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This page contains articles relating specifically to level design for [[Left 4 Dead]].  
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{{l4d}} This page contains articles relating specifically to [[Level Design]] for [[Left 4 Dead]].
 
For [[Left 4 Dead 2]] level creation articles, see [[Left 4 Dead 2 Level Creation]].
 
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== Getting started ==
== Getting started ==
* '''[[Authoring_Tools/SDK_(Left_4_Dead)|Downloading and Installing the Left 4 Dead Authoring Tools]]'''
* [[Authoring_Tools/SDK_(Left_4_Dead)|Downloading and Installing the Left 4 Dead Authoring Tools]]
* '''[[:Category:Level Design|General level design documentation]]'''
* [[L4D Level Design Basics Tutorial|Level Design Basics]]
* '''[[Left 4 Dead Design Theory]]'''
* [[Your First Map]]
* '''[http://www.l4d.com/LevelDesignDocs.zip Official Level Design Docs]''' (downloadable in HTML format, sample vmfs, bsp's, and nav files included)
* [[Your First Left 4 Dead Map]]
* [[:Category:Level Design|General Level Design documentation]]
 
== Tutorials ==
* [[L4D Campaign Add-on Tutorial|Creating Add-ons]]
* [[L4D Custom Music Tutorial|Custom Music]]
* [[L4D Soundscripts|Soundscripts]]
* [[L4D_Level_Design/Panic_Events|Panic Events]]
* [[L4D_Level_Design/Finale_Events_Part_1|Finale Events]]
* [[L4D_Level_Design/Versus_Maps|Versus Gametype]]
* [[Survival Gametype (L4D)|Survival Gametype]]
* [[Left 4 Dead Graffiti Tutorial|Custom Graffiti and Wall Writings]]
 
== Design Theory ==
* [[Left 4 Dead Design Theory]]
* [[Common L4D Mapping Problems|Common Mapping Problems]]
* [[L4D Mapping Notes|Mapping Notes]]
* [[Left 4 Dictionary]]
 
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== Reference Information ==
* [[List of L4D Entities]]
* [[List of L4D Particles]]
* [[Left 4 Dead Sky List|List of L4D Skyboxes]]
* [[List of L4D Soundscapes]]
* [[Left 4 Dead Fog Settings|List of L4D Fog Settings]]
* [[List of L4D Instructor Messages]]
* [[List of L4D Missions Files]]


== General Left 4 Dead information ==
== Navigation meshes ==
* '''[[List of L4D Entities]]'''
* '''[[List of L4D Particles]]'''
* '''[[List of L4D Skyboxes]]'''
* '''[[List of L4D Soundscapes]]'''


== Mapping for Left 4 Dead ==
===General===
* '''[[Your First Left 4 Dead Map]]'''
* [[Navigation Meshes]]
* '''[[Common L4D Mapping Problems]]'''
* [[Navigation Mesh Commands]]
* '''[[L4D Mapping Notes]]'''


== Nav Creation ==
===Left 4 Dead===
* '''[[Navigation Meshes]]'''
* [[nav_mode.cfg|nav_mode.cfg - Essential time-saving key binds for nav mesh editing, provided by Valve]]
* '''[[Navigation Mesh Commands]]'''
* [[Navigation Meshes (L4D)|Navigation Meshes (Left 4 Dead)]]
* '''[[Left 4 Dead Navigation Meshes]]'''
* [[Left 4 Dead Infected Populations]]
* [[L4D Level Design/Advanced Nav Editing|Advanced Nav Editing]]
* [[Sorting out navigation flow]]


== Other ==
== Other ==
* [http://nemesis.thewavelength.net/index.php?p=25 '''GCFscape''' (''updated to extract vpk. files.'')]
* [http://nemesis.thewavelength.net/index.php?p=25 GCFscape (''updated to extract vpk. files.'')]
* [[:Category:Left 4 Dead Projects|User projects]]
* [[Left 4 Dead Plugins|Creating Server Plugins]]


== [[:Category:Left 4 Dead Projects|User projects]] ==
== Sites ==
* '''[[Baliame/L4D_Progress|Baliame - Life Sentence]]'''
* [http://www.l4d.com/l4d/home.php Official Left 4 Dead Website]
* '''[[Tkellaway/L4D Progress|Tkellaway - Hell Raised]]'''
* [https://www.gamemaps.com/l4d/ GameMaps Website]
* '''[[Shafted_WIP|Lukeus Maximus - Shafted]]'''


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