Major update7 Dec 2024Sven Co-op Update Released [Build 16648734 / Release 5.26]We're excited to announce a brand-new update packed with bug fixes, improvements, and exciting new features, including a fresh map for you to explore. We've been hard at work enhancing this long-running project since 1999, and we hope the (3 year) wait has been worth it. So what's new? Let's dive in! Introducing "The Mustard Factory" - a challenging new map where you and your team must operate…
For over a decade now a collaborative community mapping project, Ragemap , has been providing us with wacky puzzles, challenges, and themes since 2007 from a broad range of talented mappers, content artists, and scripters. In recent years this project has become a more regular annual occurrence, and this year is no exception. This year the theme is SALT! Rage your way through various puzzles an…
Good news everyone! Big progress on Sven Co-op is being done behind the scenes. And we have Sven Viking to thank for it. Let me explain. Some may be aware that a while back Sven Viking moved on from Sven Co-op and on to other things. While we respect his choice, Sven Co-op has sadly stagnated since. The development team has felt without direction. We sorely miss the mastermind of Sven Co-op. No…
For over a decade now a collaborative community mapping project, Ragemap , has been providing us with wacky puzzles, challenges, and themes since 2007 from a broad range of talented mappers, content artists, and scripters. In recent years this project has become a more regular annual occurrence, and this year is no exception. This year the theme is FEET! Rage your way through various puzzles an…
Hello Sven Co-op fans! I recently received an extraordinary video recording of the fastest completion of Sven Co-op to date, with 100% completion and no tool assistance. The video was sent to me by a player named SpacevikingLover and i must say, I am thoroughly impressed. I will be highlighting some of the main points of his run with a link to the run further below. He first starts in svencoop1…
Hello everyone, it's been a while since we last gave you an update. That hot fix is from January has become a Baked Alaska refrozen! As usual we're back with a much bigger package than expected. hehehe Big thank you to everyone that took part in the release candidate testing. We feel that this added value to the finalisation of this release, and as with the previous successful round, will conti…
The release of Sven Co-op version 5.25 marks a very important milestone in the development of the game. As many of you know, Sven Co-op's development started all the way back in 1999 and we would like to honour that legacy by creating a very special COLLECTORS EDITION of our latest instalment! We're proud to present: Since the game was originally created last century we're going back to the sta…
An update for Sven Co-op has been released. If you are running a dedicated server please use SteamCmd to update your servers. Changes This is for the most part a minor update to correct a few quirks from the 5.23 Christmas release, particularly with pushable and liftable solid objects. You can find the full change log on our Wiki . Support requests As with any release please do not use the comm…
An update for Sven Co-op has been released. If you are running a dedicated server please use SteamCmd to update your servers. Search 'n Destroy First and foremost , Hezus has built a brand new map "Search 'n Destroy", featuring a combination of assault and territory control styles of game play with up-to 4 playable classes to choose from. Vote to play one of four difficulty levels based on your…
Ladies, gentlemen, eels, seagulls, amorphous eldritch horrors, The Steam Awards are upon us once again. We kindly request your nomination for the Labor of Love award (link attached). Sven Co-op, the very first modification to the epic game "Half-Life", has been in production for nearly 22 years. Since January of 1999, this game and its surrounding communities have enjoyed an unrivalled quantity…
Yesterday we announced our new Rent-A-Map™ feature and the initial reactions were great! Paying a small fee to support development for something you could have used for free otherwise seemed to really inspire our playerbase. However, it also inspired a bunch of lawyers to send us an email about the legal obligations once you call something 'rent'. Apparently once we rent out our maps we are als…
We here at Sven Co-op work hard on new engine and gameplay features to bring you the best possible co-operative experience. However, we have been having a hard time delivering new official maps with our releases. We only want to give you the AAA+ material you good people all deserve but it takes a lot of time to create such maps. Many of our mappers only work on the MOD in their limited free ti…
An update for Sven Co-op has been released. If you are running a dedicated server please use SteamCmd to update your servers. Changes Notable changes are as follows: · Fix for Windows 10 users using different DPI scales per-monitor · Increased maximum weapons to 256 You can find the full change log on our news . Support requests As with any release please do not use the comments thread to repor…
