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Realism Lite

Realism Lite is a series of mutations that remove glow outlines and player names, nothing more. There are ZERO traditional Realism rules in these mutations, just lack of highlights. Unlike similar entries on the Workshop, these changes are limited to the mutations alone and won't affect regular gameplay on other game modes. Recommended you turn off Game Instructor and the Contextual Ping System if enabled.

Ever wanted to play on Realism for the lack of outlines and indicators, but got annoyed by other aspects of the game mode? For instance, playing on Realism you can't crown a witch anymore. You won't respawn in a rescue closet. Common infected body shots basically do no damage without a magnum. Witches kill instead of incap. By default these are always on and can't be disabled.

Enter "Realism Lite." With these mutations, the ONLY changes are to removing glow outlines and player names. There are five mutation modes here: Campaign Coop, L4D1 Coop, Scavenge, Survival, and Versus. Hope you enjoy. And by the way, these do not load the maps through the game's actual Realism mode, so you cannot use these to complete any Realism-based achievements, such as The Real Deal.

Cover image by OfficerSchmidtFTW

Console names
Realism Lite: realismlite
Realism Lite - Increased Mobs: realismliteincreased
Realism Lite - L4D1: realismlitel4d1
Realism Lite - Scavenge: realismlitescavenge
Realism Lite - Survival: realismlitesurvival
Realism Lite - Versus: realismliteversus