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Key points

A hack enabling split-screen co-op is available; see Local play.

Extensive modding community, including Steam Workshop integration.

Includes 'Left 4 Dead 1' campaigns + all DLC campaigns.

Censored in some countries, see Low Violence/Censored Versions to override.

Game can not be paused, even in singleplayer mode.

General information

Official Left 4 Dead Blog

Unofficial Left 4 Dead Wiki

GitHub Issue Tracker for Left 4 Dead 2 and other Source-based games

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Workshop for Left 4 Dead 2

• 1Availability
• 2Essential improvements
• 3Game data
• 4Video settings
• 5Input settings
• 6Audio settings
• 7Network
• 9Issues fixed
• 10Other information
  • 10.3Console commands
  • 10.5Third person support

Availability[edit]

All versions require SteamDRM.

Version differences[edit]

Content is censored in some countries. For Australia, install the Left 4 Dead 2 - Uncensored DLC; for Germany and other regions see Low Violence/Censored Versions.

Essential improvements[edit]

Skip intro videos[edit]

Low Violence/Censored Versions[edit]

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.

For Australia, install the Left 4 Dead 2 - Uncensored DLC as the ban was lifted;^[1] for Germany and other regions, use Left 4 Gore.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

Save game data location[edit]

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

Video settings[edit]

Split-screen without bezels[edit]

L4D2 split-screen mode was meant to be played on a single 4:3 or 16:9 screen. If you have a different setup, the image could not entirely fit the monitor(s).

L4D2's file which is going to be edited is packed. Minimal hex editing knowledge is required.

Disable Motion Blur[edit]

Field of view (FOV)[edit]

Works in multiplayer

Input settings[edit]

Mouse+Keyboard in split-screen[edit]

Audio settings[edit]

Localizations

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

Connection types

Ports

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Local play[edit]

'SFKTeam - Kaotic' created an UI mod which should simplify even more these steps

A list of useful console commands is available below

VR support[edit]

Issues fixed[edit]

Purple and black broken textures[edit]

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

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Middleware[edit]

Console commands[edit]

Games running on the Source engine can utilize Source Engine Console Commands for various tasks.^[8]

Creating your own CFG (to run multiple console commands together)[edit]

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

Open a text editor such as Notepad and type in all the commands you want separating each with a ;

When done save the file as filename.cfg in <path-to-game>left4dead2cfg. To run the cfg file, open the console during the game and type in exec filename.cfgIf you want the CFG file to run automatically, name it autoexec.cfg

Notable Workshop mods[edit]

The game has a huge variety of mods, however, what may be 'better' is subjective and opinionated (so Shrek Tank won't be listed here, for example). These mods help improve the base game, though use them at your discretion.

Graphics

• Improved Blood textures (alternative is Paintball)
• Left 4 Dead 2 HD Remaster - HD texture pack
• Post process disabler (can also increase FPS. Note: This disables the black and white that lets you know you'll immediately die the next time you go down)

UI

• Team Health Counter - Adds numbered HP for teammates.
• Urik Color Icons - Adds color to the black-and-white icons.
• SFKTeam's custom main menu - Makes splitscreen easier.

Audio

• Resident Evil Weapon Sounds (low mid) - Lowers the volume of loud gunshot sounds, but has a glitch with the combat shotgun where there is a very loud static noise after each shot.
• Shut Up Survivors - Mutes some of the more annoying survivors' quotes. Important quotes are left intact.

Gameplay

• Improved Bots (Advanced) - Makes the bots less stupid. The advanced version of this mod is not compatible with SFKTeam's custom main menu mod, but Improved Bots (Simple) is.

Third person support[edit]

An instant mod is 3PS

Input these 5 commands in the console.

Alternate third person which places the player in the center under the crosshair and raises the camera higher.

Pressing F10 will toggle between first and third person. You will have a greater FOV.

Some warnings:

• Some cutscene intros may be angled incorrectly.
• You may see a weird inaccurate weapon shadow.
• The crosshair may be slightly off-center. You can mess around with the 'cam_idealyaw' function to correct this. This isn't usually a hindrance anyway.
• Flashlight glows may be seen at your character's back.
• When survivors heal you, their animations will look glitchy.
• The camera may occasionally see through walls and objects.
• The shotgun will sound very quiet. Try this, however, it may cause online games to crash.
• The motion blur for the fire axe and possibly other melee weapons may look ridiculous. Here's a mod to remove melee motion blur.
• Switching between first and third person in-game may cause the HUD to disappear.
• Dying and entering new areas may revert it to first person.

Useful split-screen commands[edit]

Since Split-screen mode in Left 4 Dead 2 isn't officially supported, there are multiple important key settings which aren't immediately available.

Text chat with keyboard in controller mode[edit]

If you play using a controller and want to use the text chat (press Y) online, you must do this.

Enabling HBAO+ for Nvidia graphics cards[edit]

Use the Ambient Occlusion flag 0x00000014 with Quality or High Quality.

Remove item/character glows[edit]

Some players may wish to remove the item glows and/or character glows since they are unrealistic and makes knowing where other players/items are too easy.

In the installation folder, in the 'cfg' folder, in the 'autoexec.cfg' file in Notepad, add these lines. If there is no 'autoexe.cfg' file, then copy and paste 'autoexec.360' and rename it.

Copy and paste the following lines:

Command line arguments[edit]

See command line arguments on how to use the following options.

System requirements[edit]

Windows XP and Vista were previously supported, but as future updates for this game and Steam occurred; the support was dropped, even with retail copies.

Not supported: OS X 10.5.x (Leopard), ATI Radeon X1600 or X1900 graphics, Nvidia GeForce 7 graphics or Intel graphics less than Intel HD 3000.

Notes

1. ↑When running this game without Administrator elevation, activity in %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%, and %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%VirtualStore (more details).
2. ↑ ^2.02.1File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/550/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (550) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

1. ↑Left 4 Dead 2 is now legal in Australia in its full, uncensored glory PC Gamer
2. ↑New 120Hz Games Report
3. ↑WSGF Left 4 Dead 1 Eyefinity Guide
4. ↑Replace a file in vpk - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
5. ↑How to change FOV(Field Of View) in L4D2 - Steam Community Guides
6. ↑Official L4D2 split-screen Steam thread (retrieved)
7. ↑Left 4 Dead: SplitScreen PC Guide - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
8. ↑Left 4 Dead Wikia - Console commands