Left 4 Dead 2

Left 4 Dead 2

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How to Make a Mod for Specific Campaigns Only
By Mykolay
In this guide you will learn how to make your (or other creators) mod to appear only in specific campaigns
   
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Getting Started
First of all
You need GCFScape[nemstools.github.io] to unpack .vpk files.
Next you need to create or download the mod that you want to appear on certain campaigns. For example, I'll download a SIG Sauer P220R & Glock 19 mod for pistols.
https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2123437464
↓SKIP THIS STEPS IF YOU CREATED YOUR OWN MOD↓
Subscribe to the mod, launch Left 4 Dead 2 and close it when the download finish.
After that, go to your Left 4 Dead 2 folder and locate the mod that you downloaded from workshop.

Open a .vpk file with GCFScape and extract all files to any empty folder. You can just create a new folder on your desktop or somewhere else.
Second step
Now that we have the files of a mod, let's make it only for specific campaigns that we want.
Go to the Left 4 Dead 2 folder and find update.

In the update you will see a pak01_dir.vpk file.

Next open the missions folder.

This is our main folder for making mods appear on specific campaigns. You will find there almost every .txt file for every official map.

  • campaign1.txt - Dead Center
  • campaign2.txt - Dark Carnival
  • campaign3.txt - Swamp Fever
  • campaign4.txt - Hard Rain
  • campaign5.txt - The Parish
  • campaign6.txt - The Passing
  • campaign7.txt - The Sacrifice
  • campaign8.txt - No Mercy
  • campaign9.txt - Crash Course
  • campaign10.txt - Death Toll
  • campaign11.txt - Dead Air
  • campaign12.txt - Blood Harvest
  • campaign13.txt - Cold Stream
  • campaign14.txt - The Last Stand
To get extra .txt files go to left4dead2 and find the same pak01_dir.vpk file with missions folder.

  • credits.txt - Credits in extra menu (Not very important)
  • holdoutchallenge.txt - Holdout mutation with L4D1 survivors on Swamp Fever and Hard Rain
  • holdouttraining.txt - Holdout mutation with L4D1 survivors on Death Toll
  • parishdash.txt - Dash mutation with L4D1 survivors on The Parish
  • shootzones.txt - Shootzones mutation with L4D1 survivors on Dark Carnival
YOU DON'T NEED TO CHANGE ANYTHING IN THIS .txt FILES.
Select the campaigns that you want and extract them in missions folder of your mod.
Should look like this:

For custom campaigns you need to download the campaign first and unpack it. (Look in first section how to do it)
Extract the .txt file of the campaign to your missions folder in your mod. For example I used Devil Mountain
https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=316053033
Third and finale step
We have a mod and we just made it to work on the campaigns that we selected.
All that's left to do is to pack a .vpk file.
To do this you need to go back to the Left 4 Dead 2 folder, then to bin folder. There you will find a vpk.exe file.

Drag your mod folder into this file. It will create a .vpk file of your mod.
THAT'S ALL
Now you can place it in your addons folder or upload it to the workshop.
Just remember to credit original mod authors if you editing a mod from workshop.
Examples
Here are two examples how it should work
https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2863319780
https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2863314323
You can make a campaign specific mod with files like:
  • Models
  • Textures
  • Sounds
  • HUD/UI
  • Animations
3 Comments
Mykolay  [author] 7 Aug @ 2:11am 
By adding specific campaign.txt files in missions folder to your mod, you make that mod work only in those campaigns. Is this more understandable?
CARRIERmanorigins07 6 Aug @ 7:56pm 
explain yourself better
🅾️rder💲 7 Feb, 2023 @ 4:38am 
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