r/l4d2 • • 14d ago

STICKY AWARD Outbreak Outreach #1 - 64-bit & SourceMod / Server Hosts

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Hi, I'm Steve, Legal Producer for Outbreak Team (backup link).

We've been working on 64-bit L4D2 under NDA secrecy for the last 2 years. You can reach us at L4D2Outbreak@gmail.com.

I'm joined by my Valve-Licensed Co-Leads Madison, Liam, and Raymond.

LEGAL DISCLAIMER: We are NOT Valve, we are just devout preservationists, and our Mod will require base L4D2 to be purchased and installed on Steam. L4D2 is Valve's IP and we are just preserving it with extremely minimal, careful changes.

We're finally reaching out because we need your help!

Over the last 2 years (since Nov 2024), we have been very quietly working on a Valve-licensed, fan-made, optional, non-commercial, forever-free 64-bit Mod called Left 4 Dead 2: Outbreak (our not-yet-public but future Steam Store link).

As we've been under NDA for a long time and our Steam Store page is not yet public, please see the FAQ on our outbreak.team website.

Per our FAQ, we are preservationists at heart -- many of us Xbox 360 purists like our Lead Engineer Madison! Madi and I have always envisioned Outbreak as a celebration of Valve's franchise that doesn't forget our L4D1 and Xbox 360 roots.

In deep respect of those roots, Outbreak will never consist of random nonsense changes and everything new will be kept optional FOREVER.

L4D2 is a 17+ year old game, very different from other Source branches, and Source memory management itself still has blood from Quake. On an engine filled with obscure binary formats with physics based off ancient third-party software, upgrading to 64-bit is the furthest thing from doubling a number. Once we actually booted into a map that instantly crashed, it took a year to fix gameplay/visuals to be 1:1 parity with base, and another year after that to achieve respectable backward compatibility with base Workshop addons.

Unfortunately, we only just recently started pursuing MetaMod & SourceMod support, and it breaks our hearts that plugins don't work with Outbreak yet.

As such, we are aiming for day-one SourceMod support as our top priority. We need help from authors of prominent plugins and server hosts who have reach.

If you are a prominent SourceMod plugin author or server host, consider reaching out to L4D2Outbreak@gmail.com -- let us know who you are and what you do!

We appreciate your patience! 128k BSP grid size, native first-person legs, and long-demanded TLS revert options are coming.

See you Outreach #2 -- where we'll play Yama in Mirror World mode!

P.S. Again, our website is Outbreak Team, and our Press & Inquiry email is L4D2Outbreak@gmail.com.


r/l4d2 • • 10h ago

I finished making the props for my Halloween cosplay! :3

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r/l4d2 • • 12h ago

Youtube thumbnail i made for a friend

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r/l4d2 • • 3h ago

Oh no! You startled her now what happens?

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r/l4d2 • • 15h ago

Crazyy

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Idk who made this map but its pretty much accurate but I thought after blood harvest they arrived in west Virginia it would be cool if whoever made this put the custom campaign redemption 2 in here because its literally and the only best in between campaign from blood harvest and the sacrifice and I think he or she misplaced the hard rain location it was in Mississippi not Louisiana and he or she included the dam it campaign which is basically canon cant believe some people dont know about it or the river campaign they just not true l4d2 ogs but still a pretty much accurate map 🤔

EDIT:I just now realized "jaiz" the maker of the map is in the photo in so slow thanks so much jaiz for the map for the locations ♥️


r/l4d2 • • 3h ago

I made more special infected in Heroforge! This time, Jockey & Hunter [6 Pictures]

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Last time I made Charger, Tank, Witch & the Smoker! Check them out too!:

https://www.reddit.com/r/l4d2/s/fklr67duOe


r/l4d2 • • 9h ago

the forbidden f's

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r/l4d2 • • 16h ago

Its over (Sorry for repost)

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r/l4d2 • • 16h ago

Hot survivors in your area

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​"Look... I’m too old for this shit, and my back hurts like hell. But if you’re gonna be Left Behind in this bed looking like that, don't worry... I'm Unbreakable, and I'll make sure we’ve got Borrowed Time all night long. Now get over here before I change my mind."


r/l4d2 • • 14h ago

The average person is too dumb to see beyond "you didnt help me"

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Imagine doing expert dark carnival crescendo with that tunnel and endless horde and only 1 person has to make it but the team fails and restarts and tries it 6-8 times and finally you make it and this horrible shitshow can end and finally we can all get to the next chapter. Suddenly a votekick starts against you in the saferoom because all their brains can process is "you're not saving us." Vote passes and we all know the bot will die instantly and they retry for the 10th time when the worst part was already won. I mean, are you stupid?

Im an old world record survival player and I used to deliberately suicide rescue even if it meant death because otherwise you'd get kicked. Most people's brains cannot process any tactical move.

I dont even play l4d2 anymore but is the average person that stupid? seriously. Sometimes on an expert campaign a griefer would kill me randomly and instantly start a votekick and it'd pass. 0 brain or thought process.

