Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Left 4 Dead 2 Non Steam + Garena working







Requirements
1.1 Garena Client
1.2 Left 4 Dead 2(PC) Copy
1.3 Steam or Non-Steam


Getting Started

2.1 Updating Left 4 Dead 2 (Click below Link to goto Downloads)

Left 4 Dead 2 Update Patches


Left 4 Dead 2 Master Patches
Left 4 Dead 2 Incremental Patches

Left 4 Dead 2 Standalone Patch
Left 4 Dead 2 Verification Tool
Left 4 Dead 2 SDK

Garena Client
3.1 Installing and Registering in Garena
3.2 Setting up Left 4 Dead 2 in Garena


L4d2 In Game
4.1 Configuring Game Settings
4.2 Hosting a Game & other Information

FAQS

5.1. Changing In-Game Name
5.2. How to use Chinese\ASCII\Unicode Symbols in Player Name ?
5.3. Sound Cracks\Fizzes
5.4. Frequently Used CVARs



Requirement

1.1 Left 4 Dead 2 PC Game
A clean and unmodified game is strongly recommended so it would cause a lot of ruckus for you and everyone.
System Requirements

Minimum
Supported OS: Microsoft Windows XP / Vista / Vista64 / Win7 / Win764
Processor: Pentium 4 3.0GHz
Memory: 1 GB

Graphics: 128 MB, Shader model 2.0, ATI 9600, NVIDIA 6600 or better
Hard Drive: At least 7.5 GB of free space
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card

Recommended

Supported OS: Microsoft Windows XP / Vista / Vista64 / Win7 / Win764
Processor: Intel core 2 duo 2.4GHz
Memory: 1 GB
Graphics: Shader model 3.0, NVIDIA 7600, ATI X1600 or better

1.2 Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 & .Net Framework 3.5
Download: Visual C++ 2008 x32-Bit | Visual C++ 2008 x64-Bit

Download:
Net Framework 3.5
1.3 Garena Client
Garena Software connects gamers worldwide by transforming the internet into a massive virtual cybercafé. Connecting with friends for a game is a lot more easier.

1.4 Non-Steam or Steam
1.4.1 Non-Steam
You can Play the game as Non-Steam in Garena with the Updates and Patches released here.


1.4.2 Steam
Play in Garena without any modifications. You can Use the Updates from here if steam Fails to update your Client.

CREDITS TO GANI


Getting Started

2.1.1 Definition of Left 4 Dead 2

Left 4 Dead 2 is a cooperative first-person shooter game. It is the sequel to Valve Corporation's award-winning Left 4 Dead. The game launched on November 17, 2009, for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 in the United States and November 20 in Europe. It builds upon the cooperatively focused gameplay of the original and uses Valve's proprietary Source engine, the same game engine used in Left 4 Dead. The game made its world premiere at E3 2009 with a trailer during the Microsoft press event.

2.1.2 Latest Game Version(Steam): v2.0.2.6

Change-log: [Updated on 10th July 2010]



  • New mutation: Four Swordsmen of the Apocalypse
  • Removed left4dead2\pak02_dir.vpk from the whitelist.
  • By default in single player and co-op gamemodes custom content will eclipse game content.
  • Default consistency checks now include pak01_dir.vpk. Addon authors should not hack the pak01_dir.vpk directly but instead include content in a VPK.
  • Fixed an exploit that allowed people to modify materials on pure servers.
  • Whitelist has been Activated to check CRC of PAK01_DIR.VPKs
  • ....................................[More]

  • CREDITS TO GANI


    Updating Left 4 Dead 2

    2.2.1 Why do you have to Update?
    Updating your game allow a game to be more balance and stable. Plus you can get new contents! Why are you going to use my Update patches? That's because it's clean and legit Files. Beside that, you don't have to waste your heavy Files instead you only need to download quarter of the size. That's Because, all the Updates are compressed with Latest Compressor and is checked for errors. Why don't use my patch? May because my patch doesn't perform a heavy file check to find what you missing like Steam. It's your choice!

    All the Below Resources were updated on 14th July 2010.


    2.2.2 Update(s)

    To Successfully install Updates and Play the Game,
    1. Download and Install Master Update/ Incremental Update to your convenience.
    2. And then Download and Install the Latest Standalone.
    3. Start the game over Garena or Desktop.

