Left 4 Dead Level Creation

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.

Getting started Downloading and Installing the Left 4 Dead Authoring Tools Level Design Basics Your First Map Your First Left 4 Dead Map General Level Design documentation Tutorials Creating Add-ons Custom Music Soundscripts Panic Events Finale Events Versus Gametype Survival Gametype Design Theory Left 4 Dead Design Theory Common Mapping Problems Mapping Notes

Reference Information List of L4D Entities List of L4D Particles List of L4D Skyboxes List of L4D Soundscapes Navigation meshes General Navigation Meshes Navigation Mesh Commands Left 4 Dead Navigation Meshes (Left 4 Dead) Left 4 Dead Infected Populations Advanced Nav Editing Sorting out navigation flow Other GCFscape (updated to extract vpk. files.) User projects L4D mapping mailing list Creating Server Plugins