A series of mods with that brings Left 4 Dead 2 to 2020 with new animations, updated textures and models, and more. Featuring custom campaigns, Rayman's Mutation Mod, and Holdout mode.

Note: Many of the mods conflict with each other, but they have been tested and work altogether without issue. All modifications and additions to the game can be located in the "left4dead2" folder within the game's install folder. We'll be updating files in "cfg," "addons," and "workshop."

--Preparing the Game--
1. Motion Blur: Disabling motion blur is not possible in the game's default options. Right-click the game in Steam and go to Properties, then set the launch options to include " +mat_motion_blur_percent_of_screen_max 0." (No quotation marks, no period.)

2. Potential Crash Mitigation: When you have many mods installed, there is a chance that the game will crash to desktop for various reasons. While it will still crash occasionally, you can prevent most crashes by adding " +precache_all_survivors 1 " to your launch options.

3a. Preload Mods: Certain mods need to be moved from the Workshop folder in order to work properly. It's because the "addons" folder is loaded before "workshop" in the install folder; this is basically a load order without needing a custom program. For this, we want to pre-load the font, Urik's Game Menu, Refurbished Menu Icons, Particle Overhaul Mod, and Blood++.

From the "workshop" folder, search for these .vpk files and move them back a folder to "addons." If there are mods that don't work alongside these, go to their Workshop page and hit "Share" to see the number listed in the URL, then search for that. Everyone may have different issues, and this seems to mitigate it.
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Once these mods are installed, it is a good idea to uninstall them from Workshop to avoid conflicts.

3b. Preload Survivors: This pack contains custom survivor skins. If you choose not to have the skins, then it's still worth noting that certain survivors in testing (Louis, Bill, Coach, to name a couple) don't load their skins from Workshop. Use the above note to move survivor skins to the same folder. If certain survivors still don't load, keep it installed locally and from Workshop.

4. Schism HUD: The current HUD has been chosen for personal preference. If you don't like the mod, go to the Schism HUD [Main] file in-game, and go to the collection to pick what you prefer. Schism HUD is primarily for the Dust&Dirt screen filter, but it does have a vanilla L4D2 and L4D1 HUD available if you want. L4D2 can work with the "re2 lifeline animated bars" mod if you want to keep the SlimHUD look.

5. autoexec.cfg: The main reason we put the Font mod in the addons folder is because of this, along with adjusted outlines. Check your cfg folder for a file called "autoexec.cfg." If you don't have one, create a .txt file, add the text below, and change the file extension from .txt to .cfg. (Or use Notepad++ if you already made a .cfg file.)

// Tells the game to set a command linked to the Font mod, then uses the command at launch
alias reloadfont "mat_setvideomode 1920 1080 1; mat_setvideomode 1920 1080 0"

reloadfont

// Custom glowing outlines
// RGB is based on a 0 to 1 scale. Use an RGB converter to convert your preferred color to this scale if you want to adjust.
cl_glow_survivor_health_bleed_pulse 1
cl_glow_survivor_health_bleed_pulse_amount 1
cl_glow_survivor_health_bleed_pulse_speed 30
cl_glow_survivor_health_include_buffer 1
cl_glow_ability_r 1
cl_glow_ability_g 0
cl_glow_ability_b 0
cl_glow_infected_r 0.1
cl_glow_infected_g 0.5
cl_glow_infected_b 1
cl_glow_ghost_infected_r 1
cl_glow_ghost_infected_g 1
cl_glow_ghost_infected_b 1
cl_glow_infected_vomit_r 0
cl_glow_infected_vomit_g 0
cl_glow_infected_vomit_b 0
cl_glow_item_r 0
cl_glow_item_g 0.7
cl_glow_item_b 0
cl_glow_item_far_r 0.7
cl_glow_item_far_g 0.7
cl_glow_item_far_b 0.7
cl_glow_thirdstrike_item_r 1
cl_glow_thirdstrike_item_g 1
cl_glow_thirdstrike_item_b 1
cl_glow_survivor_r 0.5
cl_glow_survivor_g 0.5
cl_glow_survivor_b 0.5
cl_glow_survivor_health_crit_r 0.5
cl_glow_survivor_health_crit_g 0
cl_glow_survivor_health_crit_b 0
cl_glow_survivor_health_high_r 0
cl_glow_survivor_health_high_g 1
cl_glow_survivor_health_high_b 0
cl_glow_survivor_health_med_r 1
cl_glow_survivor_health_med_g 1
cl_glow_survivor_health_med_b 0
cl_glow_survivor_health_low_r 1
cl_glow_survivor_health_low_g 0.2
cl_glow_survivor_health_low_b 0.2
cl_glow_survivor_hurt_r 1
cl_glow_survivor_hurt_g 0
cl_glow_survivor_hurt_b 0
cl_glow_survivor_vomit_r 1
cl_glow_survivor_vomit_g 0.4
cl_glow_survivor_vomit_b 0
cl_witch_glow_idle_r 1
cl_witch_glow_idle_g 1
cl_witch_glow_idle_b 1
cl_witch_glow_angry_r 1
cl_witch_glow_angry_g 0
cl_witch_glow_angry_b 0
cl_witch_glow_range 1500

6. Game Settings: With this amount of mods, you may think to set the "Paged Pool Memory" to High in your graphics settings. This actually causes the game to crash more. Keep this setting on Low. Everything else can be adjusted as you see fit, except for one: Shader Detail. Make sure this is set to Very High, otherwise the Blood++ mod and other particle adjustments will not work.

7. Campaigns: Placed at the end, these are custom campaigns that add to the original game without deviating too far from the vanilla feel. The main exception are the RE2 / RE3 campaigns. These were added by personal preference. These custom campaigns haven't been fully tested with the Collection yet.