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L4D2 Level Design/Add-on Notes

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  1. Legacy Assets
  2. VMF Instances
  3. Weapon and Item Spawning
  4. Director Queries
  5. Multi-Gamemode Support
  6. Scavenge Maps
  7. Wandering Witch
  8. Instructor Hints
  9. Add-on Notes
  10. Tank & Witch Prohibition
  11. Foot Lockers
  12. Hard Rain
  13. Scavenge Finale
  14. Gauntlet Finale
  15. Custom Finale
  16. Detail Prop issues

This summarizes the changes for Left 4 Dead 2 Left 4 Dead 2's Add-ons from Left 4 Dead Left 4 Dead's.

AppID

The addoninfo.txt file in your L4D2 add-on must have the proper app ID: 

 addonSteamAppID   550

If this isn't included, or if it's set to the Left 4 Dead 1 ID (500), VPK files will not be installed properly when users double click on them. (Or technically, theaddoninstaller.exeprogram.)

VPK Install

If users double click a VPK while the game is not running, it gets copied to a temporary location under: 

 Steam\steamapps\SourceMods\addons

Then, when Left 4 Dead seriesLeft 4 Dead series are launched, they look for add-ons in those directories, then moves them over to their own respective add-ons folder.

See Also

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