RSS Feeds
pc
Steam Hosting Mods Beginning Next Week
Posted by Owen Good at 7:00 AM on September 28, 2008
Steam's announced that, beginning next week, it'll be hosting five mods that will be freely available for all who own the mod's source game. Additionally, the mods will take advantage of Steamworks' stat tracking and "tighter integration with the Steam community."
The five mods are Age of Chivalry, D.I.P.R.I.P., Insurgency, Synergy, and Zombie Panic. Full announcement on the jump.
As a part of our continuing efforts to support the MOD community, we will begin hosting selected MODs directly on Steam starting next week. The first five MODs to ship on steam will be Age of Chivalry, D.I.P.R.I.P., Insurgency, Synergy, and Zombie Panic. As always, owners of any Source game will be able to download and play all of these MODs for free.
Once installed, these MODs will appear in your "My Games" list and will receive automatic updates just like other games on Steam. Also, these MODs now take advantage of Steamworks, which provides stat tracking and tighter integration with the Steam community.
We're excited to see MOD developers get wider recognition for the hard work they have done, and we hope to support more MOD teams in the future. Watch for the official release next week!
Announcement [Steam]
Comments (AU Comments · US Comments)
There are currently no AU comments for this post.
BenKenobi88
Posted 7:27 AM 28/9/08
Man I found Insurgency and Synergy hard...but probably because everyone else plays the game 24/7.
Zombie Panic Source was ok...I might play it again if other people will...I'll need something zombie-related to keep me busy until the end of November.
BenKenobi88
Gofthick
Posted 7:24 AM 28/9/08
Zombie Panic is a great little mod, a definite must for any gamers eagerly anticipating Left4Dead.
Gofthick
TheHeeyyy
Posted 7:22 AM 28/9/08
Awesome. It's stuff like this that makes Valve my favorite PC developer.
TheHeeyyy
soviet_
Posted 7:20 AM 28/9/08
@ShaggE: Same with me
soviet_
ShaggE
Posted 7:16 AM 28/9/08
Nice! If Zombie Panic passed Valve's seal of approval, then I guess I should re-install it. Last time I tried it, it was too buggy to play, then I forgot all about it.
ShaggE
Comeback209
Posted 7:13 AM 28/9/08
Zombie Panic: Source = Greatest thing ever.
Comeback209
DukeOfPwn
Posted 7:10 AM 28/9/08
Age of Chivalry is definately a deserving mod to be Steamed. A lot of hard work went into it, and it's awesome.
DukeOfPwn
Allcars
Posted 7:05 AM 28/9/08
Wow Valve is a great company i love them. Mods are amazing and prolong play of games forever!
Allcars
sqoon
Posted 7:04 AM 28/9/08
it's about time third party mods got updates through steam. hopefully pvk2 will make the next cut.
sqoon
Thorax
Posted 7:04 AM 28/9/08
Cool, now I have a reason to reinstall Half Life 2.
Thorax
TheHeeyyy
Posted 7:49 AM 28/9/08
@Azriel77:
Already posted:
[kotaku.com]
TheHeeyyy
Azriel77
Posted 7:41 AM 28/9/08
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCMENT!!! THIS WEEKEND ONLY!
Related note about steam. For this weekend only! Rockstar games is 50% OFF! that means you can buy the whole collection for $30!! GET THIS NOW!
I am surprised this isn't on the front page!
List of games:
Grand Theft Auto
Grand Theft Auto 2
Grand Theft Auto 3
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Manhunt
Max Payne
Max Payne 2
Midnight Club 2
Wild Metal
Azriel77
Spidery_Yoda
Posted 7:39 AM 28/9/08
Wonderful thing for Valve to be doing.
The best PC devs out there bar none.
Spidery_Yoda
Azriel77
Posted 7:36 AM 28/9/08
It would be cool if steam gave steam users some storage space to upload our own individual mods we have collected over time. Its a pain to reinstall a games and have to hunt down all those old game mods again. Having our own personal storage space would make gaming life a lot better.
Azriel77
MafiaAce
Posted 7:34 AM 28/9/08
Zombie Panic and Age of Chivalry are both good. Its awesome that Valve is doing this, it will help these mods reach a great number of people and make it easier to keep them up to date.
MafiaAce
Azriel77
Posted 7:55 AM 28/9/08
@TheHeeyyy: Ah, I missed that, oops. Well, it does not hurt to remind people if they missed it. :)
Azriel77
Kyouryuu
Posted 8:21 AM 28/9/08
Not to sound like an advertisement, but you can find loads of great single player mods for Half-Life 2 on PlanetPhillip: [www.planetphillip.com]
I recommend Minerva: Metastasis, Riot Act, Rock 24, and Union. :)
Minerva is so good, its author was hired by Valve. It really is a fantastic mod. I would say it's even more enjoyable than most of the official Episodic content!
Kyouryuu
lumpi
Posted 8:19 AM 28/9/08
This is epic news. I've been waiting for Valve to offer this service for a long time now. Go Valve!
lumpi
Algerian
Posted 8:47 AM 28/9/08
I love to imitate the zombies movement IRL, I roflcopter at that game so fun!!
Algerian
Akin
Posted 8:44 AM 28/9/08
I remember the Natural Selection creators saying that some people at valve were going to do the same thing with their game years ago, but it never happened because Valve didn't want to throw support for a HL1 mod.
Akin
soviet_
Posted 9:00 AM 28/9/08
@Justo: The only time I thought it was a bastard was when I got the HL2 collectors edition and I had to update the game on a fucking 56k modem, longest wait ever, I just so badly wanted to play
soviet_
soviet_
Posted 8:58 AM 28/9/08
@Azriel77: Steamcloud could be the answer to that...
soviet_
Justo
Posted 8:50 AM 28/9/08
Remember when people hated on Steam? Now it's the best damn thing to happen to PC gaming since... ever.
