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Valve has revealed, via its Left 4 Dead blog, that it will update the PC version of Left 4 Dead with the ability to create and view user-made campaigns and maps this week.
The Steam update will officially release the Authoring Tools - which have been in beta testing for a few weeks already - and allow everybody to play community campaigns easily. All you need to do is download a single .vpk file and drop it into a folder on your machine, and then select it from an "add-ons" menu option in-game.
Add-on support has been added to the game's matchmaking system, and if you invite friends who don't have the custom map installed, they'll be automatically offered an option to download it.
There's no exact date on the update, but Valve expects to release it this week. More at the Left 4 Dead gamepage.
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kangarootoo
22/06/09 @ 08:04
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So everyone can stop complaining about L4D2 now? Or am I still not "getting it"?
@LazyDan Agreed. The lack of a mod scene is the only thing I miss about PC gaming (Oblivion and Morrowind in particular). |
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christourlord
22/06/09 @ 08:16
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So, does anyone have any hot tips for maps or campaigns to check out when this update goes live? There is going to be a lot of crap to sift through in order to find the gems, but I'm sure they'll be in there somewhere.
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Mentalist(air)
22/06/09 @ 09:04
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I thought their main issue was the fact they weren't getting stuff for free.
Now, provided some determined soul has the time and effort to knock up a few maps, they can get stuff for free. From now on, the Left 4 dead community will simply be whining that they don't get the particular set of levels and characters being made by Valve for free. Which makes them seem even mroe churlish. |
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Doesn't really address the fears about the low turnaround time; the Christmas releases; the splitting of the community; the unfulfilled expectations of additional Valve content; and the general air of cynicism about a game that has moved from the Valve method of updates to the console method of updates.
It's good news of course, but an SDK was supposed to ship with the game when it was released. Anyway, I'll stay out of this thread as I know I'm in the minority here and that's fair enough. Last time I got an awful lot of grief just trying to present an alternative side to the story, and the fact it's already tuned to insults and sarcasm suggests I'd be stupid to attempt it again here. |
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christourlord
22/06/09 @ 09:20
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So, is it really now not possible to have any sort of discussion about L4D without it instantly being about the whiners issue?
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giant_frying_pan
22/06/09 @ 09:20
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Included in the authorising tools full release:
"Source files for all the official campaign maps" Those concerned about a 'split userbase' between L4D and L4D 2 may now rest easy. Importing these into L4D 2 will be straightforward. |
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@christourlord - the site seems to be a bit temperamental right now, but you can find some interesting stuff at http://www.l4dmods.com/
Some upcoming campaigns: Dead Before Dawn, Resident Evil 3 - Last Escape. http://www.l4dmaps.com/ is also a good place to start.
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I can't wait to see console owners bitch about buying content that PC owners get for free...
Seriously, is no one still getting why L4D2 was made? I believe that Valve were making this large update for L4D1. It got bigger and bigger and they eventually decided to make a number 2 because then they would able to release it on the consoles as a full priced game rather than maybe as DLC and then not having to go through the patch/DLC filter of MS. |
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I thought L4D was fun but overated, I think Valve often trades on its name like Blizzard etc, indeed they prob get their employees posting on forums like this hyping up there games ... any magazine which is adverstising the game they are reviewing isn't going to say what they honestly think about the product.
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