Left 4 Dead Server

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armandragon Posted messages 173 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   -
Hello, I would like to know how to create a local Left 4 Dead server that only I and another PC in the house can use.
I know there is a way to do it via the game console, but the only problem is that I have no idea how to proceed... what do I need to do to create a local server just for us? I look forward to your responses, thank you in advance.
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TILKONE
 
Hi everyone, I have a solution to play Left 4 Dead on LAN. It works for me between XP and Vista without any problem.
You just need to make sure that all PCs are connected to the same router (freebox, alice box, neufbox,.....)
Then
(sorry for the spelling)
find the config.cfg and config_default.cfg files (where the game is installed, for me it's D:\Program Files\left 4 dead\left4dead\cfg)
open them with Notepad and change this line in both:
bind "'" "toggleconsole"
to:
bind "F12" "toggleconsole"
and save

download Steam (clubic.fr)
install it (Left 4 Dead is not recognized on it, but we don't care, it's just that the game needs to see Steam, so we show it)
log in
LAUNCH THE GAME one player opens the console F12
enter one of the maps:

Quote (Survivor Campaign Air Hole)
map 4d_airport01_greenhouse
map 4d_airport02_offices
map 4d_airport03_garage
map 4d_airport04_terminal
map 4d_airport05_runway

Quote (Survivor Campaign Bloody Harvest)
map 4d_farm01_hilltop
map 4d_farm02_traintunnel
map 4d_farm03_bridge
map 4d_farm04_barn
map 4d_farm05_cornfield

Quote (Survivor Campaign No Mercy)
map 4d_hospital01_apartment
map 4d_hospital02_subway
map 4d_hospital03_sewers
map 4d_hospital04_interior
map 4d_hospital05_rooftop

Quote (Survivor Campaign Death Stop)
map 4d_smalltown01_caves
map 4d_smalltown02_drainage
map 4d_smalltown03_ranchhouse
map 4d_smalltown04_mainstreet
map 4d_smalltown05_houseboat

Versus (half play survivors, the other half special zombies, it's turn by turn)

Quote (Versus Campaign Bloody Harvest)
map 4d_vs_farm01_hilltop
map 4d_vs_farm02_traintunnel
map 4d_vs_farm03_bridge
map 4d_vs_farm04_barn
map 4d_vs_farm05_cornfield

Quote (Versus Campaign No Mercy)
map 4d_vs_hospital01_apartment
map 4d_vs_hospital02_subway
map 4d_vs_hospital03_sewers
map 4d_vs_hospital04_interior
map 4d_vs_hospital05_rooftop

ONCE THE GAME IS CREATED
THE OTHERS OPEN THE CONSOLE
AND TYPE: connect XXX.XXX.X.X
X = IP address of the one who starts the game.
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poggus
 
It’s true what you’re saying, players can do the same with Hamachi (Hamachi IP instead of the local IP in 192.168.xxx.xxx)
or join the game directly via the main menu.

However, remember to correct it because the command to type is:
map l4d_xxxx and not map 4d_xxx, it needs to be “l4d”!!!
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tilkone
 
Hi, to open the command go to your game installation folder and find your cfg folder (something like c:/program files/left 4 dead/left 4 dead/cfg).

Then in the files: "config_default.cfg" and "config.cfg" you look for the line "bind '\''" "toggleconsole".
and replace the '\'' with the key you want, for example for F12 => bind "F12" "toggleconsole".

Then you just have to launch the game with the .exe and when you are in the menu you press the chosen key.

There you go, I hope this helps you.
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Bitu
 
Hi,

To create your dedicated server locally, you just need to install the Left4dead dedicated server in the Steam tools. Then fill in the information correctly and launch it; after that, you should normally be able to find the server in the game.

