[Official] Left 4 Dead

[Rappy Veteran]

I am just getting the demo now!

[mistervista]

Only played single player thus far. Overall it seems like fun but I'm afraid it might get old quick. It was kind of mindless; almost Doom 3-like.

[Rappy Veteran]

I just completed the demo and loved it!, I loved it when they just run at you in hordes and you literally don't have time to reload!

[rajputwarrior]

played the demo, ran great, bnut like every valve game i had some stuterring issues, but when it wasn't stuttering, it was amazing maxed out graphics. Fun game, don't know if its worth the money though...

[Remysaus]

though it was amazing playing with 3 friends, i doubt it will stay fun for a long enough time to justify a buy here, especially since my friends don't go online that often and alone or with strangers i don't see it being that much fun really. (playing xbox 360 btw)

[non.sequitur2]

Not really that impressed with this game for some reason. Can't place what it is, just don't like it. I love Far Cry 2 though.

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

If you guys want to have some fun, open a console and type this in

z_mob_spawn_max_size 300
z_mob_spawn_min_size 75
z_common_limit 300
nb_rush

I played on expert with those settings (and infinite ammo), first attempt I made it down a floor from the spawn area, second attempt I made it down 2 floors.

There's also

director_panic_forever 1
director_force_panic_event

Edit: There's also "boom" if you want to be a suicide bomber, and "sb_friendlyfire 1" that lets you do the same amount of damage to survivors that you can do to zombies (I got killed by an AI bot because they missed)

Edited November 13, 2008 by The_Decryptor

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

I'll have to try that "boom" command the next time I play Left 4 Dead. I wonder if it'll work when you're down. It'll certainly come in handy in zombie gang bang situations.

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

It should work when you're down, it spawns a silent pipe bomb underneath you, so it doesn't attract any new zombies.

Edit: And there's a whole bunch of commands prefixed with "inferno_" that should control how fire spreads, you might be able to ignite the entire level by playing with them (Also, "give propanetank" and "give gascan", for explosives and fire)

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

Very nice. I might bind that to an unused key. Anyway, I have a PDF of nearly all the commands and variables in Left 4 Dead on my other computer. I'll post it as soon as I can.

[what]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Left-4-Dead-Xbox-3...8729&sr=8-2

Not worth ?30 either. Seeing as you only do one thing in this game I'd be prepared to pay ?10 for it I think. I was expecting to be surprised at every corner, struggling to get down a corridor for zombies getting in my way. It's actually just an ordinary shooter with one enemy that you can hear coming from a mile away, and in cases of the demo, you're told they're coming, so what's the point? I find the GoW2 Horde much more exciting (and challenging).

[AimLXJ]

Well everyone has their own opinion and to me L4D is fun with friends, been enjoying the demo so much I still even play it :p

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

Not worth ?30 either. Seeing as you only do one thing in this game I'd be prepared to pay ?10 for it I think. I was expecting to be surprised at every corner, struggling to get down a corridor for zombies getting in my way. It's actually just an ordinary shooter with one enemy that you can hear coming from a mile away, and in cases of the demo, you're told they're coming, so what's the point? I find the GoW2 Horde much more exciting (and challenging).

One enemy?

It should be throwing more than that at you.

[AimLXJ]

Sorry the edit button is gone ;)

Anyway....Anyone know what do the other characters do when their the last one alive? So far I know that Zoey hums a tune to calm herself, pretty neato :D

[lalalawawawa]

Can someone tell me what the time under Gifts (currently 4,8 days left) means? (For the Left 4 Dead demo)

[what]

One enemy?

It should be throwing more than that at you.

I meant one type, in that everything flings itself at you. Sure you get Boomers etc but it all comes down to one thing.

[sin-ergy]

Not really that impressed with this game for some reason. Can't place what it is, just don't like it. I love Far Cry 2 though.

See, there's your problem right there. You like crappy games :)

[Huleboeren]

I meant one type, in that everything flings itself at you. Sure you get Boomers etc but it all comes down to one thing.

Did you expect pink ponies that run away from you? :s

[Rappy Veteran]

I thought those boomers were freaky, infact I had no idea what they were until my screen went green and those smokers as well I think they are annoying things.

[+longgonebn Subscriber²]

YES! Pre-Loading Left4Dead right now, can't wait for the 18th!

[Flash]

15 hours played on demo, still going :D

[blizeH]

I've been debating whether to concentrate more on PC or Xbox 360 gaming for quite some time now, I mean, stuff like this, Dead Space, Bioshock and others, am I better off playing them on PC or on the 360?

This was going to be the game that decided all of that, as I downloaded the demo for both.

Loaded them up side by side, god the PC version loaded in a fraction of the time, and the graphics? The graphics! Even with my crappy x1950 Pro it looked stunning, and far superior to the graphics on the 360, throw in Steam support for online play and the PC is a clear winner then?

Not quite. I alt tabbed out of the game, and since switching back it's been an absolute disaster. Trying to chat with my friends via text (they were all on vent, so it was the only option) and nothing was there. I couldn't see what I was typing, nor could I read my own or any of their messages, annoying, so I restarted Steam.

Yay the text's back! But where are the textures? Hmm. I've had this problem before on an old PC with the CS games, but I was a little surprised that they still haven't fixed it, no worries, just restart Steam again... nope! Still no textures, great. I had to restart the PC, then had a 10 minute period where it worked fine, and as soon as I quit out of the game and rejoined the textures disappeared again.

So, so disappointing if I'm honest, PC seemed like a clear winner in terms of load time and graphics, even on a fairly mediocre PC, yet with all of these issues, it's just not worth it :(

/sigh

Edit: Apologies for the rant, just a bit gutted about it :)

Edited November 14, 2008 by blizeH

[ViZioN]

Can someone tell me what the time under Gifts (currently 4,8 days left) means? (For the Left 4 Dead demo)

It means there are 4.8 days remaining before the game is officially released. When this happens the demo will no longer be available I believe.

[Elliot B.]

I've been debating whether to concentrate more on PC or Xbox 360 gaming for quite some time now, I mean, stuff like this, Dead Space, Bioshock and others, am I better off playing them on PC or on the 360?

This was going to be the game that decided all of that, as I downloaded the demo for both.

Loaded them up side by side, god the PC version loaded in a fraction of the time, and the graphics? The graphics! Even with my crappy x1950 Pro it looked stunning, and far superior to the graphics on the 360, throw in Steam support for online play and the PC is a clear winner then?

Not quite. I alt tabbed out of the game, and since switching back it's been an absolute disaster. Trying to chat with my friends via text (they were all on vent, so it was the only option) and nothing was there. I couldn't see what I was typing, nor could I read my own or any of their messages, annoying, so I restarted Steam.

Yay the text's back! But where are the textures? Hmm. I've had this problem before on an old PC with the CS games, but I was a little surprised that they still haven't fixed it, no worries, just restart Steam again... nope! Still no textures, great. I had to restart the PC, then had a 10 minute period where it worked fine, and as soon as I quit out of the game and rejoined the textures disappeared again.

So, so disappointing if I'm honest, PC seemed like a clear winner in terms of load time and graphics, even on a fairly mediocre PC, yet with all of these issues, it's just not worth it :(

/sigh

Edit: Apologies for the rant, just a bit gutted about it :)

That sounds like a large debate. A huge debate. A mas...

Doesn't matter.

[blizeH]

Maybe debating was the wrong word; maybe trying to decide would of been a better phrase, but you get the idea.

Also, it does matter, because if I were playing on 360 I'd have inferior graphics and load times, and if I were playing on PC I'd have bugs and crashes :)