Left 4 Dead Update

[Trolly]

Valve have just released the earlier promised Left 4 Dead update, which allows for easier downloading and playing of third-party campaigns, along with the first stable release of the Left 4 Dead Authoring Tools.
The full list of updates below:

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

 

[CockroachMan]

Finally!

Been waiting for this for a long time now!

 

[Metal Overlord]

Finally!

Been waiting for this for a long time now!

No you haven't.

 

[shakirmoledina]

lol to MO, i guess the news was true then, again this game is totally played alot and a new version would cause a bit of a conflict with the older one but i think it would be better to release 2

if i am not mistaken there may be a lot of things yet to add to this one but seems tht version 2 will cause a little delay to tht and the proof is CM's comment tht he waited a "long time"

 

[k3vin369]

Well if you want to use custom campaign maps, you still have to download it manually. By manually, I mean going to the website with the map, download it, and place it in the addon folder. Yep, basically we get the ability to play downloaded maps, but we have to manually download the maps outside the game. Can't just download in-game.