Developer announcement
Published
Left 4 Dead 2 is live on Steam!
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
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Excerpt of the current interface with sample values. Values and prerequisites illustrate the controls; available tools depend on server software, plugins and permissions. · Captured on 2026-10-08
Excerpt of the current interface with sample values. Values and prerequisites illustrate the controls; available tools depend on server software, plugins and permissions. · Captured on 2026-10-08
Left 4 Dead 2: updates, settings and interface
Game updates, plugin versions and improvements to our interface with a traceable history.
Recorded, available and installed are different states. Your actual installation status and suitable updates are shown in the server panel.
Developer announcement
Published
Our Contest Winners, and L4D2's New Special Infected
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Developer announcement
Published
Our Contest Winners, and L4D2's New Special Infected
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Developer announcement
Published
A Slight Clarification...
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Developer announcement
Published
A Slight Clarification...
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Developer announcement
Published
Get Free Wallpaper, Turn Yourself into a Zombie, and Win an Xbox
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Developer announcement
Published
Get Free Wallpaper, Turn Yourself into a Zombie, and Win an Xbox
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Developer announcement
Published
L4D2's "Dude, Where's My Thumb 2" Contest
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Developer announcement
Published
L4D2's "Dude, Where's My Thumb 2" Contest
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Developer announcement
Published
Left 4 Dead 2's G4TV Interviews
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Developer announcement
Published
Left 4 Dead 2's G4TV Interviews
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Developer announcement
Published
Now Playing: Left 4 Dead 2 TV Spot #2
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Developer announcement
Published
Now Playing: Left 4 Dead 2 TV Spot #2
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Developer announcement
Published
Left 4 Dead 2 Demo Open Access
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Developer announcement
Published
Left 4 Dead 2 Demo Open Access
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Developer announcement
Published
Pre-Order Giveaway Madness!
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Developer announcement
Published
Pre-Order Giveaway Madness!
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Developer announcement
Published
Early Demo Access Now Available
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Developer announcement
Published
Early Demo Access Now Available
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Developer announcement
Published
Left 4 Dead 2 Demo Pre-Loading Now
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
What the interface looks like
The image shows the interface on its capture date; earlier versions may differ.
What the settings do
These values come from our guided editors. Defaults are the editor starting values; they do not show the contents of a customer server.
Enable cheats (sv_cheats)
Allows console commands. Disable on public servers.
- Setting
- sv_cheats
- Default
- 0
LAN mode (sv_lan)
1 = LAN only, 0 = public.
- Setting
- sv_lan
- Default
- 0
Voice chat (sv_voiceenable)
1 = players can talk, 0 = disabled.
- Setting
- sv_voiceenable
- Default
- 1
Difficulty (z_difficulty)
Zombie difficulty: Easy/Normal/Hard/Impossible (Expert).
- Setting
- z_difficulty
- Default
- Normal
- Range / options
- Easy, Normal, Hard, Impossible
Survivor limit (survivor_limit)
Vanilla: 1 to 4, default 4. Vanilla ignores this direct config line. Changes require SourceMod with sm_cvar; more than 4 additionally requires a multiplayer plugin.
- Setting
- survivor_limit
- Default
- 4
- Range / options
- 1 – 4
Max player zombies (z_max_player_zombies)
Vanilla: 0 to 4, default 4. Number of human infected in Versus mode. Vanilla ignores this direct config line; changes require SourceMod with sm_cvar.
- Setting
- z_max_player_zombies
- Default
- 4
- Range / options
- 0 – 4
Game mode (mp_gamemode)
Co-op, Versus, Survival, Realism, Realism Versus or Scavenge. Vanilla ignores this direct config line. Choose the mode when starting a map, e.g. map c1m1_hotel versus.
- Setting
- mp_gamemode
- Default
- coop
- Range / options
- coop, versus, survival, realism, realismversus, scavenge
Starting map
Map or level loaded when the server starts.
- Setting
- SRCDS_MAP
- Default
- c1m1_hotel
- When it takes effect
- Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Max. players
Maximale Spielerzahl (+maxplayers)
- Setting
- MAX_PLAYERS
- Default
- 8
- Range / options
- … – 32
- When it takes effect
- Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Auto Update
1 = beim Start updaten
- Setting
- AUTO_UPDATE
- Default
- 1
- When it takes effect
- Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Server name
Name des Servers in der Serverliste (hostname).
- Setting
- HOSTNAME
- Default
- Left 4 Dead 2 Server
- When it takes effect
- Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.