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Server Guide Part 2

Machine — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 01:45:16 +0000

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Server Guide (Part 2)

Part 2 is all about the tanks and their abilities.

Tanks

There are several types of tanks (default, super, boss) which can spawn throughout the course of a campaign.
Guide:
(Priority) #1 Priority. Deal with them ASAP!

Normal Tank
Difficulty Rating (1/10)
Basically your standard everyday tank, encountered in vanilla, no differences here. If you know how to counter a basic tank, then you shouldn’t have any problems here.

Tips:

Watch out for rocks; If the tank plans on throwing a rock at you, you can either bait and dodge, or shoot the rock down.
These guys only spawn on Easy, Normal, and Advanced. You’ll never encounter them on Expert
On the contrary, only these guys will spawn on the Easy difficulty finale stages.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3495074557
Demon Tank
Difficulty Rating (4 /10)
This tank from hell is fast with his punches, don’t underestimate him just because he can’t throw rocks. In fact, use that knowledge to your advantage! Getting close to him will likely result in your life fading quickly as he will burst your health down.

Tips:

This tank only speeds up his attack only when he’s able to hit somebody! If you know how to kite, then this tank is as easy as pie! (as long as you don’t have any commons or SI to ruin the fun!)
Shotguns are one of the best weapons against tanks, though it does mean you’ll need to be up close to maximize its damaging potential.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3495073947
Fire Tank
Difficulty Rating (6/10)
Not all fires will be safe, as it’s only if they’re thrown by a survivor. This tank will throw fires that are safe for the infected. Watch your step, and try to get rid of him before everything goes up in flames. (Expert Fire damage does a maximum of 8 damage per tick, or 40 damage per second, better get out of there quick!)

Tips:

Since the fire only comes from the tanks rocks/roots, then try to stick close to him to make sure he doesn’t throw anything. If you know how to dodge a tank’s punches, then you can take him down with no burn marks.
If it’s too risky to get close, at least try to shoot down his projectiles. The fire won’t land near you, but it’ll land where the rock was (on the ground, not in the air), which will hopefully be a better outcome.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3495072227
Sonic Tank
Difficulty Rating (6/10)(Priority) | Level Recommendation: (15+)
Rolling around at the speed of sound, he’s got places to go and to follow the scent of your fear. You cannot get by this tank without him punching you, jukes and tricks won’t slow him down much, as his climbing speed is also increased. But he will focus on one person at a time instead of a group of people. Though, he will switch targets once he’s bored, or if the person he’s focused on is dead.

Tips:

Player’s below Level 15 will get knocked around if they’re targeted. If you aren’t being swung around, you can use that to your advantage to get some damage in before you’re next.
There is a 37.5% chance he will switch targets after a successful swipe. You can get very unlucky and have him on you 24/7 until you’re dead!
Kiting this tank is way more difficult due to his speed, you can dodge his punches if you double jump while backing away, but its not easy to do so.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3495073563
Tesla Tank
Difficulty Rating (5/10)
This tank has a shocking personality. If you get too close you can get zapped from a bolt of lightning. This damages and slows you down, making it difficult to maneuver. A swipe does the same but you will also lose vision for a second which can be disorientating.

Tips:

This tank doesn't throw rocks, as long as you stay at a medium distance you are safe to engage.
Being close is not recommended. If you get zapped or swiped the slowdown can get you mobbed by other tanks and killed.

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Ghost Tank
Difficulty Rating (4/10)
Ghosts? In the zombie apocalypse? Like that’ll ever hap- oof! Aw man, I couldn’t even see that tank coming! And now the weapon/item I was holding has been knocked out of my hands! Though, just like sonic, he’ll only focus on one person at a time. He’s not much of a beefy tank, but as a disruptor that will ruin your chances of victory than pummel them.

Tips:

The only way to know where this tank is? If he’s recently punched a survivor, or if he’s biled. Go for the latter option before anybody loses their guns.
If you got good eyes, you’ll be able to see this tank even before he’s biled or punching.
Special Infected will turn invisible when around this tank within 500 units. Keep your wits about.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3495071880
Spitter Tank
Difficulty Rating (4/10)
You ever hate spitters and their acid? This tank amps it up by spitting them nonstop! He doesn’t throw rocks at you, meaning the only way to avoid the spit is to stay away, but even then, he may stop for a bit to find another survivor to spit at instead.

Tips:

A thin fence to stand on means you can usually avoid the spit even when it’s surrounded you as long as you’re standing on the fence.
Do be wary if you’re jumping. If a spit projectile hits your foot mid-air, you may gain so much height you’ll die of fall damage!

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3495075011
Pulverizer Tank
Difficulty Rating (5/10)
This tank jumps into the air, and then slams down, stumbling survivors around him. But he’ll need some time to recharge before he continues his stomping assault. But watch out, if he jumps on your head, you’ll be instantly incapped!

Tips:

If the ceiling is low enough, this tank won’t jump at all, effectively neutralizing his ability. But that won’t stop him from trying to punch you.
If you time your jump, you can avoid being stumbled at the very least.

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Warp Tank
Difficulty Rating (4/10)
No walls or barriers will stop this tank, as he’ll simply warp with any infected nearby to get close to his target. He’ll focus on one target before switching over to the next. He’ll even target anybody incapped as well, which can make it difficult to stay alive sometimes. His swipes can even swap the survivor with another random survivor, which can throw some things off.

