Author Topic: Left 4 Dead thread ( its out, buy it ) (Read 59052 times)

Jansen · « **Reply #420 on:** December 29, 2008, 04:16:07 PM »

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Solid details on the first batch of Left 4 Dead downloadable content should be out "shortly," according to Valve writer Chet Faliszek. But, in true Valve tradition, it appears the announcement has already been postponed, as it was expected "before Christmas."

Though details are light, Faliszek confirmed that the upcoming download will bring new scenarios, as "what we want to do is just deliver more content you can play at this point." These new scenarios will be released on the "[Xbox] 360 at the same time as the PC," instead of receiving a later Xbox 360 release a la Valve's Team Fortress 2.

Along with the "new stuff," the download will bring Versus support to the Dead Air and Death Toll campaigns, a move that will finally allow players to experience all four of the game's campaigns in the competitive mode.

Owners of the PC version can also expect the long-promised SDK at some point, which should allow for the creation of custom maps, scenarios and other mods.

"We should be announcing that before Christmas, what the DLC is," said Faliszek in a Kotaku video podcast, seemingly recorded December 15. "The holidays aren't actually so much delaying it as the press guys--[marketing VP] Doug [Lombardi]'s been taking some time. We'll have an announcement shortly, I don't know exactly when."

As for a movie editor that would let users capture and edit in-game footage--something Valve apparently hinted at in an E3 interview--Faliszek merely noted that the team wants to make sure that playable content will be "the first out--after that, I hate to speculate."

While pricing was not discussed, the new content is expected to be free for PC owners, continuing in Valve's tradition of providing PC gamers with free post-release support. However, it is uncertain if the Xbox 360 DLC will be free, as Microsoft is reportedly forcing Valve to charge for the upcoming Team Fortress 2 DLC on Xbox 360.

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/56541

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #421 on:** December 29, 2008, 04:21:24 PM »

they should just charge the lowest possible amount ms will let them get away with, and not fall back on the "our hands are tied" excuse

i mean, who the fuck is gonna buy that tf2 dlc at this point

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #422 on:** January 01, 2009, 03:15:24 PM »

Fuck it, I'm buying it

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #423 on:** January 01, 2009, 05:08:36 PM »

Fuck it, I bought it

Vizzys · « **Reply #424 on:** January 01, 2009, 05:10:14 PM »

pc ya?, Ill play with you guys if you like

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #425 on:** January 01, 2009, 05:12:14 PM »

360

My PC sucks

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #426 on:** January 01, 2009, 05:15:05 PM »

I'm less than shit

Is the versus multi worth my time?

Vizzys · « **Reply #427 on:** January 01, 2009, 05:17:35 PM »

i havent tried it out with a x360 pad on pc but its possible yeah

also with some editing you can do split screen on the pc version

versus is the same as co-op except you play as the special infected and try to kill the survivors, play co-op first

FatalT · « **Reply #428 on:** January 01, 2009, 05:48:27 PM »

All you bitches need to kill some zombies with me and Viz.

cool breeze · « **Reply #429 on:** January 01, 2009, 05:50:48 PM »

I have to get to playing this. I have time now to sink into playing a multiplayer shooter. My only problem is that I want to play it in order and back when I tried a while ago, it was hard to get that going.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #430 on:** January 01, 2009, 07:56:08 PM »

Is there no way to start a match from mid-level? My friends were gonna eat dinner so we quit out, but it looks like you can only pick from the 4 levels. Maybe if we had actually beaten it?

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #431 on:** January 01, 2009, 09:19:00 PM »

Yeah, you can start from any chapter in a scenario. You can only pick from four scenarios, there are like five chapters in each scenario. Plus, the guns/items/zombie spawns change each time.

I'll be available on XBL at 'bout 11:30 PM EST to play it if you want. I usually do a run through with some friends once a week.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #432 on:** January 01, 2009, 09:36:20 PM »

I dunno if I'll be playing that late tonight.

y2kev stiffed me before, watch out for him!

demi · « **Reply #433 on:** January 01, 2009, 09:50:22 PM »

I play only on Expert

y2kev · « **Reply #434 on:** January 01, 2009, 09:57:10 PM »

oh i stiffed you all right

demi · « **Reply #435 on:** January 01, 2009, 11:10:35 PM »

I'm one of the best L4D players out there. I can breeze No Mercy in an hour if I get a good run.

