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WallwormModeling tools for Max
Editing ArchiveThe Archive serves as a gathering point for people interested in games and game development. The Archive has various features to help unite the community, and bring them together.
ValvetimeGreat source of news on everything Valve related.
HL2DM UniversityHalf-Life 2 Deathmatch based community resource.
NetdayMap hosting site including but not limited to Valve Games
Half-Life ProgrammingGreat resource for Half-Life coding
Weapons of Counter-Strike: Global OffensiveWeapons of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
VDCThe Valve Developer Community is the official Source SDK Documentation
Halfwit 2HL2 mapping and tutorials, general information
Garry's Mod WikiWiki with useful information for developers and gamers playing with Garry's Mod
69th VlatitudeGood oldschool tuts and resources can be found here
Half-Life.orgSome interesting articles to read here
WavelengthSource, GoldSrc tutorials, inactive forums, mostly defunct, use the wayback machine to get some missing pages
/r/Portal/r/Portal
The 303Tutorials for Source
/r/AskMappers/r/AskMappers
Persistence of VisionTutorials on creating movies in half-life
VERCVERC Collective (Valve Editing Resource Center) website no longer exists but can be traversed on the wayback machine, Predecessor to VDC
Weapons of Left 4 DeadWeapons of Left 4 Dead
Weapons of Counter-Strike: SourceWeapons of Counter-Strike: Source
Weapons of Vampire the Masquerade: BloodlinesWeapons of Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines
Half Life Saganot useful for modders but a must read for those interested in the half-life Universe
Half-Life 2: Episode 1The Official Half-Life 2: Episode 1 Website
Half-Life Codingone of the best original resources for Half-Life Coding
Phineas BotBots for Half-Life and tutorials
Day of Defeat WikiEncyclopedia of Day of Defeat
Weapons of Insurgency 2Weapons of Insurgency 2
Half-Life CreationsUseful Community for modding tutorials
/r/steam/r/steam
Mods InsideRussian Mod community providing forums, files and reviews.
/r/SFM/r/SFM
Weapons of Left 4 Dead 2Weapons of Left 4 Dead 2
ammahlsTutorials for Sven Co-op
Vanilla Capsuledecent pipe tutorial for Hammer
Half-Life 2 ModsA collection of all known mods for HL2
Handy VandalDecent oldschool resource for half-life modding
Left 4 Dead 2The Official Left 4 Dead 2 Website
/r/Halflife/r/Halflife
No DrawGreat Blog detailing concepts when it comes to TF2 map creation
Botmans BotsDecent starting point for modding the SDK
3kliksphilipTalented CSS and CS:GO Mapper with a wealth of Tutorials
tophattwaffleExcellent tutorials on Source mapping
Official twitter for Valve SoftwareOfficial twitter for Valve Software
SFMLabDownload free models for use in your Source Filmmaker shorts
Weapons of Counter-StrikeWeapons of Counter-Strike
Design 3 (Noesis)Big collection of high quality Source engine tutorials (paid)
Half-Life MuseumA good break down of Half-Life and Half-Life 2, unfortunately it is no longer live.
half-life.ruActive Russian Modding Community
HL SpainSpanish blog covering Half-Life 1 Mods
/r/csmapmakers/r/csmapmakers
/r/Sourceengine2/r/Sourceengine2
ChaincraftOlden goldie here with some very useful modding tips on goldsrc
TenFourOnce a great review site.
hlds_linuxOfficial mailing for Half-Life Dedicated Servers on Linux
Half-Life Mods WikiEncyclopedia of Half-Life Mods
UbermicroCommunity of tutorials on mapping and modding
Half Life ZoneSmall site for Half life related content
Map CoreLegendary Half-life Based Mapping Resource with a Vibrant community
Counter Strike WikiEncyclopedia of Counter Strike
Half-Life Programming Planetplenty of good old tutorials here for Half-Life
Dota IIThe Official Dota 2 Website
csgo_serversOfficial mailing for CS:GO Servers
ModMaticMod review site from the developer of Minerva
LambdaGenerationA great community fan website for all things Valve related with a primary focus on that which is Half life. Gives great exposure for new mods.
