http://www.l4d.com/blog en-us L4D Blog RSS We have had plenty of people asking about the L4D2 Beta showing up in their steam catalog. So in case you missed it or were confused, here is some more info.

Currently, changes to L4D2 will first appear in the Beta before they appear in the main game. The Beta will change often. This mean this build is very active so you might want to avoid it if you have bandwidth caps. Today we released another update for it. You can read the release notes for the update here.]]> http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=10611 Tue, 14 May 2013 22:11:00 +0000 http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=10611 Thanks to the efficiencies we were able to achieve with Linux, we skipped Valve time and are delivering the L4D2 Beta Linux build today as planned. The Beta build not only allows Linux owners to play the game natively, it is also the testing ground for our new Extended Mutation System.

If you currently own Left 4 Dead 2, You should see “Left 4 Dead 2 Beta” in your library. If it doesn’t show up, restart Steam. This is a complete build of Left 4 Dead 2, so the build is as large as the current game.
]]> http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=10534 Fri, 03 May 2013 22:56:00 +0000 http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=10534 The L4D2 Beta is mutating. Not content to just be the testing ground for the new Extended Mutation System, we will be adding Linux to the Beta. And not content with the number of testers in the Beta, we will also be opening up the Beta to all L4D2 owners.

]]> http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=10451 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:36:00 +0000 http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=10451 To celebrate the release of Left 4 Dead 2 content in RE6 today, we are releasing two more RE6 special reskins for L4D2. Ogroman is a skin for the Charger and Lepotitsa (pictured) is a replacement for the Boomer. These two join Napad, the Tank replacement in our Official Resident Evil 6 Collection.
]]> http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=10332 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 23:04:00 +0000 http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=10332 We have released the first of the Resident Evil 6 replacement creatures into the L4D2 workshop. You can have Napad replace the current Tank skin by simply going to its Workshop page and clicking subscribe. Why subscribe instead of download? Because if we make an update to the skin, everyone instantly gets the new updated version. By subscribing, you will always have the latest version.

]]> http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=10323 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:05:00 +0000 http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=10323
This trailer shows the RE6 mode The Mercenaries: No Mercy, which pits Coach, Ellis, Nick and Rochelle against Resident Evil enemies, plus brings in the Witch and Mini-Tank from L4D2. This mode and the L4D2 characters and monsters are included for free in the PC version of Resident Evil 6.

]]> http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=10220 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:42:00 +0000 http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=10220 Have you added any Workshop items to your game? If not, time to do it. The creative modders of L4D2 continue to add new content every day. The Cat mod pictured above changes all the common infected into cats. Do you shoot them or do you hug them? A little tip, hugging will not end well and shooting them is really, really hard. To download and keep your cats and other mods up to date, just click the subscribe button on the item page. Next time you start the game you will see the game automatically downloading the custom content.]]> http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=10182 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:33:00 +0000 http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=10182 http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=10153 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:04:00 +0000 http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=10153 http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=10109 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:23:00 +0000 http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=10109 With today’s update, we fixed an issue with dedicated servers and workshop content. This should resolve some of the consistency issues people are seeing while playing on a dedicated server.

Server operators will need to move workshop content from addons to addons/workshop for it to work correctly – sorry about that.

To celebrate, we are adding Helm’s Deep Reborn to our own official servers. Gone is the long explanation of how to download and install the campaign. Now – just visit its workshop page and click subscribe. Next time you open Left 4 Dead 2 it will begin to download. If the campaign gets updated – it updates automatically for you. It’s that easy.

]]> http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=9983 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:29:00 +0000 http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=9983 Today we are releasing an Extended Mutation System for the L4D2 Beta program. Modders from around the world will help us test the expanded tools before we roll them into the main game and the workshop.
]]> http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=9915 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:07:00 +0000 http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=9915 Thanks to the Workshop, Left 4 Dead 2 continues to change.

Mod authors continue to add content to the Workshop, so keep coming back and checking to see what’s new. You can download the Workshop items automatically by clicking subscribe. This will also keep that item automatically up to date!
]]> http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=9803 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 02:31:00 +0000 http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=9803 Today we are moving the Left 4 Dead 2 Workshop out of beta! So right now with a click of a button, you can add campaigns, items, clothing, weapons and more.

Content creators have been hard at work creating content for L4D2 but they have just gotten access to the new Workshop, so give them some time to upload their work. But with over 1,000 community campaigns and thousands more items and skins already created for the game, we should see many of these pop up in the Left 4 Dead 2 Workshop in the coming days and weeks (Note: Please don’t upload other people’s work. If a campaign you like isn’t in the Workshop, please nicely ask the creator to post it). You can start browsing the Workshop now.

