Vivendi announces what they call the first stage of post-release support for F.E.A.R. by releasing the SDK for Monolith's horror-themed shooter along with version 1.02 dedicated servers for both Windows and Linux on this Downloads Page. The SDK offering custom single-player and multiplayer content creation capabilities is mirrored on 3D Downloads, 3D Gamers, Filecloud, FileFront, FileShack, Gameguru Mania, Gamer's Hell, VGPro, and Worthplaying. The Linux server can also be downloaded from 3D Downloads, 3D Gamers, Filecloud, FileShack, Gameguru Mania, Gamer's Hell, VGPro, and Worthplaying; while mirrors the Win32 server are available on 3D Downloads, 3D Gamers, Filecloud, FileShack, Gameguru Mania, Gamer's Hell, VGPro, and Worthplaying. They also announce that more maps and PunkBuster are part of their plans for the future:

VU Games is also pleased to announce that as part of its ongoing efforts to improve the in-game experience for gamers, a deal has been signed to incorporate the PunkBuster Anti Cheat software into F.E.A.R. Other updates planned for 2006 include additional multiplayer maps and game types, along with a ‘votekick’ option.