter). Retrieved July 16 2024. Published March 16 2023.
10.  @DirectorsCutMod - Director's Cut keys have been released into the wild!. X (Twitter). Retrieved July 16 2024. Published March 14 2023.