HalfLife Control UnitGreat web resource for Half-Life
The Mighty AtomGreat little selection of some of the harder to find resources on Half-life
HL2 Mods.ruA Russian Mod Review site for Source Games
The SnarkpitHost for maps, tools and tutorials, active community
valvenewsOld site for news on Half-Life
Half-Life Physics ReferenceThe Half-Life Physics Reference is a wonderful site with un-official documentation on the GoldSrc Engine.
Valve Developer Unionthe Valve Developer Union’s goal is to preserve the toolset and knowledge for modding Quake-based games, including games built off Valve Corporation’s GoldSrc and Source engines.
Gamedesign.net Prefabshosted multitudes of prefabs for half-life
Game BananaOne of the original game modding websites (previously known as FPS Banana)
Steampowered ForumsThe Original Official Steam Forums
Alien Swarm WikiEncyclopedia of Alien Swarm
Half Life ExpressOld site for news on Half-Life
Left 4 Dead WikiEncyclopedia of Left 4 Dead
Run Think Shoot LiveA great community website for all things valve related. Focused on mods, tutorials and the expression of the community. Previously known as Planet Phillip.
Texture StudioOld texture resource for Half-Life, contains some tutorials
Left 4 DeadThe Official Left 4 Dead Website
HL2 CodingProgramming Tutorials for HL2
Mapping BaseGreat German community for Mapping resources.
LeakfreeSome useful tutorials on mapping with Source
ChaosincarnateTools and Tutorials for Source Modding
Half-Life WikiEncyclopedia of Half-Life
KV File GeneratorOnline tool that automatically generates a formatted .kv file based on your selection for CS:GO
Weapons of InsurgencyWeapons of Insurgency
Weapons of Half-Life 2Weapons of Half-Life 2
/r/TF2/r/TF2
Half-Life SDK2 ResourcesGood site for getting up and running with the old SDK
Alien Swarm:Single Player BlogGreat Blog based on the Single player conversion mod for Alien Swarm
Half-Life ArrangementFew small tutorials for Source
HL2SpainSpanish site covering everything Source
Half Life Machinima WikiEncyclopedia of Half Life Machinima
SlackillerTutorials, textures and maps for Source
WorldCraft OnlineTool for creating Hammer maps from a 2D perspective
Weapons of Counter-Strike: Condition ZeroWeapons of Counter-Strike: Condition Zero
Half-LifeThe Official Half-Life Website
A Working PigHalf-Life 2 Deathmatch maps and utilities
Steam ReviewSite covering interesting facts about Steam
Podcast 17Another great collection of podcasts on anything steam, valve or source related
Counter-ScriptThe #1 Counter-Strike Scripting Site... now gone :/
HL ImprovementThriving Modding Community
The Razzer TutorialsTutorials for Source mapping (Deutsch)
scmapdbTutorials for Sven Co-op
/r/valve/r/valve
hl.loessVery useful list of mods for Half Life
The WallGerman Mapping community with a wealth of Tutorials
/r/SourceMods/r/SourceMods
SRCDSSource Dedicated server resource
Half-Life LibraryThis site focuses more on user generated content like custom maps, modifications, videos, models, clans and more for all of Valve's games.
Planet FortressTeam Fortress Based fan site
Weapons of Source Film MakerWeapons of Source Film Maker
Official twitter for TF2Official twitter for TF2
/r/L4D2/r/L4D2
MaxofS2DGifted movie maker and modeler who worked extensively with Source...
Plague FestGreat mapping and modding community
Half-Life Nostalgia ProjectCollection of screens and info prior to the release of Half-Life. another victim to gamespys untimely demise.