Mrbob · « **Reply #436 on:** January 03, 2009, 06:19:57 PM »

Holy shit, we will have to band together on this one DCharlie. I figured it was impossible to hate L4D. What a fool.

cool breeze · « **Reply #437 on:** January 04, 2009, 09:39:29 PM »

versus play is a lot of fun

Mrbob · « **Reply #438 on:** January 05, 2009, 02:01:39 AM »

Yeah L4D is basically the best online multiplayer fps to come out in the last 10 years.

cool breeze · « **Reply #439 on:** January 05, 2009, 02:03:57 AM »

I want Left 4 Dead 2. It's a bit like Rock Band where it's awesome and all, but it needs refinement.

littlemathletics · « **Reply #440 on:** January 05, 2009, 02:33:56 AM »

Valve are probably just going to keep updating for a while before that, I'd say.

Vizzys · « **Reply #441 on:** January 06, 2009, 01:11:48 AM »

me thinks a certain exploit needs fixing:

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r318/vizOA/l4d_vs_hospital05_rooftop0003.jpg

bork · « **Reply #442 on:** January 06, 2009, 11:35:59 PM »

Here is a mod that replaces all the zombie sound bites with various clips from the Macho Man. This is awesome!

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #443 on:** January 10, 2009, 08:55:21 PM »

Anyone up for a game?

if so find me Bzchan on steam.

I'm tired of fracking exploiting mother fuckers

Vizzys · « **Reply #444 on:** January 14, 2009, 09:16:14 PM »

HUuuuuuuuuGE update about to drop

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anuary 14, 2009 - Left 4 Dead Update Released

Left 4 Dead has been updated with a host of fixes, tweaks and new features, including enhancements to Versus mode for improved competitive play. The full change list is below. For PC users the update will be applied automatically via Steam. Meanwhile, the update will be made available to Xbox 360 players in the coming weeks.

General

Fixed Survivors being able to climb surfaces marked for versus infected only
Fixed a class of SurvivorBot bugs dealing with rescuing downed players
Players can no longer grab ladders while flying through the air after a Tank punch
Shooting near a car with an alarm that has already fired the alarm will no longer make chirping noises
Improved loading time
Fixed mini-gun physics exploit
Fixed propane tanks (and other physics objects) causing players to fall through elevators
Fixed rare achievement bug issues
Fixed several map exploits
Fixed various match making issues
Fixed NAT traversal issues

Versus Changes

Added HUD elements to show status of other infected players
Changed color of infected player name in chat to red
Fixed exploit where players could spawn infected bots
Fixed instance where a Survivor changing to the infected team would be attacked by infected bots
Normalized special infected melee damage
Made the following client commands cheat protected: "Kill" and "explode"
Fixed exploit where infected players could run away and teleport back to gain health
Players can only change teams once per map
Players can't change teams while other players are still loading
Tank spawns at the same % through the map for both teams in versus mode
Made the Tank and Witch spawn directly on the escape route
Increased chance of getting the Tank or Witch
Fixed team swap issue

Hunter
Easier to pounce a Survivor who is meleeing
Increased Minimum damage a Hunter pounce does

Smoker
Fixed Smoker tongue tolerance
Smoker now has to be killed or the tongue destroyed for the tongue to break
Survivor's cannot bash someone off the tongue until the Survivor being pulled is paralyzed or hanging
Tongue attacks that fail to paralyze or hang a Survivor will use the shorter ability delay timer
Fixed cases where the ability timer was not using the correct time
Fixed case where you could point at a Survivor but not register a tongue hit
Fixed Smoker tongue not targeting and landing properly through PZ ghosts
Smoker tongue does damage every second while dragging paralyzed Survivors

Tank
Bashable objects now appear with a red glow
Tanks hitting a car with an alarm disables the alarm permanently
Tank frustration timer is only reset by hitting Survivors with rocks or fists
Reduced autoshotgun damage against Tanks

Witch
Witch spawns at the same % through the map for both teams
Avoids spawning within a certain % of the tank
Fixed an exploit where the Witch could be woken up and tricked into attacking Survivors

Valve

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #445 on:** January 14, 2009, 09:22:46 PM »

wait, you can play the witch in versus now? when did that happen?