Tips:

Warp tank will only warp if he’s considered far from his target, meaning that most of the time, you’ll be in close-range combat whether you want to or not.
Beware you can get teleported to another survivor position if that person was swiped at, which could put you in a bad spot.
This tank doesn’t have any other tricks, kiting can be used if you can predict his attack, and staying close by can prevent him from warping to a different position.

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Jockey Tank
Difficulty Rating: (7/10)(Priority)
Jockeys are already one of the more annoying pest-like special infected, but to have a tank that continues to spawn more and more of them? You might wanna start shooting him and his jockeys down before all the survivors are down.

Tips:

If you’re Lv 18+, and can tank the damage. While using the chainsaw, stand close to the tank and you can kill the jockeys as soon as he throws them while also simultaneously damaging the tank if you aim correctly.
Afraid of being dragged away? If your mouse sensitivity is high enough, you can spin in place to make sure you can stand still while the other survivors shoot the jockey down.

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Witch Tank
Difficulty Rating: (4/10)(Priority) | Level Recommendation: (4+)
This tank makes it so that common spawns are replaced with witches for the duration this tank is alive! Try not to get incapped, as if there are many witches around you, you might not get to live for long.

Tips:

This tank doesn’t have any other tricks up its non-existent sleeves. Just watch your HP, as witch attacks can be very deadly when there's a lot of them around.
Level 4 allows you to shove infected that surround you, witches included! Use it to your advantage to stun them and flee.

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Gravity Tank
Difficulty Rating: (7/10)(Priority)
This dark, purple-outlined tank may move slow, but that doesn't mean you should get too close either. As soon as you’re near him, you’ll start to be pulled towards him, and it doesn’t matter if you’re Level 15 or not, you’ll get knocked back as soon as he punches you, and if he’s locked onto you and got you cornered? He’ll start to combo you into an incap with barely any chance of escaping.

Tips:

Keep your distance, any weapon with good range is useful here. A shotgun will risk yourself getting pulled.
Due to how slow the Gravity Tank moves, you can tap your movement key in small bursts while doing damage and avoiding being pulled. Though watch your surroundings, any commons or SI can be a means to drag you to his reaches.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3495141902
Shield Tank
Difficulty Rating (7/10)(Priority)
The shield can only be brought down after enough damage has been done, but his shield also covers any SI nearby, meaning in order to retire them, you need to bring Shield Tank’s shield down first. After a period of time, the shield will reenergize.

Tips:

The more people focusing gunfire on this tank, the faster his shield will start to go down.
All SIs (except for the charger) can be knocked back with a simple shove. Use this to delay any damage/distractions for a bit until you can successfully destroy the shield.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3495074300
Meteor Tank
Difficulty Rating (7/10)(Priority) | Recommended Level: (15+)
This tank will summon falling flaming rocks all around him, you might get lucky with a couple, but if you do get hit by them, you will get stunned, and potentially combo’d into a punch! If you’re below Level 15, avoid close quarters with this tank.

Tips:

Due to the meteors being the tank’s rocks, you can shoot them down, but it would be wise to just use your ammo on the tank itself.
Low ceilings will be helpful, but not a foolproof strategy. There's less chances for a meteor to hit you while dealing with a meteor tank.
Lure this tank away from sentries! One meteor is all it takes to bring it down.

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Wraith Tank
Difficulty Rating (5/10)
This tank is semi-transparent and will have one wraith hunter chained with him, that hunter is immortal til’ you kill Wraith Tank. While you can see the wraiths due to their outlines, you can also pass through them if you need to get by, though do watch out as the hunter will snap back to Wraith Tank’s position if he gets far enough.

Tips:

If you’re able to, you can keep knocking the hunter around while another teammate damages the Wraith Tank to minimize the damage done to your other survivors.
If you bile both the hunter and wraith, they will be focused on each other, giving the other survivors time to shoot down wraith. Just be sure not to get too close, as the hunter can still pin you down if you aren’t careful.

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Ice Tank
Difficulty Rating (6/10)(Priority)
Does the cold bother you? If it does, you’ll hate this tank. His freezing cold powers allow him to temporarily freeze you in-place for around 8 seconds, whether it’s through a punch or his icy rocks that he throws insanely quick! He will focus on one target, and until they’re incapped, dead, or SI dominated, he isn’t switching off. Watch your positioning and take him out before he takes you out!

Tips:

If you feel like you can deal with being targeted by an ice tank, you can use a chainsaw to bait him into targeting you instead, sparing the life of his previous soon-to-be victim.
The bait-and-dodge trick should work as well here. If you wish, there is a distance where a tank won’t punch or throw his rock, and if you’re able to keep within that distance as you’re attacking, it can work well too!

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Laserbeam Tank
Difficulty Rating (4/10)
Once this tank has found a target, it will start shooting lasers from it’s eyes, constantly dealing damage unless you find an obstacle to barricade yourself. He’ll continue going after you until you’re out of sight, then he’ll go after the nearest survivor, which might mean you again. This tank can also take out sentries, meaning you may need to set your sentries up again once this tank has been dealt with.

Tips:

Since this tank will only hard-focus once he starts to laser, use the opportunity to get damage in before he moves on.
This tank will eventually start moving if you aren’t incapped, use this knowledge however you see fit.

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Lich Tank
Difficulty Rating (8/10)(Priority)
While the damage this tank deals is on par with the normal tank, it’s ability is bound to put you in danger. Any SI killed during his stay will be revived after a couple of seconds, more eager to kill the survivors, and more durable to not die from a full shotgun clip to the head! This tank is not just a priority, but it’s a #1 priority that one must deal with before they’re overrun. And if you do manage to get hit, he turns all, but one, of your health points from permanent to temporary, sort of like a certain system from a certain skeleton… Take care of him quickly, and hopefully you won’t have a bad time.