World of Level DesignTutorials on Mapping for many platforms
Half-Life Beginners guideDecent attempt to make it easier for newbs to come to grips with the SDK
The Orange BoxThe Official Orange Box Website
Half-Life HQOnce a very busy site for Half-Life
EditLifeOne of the older sites dedicated to mapping and resources. No longer live :(
pcosmos.caCollection of Half-Life and Opposing Force Mods
Official mailing listsAsk questions related to mapping, coding and steam services through each mailing list, view the archives as well!
Weapons of Firearms: SourceWeapons of Firearms: Source
SourceWikiOnce had some good coding tutorials and offered help, unfortunately lost.
Action Half-LifeUseful maps and Tutorials (use the wayback machine to navigate)
Weapons of Team Fortress 2Weapons of Team Fortress 2
100 Half-Life 1 Mods100 of Half-Life 1's best Mods hand picked by Andrej Mernik
CeskemodyCzech Modding site with both GoldSrc and Source Content
nashalifeRussian Modding site for Half-Life
Black MesaBlack Mesa is a re-envisioning of Valve Software's classic science fiction first person shooter, Half-Life. Powered by Source Engine, You will re-visit the inaugural role of Gordon Freeman and his memorable journey through the Black Mesa Research Facility.
Half-Life ComicComical take on the Half-Life Universe
Half-Life DeathMatch GuideGuides for succeeding in HL1DM
Planet Half-LifeOnce one of the greatest sources for everything HL2, is now shutdown with Gamespy’s closure
Counter Strike: Global Offensive, Counter Strike: SourceThe Official Counter-Strike Website
SourcedcHad some decent Mapping tutorials, Worth a look.
SteamcastGreat collection of Podcasts on everything VALVe
Official twitter for CS:GOOfficial twitter for CS:GO
HL CollectionRussian Mod hosting site dedicated to Half-Life
Official twitter for L4DOfficial twitter for L4D
taz00Some useful source modding tips can be crawled here
dying2killAustralian & NewZealand based Gaming Community
NerdChowCoding tutorial for Half-Life
Half-Life: AlyxThe Official Half-Life: Alyx Website
Source RunsSource runs is a great site documenting and supporting community members who attempt record breaking speed runs through GoldSrc and Source Engine games.
Counter-Strike PlanetGreat old mapping resource for Counter strike.
/r/SourceEngineTest//r/SourceEngineTest
Where is Gordon FreemanThis website is a timeline documenting the range of fascinating events that have happened between Gordon Freeman’s most recent appearance in 2007 and his yet-to-be-announced next appearance in the franchise.
Game EditFew small tutorials on HL1 mapping
Half-life Coding IndexOld site indexing the coding tutorials available for half-life
Official twitter for DOTA2Official twitter for DOTA2
3rdLifevery hard to crawl but was once a great tutorial resource
Arbitrary ImpositionSite dedicated to the Gman and his sightings
Half-Life FusionFrench site dedicated to Half-Life
Jinx's MapsGreat little site with some good tutorials and resources on Half-life
Background RadiationUnfortunately dead, this site provided prefabs back in the day
The WadfatherContains some useful links to tutorials
Counter Server MapsAnother unfortunately dead resource that supplied plenty of downloads and tutorials
The Weapons Workshopprovided downloads to Hl Models.
Weapons of Day of DefeatWeapons of Day of Defeat
Modding AreaGreat French community for Modding resources.
/r/Portalmaps/r/Portalmaps
SDK NutsOne of the older HL2 modding websites
TWHLSource, GoldSrc tutorials, active forums, friendly community
Half-Life 2: Episode 2The Official Half-Life 2: Episode 2 Website
MapeadoresSpanish modding Tutorials
/r/sourceengine/r/sourceengine
Half-Life Beta ProjectNice little russian site covering Half-Life designed around the old steam colors.
