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Left 4 Dead

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,321 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    can someone help explain wtf is going on here?



    281zk8y.jpg


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,528 ✭✭✭OK-Cancel-Apply


    LOL! Sorry man haven't a clue what that's all about...but I want some of what whoever made that is smoking! :p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,321 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    i was reading the Metacritic reviews and they suggest something about a player being able to be the AI director? How do I do that?


  • Registered Users Posts: 660 ✭✭✭NeoKubrick


    Overheal wrote: »
    can someone help explain wtf is going on here?



    281zk8y.jpg

    Aside from missing an in-joke related to Left 4 Dead which I'm oblivious to, it's the progression of a relationship with a woman, and instead of Mario proceeding through the level as he would do, he's running backwards. Alcohol (the cloud ledge) is the only way to get to the relationship (sex) ledge. Pretty funny chop. Where'd you find it?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,606 ✭✭✭Jumpy


    The smoker is Unwanted Pregnancy, which drags you straight to the marriage ledge.


  • Moderators Posts: 12,390 ✭✭✭✭Black_Knight


    A few shots to the unwanted pregnancy smoker usually does the trick


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


    Fixed that picture for everyone so it makes sense.


    fix.jpg


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,091 ✭✭✭Antar Bolaeisk


    Is there a boards.ie L4D or even Steam names list? Just wondering as I generally play with a crowd from a different forum but it would be nice to kill zombies (or survivors) with some Irish people for a change.

    P.S. Steam ID: antarbolaeisk (in case you would like to add me)

    Edit: Hrrrm, it appears I cannot read, the info I'm looking for is on the first page :o

    Edit Edit: Perhaps I am going blind or my search skills have failed me but I cannot find this fabled baords.ie Steam Group....


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,284 ✭✭✭pwd


    Overheal wrote: »
    i was reading the Metacritic reviews and they suggest something about a player being able to be the AI director? How do I do that?
    that's in zombie master, a free HL mod.


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


    Yeah there is is a Steam group.

    http://steamcommunity.com/groups/boards_ie

    There's quite a lot of guys from Boards who play regularly.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,091 ✭✭✭Antar Bolaeisk


    Ah, that would be why I couldn't find it, I was looking in the boards.ie social groups :o

    Thanks for the link.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,658 ✭✭✭✭Peyton Manning


    Anyone fancy a few games of this on Xbox tonight?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,080 ✭✭✭✭Micky Dolenz


    Archimedes wrote: »
    Anyone fancy a few games of this on Xbox tonight?


    What time you playing at?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,091 ✭✭✭Antar Bolaeisk


    No but I would on the PC, I can be added via handily clickable steam icon in my sig :)

    Also, for those who do play L4D on the PC there's a map called Death Abroad which is really quite polished and very good.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,748 ✭✭✭Cunny-Funt


    ah so there is modded maps out? Did that mall map ever come out?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,091 ✭✭✭Antar Bolaeisk


    No but I believe it's due out shortly.

    Also, rage quitters can really ruin a good game :( Steam should have some sort of rating system where rqers get black marks against them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,748 ✭✭✭Cunny-Funt


    No but I believe it's due out shortly.

    Heh, I remember thats what the guy said when I was looking at a youtube video of the map WEEKS before L4D was even released ...


    But at least other people are doing stuff, I'll check it out, n1.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,091 ✭✭✭Antar Bolaeisk


    Just looking and apparantly it'll be released in July sometime. He'll probably have it done just in time for Left 4 Dead 2.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,857 ✭✭✭Atlas_IRL


    There is a steam server that comes up on my list thats says 1/18 people???? This a bug?


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


    Atlas_IRL wrote: »
    There is a steam server that comes up on my list thats says 1/18 people???? This a bug?

    Possibly not. Si told me yesterday, in between grief racing, that he was on a 5v5 versus server. With like an extra Zoey and someone else. Some kind of mod perhaps. Or a bug. You should join it from the server browser and check it out.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,091 ✭✭✭Antar Bolaeisk


    There's an 8v8 mod which is just sheer madness, perhaps that's what you saw?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,497 ✭✭✭Nick_oliveri


    The other slots were probably for spectators. And yes, it is madness.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,857 ✭✭✭Atlas_IRL


    Maximilian wrote: »
    Possibly not. Si told me yesterday, in between grief racing, that he was on a 5v5 versus server. With like an extra Zoey and someone else. Some kind of mod perhaps. Or a bug. You should join it from the server browser and check it out.

    I joined it and all the survivors are dead and you cant do anything.. strange.


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


    Atlas_IRL wrote: »
    I joined it and all the survivors are dead and you cant do anything.. strange.

    Yeah that's the Pessimism Mod. Not much fun apparently. Goal is to find Pills and well, you know what happens next.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12 _si_


    Maximilian wrote: »
    Yeah that's the Pessimism Mod. Not much fun apparently. Goal is to find Pills and well, you know what happens next.

    Chances are it was the No Mercy finale, Marsh had been there, and all the bodies were in the elevator shaft.

    It's called awesome racing, not grief racing :)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duOostAHxLg


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    Eurogamer wrote:
    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.

    finally \o/

    here's the blog post: http://www.l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=2599


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




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,606 ✭✭✭Jumpy


    Oh FFS. The music.
    *shakes head sadly*






    hums "You're the best arooooound"


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,091 ✭✭✭Antar Bolaeisk


    Very funny but you do realise it's meant to be the other way around :p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,497 ✭✭✭Nick_oliveri


    Jumpy wrote: »
    hums "You're the best arooooound"
    This is now my ringtone. Im awesome!