Tips:

This tank is the support base of pretty much any combo that ruins your life, try bring him down first!
Using a bile bomb on an SI will bring the focus of even the tanks onto that SI, on a liched SI means they will lure for quite a bit due to their tanky HP. Use this to your advantage.

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Controller Tank
Difficulty Rating (5/10)(Priority)
This tank may seem slow, but one look at him will temporarily stun you, and remove your ability to shoot back for a few moments! His targeting system functions similar to the ghost tank, where they’ll focus on one survivor, and once they look at him, he’ll go after the next nearest survivor. Try not to be fooled by his good looks!

Tips:

If you know the Controller is on you, map knowledge and baiting is key! He won’t attack any other survivor unless directly in his way, and due to how slow he is, you can easily get him into a position where your other teammates can rain fire upon him.
Any line of sight, no matter how small or large, can be used against you. The further you are away from him, the more you’ll be paused until you get damaged, keep this in mind!

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Berserker Tank
Difficulty Rating (4/10)
This tank loves halloween, so much he decided to get a slashing upgrade! Don’t get too close, he’ll knock anybody back with his chainsaw arms even if you’re Level 15. Especially around high ledges where you can die from fall damage. If you’re far, he’ll start swinging machetes at you as well! Getting hit by machetes will slow you and start causing bleed damage, losing a bit of health overtime.

Tips:

This tank will continue trying to punch you if you get too close, so the normal kiting won’t work. Perhaps wait until he’s on a cooldown to try again?
Dodging his machete is relatively simple, moving back and forth. You just need to get the timing right.

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Burer Tank
Difficulty Rating (7.5/10)(Priority)
This tank has telekinesis powers. He’ll pick up any object, (items, guns, etc.) and he’ll use them against you! They’ll momentarily float with a blue aura, before throwing them at a nearby player, or using weapons to shoot you. Even the items equipped on you will be removed! You should especially watch out for shotguns.

Tips:

You can pick up the items before they’re used against you. Do this especially if you see a gun floating, they can do a lot of damage, especially on expert.
This tank, alongside Lich, is one of the more prioritizing tanks you should absolutely deal with first. Focus fire on this tank, before it’s too late.

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Rocket Tank
Difficulty Rating (5/10)
Explosions, explosions! This tank will launch rockets at survivors far away, dealing a good chunk of damage to anyone caught in the explosions!

Tips:

This tank won’t launch rockets at survivors close by, he doesn’t want to get caught up in his own rockets!
Keeping the other tip in mind, get close by to avoid being targeted by his rockets, he’ll act no different from other normal tanks otherwise.

Boss Tanks

Only on Advanced and Expert will you have a chance to fight against a boss tank. They only spawn on the last wave, and have either a 25% (Advanced) or 50% (Expert) to spawn. One way to know before they actually spawn is if no other super tanks, besides Normals and/or Demons, will spawn. You will gain a lot of XP for killing them, but it’ll also be a challenge to stay alive as well. No survivor deaths will be very hard, if not impossible, when a boss is on the playing field. Expect to die.

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Error 0x74616E6B (Error 0x74616E6B)
Difficulty Ranking (4/4) (1=Least Dangerous 4=Most Dangerous)
This tank is a glitch in the system, an indescribable mess that somehow is able to hold up. But if anything, try not to get caught up in the mess, or his error rocks. One hit and it’s game over. Your corpse will also be error’d. Not only that, but his error rocks also have an explosion radius, meaning that even if it doesn’t directly hit you, it can still spell your doom. Error is also very fast, meaning that like sonic, you may not be able to kite him.

Tips:

Remember that all boss tanks will be accompanied by a band of Demons and Normals, which can interfere with your strategy. And if you’re biled? Pray.
Error’d corpses can still be revived, try to have someone Level 20 on defib duty and to make sure that error is as far from them as possible so people don’t immediately die as soon as they come back from the dead.
Knowing the area is also key, as the longer you’re able to distract error, the better chances will be, and some added time to reintegrate and plan your attack.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3495074448
Nightmare Tank (A horror from the darkness creeps out of the shadows..)
Difficulty Ranking (2/4)
This tank will slow any survivors down, up to a maximum of 5, when they’re nearby. The more chained, the slower the survivors are. Try not to be grouped up, as one hit will send a survivor straight down, not down down though. While not entirely dead, this tank will also focus on any nearby incapped survivors, so if you go down while a nightmare is nearby? Good night. The tank itself won’t change speed.

Tips:

The less survivors around, the better the chances are to escape. Though you should also avoid close-quarters at all cost as well. Stick to weaponry that aren’t shotguns if you can’t afford to be chased.
Big areas are more suited to help get away, especially if you can use the obstacles around to your advantage. Any small, closed areas will make it very hard to avoid nightmare.

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Vore Tank (The air fills with a putrid stench..)
Difficulty Ranking (3/4)
Quite literally to his name, this tank will eat up any survivor he sees. And he’ll also barf (bile) on anybody close by that already isn’t, so that every other infected can help grab his lunch. He’ll even snare you with a smoker-like tongue, dragging you closer and closer until- gulp! Any survivor caught by vore will not be revivable until he’s dead.