If you're looking for information about the game, you can check out www.Leftfordead-france.com where you'll find some information about servers and how to create them.
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jujute > Bitu
 
All the information to set up your sound server is on http://www.leftfordead-france.com
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tilkone
 
Salut à toi Laurent, désolé mais c'est un jeu auquel je n'ai jamais joué et je ne sais pas si tu auras beaucoup de réponses en postant ton message ici. Tu devrais créer un autre post si cela n'existe pas déjà.
Sinon normalement c'est juste un patch à installer que tu trouveras sur Google en tapant World of Warcraft 2.0.3

Moi je viens de le trouver sur jeuxvideos.com
Essaie de voir si tu peux le télécharger, sinon cherche sur Google. Une fois téléchargé, un double clic dessus devrait l'installer. Et au cas où tu as mis un crack sur ton jeu (histoire bien sûr de ne pas avoir à mettre le CD à chaque fois), sache qu'il faudra sûrement le remettre car en général les patchs changent le fichier lanceur, alors copie-le quelque part avant de l'installer.
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kryptonie Posted messages 20 Status Membre
 
Yes thank you. And for the non-Steam?!! I have a Steam account with games like CS 1.6, CSS, etc.... and I couldn't buy Left 4 Dead on Steam, so I bought a non-Steam version, but the problem is I can’t play online =(
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OWROW Posted messages 1 Registration date   Status Membre 1
 
Hello, I wanted to know if someone could help me, I can't open the console. I have activated "enable developer console" in the L4D options and added the bind "toggleconsole" in the config file, the problem is that the config.cfg file resets every time I start the game, and consequently, the bind "toggleconsole" goes back to "~" instead of "F12". Does anyone have a solution?
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zavat
 
anyone know how to increase the player capacity in a game
like I have an 18-slot server and I want to do versus in 8vs 8 I know it's possible but I can't find the command
thank you for the responses to come
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s.spark Posted messages 2528 Status Contributeur 618
 
Hi,

How do you know it's possible? Where did you see that? There are only 4 characters, unless it's a mode or a custom map, I don't see how you can do such a thing, the maps weren't designed to accommodate that many people..
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BarT.
 
you need to create a dedicated server
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tilkone
 
Thank you for this clarification, Poggus.
Does Himachi also work for playing online with a friend?

Otherwise, for the name it works like that, the two work so if you had a problem, bugs or whatever with it, please add the "l" in front as Poggus just explained.
And keep us updated.
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Black Out
 
Well, it's simple for non-Steam servers. One of my friends showed me a pretty good site (wawa_mania) where you can download Left 4 Dead non-Steam. Then, with a small program, you can turn it into a Steam game. At least, it won't be completely Steam, but you can play without any problems on the servers =)
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Black Out
 
Sorry for the double post, if anyone is interested, here is my email "next_one@hotmail.fr"
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dadouvic
 
Please, I'm so fed up right now, I can't play online actually I don't have "steam" help me please, I tried changing toggleconsole but it doesn't work :'(
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Anonymous user
 
Personne n'aurait de réponse à me fournir ?
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s.spark Posted messages 2528 Status Contributeur 618
 
Hello,

Here is a specific tutorial to play with Hamachi, but it works the same way on a local network

Playing Left 4 Dead over a network with Hamachi
Displaying the list of servers in Left 4 Dead
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poggus
 
Hamachi works very well, but you just need to start Hamachi before the game so that it recognizes the Hamachi IP.
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laurent
 
Hello!!
How do we upgrade from version 2.0.0 to version 2.0.3 in World of Warcraft? Thanks in advance!!
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Flyman01 Posted messages 49 Status Membre 15
 
Download the tool in Teams, start it, set a name and a password, and there you go.
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Diesel
 
Hey everyone,
A Versus mode server can have more than 8, it's possible, mine has 24 slots, I also have a survival mode server with 8 instead of 4, it's a plugin that you can find online but it's a bit complicated to install, I can help you if you want

Best regards
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s.spark Posted messages 2528 Status Contributeur 618
 
Hi,

It would be interesting if you could provide the links to this mode and any tutorials you may have followed.
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Diesel
 
For the plugins, you can check on alliedmod, I didn't find any tutorials, they don't provide them with the download, plus, the plugins were poorly compiled so I had to modify them.
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armandragon Posted messages 173 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   11
 
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Anonymous user
 
Comment dois-je faire pour créer un serveur dédié comme tu dis ?
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florent
 
<ancien>G Counter-Strike et quand je le lance, ça m'affiche "Steam a cessé de fonctionner". Auriez-vous une solution, merci d'avance.</ancien>
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