Remote Gibme

One of the hardest part of single-player games that many have to cope with is either the wait until the next title to explore new campaigns or the difficulty of accepting the thought that their favorite developers no longer release newer iterations of that franchise.

However, given the community’s relentless dedication to carrying on the story, a plethora of custom maps and scenarios revolving around Half-Life’s universe can be explored alongside friends in Sven Co-op. Since some of these levels can be rough around the edges, a tool such as Remote Gibme may be needed to respawn when getting stuck.

When it comes to designing video game levels, developers oftentimes have to account for a wide variety of possibilities by placing themselves in the player’s shoes and ensuring that deviating from the main track does not threaten the initial track of the story. Full-blown companies have play testing divisions for this very purpose, but many indie game designers lack that type of resource.

As a result, certain areas or passages encountered throughout the level that were meant for aesthetic or atmosphere-enhancing reasons can be either unfinished or unfit for use by players, ultimately causing collision issues and resulting in users getting stuck on a ledge or clipping through a corner, which is where the utility at hand comes into play.

By leveraging the customization prowess of the SvenMod plugin environment, downloading this add-on, placing it within the game’s directory and activating it allows users to execute the “!remotegib” command and die in-game in order to respawn at the previously set checkpoint when their current position prevents them from advancing through the level. Coupling this command with the username of your fellow player also triggers the same behavior, thus letting you aid them in the attempt to get unstuck.

Whether the server you are on lacks the options that bunny-hoppers and speedrunners take for granted to respawn once they get stuck in a certain area, or you simply wish to add a potentially fun tool for role-playing servers, Remote Gibme may be the right plugin for your use-case, considering its ease of use and chat-based execution method.