To help other players find the coolest content, make sure to rate and discuss the submissions. We will be featuring submissions on l4d.com

]]> http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=9756 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:44:00 +0000 http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=9756 Today we are adding a new community created campaign onto our official servers – Warcelona.

How do you play this great campaign? Well.. it’s kind of a pain. You can download it from here and copy that file in your \Steam\steamapps\common\left 4 dead 2\left4dead2\addons directory. You can also double click it and it should copy it there – but if it doesn’t, you can just move it there and then start your game. Having it on our servers means you can start games on an “Official Server” for a better experience.
]]> http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=9296 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 19:24:00 +0000 http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=9296 http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=9224 Sun, 28 Oct 2012 20:57:00 +0000 http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=9224 http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=9222 Sat, 27 Oct 2012 05:08:00 +0000 http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=9222
Three years after release, Left 4 Dead 2 is a massive game containing 13 Official Campaigns, 8 Game Modes and countless user created Campaigns and Mutations. It’s a lot to soak in over just one weekend so here is a breakdown of what’s included.

The original Left 4 Dead 2 campaigns take the four survivors, Coach, Nick, Ellis, and Rochelle from Savannah to possible safety in New Orleans. These campaigns are: Dead Center, Dark Carnival, Swamp Fever, Hard Rain, and The Parish. The Passing is an additional campaign fitting between Dead Center and Dark Carnival that introduces the L4D2 survivors to the gang from L4D1. Cold Stream is a non-cannon community campaign released as an official campaign.]]> http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=9208 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:26:00 +0000 http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=9208 Left 4 Dead 2 is now free to play this entire weekend. If you are new to the Left 4 Dead world, we have a list of tips below. If you have been around for a bit, don’t forget we have the Good Guy Nick achievement for you to earn starting today.

Additionally, to help find players and start games or just talk about Left 4 Dead 2, join us in the Official Game Group chat this Saturday. Devs will be hanging out in chat and in games from 10am to 6pm PST this Saturday.
]]> http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=9187 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:08:00 +0000 http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=9187
To celebrate Halloween, we are unleashing L4D2 on the world. Starting this Thursday, the entire game will be free to play for the whole weekend. New players can begin pre-loading now. For long time players, it is time to welcome your new found friends and help them survive the zombie apocalypse.

]]> http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=9170 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:11:00 +0000 http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=9170 The Left 4 Dead community has created a wealth of movies. They range from a simple collection of Nick’s profanity, to animated shorts, to full feature films.

Previously we would have to hunt around on Youtube to find all the movies but now with the new Steam Game Hubs, we can find all the movies in one place. To help us have all the movies in one place – if you created a movie for the L4D world - add it to the L4D2 Game Hub (We don’t have a way to attach the movies to a franchise so we are using L4D2 which incorporates both games). To do that, click on the "Videos" link on your profile page and associate your Youtube account with your Steam Id and then select the L4D themed movies from your channel and attach them to the L4D2 channel.
]]> http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=9145 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 22:08:00 +0000 http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=9145 http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=9114 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:54:00 +0000 http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=9114
When we had the issue with "Remove plug-ins” many players added “-insecure” to their command line. After we resolved the issue, if you still had “-insecure” in your command line it would continue to give you the "Remove plug-ins” error. We have updated this error text to give you the correct information. If you get an error that you are trying to connect to a secure server in an insecure manner remove –insecure from your command line launch options.

You can view the complete release notes here.]]> http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=9008 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 21:05:00 +0000 http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=9008
The Steam Workshop website will allow you to browse, rate, and discuss thousands of community created add-ons and even install them directly to your game with just one click of the mouse. We are also going to try an experiment with the L4D2 Workshop that will allow content to appear in the L4D2 world even more seamlessly based on the community’s response.

]]> http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=8913 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 23:02:00 +0000 http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=8913
Left 4 Dead is going on a road trip this summer. If you missed the announcement, some of our common zombies made their way over to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for the Zombie Mod. ]]> http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=8668 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 22:55:00 +0000 http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=8668
Today, Team Fortress 2 is adding co-op and robots to their game! There is only one problem - don’t worry, robots are just the zombies of the future that’s not the problem – the problem is this is 6 player co-op not 4. So you’re gonna need to find a few new friends, a younger brother, your mom, someone, anyone to join you and your three friend to fight the lethal horde of robots.

]]> http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=8648 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 03:12:00 +0000 http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=8648