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The Source Modding Community Discord Server News Hello all you fellow modders and tinkerers alike, just thought I'd drop on in and show off something cool I've been running for the past 5 months or so with a fellow owner and a staff team, known as the Source Modding Community! This is a Discord server devoted to modding all Valve games despite the "Source" in the title, from Half-Life 1 to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive! It's set up so that anyone can join, chat about various things, video game news, or mods. The Mod Channels So far we have mod channels for Half-Life 1, Half-Life 2, Portal 1, Portal 2, and Black Mesa however we are all for expanding to other games if the interest arises in the community. In these mod channels the lead developer(s) of the mod is given a special role and is given certain abilities to effectively run their own little part of the community where they can post updates, media, and pin important information they want to convey to the rest of the community. These channels are only for full mods/overhauls. Single maps can be discussed in any one of the "_modding” channels. If you are nervous about creating a channel or putting the project on hold because of fear, you can hide the channel and return it when you are ready. Also keep in mind that the current list of channels is quite big, however, the Discord team has confirmed that text channel groups are coming so when that happens we will be able to put everything into groups making it easier to find the channels you want to talk in. If you are currently working on a mod or about to work on a mod and you want to throw a new mod channel up then please contact a staff member, keep in mind that some proof of work is needed to show that you won't just drop the project completely in a day but we aren't too picky and a Moddb page is not needed for early WIP projects as long as you have some sort of content to show off but having a Moddb page is a big bonus. The Roles One thing we have that is unique is the role system. It gives people certain tags that can easily be mentioned for people with specific problems or questions. Say someone has a Hammer related problem, they can easily mention the "Level Designer" role and everyone with that tag can run in and help the person in need to solve their problem or answer their questions! To get these roles it's as simple as asking any staff member that is on or off and when they get the chance they'll give you any roles you want with the exception of the staff roles and channel specific roles. We are always adding roles so don't be afraid of asking the staff if you feel a new role is necessary. The Members: At the time of writing this article, there are over 300 members. While not all of them participate in discussions or are modders at the moment, many are. We also have a wide range people who are new to modding and those who are experienced. If you are holding back from joining because you are afraid of being the odd man out then don't be, everyone is welcome despite modding background and even if you don't plan on participating in active discussions you are always welcome to lurk. The Staff: Our staff is fantastic and always willing to help! Many of us have experience in different types modding and are here to keep peace and offer our assistance to new mods and projects. Anyone and everyone can mention the staff in any channel so if you are in need of any help you can always give one or all of us a mention and we'll be there on the draw to help! A server has an application that anyone can fill out at any moment. When the need arises, we will go through each one individually to elect new members. I know it's a moot point to mention that the staff are friendly as it is subjective per person, however, every single staff member we have now have always been willing to help anyone in need and from what I've seen they all have hearts of gold and good heads on their shoulders so if you are looking for a family-like server where every staff member has the potential to be your friend then look no further! (Note, any of us could become axe-murderers. If you wake up with an infected axe in your back, your subjective opinion will be biased. The Special Channels A few channels are available on the SMC, including a "Jobs” channel. DISCORD SERVERS The Jobs channel is a job board that allows anyone to offer or request services for their projects, whether they are paid or unpaid. We also have a "Source-Resources" channel which contains various Youtube channels, useful websites, and even other Discord servers! Along with those we have a "Releases" channel for showcasing released mods that have been in development on the Discord channel, and an "Introduce-Yourself" channel where new members can, well, introduce themselves and be granted access to the main portion of the server. We also have a few "web_" channels for third-party websites to talk about things on their site or offer services such as news which our "web_orange-box-group" handles. In the future we might even get a "web_moddb" channel if the Moddb team takes a liking to the server! Jerry's Last Thoughts We want this community be a welcoming place for all Valve modders to come together and discuss their passions. Although we aren’t a serious community, we do care a lot about the content we create. DISCORD SERVERS And we hope to share that with other Moddb members. We were relying on word of Mouth to promote what we had. But with this article, we hope more people will discover us and join us! If you have any questions for us or comments then please feel free to drop them below! We appreciate your time. Moddb deserves special thanks for managing this site over the years and being there for modders.
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