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Steam Begins Offering User Created Mods

by Blake Ellison, Oct 03, 2008 1:11pm PDT

Related Topics – Steam, Valve, mods

Update: The mods are now available for download and can be found under the "Not Installed" portion of Steam's "My Games" section. In addition, Valve has put Half-Life 2: Episode One on sale for $4.99, offering cheaper access to the Source Engine.

The mods, playable for anyone with a Source Engine-powered game like Counter-Strike: Source, Half-Life 2 or The Orange Box, are:

Original Story (10/2/08): As promised earlier this week, Valve is scheduled to make five user-created mods available on its Steam digital distribution service later today.

Additionally, the mods tie in to the Steamworks toolset, providing community services and automatic updates like full retail games.

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DIPRIP looks awesome, has anyone played it?

Oct 02, 2008 1:59pm PDT

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DIPRIP looks awesome, has anyone played it? : Majuju
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  It's awesome, but only if you can get on a server with around less than 120 ping. Anything over that thr... : stenchy
  - And by that I mean the steering gets too laggy. : stenchy
  - There is no vehicle prediction code. That is the problem. : krenzo
- Played it on a LAN recently--it's a LOT of fun. My favorite of the 5. : kallanta

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anyone try synergy? hl2 co-op sounds really fun

Oct 02, 2008 2:33pm PDT

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anyone try synergy? hl2 co-op sounds really fun : Bumpmapped
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  Synergy is realy fun, and it's going to be even better with ep2, and the ability to play straight through... : omgsolzar
  - Especially with the smarter spawn system (no long fucking walks or waiting for loading zones!) : SpikeMeister

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This would be news if Garry's Mod hadn't been on Steam for years already.

Oct 02, 2008 3:14pm PDT

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This would be news if Garry's Mod hadn't been on Steam for years already. : Postalgeist
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Some of the mods have a green ribbon mark with a gear on them. Some of the mods have a yellow ribbon mark with a wrench on them.

Is there a significance to this?

Oct 03, 2008 2:32pm PDT

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Some of the mods have a green ribbon mark with a gear on them. Some of the mods have a yellow ribbon mark... : Schnapple
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- Oh wait I see - the yellow ones can be installed from Steam, the rest just point you to a website : Schnapple

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The one mod I want to try, Riot Act, is not up yet. :(

Oct 03, 2008 1:19pm PDT

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The one mod I want to try, Riot Act, is not up yet. :( : freshyk
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  wtf just download it http://uoz.multiplayer.it/ra/ : grabbie
  - Well that's an easy solution. :( : freshyk

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Guys it's out, just look for the games under the "not installed".

Oct 03, 2008 1:17pm PDT

Guys it's out, just look for the games under the "not installed". : willardjuice

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I just bought HL1 for my woman a week ago for $10...

Oct 03, 2008 1:15pm PDT

I just bought HL1 for my woman a week ago for $10... : tKillbox

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Is Zombie Panic better than Zombie Master?

Oct 02, 2008 4:40pm PDT

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Is Zombie Panic better than Zombie Master? : deathofrats
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- Different. It's more of a traditional zombie shooter, like CS Zombie Mod. Except in this case you go out ... : Wisp!
- Better, more polished graphics. But ZM is more fun. : Turin Turambar

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Uhm, they are not downloadable yet are they?

Oct 02, 2008 1:38pm PDT

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Uhm, they are not downloadable yet are they? : Fatbubba
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- I can't find a way to do it. : marmite
- yeah what the hell? are they going to make them downloadable today or not? : retarded talking dinosaur
- They pushed it back until tomorrow morning =( : omgsolzar

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Which of these are worth trying?

Oct 02, 2008 2:43pm PDT

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- Insurgency is pretty good, Synergy is super-awesome co-op. I've not played the others. : Chepito.
- http://www.moddb.com/features/mods-get-steamd Screens and vids there. : stenchy

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I just read on the Age of Chivalry forums from a developer on the mod that he was told that the mods were delayed until tomorrow due to an "issue."

Oct 02, 2008 3:46pm PDT

I just read on the Age of Chivalry forums from a developer on the mod that he was told that the mods were... : TheIneffableBob

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ive installed insurgency mod before and it didnt work, for some reason it freezes during the level loading

Oct 02, 2008 3:40pm PDT

ive installed insurgency mod before and it didnt work, for some reason it freezes during the level loadin... : hanged_man

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All hail Valve.

Oct 02, 2008 2:01pm PDT

All hail Valve. : MercFox1

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Cool. I did not know it was if you had "any" Source Engine game. That is very nice.

Oct 02, 2008 1:44pm PDT

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Cool. I did not know it was if you had "any" Source Engine game. That is very nice. : tavis
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- Yeah. I know some mods would say stuff like "Requires HL2, or requires HL2 and CS:S, or requires HL2 epis... : kodt

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Nope me either

Oct 02, 2008 1:52pm PDT

Nope me either : guitardriver6