New Valve official (mod) Games

Kaizen · October 6th, 2008, 22:15

5 new games appeared in steam for source owners,
insurgency is a damn good game

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Valve who own the game client Steam have announced 5 Mods that will be freely hosted directly from the steam client.This is great news for the mod community as top mods will get much higher coverage to show off their work and get to use all the great features of steam like auto updating. It will also include tracking (assuming for awards) and better integration in to Steam. I personally hope to see other great mods showcased in this way.

The first 5 mods being supported are:
Zombie Panic:Source - A zombie survival game
Synergy - Multiplayer modification with multiple gameplay modes
D.I.P.R.I.P - Vehicle combat in various post-war environments
Age of Chivalry - Medieval first person melle
Insurgency - Modern combat FPS

Official Steam Announcement

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!

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TheCloudOfSmoke · October 6th, 2008, 23:37

I'm still downloading Zombie Panic, in the meantime me and bobrocks have been having infinite amounts of fun and lulz with Synergy. We are currently on HL2 at Ravenholm. Good stuff.

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If I support the game company, then I won't won't be supporting the blank DVD business.

Decisions, decisions.

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bobrocks95 · October 6th, 2008, 23:49

Ya man, let's do some more stuff tonight.

Infinite lulz are bound to happen with 2 airboats and 2 dunebuggies.

TheCloudOfSmoke · October 7th, 2008, 07:02

PCXL is on the bandwagon now.

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Originally Posted by BigIg

If I support the game company, then I won't won't be supporting the blank DVD business.

Decisions, decisions.

Kaizen · October 7th, 2008, 07:25

I tried synergy but something must have went wrong.
It was just me and a few people trapped in a room?

Insurgency is the only other game I've tried, think of a larger map version of DOD: Source
it's fun

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TheCloudOfSmoke · October 7th, 2008, 18:02

Play Synergy with people that you know and play the story mode. Just play with us. Skype required though.

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Originally Posted by BigIg

If I support the game company, then I won't won't be supporting the blank DVD business.

Decisions, decisions.

bobrocks95 · October 7th, 2008, 23:39

John Aiton will never talk with us on Skype, for that would reveal her true identity.

TheCloudOfSmoke · October 8th, 2008, 00:47

Meh, she can live in 1997 then.

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Originally Posted by BigIg

If I support the game company, then I won't won't be supporting the blank DVD business.

Decisions, decisions.

Spyhop · October 8th, 2008, 02:27

WTF, Zombie Panic's been around for like a year.

Age of Chivalry sucks. A lot.

bobrocks95 · October 8th, 2008, 04:09

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Originally Posted by Spyhop

WTF, Zombie Panic's been around for like a year.

Age of Chivalry sucks. A lot.

They've all been around a while, but now they're fully integrated into, and hosted on, Steam.

QuantumDelta · October 8th, 2008, 08:14

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Originally Posted by TheCloudOfSmoke

Meh, she can live in 1997 then.

Skype = so 2003

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Exodus · October 8th, 2008, 20:26

Are any of them good? Like, Counter-Strike back in HL1 good.

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bobrocks95 · October 8th, 2008, 23:36

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Originally Posted by QuantumDelta

Skype = so 2003

You = So 2008 member

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Originally Posted by Exodus

Are any of them good? Like, Counter-Strike back in HL1 good.

I'd say Synergy and Zombie Panic! Source are both pretty well-done mods, aside from Synergy's spawning problems.

Exodus · October 9th, 2008, 04:20

Hmm... what's the idea for each?

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TheCloudOfSmoke · October 9th, 2008, 04:27

Synergy is essentially Half-Life 2 and its following episodes with a co-op element implemented into it, which is surprisingly fun when you play with friends. I really had no intention to play HL2 again anytime soon, but for some reason, I immediately jumped at the chance to play once I heard about the Synergy co-op mod. HL2 is so much fun when you have some friends to play/strategize with to achieve a common goal.

Zombie Panic is a HL2: Source zombie outbreak multiplayer mod that allows you to play as one of the survivors or as one of the zombies against the opposing class.

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Originally Posted by BigIg

If I support the game company, then I won't won't be supporting the blank DVD business.

Decisions, decisions.

QuantumDelta · October 9th, 2008, 14:36

To borrow from Exodus in question:
Almost all of the source related mods source itself and HL2 was a complete let down for me, seemed like a poppy happy go lucky version of the original.
Anything actually skill-intensive in these?
Or is it more *spam trigger finger and win* as before?

I've been busy playing a whole range of stuff and bouncing back to PCSX2/zsnes on occasion, so I'd want to be sold this ;P

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Originally Posted by bobrocks95

You = So 2008 member

I'm pretty timeless where-ever I go so I'd get used to it

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bobrocks95 · October 10th, 2008, 03:30

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Originally Posted by QuantumDelta

Almost all of the source related mods source itself and HL2 was a complete let down for me, seemed like a poppy happy go lucky version of the original.
Anything actually skill-intensive in these?
Or is it more *spam trigger finger and win* as before?
I'm pretty timeless where-ever I go so I'd get used to it

Case in point

QuantumDelta · October 10th, 2008, 09:48

So they are for 10 year olds with the hand-eye coordination of a turnip then?
Thanks all I needed to know.

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October 6th, 2008, 23:49	#3
bobrocks95 NGemu Award Winner Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,714	Ya man, let's do some more stuff tonight. Infinite lulz are bound to happen with 2 airboats and 2 dunebuggies.

October 7th, 2008, 07:25	#5
Kaizen On a challenge Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 5,611	I tried synergy but something must have went wrong. It was just me and a few people trapped in a room? Insurgency is the only other game I've tried, think of a larger map version of DOD: Source it's fun __________________ Why's it called the xbox one? Because it only takes one person to scream into the teamchat "XBOX OFF". to make everyone turn 1 degree and walk away

October 7th, 2008, 23:39	#7
bobrocks95 NGemu Award Winner Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,714	John Aiton will never talk with us on Skype, for that would reveal her true identity.

October 8th, 2008, 02:27	#9
Spyhop Banned Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SPAAACCCCE Posts: 7,343	WTF, Zombie Panic's been around for like a year. Age of Chivalry sucks. A lot.

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Exodus ...and now they do. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Null Posts: 20,000	Are any of them good? Like, Counter-Strike back in HL1 good. __________________ No, I don't like anime, Street Fighter, Japanese music or download video game music. Yes, I know, I'm weird.

October 9th, 2008, 04:20	#14
Exodus ...and now they do. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Null Posts: 20,000	Hmm... what's the idea for each? __________________ No, I don't like anime, Street Fighter, Japanese music or download video game music. Yes, I know, I'm weird.

October 10th, 2008, 09:48	#18
QuantumDelta Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bristol, England. Posts: 120	So they are for 10 year olds with the hand-eye coordination of a turnip then? Thanks all I needed to know. __________________ "While the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power. Words offer the means to meaning, and for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth." - V.