

New monster: monster_hwgrunt_repel - Heavy Weapons Grunt that rappels down. New monster: Black Ops Apache (for Op4 compatibility) New monster: Cleansuit Scientist - Identical to the Opposing Force version except immune to Poison, Chemical, Radiation, Nerve Gas, and Drowning types of damage Friendly and Hostile versions of each type are available

New monsters: Opposing Force Grunts added, including Torch (explodes when fuel canister is damaged), Medic (heals his allies, whether they're players, grunts or aliens), SAW, and Normal grunt types. Updated support for Valve's HL single-player maps by Guardian (for information on playing the HL SP maps in Steam, CLICK HERE)Ĭrosshairs updated for greater visibility Menu background music by Ilkka "Gluem" Richt Optional high-definition models for some monsters, by HIT Much greater sound variety when playing in Steam (more monster sounds, NPC speech, etc.) Updated player models, with new animations for drawing weapons, reloading, throwing grenades, etc. Tweaked maps: GargFoot, Grunts2, Hostage, Svencoop1&2 The 4.8 update also brings a ridiculous number of fixes and changes beyond Blue Shift, so do check the full changelog if you're interested.New map series: Afrika Korps by MysticMDT You'll need Half-Life to play it at all, and naturally Blue Shift too to join in that campaign. Yes, having a load of players running around as Gordon Freeman can make things a little silly, but it can also be a right lark. Sven Co-op was jolly welcome back in the day, when co-op campaigns were pretty rare and Half-Life was ridiculously exciting. "We have a major announcement to make soon," it teases, and we should hear something interesting in a few weeks.

"Version 4.8 will most likely be the final SC mod release, but this is by no means the end of Sven Co-op," the announcement says. For old times' sake, gather a few friends, put on your HEV suits, and go adventuring in Black Mesa again.

It's gone out with a bang, releasing on Friday a new version which adds co-op support for Gearbox's expansion Blue Shift. After a grand fourteen years of development, splendid Half-Life mod Sven Co-op is wrapping things up.
