Valve hires MINERVA mod-maker - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 17th Jul 2008, 13:00

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/07...ra-mod-maker/1

Valve has officially hired Adam Foster, the amateur mod maker behind the popular MINERVA mod for Half-Life 2.

will. · 17th Jul 2008, 13:05

Took them long enough!

TreeDude · 17th Jul 2008, 13:15

I think even if MINERVA gets its life cut short everyone should be happy for him. It is good to see that putting your talent out there can actually get you somewhere. While I don't like everything Valve does (like not selling the Black Box) I think overall they are a fantastic company which breaks the mold of a typical game maker.

knowyourenemy · 17th Jul 2008, 13:43

*claps enthusiastically.*

BlackMage23 · 17th Jul 2008, 14:26

I never knew about this one, I think I better try it out tonight

ParaHelix.org · 17th Jul 2008, 14:39

*clap, clap* keep up the good work Valve, at least you are recruiting and not just copying like Microsoft *clap*

DXR_13KE · 17th Jul 2008, 15:02

Valve rocks!!!

johnnyboy700 · 17th Jul 2008, 15:50

Speaking of Episode 3, any update on on its release?

CardJoe · 17th Jul 2008, 15:51

Nope.

Mentai · 17th Jul 2008, 17:10

2010? Lol. But actually, I enjoyed some parts of MINERVA more in terms of design than HL2 and wondered at the time why valve hadn't hired the guy behind it. I'm happy for him

supaste · 17th Jul 2008, 18:57

I enjoyed Minerva alot!

I'm a big fan of Empires Mod but it seems to be a little dead at the moment after the lead dev quit and handed down the ranks to some of the community. I think things are happening just very slowley. The mod is a FPS/RTS hybrid.

Check it out at www.empiresmod.com

HourBeforeDawn · 17th Jul 2008, 21:13

ugh no one is seeding his torrent

impar · 20th Jul 2008, 19:23

Greetings!

Just finished Minerva.
Its great!

Bladestorm · 20th Jul 2008, 22:45

His work has been the nearest I've seen community made maps get to valve's quality so, definetely glad to see they gave him a job

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tominated · 21st Jul 2008, 07:58

i liked the little bit that i played of minerva. the guy deserves it

Hamish · 21st Jul 2008, 12:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bladestorm

His work has been the nearest I've seen community made maps get to valve's quality so, definetely glad to see they gave him a job

.

some of the maps created by the TF2 community were so good Valve released them as official maps

see, Turbine and Fastlane

seveneleven · 21st Jul 2008, 21:27

Valve are my favorite game studio.I mean look at what they've done for the indie-developers: Steam ,all the SDKs, Steamworks and the fact that Portal was made by a group of srudents who were hired by Valve.
Mr. Newell and Mr. Lombardi are brilliant!

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CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,998	Valve hires MINERVA mod-maker http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/07...ra-mod-maker/1 Valve has officially hired Adam Foster, the amateur mod maker behind the popular MINERVA mod for Half-Life 2. __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

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17th Jul 2008, 13:15	#3
TreeDude Multimodder Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 239	I think even if MINERVA gets its life cut short everyone should be happy for him. It is good to see that putting your talent out there can actually get you somewhere. While I don't like everything Valve does (like not selling the Black Box) I think overall they are a fantastic company which breaks the mold of a typical game maker.

17th Jul 2008, 14:39	#6
ParaHelix.org Supermodder Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 270	clap, clap keep up the good work Valve, at least you are recruiting and not just copying like Microsoft clap

17th Jul 2008, 15:50	#8
johnnyboy700 Hypermodder Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 788	Speaking of Episode 3, any update on on its release?

17th Jul 2008, 15:51	#9
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,998	Nope. __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

17th Jul 2008, 17:10	#10
Mentai Supermodder Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 493	2010? Lol. But actually, I enjoyed some parts of MINERVA more in terms of design than HL2 and wondered at the time why valve hadn't hired the guy behind it. I'm happy for him

17th Jul 2008, 18:57	#11
supaste Minimodder Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Teesside, UK Posts: 48	I enjoyed Minerva alot! I'm a big fan of Empires Mod but it seems to be a little dead at the moment after the lead dev quit and handed down the ranks to some of the community. I think things are happening just very slowley. The mod is a FPS/RTS hybrid. Check it out at www.empiresmod.com

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impar 2n-1 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Portugal Posts: 843	Greetings! Just finished Minerva. Its great! __________________ The recruitment of Militia is illegal. Militia-recruiters will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the applicable laws.

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21st Jul 2008, 07:58	#15
tominated Supermodder Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 494	i liked the little bit that i played of minerva. the guy deserves it

21st Jul 2008, 21:27	#17
seveneleven Minimodder Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Plovdiv,Bulgaria Posts: 30	Valve are my favorite game studio.I mean look at what they've done for the indie-developers: Steam ,all the SDKs, Steamworks and the fact that Portal was made by a group of srudents who were hired by Valve. Mr. Newell and Mr. Lombardi are brilliant!