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| Published | Kind | Announcement | Build |
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| Game update | UPD 21 sep 2025 - duplicate files in localization packs have been removed; - fixed some clips on 13th map. | 19776601 | |
| In-game event | Update #10 Turkish Localization - Now Available! Another long-awaited localization is now available - Turkish! UI texts, closed captions, and textures have been translated by qualm We've been receiving requests for a Turkish localization of Swelter for quite a while, so we're very grateful to qualm for providing the translation. Now even more players will be able to experience Swelter in the language they… | 17713072 | |
| In-game event | Update #9 Vietnamese Localization - Now Available! Thanks to the community, the mod is now available in another language — Vietnamese! We extend heartfelt thanks to the enthusiasts for creating this high-quality localization of textures and subtitles: leeno Deltamus Additionally: - The Japanese localization, authored by uncut (有給あり) , has been updated; - Minor gameplay fixes have been made. Broken saves?… | — | |
| In-game event | Update #8 - April 21, 2024 Greek Localization - Now Available! The community continues to help us with localization of the mod into new languages! This time the mod has been translated into Greek! All in-game texts and textures have been translated by teolev See you on the steppes! Broken saves? Do you see yellow translucent walls of "triggers" around you? In that case, please read the recommendations from the first update: | — | |
| Community | Annual Mod Competition on ModDB As you may know, ModDB is an excellent site for modders. Every year, the site hosts a competition where users vote for the mod which they consider the most outstanding. You can vote for Swelter , but we'd also like to recommend a few Source mods we find deserving. Interestingly, ModDB allows you to nominate mods from any year. However, we will limit our recommendations to those released in 2023… | — | |
| In-game event | Update #7 - December 1, 2023 Long-awaited Kazakh Localization - Now Available! The challenge of localizing Swelter into languages reflective of the story's regional setting was identified prior to the release of the modification. Unfortunately, we were unable to address this issue independently. Today, we celebrate a significant achievement: enthusiasts have created the most authentic Kazakh localization of Swelter! All in… | — | |
| Community | Localization requests Hello, dear fans of Half-Life 2 modifications! We often see requests in the comments for translations of Swelter into different languages. We're especially frequently asked to add Turkish, Kazakh, and Dutch localizations. While we'd be thrilled to make the modification even more accessible and comfortable for diverse audiences, please understand that our resources are limited. We are a small te… | — | |
| In-game event | Update #6 - September 29, 2023 Polish and German Localization - Now Available! A gigantic thanks to: - Angel_live for translating the mod's text into Polish; - Mr. Duke for translating all mod texts and textures into German. We would like to bring to the attention of German-speaking HL2 mods lovers that Mr. Duke has created localizations for an impressive number of Source Engine modifications. You can view the list here: The… | 12296907 | |
| In-game event | Update #5 - 9 sep 2023 Japanese Localization - Now Available! We are very grateful to: - uncut(有給あり) for Japanese closed captions, UI and textures; The mod is already translated into Chinese, Ukrainian, Korean, Japanese, Swedish, Spanish, Italian, and French, with more translations in the process! We remind you that all this is only possible thanks to you, thanks to the community! We thank you, dear volunteer transla… | 12104794 | |
| In-game event | Update #4 - 6 Aug 2023 Ukrainian, Spanish, Italian, French, and Full Chinese Localization - Now Available! We owe a big thank you to these contributors for their incredible work for the community: - Lavash_Lev1 for translating all the game texts (interface, closed captions, textures) into Ukrainian. - infu for the Italian closed captions and UI. - kSHOU98 for the Spanish closed captions and UI. - Mazdo for the French… | 11875645 | |
| In-game event | Update #3 - 15 Jul 2023 Korean and Swedish Localization - Now Available! We are grateful for this great contribution: -Blend for Korean closed captions, UI and textures; -Moka for Swedish closed captions and UI. In addition, we continue to receive your bug reports and are actively working on bug fixes. Changelog: 1. Some balance issues were resolved; 2. We are still polishing maps; 3. Аdded Korean and Swedish localiza… | 11711507 | |
| In-game event | Update #2 - 07 jul 2023 Chinese Localization - Now Available! Swelter is now available in Simplified Chinese: the in-game texts, textures, and interfaces have been fully translated! This beautiful transformation is possible in the mod only thanks to: - kill-falldown - Insane Black Rock Shooter - HelloTimber - UI6NWT - 夕云型风云 Swelter contains a large amount of text, including a huge number of textures with gameplay or s… | 11648359 | |
| Release | The original Swelter soundtrack is now available on streaming platforms! We've previously written about the unique features of the original soundtrack, created by our friend and composer, Paweł Perepelica (article can be found on ModDB). Since then, the modification has been released, receiving its first reactions. Naturally, your reviews haven't overlooked the soundtrack! Many players have noticed our use of the original Half-Life soundtrack. The more perceptive am… | — | |
| Game update | Update #1 - 30 jun 2023 Changelog: 1. Overall gameplay rebalance (weapon damage values, enemy count limits, supply locations); 2. Rebalance of unjustifiably difficult unique moments; 3. Soft lock fixes (trapped in dead-end places, getting stuck). Broken saves? Do you see yellow translucent walls of "triggers" around you? The patch to fix critical bugs and flaws that we recently released affects levels. Due to a techni… | — | |
| Steam news | Release! Hello! The modification has successfully reached its planned level of completion and is now available for download! Please note, you will need Half-Life 2 in your Steam library to run this modification, but it does not need to be installed. This new unofficial story in the Half-Life universe invites your participation. It showcases the internal contradictions of the rebel movement: there are di… | — |
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