Editing Custom Campaigns

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'''Custom Campaigns''', also known as '''Community Campaigns''', are community-created [[campaigns]] that can range in size from a full campaign, to a single chapter. Some custom maps are specifically designed for [[Gameplay Modes|game modes]] like [[Gameplay Modes#Scavenge|Scavenge]] and [[Survival Mode|Survival]]. Custom content can only be created and used by PC users. Xbox 360 players are unable to use custom content due to technical and financial difficulties regarding porting community-based content over.

''[[Valve]]'' is supportive of custom content. They have a [[SDK]] for each of their games including ''[[Left 4 Dead]]'' and ''[[Left 4 Dead 2]]'', which allows for easy creating and installing of custom campaigns. They have also released audio recordings by the voice actors of the Survivors for use in specific custom campaigns and feature some custom campaigns on their [http://www.l4d.com/blog/ online blog], as well as uploading specific custom campaigns onto the official servers for more accessibility. With the exception of these featured campaigns, most custom campaigns can only be played on Third-Party Servers or Local Servers (including Single Player mode).

After the February 7, 2013 update, Steam introduced the [[Steam Workshop]] where users can upload their custom created maps or content. This system allows custom campaigns and other add-ons to be browsed, interacted with and downloaded directly through the Steam client, even while in-game. Manually downloading and installing content from other sources is still supported however.

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==How To Install==
Once a custom campaign is downloaded from a site, the VPK file is simply placed into the '''addons''' folder found in either ''Left 4 Dead'' or ''Left 4 Dead 2'' folders. Campaigns are generally created for a certain game; a campaign created for ''Left 4 Dead'' may not always work for ''Left 4 Dead 2'', and vice versa, so be aware which game the custom campaign is for before installing.

Some custom campaigns may not be encased in a single VPK (that could be opened with ''GCFScape'';) the file may be a zip or rar file containing a number of .bsp (that could be decompiled to a .vmf file using ''BSPSource'') and .nav files as well. In this case, the file will generally have instructions on where to place them, but usually, the .bsp and .nav files, along with related .txt files, will be placed in the '''maps''' folder.

Alternatively, using [[Steam Workshop]], any campaigns that are available on the Workshop can be downloaded by clicking the "subscribe" button. Some campaigns are either packaged in one content, or split in parts (due to workshop maximum file size limits) where all parts must be subscribed to in order to play. After subscribing, the workshop content will download and be ready to play simply by launching the game.

The above instructions will apply to most community content, but occasionally, some more complex content may require additional steps to install correctly, so be sure to check for extra instructions given out by the developer of the content you wish to install.

==List of Full-Length Custom Campaigns ==
Here is a list of custom campaigns which have been noted by their creators to be 'complete', or at least in the final build, with no major updates planned unless concerning bug fixes. These are based around [[Gameplay Modes#Campaign|Campaign]] mode, with the length and number of maps being roughly comparable to standard canon Campaigns. There may be optional modes within the maps catering to [[Versus]], [[Scavenge Mode|Scavenge]] and [[Survival Mode|Survival]]. Descriptions are taken from where the map is found, unless no description was given.

===''Left 4 Dead''===
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| width="100" |'''''Name'''''
| width="80" |'''''Author(s)'''''
| width="80" |'''''Build and<br />last update'''''
| width="50" |'''''Chapters'''''
| width="" |'''''Description'''''
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|'''Dead City'''<br />[[File:DeadCityL4D.jpg|120px]]|| ilCannibal ||version 4.0<br />09/14/2010||5||Kill plenty of zombies starting in RiverSide (city) then battling through the Back Alleys, over a Draw Bridge, at a Water Plant and during the escape at the Subway Station.
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|'''Heaven Can Wait'''<br />[[File:Heaven-can-wait.jpg|120px]]||Romka<br />Aggressor ||version 8.0<br />07/25/2010|| 5||After surviving an air crash, the survivors turn out to be in most epicenter of the contamination. The Military has already left all attempts to rescue survivors in the region.
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|'''Suicide Blitz'''<br />[[File:Suicideblitzposter.jpg|120px]]|| R.T. Frisk ||version 4.0<br />10/12/2010||5||Survivors must make their way through an infected city to escape the zombie apocalypse.
|-
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|'''Vienna Calling'''<br />[[File:Vienna-calling.jpg|120px]]||44V Mapping ||version 1.1<br />04/07/2009||5|| They could take a look at the precious sights of Vienna, at the ancient catacombs, the famous recreation areas, or all the other places of interest, if they would not be hunted by millions of hungry, undead Austrians.
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|'''I Hate Mountains'''<br />[[File:Ihatemountains.jpg|120px]]||NykO18<br />Moroes<br />Kane ||version 1.1<br />06/18/2010||5||Survivors crashed their bus in a utility pole of a dark forest while fleeing. They must now find their way through the spooky North American mountains. The campaign includes a dense forest, a huge mansion, an underground complex, a coast road and its lumberyard and finally, a lakeside finale.
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|'''Dead Before Dawn'''<br />[[File:L4d-dead-before-dawn-poster.jpg|120px]]||Darth Brush ||version 1.66<br />10/09/2010||5|| Dead Before Dawn is an add-on campaign with a custom story, visuals and [http://www.cosmicdreamer.be/portfolio/work-for-3d-parties home made music] for the zombie shooting game Left 4 Dead. It is based upon the 2004 remake of George Romero's Dawn of the Dead.
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|'''Death Aboard'''<br />[[File:Death-aboard.jpg|120px]]||Petter "Diputs" Hesse ||version 7.0<br />08/29/2009||5 ||In Death Aboard you start out in a prison and work your way out to the nearest docks area. From here, you board a stranded ship and finally to an island where there will be a lighthouse as a finale.
|}

===''Left 4 Dead 2'' ===
{| border="0" cellpadding="2"
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| width="100" |'''''Name'''''
| width="80" |'''''Author(s)'''''
| width="80" |'''''Build and<br />last update'''''
| width="50" |'''''Chapters'''''
| width="" |'''''Description'''''
|-
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|'''The Bloody Moors'''<br />[[File:Header 950x532.jpg|left|120px]]||Kev Edwards ||version 4<br />11/28/13||5||Survivors have fled the US to seek safety in England, but crash land on the bleak wind-swept Yorkshire moors.
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|'''Back To School'''<br />[[File:BackToSchoolPoster.jpg|120px]]||100_o/o_f@ke ||version 1.06<br />01/19/13||6||The storyline offer new setting of Borden city, struggling to survive in an epidemic apocalypse alongside with four heroes from the original L4D.
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|'''Blackout Basement'''<br />[[File:Myl4d2addons_blackout-v4_thumb.jpg|120px]]||HazmatKat ||version 3.3<br />06/02/13||4||A trip through the underground of a city to reach a train station for evacuation.
This campaign is based on the industrial side of Philadelphia, with the original Survivors.
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|'''Day Break'''<br />[[File:Steamworkshop webupload previewfile 180925247 preview.jpg|120px]]||DannBo ||version 2.0<br />10/03/13 ||5||The survivors must escape San Francisco before the military bombs it! The survivors have to make their way out of the city, crossing the Golden Gate, and take a boat to Alcatraz Island.
|-
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|[[The Bloody Moors]][[File:Header 950x532.jpg|left|thumb|199x199px]]
|Kev Edwards
|version 4
11/28/13
|5
|Survivors have fled the USA to seek safety in England, but crash land on the bleak wind-swept Yorkshire moors and must fight through isolated old cottages and stables, a filthy canal and apartment building, an old cemetery and ruined church, a quarantined fishing village...and a long-buried Eldritch horror.
|-
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|Back To School[[File:BackToSchoolPoster.jpg|left|thumb|153x153px]]

|100_o/o_f@ke
|version 1.06
01/19/13
|6
|The storyline offer new setting of Borden city, struggling to survive in an epidemic apocalypse alongside with four heroes from the original L4D, They are getting a chance to save themselves, since the US marines are coming back in the abandoned town, but during the last battle something goes terribly wrong and the local school - the last evac point in the city - turns out to be a death trap.
|-
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|Day Break[[File:Steamworkshop webupload previewfile 180925247 preview.jpg|left|thumb|220x220px]]
|DannBo
|version 2.0
10/03/13
|5
|The survivors must escape San Francisco before the military bombs it! The survivors have to make their way out of the city, crossing the Golden Gate, and take a boat to Alcatraz Island.
|-
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|[[Energy Crisis|'''Energy Crisis''']]
[[File:Energycrisisbanner.png|none|thumb|144x144px]]

