Addoninfo.txt

Addoninfo.txtcontains metadata for add-ons in the Left 4 Dead series. When its respective addon is installed outside of theaddons/workshopfolder, or locally, this file will fill the add-on with the necessary metadatas.

Warning:Addons withoutaddoninfo.txtwill not be accessible when installed locally. You should always include one, since users may choose to install the addons locally after downloading them from the Steam Workshop.

Template

A smalladdoninfo.txtfilled with the important keys. For details on the keys, refer below.

"AddonInfo"
{
     addonSteamAppID	"550"

     addonauthor	" "
     addonversion	"1"
     addontitle		" " 
     addonDescription	" " 
}

Keys

Some of the keys present are for the add-ons menu's tag filter sorting system.

Key	Description
addonSteamAppID	Steam App ID the add-on is for. Put 500 for and 550 for .
addonTitle	Title of the add-on. Mind that the default add-on menu can't show long titles in full.
addonVersion	Version number of the add-on. Used to determine if an user's add-on is mismatched to the lobby hoster's. Confirm:It is best to keep the number as an integer, so no decimals.
addonTagline	Tagline/wrap-up short description; for custom map add-ons only. In , it appears only when selecting a custom map in the game setup menu. Confirm:In , it is present when viewing the scoreboard in the custom map; right below the map's title.
addonAuthor	Name of the author.
addonAuthorSteamID	(Optional) Steam ID of author, which will be used to construct an URL to the author's page. Todo: How does this look like?
addonSteamGroupName	(Optional) Steam group related to the add-on, which will be used to construct an URL to the group page. Todo: How does this look like?
addonURL0	Home page of addon with a download link. Appears only in the menu when trying to join games, or joining a lobby eith a content you don't have downloaded. (e.g. Mutations) Note:Some websites allow you to create a page for your addon before you publish it. Copy that "Unpublished" addon link into this field.
addonContent_Campaign	If the addon is a series of connected maps with a finale.
addonContent_Survival	If the addon supports survival gamemode.
addonContent_Scavenge	If the addon supports scavenge gamemode.
addonContent_Versus	If the addon supports versus gamemode.
addonContent_Map	If the addon is a standalone map.
addonContent_Survivor	If the addon replaces a character model: 0=false, 1=true, String in quotes if replaces specific single character, i.e. "Coach".
addonContent_Skin	If the addon provides a new skin: 0 for no new skin(s), 1 for multiple skins. String for single skin possible. Todo: How is this string set up?
addonContent_BossInfected	If the addon provides a new Tank or Witch model.
addonContent_CommonInfected	If the addon provides new common infected models.
addonContent_Music	If the addon has music replacements.
addonContent_Sound	If the addon has sound replacements.
addonContent_Prop	If the addon has props replacements.
addonContent_Prefab	If the addon has custom prefabs. (E.g. Hammer VMF prefabs)
addonContent_Spray	If the addon provides new sprays.
addonContent_Script	If the addon has scripts.
addonContent_BackgroundMovie	If the addon replaces the background movie.
Content_Weapon	If the addon provides a new weapon, i.e. guns, explosives, booby traps, hot tar, etc.
Content_WeaponModel	If the addon overrides a weapon skin (for existing weapons).
addonDescription	Description of addon.
addonDescription_DA	Danish description.
addonDescription_NL	Dutch description.
addonDescription_FI	Finnish description.
addonDescription_FR	French description.
addonDescription_DE	German description.
addonDescription_IT	Italian description
addonDescription_JA	Japanese description
addonDescription_KO	Korean description
addonDescription_NO	Norwegian description
addonDescription_PL	Polish description
addonDescription_PT	Portuguese description
addonDescription_RU	Russian description
addonDescription_ZH	Chinese description
addonDescription_ES	Spanish description
addonDescription_SV	Swedish description

Deadline 1 & 2

This is the addoninfo metadata file included with the sample Deadline campaign. Feel free to use this as a template for the metadata for your own custom addons.
The full add-on and source files can be downloaded off a website hosted by Steam:

