This is a long news post that I've mirrored from http://www.metamodsource.net/">http://www.metamodsource.net/</a>. With this release out of the way, SourceMod 1.0.0 will be able to follow soon.
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I am proud to announce that Metamod:Source versions 1.4.3 and 1.6.0 have been released. As of these versions, Metamod:Source no longer needs a "gameinfo.txt" modification. For more information on how to migrate to the new loading mechanism, see the documentation. The old method, of course, will continue to be available.
In addition, we've also added Metamod:Source VDF Files, which let developers distribute plugins that automatically load without any extra Metamod:Source configuration. We hope that these two usability changes will improve Metamod:Source's ease of installation with end-users, and decrease the documentation and installation complexity on behalf of plugin developers.
Metamod:Source's new loading mechanism has been tested against all major plugins. However, there are rare cases where a plugin might be incompatible. If a plugin stops working with the new loading mechanism, or you're a developer concerned about the changes, please see our Gameinfo Deprecation article.
You can download everything on our newly redesigned site. We even added RSS feeds by popular demand:
http://www.metamodsource.net/">http://www.metamodsource.net/</a>
As if that wasn't enough, we've also rewritten almost all our documentation. The SourceHook Development and Sample Plugin have been especially improved.
In addition, Damaged Soul has completed his time-honored tradition of making the HL2SDK work flawlessly on GCC. His changes to Valve's beta HL2SDK-OB have been totally merged in, and Metamod:Source 1.6.0 is now an official stable release.
As you can tell, this all encompasses a massive overhaul of Metamod:Source. We hope the changes will improve its usability and professionalism. I would like to thank the usual suspects. Damaged Soul's work on the HL2SDK is an arduous and endless task which is greatly appreciated by us, and probably anyone else who likes compiling without warnings. And without PM's continued improving of SourceHook's features and stability, Metamod:Source would not exist.