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    #992
    BaconZombie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,811 ✭✭✭BaconZombie


    Official Release:
    The recently announced Left 4 Dead Downloadable Content (L4D DLC) will be delivered to Xbox 360 and PC gamers free of charge.

    Due for release this spring, the DLC for 2008's best-selling new game property on the PC and Xbox 360, is dubbed the L4D Survival Pack and introduces a new multiplayer game mode entitled, Survival, plus two complete campaigns for Versus Mode (Death Toll, Dead Air). A Critic's Choice Edition of the game will be heading to retail stores this spring, and will include access to all the content introduced in the L4D: Survival Pack.
    Maximilian wrote: »
    Unsurprisingly, given Valve's track record, the new DLC will be free on the PC.

    I'm really surprised though, to learn that it will be free on the XBox as well. I understood that there were limits to what you could give away for free on Xbox Live (updates gen. free, DLC you pay for). I presume Valve came to a deal with MS, as I doubt they would reach into their own pockets.

    Anyway, good news for all of us.


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    #993
    Shiminay
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 28,633 Mod ✭✭✭✭Shiminay


    I'd love to see them add a new scenario/"film" every few months to this game. Shopping Maul's my suggestion :D


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    #994
    MOH
    Registered Users Posts: 6,464 ✭✭✭MOH


    BuddhaJoe wrote: »
    In the demo there was a command to force the cpu survivors to leave the saferoom and go through the level. I cant remember what the command was or if its present in the full game.

    Thanks for that, a quick google found it:
    Steps:
    1) Console MUST BE ACTIVATED. It's in the options somewhere.
    2) Head into L4D.
    3) Type the following commands in the console in order:
    sv_cheats 1
    director_force_start 1
    sb_all_bot_team 1
    sv_allow_lobby_connect_only 0 ; sv_lan 1 {for those who wish to play Lan with friends}
    4) take your pick of the 8 maps via
    map l4d_vs_(map name) {press down to select}

    You'll spawn as the survivors. Usually, the survivor bots will start doing their usual thing, like weapons etc, but if they don't, then that map is bugged, which seems to happen on the 1st map of No Mercy, where the bots refused to move.

    Press your key to change team (default m), and join the infected.


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    #995
    BaconZombie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,811 ✭✭✭BaconZombie


    Rule 34


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    #996
    Maximilian
    Legal Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 5,400 Mod ✭✭✭✭Maximilian


    lol


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMzQzGw1FuU


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    #997
    Stephen
    Registered Users Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    /digs up epic thread

    Recent updates to L4D include this:

    "Fixes to 'Tank parking'. The Tank will now run back and attack the Survivors if he becomes AI due to two players expiring the frustration meter"

    "Boomers that explode in mid-air will now hit Survivors directly below them with Bile"

    "Reduced the damage that burning Hunters do to pounced victims"

    I imagine some people are going to be upset :)


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    #998
    Nick_oliveri
    Registered Users Posts: 2,497 ✭✭✭Nick_oliveri


    Ive been getting scuttery pings since the March 11th patch.


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    #999
    Pepe LeFrits
    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 15,001 ✭✭✭✭Pepe LeFrits


    Stephen wrote: »
    /digs up epic thread

    Recent updates to L4D include this:

    "Fixes to 'Tank parking'. The Tank will now run back and attack the Survivors if he becomes AI due to two players expiring the frustration meter"

    "Boomers that explode in mid-air will now hit Survivors directly below them with Bile"

    "Reduced the damage that burning Hunters do to pounced victims"

    I imagine some people are going to be upset :)
    Indeed. Have they also fixed all the map exploits that render tanks useless?


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    #1000
    Pepe LeFrits
    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 15,001 ✭✭✭✭Pepe LeFrits


    Just came across a guy who couldn't be pounced. **** sake.