Ask YahnQuestions put to Valve Employee Yahn Bernier
Team Fortress WikiEncyclopedia of Team Fortress
nextwishOld site with useful info on modding for GoldSrc
Mr Funeral ModsTalented Source Modder with good quality Tutorials
Weapons of Counter-Strike OnlineWeapons of Counter-Strike Online
GoldSrc GoldExhibiting and preserving the great look and feel of Goldsource engine games & mods from days gone bye.
isolated-design.deA good resource for GoldSrc modding tutorials
Level Design TheoryBlog documenting single player map creation for Half-Life 2 and other Source Games
VosseyActive French Modding Community
Combine OverWikiComprehensive information on Half-life and Portal
Petes PlaceOld coding tutorials
SteamDBRecords all changes to steams games and products
InterlopersHL2 News, Tutorials and forum with a thriving community
Resource CodeOld site with large collection of coding tutorials written in German
gamewagLinks to plenty of mapping and modding tutorials based on Source
Sven Co-opGreat website with a very active community for the Sven Coop Mod
Garrys BlogFrom the creator of Garrys mod comes Garrys Blog...
When its doneSome tutorials on HL1 development
Dota WikiEncyclopedia of Dota
HLFXActive Russian Modding Community
Grinder74Another Polish community dedicated to Half-Life
Gaming-Models.deDownload free models for use in your mods
CITY17.RUAnother unfortunate victim of disregard, CITY17.ru was a great site dedicated to everything Half-life.
Half-Life PortalGerman site covering Valves games
hldsOfficial mailing for Half-Life Dedicated Servers
Mach IIIDecent site from the old days covering Half-Life
HLDS 101Cool resource explaining how to use the Half-Life Dedicated Server
Counter MapUseful maps and Tutorials for CS 1.6 and CS:S
hlcodersOfficial mailing for Half-Life Coders
Mortal DevGreat website with links to useful resources
Appalachian Killing GroundsOld site with large collection of tutorials
Amphibian ModsAnother great resource for modding, unfortunately lost in Valvetime
headcrab.plPolish community dedicated to Half-Life
Weapons of Half-LifeWeapons of Half-Life
/r/Portal2/r/Portal2
ModdbHuge Database of Mods, tools and tutorials, thriving community and useful rating system
ContaminatedDefacto place for everything half-life around its release. Closed only to re-open as Planet Half-life.
Halflife2.filefrontHuge collection of downloads for Half Life and Source
/r/CounterStrike/r/CounterStrike
Half-Life FalloutOne of the better communities for Half-life content
hlds_announceOfficial mailing for Half-Life Dedicated Server Announce
RadiumOld Map rating and review site
CS:VelocityOnce another vibrant community from the Counter Strike golden days
hl2modcentralA site that had a wealth of useful tutorials but unfortunately lost.
hl2worldNo longer exists but was once the defacto source of tutorials for HL2 Modding
Type 3 studiosSource Engine mapping and tutorials
ModDotaGreat resource for modding Dota II
/r/csworkshop/r/csworkshop
Half-Life Editing ResourceSimilar to VERC, decent collection of tutorials here as well as downloads
Team Fortress 2The Official Team Fortress Website
Half-Life [GameHut]Old site with walkthroughs on half-life
/r/Hammer/r/Hammer
RvanhoornHalf-Life 2 Map Editing Optimization Guide
Weapons of Black MesaWeapons of Black Mesa
The FixxxerGood collection of coding tutorials here
metrocopComics from Source engines games, specifically Garrys Mod.
HalfLife.netAnother Half-Life website from back in the day
EGIR.DKProvided a vibrant forum and tutorial collection back in the day
FacepunchGreat website with plenty of tutorials many of which focus on Garry’s mod but none the less a very useful website
Half-Life 2The Official Half-Life 2 Website
/r/DotA2/r/DotA2
Weapons of Day of Defeat: SourceWeapons of Day of Defeat: Source
Thinking with PortalsThe Official Portal Website
modsentryGreat resource covering popular game mods
HL2DBAnother lost site that had some promise back in the day.
Half-Life WikiAnother great wiki covering Half-Life
WunderboyVery useful Tools and Tutorials for Source Modding
Nems ToolsExtremely useful tools for Source modding