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{{ii}} Note that [[Left 4 Dead 2]] contains most of the same content and DLC, although it is missing some of the less popular survival mode maps; Where possible, it is advised to buy [[Left 4 Dead 2]] as it has a larger multiplayer community.
 
{{ii}} Note that [[Left 4 Dead 2]] contains most of the same content and DLC, although it is missing some of the less popular survival mode maps; Where possible, it is advised to buy [[Left 4 Dead 2]] as it has a larger multiplayer community.
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{{ii}} All versions require [[Steam]].
 
  
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== Launch Options ==
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==Game data==
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*These can be used by adding each command to "Left 4 Dead" -> "Properties" -> "Launch Options"
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{{Game Location Table|
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*Include a space between each command and value where necessary
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{{Game Location Table/row|Configuration files location|C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\left 4 dead\left4dead\cfg\config.cfg}}
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<pre>-optionA -optionB 1 -optionC -optionD 2</pre>
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}}
  
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=== Skip intro videos ===
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==Video settings==
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*Skips the Valve logos and cinematic videos
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[[File:Left 4 dead video settings.jpg|290px|right|thumb|General settings.]]
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<pre>-novid</pre>
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{{Video Settings
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|wsgf_link                  =http://www.wsgf.org/node/262
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|widescreen_wsgf_award      =gold
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|multimonitor_wsgf_award    =silver
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|widescreen_resolution      =true
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|widescreen_resolution_notes=
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|multimonitor              =true
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|multimonitor_notes        =
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|fov                        =false
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|fov_notes                  =
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|windowed                  =true
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|windowed_notes            =Window mode disables brightness settings.
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|fullscreen                =true
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|fullscreen_notes          =
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|anisotropic                =true
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|anisotropic_notes          =
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|antialiasing              =true
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|antialiasing_notes        =
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|vsync                      =true
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|vsync_notes                =
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}}
  
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=== Borderless Window ===
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==Input settings==
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*Launches the game in a window with no title or borders
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{{Input Settings
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<pre>-noborder -window</pre>
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|key_remap                  =true
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|key_remap_notes            =
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|acceleration_option        =true
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|acceleration_option_notes  =Disabled by default.
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|controller_support        =true
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|controller_support_notes  =
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}}
  
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=== Resolution ===
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== General Information ==
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*Sets screen resolution (or window resolution if using -window)
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=== Launch parameters ===
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<pre>-w <width> -h <height></pre>
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To add launch parameters:
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<pre>Example: -w 1920 -h 1080</pre>
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# Right click ''Left 4 Dead'' within [[Steam]] and select ''Properties''
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# Select ''Set Launch Options''
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=== Refresh Rate ===
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# Add your launch parameters and click ''OK''
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*Sets your screen refresh-rate (Hz)
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# Close the properties window and launch the game with the specified launch parameters.
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<pre>-refresh <rate></pre>
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==== Useful launch parameters ====
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<pre>Example: -refresh 60</pre>
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{| class="wikitable grid"
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! Parameter || Description
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=== Restore Default Settings ===
 
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*Use this for reverting to default settings and ignore custom configs (until removed).
 
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<pre>-autoconfig</pre>
 
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== Console Commands ==
 
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*Games running on the source engine can utilize [https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Console_Command_List Source Engine Console Commands] for various tasks.
 
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*'''''Note:''''' ''Many commands are locked or flagged as cheats in Left 4 Dead.''
 
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=== autoexec.cfg ===
 
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*Below are useful commands, binds and aliases available to add to your '''autoexec.cfg'''
 
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**'''autoexec.cfg''' will be automatically loaded by the game if found in "steamapps/common/left 4 dead/left4dead/cfg/"
 
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**''Based on the popular [http://pastebin.com/mcz3RByZ Jerkstore CFG].''
 
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{| class="wikitable"
 
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! Commands
 
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! Description
 
 
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| <code>-w X -h Y</code>|| Sets screen resolution (or window resolution if using -window). Example: <code>-w 1920 -h 1080</code>.
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: bind "TAB" "+ng";
 
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: alias "+ng" "+showscores; net_graph 1;";
 
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: alias "-ng" "net_graph 0; -showscores;";
 
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|Shows net_graph with ping, framerate and other info when you press Tab for scores
 
 
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|-
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|
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| <code>-refresh X</code>|| Sets your screen refresh-rate (Hz). Example: <code>-refresh 60</code>.
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: mat_monitorgamma "2.5";
 
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: mat_monitorgamma_tv_enabled "1.5";
 
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|Increases gamma for better visibility
 
 
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|-
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| <code>-noborder -window</code> || 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.
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: cl_showhelp "0";
 
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|Disables in-game tutorial messages
 
 
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| <code>-novid</code> || Skips the Valve logos and cinematic videos
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: rate "30000";
 
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: cl_cmdrate "30";
 
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: cl_updaterate "30";
 
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: cl_lagcompensation "1.0";
 
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: cl_interp "0.067";
 
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: cl_interp_ratio "2.0";
 
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|'''Network:''' Settings for best compromise between smooth animation and network performance
 
 
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| <code>-autoconfig</code> || Restores video and performance settings to default for the current hardware detected. Ignores settings inside any .cfg files until this parameter is removed.
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: cl_crosshair_alpha "200";
 
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: cl_crosshair_red "50";
 
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: cl_crosshair_green "255";
 
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: cl_crosshair_blue "0";
 
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: cl_crosshair_dynamic "0";
 
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: cl_crosshair_thickness "0";
 
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|'''Crosshair:''' Thin, green, similar to [[Counter-Strike]]
 
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: cl_glow_ghost_infected_r "0.8";
 
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: cl_glow_ghost_infected_g "0.8";
 
