a kewl new game (mod) i found! :D
Team Fortress 2. A lot of people play it but the game in it's modern state has made many people feel as though that the game has lost its shine, its glimmer. TF2 is "past its prime." That's why a group of people ended up taking and rebuilding older versions of TF2 onto the NEW SDK that Valve just released. And thus:
Team Fortress 2: Gold Rush - The Source Mod was introduced.
The mod's being worked on my someone named Conneath and Jasper as well as many other contributors and team members.
They basically port old TF2 files while still modernizing them and adding small quality of life improvements as well as keeping that old TF2 magic. They describe "The Golden Age of TF2" as 2007 to 2010, just before the Mann-Conomy update.
My personal favorite part about the source mod is the fanbase, a group of people who loved and have played TF2 for years and try to have fun instead of trying to get around bots or such. TF2: GR cuts the fluff and focuses on making the game as fun as possible, rather than as profitable as possible.
As someone who was but a sperm cell when Team Fortress 2 released, I'm happy that the TF2:GR team are doing what they're doing because it allows me to experience what the game was like in it's prime. I wasn't around for when the original game was in its golden age so this makes me very very happy.
Currently they've just finished the Heavy Update and are presumably working on the Scout Update, considering they're doing the updates in chronological order from the original game's release. Can't wait!
update: they are not working on the scout update. 😔
logo art by misteki!
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