That’s right everyone, we are nearing our first release of Synergy on Steampipe, along with countless upgrades from Source SDK2013!
This is a courtesy announcement to let you guys know what has been going in the world of Synergy. Over the past several months we have slowly been making our way to port Synergy over to this newer engine. We’re finally nearing the completion of this port and can’t wait to try it with you guys!
What you need to do:
If you haven't already, you may now begin to convert Half-Life 2, its episodes, and any other Source games you wish to mount in Synergy to Steampipe. This is done by simply attempting to play each of the games; this should begin the conversion process. After the conversion is complete, load up the game itself into the main menu, then you may quit, this game should be ready to play in Synergy, do this for each SteamPipe Source game you wish to play within Synergy.
Synergy Dedicated Server Operators:
Synergy server operators will need to migrate to the new Steam content delivery system for dedicated servers: SteamPipe ( steamcmd.exe ). Once we release the update, all Synergy servers will be out of date and will need to be updated via steamcmd. We are postponing the update from now to give Synergy server operators some time to set up their new server environments. We will update our documents on how to go about installing and running Synergy servers soon. In the meantime, we have a few beta severs up and running, well why do you ask? Read on..
Synergy Beta: Try it out now! (Windows Only for the time being)
Yep! If you wish, you can try out this beta with us right now! You may do so by right click Synergy->Properties->Betas and choose “Beta - Synergy Beta” The download is a bit hefty at the moment but we will optimize it as time goes on. Due to this being our first release of this version, we are sure there are some bugs floating around. That being said you can still expect fewer crashes, faster loading, better performance, and all the other joys that come with updated software. Feel free to post any bugs you find on our forums! Fair warning they’re may be some bug juicy bugs that we don’t know of, so please let us know so we can promptly correct them! Again, we have a few official beta servers up and running right now if you wish to join!
IMPORTANT: Before you can play Synergy beta however, you need to do one thing. Go to Synergy->Properties->Set Launch Options and add the following -includepath "..\..\common"
Official Beta Servers:
- 76.30.100.62:27015
- 76.30.100.62:27016
- 76.30.100.62:27017
Note: It's recommended to stay opt-out of the 'steampipe beta' option for mountable games (e.g. Half-Life 2 Beta, Episode 1 beta, Episode 2 beta, etc) for these contain updates that may cause incompatibilities.
Please notify us of any issues related to the beta on our forums!
Thank you for your boundless patience!
-The Synergy Team