• Dead Line
• Dead Line 2

Left 4 Dead

"AddonInfo"
{
	"addonSteamAppID"                  "500"
	"addonTitle"                       "Dead Line"
	"addonVersion"                     "1.0"
	"addonTagline"                     "Catch the last subway... out of hell."
	"addonAuthor"                      "Valve"
	"addonAuthorSteamID"               "MikeDurand"
	"addonSteamGroupName"              "deadlineadd-on"
	"addonURL0"                        "http://media.steampowered.com/apps/513/deadline.html"
	
	"addonContent_Campaign"            "1"
	"addonContent_Survival"            "0"
	"addonContent_Scavenge"            "0"
	"addonContent_Versus"              "0"
	"addonContent_Map"                 "0"
	
	"addonContent_Survivor"            "0"
	"addonContent_Skin"                "0"
	
	"addonContent_BossInfected"        "0"
	"addonContent_CommonInfected"      "0"
	"addonContent_Music"               "0"
	"addonContent_Sound"               "0"
	"addonContent_Prop"                "0"
	"addonContent_Prefab"              "0"
	"addonContent_Spray"               "0"
	"addonContent_Script"              "0"
	"addonContent_BackgroundMovie"     "0"
	
	"Content_Weapon"                   "0"
	"Content_WeaponModel"              "0"
	
	"addonDescription"                 "Survivors must escape on a subway train in this short tutorial example campaign. Get source files and tools for creating your own campaigns by downloading the Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring tools SDK, which is available under the 'Tools' tab in Steam."
	"addonDescription_DA"              "Overlevende skal undslippe et S-tog i denne korte tutorial eksempel kampagne. Få kildefiler og værktøjer til at skabe dine egne kampagner ved at downloade Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring værktøjer SDK, som er tilgængelig under 'Funktioner' fanen i Steam."
	"addonDescription_NL"              "Overlevenden moet ontsnappen op een metro in deze korte handleiding voorbeeld campagne. Krijg bronbestanden en tools voor het maken van uw eigen campagnes door het downloaden van de Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring gereedschappen SDK, die beschikbaar is op het tabblad 'Extra' in Steam."
	"addonDescription_FI"              "Survivors on pelastautua metro tässä lyhyessä harjoitusesimerkit kampanja. Hanki lähdetiedostot ja työkalut luoda omia kampanjoita lataamalla Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools SDK, joka on käytettävissä Työkalut-välilehti Steam."
	"addonDescription_FR"              "Les survivants doivent s'échapper en métro dans cette carte du tutoriel. Obtenez les fichiers et les outils pour créer vos propres cartes en chargeant les outils de création SDK Left 4 Dead 2 qui sont disponibles sous l'onglet 'Outils' sur Steam."
	"addonDescription_DE"              "Survivors muss auf einer U-Bahn in diesem kurzen Tutorial beispielsweise Kampagne entkommen. Holen Sie sich die Quelldateien und Werkzeuge für die Erstellung eigener Kampagnen, indem Sie die Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools SDK, welches unter der Registerkarte 'Tools' in Steam."
	"addonDescription_IT"              "I sopravvissuti devono sfuggire su un treno della metropolitana in questa breve campagna esempio tutorial. Ottenere file di origine e di strumenti per la creazione di campagne scaricando il Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools SDK, che è disponibile sotto la scheda 'Strumenti' nel vapore."
	"addonDescription_JA"              "生存者はこの短いチュートリアルの例のキャンペーンの地下鉄電車の中でエスケープする必要があります。スチームで[ツール]タブの下で利用可能ですレフト4デッドオーサリングツールのSDKをダウンロードすることにより、独自のキャンペーンを作成するためのソースファイルやツールを入手してください。"
	"addonDescription_KO"              "생존자들은이 짧은 튜토리얼 예제 캠페인 지하철에서 탈출해야합니다. 증기의 '도구'탭에 따라 사용할 수 있습니다 레프트 4 데드 저작 도구 SDK를 다운로드하여 자신의 캠페인을 만들기위한 소스 파일과 도구를 얻을."
	"addonDescription_NO"              "Overlevende må rømme på et tog i denne korte opplæringen eksempel kampanjen. Få kildefilene og verktøy for å lage dine egne kampanjer ved å laste ned Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring verktøy SDK, som er tilgjengelig under 'Verktøy'-fanen i Steam."
	"addonDescription_PL"              "Ocaleni muszą uciekać na pociąg metra w tej krótkiej kampanii przykład samouczka. Pobierz pliki źródłowe i narzędzia do tworzenia własnych kampanii pobierając Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring narzędzi SDK, który jest dostępny w zakładce 'Narzędzia' w Steam."
	"addonDescription_PT"              "Sobreviventes deve escapar em um trem do metrô nesta campanha exemplo curto tutorial. Obter arquivos de origem e ferramentas para criar suas próprias campanhas baixando o Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring ferramentas SDK, que está disponível na aba 'Ferramentas' no Steam."
	"addonDescription_RU"              "Выжившие должны бежать на поезд метро, ​​в этой короткой кампании пример урока. Получить исходные файлы и инструменты для создания собственных кампаний, загрузив Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring инструментов SDK, который доступен на вкладке 'Инструменты' в Steam."
	"addonDescription_ZH"              "在这个简短的示范性的战役中，生还者必须逃出地铁列车。通过下载求生之路2的专属工具（Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring tools SDK）----此SDK可以在steam平台的库中的工具一栏找到----来获取起源引擎的文件和工具以创建属于您自己的战役。"
	"addonDescription_ES"              "Los sobrevivientes deben escapar en un tren subterráneo en esta corta campaña de ejemplo del tutorial. Obtenga los archivos de origen y las herramientas para crear sus propias campañas por descargar el Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring herramientas SDK, que está disponible en la pestaña 'Herramientas' en Steam."
	"addonDescription_SV"              "Överlevande måste fly på ett tunnelbanetåg i denna korta handledning exempel kampanjen. Få källfiler och verktyg för att skapa dina egna kampanjer genom att ladda ner Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools SDK, som är tillgänglig under 'Verktyg' fliken i Steam."
}