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: cl_glow_ghost_infected_b "0.8";
 
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| '''Glow:''' White Infected (Unspawned)
 
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: cl_glow_infected_r "0.0";
 
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: cl_glow_infected_g "0.5";
 
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: cl_glow_infected_b "1.0";
 
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| '''Glow:''' Sea-Blue Infected (Spawned)
 
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|-
 
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: cl_glow_survivor_vomit_r "0.9";
 
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: cl_glow_survivor_vomit_g "0.0";
 
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: cl_glow_survivor_vomit_b "0.8";
 
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| '''Glow:''' Purple Survivors when Boomed Biled
 
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: cl_glow_item_r "0.60";
 
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: cl_glow_item_g "0.46";
 
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: cl_glow_item_b "1.00";
 
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| '''Glow:''' Light-Purple Items (Close)
 
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|-
 
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: cl_glow_item_far_r "0.35";
 
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: cl_glow_item_far_g "1.00";
 
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: cl_glow_item_far_b "0.63";
 
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| '''Glow:''' Mint-Green Items (Far)
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
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== Local splitscreen Co-Op ==
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=== Console Commands ===
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Games running on the source engine can utilize [https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Console_Command_List Source Engine Console Commands] for various tasks. To use the Console you need to enable it first by going to options -> Keyboard/Mouse -> Allow Developer Console and change it to enabled. To open the console command window press the tilde key in the upper left hand corner of your keyboard (`~).
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{{ii}} '''Note:''' Many commands are locked or flagged as cheats in Left 4 Dead.
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=== Local splitscreen Co-Op ===
 
Local splitscreen co-op is possible using a combination of gamepad and keyboard/mouse.
 
Local splitscreen co-op is possible using a combination of gamepad and keyboard/mouse.
 
*[http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=745113 Steam thread about local splitscreen co-op].
 
*[http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=745113 Steam thread about local splitscreen co-op].
 
*[http://www.wsgf.org/blog/blevar/2012/01/13/howto-left-4-dead-split-screen-eyefinity Widescreen gaming blog post] about playing with more than a monitor
 
*[http://www.wsgf.org/blog/blevar/2012/01/13/howto-left-4-dead-split-screen-eyefinity Widescreen gaming blog post] about playing with more than a monitor
  
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== LAN Play ==
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=== LAN Play ===
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You can play Left 4 Dead in a local area network by opening the developer console and issuing the following commands on the server:
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You can play Left 4 Dead in a local area network.
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<pre>sv lan 1</pre> to enable the lan server
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{{Fixbox|1=
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<pre>map <mapname></pre> where <mapname> is the name of the map (for example, to play on "No Mercy", write "map l4d_hospital01_apartment")
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{{Fixbox/fix|Description}}
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# Open the developer console and type in: <code>sv_lan 1</code>.
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# After that, type in: <code>map %mapname%</code>, %mapname% is the name of the map (for example, to play on "No Mercy", write "map l4d_hospital01_apartment")
 
Maplist:
 
Maplist:
 
* '''No Mercy:''' l4d_hospital01_apartment
 
* '''No Mercy:''' l4d_hospital01_apartment
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* '''Crash Course:'''  l4d_garage01_alleys
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* '''Death Toll:''' l4d_smalltown01_caves
 
* '''Dead Air:''' l4d_airport01_greenhouse
 
* '''Dead Air:''' l4d_airport01_greenhouse
 
* '''Blood Harvest:''' l4d_farm01_hilltop
 
* '''Blood Harvest:''' l4d_farm01_hilltop
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* '''Death Tool:''' l4d_smalltown01_caves
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* '''The Sacrifice:''' l4d_river01_docks
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To clients to join a server, use: <code>connect <ip>:<port></code> (for example, <code>connect 192.168.1.1</code>).
  
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Then, everyone else can join by using <pre>connect <ip>[:<port>]</pre> (for example, "connect 192.168.1.1" or "connect 192.168.1.1:255")
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'''Notes'''
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You can check your ip by writing "net_start".
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{{ii}} You can check your ip by writing <code>net_start</code>.
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}}
  
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==System requirements==
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== System requirements ==
 
{{System Requirements
 
{{System Requirements
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows

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Template:Infobox Left 4 Dead (series)

Key points

Runs on low-end hardware

General information

Official Left 4 Dead Blog
Unofficial Left 4 Dead Wiki
Steam Users' Forums
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Note that Left 4 Dead 2 contains most of the same content and DLC, although it is missing some of the less popular survival mode maps; Where possible, it is advised to buy Left 4 Dead 2 as it has a larger multiplayer community.

Game data

Template:Game Location Table

Video settings

File:Left 4 dead video settings.jpg
General settings.

Template:Video Settings

Input settings

Template:Input Settings

General Information

Launch parameters

To add launch parameters:

  1. Right click Left 4 Dead within Steam and select Properties
  2. Select Set Launch Options
  3. Add your launch parameters and click OK
  4. Close the properties window and launch the game with the specified launch parameters.

Useful launch parameters

Parameter Description
-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.
-novid Skips the Valve logos and cinematic 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.

Console Commands

Games running on the source engine can utilize Source Engine Console Commands for various tasks. To use the Console you need to enable it first by going to options -> Keyboard/Mouse -> Allow Developer Console and change it to enabled. To open the console command window press the tilde key in the upper left hand corner of your keyboard (`~).

Note: Many commands are locked or flagged as cheats in Left 4 Dead.

Local splitscreen Co-Op

Local splitscreen co-op is possible using a combination of gamepad and keyboard/mouse.

LAN Play

You can play Left 4 Dead in a local area network.

Instructions

System requirements

Template:System Requirements

Template:System Requirements