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 ----Original Message---- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [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 > > > _______________________________________________ > hlds_apps mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_apps _______________________________________________ hlds_apps mailing list [email protected] http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_apps
