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