Tips:

If the situation absolutely calls for it, take the option of dying normally, instead of being vored. At least there, you have a chance to get back into the fray.
If vore is using his tongue to drag any victims, shoot the head to stop it before it may be too late. With that in mind, always keep an eye on vore.
If vore is completely focused on a biled survivor, now’s the time to hop in and deal as much damage as you can before it’s too late. Use the 2nd tip as well to give the biled survivor a chance to flee. Keep in mind how long it’ll take before the bile wears off.

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Gnome Tank (You hear the sounds of laughter getting closer..)
Difficulty Rating (1/4)
This very jovial tank will keep on laughing, at your eventual demise or at a funny joke? Who’s to say? Getting hit by this tank will turn you into a pile of gnomes! (or whatever you modded to replace the gnome) In order to be revived, another survivor will need to go through the gnomes and pick the correct one to bring you back. This tank will also have a burst of speed whenever the target he’s focused on isn’t quite dead yet. Any gnomes still around that aren’t the survivors when this tank falls can be yours for the taking, for healing if needed.

Tips:

Just because this tank is the least dangerous of the boss gang doesn’t mean you should underestimate it, especially with the aforementioned group of demons/normals. Keep your wits about.
If you hide behind an obstacle for long enough, the gnome may forget about you and focus on another survivor out in the open. You can use this if you feel like gnome may get too close.
Never stick very close by to other survivors, keep a distance between one another so the others may have a chance while one can try to grab gnomes to revive.

Credits

Machine - For building, maintaining, and improving the content of this server
LingDongDong - Provided numerical data on level up and prestige. Proofread and reviewed information
Magenta - Proofread and reviewed information. Compiled additional data
MHStarCraft - Providing information and suggestions on the tank guide
Voided Fox (Codi) - Providing information and suggestions on the tank guide
Milktea - Compiled information together

Server Guide Part 1

Machine — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 01:44:38 +0000

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Server Guide (Part 1)

I've finally had some time to create a guide with help from the community (Big thank you to Milktea).

Hopefully this guide will help you understand the inner workings of the server, that includes all the perks, modified infected enemies, difficulty settings and how to setup a matchmaking when no one is online to get people to join you.

Public Commands

!menu - Displays exp level and earned exp
!prestige - Displays the prestige menu
!rate - Displays exp rates for kills (exp rates are modified by difficulty setting)
!join - Change from spectator to survivor
!drop - Drop current equipped item
!sentry - Optional controls for sentry (unlocked at level 17)
!csm - Character select menu, alternatively you can type a survivors name i.e. !nick
!players - Displays connected players and shows their level and prestige
!votemap - Vote for custom maps
!hats - Only available when you have the prestige hats ability leveled (aesthetics purposes only)

IP: 24.118.57.228:27015 (You can connect directly to the server through the L4D2 console with command “connect 24.118.57.228:27015”

XP Level Perks !menu

In the server you will automatically level up from killing infected and completing campaigns. XP gained is shared with all the players. You can even earn XP when you are dead from the other players that are still alive. There are 24 levels in total. Here is the list of abilities earned from level 1 to 24

Level 0 (requires 800 XP to level up) - Default skills
Level 1 (requires 1,600 XP) - Can perform double jumps
Level 2 (requires 3,600 XP) - Replaces standard pistol with a magnum when incapacitated
Level 3 (requires 6,400 XP) - Longer duration timers for pipe bombs (Doubles the fuse timer from 6 seconds to 12 seconds)
Level 4 (requires 10,000 XP) - Shoving one infected pushes all others around you (Removes your shove penalty, allows you to shove witches and the range of shoving the all others around you is 150 units)
Level 5 (requires 14,400 XP) - Laser sights can be acquired from upgrade ammo packs
Level 6 (requires 19,600 XP) - Faster first aid kit and defibrillator use speed
(This is shorten the time to revive or heal someone from 5 seconds to 2.5 seconds, defibrillator use time from 3 seconds to 1.5 seconds, you also get instant deployable adrenaline and pain pills without having to wait for the animation to finish when you switch to them)
Level 7 (requires 25,600 XP) - Infinite ammo magazines
Level 8 (requires 32,400 XP) - Faster melee swing speed and more damage
(Melee swing speed +75%, damage is doubled from 50 to 100 per swing. The chainsaw is not affected by this perk)
Level 9 (requires 40,000 XP) - Gunshots pass damage from one infected to a nearby infected (The distance from the infected shot is 125 units, damagetype passed is always DMG_BULLET or DMG_BUCKSHOT depending on the weapon used, so for example if you used explosive shot, that damagetype would apply on the infected you hit, but would not be passed and instead converted to regular a damagetype. Learning how to use this perk to kite Tanks near each other to pass damage from one to the other is essential)
Level 10 (requires 48,400 XP) - +100 maximum health
Level 11 (requires 57,600 XP) - Faster mobility and reloading speed
(Movement speed +20%, Reload speed +50%)
Level 12 (requires 67,600 XP) - Gunshots apply a movement debuff to special infected and tanks (Movement speed -30% for 3 seconds)
Level 13 (requires 78,400 XP) - Strikes from melee weapons heals the player 1 health
Level 14 (requires 90,000 XP) - +50% gunshot damage
Level 15 (requires 102,400 XP) - Resistant to staggers, swipes, and knockdowns (Resistant to most things that will stagger the player, there are some edge cases, i.e. Berserker Tank and Gravity Tank swipes)
Level 16 (requires 115,600 XP) - Passive health regeneration (1 health every 2 seconds)
Level 17 (requires 129,600 XP) - Deploy portable sentry gun with the 'USE' key (Open the sentry menu with !sentry to fine tune the target settings)
Level 18 (requires 144,400 XP) - Infinite chainsaw use and instant deploy
(No fuel required, when swapping weapons the chainsaw will be immediately available without requiring a start up time)
Level 19 (requires 160,000 XP) - +15% incineration chance from gunshots
Level 20 (requires 176,400 XP) - Unlimited use of first aid kit and defibrillators
Level 21 (requires 193,600 XP) - +30% dodge attack chance
(30% change to not get hit from anything, this perk will always roll first over the prestige perk Damage Reflection)
Level 22 (requires 221,600 XP) - +30% damage reduction
(30% less damage from anything, paired with dodge you really notice a difference in survivablitiy in expert difficulty)
Level 23 (requires 230,400 XP) - Get up from being downed by yourself with the 'USE' key
Level 24 (max level) - Escape special infected domination with the 'USE' key

