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| − | The '''Steam Workshop''' is a mini-site that enables users to submit modeled [[items]] for in-game release and displaying online and [[Custom maps]] for the community to play with. The site went live with the [[Manniversary Update & Sale]] on October 13, 2011, and aims to make item contribution more open to the public by allowing all users to view and rate submitted items, and let the community play and rate maps. It currently supports ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' and over a thousand other titles. Team Fortress 2 submissions must be in the form of [[Maps|maps]], [[Weapons|weapons]], [[Cosmetic items|cosmetics]], [[Taunts#Action_taunts|taunts]], [[War Paint|War Paints]], | + | The '''Steam Workshop''' is a mini-site that enables users to submit modeled [[items]] for in-game release and displaying online and [[Custom maps]] for the community to play with. The site went live with the [[Manniversary Update & Sale]] on October 13, 2011, and aims to make item contribution more open to the public by allowing all users to view and rate submitted items, and let the community play and rate maps. It currently supports ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' and over a thousand other titles. ''Team Fortress 2'' submissions must be in the form of [[Maps|maps]], [[Weapons|weapons]], [[Cosmetic items|cosmetics]], [[Taunts#Action_taunts|taunts]], [[War Paint|War Paints]], [[Unusual|Unusual effects]], and community fixes. |
| − | Users may also tag their submissions in special categories, denoting submissions for "Sound Device" items such as the [[Boston Boom-Bringer]], [[Holiday|holiday events]] like [[Halloween]] and [[ | + | Users may also tag their submissions in special categories, denoting submissions for "Sound Device" items such as the [[Boston Boom-Bringer]], [[Holiday|holiday events]] like [[Halloween]], [[Smissmas]] and [[Summer]], and occasional special events and themes, such as the [[Promotional items|promotional item]] tie-in contests for ''[[Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris]]'' and ''[[Batman: Arkham Knight]]'', and the Jungle theme leading up to the [[Jungle Inferno Update]]. |
Submitted items can be viewed in the gallery of the site, sorted by the most recent or highest rated submissions. Items submitted to the site are chosen based on the quality of modeling, texturing and animation, and attributes such as [[damage]] statistics and weapon functionality are determined by [[Valve]] before release, in order to consider game balance. | Submitted items can be viewed in the gallery of the site, sorted by the most recent or highest rated submissions. Items submitted to the site are chosen based on the quality of modeling, texturing and animation, and attributes such as [[damage]] statistics and weapon functionality are determined by [[Valve]] before release, in order to consider game balance. | ||
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= Submission guidelines = | = Submission guidelines = | ||
| − | {{Hatnote|As of August 9, 2019, all Workshop submissions require manual approval from [[Valve]].<ref>[https://help.steampowered.com/en/wizard/HelpWithWorkshopSubmission Steam Support - Workshop Submission Help]</ref>}} | + | {{Hatnote|As of August 9, 2019, all Workshop submissions require manual approval from [[Valve]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190811220817/https://help.steampowered.com/en/wizard/HelpWithWorkshopSubmission Steam Support - Workshop Submission Help]. Archived on 2019-08-11</ref>}} |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:ColorPaletteClean.png|300px|thumb|Color swatch to follow when creating hats.]] |
==Items== | ==Items== | ||
==== Visual guidelines ==== | ==== Visual guidelines ==== | ||
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** Weapon models under 6,500 polygons. | ** Weapon models under 6,500 polygons. | ||
** Textures no larger than 512x512 pixels, 256x256 being preferred. | ** Textures no larger than 512x512 pixels, 256x256 being preferred. | ||
| + | ** War Paint textures can go up to 1024x1024. | ||
** Steam avatars must be 184x184 pixels and saved in .JPG format. | ** Steam avatars must be 184x184 pixels and saved in .JPG format. | ||
** Source files must be included for models and materials. | ** Source files must be included for models and materials. | ||
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==Maps== | ==Maps== | ||
