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According to some folks in the L4DMods forums, some community developers have found a way to port the Left 4 Dead 1 campaigns (including Crash Course) to L4D2! Including the maps (and perhaps Survivors) from Left 4 Dead 1 was one of the possibilities that players were most excited to hear from Valve, but so far, we haven’t heard anything official about this possibility since about a week after E3.

For those who are excited at the possibility of integration between the two games, this is as good as you’re going to get for now. The modification allows you to play as the new Survivors in the old maps, with the new Infected. However, there are still a number of bugs. For instance, the baseball bat is the only new weapon that can spawn, though the tonfa and Bile bomb are dropped by UCI. Also, players have been complaining about a lot of lag and crashes, especially in crescendos and finales. Most of the finales will crash before completion.

In order to use this mod legally, you have to own both L4D and L4D2 on the PC. You should also have some experience modding your game files, and should create a full backup before proceeding. Otherwise, enjoy!

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Some videos have recently surfaced that show a ton of gameplay from Dead Center. You may watch if you wish! Of course, there be spoilers here.

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We’ve already learned that the “hazmat zombies” who once appeared in The Parish have been moved to Dead Center so that each campaign has a single unique Uncommon Infected. The hazmat zombies are visible in a number of screenshots from Dead Center, namely those taken at the CEDA station and the bus lot.

However, Babo recently noticed this fellow while playing the Left 4 Dead 2 demo:

Babo tells us that the white hazmat Infected was already dead upon their arrival, and was facing down originally. While we don’t currently believe that the hazmat UCI will appear as enemies in both campaigns, they may appear as pre-placed corpses.

Thanks to Babo for the images!

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As predicted, the Dead Center finale involves finding gas cans to fuel the Plymouth Superbird found in the mall in a similar manner to Scavenge Mode. Recently released gameplay pictures reveal that Survivors must fuel the car with 13 gas cans scattered around the food court of the Liberty Mall. The Superbird purportedly belonged to Jimmy Gibbs, Jr, a famous auto racer with four “Super Cup” wins.

Savannah seems to be infatuated with the racer, since his mug can be seen everywhere from the mall food court to roadside billboards. A mall map reveals that the Survivors start on the opposite side of the mall from the car and make their way inside, which isn’t too surprising.

At one point in the campaign, Survivors must deliver soda to the owner of Whitaker’s Gun Shop before he will open the door. We’re not sure what will attract the horde in this case. Perhaps an evanescent whiff of effervescent indulgence?

We’ve noticed three other things from these gameplay shots: first, one of the crescendos involves opening the door to a “Save 4 Less”, which probably triggers an alarm.

Second, it’s very likely that the CEDA hazmat suit UCI have been moved to DC, based on the large amount of CEDA equipment lying about.

Thirdly, ammo packs will almost definitely be deployable as caches for special ammo types. Here, Ellis is carrying an ammo pack with explosive ammo.

EDIT: These images have been removed from their original site. I’m adding a gallery:

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Thanks to HTML_Earth and LiarCake for the heads-ups!

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The Left 4 Dead 2 Info page has been updated with new information, especially regarding Hard Rain, the defibrillator, new supplies, and more! We’ve also added more information about the chapter names and a clip of each campaign’s title theme. Enjoy!

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The main title tracks for each campaign in Left 4 Dead 2 have been leaked to YouTube. Primarily, these tracks take the signature beats and melodies of the first game and infuses them with southern instruments and stylistic adjustments. Take a look below!

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Recently, GameSpot released a large number of gameplay videos from Hard Rain, the fourth campaign in Left 4 Dead 2. We’ve compiled them into a playlist below for your viewing pleasure:

Alternatively, you may click here to view all videos individually. ▼

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Here’s a look at the names of the campaign maps in Left 4 Dead 2. While we do not know the official names of many of the maps yet, this may give us a hint to what they may be called. Looking below, you may notice that both Dead Center and Swamp Fever are 4-chapter campaigns. You may also notice that Hard Rain seems to have duplicate maps. This is because the campaign requires you to reach a gas station and then backtrack through a different version of the same terrain in order to reach the Mississippi, where a boat awaits.

Thanks to KeRupTion from the official forums for this!

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G4TV has released an excellent video of the Sugar Mill chapter of Hard Rain, in which Abbie Heppe from X-Play describes the differences found in Realism Mode. The main differences she outlines are the lack of halos—particularly, those around other Survivors, supplies, and Special Infected—and the increased need for headshots.

Be aware that some of the information she states is incorrect—for instance, she states that Realism Mode includes more Witches, when the increased concentration is actually unique to the level itself. Otherwise, it’s an excellent video.

Elunah Left 4 Dead 2, Media campaign, g4tv, Hard Rain, realism, sugar mill, videos

Hey everyone! I’m Sandy, and I’m here to help out Elunah with the site, since he will be a bit busy for a while. You will probably hear from him still, but I’ll post a few things here and there to try and help him out for now!

Here’s a video of Hard Rain and some chainsaw gameplay. Enjoy if you haven’t seen it!

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