XP Rates !rate

You only gain XP for killing infected and completing the campaigns. Here is the breakdown on earned XP.

Common Infected: Easy 1 Normal 2 Advanced 3 Expert 4
Uncommon Infected: Easy 3 Normal 6 Advanced 9 Expert 12
Witch: Easy 5 Normal 10 Advanced 15 Expert 20
Special Infected: Easy 10 Normal 20 Advanced 30 Expert 40
Undead SI: Easy 20 Normal 40 Advanced 60 Expert 80
InstaCapper: Easy 30 Normal 60 Advanced 90 Expert 120
Tank: Easy 100 Normal 200 Advanced 300 Expert 400
Super Tank: Easy 200 Normal 400 Advanced 600 Expert 800
Demon Tank: Easy 300 Normal 600 Advanced 900 Expert 1200
Boss Tank: Easy 2500 Normal 5000 Advanced 7500 Expert 10000
Finale Win: Easy 5000 Normal 10000 Advanced 15000 Expert 20000

Prestige Perks !prestige

There is a new way to level using the prestige system. The traditional way you level is referred to as XP Level and there is now Prestige Level. You can gain a Prestige Level when you are at level 24 and choose to unlock a prestige perk. When you do, your XP Level will reset back to level 0 but the perks are permanent and available no matter what XP Level you are. You can level up each ability up to 10 times for a total Prestige Level of 80. Here is the list of perks:

+5 maximum health (maximum of an additional +50 hp at level 10)
2% respawn after death chance (maximum of a 20% chance to revive after death at level 10) (This perk will activate 5 seconds after death and at least one other player is alive)
2% damage reflection chance (maximum of a 20% chance to reflect that you would have taken as damage at level 10) (If you have the Dodge perk, that will always roll before damage reflection, two separate rolls. The damage reflected is always what damage you could have received, for example you get hit from a Nightmare tank swipe for 600 damage but you only had 50 health, the reflected damage would be 50 damage)
1% penetration chance (maximum of 10% chance at level 10) (Penetration is a combination of many damage types DMG_BLAST, DMG_DISMEMBER, DMG_PLASMA, you can one shot Riot infected, stagger witches and special infected)
+7 temporary revive health (maximum of +70 temporary hp at level 10)
+5 hats available in the !hats menu (maximum of 50 available hats for selection)
+3% keep consumable on use chance (maximum 30% chance at level 10)
+10 incapacitation crawl speed (maximum +100 crawl speed at level 10)

Sentry !sentry

The sentry is a perk that is unlocked at level 17 which allows you to summon an automated sentry which will lock onto and fire at selected targets. You can select various options for your sentry to prioritize which are as follows:

Domination
Special Infected
Tank
Witch
Common

There are also filter settings to exclude infected you don't want the sentry to fire at if you choose.

InstaCappers

Throughout the course of your L4D2 campaign, you may notice special infected with a green outline. These are called InstaCappers and they will automatically incapacitate you if they hit you with their special move. Slashing, clawing, or punching won’t cause an incapacitation. InstaCappers and Undead Special Infected get +30% movement speed and they have no cooldown for their abilities.

Glowing Orange Skulls

What are the weird glowing heads that the SI (except witches) drop once they’re dead? They’re lootboxes! They’ll give you a random item (no weapons) that you can use to help against the horde.

Infected Stats and Info

Common Infected HP: 150
Uncommon Infected HP: 1000
Witch HP: 500
Smoker HP: 400
Boomer HP: 200
Hunter HP: 400
Spitter HP: 250
Charger HP: 750
Jockey HP: 475
InstaCapper/Undead HP: Easy 3000 Normal 5000 Advanced 7000 Expert 9000
Tank/SuperTank HP: Easy 30K Normal 40K Advanced 50K Expert 60K Timer 65535
Demon/Boss HP: 65535 in Advanced and Expert

Common Damage: Easy 2 Normal 3 Advanced 4 Expert 5
Uncommon Damage: Easy 4 Normal 5 Advanced 6 Expert 7
Witch Damage: Easy-Advanced 20 Expert 25
Boomer/Smoker/Spitter/Jockey Claw Damage: 4
Hunter Claw Damage: 6
Charge Claw Damage: 10
InstaCapper/Undead Claw Damage: Special type damage * 1.5
Tank Damage from swipes and rocks: Easy/Normal 25 Advanced 50 Expert 75 Timer 100
Demon Tank Damage: Tank Damage * 1.5
Vore Tank Damage: Tank Damage * 2.5
Nightmare/Gnome/Error Tank Damage: 600

In this server there are no iFrames (invincibility frames) or throttling for the hits for survivors, you can get hit repeatedly. If you get mobbed and go down it doesn't take long for them to kill you.