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    #1001
    kaimera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,396 ✭✭✭✭kaimera


    Pepe LeFrits wrote: »
    Just came across a guy who couldn't be pounced. **** sake.
    lol faeg ;)


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    #1002
    Fnz
    Registered Users Posts: 2,848 ✭✭✭Fnz


    Only 2 or 3 servers showing up in the browser the past couple of days. All I could manage was to get on someone's locally hosted game.


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    #1003
    DARK-KNIGHT
    Registered Users Posts: 10,209 ✭✭✭✭DARK-KNIGHT


    @ing[/EMAIL] brilliant:):cool: when it came out do u remember the shortage? i got mine release day and it was so good i had to keep even though my mate offered me 105 euros lol what a dumb dumb:)


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    #1004
    Stephen
    Registered Users Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    Shortage? I got mine from Steam. You must be playing it on the xbox 360?


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    #1005
    Genghiz Cohen
    Registered Users Posts: 7,182 ✭✭✭Genghiz Cohen


    Stephen wrote: »
    You must be playing it on the xbox 360?

    That's the same as not playing it at all...
    /troll


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    #1006
    Fanny Cradock
    Registered Users Posts: 10,245 ✭✭✭✭Fanny Cradock


    Have they released new maps for this yet?


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    #1007
    Micky Dolenz
    Registered Users Posts: 44,080 ✭✭✭✭Micky Dolenz


    Does anybody still play this?

    I got it last week and only play with randoms.....anybody wanna play with me?


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    #1008
    Stev_o
    Registered Users Posts: 9,249 ✭✭✭Stev_o


    Tbh i think the game is going backwards now, to me personally having played it since the pre order it's freshness has been completely lost and unlike CSS or TF2 i rarely now want to go back and play it because in the end it's just the same old stuff with added frustration. It's really wearing thin on me and it'll continue to until new content is released which hopefully should be soon.


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    #1009
    Fanny Cradock
    Registered Users Posts: 10,245 ✭✭✭✭Fanny Cradock


    Micky Dolenz wrote: »
    Does anybody still play this?

    I got it last week and only play with randoms.....anybody wanna play with me?

    Check out the Boards servers.
    Stev_o wrote: »
    Tbh i think the game is going backwards now, to me personally having played it since the pre order it's freshness has been completely lost and unlike CSS or TF2 i rarely now want to go back and play it because in the end it's just the same old stuff with added frustration. It's really wearing thin on me and it'll continue to until new content is released which hopefully should be soon.

    Well, the same applies to every game. L4D is hardly unique in this. However, it certainly would be nice if they mixed thing up a bit and added a tertiary weapons tier based on achievements (sort of like they did with TF2) and some new game modes. Also, I really can't understand the reticence of Valve to release the engine (or whatever it is) to the modding community.


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    #1010
    Micky Dolenz
    Registered Users Posts: 44,080 ✭✭✭✭Micky Dolenz


    Fanny Cradock wrote: »
    Check out the Boards servers.

    Can you please point me in the right direction.:)


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    #1011
    Cuddlesworth
    Registered Users Posts: 13,983 ✭✭✭✭Cuddlesworth


    Fanny Cradock wrote: »
    Well, the same applies to every game. L4D is hardly unique in this. However, it certainly would be nice if they mixed thing up a bit and added a tertiary weapons tier based on achievements (sort of like they did with TF2) and some new game modes. Also, I really can't understand the reticence of Valve to release the engine (or whatever it is) to the modding community.

    From what I have seen and from various interviews from Valve, they have had great sales and revenue from updating games in their collection. CSS, TF2 and now Left for Dead will bring in huge sales spikes every update as well as increasing constant sales. As a company I would limit user generated content in order to allow for greater sales spikes during and anticipation before patches. That may be just my thinking though.


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    #1012
    Fanny Cradock
    Registered Users Posts: 10,245 ✭✭✭✭Fanny Cradock


    Cuddlesworth wrote: »
    From what I have seen and from various interviews from Valve, they have had great sales and revenue from updating games in their collection. CSS, TF2 and now Left for Dead will bring in huge sales spikes every update as well as increasing constant sales. As a company I would limit user generated content in order to allow for greater sales spikes during and anticipation before patches. That may be just my thinking though.

