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Red Scarlet said:
I've been trying the more recent suggestion with letting her start standing up in my face, then blow her away with an auto shotty, but it still takes me more than 1 shot; shooting her in the face or shoulders. Oh well.
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M.J. Doja got it last night doing exactly that in a game of versus. I was just about to do it too, but he beat me to it.
 
BioHazard said:
Try the regular shotgun, I know it works with that. In fact I think it's the only gun that is possible.
Nope, it's not the only gun that it's possible to one shot her with. M.J. Doja did it with the auto-shotgun last night.
 
last night I 1shot her with a normal shotty, so both auto and standard shotgun work from my experiences.

I usually approach from behind and hit her as she looks over her shoulder at me, less risky than video below
 
Orellio said:
...A 3rd one shows up at the same time as the helicopter so if you're not already at the helipad it only gets worse :D
Red Scarlet said:
It's completely possible to confront 4 Tanks on that finale; one on the way to the radio, 2 during the main finale, and the fourth during the actual escape to the helicopter. My group encountered 4 or 5 on one finale stage.
... Damn it.

hulot said:
Actually how far were you from the safehouse? There was a tank too correct? The survivor multiplier is the most important score booster in the end and with 2 inside, that's X2 already. Perhaps the risk was too great? Especially if an entire team gets wiped out instead of just 2, the score can go from 400 to 50.
All of us had green health when we were near the police car, mainly because I regularly healed the others and acted as quickly as possible to free anyone from the clutches of the Special Infected. I and someone else still had a health kit left and we definitely could've taken 'em on if we stuck together, because the other team didn't co-operate all that much. But no, those particular two people seemingly chickened out when they so much as heard the Tank's music, effectively deserting me and the other guy (whom was a guest from one of the cowards to boot).

We weren't in over our heads: I'm certain every single one of us would've survived if we all stayed together. Instead, two wannabe smart-asses ruined our chances of (easily) achieving a x4 multiplier and were apparently happy with a mere x2. The Tank wouldn't have been a problem either, since he's pretty weak in Versus.
 
Is there any way to assign a button to play a .wav file? I know it was doable in Duke Nukem. Seems like it could have some humor factor if there was a way to play Arnie saying 'GET TO DA CHOPPAAAA' when the escape vehicle starts showing up. Of course, in the wrong hands, stuff like that would be annoying as hell.
 
BioHazard said:
What's this nothing special "cheat" people have mentioned?
Single player, as soon as you hear/see/think there is a special Infected, open the console and type kick Hunter, kick Smoker, kick Boomer or kick Tank. Can't kick the Witch.

I used it, but only because it's so ridiculously hard to get. You're not even allowed to start a single level over, you have to do one straight perfect run through a campaign without ever getting hit by special Infected, impossible with AI and even one bad teammate.

Also, yes, Lamb 2 Slaughter is bugged. It shows as unlocked in-game, but on my Steam achievements page it's still locked.
 
Capndrake said:
I used it, but only because it's so ridiculously hard to get. You're not even allowed to start a single level over, you have to do one straight perfect run through a campaign without ever getting hit by special Infected, impossible with AI and even one bad teammate.
What are you talking about! I'm 100% positive it said we got it in-game. It just never showed up on our achievements unlocked doohickies. It's bugged, but I'm pretty sure you're allowed to start over on each level.
 
Capndrake said:
I used it, but only because it's so ridiculously hard to get.
Achievement whore. I'll be much more satisfied if I get it through the natural course of playing (and I'll be playing this game for years to come).
 
I really don't like it when AI teammates screw up achievements for you. Like by running into a fire that you started from a propane tank to kill your no friendly fire achievement, or by startling a witch after you've snuck past every other one.
 
Red Scarlet said:
Is there any way to assign a button to play a .wav file? I know it was doable in Duke Nukem. Seems like it could have some humor factor if there was a way to play Arnie saying 'GET TO DA CHOPPAAAA' when the escape vehicle starts showing up. Of course, in the wrong hands, stuff like that would be annoying as hell.

