Sven Co-op

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.


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Half-Life: Opposing Force	1999
Half-Life: Blue Shift	2001
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Half-Life 2: Lost Coast	2005
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Key points

Free. Includes Half-Life campaign. See here for Opposing Force and Blue Shift campaigns

Standalone. Doesn't require any game

General information

Official website

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\svencoop\*.cfg^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)
Linux	<path-to-game>/svencoop/*.cfg
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/225840/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game video settings.

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Field of view (FOV)

Changing the FOV can be done with the default_fov CVAR.

Console^{[citation needed]}
While in-game, open the console (`~`). Type `default_fov number` and press `↵ Enter`.

Config files^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>/svencoop/` Open `autoexec.cfg`. Add `default_fov number` to the bottom of it.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

-window -noborder^{[citation needed]}
Find Sven Co-op in your Steam Library Right-click the game name Select `Properties` Select `Set Launch Options...` Input `-window -noborder` Press `OK` Launch the game

High frame rate

Set FPS limit^{[citation needed]}

Game is capped at 200 FPS (without Vsync) by default

Go to <path-to-game>\svencoop
Create a new file called userconfig.cfg
Add in the following lines:

fps_max "<desired FPS value>"
fps_override 1

The fps_override 1 command disables Svengine's arbitrary 200 FPS limit.

4. Save the file and launch the game. 5. Disable Vsync in-game.

Disable texture blur (bilinear texture filtering)

Modify gl_texturemode^{[citation needed]}

By default this is enabled, except on Software rendering mode.

Go to <path-to-game>\svencoop
Open autoexec.cfg
Change the following line from

gl_texturemode GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR

to

gl_texturemode gl_nearest_mipmap_linear

4. Save the file and launch the game.

Input settings

In-game key map settings.

In-game mouse/joystick settings.

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Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

In-game multiplayer settings.

In-game advanced multiplayer settings.

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		32	Co-op
Online play		32	Co-op

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer		Steam NAT punch-through service can used to connect individual peers without firewall configuration as of version 5.19. Open the console (`~`) and use `connect SteamID` command to connect to a person's game.
Dedicated
Self-hosting		Only LAN, by default. Use sv_lan 0 in the main menu and, if you have port forwarding set up, others can connect with the `connect "ip address"` command.
Direct IP		Open the console (`~`) and use `connect` followed by the IP and port.

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
UDP	27005 (client), 27015 (server), 26900 (VAC), all configurable with CVARs `clientport`, `port`, and `sport` respectively.

This game does not support Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
OpenGL	1.0 with selective 3.x features

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	FMOD Ex
Input	SDL
Multiplayer	Steamworks

Opposing Force and Blue Shift campaigns

You have to own the game and have it installed for it to get support in Sven Co-op

Installing support^[3]
Go to `<path-to-game>\svencoop\` Open `Install_OpFor_Support.bat` for Opposing Force campaign Open `Install_bshift_Support.bat` for Blue Shift campaign

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU)	1.0 GHz	2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM OpenGL 2.1 compatible DirectX 11 compatible	128 MB of VRAM OpenGL 2.1 compatible DirectX 11 compatible

Notes

↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑ File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/225840/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (225840) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Sven Co-op Update Released [Build 1213242]
↑ -- PLEASE READ -- Frequently asked questions :: Sven Co-op General Discussions
↑ Steam Community :: Guide :: Enabling Opposing Force and Blueshift - last accessed on 2016-7-26

[gamedir-3] When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-4] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/225840/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (225840) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] Sven Co-op Update Released [Build 1213242]

[OS_X_and_Linux-2] -- PLEASE READ -- Frequently asked questions :: Sven Co-op General Discussions

[5] Steam Community :: Guide :: Enabling Opposing Force and Blueshift - last accessed on 2016-7-26

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Developers

	Sven Co-op Team
Engines
	Svengine
Release dates
Windows	January 19, 1999
Linux	Early access^[1]
macOS (OS X)	TBA^[2]