[Multiplatform] Left 4 STOP THROWING PIPE BOMBS AT THE TANKS

Been messing around with the initial early release portion of the demo on PC. Before the public release, there was a server command which basically allowed you to play as one of the zombies (since versus mode is not in the demo). Though the command was buggy to begin with, it was so much fun attacking survivors as a tank, or any of the other unique zombies.

Along with that, the director is well-rounded, that you can import in any map you want into the demo, and the game will spawn zombies along with finding pathing for them at the same time.

Also, the game definitely loves to screw you over and scare you at times on Expert mode. Played the demo with Rotor and a few others a few days ago, and I remember all 4 of us went up a flight of stairs, only to turn around the corner to a roaring tank, and running like hell away from it back into the open room to fight it.

Originally Posted by The Dopefish

Thankfully I haven't ventured into a scenario where the Witch wiped us all. Not looking forward to it either.

Key thing with her, is that if you shoot her a lot despite attacking one person, she'll run away. So it's better have lower casualties, than all.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Qwarky

I already preordered the PC version from play.com a few weeks back. I'd love to play with gffers on Live, but like CoD4, this is a PC game for me.

Getting it for PC as well. So many user made maps are going to go into play here.

Originally Posted by Dhsu

Wait, as in you can stick HL2 maps into L4D?? FOR THE LOVE OF SWEET BABY JESUS PLEASE SAY YES.

Yes. It's more of a hack job at the moment, but it is possible. I'll link the article when I get back home which includes the youtube video of the person using de_dust as an example.

Only key difference, is that since it doesn't fall under the parameter of how L4D maps are made, it just won't have an actual end to the map. Now user made maps should be somewhat different.

Edit: Here's the video that shows off de_dust

YouTube Video

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Originally Posted by Freelance Wolf

Gonna try it out this weekend. I remember posting in my journal once how my PC couldn't run the game. Then I get a new PC >_> Maybe it's fate or something.

So judging from the replies in this thread, you can't play as the infected in the demo? Rats.

Well you WERE able to play as the infected through a console command, but the command was buggy, and since it's not the way it's intended to play as the zombies, it was removed on the same day it was released to the public.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Qwarky

And by "play as infected" he means direct control of an individual zombie, specifically.

Director and boss characters is still there, right?

Yea. What it did, was that it switched you over to the zombie "team", which allowed you to play as either a tank, boomer, hunter, or smoker. Due to the limitations within the demo though, it sometimes led to crashes, or server hang-ups.

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Originally Posted by Pangalin

I have no idea how you motherfuckers survive Expert.

A lot teamwork and lots of luck. A tank will wreck people, and sometimes you get the whole boomer/smoker/hunter combo that shows up out of nowhere.

I was speaking idiomatically.