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. To do: 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. To do: 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 Copy that "Unpublished" addon link into this field.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. To do: 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:
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."
}
