Setting up a Left 4 Dead 2 server
Join your server
The first start downloads Left 4 Dead 2 from Steam, so it takes a few minutes. Watch the Console tab. When it stops scrolling, your server is ready.
Turn on the developer console in the game options, press ~, and type:
connect your.server.address:port
Pick the map
Default Map on the Startup tab sets the first map, like c1m1_hotel.
Use it from a lobby
Make a lobby, open the console, and type:
mm_dedicated_force_servers your.server.address:port
Server name and password
Create left4dead2/cfg/server.cfg and add:
hostname "My L4D2 Server" sv_allow_lobby_connect_only 0
Problems
My lobby goes to a random server
Run mm_dedicated_force_servers before starting.
Players cannot connect directly
Set sv_allow_lobby_connect_only 0.
A custom campaign does not load
Every player needs the same files.
Still stuck?
Open a ticket and we will take a look.
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