What we want for New Years is to get to play your custom maps in Left 4 Dead 2.įor the best user experience and to take advantage of the new map and nav mesh formats, Left 4 Dead 1 Map Makers will want to compile Left 4 Dead 2 specific versions of their map in the new tool.Sixty hours of gameplay later and my opinion of the Left 4 Dead series has gone from pretty good to holy moly this is my favorite casual multiplayer game! Seriously, this game is a perfect example of easy to learn, difficult to master. We have included an updated tutorial to help you get going and as always you can join the discussion on the map designer email list. This includes game props as well as a full example in the form of Deadline 2, an updated tutorial campaign. Scavenge Mode Support! All the elements map authors need to support Scavenge in their maps.
This allows you to base variable paths and other events on the player's skill and current conditions. The better the Survivors are doing, the angrier the AI Director seems to get. This can dramatically reduce the file size of Campaign add-ons, as the same map can be used for Co-op, Versus, Scavenge, and Survival.ĭirector Logic: Maps can now alter their layout and behavior depending on how "angry" the A.I. Gamemode Logic: Designers can now make a single map that can behave differently depending on the gamemode in which it is being played. These are similar to the tools released for Left 4 Dead, but include many updates and new features. Downloading it will add applications, utilities, and example files that are useful for building L4D2 game add-ons. If you see any missing textures or models from your favorite map let us know in the forums.īesides also downloading the above file you will need to download the Left 4 Dead 2 - Authoring Tools. We will be updating the Left 4 Dead 2 game UI to include links to this package when applicable but for now please just download it directly. Once installed, you do not need to run this application, it will always be active. This download is sizable, but will update your L4D2 installation to allow running ANY map, including custom maps made for the original Left 4 Dead. Look for the entry labeled Left 4 Dead 2 - Add-on Support click and install it. Just go into steam and open up the Tools tab.
If you are not looking to design but play custom campaigns all you need to do is install the add-on support package. We are releasing the Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools and Left 4 Dead 2 Add-on Support today.
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