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 Left 4 Dictionary

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 nav_mode.cfg - Essential time-saving key binds for nav mesh editing, provided by Valve 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