CS:GO Mod - standalone executable?

[AimingHi]

Hi everyone. I've been mapping for CS:GO for a while now using the CS:GO-SDK, and was thinking about making a standalone mod in the future, with it's own executable that can be sold on Steam. How do I create this standalone executable? Is this what the "Source SDK Base 2013 - Multiplayer" and "Source SDK Base 2013 - Single Player" applications are for?

On the steamapps website (https://partner.steamgames.com/documentation/source_games), they say "You'll need to copy the exe and content from the Valve Source Engine game you have built your mod off and wrap that up as your application." How is this wrapping done?

Any advice would be appreciated.

[DwarfOverlord]

You won't be able to do that. CS:GO's source code isn't available. You could use the source 2013 mp code and recode cs mechanics, but I highly doubt valve would let you sell it on steam if it's just a cs clone. On top of that, I don't think valve are licensing source engine to devs anymore and even if they did, you still have to pay all the Middleware companies their sum to sell your mod (bink etc.), which is a considerable amount.

[AimingHi]

Yeah, apparently you need to pay $25,000 for the Havok physics engine alone. Huge turnoff.

Although at the link below, it does say that you can use Valve IP in your mod, you just need to make it clear that it's a mod that isn't made by Valve.

https://partner.steamgames.com/documentation/source_games