We do often include affiliate links to earn us some pennies. See more here.

Synergy - Play HL2, HL2E1, HL2E2 Co-Op!

By - | Views: 14,147
image

About
Synergy is the Half-Life 2 cooperative modification that enables you to play with others through Half-Life 2 and its episodes (Episode 1 and 2), as well as our own levels.

You may also install other third-party mods, such as MINERVA: Metastasis and ROCK 24, to also play them cooperatively with other players.

Synergy tries to maintain the true Half-Life 2 game-play, while still adding in our own unique ideas.
Synergy About Page

Note: You do need to own Half-Life 2 to play it.

I had low expectations for this mod. I thought this would be a buggy and hacky attempt to integrate co-operative game play into these games. Oh I was wrong.

The developers have done a brilliant job. To install the game simply use the one click install on the Steam store. The number of enemies has been increased to account for the number of human players, adding to the level of difficulty whilst providing a great change to the original game. No command line server configuration is required, setting up and joining a server can be done through the mods UI and steam overlay. We encountered few bugs, and they all occurred at the end of a level, so it just required the restarting of the server at the beginning of the next level. I was able to host, play and web rtc chat with no lag despite my average connection.

I cannot recommend this mod highly enough. Its a fresh new spin on some classic valve games. Hopefully we can convince more third party campaign modders to support Linux! Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
0 Likes
The comments on this article are closed.
2 comments

Metallinatus Apr 18, 2014
Thanks for sharing this mod, Half-Life cooperative is like a dream coming true =D
Matt w Apr 19, 2014
Oddly enough, I just checked about an hour ago to see if it was available on Linux and it was. I used to run a Synergy server as a hobby. Good fun.
While you're here, please consider supporting GamingOnLinux on:

Reward Tiers: Patreon. Plain Donations: PayPal.

This ensures all of our main content remains totally free for everyone! Patreon supporters can also remove all adverts and sponsors! Supporting us helps bring good, fresh content. Without your continued support, we simply could not continue!

You can find even more ways to support us on this dedicated page any time. If you already are, thank you!
The comments on this article are closed.