Probably the most fun you can have with Sven Co-op is just picking a server at near-random and jumping in, alone or with pals. But that's all for if you want to host a game. It's fiddly and too complicated to go into detail here, but you can find a guide here on the Sven Co-op official manual page. Failing that, one player will have to run a dedicated server. Virtual local networks like Hamachi may allow this, if your network security isn't excessively tight. The last boring thing to deal with here is setting up a game if your players aren't on a LAN. Find the line " IF = (" and change it to " IF = (" - just add those two quotes in the brackets, and you can run the Blue Shift and Opfor batch files as usual, and access those levels either from the level select screen or the lobby map. If you have Windows 10, you'll need to first do the following:Įdit FindHLDirectory.bat in Notepad, or whatever other text editor you use. If you've an older OS, you can just run Install_bshift_Support.bat and Install_OpFor_Support.bat. Then look in your Steam\steamapps\common\Sven Co-op\svencoop directory. You'll need to own and download both expansions, and run them at least once. Sven also supports official expansions Blue Shift and Opposing Force (albeit with fewer alterations made, so you end up with some maps being devoid of enemies and just a few seconds long). By default, Sven contains Half-Life, its demo, Uplink, the They Hunger zombie horror trilogy, plus a bunch of smaller adventures built for Sven. Just have the other players pick Join Game, then check the LAN tab. sp_campaign_portal is a hub where you can get your setup done quietly, and pick a map when ready. Just have one player pick Start New Game, set it to LAN mode, and chose a map. If you're playing on a local network with friends, it's a doddle to set up. The Boring Science BitĪt its most basic level, Sven Co-op is Half-Life with some maps tweaked for easier co-operative play. Still actively updated and with its own modding scene and map hosting hub, Sven Co-op is now a portal to thousands of weird Half-Life worlds. They're waiting for you, Gordons, in the test chambers. Once just a mod enabling you to play the classic FPS with pals, it received Valve's blessings to go free and standalone on Steam in 2016, bundled with a free copy of the original Half-Life re-tooled for multiplayer. Sven Co-op lets you unleash the vortex of chaos of a dozen Free Men (and women) upon Half-Life. We've seen how much damage one theoretical physicist can do.
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