PHHow to create or host a Left 4 Dead 2 local (LAN) game:
1. Open the Developer Console by pressing ` on your keyboard. (It is the key below Esc.)
2. Type sv_lan 1 then press Enter.
3. Type sv_allow_lobby_connect_only 0 then press Enter.
4. In the console, type map then press Space.
5. Right after you press Space all the playable maps will be displayed.
6. Use your keyboard arrows to scroll to your desired map.
7. Press Enter.
Basically the command to create a local game is this:
map nameOfMapHere gameType
An example of a map is this c5m1_waterfront. c5 stands for campaign five, m1 for chapter/map one, and waterfront the corresponding name. Those with The Passing campaign, the campaign code assignment is c6.
List of all Left 4 Dead 2 maps:
Dead Center:
c1m1_hotel c1m2_streets
c1m3_mall c1m4_atrium
The Passing:
c6m1_riverbank c6m2_bedlam c6m1_port
Dark Carnival:
c2m1_highway c2m2_fairgrounds c2m3_coaster
c2m4_barns c2m5_concert
Swamp Fever:
c3m1_plankcountry c3m2_swamp
c3m3_shantytown c3m4_plantation
Hard Rain:
c4m1_milltown_a c4m2_sugarmill_a c4m3_sugarmill_b
c4m4_milltown_b c4m5_milltown_escape
The Parish:
c5m1_waterfront c5m2_park c5m3_cemetery
c5m4_quarter c5m5_bridge
List of all game modes:
campaign scavenge realism
survival versus mutation
If the gameType is left blank, the hosted game will default to a campaign game with normal difficulty. To choose another mode, just type in the console the game mode after the map name.
Example: map c1m4_atrium realism
How to join a LAN game:
When the game is created, the remaining thing to do is to let other players join the game. If Automatically Discover LAN Games is enabled, Steam Group Servers may appear in the main menu which players can use to join your game.
Alternately, the console command to join is connect hostIPAdresshere.
Example: connect 123.123.123.123
1. Open the Developer Console by pressing ` on your keyboard. (It is the key below Esc.)
2. Type sv_lan 1 then press Enter.
3. Type sv_allow_lobby_connect_only 0 then press Enter.
4. In the console, type map then press Space.
5. Right after you press Space all the playable maps will be displayed.
6. Use your keyboard arrows to scroll to your desired map.
7. Press Enter.
Basically the command to create a local game is this:
map nameOfMapHere gameType
An example of a map is this c5m1_waterfront. c5 stands for campaign five, m1 for chapter/map one, and waterfront the corresponding name. Those with The Passing campaign, the campaign code assignment is c6.
List of all Left 4 Dead 2 maps:
Dead Center:
c1m1_hotel c1m2_streets
c1m3_mall c1m4_atrium
The Passing:
c6m1_riverbank c6m2_bedlam c6m1_port
Dark Carnival:
c2m1_highway c2m2_fairgrounds c2m3_coaster
c2m4_barns c2m5_concert
Swamp Fever:
c3m1_plankcountry c3m2_swamp
c3m3_shantytown c3m4_plantation
Hard Rain:
c4m1_milltown_a c4m2_sugarmill_a c4m3_sugarmill_b
c4m4_milltown_b c4m5_milltown_escape
The Parish:
c5m1_waterfront c5m2_park c5m3_cemetery
c5m4_quarter c5m5_bridge
List of all game modes:
campaign scavenge realism
survival versus mutation
If the gameType is left blank, the hosted game will default to a campaign game with normal difficulty. To choose another mode, just type in the console the game mode after the map name.
Example: map c1m4_atrium realism
How to join a LAN game:
When the game is created, the remaining thing to do is to let other players join the game. If Automatically Discover LAN Games is enabled, Steam Group Servers may appear in the main menu which players can use to join your game.
Alternately, the console command to join is connect hostIPAdresshere.
Example: connect 123.123.123.123
