L4D2 SDK to feature more options for modders.
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Apologies if that has been covered before.
http://kotaku.com/5420941/get-ready-for-even-freakier-l4d2-mods
I would prefer a confirmation from Valve rather than Kotaku/l4dmods but its good news if its true.
http://kotaku.com/5420941/get-ready-for-even-freakier-l4d2-mods
I would prefer a confirmation from Valve rather than Kotaku/l4dmods but its good news if its true.
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i love mod-able co-op games
2. Replace specials with Ogres, Trolls, Goblins, etc.
3. Replace weapons with crossbow, bow, staff, swords, hammer, mace
4. Replace survivors with Dwarf, Elf Chick, Barbarian, Goth Chick
5. Make awesome dungeons
6. Profit
Who is with me?
It would be awesome. Did you play DnD: Shadow over Mystara? It's an arcade DnD game. I was dreaming about a mod like that actually since the first L4D
- ability to play as common infected when waiting for respawn
- some kind of command system for the bots so they're a little less retarded
- flag dead zombie bodies so you can keep gibbing them (I seriously hope someone does this, soon)
"Survivors" are four football (soccer) referees, dressed appropriately.
"Zombies" are football fan hooligans, and shout things like "Get those bastards in the black"
"Witches" are WAGS crying about being dumped by their boyfriends
You get the idea.
-Playable Midnight Riders!!!!
There's rumors around that Valve is gonna make that a DLC for L4D2. :poly142:
FPS Diablo - yes!
The AI director really leaves up a lot of ideas for anything. I cool biological game on a celluar level would be sweet too.
Sorry, was morning stoned. Couldn't resist the comment. Goth makes me think of hot topic failures.
1. Play as 4 space marines in suits.
2. Guns are some futuristic whatchamacallits.
3. Common infected are some crawling aliens.
4. ????
5. profit
rings a whole world of new settings like derelict spacecrafts, abandoned planetary stations, alien planets as well - you name it.
I have been longing to make a space map for L4D for quite a while now, set it an Earth-orbiting station, a Titanic of sorts with everything you want. It would serve as a prelude to the outbreak of infection of sorts.
The biggest problem is time. Something new like that would require a shitton of new art and the map itself would take a lot of time to make. In addition, it would be hard to fit it all since the 4 characters couldn't have known each other prior to the first map.
Alien Swarm mod for Ut2004 was very similar to that but a top down view. You had a team/ coop of 4 people, alien infestation at space outposts/ships, and you could weld doors shut during 'horde' rushes. They were transfering the mod to Source, in 2007 but then they disappeared. Wonder how many possibly worked on L4D.
http://www.blackcatgames.com/swarm/
Would love to see a in orbit from earth map though, be interesting for sure.
Heck, if would be more original if it really was a goth game, and that's just pathetic.
sounds like space hulk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Hulk
I have a couple of very close, professional, level designer friends who would gladly do a mod with me. What if.. thats... WHAT IF... we, as a community, were to do a mod for L4D2? I'd put in the time to organize it, etc. etc. We (meaning myself and whomever else helps ORGANIZE) would have to come up with a solid design that would be of interest to you guys, as artists. The couple designers I know would come on board to work in Source (they're Source engine pro's) to build the levels.
We would, of course, need some quality control so we're not getting everyone and their mothers on Polycount submitting artwork.
Anyway, just a thought that I will think more in to during the holidays.
Sorry, I thought it would go without saying that we would try to not make it crappy. Saying orcs are generic is like saying zombies are generic. . . of course it all depends on the execution.
Ok how about a mod in an old gothic city with 1 or 2 campaigns.
Campaign number 1
you have to travel to an old Cathedral to ring its bell to alert the people in the second campaign that it is time to go find the portal the horrible creatures came out of, to close it because it can only be closed at a
certain time (pretty much when you get to the cathedral and ring the bell)
To get to the cathdral You have to travel through
dark city streets and city street roof tops.
A creepy old grave yard full of twists and turns and hiding places for the enemy to ambush you from.
(enemy type: Zombies)
After the grave yard you have to go down into catacombs which are sort of layed out like a maze.
(enemy type: Skelatons)
Then a cathedral, and in the cathedral you have to find the bell tower and climb to the top.
(enemy type: Gargyles)
Campaign number 2
You have to get to the portal.
You start in a park and have to work your way to an old canal and then a train station and follow some tracks, eventualy
you have to walk through a forest to an old corn field to shut the portal.
The weapons could be:
swords
cross bows
muskets
cannonball shaped grenades with fuses.
The city I have in mind is Paris and between acts, You have to go down into sewers which act as safe rooms
Ok Adam i've thrown an idea in the pot.
I am anxiously awaiting to see everyone elses ideas.
I'm unemployed and work on my portfolio eight hours a day, I would prefer focusing that energy into a mod. If we had level designers doing rapid prototyping I would like to help with the environment art.
Perhaps this will have more success as this community is more professional, but I am just saying.
Twould be cool to see some of the art on here in a working game, 'stead of just t-poses.
Here is some work I did a few months ago: http://jeroendessaux.be/detailsl4dcampaign.php
So seriously, I'd be happy to have some of you guys in the team, think of concepts/storylines, and than just make it!
I'd just like to say that this stuff really takes time and well... source isn't unreal 3 engine. But you probably know that
We need concept artists, character artists, animators, FX ppl for explosions, level artists, prop modelers.... SOUND GUYS!
Also who of you thought that hard rain was amazingly intense?
Love that idea. How would you go about deciding who is qualified to submit simple props? As an aspiring environment artist, that could be great practice if I made the cut.
Also, the SDK was released today. Download it and the L4D2 Add-On Support under the Tools section of Steam.
you play 4 immune cells zombies are virus, witches are spleeping infections und survivors are blood cells
everything insinde of weird veines
Plus who wouldn't love a Tank re-modelled as an 8 foot tall zomvie Viking clad in armour...?
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however according to this i'm wrong:
http://www.l4dmods.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=294:l4d2-sdk-content-revealed-custom-models-a-reality&catid=2:news&Itemid=13
but here are the contents of the 'addon campaign' that comes with sdk:
// The addoninfo.txt file is a metadata file that is required by all Source Engine Add-ons. "AddonInfo" { addonSteamAppID 550 // 500 is the app ID for Left 4 Dead, 550 for Left 4 Dead 2 addontitle "Dead Line 2" // Add-on title that shows up in Add-ons list. ~20 chars max addonversion 1.0 // Add-on version. addontagline "Catch the last subway... out of hell... Again!" // Add-on tagline or wrap-up- a short description. ~100 chars max addonauthor "Valve" // Name/alias of the author addonSteamGroupName "deadline2add-on" // (Optional) Steam group related to the add-on. We use this to construct a URL to the group page. addonauthorSteamID "YasserMalaika" // (Optional) Steam ID of author. We use this to construct a URL to the author's page. addonContent_Campaign 1 //This addon provides muliple connected maps with a finale addonURL0 "http://media.steampowered.com/apps/513/deadline2.html" //An html home page for the add-on that includes a download link. // short description that appears in the Add-on list screen... 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."+valve hasnt mentioned anything about it in the news and i'm sure they would.