    Credits To Gani


    Downloads / Master Updates


    This is a Fully-Loaded Update which will Upgrade from any version to the Latest Version.



    »» Left 4 Dead 2 Master Update Version 2.0.1.6 ~ 1.00GB [Updated on 1st May 2010]
    Description: This Update will upgrade your game from any lower version to the latest 2.0.1.6. Recommended for Beginners!

    This Update also Includes " Addon Support Tools " & " The Passing Addon ".




    _____________________________________________________________________


    »»
    Left 4 Dead 2 Incremental(Mini) Update Version 2.0.1.6-2.0.2.6 ~12MB [Updated on 10th July 2010]
    Description: This Patch will update your game from 2.0.1.6 to 2.0.2.6.






    Download And install the Latest Standalone Patch to Play the game online/offline.

    Credits To Gani


    Downloads / Incremental Updates

    This is a Single-Step Loaded Update which is only valid for Pre-Users of My Archived Updates. Not Advisable for New Users


    »» Left 4 Dead 2 Incremental(Mini) Update Version 2.0.2.4-2.0.2.6 ~11MB [Updated on 10nd July 2010]
    Description: This Patch will update your game from 2.0.2.4 to 2.0.2.6.





    »» Left 4 Dead 2 Incremental(Mini) Update Version 2.0.2.3-2.0.2.4 ~2MB [Updated on 2nd July 2010]
    Description: This Patch will update your game from 2.0.2.3 to 2.0.2.4.





    »»
    Left 4 Dead 2 Incremental(Mini) Update Version 2.0.2.0-2.0.2.3 ~6MB [Updated on 18th June 2010]
    Description: This Patch will update your game from 2.0.2.0 to 2.0.2.3.







    Older Incremental Update(s)
    Left 4 Dead 2 Incremental(Mini) Update Version 2.0.1.9-2.0.2.0 ~5MB [Updated on 4th June 2010]
    Description: This Patch will update your game from 2.0.1.9 to 2.0.2.0. Applies only for Archived Users.

    Downloads: Link(MediaFire) | Mirror(MultiUpload)

    Left 4 Dead 2 Incremental(Mini) Update Version 2.0.1.8-2.0.1.9 ~6MB [Updated on 25th May 2010]
    Description: This Patch will update your game from 2.0.1.8 to 2.0.1.9. Applies only for Archived Users.

    Downloads: Link(MediaFire) | Mirror(MultiUpload)

    Left 4 Dead 2 Incremental(Mini) Update Version 2.0.1.7-2.0.1.8 ~7MB [Updated on 15th May 2010]
    Description: This Patch will update your game from 2.0.1.7 to 2.0.1.8. Applies only for Archived Users.

    Downloads: Link(MediaFire) | Mirror(MultiUpload)

    » Left 4 Dead 2 Incremental(Mini) Update Version 2.0.1.6-2.0.1.7 ~7MB [Updated on 15th May 2010]
    Description: This Patch will update your game from 2.0.1.6 to 2.0.1.7. Applies only for Archived Users.

    Downloads: Link(MediaFire) | Mirror(MultiUpload)

    » Left 4 Dead 2 Incremental(Mini) Update Version 2.0.1.4-2.0.1.6 ~9MB [Updated on 1st May 2010]
    Description: This Patch will update your game from 2.0.1.4 to 2.0.1.6. Applies only for Archived Users.

    Downloads: Link(MediaFire) | Mirror(MultiUpload)

    » Left 4 Dead 2 Incremental(Mini) Update Version 2.0.1.3-2.0.1.4 ~80MB [Updated on 22nd Apriil 2010]
    Description: This Patch will update your game from 2.0.1.3 to 2.0.1.4. Applies only for Archived Users.

    Downloads: Link(MediaFire) | Mirror(MultiUpload)

    » Left 4 Dead 2 Incremental(Mini) Update Version 2.0.1.1-2.0.1.4 ~685MB [Updated on 22nd Apriil 2010]
    Description: This Patch will update your game from 2.0.1.1 to 2.0.1.4. Includes " The Passing DLC Addon ". Applies only for Archived Users.

