Valve hosting Source engine mods beginning next week
by Griffin McElroy 
{ Sep 28th 2008 at 6:30PM }
The first five mods to be highlighted by Steam are Age of Chivalry, a medieval HL2 mod (pictured above); Synergy, another mod for HL2 which adds a co-op mode to the campaign; D.I.P.R.I.P., a multiplayer vehicular combat game; Zombie Panic, a spiritual precursor to Left 4 Dead; and Insurgency, a "total conversion" mod that takes players out of City 17, and places them on a modern battlefield. Sadly, our Source-based Burgertime mod didn't make the cut. Hopefully Valve will get wise and pick it up with the next batch.
[Via Big Download]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
KVN @ Sep 28th 2008 6:41PM
This is one of the reasons steam is one of the best distribution services on the net next to itunes.Keep up the good work valve.
Puffles @ Sep 28th 2008 8:13PM
Steam is a way better distribution system than iTunes in so many ways; you shouldn't even mention both of them in the same sentence.
spmbx @ Sep 29th 2008 5:37AM
Its a good distribution system, but a horrible DRM system.
Haggard (steam: haggard_dawn, PSN: HaggyWaggy) @ Sep 29th 2008 6:20AM
No install limits (except when EA force them to) makes it less DRM-ified than PSN..
ZaxCG2 @ Sep 29th 2008 10:06AM
Valve just loves their customers, too.
They so kind to us!
They only suck when you want to play a game on a computer that doesn't have internet... like me... :C
Huey2k2 @ Sep 28th 2008 6:42PM
Valve are definitely one of my favourite developers, and it's because of things like this.
Einhanderkiller @ Sep 28th 2008 7:07PM
Been waiting for the Orange Box update to Synergy for a long time.
Shignami @ Sep 28th 2008 7:07PM
D.I.P.R.I.P. Is a fuckawesome mod already, and it looks like they're gonna add a bunch of new features when it comes out on steam.
Do Want.
Neebs @ Sep 28th 2008 7:20PM
I love it.
Sam Russell @ Sep 28th 2008 7:32PM
This is great news. Really looking forward to this. I wonder if zombie panic is going to take any sales away from the new Left 4 Dead game...
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Ihavepants @ Sep 28th 2008 8:01PM
Please don't advertise here.
WiiFTW @ Sep 28th 2008 7:36PM
I ♥ Valve
In other news, other PC devs (Crytek) should step up to the plate and offer a legitimate experience instead of crying so that we buy it legitimately.
rivaldi22 @ Sep 28th 2008 8:06PM
Are any of these any fun? Recommendations, plz.
Ihavepants @ Sep 28th 2008 8:38PM
They're all fun, tis why they're being hosted.
Synergy is a fully functional co-op mode for the entire Half-Life 2 series so if that's your thing, go for it.
Zombie Panic! is one of the most atmospheric mods out there.
I prefer Vikings, Pirates and Knights 2 to Age of Chivalry, although that might have been because there used to be no good servers for it.
Einhanderkiller @ Sep 28th 2008 10:40PM
All of them are great.
Synergy is a fantastic co-op mod, though I think Sven Co-op is more fun (Half-Life 1-only, though).
Age of Chivalry is good. When compared to Pirates, Knights, and Vikings 2, another medieval mod, it leans more towards the "realistic" side; PVK2 is more arcade-ish.
DIPRIP is like Twisted Metal online.
Insurgency is awesome. It's fairly realistic, and is a lot fun if you play with people who know what they're doing.
And Zombie Panic: Source is a lot of fun. I prefer Zombie Master to it, but that mod is making progress very slowly. Version 1.2.0 is coming out soon, though.
DBuck_Eye @ Sep 28th 2008 9:48PM
If the only Source game that I own is Portal, can I still download Synergy?
Ihavepants @ Sep 28th 2008 9:55PM
No.
Ihavepants @ Sep 28th 2008 9:57PM
Actually scratch that, yes you can download, no you probably can't install or play the game.
Einhanderkiller @ Sep 28th 2008 10:41PM
Yes, Portal comes with Source SDK Base - Orange Box so you'll be able to download and install Synergy.
DBuck_Eye @ Sep 28th 2008 10:55PM
I'm gonna go ahead and say that this is an EPIC WIN if I can.
Dingobloo @ Sep 28th 2008 11:15PM
You can download an install it, but synergy requires the game you want to play coop to be mounted before you can run it, so it might be rather useless.
Ihavepants @ Sep 28th 2008 11:26PM
Einhandkiller, no just...no.
Ihavepants @ Sep 28th 2008 11:29PM
Actually, I just realised you said the same thing that I did, as long as you weren't actually meaning that you could "play" the mod.
DVersion @ Sep 29th 2008 1:23AM
I think you guys made a mistake. Seeing as Valve was created for making money, as other game companies have lead us to believe, they must be sending cease and desist orders to these mod teams... not actually supporting and celebrating these shameless, shameless rip-offs of Valve's precious IPs.
Haggard (steam: haggard_dawn, PSN: HaggyWaggy) @ Sep 29th 2008 6:36AM
I don't know whether you're being sarcastic or not..
If not, then Valve makes money by having a very loyal customer base, who are kept happy by free content in between major game releases. Valve fully supports mods because it gives you more incentive to buy their games.
DVersion @ Sep 29th 2008 1:03PM
yeah... thanks.
Ihavepants @ Sep 29th 2008 2:22AM
B|
ZaxCG2 @ Sep 29th 2008 10:08AM
:V
Rocket Taco @ Sep 29th 2008 6:11AM
AT LAST Insurgency gets some love. That mod is better than pretty much every commercial modern-warfare FPS I've played in the last two years, and yet no one plays it.
Ihavepants @ Sep 29th 2008 8:04AM
I just love how bullets ricochet.
Joss @ Sep 29th 2008 1:41PM
Filthyrichmond.com gave me v.d.
rsmiff @ Sep 29th 2008 2:42PM
ZaxCG2, Valve's entire delivery system for Steam is internet based. How can you complain about it when you don't have internet? That'd be like me complaining I can't watch cable because Comcast requires me to have a cable run to my tv.
Overflow @ Sep 29th 2008 3:45PM
Its too bad dystopia was included in the first release. That game has some polish. http://dystopia-game.com
Mutagenaric @ Sep 29th 2008 5:50PM
Yay, I do love me some Insurgency. Only problem is that noobs coming in means its less likely I'll be playing with experienced players (who don't spawn camp or team kill). Ah well, every team needs some cannon fodder, I guess...
Zombie Panic is fun, too; I liked Zombie Master better, but nobody plays it anymore and I think the devs stopped working on it :( .