L4D Level Design Basics Tutorial

A step-by-step guide on creating Left 4 Dead levels using the Left 4 Dead Authoring Tools.

1. Getting Started
2. Your First L4D Level
3. Ladders
4. Visibility
5. Nav Meshes
6. Advanced Nav Editing
7. Nav Flow
8. Checkpoints (Part 2)
9. Outdoor Levels
10. Level Organization
11. Level Standards
12. Clip Brushes
13. Elevators
14. Panic Events
15. Breakable Walls
16. Finale Events (Part 2, Part 3)
17. Additional Finale Components
18. Versus Maps

Once complete, you may wish to look at Level Design Category for more advanced articles.

A similar step-by-step guide for new L4D2 features and an overview of L4D2 level creation are also available.

See also

• Level Design Category
• Introduction to Editing
• Level Design Video Tutorials
• L4D2 Level Design - Additional Features in the Sequel
• Left 4 Dead Level Creation
• Left 4 Dead 2 Level Creation

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