I have spent 6hrs on this without even playing the game. And each time I want to play I have to log into Steam?!
Now I can't play it without it trying to update the friggin game, even if the status for the game shows Update Stopping.
I stop the download process in Steam and tell it to never automatically update my games. I click on L4D2 and it says "Preparing to launch game."ġ5 minutes later it shows "Updating game.". I think to myself that this is it, finally I will get to kill some zombies.Īfter installation, Steam loads itself up. I do not have one so I create an account.Ģ0 minutes later, after Steam doesn't respond twice, I am eventually able to log in.Īh, it asks for the L4D2 cd-key. Ok, so I set my cellphone up as a modem.ġ hour later it asks for Steam account details. Steam cannot continue setup because of no internet connection. Fair enough, it requires Steam for activation I thought. I insert the game and Steam starts installing. This co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five. I knew that L4D2 required online activation, and so did Crysis which I activated without any problems, so I thought L4D2 would also be fairly quick and easy. Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 (L4D2) is the highly anticipated sequel to the award-winning Left 4 Dead, the 1 co-op game of 2008. Now I don't have a internet connection at home so I use my cellphone to go online at Egde or GPRS speeds. Press End to stop.įor reference, here are the default options.I purchased L4D2 last week and wanted to play it on Friday. Repeat for the other instances.Ĭlick Start split screen. Set the mouse and keyboard or controller. In options, load the Source Engine preset (if you have not already done so). If you want to start and stop split screen, you should restart all instances of the game or it will start to slow down significantly. You can usually set this in your mouse configuration program (look on the manufacturer’s website).ĭisable steam overlay by right-clicking Left 4 Dead 2 in Steam -> Properties and un-check ‘Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game’ If you have inconsistent mouse movement, especially when moving multiple mice, make sure the polling rates on your mice are set as low as possible. You should now be connected to the same game.
I spent hours searching through every weapon category from Pistols to Grenade lanchers to try and find the best weapon mods on the steam workshop. Replace the IP address with the IP address from the last step. Weapon Mods for Left 4 Dead 2 from popular First Person Shooters such as CS:GO, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Killing Floor 2 and Titanfall. On another instance, open the console and run connect. Find the IP address that starts with 192.168, e.g. Once the game has started, open the console again at the pause menu. To start a game, type map cXXXm1_, then press tab to auto complete. Set gamepad to enabled if you are using a controller.Īt the main menu, use the ` (tilde) key to open the console. In Universal Split Screen, alt-tab into Left 4 Dead 2 so the window is selected, then click ‘Unlock Source engine for a new instance’
Open the Left 4 Dead 2 directory by right-clicking Left 4 Dead 2 in Steam -> Properties -> Local files -> Browse game files…
Install and run Universal Split Screen: see the quick start guide. Left 4 Dead 2 had Steam trading card support added after the initial test batch of trading cards, but still during the beta phase, on 6 June 2013.