Each is a game in its own right (they just happen to share an engine),
they should be represented as such. Each game doesn't require HL2 to
run, you specify different "-applaunch" parameters to Steam depending on
the game you wish to run.

- Alfred

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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pierre @
ServerSpy.net Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 12:12 PM To:
[email protected] Subject: [hlds_apps] Steam Games,, HL2
Mods or Their own entity? 

> Hi,
> 
> With HL2 Steam Games such as CS:S DOD:S HL2 DM etc, should we as
> software developers refer to and define them as HL2 Mods or
> independent games?  
> 
> By this I mean, does Valve prefer us to Define them as a Sub game of
> HL2 or to promote them as independent games. A lot of my users
> towards the end of  
> HL1 were confused over CounterStrike as some saw it as a stand alone
> game while others recognise what a mod is and that it was a mod. 
> 
> Take for example ASE or GameSpy Arcade/3D. Should those tools have a
> main Catagry for HL2 and treat CS:S DOD:S like the old school HL1
> mods?  
> 
> If we do treat games like CS:S DoD:S as their own games, yet it
> requires HL2 to play it starts to add complications to 3rd party
> software in that, it may be feasible for these mods to have mods?  
> 
> Yes, I think I have managed to make this sound more complicated then
> it may be so looking forward to the official response as well as
> community desires.  
> 
> Pierre
> ServerSpy.Net
> 
> 
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