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Revision as of 07:34, 9 October 2021
Developers | |
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Valve South[1] | |
Valve Corporation | |
Publishers | |
Valve Corporation | |
Engines | |
Source | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 17, 2008 |
macOS (OS X) | October 27, 2010 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 89 |
IGDB | 85 |
Taxonomy | |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Shooter |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Horror, North America, Post-apocalyptic, Zombies |
Series | Left 4 Dead |
Left 4 Dead | |
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Left 4 Dead | 2008 |
Left 4 Dead 2 | 2009 |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Key points
- Left 4 Dead 2 includes all Left 4 Dead campaigns.
- A hack enabling split-screen co-op is available; see Local play.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Steam | Left 4 Dead Bundle also available. |
Version differences
- Some content is censored in Germany. Install the official Left 4 Dead - Uncensored DLC to remove the limitations.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Use the -novid command line argument[2]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\left4dead\cfg\config.cfg[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/500/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud | Approx. 128 KB available. Settings, except for graphics, will also be synchronized. |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | See Field of view (FOV). | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Up to 16 samples. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | MSAA. SSAA forced through drivers (AMD) works too. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Caps at 300 FPS.[3] | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Color blind mode | Set in Settings, Multiplayer; affects crosshair, HUD and survivor outlines. |
Field of view (FOV)
- FoV when playing in splitscreen is easily customizable inside
<path-to-game>\left4dead\splitscreen_config.txt
- By default field of view cannot be changed. Only changeable option is viewmodel FOV.
Change game and viewmodel FOV[4] |
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Split-screen without bezels
- L4D split-screen mode was meant to be played on a single 4:3 or 16:9 screen. If you have a different setup then, the image could not entirely fit the monitor(s).
Edit split-screen aspect-ratio[5] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | Some in game Main Menu options cannot be accessed without first hovering a mouse cursor over them (such as the Single Player Settings Menu) | |
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | ||
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Steam Input | ||
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Steam Input API support | Only available in a sequel. | |
Hook input (legacy mode) | ||
Official controller preset(s) | ||
Steam Controller button prompts | ||
Cursor detection |
Mouse+Keyboard in split-screen
Bind controller to 2nd player[citation needed] |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Over-all game volume and separate music slider. | |
Surround sound | 7.1, 5.1 surround sound, 4 speaker surround. | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | No option to disable it. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Danish | ||||
Dutch | ||||
Finnish | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Norwegian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Swedish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 2 | Co-op See Local play. |
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LAN play | 8 | Co-op, Versus See LAN play. "Versus" mode. Up to 4v4 Survivors vs. Infected. |
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Online play | 8 | Co-op, Versus Co-op (4 players) or "Versus" mode (up to 4v4 Survivors vs. Infected). |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP | Use connect [IP address here] in the console.Server must have set sv_allow_lobby_connect_only 0 |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 27014-27050 |
UDP | 4380, 27000-27030 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
LAN play
- You can play Left 4 Dead over a local area network (LAN) connection.
Start LAN game[citation needed] |
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Maplist:
To clients to join a server, use: Notes
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Local play
- A list of useful commands for split-screen is available below
Playing with 2 controllers[6] |
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Notes |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Devices | |||
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Novint Falcon |
Issues fixed
Purple and black broken textures
- A generic fix for this issue can be found on our Source engine page.
Can't unlock Lamb 2 Slaughter achievement
Enabling the console in Source games[7] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 6, 7, 8, 8.1, 9 | |
OpenGL | 2.1 | OS X only. |
Shader Model support | 2, 3 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Havok | Heavily modified variant. |
Audio | Miles Sound System | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
Multiplayer | Steamworks | |
Anti-cheat | Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC) |
Console commands
- Games running on the Source engine can utilize Source Engine Console Commands for various tasks.[8]
Enabling the console in Source games[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Creating your own CFG (to run multiple console commands together)
A CFG is a file that contains a list of commands that when run will attempt to execute them all
Open a text editor such as Notepad and type in all the commands you want separating each with a ;
When done save the file as filename.cfg in <path-to-game>\left4dead\cfg
. To run the cfg file, open the console during the game and type in exec filename.cfg
If you want the CFG file to run automatically, name it autoexec.cfg
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Useful split-screen commands
Since Split-screen mode in Left 4 Dead isn't officially supported, there are multiple important key settings which aren't immediately available.
Command | Description | |
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connect_splitscreen localhost [ip-address] 2 | Join a LAN or Internet server in splitscreen mode. | |
[cmd/cmd2] jointeam [2/3] | Assign selected player (cmd) to either survivor or infected team | |
mp_gamemode [coop/survival/versus] | Change gamemode. If adjusted while in-game it's advised to changelevel
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ss_splitmode [0/1/2] | Toggle horizontal and vertical screen split (0 is auto selection) | |
z_difficulty [Easy/Normal/Hard/Impossible] | Change game difficulty | |
setinfo name Max | Change player 1 name | |
name2 Tony | Change player 2 name |
Command line arguments
- See command line arguments on how to use the following options.
Parameter | Description |
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-w X -h Y | Sets screen resolution (or window resolution if using -window). Example: -w 1920 -h 1080 . |
-refresh X | Sets your screen refresh-rate (Hz). Example: -refresh 60 . |
-noborder -window | Launches the game in a borderless fullscreen window (i.e. very Alt+Tab ↹ friendly). This may result in a minor performance loss. If you experience stuttering, disable Windows Aero.[citation needed] |
-novid | Skip intro videos |
-autoconfig | Restores video and performance settings to default for the current hardware detected. Ignores settings inside any .cfg files until this parameter is removed. |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7, 8.1, 10 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 7.5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 6600 ATI Radeon 9600 128 MB of VRAM Shader model 2.0 support |
Nvidia GeForce 7600 ATI Radeon X1600 Shader model 3.0 support |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX 9.0c compatible |
- Windows XP and Vista were previously supported, but as future updates for this game and Steam occurred; the support was dropped, even with retail copies.
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.6.4 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 7.5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT ATI Radeon HD 2400 Intel HD Graphics 3000 |
- MacOS X 10.6.4 or higher. (Snow Leopard Graphics Update required)
Notes
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/500/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (500) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Gamasutra - E3: Valve's Lombardi On What Happened To Turtle Rock - last accessed on 2018-07-26
- ↑ Verified by User:Tecc on 2021-05-31
- ↑ New 120Hz Games Report
- ↑ How to Change Field of view (FOV) - Steam Community Guides
- ↑ Widescreen gaming blog post about playing with more than a monitor
- ↑ Steam thread about local split-screen co-op (retrieved)
- ↑ Lamb 2 Slaughter working fix right here - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
- ↑ Left 4 Dead Wikia - Console commands