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Team Fortress 2 Modding Is Now Limitless With SDK

Why it matters: Team Fortress 2 launched 17 years ago but still receives significant updates, and its player base is as healthy as ever.

A New Era for TF2 Mods

Valve recently updated the Source SDK, adding all of Team Fortress 2’s client and server code. This is a big deal for modders. While fan-made items and maps have always been part of the game, this update allows for something much bigger: the ability to modify the game’s code and create entirely new games.

What This Means for Modders

Think of it like the mods for Half-Life 2. Team Fortress 2 total conversions could be freely downloadable from separate Steam pages. Modders can control which items players can equip, and what they do within a mod.

More Than Just TF2

The new SDK update brings similar changes to other aging Valve multiplayer games like:

All four titles received major patches adding support for: