The Docks

"Well--better get moving. Remember, if you fall behind, Bill thinks it's okay to let you die."

- Zoey

"Hey Louis, I don't think it's a tank in there. It sounds like a puppy. You should stand closer."

- Francis

The Docks is the first chapter of The Sacrifice campaign. The Survivors have escaped from Millhaven with their lives, but with the sacrifice of many. Putting their disputes aside for now, the Survivors follow the plan to find a sailboat to travel to the Florida Keys, where safety and sunshine lie in wait.

Campaign
Most L4D players familiar with the tightly confined landscapes of earlier campaigns will find this a relatively easy [even unchallenging] "run 'n gun" level since there is plenty of open space in which to maneuver, long vistas and good sunlight. Moreover the common Infected mostly appear in open sight or are located in intuitively predictable locations: all of which simplify combat operations and even enable fast players to move ahead without bothering to engage non-threatening Infected milling around on the peripheries. A good idea is to conserve First and Second Tier weapon ammunition [you will need ample stocks to deal to hordes and Special Infected] by making maximum use of pistols and grenades to clear common Infected out of your path.

Navigate by looking for red road flares, vehicle headlights and associated "through here" visual cues. The level is an industrial landscape richly endowed with opportunities for teams to detour away from the main line of approach in order to explore.