There is timer that is fired every half second. In advanced and Expert difficulties there is calculations in place to spawn enraged witches that will seek out random survivors and try to kill them. The witches in this server will not instantly down you but do significant damage.

Advanced: 12% chance to spawn with a limit of 8 maximum witches on the battlefield.
Expert: 16% chance, max limit 12
Timer: 20% chance, max limit 16
Witch Tank: Timer still applies but is overridden from Witch Tank mechanics. All regular infected will not spawn and instead will be replaced by enraged witches. The limit is dictated from the common_limit variable of the map script.

Fallen Survivor Infected have a 1/100 chance to replace a regular infected any time one is spawned.

Riot Infected play a big part in the server. They have 1000 health and can't be damaged from shooting head on, you need to shoot them in the back or use penetrating weapons i.e. Magnum, Snipers, M60 or Grenade Launcher. Getting the prestige perk Penetrating Ammo is a good neutralizer for these guys.
They start replacing regular infected on Normal and higher difficulties.
Normal 3/100 chance, Advanced 6/100 chance, Expert 9/100 chance.

Finales

Apart from The Parish and Cold Stream, all standard campaigns uses the same template for hold out finale stages. In gascan collecting finales i.e. Atrium, Port and Lighthouse, these maps have been modified and removed the entire gascan collection mechanic from them. You only need to survive!

Stage 1: PANIC
Stage 2: PANIC
Stage 3: PANIC
Stage 4: TANK
Stage 5: TANK
Stage 6: TANK
Stage 7: PANIC
Stage 8: TANK
Stage 9: DELAY
Stage 10: ESCAPE

During the TANK stage, the number of tanks spawned changes depending on the difficulty.

Stage 4: Easy/Normal 1 Advanced 2 Expert 3
Stage 5: Easy 1 Normal 2 Advanced 3 Expert 4
Stage 6: Easy 2 Normal 3 Advanced 4 Expert 5
Stage 8: Easy 3 Normal 4 Advanced 5 Expert 6

Throughout the finales in this server, infected mobs are always allowed to spawn with the Tanks and even spawn quicker when they are in play.

Weapons

Aside from all the changes you get from the level system, some weapons act differently than their vanilla counterparts.

Rifles: No changes were made to rifles.
Shotguns: Range has been nerfed dramatically, Tier 1 Shotguns have a range of 1000 units until their shells are ineffective. Tier 2 Shotguns have a range of 800 units. But, to make up for this, they reload all the shells in the clip instantaneously, making it a powerful burst weapon against tanks.
Snipers: Their rate of fire has been reduced, but their damage output is still the same. They also have a natural penetration bonus, allowing you to damage riot infected more easily.
Pistols: While the normal pistol and dual pistols haven’t been changed, the magnum has a buffed fire rate, reload speed, and damage to make it easier to deal with any infected around. Especially witches.

Miscellaneous notes

Any player carrying the gnome item will heal while in possession of it. There is at least 1 gnome hidden in every standard campaign.
There is no friendly fire.
Players will still receive XP even if they are dead.
Players do not receive XP if they are idle/spectating.
Trying to leave and rejoin when you’re dead will lock you out until the round restarts when the campaign finale starts, or moves on to the next map.
Saferooms are not safe! The doors can be breached. If enough infected pound on the door they can force it down.

TIMER!

The timer mechanic doesn’t come into play until Advanced or Expert, or while in the Safe Room. For Advanced and Expert, You’ll have a limited amount of time per map before the director will start spawning demon tanks, progressing through the map (called map flow) will temporarily pause the timer. If no one has made it to the saferoom when the timer activates, it will steadily start increasing the amount of demon tanks spawned and decrease times between special infected spawnrates, until it eventually reaches the limit. Timer can also start on any difficulty when more than half the amount of players (alive at the moment) are in the saferoom. When that happens, the timer will immediately hit the limit and the tanks will redirect to anybody outside the saferoom and their damage output has been increased (Rocks and swipes increase to 100 damage per hit!). When the timer hits the limit, demon tanks will activate their hidden ability which is a tongue that while doesn’t dominate, will drag you towards the them and almost certainly leads to death.

How to create a public lobby game for random players to join (Enable Matchmaking)

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3495077466
Step 1: Download 8 Player Lobby workshop item
Step 2: The server must be empty with no players
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3495077686
Step 3: Mutation->Change Mutation
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3495077947
Step 4: Select 8 Player Lobby and Select Mutation at the bottom
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3495078213
Step 5: Mutation->Play Online
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3495078395
Step 6: Select 8 Player Lobby Custom Match Settings
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3495078686
Step 7: Create a Game Lobby
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3495078863
Step 8: Edit Game Settings
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3495079273
Step 9: Change the campaign and difficulty to your liking. Make sure server type is set to Steam Group Server. This next step is important! Change the mode back to campaign
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3495079501
Step 10: Select OK
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3495079749
Step 11: Select Back
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3495079958
Step 12: Start the Game
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3495080282
Step 13: If the server was online and empty you should see the server, Select Join Game, you will connect to the server and random players will start to join you.

Credits

The Official Unofficial Discord

Machine — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 04:54:59 +0000

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3494461850
We now have a discord server!

https://discord.gg/TAukfECDHJ

Come join us and share your ramblings. But please follow the rules and be respectful.

Thank you 구미Gumi for setting it up for us.

Pistol Buff Update

Machine — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 23:47:45 +0000

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3456439435

April Fools gag, but the magnum is still good!

