Difference between revisions of "Left 4 Dead"

Right click Left 4 Dead within Steam and select Properties
Select Set Launch Options
Add your launch parameters and click OK
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.

Game data

Save game data location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/500/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/500/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud		Syncs save games and settings

Video settings

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General settings.

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Split-screen without bezels

L4D split-screen mode was meant to be played on a single 16:9 screen only. If you have a different setup then, the image could not entirely fit the monitor(s).

Instructions

Input settings

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Mouse+Keyboard in split-screen

When you connect only a controller, this is automatically assigned to the first player

Instructions

Audio settings

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Network settings

Local split-screen co-op

A list of useful commands for split-screen is available below

Instructions

LAN Play

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

Instructions

Issues fixed

Purple and black broken textures

A generic fix for this issue can be found on our Source engine page.

Other information

Console commands

Games running on the Source engine can utilize Source Engine Console Commands for various tasks.^[1]

Instructions

You can also have the console open by default on launch by following this guide:

Instructions

Useful split-screen commands

Since split-screen mode in Left 4 Dead isn't officially supported, there are multiple important settings which aren't immediately available.

Command	Description
connect_splitscreen localhost 2	Add the second player to the game
map <map-name> gamemode	Play that map in the selected game mode
ss_splitmode [1/2]	Toggle horizontal and vertical screen split
setinfo "Max"	Change player 1 name
name2 "Tony"	Change player 2 name

Launch options

View this Steam Support Article regarding launch options as well as the relevant Valve Developer wiki page for further information and a list of useful Source engine launch options.

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7	7
Processor (CPU)	Pentium 4 3.0 GHz	Intel Core 2 Duo E4600
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	7.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6600 ATI Radeon 9600 128 MB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce 7600 ATI Radeon X1600

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.6.4
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	7.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT ATI Radeon HD 2400 Intel HD Graphics 3000

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
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

↑ Left 4 Dead Wikia - Console commands

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 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.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/500/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (500) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] Left 4 Dead Wikia - Console commands

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 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
-|120hz                      = true
+|high frame rate            = true
-|120hz notes                = No frame rate or refresh rate cap.<ref>[http://120hz.net/showthread.php?3258-New-120Hz-Games-Report New 120Hz Games Report]</ref>
+|high frame rate notes      = No frame rate or refresh rate cap.<ref>[http://120hz.net/showthread.php?3258-New-120Hz-Games-Report New 120Hz Games Report]</ref>
 |color blind                = true
 |color blind notes          = Set in Settings, Multiplayer; affects crosshair, HUD and survivor outlines.

Developers
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	Valve Corporation
Engines
	Source
Release dates
Windows	November 17, 2008
macOS (OS X)	October 27, 2010