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