Left 4 Dead Demo Released

Posted 15 years ago2008-11-06 21:17:15 UTC
Strider StriderTuned to a dead channel.
So the demo is out for all those who preordered Left 4 Dead. Apparently it's awesome, as those who aren't currently stuck at work would know. :<

Early impressions are good, though there's been some complaints about the matchmaking system. Never fear though, Valve have fixed it.

Speaking of zombies and death, here's a note from someone beyond the grave: take a look at this! - Ant

23 Comments

Commented 15 years ago2008-11-06 22:20:17 UTC Comment #98806
yeah, the matchmaking is pretty crappy. leave that stuff on consoles, imo.

the game itself is epic win :>
Commented 15 years ago2008-11-06 22:42:49 UTC Comment #98807
That's good to hear.

Still really tempted. I just wish it was 20 dollars less.
Commented 15 years ago2008-11-06 23:55:56 UTC Comment #98809
I just wish i had a creditcard...
Commented 15 years ago2008-11-07 09:17:43 UTC Comment #98810
Demo is freaking incredible.
Commented 15 years ago2008-11-07 12:02:00 UTC Comment #98811
Insane system reqs. Compared to my current system that is. Hunter told me L4D system reqs have the same system reqs as Ep2. But no, the minumum system reqs for L4D are twice the system reqs for L4D. Crazy.
Commented 15 years ago2008-11-07 12:56:14 UTC Comment #98812
i get a poor framerate in EP2 on max settings, but L4D runs smoothe as a baby's bum on max.
Commented 15 years ago2008-11-07 21:08:03 UTC Comment #98813
thank me later

bind "f1" "give pipe_bomb"
bind "f2" "give health"
bind "f3" "give rifle"
bind "f4" "kill"
bind "f5" "z_spawn boomer"
bind "f6" "z_spawn hunter"
bind "f7" "z_spawn smoker"
bind "f8" "z_spawn tank"
bind "f9" "z_spawn witch"
bind "f10" "director_force_panic_event 1"

also, play as a zombie in the demo!
ent_fire !self setteam 3
followed by
director_force_versus_start 1

I love experimenting with console commands.
Commented 15 years ago2008-11-07 21:22:41 UTC Comment #98814
yeah my pc sucks dick and it runs awesomely at 1440x900 at high settings
Commented 15 years ago2008-11-07 23:42:22 UTC Comment #98815
"director_force_panic_event 1"

Played around with that last night. Not a good idea in the apartment blocks. D:
Commented 15 years ago2008-11-09 10:12:35 UTC Comment #98816
D:

Come ALIVE!
Commented 15 years ago2008-11-10 22:29:10 UTC Comment #98817
That was a pretty nice video, Ant.

Good job.
Commented 15 years ago2008-11-11 08:24:48 UTC Comment #98818
Blatant hijacking alert!

But, nice job nonetheless ;>
Commented 15 years ago2008-11-11 10:00:25 UTC Comment #98820
Guy comes back from the dead and hijacks my news post! The nerve!
Commented 15 years ago2008-11-11 12:12:19 UTC Comment #98821
I can't get it to add in Steam- I click on the button and it just flashes and nothing happens :( :(
Commented 15 years ago2008-11-11 17:36:33 UTC Comment #98822
Jinx, try it now
Commented 15 years ago2008-11-11 23:12:57 UTC Comment #98823
Thanks Hunter for the console commands.
Commented 15 years ago2008-11-12 02:31:21 UTC Comment #98824
Huh, my post earlier didn't show up.

Got it working, it runs reasonably well on my older system (P4 3.5ghz, 6800GT, 3GB ram) with the shaders turned down a bit. Good fun, reminds me of the old 4-player co-op arcade games.
Commented 15 years ago2008-11-13 08:53:15 UTC Comment #98825
So, Ant, Why have you been dead the last couple days?
Commented 15 years ago2008-11-13 09:04:12 UTC Comment #98826
Days? Try months. Ant isn't coming back :P
Commented 15 years ago2008-11-13 20:46:49 UTC Comment #98827
Left 4 Dead is amazingly computer friendly.

It runs smoothly on max settings, 16x anisotropic and 6x AA

For Ep2 and TF2 I have to run on 0 AA and trilinear to get the same smoothness.
Commented 15 years ago2008-11-13 21:21:47 UTC Comment #98828
It's simply good level design. It has too be considering the amount of model rendering it has to do. I'd be careful though, i've seen screens of bigger, more open map environments
Commented 15 years ago2008-11-13 21:46:07 UTC Comment #98829
Yeh, you best brace yourself for the Airport segment.
Commented 15 years ago2008-11-17 14:44:48 UTC Comment #98830
breaks down and buys it See you all online at midnight tonight lol

It sounds like a lot of the tweak stuff (rendering commands) are locked out in the demo. I hope this is changed in the full version of the game- being able to tweak the graphic settings is important to those of us running older systems.

I almost want to do some Source mapping just for this game.

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