Valve has canceled the Portal 64 and Team Fortress: Source 2 projects, facing a surprising decision for mod developers and game fans.
Valve has two mod projects that attract a lot of attention from its fans: Portal 64 And Team Fortress: Source 2He decided to terminate the . This step comes as a surprise for Valve, which generally supports mod developers.
Team Fortress: The End of an Innovative Approach
The goal of Team Fortress: Source 2 was to redesign and develop an entirely new Team Fortress game on the Source 2 platform. However, fans of the game were disappointed when Valve stopped this project.
Portal 64’s Nintendo Adventure Was Short-Lived
On the other hand, the Portal 64 project aimed to bring the classic Portal game to the Nintendo 64 platform. However, Valve stated that it did not find the use of Nintendo’s proprietary software appropriate.
Team Fortress 2: Source’s transfer of Team Fortress 2’s original assets to Source 2 became problematic due to DMCA violations. Amper Software was using these assets in Facepunch’s S@box game mode. This was another factor that made Valve’s decision to remove it logical.
Be Careful with Mod and Remake Projects
In light of these events, we recommend downloading mods, remakes and demake projects as soon as they are released. It was not foreseeable that Valve would halt the projects in either case.
Let’s hope other promising mod projects won’t be blocked by DMCA letters. Also remember that you should avoid including copyrighted content in your projects. It is possible to remake or demake a game without using the original game assets, CryZENx’s Ocarina of Time UE5 Remake is an example of this.