Valve Leak 2020

[Turtle-Zone 3000]

So apparently a lot of Valve related content has been released onto the net, including the source code for Source games. In addition to code there's content relating to early TF2 and Half Life 2 builds.
This will be quite the shitshow.
Already there are claims of the source code being used for remote code execution which means viruses that can infect your computer from merely joining a server.
Well where did this leak come from? A disgruntled modder.

As to who leaked the code originally, well people are already getting all kinds of ideas, some are thinking that it's Gabe's own son.

Both people, the modder that leaked this and gabe's son may share a connection to a youtuber who runs the channel Valve News Network.

 

[Wyatt_Derp]

And these are the people we waive our rights and sign EULAs to in order to enjoy our hobby.

It's like living in World War II era, only Hitler, Stalin, and Mao are all petulant 7 year old children who demand to watch Mighty Morphin Power Rangers or they'll launch another rocket attack at your cities.

 

[Ismaul]

Can't even tighten their valve right.

 

[Nano]

In addition to code there's content relating to [...] Half Life 2 builds.

Can Bloodlines modders make any use of this? Wesp5

 

[Catacombs]

Curious to know where the source code will drop.

 

[Drakron]

Oh noes, not racism, homophobia and ... are these people serious? The fuck?

 

[rusty_shackleford]

why did they spend the first part of it making him sound cool

 

[garren]

Sounds like modder drama all right.

 

[Konjad]

Does Valve even produce anything anymore except printing money through Steam?

 

[karoliner]

Gabe has children?

 

[Alienman]

Going by the first paragraph it has me believing it was the typical thin-skinned sjw-types that got him thrown out. Can't of course be sure, but the whole thing stinks of Reddits best, so I will shed no tears for Valve or this community.

And now for the drama!

 

[racofer]

Curious to know where the source code will drop.

It was posted on 4chan. You may still find magnet links for it over there on /v/.

 

[Tacgnol]

Gabe has children?

Two sons.

Presumably he's preparing them to take over the Valve empire when he retires.

 

[Gerrard]

Oh noes, not racism, homophobia and ... are these people serious? The fuck?

Welcome to discord, it's one of the two places where tumblrites went when they could no longer whine about porn on tumblr.

 

[Wesp5]

In addition to code there's content relating to [...] Half Life 2 builds.

Can Bloodlines modders make any use of this? Wesp5

Maybe. The current Unoffiicial Bloodlines SDK is based on a leaked alpha of HL2, this latest leak might be closer to the Source engine version used in Bloodlines. But only the Russian coders who created the SDK can judge this, I don't understand anything about this !

 

[lightbane]

Yep, it's modder drama and SJWs doing their thing. OAG did an article with more info here:

https://www.oneangrygamer.net/2020/...rce-code-for-team-fortress-2-and-csgo/107819/

 

[Catacombs]

Welcome to discord

Just use IRC. Discord is a cesspool. Plus: botnet.

 

[Alienman]

Well well well. From the article lightbane posted. Explains the "transphobic" remark. How long until complete take over at Valve?

 

[PulsatingBrain]

How long until complete take over at Valve?

They're a modding group. Regardless of what does or does not happen at Valve, I doubt these people will have any sort of influence on it.

 

[Alienman]

Perhaps.

They did hire Campo Santo though, notorious SJWs.

 

[GhostCow]

The One Angry Gamer article on this is very interesting and informative.

I don't blame Gaben for not wanting to release a game on Unity. It's definitely an image problem. It seems like their management is fucked though and their coders suck. Source 2 sounds like an embarrassment. I'd guess Gabe is probably the only one left who isn't an SJW and he's too beta to take control.

 

[Tacgnol]

The One Angry Gamer article on this is very interesting and informative.

I don't blame Gaben for not wanting to release a game on Unity. It's definitely an image problem. It seems like their management is fucked though and their coders suck. Source 2 sounds like an embarrassment. I'd guess Gabe is probably the only one left who isn't an SJW and he's too beta to take control.

I don't think it's because he's scared, I just don't think he gives much of a fuck about day to day stuff at Valve (as long as it's making him $$$). Hence the hands off management structure.

 

[Rodcocker]

How the hell did they develop 95% of a game without telling Gabe that they were using Unity...?

Either some of these leaks are BS (funny though) or Valve is more dysfunctional than I imagined.

 

[GhostCow]

I'm going to go with dysfunctional. Valve hasn't had to be run well since Steam became a huge money maker. It's more of a playground than a game development studio.

 

[Andhaira]

Modders are scum.

 

[Unkillable Cat]

Valve is run on a "flat structure". Of course it's dysfunctional through and through. Any organization on a "flat structure" is.