L4D Technical Issues

**JBMCW2010** · 11-12-08, 01:34 PM

To See the Server Browser or Get your Console See Post 2 and here

To Change Difficulty See Post 3

Possible fix to Beginning of Subway lag issues in post 4

Fix for your game lagging/sound skipping post 5

**JBMCW2010** · 11-12-08, 01:35 PM

Originally Posted by JBMCW2010

To find TTP's servers you have to open the server browser in the console.

To get the console go to options -> Keyboard -> Developer Console Activated

Then hit the ~ key. That brings up the console.

Type "openserverbrowser".

To find a TTP server go to your favorites tab and enter in one of the IPs. 72.233.44.146:27030, 72.233.44.146:27031, 72.233.44.146:27032, 72.233.44.146:27033

Then hit refresh.

**JBMCW2010** · 11-12-08, 01:36 PM

Originally Posted by Ewok

The game allows you to change the difficulty level at any time. If you press ESC while in-game, there is a "Call a vote" menu option, and you can use it to vote for a new difficulty level

The change takes effect immediately and can be done at any time to change it to any difficulty.

Until we get our servers to properly default to Advanced, use it to set it to the level you want (I better not see any TTP servers on Easy :P)

**a weakling spaz** · 11-13-08, 10:38 PM

Possible fixes for the lag issue at the start of the second level.

Originally Posted by http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=745118&highlight=disconnect

#1
I had this problem, it was because my rates were too high (200 000)

Set it lower, to 20,000 or 30,000

Should fix it...

#2
This is probably Multicore Stuttering Issue. Type "Mat_queue_mode 2" in console and set Memory pool to medium, it should help.

**Angellmajick** · 04-12-09, 01:24 PM

Originally Posted by Potemkine

So does your game randomly freeze? Does the sound track start skipping and repeating during this time? Hate it? I sure did.

Relax, the fix is easy. Go to option> video/graphics>advanced>turn off multi-core processes.

Many thanks to Resiki who clued me in.

**...bigdog...** · 04-13-09, 10:06 AM

updated with serverbrowser info:

http://www.flotserver.net/forums/showthread.php?p=44184

Originally Posted by GrossKopf

Let’s get started shall we? The Source engine has a number of command line parameters you can use for all manner of functions, which run when you start the game to automatically set various things. In our case, Valve thoughtfully provided a server browser parameter which automatically adds the browser button seen above to your menu, without editing any scripts. Told you it was easy, didn’t I?
Properties: the toolbox of shortcuts

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The first step is to simply right click the Left 4 Dead shortcut and open the Properties window. Regular desktop shortcuts work the same way, for those of you who haven’t had to use parameters thus far. Kids these days…
Before anyone asks, my icons have been broken since the dawn of time. And yes, that’s Cave Story. Don’t talk shit about Cave Story.

Launch options and parameters are synonymous

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Simply hit the “Set launch options…” button to bring up the following prompt:
Enter and hit OK, simple as that!

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Just punch in -serverbrowser and hit OK, you’re all set! The next time you run the game it’ll magically add the server browser option to the main menu, and allow you to easily favorite servers, locate servers you’ve recently played on and all of the other functions you’re used to in TF2 et al.
Now remember to favorite our server!