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US COOP Custom maps!

Discussion in 'Announcements' started by marvel, Jul 26, 2013.

  1. marvel

    marvel Head Administrator Staff Member

    We are running custom maps now on one US COOP server. Maps we've added are:

    Suicide Blitz 2
    Warcelona
    Diescraper Redux
    Blood Proof
    Detour Ahead
    Urban Flight
    City 17
    I Hate Mountains 2
    Death Woods
    We don't go to Ravenholm
    Kokiri Forest
    Dead Before Dawn DC
    Back to School

    If you want to play on this server you need to subscribe to our steam workshop collection. To do this open Steam, Click community and click Workshop. Click Left 4 Dead 2 and Click on the tab collections. Enter mgftw in the search box and click search. Click the collection and hit Subscribe to all.

    Note: It can take a while to download all the items depending on your internet speed since it's ~3 GB.

    If you want to add or remove maps just post with a request and we can always do that. Remember that the map has to be on workshop because not all maps are available there!

    UPDATE

    If you don't want to use workshop download our map pack from one of the following locations:

    US 1 gbps mirror: http://mirror.mgftw.com/maps/mgftw_custom_maps_v1.zip
    EU 1 gbps mirror: http://mgftw.com/maps/mgftw_custom_maps_v1.zip
    EU 1 gbps mirror #2: http://mirror2.mgftw.com/maps/mgftw_custom_maps_v1.zip

    UPDATE 2: MORE VPKS HAVE BEEN ADDED PLZ DOWNLOAD THESE AS WELL

    US 1 gbps mirror: http://mirror.mgftw.com/maps/mgftw_custom_maps_v1_1_addon.zip

    EU 1 gbps mirror: http://mgftw.com/maps/mgftw_custom_maps_v1_1_addon.zip
    EU 1 gbps mirror #2: http://mirror2.mgftw.com/maps/mgftw_custom_maps_v1_1_addon.zip


    So if you already downloaded v1 you only have to download 1.1 and add the VPKs. If you don't have anything you need to download both packs.

    This matches the server. I will change the version number whenever they update. Put the content directly in your left4dead2/left4dead2/addons folder so not in the workshop folder!!


    The server IP is:

    204.188.252.135:27015 mgftw.com US Custom | Points Reloaded 10-COOP

    If there's demand we will add servers on other locations as well.

    Update on map load error:

    A lot of players seem to get the error:

    Host_Error: CMapLoadHelper::Init, unable to open maps/<mapname> when they try to join the custom maps server.

    The reason for this is the terrible way in which Steam Workshop handles addons. If you launch L4D2 you can see an animated circle left from the addons menu option which means it's processing all your workshop addons.

    At that time your addons are not available yet so if you join the custom map server before it's ready it throws out that error message and crashes your game.

    To work around this, wait for the addon process to complete (circle disappears) then join the server (hit ~ and type connect 204.188.252.134:27015 or use openserverbrowser).

    So never click a friend and choose join game because it will always throw out that error. Make sure you start a clean L4D2 game first, then join the server when it's ready.

    If you want to fix this permanent, use our map packs. If you still get the error then check our steam group to see if we added new maps that you don't have!

    Client crashes on some maps:

    If you get client crashes on some maps please remove the improved blood textures package.
     
  2. Penguin

    Penguin Guest

    Just so you all know, the total size of that collection is 2.8GB (totaling 19 items) so it could take awhile if you don't have a good internet

    thanks marvel!
     
  3. marvel

    marvel Head Administrator Staff Member

    Yeah it's pretty huge so I hope that doesn't stop people from downloading and playing it :)
     
  4. erik

    erik MG Donor

    I'll try to assemble a "favorites" folder with these asap, you can just click the subscribe button off of each one in it. I'll link it when done.
     
  5. Penguin

    Penguin Guest

    you can just click the subscribe to all and it will auto download any new ones wont it?
    i have not used workshop before so im not sure. normally i use L4Dmaps
    [​IMG]
     
  6. marvel

    marvel Head Administrator Staff Member

    Yep that's it :)
     
  7. Tricky

    Tricky MG Donor

    :high5::clap2: My weekend just got busy!!
     
  8. erik

    erik MG Donor

    MGFTW.com Steam Workshop Collection - Subscribe To All!

    If you know you've successfully downloaded them all, but keep getting crashes out of game... and a little engine error box "map / guts" message, you need to close out of Steam completely then restart it.

    Edit: Marvel, can we please have the Crash Bandicoot campaign removed? I got 100% vote from everyone who has played it that it's either makign them wanna leave, or they just aren't having fun. Thank you,
     
  9. marvel

    marvel Head Administrator Staff Member

    I can remove it, I kinda liked it though but hey if you want it gone I can do so :)
     
  10. marvel

    marvel Head Administrator Staff Member

    Ok I removed it let me know if you want another campaign instead.
     
  11. marvel

    marvel Head Administrator Staff Member

    Increased the slots from 10 to 16 btw so more ppl can play :)
     
  12. marvel

    marvel Head Administrator Staff Member

    Btw #2 let me know if anyone is interested in versus for these maps.
     
  13. I seem to be having a problem with the map suicide blitz 2 where i get disconnected in the finale for not having the same map as the servers
     
  14. Y o u

    Y o u Member

    I think a custom PR-VS maps would be a great idea but some of the custom maps are quite long and it would be kinda hard for the survivor to play but I always love a good challenge a good POSSIBLE challenge at least.
     
  15. erik

    erik MG Donor

    Dead Before Dawn (map 4?) doesn't load. It's the one after the Mall. We tried to sm_map into it several times, but it just keeps putting the server on a loop.
     
  16. any plans to add more customs? there are quite a few good maps out there like Yama (samurai(knight) tank?? lol)
     
  17. erik

    erik MG Donor

    Yama is a great one. Wan-Li & True Feng Shi are also great. These were part of the "Asia Campaign Contest" on L4DMaps.com.

    We need to take out Dead Before Dawn DC since one of the maps is bugged. Also, Helms Deep is Survival not COOP so it doesn't really fit; could we please also remove that from the rotation? In reply to your previous post, Marv, thank you for removing the other one. For now, we might want to remove Dead Before Dawn DC (since it's 5 parts, which is a lot only to lead to inevitable bugs.)

    I enjoyed these 2 a LOT.

    Blood Proof

    Urban Flight

    Each is only one part, also!

    We also already have Downtown Dine I, II & III in a previous collection. Back 2 School, EVEN THOUGH SEVEN PARTS, is one people keep asking about. Those are some good options.

    I think, for now at least, substituting Dead Before Dawn DC with a couple one-part downloads + substituing Crash Bandicoot with something small would be great.
     
  18. marvel

    marvel Head Administrator Staff Member

    Sure I can always add more but ppl have to keep downloading then ;)

    I'll remove DBD and add some others.
     
  19. marvel

    marvel Head Administrator Staff Member

    Server will be down for 30 minutes need to upload new maps.

    So we will have:

    Suicide Blitz 2
    Warcelona
    Diescraper Redux
    City 17
    Urban Flight
    Back to School
    Blood Proof
     
  20. HonorCode

    HonorCode Head Administrator Staff Member

    Thank you!!! :D:clap2: