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Valve IP Guidelines for SDK Clarification

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Description

Q. Can I use multiple Valve IPs in one Source Mod?
A. Yes.

Which Valve IPs are we allowed to use in free games with the Source SDK? Is it any Valve IP or just HL2 and TF2?

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the linked Steam Partner documentation and the existing Q&A in the issue. Confirm whether the guidance covers multiple Valve IPs beyond Half-Life 2 and Team Fortress 2; done means a maintainer-approved clarification is recorded.

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Assessment

Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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