Difference between revisions of "Left 4 Dead 2"

Due to censorship laws in countries such as Australia and Germany, versions of the game sold in these regions have no dismemberment, blood spatter, corpses, burning and more. To re-enable the censored content, download and launch the Left 4 Gore program before starting the game.

You may wish to create a script which executes Left 4 Gore and starts Left 4 Dead 2 afterwards. As a Windows 7 user, create a new .bat file in your Start menu path (%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Steam) and add the following content:

@echo off
start "" "Insert path to your left4uncut.exe here"
ping -n 3 127.0.0.1 > NUL
start "Insert Path to your Steam.exe here" -applaunch 550 /WAIT

Change the paths accordingly, remove the old Left 4 Dead 2 link from your start menu (if it exists) and enjoy playing the game as it was intended to be played. (Note: The cryptic line with ping just ensures that the script waits three seconds before it starts Left 4 Dead 2 (since there is no sleep command), so the memory patcher has had enough time to start up. It's possible that you don't need this line or that you have to increase the time the script waits, this is different from system to system. Adjust it the way you need it.)

There is also a way to remove the censorship from the game without downloading a gore patch. To do so; click Start and then click on run (or press windows+r) and type: regedit, after that you find \HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\VALVE and then rename the folder called Valve to Valve_old.

Game data

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Save game cloud syncing

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Video settings

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Video settings.

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Input settings

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Control settings.

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Network Settings

Playing Local Co-Op (Splitscreen) on PC

Unlike its console counterpart, Left 4 Dead 2 does not natively support split-screen without the use of mods or CFG/console commands.

CFG Files and Console Commands

Split-screen is possible with the use of console commands and CFG files created by the user. There is a Steam thread that explains the process and shows what to enter and what configs to create.

Main Menu Mod

GameBanana has a UI mod hosted on its site, created by "SFKTeam - Kaotic", that adds a split-screen option to the main menu including toggling between horizontal or vertical split-screen.

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 (`~). Some console commands require that the server has sv_cheats set to 1 in order to be allowed.

Common Commands

This is a list of common commands that do not require the use of sv_cheats

Parameter	Description
bind "key" "command(s)":	This binds a command(s) to the set key
chooseteam:	Allows you to change team in versus
cl_colorblind:	Set to 1 for high contrast crosshairs. Set to 2 for specific color changes intended to help common types of color blindness.
cl_showfps "0-2":	Displays the current FPS (0 = off, 1 = real time, 2 = average over the past few seconds)
cl_crosshair_alpha "0-255":	Set the alpha value of your crosshair
cl_crosshair_blue "0-255":	Set the blue value of your crosshair
cl_crosshair_green "0-255":	Set the green value of your crosshair
cl_crosshair_red "0-255":	Set the red value of your crosshair
cl_crosshair_thickness "#":	Set the thickness of your crosshair
cl_drawprogressbar "0-1":	Turn healing progress bar on and off
cl_viewmodelfovsurvivor "0-128":	Sets viewmodel fov. The default is 51.
cl_showhelp "0-1":	Turns hints on and off
clear:	clears console command window
differences:	shows convars that are not at their default values
exit:	Closes the game
help "command":	Displays information about a certain command
retry:	Tries to reconnect to current server

Common Commands That Require "sv_cheats"

To turn on sv_cheats open the console on the main menu and type "map" "mapname" (without the quotes) then once the map is loaded type sv_cheats 1 into the console. Note this will prevent you from earning achievements until you restart the game.

Parameter	Description
adrenaline_duration "#":	How long the effects of adrenaline lasts (default is 15.0)
adrenaline_run_speed "#":	How fast one runs while under the effects of adrenaline (default is 260)
buddha "0-1":	Take damage but will not die
cl_drawhud "0-1":	Turns hud on and off
give "item name":	Gives you the item (example "give rifle" will spawn the tier 2 rifle)
givecurrentammo:	Gives you ammo for your current weapon
god "0-1":	Makes you invincible
firstperson:	Changes view to firstperson
map "mapname":	Changes map
thirdperson:	Changes view to thirdperson
thirdpersonshoulder:	Changes view to thirdperson from the shoulder