| − | *Must have a Gamemode | + | *Must have a [[List of game modes|Gamemode]] |
*Must have goals for said gamemode | *Must have goals for said gamemode | ||
*Must have at least 1 RED spawn and 1 BLU spawn | *Must have at least 1 RED spawn and 1 BLU spawn | ||
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== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| − | File:Contribute Promo.png|Former 'Contribute!' page icon | + | File:Contribute Promo.png|Former 'Contribute!' page icon. |
| − | File:Steam Workshop Menu.png|How the Steam Workshop hub appears on the [[main menu]] | + | File:Team Fortress 2 Website Workshop Button.png|The Workshop button on the TF2 Official Website. |
| − | File:Steam Workshop Items.png|The Steam Workshop hub with submitted items | + | File:Steam Workshop Menu.png|How the Steam Workshop hub appears on the [[main menu]]. |
| − | File:Steam Workshop Submit.png|The Steam Workshop submission window | + | File:Steam Workshop Items.png|The Steam Workshop hub with submitted items. |
| − | File:Steam Workshop Admin.png|The admin panel for the Steam Workshop | + | File:Steam Workshop Submit.png|The Steam Workshop submission window. |
| − | File:News item 2012-05-11 50~ Off Select Workshop Items.png|In-game Workshop Sale announcement | + | File:Steam Workshop Admin.png|The admin panel for the Steam Workshop. |
| + | File:News item 2012-05-11 50~ Off Select Workshop Items.png|In-game Workshop Sale announcement. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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'''{{Patch name|3|1|2023}}''' | '''{{Patch name|3|1|2023}}''' | ||
* Added new Workshop tags for Summer, [[Player Destruction]], and Community Fix | * Added new Workshop tags for Summer, [[Player Destruction]], and Community Fix | ||
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| + | '''{{Patch name|7|25|2023}}''' | ||
| + | * Fixed embedded workshop map soundscripts not being loaded on clients (community fix from 'Jakub' (ficool2)) | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 21:13, 18 October 2024
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| URL: | https://steamcommunity.com/app/440/workshop/ |
| “ | My friend said making virtual hats was a waste of time. I paid $10,000 to make her disappear. It's quiet now.
— Vanessa Brae, Age 8
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The Steam Workshop is a mini-site that enables users to submit modeled items for in-game release and displaying online and Custom maps for the community to play with. The site went live with the Manniversary Update & Sale on October 13, 2011, and aims to make item contribution more open to the public by allowing all users to view and rate submitted items, and let the community play and rate maps. It currently supports Team Fortress 2 and over a thousand other titles. Team Fortress 2 submissions must be in the form of maps, weapons, cosmetics, taunts, War Paints, Unusual effects, and community fixes.
Users may also tag their submissions in special categories, denoting submissions for "Sound Device" items such as the Boston Boom-Bringer, holiday events like Halloween, Smissmas and Summer, and occasional special events and themes, such as the promotional item tie-in contests for Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris and Batman: Arkham Knight, and the Jungle theme leading up to the Jungle Inferno Update.
Submitted items can be viewed in the gallery of the site, sorted by the most recent or highest rated submissions. Items submitted to the site are chosen based on the quality of modeling, texturing and animation, and attributes such as damage statistics and weapon functionality are determined by Valve before release, in order to consider game balance.
The Steam Workshop site was created to replace the Contribution page on the TF2 Official Website and to make it easier for users to receive feedback from Valve and the wider community regarding specific entries.
Contents
Submission guidelines
Items
Visual guidelines
- Theme
- 1950s or 1960s style design.
- Maintains character personality and bio.
- Modeling techniques
- Realistic but slightly skewed proportions to add visual draw.
- Details may be over or underscaled.
- Keep it simple and clean.
- Texturing techniques
- Maintain texture quality; nothing higher or lower res than what is next to it.
- Hats are to use team specific or neutral colors.
