L4D - Updated

[OldBloke]

A big update was released tonight for Left 4 Dead. No, this isn't the much desired DLC update, but it does pack in a great deal of fixes and changes.

Versus Mode Changes

Tank melee attack can now hit multiple Survivors in one swing

Fixed Tank punch being able to hit targets behind walls

Fixes to 'Tank parking'. The Tank will now run back and attack the Survivors if he becomes AI due to two players expiring the frustration meter

Fixed a case where a Tank frustration meter could run out right as he was in his death animation and he would come back to life

Fixed a case where the Tank was moving too slowly while crouching and being shot

Tanks now have the possibility of spawning in a slightly different position for the first and second teams

The order that the teams play as Survivors is now determined by which team has the higher overall score. The winning team will play as Survivors first

The Smoker tongue can now target and grab victims through common infected

Increased the cone in which a Smoker can grab a target.

[Dr Sadako]

Very small thing to download. Took less than 5 seconds. Go get it guys and girls.

[kregoron]

Glad to see they worked a little on the smoker

[Sn00ks]

Does this
 
The order that the teams play as Survivors is now determined by which team has the higher overall score. The winning team will play as Survivors first

mean it'll stop messing about with the teams between maps? :g:

[Anonymous]

Does this
 
The order that the teams play as Survivors is now determined by which team has the higher overall score. The winning team will play as Survivors first

mean it'll stop messing about with the teams between maps? :g:

Don't bet on it but in theory, yes it does. I like this because the losing team get to see what will happen on the next level first - seems fair.

[sulky_uk]

at work tonight
 
 but i cant wait to see what an increased smoker cone does

[Benny]

Looks good....missus out tonight, was going to watch 9 years worth of 24.....so, see you on the server then

[Sn00ks]

at work tonight
 
but i cant wait to see what an increased smoker cone does

Nothing like smoking a bigger cone!! :devil:
 
 
Hmm, mountain bike night so probably won't be on

[DuVeL]

Some nice changes indeed.
I had that once where I was the tank and couldn't get the people behind a locked door. The only thing I could do was hit a bot through a wall.
 
Will see about the smoker changes, don't like it when you are sure you should have hit someone but the tongue doesn't work properly.
 
Wont be on tonight but soon.
See you guys out there.

[kregoron]

at work tonight
 
 but i cant wait to see what an increased smoker cone does

guessing they just increased the "crosshair" and the area within that where you hit people with the tongue

[Whitey]

I'm not sure if it's because of the update but the L4D servers are not showing up as active in HLSW but you can still connect to them and play.

[T-Bag]

Good news about the smoker upgrades...number of times my tounge would go flacid before it got the job done was too high. Hopefully with this update I'll be able to use my tounge all night.

[Gaara]

So who's up for some vomit and tongue action like...right now?

[Sn00ks]

Was it just our teams superior game play or has the patch made it easier to knobble the Survivors? :g:

[kregoron]

nah patch had nothing to do with it we were just good nah kidding..
tho zombie damage seemed a little bit higher? or did we just play on higher difficulty?
 
on patch update, the smoker seems a lot better now, its not so bliping hard to hit with the tongue, much better now, and still balanced