It has been a long, long time since I’ve played the wacky team,class-based shooter, Team Fortress 2. That doesn’t mean that Valve, or the community for that matter, have forgotten about the game though. It still gets lots of hats as expected, but now it’s getting something else for a change – its own Map Workshop.
Workshops have played an important role when it comes to Valve’s success, at least in terms of making money from cosmetic additions to their titles. It makes sense then that the same idea of a system – one that is used to submit, browse, and receive/offer feedback on community submissions – gets used to manage user-created maps.
That’s what Team Fortress 2 is getting, in the form of the Maps Workshop (still in beta). Here’s Valve’s official announcement (via PC Gamer):
Are you great at making fun, addictive TF2 maps? Do you have no idea how to make a map, but you like playing on them? Are you only vaguely aware of what maps are and prefer to just walk in a single direction until you find what you’re looking for? Introducing the Maps Workshop Beta, a place for all three of you to upload, enjoy or just learn about the existence of maps!
The Maps Workshop Beta is an in-development one-stop hub where mapmakers can instantly upload and get feedback on their maps. Simply head over to the in-game Workshop tool and click on the new Maps button. If you’re just in the market to play new maps, you can now browse the Maps Workshop and up-vote and subscribe to maps you like—or just connect to a server running a Workshop map and it will download automatically from the Workshop.
It caters to everybody. If you’re a genius when it comes to putting together impressive playgrounds, or you want to learn how to make them yourself, or you simply want to browse other people’s works of art – you can make use of the Maps Workshop. As a submitter, you get access to feedback from the community, and as somebody looking for something new, well, the Maps Workshop is a giant catalogue of new arenas to choose from.
Sounds neat, especially for a game that is nearly 8 years old. Do you still play Team Fortress 2? Will you be making use of the workshop?
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Last Updated: June 4, 2015
Captain JJ the_scarrrr
June 4, 2015 at 07:39
I love messing around with these kind of tools and then throwing my creations on the Steam workshop.
Admiral Chief's Adventure
June 4, 2015 at 07:47
…and then cry in the corner because no one wants it?
#NoSmudge
Captain JJ the_scarrrr
June 4, 2015 at 07:49
I’ve only put up a few and 90% of them are private.
Admiral Chief's Adventure
June 4, 2015 at 07:51
Indeed, I don’t want to see your privates
Captain JJ the_scarrrr
June 4, 2015 at 07:51
Did you see the GOG summer sale is on btw. Some very interesting things going on there.
Lord Chaos
June 4, 2015 at 07:51
Including Septera Core. Good memories.
Admiral Chief's Adventure
June 4, 2015 at 07:53
Yeah, people can get Witcher 1 and 2 for under $5
Captain JJ the_scarrrr
June 4, 2015 at 08:00
I’m looking at that expansion pass, then you get W1 and W2 for fwee. Except, I have both. On Steam and GOG.
Woe is me. 😉
Admiral Chief's Adventure
June 4, 2015 at 08:03
#BacklogProblems
Lord Chaos
June 4, 2015 at 07:49
Now I’m going to blame you for clogging up the workshop with rubbish.
Captain JJ the_scarrrr
June 4, 2015 at 07:49
I’ll take it! 🙂
Blood Emperor Trevor
June 4, 2015 at 07:54
I like TF2, but it’s not the easiest game to get into when you’ve got no gear & you’re up against others that do.
The Sten
June 4, 2015 at 08:37
It only seems that way because others have the weapons and you dont. If you play on a bit and use those weapons you’ll find that you’ll be switching back to the stock weapons more often than you think. The stock weapons are in most cases, the best.