I̶ g̶e̶t̶ a̶s̶k̶e̶d̶ a̶l̶m̶o̶s̶t̶ d̶a̶i̶l̶y̶ o̶n̶ w̶h̶e̶n̶ p̶i̶s̶t̶o̶l̶s̶ w̶i̶l̶l̶ g̶e̶t̶ a̶ d̶a̶m̶a̶g̶e̶ b̶u̶f̶f̶. W̶e̶l̶l̶ y̶o̶u̶r̶ w̶a̶i̶t̶ i̶s̶ o̶v̶e̶r̶!̶

S̶t̶a̶r̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ t̶o̶d̶a̶y̶ t̶h̶e̶ p̶i̶s̶t̶o̶l̶s̶ g̶e̶t̶ a̶ m̶a̶s̶s̶i̶v̶e̶ b̶o̶o̶s̶t̶ t̶o̶ d̶a̶m̶a̶g̶e̶ a̶n̶d̶ e̶v̶e̶n̶ u̶s̶e̶s̶ M̶6̶0̶ r̶o̶u̶n̶d̶s̶. A̶ s̶i̶n̶g̶l̶e̶ p̶i̶s̶t̶o̶l̶ i̶s̶ p̶r̶o̶b̶a̶b̶l̶y̶ c̶l̶o̶s̶e̶ i̶n̶ D̶P̶S̶ a̶s̶ a̶n̶ S̶M̶G̶ a̶n̶d̶ u̶s̶i̶n̶g̶ d̶u̶a̶l̶ p̶i̶s̶t̶o̶l̶s̶ a̶r̶e̶ b̶e̶t̶t̶e̶r̶ t̶h̶a̶n̶ t̶h̶e̶ b̶e̶s̶t̶ a̶s̶s̶a̶u̶l̶t̶ r̶i̶f̶l̶e̶s̶!̶

T̶h̶e̶ M̶a̶g̶n̶u̶m̶ h̶a̶s̶ r̶e̶p̶l̶a̶c̶e̶d̶ t̶h̶e̶ M̶6̶0̶ a̶n̶d̶ G̶L̶ a̶s̶ t̶h̶e̶ h̶a̶r̶d̶ t̶o̶ f̶i̶n̶d̶ g̶u̶n̶ n̶o̶w̶. N̶u̶m̶e̶r̶o̶u̶s̶ p̶l̶a̶y̶e̶r̶s̶ r̶e̶q̶u̶e̶s̶t̶ t̶h̶a̶t̶ t̶h̶i̶s̶ g̶u̶n̶ o̶n̶e̶ s̶h̶o̶t̶ a̶n̶y̶t̶h̶i̶n̶g̶ i̶n̶ t̶h̶e̶ g̶a̶m̶e̶. Y̶O̶U̶R̶ D̶R̶E̶A̶M̶ C̶O̶M̶E̶S̶ T̶R̶U̶E̶ T̶O̶D̶A̶Y̶!̶!̶!̶!̶!̶!̶1̶1̶1̶

I̶n̶ f̶a̶c̶t̶, s̶i̶m̶p̶l̶y̶ e̶q̶u̶i̶p̶p̶i̶n̶g̶ a̶n̶y̶ p̶i̶s̶t̶o̶l̶ u̶n̶d̶e̶r̶ e̶x̶p̶e̶r̶t̶ d̶i̶f̶f̶i̶c̶u̶l̶t̶y̶ a̶n̶d̶ t̶h̶e̶ t̶a̶n̶k̶s̶ w̶i̶l̶l̶ g̶o̶ i̶n̶t̶o̶ a̶ 'f̶l̶e̶e̶ s̶t̶a̶t̶e̶' t̶r̶y̶i̶n̶g̶ t̶o̶ e̶s̶c̶a̶p̶e̶ t̶h̶e̶ b̶a̶t̶t̶l̶e̶f̶i̶e̶l̶d̶, e̶v̶e̶n̶ t̶h̶r̶o̶w̶i̶n̶g̶ t̶h̶e̶m̶s̶e̶l̶v̶e̶s̶ o̶f̶f̶ r̶o̶o̶f̶t̶o̶p̶s̶ F̶R̶O̶M̶ F̶E̶A̶R̶!̶

I̶n̶ f̶u̶t̶u̶r̶e̶ u̶p̶d̶a̶t̶e̶s̶ I̶ p̶l̶a̶n̶ o̶n̶ r̶e̶p̶l̶a̶c̶i̶n̶g̶ a̶l̶l̶ o̶b̶s̶o̶l̶e̶t̶e̶ w̶e̶a̶p̶o̶n̶r̶y̶ l̶i̶k̶e̶ s̶n̶i̶p̶e̶r̶s̶, r̶i̶f̶l̶e̶s̶ a̶n̶d̶ s̶m̶g̶s̶ w̶i̶t̶h̶ o̶n̶l̶y̶ p̶i̶s̶t̶o̶l̶ s̶p̶a̶w̶n̶s̶. S̶o̶ k̶e̶e̶p̶ y̶o̶u̶r̶ e̶y̶e̶s̶ O̶P̶E̶N̶.

T̶H̶E̶ E̶N̶D̶

Trick or Treat

Machine — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 01:55:42 +0000

Hello all,

For this halloween event we have some..
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3336212340
and..
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3336213251

But that's not all, there is a new tank that would like to stab saw kill meet you..
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3336213644

There is many new custom campaigns to enjoy the festivities..
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3336214278

See you in the game!

Tank Time

Machine — Sun, 18 Feb 2024 16:38:50 +0000

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3163477114
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3163477804

This update added 2 new super tanks to the roster. Introducing the Lich tank and Controller tank. These tanks are a continuation of more complex super tank designs.

