Source Engine
The Source Engine (also referred to as Source 1 or simply Source) is a 3D game engine developed by Valve Software. "The Source engine is well-known for its advancements in physics, AI, and graphics which made the games realistic for its time, while being scalable on older, less powerful hardware."[1]
Originally developed for Half-Life 2 in 2004, the engine has received over 2 decades of constant updates with over a dozen "branch" versions.
Source follows lineage dating back to early versions of the Quake engine. It succeeds GoldSrc, used in Half-Life, and is succeeded by Source 2.
History
[edit | edit source]Valve released Half-Life in 1998 to critical acclaim and major worldwide success.
In 2003, Valve suffered a large data breach due to
The original Source engine, referred to as Source 2004, released alongside Half-Life 2 in 2004.