Latest Source Engine Update Includes Oculus Rift Support for Half-Life 2: Deathmatch

[Shawn Zipay]

Yes, you read that correctly. The latest update for the Source Engine also includes Oculus Rift support for Half-Life 2: Deathmatch.

Changelog for the Source Engine for May 20, 2013

Source engine
- Synced engine with latest changes from TF2.
- Improved network compression to reduce impact of network spikes.
- Added sv_netspike, sv_netspike_output, sv_netspike_sendtime_ms
- Fixed listen server creation dialog not showing maps in custom or downloads folder.

https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Source-1-Games/issues/252

- SDK tools are now shipped by default with the client. (There is no need to opt into the sdktools_beta branch.)

HL2: DM
- Added VR support for Oculus Rift

[K-16]

I wonder how much bigger the filesize will be now that the SDK is automatically included with the game? It's not like everybody wants to make mods, so I wonder why they're not kept separate?

[jimykx]

They thought: Well, the game is already like 10 gb of hats, so throwing a little bit more size won't make much difference

[K-16]

What about Source games that aren't TF2?

*Reads changelog note, "Synced engine with latest changes from TF2."*

Never mind. I see your point.