|HazmatKat
|version 1.5
11/07/15
|5
|In order to evacuate, the survivors must traverse to an active nuclear power station in the hopes of shutting down the atomic reactor for a wounded helicopter pilot waiting on the opposite side.
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| '''[[Fatal Freight]]'''<br />[[File:Fatalfreight poster.jpg|150px]] || Zorbos || version 1.2<br />02/06/2015 || 5 || After crashing their vehicle, the survivors find themselves holed up in a small tunnel at the edge of the forest. With supplies running low and the frigid winter looming on the horizon, there is little hope for survival. Suddenly, a strange voice comes through the radio. A man, claiming to have a means of escape is holed up at a freight train depot a few miles away. Seeing it as their best option, the survivors grab their remaining supplies and head out into the woods..
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|'''Energy Crisis'''<br />[[File:Energycrisisbanner.png|120px]]||HazmatKat ||version 1.5<br />11/07/15||5 || In order to evacuate, the survivors must traverse to an active nuclear power station in the hopes of shutting down the atomic reactor for a wounded helicopter pilot waiting on the opposite side.
|-
| style="vertical-align: top;" |
|'''Fatal Freight'''<br />[[File:Fatalfreight poster.jpg|120px]]||Zorbos ||version 1.2<br />02/06/2015|| 5||After crashing their vehicle, the survivors find themselves holed up in a small tunnel at the edge of the forest. With supplies running low and the frigid winter looming on the horizon, there is little hope for survival.
|-
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|'''Dead City II'''<br />[[File:DeadCityL4D2.png|120px]]|| ilCannibal ||version 17.0<br />08/30/2010||6||Kill plenty of zombies starting in RiverSide (city) then battling through the Back Alleys, over a Draw Bridge, at a Military Outpost finding yourself at a Water Plant and during the escape at the Subway Station.
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|'''Dead City II Lite'''<br />[[File:DeadCity2.jpg|120px]]|| ilCannibal ||version 6.0<br />08/31/2010||3||Kill plenty of zombies battling through the Back Alleys, over a Draw Bridge, Locate the Military Outpost to escape.
|-
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|'''Heaven Can Wait II'''<br />[[File:Hcw poster.jpg|120px]]||Romka<br />Aggressor<br />Gemini Saga ||version 11.0<br />10/10/2010|| 5||After surviving an air crash, the survivors turn out to be in most epicenter of the contamination. The Military has already left all attempts to rescue survivors in the region.
|-
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|'''Highway to Hell'''<br />[[File:Myl4d2addons_highway_to_hell_part_1_of_4_thumb.jpg|thumb|120px]]||Unlawful Enemy Combatant ||Version 1.0<br />08/31/2013 ||4|| The streets may seem devoid of anything civilized, but make no mistake. The military owns this town and is not going anywhere anytime soon. That being said, the apartment you've been hiding out in is no longer a good place to stay and the military evacs are about to end. It's about time to get going.
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|'''Dead Before Dawn Too'''<br />[[File:Dead dawn.png|120px]]||Darth Brush ||version 3.0<br />11/26/2010||5|| Dead Before Dawn is the l4d(2) addon campaign remake of Dawn of the Dead, itself a remake of George Romero's classic zombie killer movie of that same name.
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|'''Dead Before Dawn Director's Cut'''<br />[[File:Dead-before-dawn-dc.jpg|120px]]||Darth Brush ||version 4.0<br />02/15/2011||5|| Dead Before Dawn: Director's Cut is an update of DBD including more mall, more zombies and more events! It includes our "deleted" map Undead center, which you'll be able to finally play as full release version!
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|'''Death Aboard 2'''<br />[[File:Loadingscreen deathaboard2.png|120px]]||Petter "Diputs" Hesse ||version 2.0<br />08/12/2010||5||Death Aboard 2 is the conversion to L4D2 of the popular Death Aboard campaign for L4D. It is now set during daytime. If you have problems figuring out what to do on the second level: Try looking in the sewers.
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|'''Detour Ahead'''<br />[[File:Detour ahead0000.jpg|120px]]||boogada<br />inigo montoya ||version 7.0<br />11/06/2010||5||Forced to abandon their vehicle and travel on foot, the survivors press on in search of rescue...
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|'''Haunted Forest'''<br />[[File:Haunted Forest poster.jpg|120px]]|| Dr. Boo ||version 3.0<br />04/23/2011||4||Survivors are stranded in Transsylvania. Go through the forest and the mansion to reach the escape boat!
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|'''Questionable Ethics'''<br />[[File:625654184 preview questionable ethics.jpg|left|thumb|180x180px]]||Nihilanth ||version 1.2<br />5/02/11||4||The Survivors find themselves stuck in a mysterious research facility and must fight their way out to safety.
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|'''Welcome to Hell'''<br />[[File:Welcome to Hell poster 2.jpg|120px]]|| Garfield!! ||version 7.0<br />10/03/2010||5 || Welcome to Hell is a campaign that takes place after the events of [[The Parish]]. The campaign features custom weapons and the weapons from [[The Passing]].
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|'''Gas Fever'''<br />[[File:gasfeverposter.png|120px]]|| Garfield!! ||version 2.0<br />01/31/2011||3||This campaign take place before [[The Passing]]. The Jimmy Gibbs Jr car its out of gas now the survivors must find a gas station to fill up the car.
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|'''Suicide Blitz 2'''<br />[[File:SB2 poster.jpg|120px]]|| R.T. Frisk ||version 4.0<br />07/28/2011||5||Four new survivors must make their way through an infected city to escape the zombie apocalypse!
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|'''Urban Flight'''<br />[[File:Urban-flight-loading-widescreen.png|120px]]|| The_Rabbit ||version 1.4.5<br />02/11/2012||4||Survivors must make their way through a quarantined city and navigate their way through the mazes of barricades and obstacles to escape near a military airfield.
|}

==External Links==
*[http://www.l4dmaps.com/ L4DMaps]
*[http://l4dmapdb.com/ L4D Map Database]
*[http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SDK_Installation Installing the SDK]
*[https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=539525706 Steam Workshop Custom Campaign List]
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