I used to use a program called HLSS for HL mods. It probably works with L4D as well.
 
Red Scarlet said:
Is there any way to assign a button to play a .wav file? I know it was doable in Duke Nukem. Seems like it could have some humor factor if there was a way to play Arnie saying 'GET TO DA CHOPPAAAA' when the escape vehicle starts showing up. Of course, in the wrong hands, stuff like that would be annoying as hell.
I haven't tried it with L4D yet, but HLDJ ought to work.
 
ToyMachine228 said:
I really don't like it when AI teammates screw up achievements for you. Like by running into a fire that you started from a propane tank to kill your no friendly fire achievement, or by startling a witch after you've snuck past every other one.

That happened to me on the last witch in the game, I was not happy.
 
BioHazard said:

That helped tremendously, 1 bullet 2 achievements :D

I'm not an achievement whore by any stretch of the imagination, but I'm really enjoying getting L4D's achievements. They're very organic and aren't lame like most game's achievements (for the most part). I really liked getting the Pistol Only achievement, really made me appreciate them, they are lethal in the right hands.
 
Why is the Amazon score higher for the 360 version than the PC version?

And while we're discussing Amazon, why in the hell does the standard edition of CoD4 cost more than the game of the year edition? It's like bizarro world.
 
SapientWolf said:
Why is the Amazon score higher for the 360 version than the PC version?

And while we're discussing Amazon, why in the hell does the standard edition of CoD4 cost more than the game of the year edition? It's like bizarro world.

Merely the aggregate of the customer reviews. Wouldn't worry about that too much.
 
This is probably a stupid question, but is there a "last played with" list I can view on Steam? I had a great time just then with Costanza and some other GAF members, but I had to split.

Also, I was having mic probs, sorry about that.
 
Eel O'Brian said:
This is probably a stupid question, but is there a "last played with" list I can view on Steam? I had a great time just then with Costanza and some other GAF members, but I had to split.

Also, I was having mic probs, sorry about that.
When you're in-game, press Shift+Tab to bring up the Community menu. Click on the "Players" button, and there should be a window with two tabs: current playing with, and recent played with.
 
Eel O'Brian said:
This is probably a stupid question, but is there a "last played with" list I can view on Steam? I had a great time just then with Costanza and some other GAF members, but I had to split.

Also, I was having mic probs, sorry about that.
I think you can go to Add Friend on your friends list and there'll be a link to see everyone you've played with.

That game was fun but of course we had to get stuck on a shitty server that randomly kicked people and wouldn't let anyone join. Fix this shit Valve.
 
Yeah, I didn't feel too bad about leaving my team because you guys were stuck with just two players.

I'd also like a spectator mode that wouldn't use up a slot in the game, just to watch some of this crazy stuff from a distance.
 
madmook said:
Achievement whore. I'll be much more satisfied if I get it through the natural course of playing (and I'll be playing this game for years to come).
Well the thing is we actually did get it. But the buggy achievement shat on our chests and rubbed it in. I plan to cheat to 'cause FUMING ANGER. Or something.

I'll probably be lazy about it, though.
 
Last night we played the second stage and it's when I realized my team does not like to be a team. Many times I asked them to come with me to search some cabins for ammo, supplies, etc. They're all so freaked out that a wave will come that they don't want to do any searching. By the end at the choke point, I tell them that the pier looks like our best hope because of the limited angles zombies will approach from there. They didn't listen, we all died.
 
newsguy said:
By the end at the choke point, I tell them that the pier looks like our best hope because of the limited angles zombies will approach from there. They didn't listen, we all died.
The pier is an interesting approach. Last night we barely survived by holing up in the bathroom and closet next to the front door. It worked well, except for when the tank came - you can't let the tank trap you in the bathroom, so you have to run for it when you hear him coming.

I suspect the pier would have a similar problem, way too easy for the tank to knock you into the water. You will have to run when the tank comes, but that isn't too hard to do.

Confined spaces + tank = death. Wide open space + tank = lol.
 
As much as I love this game, I hate this game. Nothing but fucking red bars. Had one game where I was green and server got voted off because of melee mod.