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  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 8,543 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sierra Oscar


    An update is coming out for L4D hopefully tonight. Lots of server management type changes by the looks of it.


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 8,543 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sierra Oscar


    Updates gone live:

    Client:
    - Removed an infinite ammo exploit for molotovs

    Add-on Campaign Support:
    - Players download third party campaigns as single .VPK file
    - Players can manage and select add-on maps and campaigns via game UI
    - Added matchmaking support and download/update prompt for add-on campaigns
    - Custom campaign support in Leader boards
    - If not already registered, left4dead.exe registers .VPK extension to allow automatic install of add-ons
    - Servers and the steam API have been extended to allow servers to send up a list of keys for matchmaking up to 1200 bytes in size

    Left 4 Dead Authoring Tools:
    - Fixed missing fgd error
    - Added vpk.exe command line tool for extracting, creating, and appending .VPK files
    - Removed info_versus (not used)
    - Added info_gamemode which fires outputs for Coop, Versus or Survival depending on what game mode the map is loaded in
    - Updated tutorial_standards example map, repackaged as 'Dead Line' campaign example add-on
    - Sample content now includes source files for official maps


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12 _si_


    Still no 4 vs 4 versus matchmaking.....useless.

    Let me guess, they've already got the likely simple code for this feature written and tested, but instead of realeasing this improvement and others like it as soon as they're ready, they're going to let them trickle out gradually to give the impression of ongoing support to l4d.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,091 ✭✭✭Antar Bolaeisk


    There's some sort of bug now as well that messes with the pistol model and gives basically infinite ammo with no reload.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,265 ✭✭✭Seifer


    Updates gone live:

    Client:
    - Removed an infinite ammo exploit for molotovs

    Add-on Campaign Support:
    - Players download third party campaigns as single .VPK file
    - Players can manage and select add-on maps and campaigns via game UI
    - Added matchmaking support and download/update prompt for add-on campaigns
    - Custom campaign support in Leader boards
    - If not already registered, left4dead.exe registers .VPK extension to allow automatic install of add-ons
    - Servers and the steam API have been extended to allow servers to send up a list of keys for matchmaking up to 1200 bytes in size

    Left 4 Dead Authoring Tools:
    - Fixed missing fgd error
    - Added vpk.exe command line tool for extracting, creating, and appending .VPK files
    - Removed info_versus (not used)
    - Added info_gamemode which fires outputs for Coop, Versus or Survival depending on what game mode the map is loaded in
    - Updated tutorial_standards example map, repackaged as 'Dead Line' campaign example add-on
    - Sample content now includes source files for official maps

    I dunno how you managed it but you're missing the second line, i.e.:
    The team swapping issue in Versus has been fixed
    Which is very welcome as it can absolutely destroy a match when the game decides to start bouncing players between teams.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    Maximilian wrote: »

    Poor triple-s, I warned him that he was going to get locked in :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,857 ✭✭✭Atlas_IRL


    Ye he still ran in anyway! Dunno how we didnt kill them though


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,606 ✭✭✭Jumpy


    I cant keep track of you guys anymore, what is with the Dr names?

    There was nothing wrong with Captain Lampshade. Even if you werent.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,857 ✭✭✭Atlas_IRL


    Thats only Max, new doctor name every day

    Theres good matches on nearly every night, need more ppl on though as its hard to get 4v4 friends only.


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  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,223 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kiith


    Atlas_IRL wrote: »
    Thats only Max, new doctor name every day

    Theres good matches on nearly every night, need more ppl on though as its hard to get 4v4 friends only.
    Is it Pc or Xbox? I want to start playing this more on the Pc, as i never really got stuck in when i bought it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    Most people here are playing the PC version.


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,223 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kiith


    Good good. I'll play this weekend if you dont mind having someone who will probably make every mistake in the book (i remember shooting the cars pretty much every time i played).


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,497 ✭✭✭Nick_oliveri


    Add me for a game or two. Steam ID:Azriphale


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,352 ✭✭✭daveyboy_1ie


    Love this game but the guy I used to play with does not play anymore and you need a good 'clan' of a couple of people to get the teamwork going.

    Anyone wanna add me, username is 'dave the brave' and will look out for you playing again. am usually on most nights when I get a chance playing either DOD or L4D :D


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 8,543 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sierra Oscar


    Love this game but the guy I used to play with does not play anymore and you need a good 'clan' of a couple of people to get the teamwork going.

    Anyone wanna add me, username is 'dave the brave' and will look out for you playing again. am usually on most nights when I get a chance playing either DOD or L4D :D

    Be sure to join the Boards.ie Steam group. I bet there is always someone playing Left 4 Dead at some time!:D


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,606 ✭✭✭Jumpy


    Kiith wrote: »
    Good good. I'll play this weekend if you dont mind having someone who will probably make every mistake in the book (i remember shooting the cars pretty much every time i played).

    The biggest noob mistake to make is to have Marshbabboon or Max on your team and not have them muted :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,606 ✭✭✭Jumpy


    Good GOD. I just right clicked Marsh on the friends list and went "view aliases". It isnt pretty.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,091 ✭✭✭Antar Bolaeisk


    I'm generally around but not this weekend unfortunately due to work restraints.

    I can be added via the Steam icon in my sig or my steam name is Bolaeisk


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


    Poxy campaign voting doesn't work in Unrest now...


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,111 ✭✭✭MooseJam


    The price on this isn't dropping, it's a shame popular game prices stay high


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