Changes Notable changes are as follows: · Black Mesa: Special Tactics Sector, level by Trempler, now has a serious balance fix. (No more red team permanently winning!) · Suspension, level by Hezus, now features night mode! · Level designers can now change the sky with new entity "trigger_changesky". · Map Compile Tools: Default subdivide value has been increased to 528. This improves world poly…
New Team Members We're starting to ramp up for the Sven Co-op 5.21 release, and so, we've added a few more people to our team to help us get there. Please join me in welcoming Omega (Programming), KernCore (Art and Scripting), DNIO071 (Art), The303 (Art), and MrOats (Testing)! Omega : As a retired Valve Software employee, it would be an understatement to say Omega brings a great deal of knowled…
Coming up in 5.21: Support for BSP subdividing of 512 up from 240, resulting in significantly less WPOLY requirements for big surfaces. Less WPOLY = more FPS + bigger maps! Compile comparison: Wireframe comparison:
Sven Co-op Update Released An update for Sven Co-op has been released. If you are running a dedicated server please use SteamCmd to update your servers. Changes This is primarily a security patch to fix a few server exploits. Server operators: Please update your servers ASAP. You can find the full change log on our news . Version details Steam build ID numbers: Game 3735813 , dedicated server t…
Normally I'd like to report good news concerning Sven Co-op to you but, sadly, this is not such occasion. Last week one of our senior developers, Adam, suffered a grave injury while working on our new bug tracking system. It turned out one of our repository servers wasn't correctly installed in its bracket and came loose and hit Adam on his pinky toe. While our lives as developers are mostly fu…
Nothing interesting ever happens on a Tuesday. Except for January 19th, 1999. This is when Sven Co-op beta 0.8 was released to the just recently formed Half-Life community. When it became clear that Half-Life (unlike its predecessors Doom and Quake) would not have a co-operative mode, the community took the task upon itself to fill the void Valve left behind. One of those people was Sven Viking…
Hello everyone, We would like to take this opportunity to inform you all that as of our next release (5.18) Sven Co-op will no longer support running on various outdated operating systems. We do not have a release date for 5.18 yet, and to be honest aren't really in a position to consider a date yet, but we'd like to warn you all in advance anyway in case you need to plan any upgrades. We will…
An update for Sven Co-op has been released. If you are running a dedicated server please use SteamCmd to update your servers. Changes Notable changes are as follows: · New map "Suspension", by Hezus. Important notes · Everyone : Your "autoexec.cfg" should be reverted manually. It's a user file but we may need to push important changes to it. (Any problems, just delete the file and re-validate y…
Today marks a turning point in the history of Sven Co-op. We're finally able to show you what we've been working on over the past few years and we hope you are all as excited as we are! We are proud to present: Svenworks! Visit the official Sven Co-op site for full details: Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe!
An update for Sven Co-op has been released. If you are running a dedicated server please use SteamCmd to update your servers. Changes Notable changes are as follows: · Lots of updates to the new They Hunger: Escape map. You can find the full change log on our news . Version details Steam build ID numbers: Game 2502859 , dedicated server tool 2502860 , SDK tool 2502861 . Please use the steam bui…
On the 19th of January, 1999, the first version of Sven Co-op was released. In honor of today's date, I have written a short article about the game. To read, go to:
An update for Sven Co-op has been released. If you are running a dedicated server please use SteamCmd to update your servers. Changes Notable changes are as follows: · Added support for custom HUD elements (generic sprite, numeric display and time display). Exposed the new functionality through the AS API. · New map: "They Hunger: Escape". · Scripted weapons can now drop ammo. You can find the…
Please remember this is about NON classic mode. The classic mode already uses the Half-Life double blast shot. We're interested to know how you'd prefer the shotgun's secondary fire to work throughout the Half-Life campaign.
Changes There are no notable changes for this release. (This is a minor update.) You can find the full change log on our news . Version details Steam build ID numbers: Game 2007417 , dedicated server tool 2007418 , SDK tool 2007419 . 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 S…
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