    True. But they have already said that they were going to turn the engine over to the mod community. Indeed, it appears that people have already been hard at wok in preparation.

    http://l4dmapdb.com/

    As for content release, Valve don't appear to be overly proactive in this regard. I might be wrong, but I would doubt if we will see any new weapons, maps or game modes soon. I'm not saying it wont happen on an official basis, but it would happen much quicker if they allowed the mod community to get their hooks in. Yes, I realise that such a thing could potentially allows all sorts of dross to be created, but people get bored hiding in the same closets after a while.


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    #1013
    BuddhaJoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 329 ✭✭BuddhaJoe


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OjcRBoCbSg


    Its so true!


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    #1014
    BaconZombie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,811 ✭✭✭BaconZombie


    Anybody still playing L4D up for a game today?

    If so I'll be online here and on Steam under the same UserID.


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    #1015
    Pyr0
    Registered Users Posts: 5,967 ✭✭✭Pyr0


    Looking forward to the new content coming out, any date on release ?


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    #1016
    koneko
    Registered Users Posts: 10,304 ✭✭✭✭koneko


    It's supposed to be March/April. The new version of the game including that content (Dead Air/Death Toll for Versus, and Survivor Mode) is meant to be out in April, so the DLC should be out either before or at the same time.


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    #1017
    grizzly
    Registered Users Posts: 2,789 ✭✭✭grizzly


    No date given, but I imagine it'll be here within 4 weeks. I would have been happier if they waited longer and released a more impressive update – maybe a new map and the inclusion of melee weapons (chainsaw, shovel baseball bat and cattle prod would be cool :D).


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    #1018
    Pyr0
    Registered Users Posts: 5,967 ✭✭✭Pyr0


    Wait, a DLC and extra maps/game modes ? What's the difference ?

    EDIT: I get what you mean now, read it wrong.


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    #1019
    Nick_oliveri
    Registered Users Posts: 2,497 ✭✭✭Nick_oliveri


    koneko wrote: »
    It's supposed to be March/April. The new version of the game including that content (Dead Air/Death Toll for Versus, and Survivor Mode) is meant to be out in April, so the DLC should be out either before or at the same time.
    Is that valve time? Could be Halloween so! :pac: Iv'e bled the two verus campaigns dry at this stage. Survivor and SDK FTW TBH. The other two versus campaigns should have been included in the first place. I've played dead air versus on some haxxored server. The only problem was the rooftops either not showing roof textures or not being accessible as a hunter. Actually my noob team didnt help much either.

    Also, something that has been bandied about the steam forum:
    http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=821493
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q7CKpAoX4Y

    Watch that in HD. (Double click the video to get access to HD on youtube itself)
    grizzly wrote: »
    No date given, but I imagine it'll be here within 4 weeks. I would have been happier if they waited longer and released a more impressive update – maybe a new map and the inclusion of melee weapons (chainsaw, shovel baseball bat and cattle prod would be cool :D).
    Id love to get a home run with a hunter, great idea. The cattle prod is also a brilliant concept. What would be great though, is a Tank charge that had a large cooldown period longer than the throwing bar, coupled with a melee it could do some serious damage or seperate the survivors across large distances. It would be great fun on NM final.


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    #1020
    Fnz
    Registered Users Posts: 2,848 ✭✭✭Fnz


    Another 'better than Steam's sale price' offer. This time from Asda.

    Left 4 Dead [PC] - £14.91



    Also:
    The Orange Box [PC] - £11.91

    Thanks to muppetkiller for pointing out the sale. [Link]


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    #1021
    Atlas_IRL
    Registered Users Posts: 1,857 ✭✭✭Atlas_IRL


    What does every one think of the new melee system? I think its better for the game and is harder for teams to crouch together and be pretty much invunerable when atacked ala cupboard beside the elevater in NM.

    I reckon it makes the boomer stronger as b4 all you had to do was melee now you have to shoot a lot more.


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