Main Page (Original)

Note:This is a archive of very first Main Page revision from 05:37, June 28, 2005. Most stuff is unchanged, but some stuff are fixed due to recent High-DPI images update, aswell as website update back in 2010-2011, which changed BG to black, breaking gif images.
The purposes of this page simply are for nostalgia only.

Welcome to the Valve Developer Community. Whether you're building a "Triple-A" commercial project or a MOD for Half-Life® 2, you'll want to sign up as a Valve developer today. Once registered, you'll have unlimited access to the WIKI and discussion areas of this site, inclusion in the developer mailing list, online file hosting space for your project, and more.

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Valve Technology The engine under the hood of Half-Life 2 can make your game a success. Let Source™ do the heavy lifting so that your team can focus on building great games. If you're interested in building a product using Source or Source 2, talk to us about options for distribution on Steam. Read about Valve Technology  Source and the Source SDK  Enter the Source Engine Documentation WIKI  Our knowledgebase of technical information about using the engine and all of the related tools is now posted on an community-driven web site called a WIKI. Sign up as a developer to contribute or to ask a question. For MOD Teams Why choose the Source Engine for your MOD? Read "Making a MOD" - building a team through the shipping process. Already using the SDK? Check the FAQ for some helpful answers. New to Source coding? Get started with "My First Entity". Read (or add!) a tutorial on Source development, or any part of the content creation process.

Latest News Source Control (Perforce) Explained Tues May 31, 2005 A full (massive!) tutorial has been added to the SDK documentation. Players Online Reach Record Numbers Tues May 31, 2005 Steam "Third-party" multiplayer games have reached record player numbers. Average player minutes per month: 88 million. See this Steam status page for current numbers. MOD Expo Tues May 31, 2005 Coming Soon - Info on the next MOD expo being held at Valve's offices near Seattle.