What is this?
>Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 (L4D2) is the highly anticipated sequel to the award-winning Left 4 Dead, the #1 co-op game of 2008.
>This co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans...
IMPORTANT: the server has been modified to support up to 32 survivors instead of the default of 4.
Where?
Join the server, its IP address and port are: 198.98.56.180:27015
When?
This weekend, January 3rd to the 5th, starting at 7:00 PM (UTC).
Or whenever (You) want: the server will run all week until January 9th.
Just post ITT for anons to join the server if it's empty.
Downloads
Full game including addons
Windows and Linux both packed together, choose one of these links:
http://192.99.245.161/ded_12-30.7z (only available until January 3rd)
https://pixeldrain.com/u/8PvNkTSm (despite the free limit warning, your download won't be stopped, just slower)
https://mega.nz/file/ClxCmDAJ#Gnw2OqyTExDj4dumEAFHPw4ZuMLtQRJoEZxJxLpk4Pg
Archive password: veenewyear
sha256sum: 527ad76553982cb8df5170c79069bcd7fe88e6ab60f21f7592034b43496df657
Addons + Steam emulator only
Useful for anons who want to use their game from Steam.
WARNING: if you use the Steam emulator with your Steam files, your workshop addons will be DELETED.
If you don't want the Steam emulator then don't extract the files in bin/
Choose one of these links:
http://192.99.245.161/ded_addons_only-12_30.7z (only available until January 3rd)
https://pixeldrain.com/u/P7ot4sQM
https://mega.nz/file/ToQnnZSL#yBwRa1FSu_cerUscMKtYpf4qUfoUEfH6CfymZzh_nkI
sha256sum: ef1843e909a21d23de523bf19f23dac988cb28fb60537900c1afb02547aa7169
How to join
>Launch the game by opening start_l4d2_win.bat on Windows, or executing start_l4d2_linux.sh on Linux.
>Change your settings if needed
>Then open the console and type in connect 198.98.56.180:27015
NOTE: do NOT use any lobby or server browser as they don't work.
How to change your name
>Close the game if it's open
>Open the file bin/steam_settings/force_account_name.txt in a text editor
>Write your name in it and save the file
How to vote for a new map/vote for a map change
>Join the server
>Type !nominate in chat then open the main menu for a dialog box with map nomination (for next map) options
>Type !rtv in chat to vote for the map to be changed (requires other players to vote too, if you're not alone)
Addons included
See the next post for a list of workshop addons included.
How to disable or enable addons/mods
NOTE: you'll need the campaign addons if the server is playing a custom map, so avoid deleting them.
>Open the game
>In the main menu, go to "Add-ons"
>Ignore any conflict warning
>Press the checkbox to the left of an addon entry to enable or disable it
OR
>Go to the left4dead2/addons folder
>Copy or delete any files corresponding to an addon (workshop addons are named after their ID, see the next post for a list with IDs and their names)
How to make a custom spray
>Prepare your image, note that it can be transparent or even an animated GIF
>Go to https://rafradek.github.io/Mishcatt/ and follow its instructions
NOTE: transparent DXT1 textures don't work correctly under Linux, pick DXT5 if you want your transparent image to display correctly to Linux players.
>OPTIONAL, rename your spray to something else in the page
>Save both VMT and VTF files to left4dead2/materials/vgui/logos/custom/ (create any needed folders)
>In the game, go to Options > Multiplayer
>Set "Spraypaint Image" to "Custom logo"
>In the file dialog, select the nameless text field above the "File Type" box
>Type in the name of your spray's file name. For example, if your spray's file is named funny.vtf write funny in the text box.
>Press open
>If in the server, re-join to have your new spray appear
How to change character/model in-game
>Join the server
>Type !csm in chat
>Pick the number corresponding to the character you wish
How to toggle third-person
>Join the server
>Type !tp in chat to go to third-person
>Type it again to go back to first-person
Other questions/issues
>On Linux, I get a message looking like Failed to load the launcher (/home/anon/l4d2/bin/libstdc++.so.6: version GLIBCXX_3.4.17' not found (required by /home/anon/l4d2/bin/libsteam_api.so))`
Delete the following files: bin/libstdc++.so.6 and bin/libgcc_s.so.1
>Input is laggy but I have a good frame rate
Go to Options > Video > Advanced Settings and set "Wait for Vertical Sync" to "Disabled".
>How do I disable the film grain effect?
Go to Options > Video > and drag the "Film Grain Amount" slider all the way to the left.
>The game keeps capturing my microphone device
Go to Options > Sound and set "Voice Communication Style" to "Push to Talk".
>I can't see anyone's spray
Go to Options > Multiplayer and set "Disable Sprays" to "No" and rejoin the server.
>How do I limit my FPS?
Open the console and type fps_max [your desired value], for example fps_max 120.
The game won't save this setting (I think), so if you want to make it persist, write that into a text file in left4dead2/cfg/autoexec.cfg
Additional notes
Special thanks to the two anons who helped picking custom campaigns and models.
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