Vizzys · « **Reply #446 on:** January 14, 2009, 09:25:25 PM »

no, I just think they made the odds of a witch appearing equal for both teams is all

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #447 on:** January 14, 2009, 09:37:04 PM »

o i c

Vizzys · « **Reply #448 on:** January 14, 2009, 11:12:21 PM »

the new patch makes this game so much better

new icons show what your teams infected are and they added countdowns to show when they respawn, awesome stuff

cool breeze · « **Reply #449 on:** January 14, 2009, 11:20:19 PM »

Smokers are going to be hard now

Brehvolution · « **Reply #450 on:** January 14, 2009, 11:44:06 PM »

I bought this game on steam a week ago and haven't played it yet.

Really, I'm afraid of being the n00b at this point.

I'm not worried about the mechanics since my config is the same as CS, I'm just worried about the initial lack of strategy you all have by now. ANyone want to take a nub under their wing and play with me to help teach?

cool breeze · « **Reply #451 on:** January 15, 2009, 12:03:36 AM »

in game web browser is pretty pointless

cool breeze · « **Reply #452 on:** January 15, 2009, 01:38:21 AM »

added countdown thing is so great and makes playing as infected more enjoyable. New Smoker is great on both sides. Only bad thing is that the tank can be a bit too tough without fire now.

Jansen · « **Reply #453 on:** January 17, 2009, 10:53:44 AM »

my god death toll was a fucking nightmare

well it was until someone joined my game that informed us of the turret glitch and the area that you can jump up on a huge rock in the finale and the infected can't get you

chronovore · « **Reply #454 on:** January 18, 2009, 11:55:55 PM »

That'll probably get fixed pretty soon.

~~Anyone know if the updates in that big list are on PC only, or 360 as well?~~

NVM, I didn't read it well enough.

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Meanwhile, the update will be made available to Xbox 360 players in the coming weeks.

Vizzys · « **Reply #455 on:** January 23, 2009, 06:08:45 PM »

new patch

Left 4 Dead Update Released
January 23, 2009, 1:42 pm - Jason Ruymen - Product Update

Updates to Left 4 Dead have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Left 4 Dead

* Fixed an exploit with melee where swapping weapons ignored the intended delay between swings.
* In Versus mode, the Tanks' health now reflects the damage he takes from burning.
* Fixed an exploit related to the "joinclass" command

melee exploit fixed and tank gets a boost so ive read, i hear it takes twice as much time to die from fire now that the damage is incorporated and not timer based (i havent confirmed this)

gg earleir btw crushed

cool breeze · « **Reply #456 on:** January 25, 2009, 12:12:07 AM »

finally got past Death Toll

I lucked into a game with other good players who weren't so so damn angry all the time. One of the guys got romantic and started talking about how good we worked together. It was hot stuff.

Bebpo · « **Reply #457 on:** January 25, 2009, 12:39:44 AM »

When is the SDK coming so we can all play user maps and never know what's around the next corner?

Vizzys · « **Reply #458 on:** January 25, 2009, 12:42:08 AM »

their is people bitching about how long the sdk update is taking on the steam forums but the most common answer is "dude, valve tiem lulz" and I did see one important looking valve guy say "w.i.d." so lets assume that stood for when its done

Brehvolution · « **Reply #459 on:** January 25, 2009, 02:59:22 PM »

Thanks for playing with me last night Viz. Sorry I had to leave abruptly. $:-\$

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #460 on:** January 25, 2009, 03:12:44 PM »

Quote from: Zero Hero on January 25, 2009, 02:59:22 PM

Thanks for playing with me last night Viz. Sorry I had to leave abruptly. $:-\$

After you left abruptly, I jumped into the match and finished it out.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #461 on:** January 25, 2009, 03:21:07 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on January 25, 2009, 03:12:44 PM

Quote from: Zero Hero on January 25, 2009, 02:59:22 PM
Thanks for playing with me last night Viz. Sorry I had to leave abruptly. $:-\$

After you left abruptly, I jumped into the match and finished it out.

Awesome!