Left 4 Dead 2

"AddonInfo"
{
	"addonSteamAppID"                  "550"
	"addonTitle"                       "Dead Line 2"
	"addonVersion"                     "1.0"
	"addonTagline"                     "Catch the last subway... out of hell... Again!"
	"addonAuthor"                      "Valve"
	"addonAuthorSteamID"               "YasserMalaika"
	"addonSteamGroupName"              "deadlineadd-on"
	"addonURL0"                        "http://media.steampowered.com/apps/513/deadline2.html"
	
	"addonContent_Campaign"            "1"
	"addonContent_Survival"            "0"
	"addonContent_Scavenge"            "0"
	"addonContent_Versus"              "0"
	"addonContent_Map"                 "0"
	
	"addonContent_Survivor"            "0"
	"addonContent_Skin"                "0"
	
	"addonContent_BossInfected"        "0"
	"addonContent_CommonInfected"      "0"
	"addonContent_Music"               "0"
	"addonContent_Sound"               "0"
	"addonContent_Prop"                "0"
	"addonContent_Prefab"              "0"
	"addonContent_Spray"               "0"
	"addonContent_Script"              "0"
	"addonContent_BackgroundMovie"     "0"
	
	"Content_Weapon"                   "0"
	"Content_WeaponModel"              "0"
	