Haven't had an enjoyable game in 3 days (i.e. good server), but at least I was able to quit after 30 minutes instead of being a drag on the team for 3 hours. My addiction is breaking:(

Eel O'Brian said:
This is probably a stupid question, but is there a "last played with" list I can view on Steam? I had a great time just then with Costanza and some other GAF members, but I had to split.

Also, I was having mic probs, sorry about that.

Bring up your friend bar and the options on top let you see.
 
Red Scarlet said:
Is there any way to assign a button to play a .wav file? I know it was doable in Duke Nukem. Seems like it could have some humor factor if there was a way to play Arnie saying 'GET TO DA CHOPPAAAA' when the escape vehicle starts showing up. Of course, in the wrong hands, stuff like that would be annoying as hell.

I use HLSS for Natural Selection and it works for Source based games.

http://www.hlss.us/
 
xKilltheMx said:
yep.

Edit: In other news, I have turned on Shaun of the Dead to watch and prep me for the next Campaign. I finally beat the first campaign....but got huntered right as everybody got on the heli, so i didnt get the achievement. =[

But [GAF] Lince seemed like he was genuinely sorry about it, so it's ok. Ill have to struggle and pray and try to beat it again.

yes I was jumping on the heli and it was "point-of-no-return" when I noticed you were left behind so sorry for that :( oh well good games tonight, that last-minute tank obliterated our party in the blink of an eye though :(

so much joy to play with friends anyway :D
 
Just use HLSS/HLDJ sparingly. I use to 'greif' with that program and got banned from several CS:S servers back in the day :lol.

People don't like "Wesley Likes Goon" insulting them.


Edit: PC users - try using the command sv_search_max_ping 50. Default is 250. Now when I use matchmaking it finds better servers.
 
I hate Francis......seriously....what is so hard about standing on a damn roof, stupid AI? Thought I had a shot on the "stomach upset" achievement during my Akimbo run, but nooooo....he knows better of course.
 
Monmin said:
The pier is an interesting approach. Last night we barely survived by holing up in the bathroom and closet next to the front door. It worked well, except for when the tank came - you can't let the tank trap you in the bathroom, so you have to run for it when you hear him coming.

I suspect the pier would have a similar problem, way too easy for the tank to knock you into the water. You will have to run when the tank comes, but that isn't too hard to do.

Confined spaces + tank = death. Wide open space + tank = lol.

Yeah, on the second playthrough we did the pier and everyone made it. With enough molotovs and gas cans you can keep the actual entrance on fire for a while. Then you just have to worry about the sides, but because the water gets deep on the edges of the pier, they come in at an angle, making them shotgun fodder. The only time things get hairy is when smokers toungue you from some remote location and they can't be hit from that far. As far as the tank, we saw him from far away, so by the time he reached us he was only a few rounds from death.
 
I love this game and am having a blast playing it with my friends but I just have to get this out. This has got to be one of the most REPETITIVE GAMES EVER FUCKING MADE!!!

It is to the point now where we KNOW exactly when it's time to see a Boomer, Hunter or Smoker. It's the same damn enemies recycled through the entire game with only Tanks and Witch's switching it up a little bit. I mean from the first stage onward the same exact thing. Playing with a Director is a MUST. At least they can switch it up from time to time because the default AI is too predictable. It's still fun as all get out but I'm already greatly anticipating some mods of new enemy types and and new weapons and DIFFERENT OBJECTIVES!
 
Shaheed79 said:
I love this game and am having a blast playing it with my friends but I just have to get this out. This has got to be one of the most REPETITIVE GAMES EVER FUCKING MADE!!!

It is to the point now where we KNOW exactly when it's time to see a Boomer, Hunter or Smoker. It's the same damn enemies recycled through the entire game with only Tanks and Witch's switching it up a little bit. I mean from the first stage onward the same exact thing. Playing with a Director is a MUST. At least they can switch it up from time to time because the default AI is too predictable. It's still fun as all get out but I'm already greatly anticipating some mods of new enemy types and and new weapons and DIFFERENT OBJECTIVES!