    Downloads: Link(MediaFire) | Mirror(MultiUpload)

    » Left 4 Dead 2 Incremental(Mini) Update Version 2.0.1.0-2.0.1.1 ~6MB [Updated on 25th February 2010]
    Description: This Patch will update your game from 2.0.1.0 to 2.0.1.1. Applies only for Archived Users.

    Downloads: Link(MediaFire) | Mirror(MultiUpload)

    » Left 4 Dead 2 Incremental(Mini) Update Version 2.0.0.9-2.0.1.0 ~9MB [Updated on 21st February 2010]
    Description: This Patch will update your game from 2.0.0.9 to 2.0.1.0. Applies only for Archived Users.
    Downloads: Link(MediaFire) | Mirror(MultiUpload)

    » Left 4 Dead 2 Incremental(Mini) Update Version 2.0.0.8-2.0.0.9 ~9MB [Updated on 8th February 2010]
    Description: This Patch will update your game from 2.0.0.8 to 2.0.0.9. Applies only for Archived Users.

    Downloads: Link(MediaFire) | Mirror(MultiUpload)


    Credits To Gani


    Standalone Patch

    2.3.1 What's this?
    This is a Patch which will convert any Steam Version of the Left 4 Dead 2(PC) to Non-Steam Version and enabling you to play on Garena Efficiently. Mostly Recommended. This Patch comes with Multi-functional Features.


    2.3.1 Standalone Patch - TX1.3 ~ 8MB [Updated on 2nd July 2010]
    File Description: Left 4 Dead 2 Steam Emulator.

    Change Log:


    • Achievements Save now![rev-Crew Loader]
    • Added rev-Crew's and Stryder's Emulator.
    • Enhanced the feature to Change name and Language.
    • New GaNi's Custom pak01_dir.vpk passes the sv_consistency check..
    • Addons Support Reg.
    • Integrated Garena BootStrap Parameters.
    • Added Setti Non Steam Servers.
    • Added all the MUTATIONS , Blog and Menu Modded.
    • Server Browser Shortcut in Game Main Menu
    • Dual emulator's Section Fixed.
    • Personal Preferences are saved upon installation of Standalone Patch.
    • Various Installer Source Code Fixed and Updated!
    • Fixed Patch's Name Changer Bug.
    • Added Option to Install Mutation Mod [New]



    • " Use LAN tab for Checking Garena Servers Out and Custom/Internet Tab for Non-Steam Servers(3rd Party Non Steam Servers) "

    Known Issues(Only Applies for Stryder Loader):


    • Crash at Exit. [Stryder Loader]
    • Achievements Will Not Save[Stryder Loader]
    Credits To Gani


    Game File Integrity

    2.4.1 Getting Errors aka Trouble Shooting ??
    What is this ?
    File Integrity Check is simply performing a MD5 hash scan on your Left 4 Dead 2 to check whether any files may be Corrupted, Modified or Missing.
    This is usually used for detecting files that may be causing troubles to the game.

    » File Checker For v2.0.2.4 Updated Game Files -[Updated on 1st May 2010]
    File Description: Checks Left 4 Dead 2 Directory for missing files, Corruption and Compares Files with MD5 Check.


    Credits To Gani


    Garena Client

    3.1.1 Installing Garena

    1. Go to http://www.garena.com/ then click Download Garena.
    2. Click any mirror under your preferred language to download.
    3. Start Garena_setup.exe.
    4. Follow the instruction and finish the installation.



    3.1.2 Registering Garena Account

    1. Start Garena and click on Register when Garena login window show up.
    2. Fill in all the form accordingly then click Submit.




    3.2 Setting Garena for Left 4 Dead 2

    1. Start and Login your Garena.
    2. Click Game -> Left 4 Dead 2 on the left sidebar. Select your Country Region* and double click room to join.
    3. Click Settings.
    4. Click the Browse button.
    5. Navigate to your Left 4 Dead 2 folder (By default: C:\Program Files\Left 4 Dead 2) and select left4dead.exe then click Open.
    6. Nothing Required at Game Bootstrap Parameters box.
    7. Click Update!
    8. You can now click Start Gamebutton to play Left 4 Dead.


    *Preferred Country Region Rooms because you will get the best Server Latency time plus Your game's performance and Stability will be optimized.