- Textures should be simple and not a distraction.
- Technicals
- Hat models under 1000 polygons.
- Weapon models under 6,500 polygons.
- Textures no larger than 512x512 pixels, 256x256 being preferred.
- War Paint textures can go up to 1024x1024.
- Steam avatars must be 184x184 pixels and saved in .JPG format.
- Source files must be included for models and materials.
- Thumbnails and in-game images must be 256x256 pixels.
- Submission page.
- Max file size permitted is 10MB.
Other criteria [2]
- Workshop submissions require sufficient community support.
- Items have to introduce something unique and different compared to items already in the game.
- Cosmetics mustn't interfere with class identification. Classes should remain easily recognizable: areas that display team colors must be maintained and the geometry must complement the base character model underneath.
- Items should complement and avoid clipping with most other cosmetics, allowing users to customize their look further.
- Submissions may not be copyrighted by other companies.
Maps
- Must have a Gamemode
- Must have goals for said gamemode
- Must have at least 1 RED spawn and 1 BLU spawn
Gold star
Items submitted through the Steam Workshop through the in-game import tool have the option of running through a verification process to ensure that the item meets a set of performance standards.
Correctly formatted items will receive a gold star certification.
Submitted items without a gold star indicate that there may be difficulties incorporating them into the game and consequentially, have a very low chance of being selected.
Gallery
Former 'Contribute!' page icon.
The Workshop button on the TF2 Official Website.
How the Steam Workshop hub appears on the main menu.
The Steam Workshop hub with submitted items.
The Steam Workshop submission window.
The admin panel for the Steam Workshop.
In-game Workshop Sale announcement.
Update history
October 17, 2011 Patch
- Fixed not being able to retrieve Steam Workshop items if any item had been deleted.
- Increased Steam Workshop preview image size from 256x256 to 512x512.
- Steam Workshop zip file size limit has been increased from 4 MB to 10 MB.
- Item description character limit increased to 8000.
- Beta version of new item import tool, available in game in the Steam Workshop submission process.
- [Undocumented] Updated Steam Workshop import tool.
- [Undocumented] Updated import tool.
- Added a tag "Halloween 2013" to the Steam Workshop publish UI.
- Fixed the Flex target preview in the Steam Workshop item import tool.
- Fixed the "Halloween 2013" tag overlapping with the "Sound Device" tag in the Steam Workshop publish UI.
- Fixed a problem that was preventing clients from uploading items to the Steam Workshop.
- Added taunts to the items that can be uploaded to the Steam Workshop.
- Added new "Taunt" and "Halloween" tags to the Steam Workshop.
- Previous entries marked with the "Halloween 2013" tag will automatically be updated to use the new tag in the coming days.
- [Undocumented] Added a new "workshop" folder within the "custom" folder, for the workshop import tool to override existing in-game content.
- Steam Workshop taunt submissions can now be "Certified Compatible" and are no longer tagged as Beta.
- Fixed not being able to preview paint changes in the Workshop import tool.
- Steam Workshop map submissions can now be "Certified Compatible" and are no longer tagged as Beta.
- Fixed a problem that was preventing clients from uploading items to the Steam Workshop.
- Added an "Unusual Effect" checkbox for the Steam Workshop import tool.
- [Undocumented] Removed the Batman tag from the Steam Workshop.
- [Undocumented] Re-added the Batman tag for the Steam Workshop.
- Added a "Jungle" tag for Workshop submissions
- Added a Steam Workshop tag for War Paint submissions.
- Fixed Steam Workshop file uploads applying filesize limits before compression, rather than after
- Added new Workshop tags for Summer, Player Destruction, and Community Fix
- Fixed embedded workshop map soundscripts not being loaded on clients (community fix from 'Jakub' (ficool2))
See also
External links
References
- ↑ Steam Support - Workshop Submission Help. Archived on 2019-08-11
- ↑ Move Those Votes Up!
