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Left 4 Dead 2 Demo Now Open to All

Post by Steve Farrelly @ 12:46pm 04/11/09 | 24 Comments

After a week of being exclusively available to pre-order customers, Left 4 Dead 2 is now available in demo form for any and all on both Steam and Xbox 360 (though the 360 version is only up for Gold members).

As we've pointed out previously though, the demo offered up for Aussies features the game's modifications in all their disappearing, grotesque glory. Maybe if it was pitched that the zombies were immediately turning into ghosts when they die - ascending to a better resting place, the vanishing act they pull could have been swallowed with a bit more ease (probably not though).

So if you're looking for a way to ruin your week, grab the modified demo now.

Tags: left 4 dead 2 / left 4 dead / valve / steam / modified / demo

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ViscoS
Posted 01:05pm 04/11/09

Hooray?

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CHris
Posted 01:23pm 04/11/09

Not gona bother even getting the demo given the large amount of censoring.

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CHUB
Posted 01:34pm 04/11/09

Bring on the full game already.

So pumped for VS., it's going to be absolute chaos with the new special infected.

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ctd
Posted 01:46pm 04/11/09

I reckon that new mode scavenge or whatever looks a lot more fun for competitive play.

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AussieBattler
Posted 02:18pm 04/11/09

Anyone worked out how to get gore back yet?

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Khel
Posted 02:31pm 04/11/09

Yeah, buy the US version.

Theres some hacks and console variables and stuff you can change that turn the gore on, but nothing that'll let you play online.

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ctd
Posted 02:35pm 04/11/09

There are quite a few threads on this forum already showing how to easily buy the gore version from AUS or how to enable gore on the aussie version.

http://qgl.ausforums.com/index.php/439207/?agn=thread&id=2801790
http://qgl.ausforums.com/index.php/439207/?agn=thread&id=2804410
http://qgl.ausforums.com/index.php/439207/?agn=thread&id=2804845

or ausgamers versions
http://www.ausgamers.com/forums/general/thread.php/2804845
http://www.ausgamers.com/forums/general/thread.php/2804410
http://www.ausgamers.com/forums/general/thread.php/2801790
Try those.

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AussieBattler
Posted 02:55pm 04/11/09

Thanks, I have a read when I get home from work!

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E.T.
Posted 03:57pm 04/11/09

Well, it looks like valve has been working overtime on this. You now cant run the demo unless it is run from within steam. This borks the region work around.

Sad face

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TiT
Posted 04:07pm 04/11/09

yep, i got my money back and bought the US version... Cant wait for this game its so much fun!!! the demo is real small and i have still managed to play for over 3 hours

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ctd
Posted 04:08pm 04/11/09

[-]November 3, 2009 - Steam client update released

- Fixed possible issues when launching the Left 4 Dead 2 Demo

lulz.

Everyone with the censored version should get a refund already. VPN, Gift, or buy from an O/S online retailer.

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qmass
Posted 04:30pm 04/11/09

Theres some hacks and console variables and stuff you can change that turn the gore on, but nothing that'll let you play online.

This is bullshit. The fix works online - and with the newly released demo - I just tried it, was playing on a node server.

Here's a fix for the censored versions of the demo.
Just requires editing of two text files.

and

you have to run left4dead2.exe in the game folder, not from the steam list.

last edited by qmass at 16:30:41 04/Nov/09

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E.T.
Posted 04:42pm 04/11/09

Yea, I know about that one Qmass, but its not working for me. When I try and run the game from its own folder, it crashes with an error "Steam is not running. You must start steam in order to play this game"

As you will see by this screenshot (450K), Steam is running
http://mongie.com/viewer.php?id=arx1257313168c.jpg

Are you running Win7 Qmass? I think there may be related problem for me because I am.

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qmass
Posted 06:35pm 04/11/09

Using vista.

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parabol
Posted 06:45pm 04/11/09

^ does this page help in any way for launching custom apps?

http://supportwiki.steampowered.com/wiki/Setting_Steam_Launch_Options

Seems this page only lists the main ones?

http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Steam_Application_IDs

last edited by parabol at 18:45:57 04/Nov/09

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AussieBattler
Posted 07:54pm 04/11/09

Damn... just got the demo, the hack doesn't seem to work anymore :(

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E.T.
Posted 08:03pm 04/11/09

I got mine to work battler. You have to make sure you run the demo in its normal state 1st. Then, edit those two files. In Win7, I'm finding I have to right click on the exe and run as admin to get it to work.

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IncrEdible_vEgetable
Posted 10:53pm 04/11/09

I heard that if you are playing the Australian version and you try to join a US server (or any non censored country) you will cause the server to end the game due to compatibility issues with the censored version (don't ask me how). So Aussie player will more than likely be kicked from servers outside Australia straight away to avoid fucking up the game.

I think this refers to the XBox 360 version, probably not an issue with the PC.

Can anyone confirm?

last edited by IncrEdible_vEgetable at 22:53:11 04/Nov/09

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ravn0s
Posted 12:30am 05/11/09

all I know is that the security guard zombie is removed for everyone. was funny reading all the threads on the steam forum of people saying they are gona set up shit to auto kick all Aussie and German ips from their servers

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Khel
Posted 12:37am 05/11/09

I heard that if you are playing the Australian version and you try to join a US server (or any non censored country) you will cause the server to end the game due to compatibility issues with the censored version (don't ask me how). So Aussie player will more than likely be kicked from servers outside Australia straight away to avoid fucking up the game.

I dunno if thats true but I could imagine aussie players being kicked anyway, because their presence would remove stuff like riot cops and chainsaws from everyone elses game.

last edited by Khel at 00:37:01 05/Nov/09

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Midda
Posted 01:06am 05/11/09

I don't get why changing the appID for the game makes a difference, because it says 590 in mine as well, and I've got the uncut version.

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ravn0s
Posted 08:41am 05/11/09

since when was chainsaws removed khel?

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Khel
Posted 01:07pm 05/11/09

I dunno, someone in a server I was on a few days ago was saying chainsaws were going to be censored out of the full german version. Could just be bullshit and rumours, but considering what they've done so far, I didn't find it hard to believe.

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