    Credits To Gani


    Left 4 Dead 2 In Game

    4.1 Options
    4.1.1. Video
    1. Aspect Ratio
    Adjust the width and height of your display.
    2. Resolution
    Adjust the level of detail of your display.
    3. Display Mode
    Fullscreen display optimizes performance. Windowed displays allow for multitasking.
    4. Film Grain Amount
    Increase or reduce film grain effect on your display.
    5. Use Recommended Settings (Recommended For newbie)
    Revert all video settings to what is recommended for your hardware.
    6. Advanced Settings (Show settings below. For Experience users)
    7. Anti-Aliasing Mode (Tip: Extreme Graphic card usage)
    Smooth rough edges. Requires high graphics card memory.
    8. Filtering Mode
    Adjust the sharpness of game textures to optimize graphics card performance.
    9. Wait For Vertical Sync (Tip: High Overall Performance usage)
    Balance performance against visual artifacts.
    10. Multicore Rendering (Tip: Unstable setting)
    Enable to optimise performance on multicore processors. Disabling may solve problems with uneven framerate.
    11. Shader Detail (Tip: Average Graphic card usage)
    Adjust graphic levels based on graphics card performance.
    12. Effect Detail (Tip: Low-to-Extreme CPU usage. Depend on situation in-game)
    Adjust effect levels based on CPU performance.
    13. Model/Texture Detail (Tip: Average-to-High Memory usage)
    Adjust the detail of models and textures in the game.
    14. Paged Pool Memory Available (Tip: Extreme Memory usage)
    Configure your driver to allocate less or more memory.

    4.1.2. Brightness
    Adjust the brightness of the screen.

    4.1.3. Audio
    1. Game Volume
    Adjust the volume of the game.
    2. Music Volume
    Adjust the music volume.
    3. Speaker Configuration
    Configure speaker layout and channels.
    4. Sound Quality (Tip: High Memory usage)
    Adjust sound quality.
    5. Captioning
    Configure your closed captioning preference.
    6. Enable Voice In This Game
    Allow communication between you and other players, also unlock the settings for Voice.

    4.1.4. Keyboard/Mouse
    1. Edit Keys/Buttons
    Change your preferred keyboard, mouse and gamepad button layout.
    2. Reverse Mouse
    Invert the directions of your mouse.
    3. Mouse Filter
    Smooth out movement when using mouse to look.
    4. Mouse Sensitivity
    Increase or decrease the responsiveness of your mouse.
    5. Allow Developer Console (Recommend: Enabled)
    Allow access to the developer console to view debugging information and customize settings.
    6. Gamepad
    Enable handheld game controller and unlock the settings for gamepad.

    4.1.5. Multiplayer
    1. Automatically Discover LAN Games
    Allow discover friends and servers on your LAN. Should be disabled if your ISP does not support or does not allow broadcast packets.
    2. Custom Server Content
    Filter the files that a game server with custom content can download to your computer.
    3. Spraypaint Image
    Image to be spray when press Spray(Default key: T) in game.
    4. Color Blind Mode
    Enable to optimize the health bar and halo glow color schemes for some types of color blindness.
    5. Game Instructor
    Enable or disable helpful real-time hints during gameplay.
    6. Spectating Free Look
    Allow free look when dead or spectating.


    4.2 Joining a game
    4.2.1. General Method (Only for Steam Users)
    1. Click Play Campaign then select Play With Friends. (Campaign is Co-op. Survival and Versus is self-explanatory. Choices can vary.)
    2. Click on your desired game room and click Join Game.

    Have Steam and want to join Garena Servers ? Then do these :

    1. Turn on Steam, then login to garena and join any Left 4 Dead 2 rooms.
    1. When in Game, you can join via Steam Group of Shared Servers(Lobby) or goto ServerBrowser and click then LAN Tab. Join any Garena Servers.

    4.2.2. Console Method (Most stable but complicated)
    1. Find and know your friend's or random person's Garena IP. (Garena IP format: 192.168.29.xxx)
    2. Go back to your Left 4 Dead 2.
    3. Submit connect [garena ip] in console to join game.

    4.2.3. Server Browser Method (Most recommended)
    1. On Left 4 Dead 2 menu, Hit " ~ " and type " openserverbrowser " or in Left 4 Dead 2 Menu Click Server Broswer(if there).
    2. Con the "LAN" tab to view game room.
    3. Double click on your desired game server to join game. (Do not join high latency game!)