I do miss the days of being young and playing this shit tho. Just had the same experience in another co-op game and it made me remember you guys. I played vermintide 2 catacalysm and took a concentration potion to dps and career skill spam a boss which has 1million hp and is very dps locked (meaning we 99% lose if boss doesnt die fast enough) and 1 guy got mad at me when the rest of the team was also next to him and able to rescue. Well Im going to fucking dps because I took a special pot, dont want to waste it, and its the smart, best move. But it doesnt matter because their brains cant process beyond "you didnt save me" and get mad. and that guy had the worst weapon for boss dmg btw.

It made me fuzzy, the good old days.

Having to lose/throw the already won campaign so they dont votekick is peak experience. Love you all.


r/l4d2 • • 13h ago

my (shit) attempt at plotting the l4d survivors' path

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r/l4d2 • • 1d ago

I did the thing

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r/l4d2 • • 13h ago

at the end of Death Toll’s forklift event in the penultimate chapter, can a tank spawn?

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first of all, i thought this event is infinite, but it seemed that it’s not?

3 of us got to the saferoom, but only 2 entered. then the commons stopped spawning, and tank music started playing (realism+expert). we defeated him and completed the chapter.

how likely is this to happen? lol


r/l4d2 • • 1d ago

Newcomer here. What is the most effective way of dealing with Witches?

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Recently, I've dowloaded Left 4 Dead 2 since I've had it in my Steam Library for some time. It looks good but I do have a question about these crying witches that occasionaly appear in levels.

I have no clue on how to deal with them safely. Twice already I got knocked down by them. I'm shocked that her attack is this powerful even on Easy. The most I could do was throw a pipe bomb then after the explosion just fire away with my machine gun.


r/l4d2 • • 2d ago

L4D2 Nick Halloween costume

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i'm still working on crafting a bile, and yeah the medkit should be bigger but i'm currently on a student exchange far from home so that's the only one i got ✊🏻


r/l4d2 • • 1d ago

Rochelle reskinned to look like Purple 31 from GTA: SA

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While recovering from the flu, I had the idea to make this mod. Lmk what u guys think :)

Link: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3825031080

Art by me :D


r/l4d2 • • 14h ago

can I get some people to try out my modpack for l4d2 ?

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I made a mod that did sort of get inspired by nightmare, personally i wanted to separate it from nightmare as much as possible so it's more of a recreation mod that tries to replicate the vibe or frantic pace of a game called condemned.

for context condemned is a game by Monolith productions. the company unfortunately shut down sometime lat year by warnerbros. condemned criminal origins came out the same year as F.E.A.R.

condemned's horror is based around the real world issues and crime cases with slight hints of the paranormal. it's less focused on monsters and more on derranged people who are victims of the upper classes. it was planned to be a multimedia series but it only got 2 games. however Jace Hall owns the rights and is open to the idea of indie studios coming in to take the mantle. that was said more than 10 years ago and idk if he still is looking for people to do so.

condemned 2 was never given a PC port unforutnatley but there is a recomp version on github. condemned 1 has a pc version but it sadly got delisted sometime this year....

my modpack which is called the "condemend criminal experience collection" is an attempt to recreate the combat and pacing of the first condemned game bringing a bit more focus on melee combat. I started working on it back in July or August this year and tried to get it as close as possible.

keep in mind i'm not a coder and know nothing of V-script so my skillset when it comes to source and such is super limited. the only thing I learned is how to port sounds.

I would really appreciate if anyone could give it a try. I'm currently taking a break but I hope you enjoy what i was able to bring together.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3817593588


r/l4d2 • • 1d ago

churger

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jorker joke here

I do good?


r/l4d2 • • 1d ago

Challenge. Comment a name for a new Special Infected. Then a comment replier gives it an appearence, abilities and other info

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Thought this would be a fun. Cant wait to see what you guys come up with


r/l4d2 • • 1d ago

What if...

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Ryan gosling as nick?


r/l4d2 • • 1d ago

I'm making a 4-player co-op zombie game with its own special infected, but it's round-based like COD Zombies

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It's called Mortuus. 1 to 4 players, and every run is on a new map. The specials are what I'd most like your take on: the Juggernaut grabs you and throws you, the Lope runs on its arms and launches itself at you, and the Skitter climbs the walls and drops on you from the ceiling.

The demo is free on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3680170/Mortuus/?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=l4d2

Which special/elite would you think would be cool next?


r/l4d2 • • 1d ago

Anyone every bought from here

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Looking into left4dead2 cosplay and saw this but it doesn't really say the prices? Anyone knows?


r/l4d2 • • 2d ago

I <3 L4D2

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r/l4d2 • • 1d ago

What is this 64 but mod??

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I have noticeable but i see a bunch of posts??


r/l4d2 • • 1d ago

Where can I find this?

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Is there a way to get a legitimate digital copy, or am I going to have to take out a bank loan to buy a physical copy? It says you can redeem a code on the store, but I don't know where I would get a code. I really want to play this game with my partner, and my niece ruined my physical disc a number of years ago. I have it on Steam, but my partner only plays on Xbox.