Director Commands

These all require sv_cheats to be on

Parameter	Description
director_no_bosses "0-1":	If set to 1 bosses will not spawn
director_no_mobs "0-1":	If set to 1 mobs will not spawn
director_no_specials "0-1":	If set to 1 special infected will not spawn
director_force_panic_event:	Starts a panic event
director_force_tank:	Forces a tank to spawn
director_force_witch:	Forces a witch to spawn
director_panic_forever:	Endless panic event
director_stop:	Stops the director from spawning enemies
director_start:	The director will resume spawning enemies

Spawning the Leaker

The Leaker was to be a new special infected that caught survivors on fire by committing suicide near them. However it was cut in favor of Spitter. The Leaker is quite buggy as it was never meant to be in the final version of the game and as such does not take damage other than from itself during suicide.

List of commands in the order they must occur:

Parameter
sv_cheats 1
boomer_leaker_chance 100
z_spawn boomer

Creating Your Own CFG

A CFG is a file that contains a list of commands that when run will attempt to execute them all

Open up a text editor such as notepad and type in all the commands you want separating each with a ";" (remove the quotes). When done save the file as filename.cfg in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\left 4 dead 2\left4dead2\cfg (NOTE: This directory may be different depending on your installation location and what OS you are running). To run the cfg file, open the console during the game and type in "exec filename.cfg" (remove quotes).

System requirements

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-=== Patches ===
+=== Low Violence / Censored Versions ===
-Valve has periodically release updates often to stabilize the game and less often adds more content to the game in the form of DLC. All copies of the game use Steam so it will automatically download the latest update whenever released. You can view the [http://store.steampowered.com/news/?appids=550&appgroupname=Left+4+Dead+2&feed=steam_updates patch notes] through Steam's news page.
+Due to censorship laws in countries such as Australia and Germany, versions of the game sold in these regions have no dismemberment, blood spatter, corpses, burning and more. To re-enable the censored content, download and launch the [http://www.left4gore.com/ Left 4 Gore] program before starting the game.
-=== Version Differences ===
+You may wish to create a script which executes Left 4 Gore and starts Left 4 Dead 2 afterwards. As a '''Windows 7''' user, create a new <code>.bat</code> file in your Start menu path (<code>%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Steam</code>) and add the following content:
-==== Cut/Uncut ====
-Some versions of the game you purchased or get gifted via steam are cut, the German version being the best example, in which there is almost no blood, no gore and the corpses disappear mostly before they hit the floor.
-==== Uncutting ====
-If you live in a country with uncut version of the game and one of your German friends gift you the game via Steam, you'll have the cut version even though it's not necessary in your country.
-There is a way to uncut the game '''without''' downloading a gore patch. You simply click Start and then click on run (or press windows+r) and type: ''regedit'', after that you find <code>\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\VALVE</code> and then rename the folder called ''Valve'' to ''Valve_old''.
-This has worked for all people whom ever did it right and is '''NOT''' illegal. If you were to contact costumer support for this, it's what they'd tell you to do, but there are no sources indicating that it will work if your PC/Laptop is actually in Germany since it's necessary there.
-If you are from Germany (or any other country where you can only buy the cut version of Left 4 Dead 2), you can try [https://sites.google.com/site/left4uncut/l4u Left 4 Uncut], a tool which enables the "uncut mode" by patching the memory (which means that it neither changes any file on your hard drive nor does it get you VAC banned). If you want, you can create a script which executes the memory patcher and starts Left 4 Dead 2 afterwards. As a '''Windows 7''' user, just create a new <code>.bat</code> file in your start menu path (<code>%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Steam</code>) and add the following content:
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 Change the paths accordingly, remove the old Left 4 Dead 2 link from your start menu (if it exists) and enjoy playing the game as it was intended to be played. ('''Note''': The cryptic line with ''ping'' just ensures that the script waits three seconds before it starts Left 4 Dead 2 (since there is no ''sleep'' command), so the memory patcher has had enough time to start up. It's possible that you don't need this line or that you have to increase the time the script waits, this is different from system to system. Adjust it the way you need it.)
+There is also a way to remove the censorship from the game '''without''' downloading a gore patch. To do so; click Start and then click on run (or press windows+r) and type: ''regedit'', after that you find <code>\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\VALVE</code> and then rename the folder called ''Valve'' to ''Valve_old''.
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