Justo
Fugaa
Posted 9:25 AM 28/9/08
@Thorax:
You only need SOURCE SDK BASE.
Fugaa
That1GuyNess
Posted 9:18 AM 28/9/08
@Justo: Yea i remember when people were all "IT SLOWS DOWM MY COMPUTER" when it uses a paltry amount of ram. The only people it was bad for was people with slow internet and even then you could just go into offline mode
That1GuyNess
Azriel77
Posted 9:48 AM 28/9/08
In the early days it WAS pretty bad. It was very buggy, the drm was more draconian, and it did not help that the physical copies of HL2 was missing files needed to run the game(I am still pissed about that). This was also the time when they LIED to us about the release of HL2, ignored its fans when they wanted answers for MONTHS after HL2 was supposed to be released, etc..etc. Lets not sugar coat this, there was a LOT of problems back in the day. Steam has come a long way and I love it, but I always have a fear that they will either shut it down one day or EA(or someone like them) will buy them out. That will be the day that I will grab a crowbar and visit valve. :)
Azriel77
homernoy
Posted 9:44 AM 28/9/08
@Justo:Yes I do. I have been using Steam (kind of had to) since 2004, and at first I hated it. There were a lot of gliches, and one time I forgot my Steam i.d. and fuck me if that wasn't a bigger problem than it should have been.
The one big advantage now though is, you can sign in, download and play any game you have ever purchase off of Steam, and play them anywhere and on any PC you choose. No CD, no hassle.
homernoy
donrockwilder
Posted 9:41 AM 28/9/08
Is Zombie Panic good mod?If it is i will reinstall my Half Life2.Let me Know Guys!
donrockwilder
Passa
Posted 10:04 AM 28/9/08
Insurgency! Oh YES baby!
Now THIS is looking after your modding community. Well done Valve.
Passa
chekt
Posted 9:56 AM 28/9/08
@TheHeeyyy: Me too. I <3 Valve.
chekt
string_theory
Posted 10:19 AM 28/9/08
Age of Chivalry - Half Life 2
[www.moddb.com]
D.I.P.R.I.P. - Half Life 2
[www.moddb.com]
Insurgency - Half Life 2
[www.moddb.com]
Synergy - Half Life 2 (makes it co-op)
[www.moddb.com]
Zombie Panic - Half Life 2
[www.moddb.com]
string_theory
KFJ
Posted 10:51 AM 28/9/08
Oh... My poor stomach... Too much pizza...
Also, great, now we can easily get the mods.
KFJ
Cell9song
Posted 11:44 AM 28/9/08
DIPRIP is a really well done and fun car combat mod. Glad to see them get some love.
Cell9song
ANeM
Posted 11:51 AM 28/9/08
Wow.. I didn't even realize zombie panic was still around, I used to host their beta server before their hl1 release :o
ANeM
hotchkissHMG
Posted 1:19 PM 28/9/08
Dystopia = win, they needs it.
hotchkissHMG
Spiderbait
Posted 1:48 PM 28/9/08
@Fugaa: Yeah, there will never be a reason to reinstall Half-life 2.
Spiderbait
Spiderbait
Posted 1:50 PM 28/9/08
@string_theory: Thanks man, I was wondering where I could get info on those mods.
Spiderbait
Killtacular
Posted 2:17 PM 28/9/08
@Spiderbait: That game is like old and shit.
Killtacular
Bluecell
Posted 3:22 PM 28/9/08
I wonder if this means we can expect more Steamworks features soon, like Steam Cloud.
Bluecell
Soho
Posted 5:28 PM 28/9/08
Wow, great news for modders. This is totally what the scene needs, mainstream pushing of small projects. This is definitely a plus for those good mods that get less attention than they deserve.
Soho
SlimCognito
Posted 5:12 PM 28/9/08
@hotchkissHMG: Definitely. I think it's kinda sad that Valve threw a whole bunch of support behind Dystopia around its first release, and now it doesn't even have Steamworks integration.
SlimCognito
Ptarmigandalf
Posted 7:03 PM 28/9/08
Amazing and very welcome news... They need to host the Oblivion Lost mod for STALKER.
Ptarmigandalf
ShadowMoses
Posted 12:40 AM 29/9/08
Hopefully more people will start playing these. Last time I played Age of Chivalry, there were 5 servers, and only one of them filled.
ShadowMoses
Fangeh
Posted 1:57 AM 29/9/08
Dystopia and Hidden: Source are the only HL2 mods I got into. Looks like I have some catching up to do.
Fangeh
Kenny
Posted 3:16 AM 29/9/08
They could have chosen some better mods. Dystopia and PVK come to mind.
Kenny
tossrStu
Posted 4:17 AM 29/9/08
"Steam's announced that, beginning next week, it'll be hosting five mods that will be freely available for all who own the mod's source game."
Not quite; they're actually freely available to anyone who owns at least one game running on the Source engine, ie. Half Life 2, HL2: Deathmatch, Counterstrike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source, TF2, Portal, etc.
Since you can get a free copy of HL2: DM if you own an ATI or NVIDIA card, does that mean pretty much anyone will be able to play these games for free?
tossrStu
Hand_O_Death
Posted 12:46 AM 30/9/08
@Fangeh: Hidden: Source, is a great game that just needs a bigger following so we can get more maps LOL
Hand_O_Death
Hand_O_Death
Posted 12:45 AM 30/9/08
All mods can be found at www.moddb.com - good site
I want to know if they will add Fortress Forever, or if they are worried it would take away from TF2
Hand_O_Death