@ffaw@decayable.ink @lina@eientei.org @mint@ryona.agency the big reason source died off is that Valve only licenses out the Source engine if you can somehow get ahold of their licensing department, and they're probably more willing to if you're either a major developer/in the biz (Respawn Entertainment), or you have such a good relationship with them (Garry Newman). Valve just assumed that everyone would use the source engine for mods, which was great until that demographic aged out and people began to use Unity/Unreal for indie games which had far better license terms and licensing departments.