An update for Sven Co-op has been released. If you are running a dedicated server please use SteamCmd to update your servers.
Changes
Unfortunately the list is too long to post. You can find the full change log on our news.
Version details
Steam build ID numbers: Game 986278, dedicated server tool 986281, SDK tool 986282.
Please use the steam build ID number as a reference when posting an issue or query on our message boards. You can find the build number you currently have within Steam by right clicking our game or tools, selecting Properties, then selecting the Local Files tab.
Sven Co-op Update Released [Build 953373]
An update for Sven Co-op has been released. If you are running a dedicated server please use SteamCmd to update your servers.
Brief Update Summary:
Engine Bugs Resolved & Network Improvements
Multiple Exploits Squashed
Half-Life Single Player Improvements
Half-Life: Uplink Improvements
Angelscript Updates
They Hunger Fixes
Official Map Improvements
...and much more!
Our patch changelog was too long to post here. For a full and detailed list of changes in this update, please click here to view it on our website!
Steam build ID numbers: Game 953373, dedicated server tool 953375, SDK tool 935168.
Please use the steam build ID number as a reference when posting an issue or query on our message boards. You can find the build number you currently have within Steam by right clicking our game or tools, selecting Properties, then selecting the Local Files tab.
Have a good weekend!
Sven Co-op Now Available on Steam as a Free Standalone Game!
If you've donated to the mod at any time, you should automatically receive the in-game bonus features in the Steam version of Sven Co-op. If you don't see them after trying on a couple of different servers, please send me your Steam ID (e.g. STEAM_0:1:23456) together with the real name and e-mail address you used when donating so we can identify the donation.
After installing the game, Sven Co-op's SDK and Dedicated Server will be available under Tools in your Steam Library (use the dropdown at the right of the Search box). For information on how to set up your own dedicated server, check the "Running a Server" section of the game manual. You will need to forward port 27015 (TCP/UDP) to run any server.
To disable Survival Mode, add the following line to your server.cfg and/or listenserver.cfg file:
as_command survival_enabled 0
Known issues:
Sven Co-op Dedicated Server and SDK Tools Now Available
We initially had a problem with the release of the Dedicated Server and SDK tools on Steam. These should now be available for download.
Angelscript Server Plugins
Greetings everyone!
Now that the release of Sven Co-op draws near, we've put out a guide detailing what the new Angelscript plugins can do. So for all server owners that want admin tools or other features on their servers, there is now a guide up under our Guides tab. It explains what Angelscript plugins are, loading them on your server and how to use them.
Hope to see you at the release party!
Sven Co-op - Release Party
To celebrate the launch on Steam, we're holding a release party on IRC.
Date: Friday, January 22nd, 2016 at 6:00 PM EST - Convert Time Server: irc.gamesurge.net
Channel: #svencoop
Sven Co-op's IRC Channel is hosted by Gamesurge. If you don't have an IRC client installed, you can join the chat by using Gamesurge's web-based client: https://gamesurge.net/chat/svencoop
The exact time of release will be announced during the chat. We'll also be answering questions and providing assistance throughout the night. Hope to see you there!
Sven Co-op's 17th Anniversary, Imminent Steam Game Release!
On this day in 1999, two months after the release of Half-Life, I posted the first public version of the Sven Co-op mod to the Atomic Half-Life fan site. Now, seventeen years, thousands of custom maps, and millions of downloads later, Sven Co-op is about to be released on Steam as a stand-alone game.
The stand-alone game includes many hundreds of features, fixes and improvements, as well as new maps and content. Valve have also kindly allowed us to include their original Half-Life campaign free of charge, playable cooperatively even by people who don't own the original game! New features have allowed the co-op version of the storyline maps to be reworked in a way that stays true to the original game while remaining challenging for multiple players.
Additionally, thanks to Valve providing us with a Goldsrc license, the team had been able to update the engine itself to allow Sven Co-op and its maps to surpass the limitations of standard mods. The Steam release will also allow for easy installation, frequent iterative updates, and eventual Steam Workshop support.
I wasn't closely involved in 5.0's development, but I remain in proud awe of the team's dedication and the countless hours of work put into accomplishing this Steam release. Ever since the first custom map (GargHunt) was created for version 1.0, Sven Co-op has also been a community-driven project. The SC team and I would like to express our heartfelt thanks to all the mappers, artists, server ops, donors, and others without whom we would never have come this far. We hope the new Sven Co-op SDK, scripting language, updated level editor and server tools will be of use to many of you as you continue to create endless imaginative content and generally keep the community running!
This 5.0 release is dedicated to Brent "BackAssward" Holowka, who left development and more important matters against his own will on October 9th, 2015. He is sorely missed.
Release candidate update
The release candidate branch is now live with Subversion revision [B]5950[/B] from our pre-release branch.
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