    4.3 Hosting a game
    Hosting game is recommended for experienced user. Don't try to host if you can't even join or having bad connection.

    4.3.1. General Method (Only for Steam user)
    1. On Left 4 Dead 2 menu, click Play Campaign and select Play With Friends.
    2. Click Create Lobby and click on own desired mode.
    3. Customize your lobby options then click Create Lobby.
    4. When ready, you may start the game.

    4.3.2. Console Method (Most recommended)
    1. Submit map [mapname] in the console to create game.
    2. Submit net_status in console and find your Garena IP in the information shown. (Garena IP format: 192.168.29.xxx)
    3. Tell your friends your Garena IP and ask them to join.

    4.3.3 Dedicated Garena LAN Server Method (Must have Left 4 Dead 2 dedicated server installed)
    1. Go to Garena's Settings and change your Left 4 Dead 2's Executable Settings to srcds.exe.
    2. Click Start Game on Garena.
    3. Customize your preferred settings on Start Dedicated Server window except Network must change to LAN and leave UDP Port untouched.
    4. Once you are happy with the settings, click Start Server and wait for the server to start.
    5. Once complete, you will see a window with statistic on it. You can use the console for changing server settings. Otherwise, you just leave it running.

    Credits To Gani


    Frequently Asked Question [ FAQ ]

    5.1. Changing In-Game Name
    5.1.1. Change name using Left 4 Dead 2 Control Center (L4D2 Control Center.exe)


    1.
    Go to your Left 4 Dead 2 folder with Standalone installed.
    2. Open
    L4D2 Control Center.exe
    3. Enter your name
    4. Choose any other Option if Required.

    5.1.2. Change name using console.(Temporary Solution)
    1. Go into Left 4 Dead 2 and open up console.
    2. Type name "YourName" and then click Submit, ie: Name "Super Torpedo"

    5.1.3. If Solution above doesn't work.
    Something is messing up. Go to your Left 4 Dead 2 then into left4dead2\cfg. Open config.cfg or autoexec.cfg with Wordpad then use Wordpad Search function(Ctrl+F) and search for Name. Remove that line or replace the it into name "YourName" just like in console.



    5.2. How to use Chinese\ASCII\Unicode Symbols in Player Name ?

    To have a Chinese\ASCII\Unicode Characters in your Playername, get
    NotePad ++ , and then Install it.
    Now, Goto your Left 4 Dead 2 Directory, follow these images





    Now you will have your Custom name set.


    5.3. Did the INSTALL Button go grey while installing Standalone/Update Patches?
    5.2.1



    Reason:
    The Patch was designed to sense the correct installation path, hence if you point a wrong path while installation, it wont let you continue the process. This way you can avoid overwriting of files in wrong place and avoiding game file corruption.
    Good Path Selection Depends on: 1. left4dead2.exe, main root directory of , as given below:





    5.4 Sound Cracks\Fizzes\ NO Sound ?

    If you have any sound trouble, like Crackling sounds in between the game or the audio doesn't syncs or similar to that. All you have to do is :

    -> Open Console and type the following Command

    snd_rebuildaudiocache

    And then wait for few mins(10-15mins), Exit and Restart the game. OR

    As for the v2.0.1.6 and higher updates are concerned, most of the Addons have a Conflict with the game, especially L4D1 Maps/Characters, please remove them and Start the game.

    5.5 Frequently Used CVARs

    map l4d2_xxxxxxxxxxx versus/coop/scavange/survival
    hostname "MyServerName" // Naming your server
    sv_password "RoomPassword" // Lock your server with a password
    sv_lan 0/1 // Internet server(0) or LAN server(1)
    sv_cheats 0/1 // Toggle cheats in server
    z_difficulty "Easy, Normal, Hard, Impossible" // Change difficulty in your server
    motd_enabled 0/1 // Toggle Message of the day in your server
    cl_cmdrate "10" // Control the rate of your server to send/receive coordinate.
    sv_mincmdrate "33" // Set minimum value for cl_cmdrate. 0 == unlimited.
    sv_maxcmdrate "100" // 40 - Default. (If sv_mincmdrate is > 0), this sets the maximum value for cl_cmdrate
    mp_disable_autokick 1 // Prevents a userid from being autokicked.

    Credits To Gani

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