As Valve gets tougher🎉 on fan-created content, the team behind a beloved Team Fortress 2 VR mod has pulled the project from the w♚eb while they assess the situation.
Until recently, Valve has by and large been supportive of fans using its IPs for their own projects, but in a surprise move last week, it requested t꧃he shut down of two high-profile fan projects: Team Fortress: Source 2, which aimed to remake the beloved shooter in a more modern engine and Por𓆏tal 64, a demake playable on the Nintendo 64. The casualties don't stop there, though, as another fan project, also related to Team Fortress 2, has now also disappeared.
, Valve's action against Team Fortress: Source 2 and Portal 64 has prompted the modders responsible for Team Fortress 2 VR - a popular mod for Contractors that replicates TF2 in virtual reality - to take their creation offline."We announce with a heavy hꦛeart that Contractors Team Fortress VR is being suspended indefinitely following the controversy surrounding Valve's recent treatment of m🐽od projects, and their policies listed in the DMCA given to said projects, the wording of which puts us in direct violation," explains developer The Advisor on the .
They add that they believe Valve has already attempted to halt the project by "copyright claiming YouTube videos that contain TFVR content" and say that content creators sh൲aring footage of the mod have gotten copyright strikes on their🌄 channels.
"Because of this, we are closing 🐓our doors and will seek communication with Valve in order to proceed with development, as we want to cooperate with Valve in order to guarantee we remain within legal boundaries while providing the best possible service," ෴The Advisor explains. "TFVR will be put on hold until further notice, and TFVR content will be killswitched until we gain permission from Valve to operate."
The team🎃 promises to keep the community update🉐d with any developments, including any further action by Valve. Hopefully, this doesn't mean the end for the ambitious mod, but for the moment, it's very much a case of wait-and-see.
Meanwhile, Valve's new Steam policy will allow the "vast majority" of AI games to release.
Originally from Ireland, I moved to the UK in 2014 to pursue a Games Journalism and PR degree at Staffordshire University. Following that, I've freelanced for GamesMaster, Games TM, Official PlayStation Magazine and, more recently, Play and GamesRadar+. My love of gaming sprang from successfully defeating that first Goombaꦑ in Super Mario Bros on the NES. These days, PlayStation is my jam. When not gaming or writingꦐ, I can usually be found scouring the internet for anything Tomb Raider related to add to my out of control memorabilia collection.
