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Play as Infected with the Left 4 Dead 2 Demo
Play as Infected with the Left 4 Dead 2 Demo
Over and over, Valve underestimates the skill of the Source Engine modders. They release a demo for us, try their very best to keep us from diggin in deep into the engine to unlock features that Valve doesn't want us to see...yet. Once again, a modder has stuck his head into the inner workings ...
orders "four times" that of the original
orders "four times" that of the original
computerandvideogames.com — Left 4 Dead 2 pre-orders "four times" that of the original Thursday 5-Nov-2009 2:17 PM People are... finally "excited" after initial backlash, says Valve The number of Left 4 Dead 2 pre-orders are "four times" that of the original game, Valve has ... (more) orders "four times" that of the original
Pre-Order Giveaway Madness!
teamfortress.com — Those of you who pre-ordered Left 4 Dead 2 (PC)on Steam or at participating retailers now have... exclusive access to the momentous event they said would never happen. For the first time in history, two separate Valve universes collide. That's right: ... (more) Pre-Order Giveaway Madness!
Left 4 Dead 2 Demo on Steam
Left 4 Dead 2 Demo on Steam
store.steampowered.com — Supported OS: Windows 7 / Vista / Vista64 / XP Processor: Pentium 4 3.0GHz Memory: 1 GB... for XP / 2GB for Vista Graphics: DirectX 9 compatible video card with 128 MB, Shader model 2.0. ATI X800, NVidia 6600 or better Hard Drive: At least 7.5 GB of free ... (more) Left 4 Dead 2 Demo on Steam
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Play Versus Mode In The Left 4 Dead 2 Demo [Left 4 Dead]
Kotaku — ... users will have found that the game's signature versus mode has been locked. No problem. Just hack your way around it! Modder Saul has whipped up a little plugin that allows you to play as the zombies in an online match (PC version only, of course). If you want to host a game, you download the plugin, if you just want to join a game, all you need to do is enter some commands in the console and you're good to go. Interested? Full details at the link below. Play as Infected with the Left 4 Dead 2 Demo [L4dmods] ...

Play as Special Infected in the L4D2 demo because you can
Destructoid — Run through "The Parish" one too many times in the Left 4 Dead 2 demo and need something new to do? Over on L4DMods.com, they have got an interesting solution to your conundrum, mysterious Internet stranger. A modder named Saul has created a plugin for (sort of) opening up Versus mode in the demo. Hey, it's better than nothing. Once downloaded, it's simply a matter of entering in a few console commands and boom! Playable Special Infected in single-player as well as dedicated and local servers. Not having the demo on my PC means I can't verify how well this works, but just look at that image up there. Pictures, on the Internet? Enough said. There's your ...

How to play Left 4 Dead 2's special infected before Valve wants you to
Fidgit Atom Feed — ... Ideally, you should just wait until Left 4 Dead 2 comes out on November 17th. But if you can't do that -- and I know how tough it is -- then you can use Saul's plug-in/hack to unlock the special infected in the Left 4 Dead 2 demo. This will give you an early taste of the jockey, charger, and spitter (pictured, ewww!). Of course, no guarantees that you won't break everything entirely. Just have a look through the comments section to get a sense of what you're in for. ...

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