L4D Level Design Basics Tutorial

From Valve Developer Community

A step-by-step guide on creating Left 4 Dead levels using the Left 4 Dead Authoring Tools.

1. Getting Started
2. Your First L4D Level
3. Ladders
4. Visibility
5. Nav Meshes
6. Checkpoints (Part 2)
7. Outdoor Levels
8. Level Organization
9. Level Standards
10. Clip Brushes
11. Elevators
12. Panic Events
13. Breakable Walls
14. Finale Events (Part 2, Part 3)
15. Additional Finale Components
16. Nav Flow
17. Advanced Nav Editing
18. Versus Maps

Once complete, you may wish to look at the Level Design Category from more advanced articles.

See also

• Level Design Category
• Introduction to Editing
• Level Design Video Tutorials