Updates (Left 4 Dead)

Left 4 Dead update history. Note: The updates will be applied automatically when you restart Steam. These are only the specific changes made to Left 4 Dead.

January 23, 2009

 * Fixed an exploit with melee where swapping weapons ignored the intended delay between swings.
 * In Versus mode, the Tanks' health now reflects the damage he takes from burning.
 * Fixed an exploit related to the "joinclass" command.

January 15, 2009

 * Fixed client crash on certain video cards.

General

 * Fixed Survivors being able to climb surfaces marked for versus infected only.
 * Fixed a class of SurvivorBot bugs dealing with rescuing downed players.
 * Players can no longer grab ladders while flying through the air after a Tank punch.
 * Shooting near a car with an alarm that has already fired the alarm will no longer make chirping noises.
 * Improved loading time.
 * Fixed mini-gun physics exploit.
 * Fixed propane tanks (and other physics objects) causing players to fall through elevators.
 * Fixed rare achievement bug issues.
 * Fixed several map exploits.
 * Fixed various match making issues.
 * Fixed NAT traversal issues.

Versus Changes

 * Added HUD elements to show status of other infected players.
 * Changed color of infected player name in chat to red.
 * Fixed exploit where players could spawn infected bots.
 * Fixed instance where a Survivor changing to the infected team would be attacked by infected bots.
 * Normalized special infected melee damage.
 * Made the following client commands cheat protected: "Kill" and "explode".
 * Fixed exploit where infected players could run away and teleport back to gain health.
 * Players can only change teams once per map.
 * Players can't change teams while other players are still loading.
 * Tank spawns at the same % through the map for both teams in versus mode.
 * Made the Tank and Witch spawn directly on the escape route.
 * Increased chance of getting the Tank or Witch.
 * Fixed team swap issue.

Hunter

 * Easier to pounce a Survivor who is meleeing.
 * Increased Minimum damage a Hunter pounce does.

Smoker

 * Fixed Smoker tongue tolerance
 * Smoker now has to be killed or the tongue destroyed for the tongue to break.
 * Survivor's cannot bash someone off the tongue until the Survivor being pulled is paralyzed or hanging.
 * Tongue attacks that fail to paralyze or hang a Survivor will use the shorter ability delay timer.
 * Fixed cases where the ability timer was not using the correct time.
 * Fixed case where you could point at a Survivor but not register a tongue hit.
 * Fixed Smoker tongue not targeting and landing properly through PZ ghosts.
 * Smoker tongue does damage every second while dragging paralyzed Survivors.

Tank

 * Bashable objects now appear with a red glow.
 * Tanks hitting a car with an alarm disables the alarm permanently.
 * Tank frustration timer is only reset by hitting Survivors with rocks or fists.
 * Reduced auto shotgun damage against Tanks.

Witch

 * Witch spawns at the same % through the map for both teams.
 * Avoids spawning within a certain % of the tank.
 * Fixed an exploit where the Witch could be woken up and tricked into attacking Survivors.

December 5, 2008

 * Fixed Infected Players melee pushing large objects to block the survivors path.
 * Fixed +lobby exploit.
 * Fixed exploit of "hugging" the Witch from behind where she can't hit you:
 * Fixed players not being kicked from a vote by changing their name before it succeeds.
 * Disabled difficulty change votes from the console in versus mode.

December 4, 2008

 * Finding a dedicated server when starting the game from a lobby is now faster and more reliable.
 * Versus mode is now locked to Normal difficulty.
 * Difficulty on a server is now locked to the one set by the lobby reservation.
 * Fixed lagouts/spikes after level transition.
 * Fixed directory issue with spray logs in some cases.
 * Fixed video settings not saving after closing video options dialog.
 * Corrected a boomer suicide exploit.
 * Several minor localization fixes.
 * Fixed disabling cheats incorrectly resetting data.

November 25, 2008

 * Fix for alt-tab crash in certain cases.