List of L4D2 Particles

Particle List

blood_fx.pcf boomer_fx.pcf burning_fx.pcf charger_fx.pcf default.pcf electrical_fx.pcf environmental_fx.pcf error.pcf fire_01.pcf fire_01l4d.pcf fire_fx.pcf fire_infected_fx.pcf firework_crate_fx.pcf fireworks_fx.pcf footstep_fx.pcf gen_dust_fx.pcf hunter_fx.pcf impact_fx.pcf infected_fx.pcf insect_fx.pcf item_fx.pcf locator_fx.pcf military_artillery_impacts.pcf rain_fx.pcf rain_storm_fx.pcf rope_fx.pcf screen_fx.pcf smoker_fx.pcf speechbubbles.pcf spitter_fx.pcf steam_fx.pcf survivor_fx.pcf tank_fx.pcf tanker_explosion.pcf test_collision.pcf test_distancealpha.pcf ui_fx.pcf vehicle_fx.pcf water_fx.pcf weapons_fx.pcf witch_fx.pcf

Particle Browser

There is a particle browser in Hammer for the Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools. Currently, particle files (.PCF) and particles/particles_manifest.txt need to be extracted from pak01_dir.vpk and copied over to the particles folder (Full Path, Windows 32-Bit: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\left 4 dead 2\left4dead2\particles).

1. If Hammer is open, please close it
2. Open pak01_dir.vpk with a program like GCFScape
3. Locate and open the particles folder
4. Extract the contents of that folder to the external particles folder

The browser can be accessed by creating an info_particle_system entity and selecting it, opening it's properties (double clicking or ALT + ENTER), and opening the browser under Particle System Name.

Note:Notice how, by default, no particles appear in the particle browser unless the particles are extracted from pak01_dir.vpk.

External links

• Particle demonstration on Youtube by Tkellaway
• Particle Browser setup guide on Youtube by xAlbany