***OFFICAL*** Left 4 Dead Thread!

You can type them into a autoexec config file within the l4d folder or the console from within the game.

You need to switch it on first, do this via options/ keyborad and mouse : allow developer consloe.

Open the console with the ` (tidle key below the esc key) as you type it will auto complete valid commands,eg: rate
Typing o will list a bunch of commands the first being the hidden server browser. ;)

openserverbrowser
cl_updaterate
cl_cmdrate
cl_interp_ratio

Just hit enter and the console will show some info for the selected command, including its current value.

For 3mb you can set it very high but its unlikey that even l4d would require that much bandwidth, 40000 would be fine. All that your doing is telling the server your downlod capacity, it doesn't mean the server will send that much. As it will have its own limits.
You can view the data being set/recieved via the net_graph command.

net_graph 0 to remove it.

cl_cmdrate controls data sent from you to the server a high setting uses more upload bandwidth, but the amount of data is tiny and is limited more by your ping.
For l4d I wouldn't bother changing it, I don't think its a game where milliseconds count.

Might want to set cl_inter_ratio to 1 tho.
 
Dunno if he told you, but my bro was playing in the 8v8 yest, hence the lack of comms.
I just asked him about whether it's balanced or not, and he said yeah it's balanced. When you're survivors you need to work as a team otherwise there's no way you'll win, and if you do work well as a team there's a high chance you'll win.

So good feedback all around :D Gratz guys... hate him that he's played 8v8 before me, and he's only been back since last Sat..
I should *fingers crossed* be able to play tonight, providing i get my college project submitted. :)
 
Thanks all for the info, hopefully it might make my ping hover below 1000 whenever there's a horde about.

College project? Good God man, it's the Summer!

Will be around tonight to help swell the ranks.
 
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Guys I got question:

upon lauching L4D I can see my friends on the buttom left corner of screen, but the steam groups takes over 2mins to appear? does this happen to anyone ?
 
It all depends on who you're playing with, most of the OcUKers are great people and very welcoming (for example, they even pt up with me!), it really makes or breaks the game who you're playing with/against.
 
Antar Bolaeisk said:
College project? Good God man, it's the Summer!
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Haha. Nah it's just some little 5-10 page thing i have to do for me to be allowed back in next year :/
But after today.. i'm free!!!! :D

Muzy said:
Guys I got question:

upon lauching L4D I can see my friends on the buttom left corner of screen, but the steam groups takes over 2mins to appear? does this happen to anyone ?
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Same thing happens to me, but not as long.. i only have to wait like 10 seconds max.


And +1 on only using k/m, not just for L4D, but pretty much all FPS.
 
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