Valve has faced what is arguably the biggest leak in its history. A huge archive of old Valve data has appeared online, and fans have already started picking it apart. The so-called Steam2 Teraleak contains around 12 TB of files related to older versions of games and Steam infrastructure. The data covers roughly the period from 2003 to 2013.
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A Treasure Trove for Game Development Fans
These 12 terabytes are essentially one massive Steam dump containing thousands of builds of various games from before 2013, and not just from Valve. There is not much value for the average player: these are not full games, and much of the data was never used or taken any further.
For history buffs and fans who want to learn more about how various games were developed, however, it is a massive gift. Fans are already digging through beta builds of Portal 2, Left 4 Dead, and even CS. Much of this material was previously considered to be lost for good.
Early CS:GO Builds Looked Nothing Like the Release Version
Not everyone remembers what CS looked like at launch, while the beta builds are even more unusual. The archive contains early maps and weapons, as well as experimental elements of Counter-Strike that never made it into the final game.
One of the most unusual discoveries is a mode where terrorists had to escort a moving tank. This is very different from familiar modes such as bomb defusal or hostage rescue.
The Most Interesting Discoveries Are Still Ahead
12 TB is so much data that the community has only explored a small portion of the archive so far. It contains duplicates, temporary files, corrupted data, and other remnants of development. That means every discovery still needs to be verified. It is quite possible that new findings about early CS will continue to surface for several more weeks.
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