	"addonDescription"                 "Survivors must escape on a subway train in this short tutorial example campaign. Get source files and tools for creating your own campaigns by downloading the Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring tools SDK, which is available under the 'Tools' tab in Steam."
	"addonDescription_DA"              "Overlevende skal undslippe et S-tog i denne korte tutorial eksempel kampagne. Få kildefiler og værktøjer til at skabe dine egne kampagner ved at downloade Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring værktøjer SDK, som er tilgængelig under 'Funktioner' fanen i Steam."
	"addonDescription_NL"              "Overlevenden moet ontsnappen op een metro in deze korte handleiding voorbeeld campagne. Krijg bronbestanden en tools voor het maken van uw eigen campagnes door het downloaden van de Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring gereedschappen SDK, die beschikbaar is op het tabblad 'Extra' in Steam."
	"addonDescription_FI"              "Survivors on pelastautua metro tässä lyhyessä harjoitusesimerkit kampanja. Hanki lähdetiedostot ja työkalut luoda omia kampanjoita lataamalla Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools SDK, joka on käytettävissä Työkalut-välilehti Steam."
	"addonDescription_FR"              "Les survivants doivent s'échapper en métro dans cette carte du tutoriel. Obtenez les fichiers et les outils pour créer vos propres cartes en chargeant les outils de création SDK Left 4 Dead 2 qui sont disponibles sous l'onglet 'Outils' sur Steam."
	"addonDescription_DE"              "Survivors muss auf einer U-Bahn in diesem kurzen Tutorial beispielsweise Kampagne entkommen. Holen Sie sich die Quelldateien und Werkzeuge für die Erstellung eigener Kampagnen, indem Sie die Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools SDK, welches unter der Registerkarte 'Tools' in Steam."
	"addonDescription_IT"              "I sopravvissuti devono sfuggire su un treno della metropolitana in questa breve campagna esempio tutorial. Ottenere file di origine e di strumenti per la creazione di campagne scaricando il Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools SDK, che è disponibile sotto la scheda 'Strumenti' nel vapore."
	"addonDescription_JA"              "生存者はこの短いチュートリアルの例のキャンペーンの地下鉄電車の中でエスケープする必要があります。スチームで[ツール]タブの下で利用可能ですレフト4デッド2オーサリングツールのSDKをダウンロードすることにより、独自のキャンペーンを作成するためのソースファイルやツールを入手してください。"
	"addonDescription_KO"              "생존자들은이 짧은 튜토리얼 예제 캠페인 지하철에서 탈출해야합니다. 증기의 '도구'탭에 따라 사용할 수 있습니다 레프트 4 데드 2 제작 도구 SDK를 다운로드하여 자신의 캠페인을 만들기위한 소스 파일과 도구를 얻을."
	"addonDescription_NO"              "Overlevende må rømme på et tog i denne korte opplæringen eksempel kampanjen. Få kildefilene og verktøy for å lage dine egne kampanjer ved å laste ned Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring verktøy SDK, som er tilgjengelig under 'Verktøy'-fanen i Steam."
	"addonDescription_PL"              "Ocaleni muszą uciekać na pociąg metra w tej krótkiej kampanii przykład samouczka. Pobierz pliki źródłowe i narzędzia do tworzenia własnych kampanii pobierając Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring narzędzi SDK, który jest dostępny w zakładce 'Narzędzia' w Steam."
	"addonDescription_PT"              "Sobreviventes deve escapar em um trem do metrô nesta campanha exemplo curto tutorial. Obter arquivos de origem e ferramentas para criar suas próprias campanhas baixando o Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring ferramentas SDK, que está disponível na aba 'Ferramentas' no Steam."
	"addonDescription_RU"              "Выжившие должны бежать на поезд метро, ​​в этой короткой кампании пример урока. Получить исходные файлы и инструменты для создания собственных кампаний, загрузив Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring инструментов SDK, который доступен на вкладке 'Инструменты' в Steam."
	"addonDescription_ZH"              "在这个简短的示范性的战役中，生还者必须逃出地铁列车。通过下载求生之路2的专属工具（Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring tools SDK）----此SDK可以在steam平台的库中的工具一栏找到----来获取起源引擎的文件和工具以创建属于您自己的战役。"
	"addonDescription_ES"              "Los sobrevivientes deben escapar en un tren subterráneo en esta corta campaña de ejemplo del tutorial. Obtenga los archivos de origen y las herramientas para crear sus propias campañas por descargar el Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring herramientas SDK, que está disponible en la pestaña 'Herramientas' en Steam."
	"addonDescription_SV"              "Överlevande måste fly på ett tunnelbanetåg i denna korta handledning exempel kampanjen. Få källfiler och verktyg för att skapa dina egna kampanjer genom att ladda ner Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools SDK, som är tillgänglig under 'Verktyg' fliken i Steam."
}

See also

• L4D Campaign Add-on Tutorial
• L4D 2 Campaign Add-on Tutorial
• Deadline Mission File