Co-Optimus Feed for Co-Op videogame news for .Sven Co-Op A custom RSS feed on co-op gaming for: Co-Op videogame news for .Sven Co-Op http://www.co-optimus.com en-us http://www.co-optimus.com/images/cooplogo.pngCo-Optimushttp://www.co-optimus.com Friction Builds Between Sven Co-Op Developers and CommunityJohn Bardinelli

The Sven Co-Op mod first came about in the late '90s thanks to programmer Sven Viking. Viking would remain lead developer well into the 2000s, eventually passing the sceptre of power to developer Sniper. Sniper, it seems, began to rule over the project with an iron fist, dictating which issues should be worked on, ignoring community requests, and taking precious little feedback from the rest of the dev team. This started becoming a problem with version 5.0, the standalone release that rolled out in January 2016. Lag and game crippling bugs plague players left and right, including the infamous svc_bad bug that spontaneously drops entire teams from servers. Sniper refuses to work on these issues, despite outcry from the community.

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Co-Op Half-Life Mod Sven Gets Free Standalone ReleaseJohn Bardinelli

Sven takes the original Half-Life concept and tweaks it a little to make it more co-op friendly, turning a solo campaign experience into a server-enabled cooperative party. That set-up quickly expanded to include custom maps, original game modes, and imported maps from other related games. Some of the creations are a little off-the-wall, lending something of an insane, old school Team Fortress feeling to server hopping. But, if you find a good server or have a good group of friends, some great co-op fun can be had.

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