The Source engine is a 3D game engine developed by Valve Corporation. Its unique features include a large degree of modularity and flexibility, an artist-driven, shader-based renderer, accurate lip sync and facial expression technology, and a powerful, efficient and completely network-enabled physics system.
This Noesis Interactive Database goes with the "Introduction to Custom Props with Source and Maya" video tutorial. It contains the map, prop, and compile files used in the tutorial as well as several reference documents.
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