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Source 2 should go into a separate page

We know enough about it that it deserves it's own page, as well as the fact that it has technically already been released.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Opticalprocessor (talk • contribs) 08:28, 21 November 2014‎ (UTC)[reply]

If you believe there's enough specific reliable coverage of Source 2 as an engine and topic separate from this article, feel free to create it. Just be sure the sources are there or it will likely be redirected here. -- ferret (talk) 13:50, 21 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"Source SDK 2013", according to Valve mailing list

That's how I got this link: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/source-sdk-2013

Would this count as a citable link or not? And is this really happening? —017Bluefield (talk) 00:19, 27 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It's a release of game code for modders, nothing to do with the engine. --Tom Edwards (talk) 21:22, 27 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Looking at the cited sources, it is obvious that this paragraph might be outdated. All sources are at least 4 years old! This paragraph should either be updated or removed! (DG) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.89.142.255 (talk) 15:29, 3 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, if you see something that needs updated, go for it! --Geniac (talk) 03:01, 4 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Should it have been deleted though? It was still a source. And there are no articles on improvement. 2602:306:CC22:8B00:9019:B8AF:E2D8:F2BA (talk) 01:23, 23 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

List of games using the Source engine

Why isn't there a section or page for a list of games that use this engine? Wasn't there one before? <s

I did not find such a section in past edits, but there is one in every other engine article. As there are more than Valve games using source, I created the section. Hervegirod (talk) 23:29, 3 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Reference 5 leads to a broken webpage

As the subject tells you, reference 5 leads to a broken webpage.

I will most likely not check back on this post. 80.202.157.31 (talk) 17:48, 26 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Merge proposal

Discussion for merging Valve Hammer Editor and Source SDK into Source (game engine). Both seem to fail WP:GNG. Hammer is a mapping tool included in Source SDK, Source SDK is a dev kit for creating content in the Source engine. I think both should be merged into the Source engine article (which is in need of some tidying up and rewriting anyway). The1337gamer (talk) 01:30, 9 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Suppport merging of Source SDK into Source (game engine). On the fence for Hammer, as it has historical ties to Quake (game engine) and GoldSrc as well. -- ferret (talk) 11:23, 9 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I think we can merge any relevant information from Hammer into Quake engine and GoldSrc as well. I don't think it's notable enough for its own article. The1337gamer (talk) 11:43, 9 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support merging of Valve Hammer Editor into Source SDK and GoldSrc. I think we can skip Quake. -- ferret (talk) 12:57, 9 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Is it an idea to split off the BSP-related information (most of the "Files and compiling" section) to BSP (file format), since this is a common process to all BSP-file generation? Don't worry, I'm volunteering to do that ;) --DanielPharos (talk) 18:17, 9 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

That's fine by me. The1337gamer (talk) 09:22, 11 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Done! --DanielPharos (talk) 19:09, 11 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

As no-one has contested the merge proposal I've gone ahead and done it. Valve Hammer Editor and Source SDK redirect to Source (game engine)#Source SDK now. As a side-note this article needs a lot of work, it's a bit of a mess. I'll try tidying up things here and there when I some spare time. --The1337gamer (talk) 19:19, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Dota 2

Now that Dota 2's game client is Source 2 only (will be rolled out in the next day or so, per the Dota 2 blog), how do we handle Dota 2 in the list of Source games? The current way seems a bit bloated, but it also seems like the game should be listed as a historical fact. ~ Dissident93 (talk) 04:20, 9 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Seems fine for now. When more games use Source 2, then add a second list for Games using Source 2. Keep Dota 2 on both, just put "(former)" after it on the Source 1 list. --The1337gamer (talk) 10:27, 9 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that it looks a bit bloated. But I don't think that would be a huge issue after all. However, if it is, I suggest using the word "obsolete" instead.- Chamith (talk) 10:41, 9 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Proposed merge with Source 2

Few, if any actual sources actually mentioning Source 2. Vaypertrail (talk) 00:41, 4 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

User:Picaxe01 User:Dissident93 User:DarthBotto please expand Source 2 with sources that actually mention the subject, or this will need merging.--Vaypertrail (talk) 00:43, 4 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]