Eh? The Director is always "on". He's part of the A.I. programming and should always be switching things up.
 
This game could have been SO much more but I guess I can't complain since this is the first game of it's kind done in this format so I expect the genre to evolve and mature down the line. Right now it feels a lot like the zombie mod in Half Life 2 instead of a whole new experience. The animation system is the best I have ever seen. Valve has one of the best engines in all of digital entertainment. Combine the new source with the new Cry-engine and you have something truly earth-shattering for all gamer-kind.
 
this is weird....

i just played versus on dead air... the only problem is i had no choice. i tried to play a regular game with my friends, and it ended up being a versus match.

could be the server, but i tried twice. anyone else having problems? it was kinda cool, but the lack of those infected ladders hurt the experience.
 
Zeliard said:
Eh? The Director is always "on". He's part of the A.I. programming and should always be switching things up.
I meant a human director. What do you think qualifies as "switching things up". I'm just curious because I honestly haven't seen a difference in the AI's tactic of sending a horde with a smoker to take advantage of all the havoc. Once you kill the horde they send a hunter to catch by surprise and finish off anyone who got separated or heavily damaged. After that they send a Boomer and the whole process repeats. There me be very slight variations like they will send a boomer during the horde along with two smokers but that is the base strategy that the director will follow. Me and my friends know exactly when to look for smokers, hunters and boomers and know when to take cover when a horde comes (inside with your backs to the wall is typically the best place to be).
 
Nabs said:
this is weird....

i just played versus on dead air... the only problem is i had no choice. i tried to play a regular game with my friends, and it ended up being a versus match.

could be the server, but i tried twice. anyone else having problems? it was kinda cool, but the lack of those infected ladders hurt the experience.

It was probably some server mod. People should add infected ladders to Dead Air and Death Toll and start letting us play Versus on them.
 
Anyone else having their Left 4 Dead just crash to the desktop without any error messages? It's kind of annoying getting in a firefight and then having L4D just quit on you :lol

:(
 
Shaheed79 said:
I meant a human director. What do you think qualifies as "switching things up". I'm just curious because I honestly haven't seen a difference in the AI's tactic of sending a horde with a smoker to take advantage of all the havoc. Once you kill the horde they send a hunter to catch by surprise and finish off anyone who got separated or heavily damaged. After that they send a Boomer and the whole process repeats. There me be very slight variations like they will send a boomer during the horde along with two smokers but that is the base strategy that the director will follow. Me and my friends know exactly when to look for smokers, hunters and boomers and know when to take cover when a horde comes (inside with your backs to the wall is typically the best place to be).

What are you even talking about?
 
Shaheed79 said:
I meant a human director. What do you think qualifies as "switching things up". I'm just curious because I honestly haven't seen a difference in the AI's tactic of sending a horde with a smoker to take advantage of all the havoc. Once you kill the horde they send a hunter to catch by surprise and finish off anyone who got separated or heavily damaged. After that they send a Boomer and the whole process repeats. There me be very slight variations like they will send a boomer during the horde along with two smokers but that is the base strategy that the director will follow. Me and my friends know exactly when to look for smokers, hunters and boomers and know when to take cover when a horde comes (inside with your backs to the wall is typically the best place to be).
Congratulations you're developing strategies to play better!!!!!!
 
Played a fair bit of campaign with randoms today and had a couple of good teams and some epic fail/win. Also got my first taste of Versus and couldn't believe how much fun it was. Hopefully I can get in on some awesome GAF games in the near future cos theres only so much fun to be had with random folk.

GOTY contender for sure :D
 
I'm so conflicted as to if I want to get this game or not. After all this praise I'm really leaning towards getting it (360) but I don't know if I'll get my money's worth.
 
I don't know if anyone's said this already, but I was poking around the textures, and I noticed this on Louis:


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It's on his watch. :lol
 
Ajemsuhgao said:
I don't know if anyone's said this already, but I was poking around the textures, and I noticed this on Louis:


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It's on his watch. :lol

I can't make it out... I think the second word says "Lead"?
 
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