The Lich tank has the ability the to bring dead special infected back to life as undead through portals. These undead specials have faster move speed, more health and deal more damage. The Lich tank turns survivors health points into temporary health with its claw attacks.

Finally the Controller tank, named from the creature in the game stalker has the ability to do psychic damage at long range which disorientates survivors preventing them performing some actions for a period of time. Looking directly at the tank can trigger his power, can be countered with a peek a boo strategy. This tank is also the slowest of the super tanks.

See you all in the game, have fun.

The Prestige Update

Machine — Sat, 23 Sep 2023 06:00:30 +0000

The prestige update has released.

There is a new way to level using the prestige system. The traditional way you level is referred to as 'XP Level' and there is now 'Prestige Level'. You can gain a prestige level when you are xp level 24 and choose to level up prestige. When you do, your xp level resets to level 0 but you are given a 'Prestige Point'. You can use these points to gain the following abilities.

+5 maximum health
2% respawn after death chance
2% damage reflection chance
1% explosive ammo chance with bullet or shell based weapons
+7 temporary revive health
+5 hats available in the !hats menu

You can level up each ability up to 10 times for a total Prestige Level of 60. The abilities are permanent and available no matter what xp level you are.

Various menus were changed or rebuilt and the !teams command has been renamed to !players.

Weapon spawns in the maps will be randomized depending on the type of weapon it is. Ex. SMG weapon spawns can be MP5, Uzi or Mac-10. The only exception is M60 and Grenade Launcher, one of these weapons have a 50% chance to spawn once per map change and will substitute one rifle spawn.

All weapons were tweaked for DPS, reload times and handling. They will all be more accurate and boosted compared to vanilla values.

New super tanks include Ice Tank, Laserbeam Tank and the most deadly of all Error Tank that has a rare chance to spawn in advanced and expert difficulties.

Have fun.

Custom Maps are back

Machine — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 00:03:49 +0000

New command !votemap brings up a menu selection to choose the custom maps which brings up the native L4D2 voting panel for players to cast their vote.

These are the maps added.

Helms Deep Reborn v.23
Dam It [Remastered]
Lockdown: Chapter Two
Urban Flight
Diescraper Redux 3.62
Back To School
Valve's Missing Content Fix (Restore some missing textures in Back To School)
Suicide Blitz 2
Yama
Dark Wood
Lockdown
Questionable Ethics v1.2
Unforseen Consequences

Maybe more to come?

Another L4D3 sighting

Machine — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 00:39:08 +0000

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2956830640

This time from a datamine of CSGO2 as reported here.

Interesting they are calling it version 2. I know it was once in development and it was stopped because Source 2 wasn't ready but what about now? Could some developers at valve be bringing that project back from the dead. I doubt it, but I hope so.

What would we want or expect from a sequel after this many years?

Here is some of my ideas for a l4d3.

5 campaigns like the previous games and keep the maps at roughly same size or larger.

Day/night cycles so you could visit the campaigns in different hours of the day to change it up with weather randomization.

Horde sizes can be into the hundreds for certain scenarios or hold out game modes. New game mechanics for map crescendos. New guns/weapons.

More mod friendly (can add weapons, survivors, infected without replacing anything)

For the survivors I guess I don't care as long as they have the vibe the previous characters did, not too serious, kind of funny/crazy. It would be nice to select different outfits for them.

Add a couple more special infected. The tank should be able to smash/alter the environment around him and use those as weapons (chunks of concrete from buildings that actually tank actually punched through, grabbing a stop sign and pulling it out of ground, etc) All special infected would be remodeled, be sightly different from l4d2. Maybe they could have different skins as well. Make 5 unique bosses, one for each campaign.

What are your thoughts or wishes for l4d3?

The Difficulty Update

Machine — Sun, 08 Jan 2023 07:14:29 +0000

Hello all,

I have re-balanced the servers difficulty modes again. This time there is big steps up between the 4 difficulties (easy, normal, advanced, expert)

The damage infected do to players has been changed and is identical between all the difficulty modes, the differences are increased mobs, spawn timers, stronger zombies in later difficulties and more tanks in finales.

Easy should be challenging for groups of new players, steady streams of zombies and big mobs occasionally. Single tank spawns in the finale stages.

Normal cranks up the dial a bit, relentless mobs, increased specials, 3 tanks for each of the finale tank stages.

Advanced should have high level player rosters, non-stop mobs, tons of specials, occasional witch attacks, tanks have chances to be demon tanks, 6 tanks for each of the finale stages.

Expert is brutal. Endless hordes, constant specials, increased witch attacks, regular tanks are always demon tanks, 3 super tanks and 6 demon tanks for each of the finale stages.

There can be more than 1 supertank in the finales. In difficulties under expert the first tank is a guaranteed supertank and there is a 25% chance roll to get another after that each time a tank spawns.

This also means old gamemodes like hell and bloodmoon have been removed as part of them are in the base difficulties.

The other changes are removal of the level 2 perk 'Goggles' and it has been replaced with 'Eagle' which replaces the pistol with a magnum when incapacitated.

The sentry guns have increased to 50 damage per shot with gib damage.

Added menu option to reset level back to 0 if you are max level.

Lastly, all the scavenge finales have changed to battle finales. The maps c1m4_atrium, c6m3_port, c7m3_port and c14m2_lighthouse have the gascan scavenging parts removed. Now you can just murder in peace and wait for the escape.

Happy new year!