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(Here's something I found in the "cheaptitles" for the L4D intros and Portal 2 endings) |
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; [[info_director|AI director]] | ; [[info_director|AI director]] | ||
: A "dungeon master" for the entire game which controls NPC spawning, music, weather effects, map layout, and more. | : A "dungeon master" for the entire game which controls NPC spawning, music, weather effects, map layout, and more. | ||
; [[VPK]] add-ons | ; [[VPK]] add-ons | ||
: An archive format for easy mod distribution. | : An archive format for easy mod distribution. | ||
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; Split-screen | ; Split-screen | ||
: Up to four players can play on the same screen at once. | : Up to four players can play on the same screen at once. | ||
; {{l4d2 add| | ; [[$treeSway|Swaying trees]] | ||
: Water can now [[Water (shader)#Flow| | : A material parameter that gives the effect of trees swaying in the wind. | ||
; {{l4d2 add|[[VScript]]}} | |||
: A powerful new scripting system using [[Squirrel]]. | |||
; {{l4d2 add|Flowmaps}} | |||
: Water can now flow through a map using [[Water (shader)#Flow|flowmaps.]] | |||
== Availability == | == Availability == | ||
Revision as of 15:50, 14 May 2019
The Left 4 Dead engine branch was released in 2008 with Left 4 Dead, and continued in 2009 with Left 4 Dead 2. It was maintained side-by-side with the Orange Box branch, but was ultimately discontinued with the release of Portal 2.
Unlike other branches, L4D does not require earlier versions of Source to be installed. It stands entirely alone.
Features
New since the Orange Box is:
- Subtitles for intro movies and other Bink-based videos
- Allows subtitles (including custom ones) to be put on timelines for when they should show
- "Counter-Strike bot" AI
- Source's original AI routines appear to have been completely replaced by the successor to Mike Booth's Counter-Strike bot. As well as unknown changes to code structure, the old nodegraph system has been superseded by polygonal navigation meshes that are automatically generated by the engine.
- AI director
- A "dungeon master" for the entire game which controls NPC spawning, music, weather effects, map layout, and more.
- VPK add-ons
- An archive format for easy mod distribution.
- Lag compensated props
- prop_physics entities can be selectively lag compensated.
- Split-screen
- Up to four players can play on the same screen at once.
- Swaying trees
- A material parameter that gives the effect of trees swaying in the wind.
- Template:L4d2 add
- A powerful new scripting system using Squirrel.
- Template:L4d2 add
- Water can now flow through a map using flowmaps.
Availability
Source code for this branch is not available. However, server plugins are possible.