One of the kids got out of bed crying so I had to go. It makes me wonder if I'll ever be able to finish the campaign online. $:-\$

Vizzys · « **Reply #462 on:** January 25, 2009, 04:01:13 PM »

yep good games

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #463 on:** January 25, 2009, 11:16:27 PM »

I was doing really good until the tank knocked me off the hospital!

Brehvolution · « **Reply #464 on:** January 25, 2009, 11:24:48 PM »

Fucking tanks.

Thanks again for playing with me GR and Viz. You guys are awesome. I'll have my mic fixed tomorrow. Therefore, I can announce when I have to go.lol

Vizzys · « **Reply #465 on:** January 25, 2009, 11:34:56 PM »

good times again, funny how the bot was usually the last one standing

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #466 on:** January 25, 2009, 11:39:37 PM »

I think it was because the bot was always hang back a little bit, whereas we would run right out in the open a lot.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #467 on:** January 26, 2009, 09:44:35 AM »

It's great that my years of playing CS seamlessly let me play this game at ease. Playing with you 2 last night was just the 3rd time I've played the game. I can't wait to play more tonight.

Hitler Stole My Potato · « **Reply #468 on:** January 26, 2009, 08:33:33 PM »

Got my Hauppauge HD PVR in the mail today and have been giving it a few test runs to get a hang of the capture software so I ran Left 4 Dead through it in the default settings - I'm sure I can get better results on this thing by making some adjustments. Nothing really to see game wise going on in the video but it is L4D so I thought I'd share the HD goodness.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTHgNc4I1AU&fmt=22

Brehvolution · « **Reply #469 on:** January 26, 2009, 09:25:52 PM »

Good stuff HSMP!

That is the 360 version, correct?

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #470 on:** January 26, 2009, 09:45:28 PM »

Quote from: Zero Hero on January 26, 2009, 09:44:35 AM

It's great that my years of playing CS seamlessly let me play this game at ease. Playing with you 2 last night was just the 3rd time I've played the game. I can't wait to play more tonight.

I'll be up fairly late tonight, so just send me an invite when you want to play some more L4D.

Hitler Stole My Potato · « **Reply #471 on:** January 26, 2009, 09:49:21 PM »

Quote from: Zero Hero on January 26, 2009, 09:25:52 PM

Good stuff HSMP!

That is the 360 version, correct?

Thanks and yeah it's the inferior 360 version.

The raw file from the PVR looks a lot crisper than what I'm uploading to YouTube but that's probably due to when I'm converting it to WMV I'm using a lower bit rate. Dunno. Still learnin' the ropes on this thing. Anyway, I gotta get it ready by the time Killzone 2 hits.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #472 on:** January 26, 2009, 11:14:19 PM »

Tanks...UUUGGGGGHHHH. Smashed all four of us with a car TWICE. $:-\$

Vizzys · « **Reply #473 on:** January 26, 2009, 11:16:50 PM »

too many cars in the parking lot I say

tank conspiracy

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #474 on:** January 26, 2009, 11:18:18 PM »

Yeah, it seems like a tank always appears in the garage. And it will, without fail, drop a car, truck, or van directly on top of you.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #475 on:** January 26, 2009, 11:39:59 PM »

I never saw it coming, I was just 'oh wait, I'm getting fucked up' and so was everyone else. $:-\$

That was also the first time I've ever died, and it happened twice. Rumbler, did you have it on advanced difficulty? It was fun regardless.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #476 on:** January 27, 2009, 12:51:11 AM »

Yeah, I had it on advanced. There were a few close calls here and there, but tanks are absolutely brutal on the higher difficulties.

cool breeze · « **Reply #477 on:** January 27, 2009, 01:27:05 AM »

fucking comcast and the shitty internet went out right when I was about to toss a molitov at a tank at the end of the hospital level

Jansen · « **Reply #478 on:** January 27, 2009, 07:59:46 AM »

i've been getting pretty pissy with folks that suck lately. so i think it's time i took a break from this game

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #479 on:** January 31, 2009, 10:33:01 PM »

I just played a wild-ass mod - bionic jumps, endless health/weapons, super-speed sprint, bumped-up health on the special zombies. Molotovs and pipe bombs going off every other second. That was a lot of fun.

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