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Usually it's not simple to quickly and compactly define which games a feature is available in without listing everything, therefore this wiki is using few keywords like in, since, before, all to simplify this and sometimes it may not be entirely accurate. In case of using also in or only in it's straightforward what's meant when it comes to particular games but not so much when it comes to engine branches.
Tip:If unsure what games an entity is available in check dump_entity_sizes page which lists all for each game. (entity being listed doesn't guarantee it's fully supported for the given game)Meaning of 'available in all 
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This is referring to all Valve games as documenting Valve software is main purpose of this wiki and there can be hundreds of games made on those engines that can change many features as they need.
Meaning of since when used with games
- (in all games since
) - means available in Half-Life 2 and all Source Valve games released afterwards - (in all games since
) - means available in Left 4 Dead and all Source Valve games released afterwards (see Source games in the release order ↓)
Meaning of since when used with engine branches
- (in all games since
) - would mean all Valve games except 
Source SDK Base 2006 and earlier, aswell as mods based on previous version of Source. - (in all games since
) - [Todo] - (in all games since
) - introduced in which means it's currently also in all Valve games, except Left 4 Dead engine branch-derived (basically up to 
) games/mods and Source 2009 or earlier. - (in all games since
) - Introduced in and also in 
.
Meaning of in
- (in ) - All Source 2013 branch games (
, , and ) - (in ) -
Half-Life: Source, Half-Life 2, 
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast, 
Half-Life 2: Episode One, 
Half-Life 2: Episode Two and 
Portal and any mods based on it. - (in ) -
Counter-Strike: Source, 
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, 
Half-Life Deathmatch: Source, 
Day of Defeat: Source and 
Team Fortress 2 (all pre-2025) and any mods based on it. - (in ) - Counter-Strike: Source, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, Half-Life Deathmatch: Source, Day of Defeat: Source and Team Fortress 2 (all post Feb 18, 2025 engine update) and any mods based on updated Source SDK Base 2013 - Multiplayer (2025).
Source games in the release order
See also: Source/Engine versions
Source SDK bases
- Source SDK Base 2006 (also known as just "Source SDK Base")
- Source SDK Base 2007
- Source SDK Base 2013 - Singleplayer
- Source SDK Base 2013 - Multiplayer (original version on branch, first released in 2014, available under previous2021 beta branch)
- Source SDK Base 2013 - Multiplayer (2025 version, based on Team Fortress 2 branch)
Editing
Template use examples
{{since|{{l4d2}}}}- (in all games since
){{also|{{csgo}}{{asw}}}}- (also in
){{hl2|also}}- (also in){{l4d}}-{{l4dbranch|2}}- Left 4 Dead engine branch{{portal2branch|4}}-
Portal 2 engine branch
See also: Doc page of particular icon {{l4d}}
Icons
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{{src04}}-
{{src06}}-{{src07}}-{{src09}}-{{l4dbranch}}-{{asbranch}}-{{portal2branch}}-{{csgobranch}}-{{src13sp}}-{{src13mp}}-{{tf2branch}}-
See also
- Template talk:Since
- dump_entity_sizes - to check entity availability
- {{Hierarchy}}