Thanks to your support, Gordon Freeman now officially is the All Time Greatest Game Hero! The folks at Valve were so pleased with the 55.8% of the gaming community voting for their no. 1 title's protagonist, they're giving 55.8 % off everything Half-Life related this weekend. So in case you're missing one of the titles featuring our beloved crowbar wielding hero, it's the chance to grab a copy.
Thanks for voting!
Sven Co-op Community! Gordon needs you! 9 October, 2009 | by Hezus
The time is now. Our beloved hero, Gordon Freeman, is fighting for Gamespot's title of All Time Greatest Video Game Hero against none other than Mario. It's scientist versus plumber, it's crowbar versus mushrooms. This means he will need our help more than ever.
Assemble the army and vote daily for Gordon right here. Thank you.
Contest Submissions End, Judging Begins. Sven Co-op at Comiket 76! 2 October, 2009 | by Sven Viking
Just to let everyone know that the Sven Co-op Mapping Contest ended recently, and we're currently preparing to begin the judging process. Looks like we have some pretty impressive entries -- judging may be tough!
Once the winners have been selected, all entries will be collected into a map pack and released here on SvenCoop.com.
In unrelated news: A couple of months ago, someone named Takeaki requested permission for his literary club to publish a Sven Co-op beginner's guide in Japanese. The guide was distributed at Comic Market 76 (or Comiket) -- the world's largest handmade comic book fair, held twice a year in Tokyo. It also hosts a large number of user-created PC games, etc. Comiket 76 attracted an estimated 560,000 (predominantly female) attendees over three days.
I recently received a copy of the magazine itself, and have taken some pictures for anyone interested. Though I can't understand the text, it looks really useful -- including information on how to install and configure Sven Co-op without English knowledge, various tips and tricks, etc.
Takeaki also included a sort of catalogue, and the latest episode of Umineko no Naku Koro ni (Warning: Spoilers in Wikipedia's Plot/Story sections), which was pretty nice of him! Now to wait for the patch.
Mapping Competition ends tomorrow! 29 September, 2009 | by Hezus
When you're reading this the deadline for submitting your maps for the mapping competition is only 24 hours away. All entries have to be submitted on the 30th of September. As mentioned before, there a some excellent prizes to win in this contest, so wrap up your map, compile it and send it over to mappingcontest@svencoop.com with your name, forum & Steam username and any other methods of contact.
After tomorrow, we'll begin to test all maps and choose the three contest winners! Stay tuned.
Edit by Sven: Preferably pack your files into a ZIP or RAR archive, upload it somewhere (see this page for options), and include the URL (web address) in your e-mail rather than attaching the actual files. If you have difficulties, though, it'd be better to send your map as an attachment than to miss the deadline.
Mapping Contest Extended, T-shirts, 4.07 Credits 5 September, 2009 | by Sven Viking
As explained in Keen's post, below, the mapping contest has been extended until the 30th of September. We won't be able to do this a second time, so I suggest that you attempt to complete and submit your maps as soon as possible. If you plan to have things finished at the last moment, some unforeseen issue will likely cause you to miss the deadline -- that's the way things usually seem to go, at least. Also remember that it's better to submit something with bugs than nothing at all; if the other elements are strong enough, you'll still have a chance at winning.
I realise this change may annoy those who did have their maps set to submit before the original date, and I'm sorry for that. A majority of entrants seemed to be having trouble, though, and considering how Sven Co-op releases occasionally take a tiny bit longer than we ourselves initially intend ;), it seemed hypocritical for us to be too inflexible on the deadline. If we can think of something suitable, we might arrange some minor bonus or reward for those who do have their maps in before the 9th.
On a related subject: We've been considering what design would be best for the T-shirts to be given as mapping contest prizes. Check out this thread for details, and give an opinion if you have one.
In other news, the Sven Co-op 4.07 Credits page has just been updated. If you see anything wrong or missing, it's not intentional; most of it was written from memory. Please contact me if you notice mistakes, or if you're listed and would like your name to link to something.
And, finally, here are some more random images (and two videos) from the 'Show Off Your Progress!' mapping contest thread:
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