Today the developers of the Team Fortress: Source 2 fan project have announced that development will come to an end.
The decision was taken after the team received a DMCA takedown notice from Valve itself, but apparently, this is not the cause of the shutdown of the project, but simply the final nail in its coffin.
We hear that the developers have been discussing the future of the project internally and had already come to the conclusion to stop development.
The reason for that decision is indicated as "the current state of the code being unusable anymore with s&box's recent major engine changes, and that we overall moved on from it."
The developers also mention that Valve not wanting its IP to be used by other parties is "tally fair and legal"
The message ends on a positive note:
From the bottom of our hearts at Amper, it's been an honour to grow this project with all of you and the incredible team behind, we cannot be thankful enough for all your support and enthusiasm over the last 3 years. We're so happy we got this far.
If you're unfamiliar with Team Fortress: Source 2, it was a very promising attempt to remake the popular shooter Team Fortress 2 in the Source 2 engine.
The original game is in fact built in the original Source engine by Valve, which dates all the way back to 2004 and is rather obsolete. Source 2, of 2015 vintage, provides relevant improvements across the board.
It's the same engine that powers the recent launch of Counter-Strike 2 and the successful VR game Half-Life: Alyx among other things.
While Valve appears to be still keen to protect the Team Fortress IP, they have said no word about the possibility of developing or releasing a Team Fortress 3.
Ultimately, with Valve you never know, but for now, fans will have to be content with continuing to play Team Fortress 2.
