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A new update has been released for Left 4 Dead today which adds the ability to easily download and play custom campaigns. Here are the update notes:
The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted.
Client
• Removed an infinite ammo exploit for molotovs
• The team swapping issue in Versus has been fixed
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
• Removed an infinite ammo exploit for molotovs
• The team swapping issue in Versus has been fixed
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
The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted.
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