In this episode of "Adventures in Batsh*t Insane PC Gamer Trickery," we get to see how a conversion of Left 4 Dead to the Left 4 Dead 2 standard is done. Someone was crazy enough to bring the first game's campaigns into the sequel, and it's paid off. Mostly.
You see, there is known breakage. The final moments during the finales tend to result in a crash, for instance. But it's progress, for sure. Obviously the next step would be to get the original survivors into the South in a playable state.
If you aren't scared away by warning messages, and you own both games legit, then proceed to the instructions on how to accomplish this black magic over at Left 4 Dead Mods.
[Via Kotaku]
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8:00 PM on 11.20.2009
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Das cool none the less.
Playing the original game with the L4D2 enhancements sounds like heaven.
Still, good work to those who managed this.
Valve have said they will find a way to merge the games at some point to keep the communities together... I think it's rather obvious they will group the games by updating L4D1 and adding the newer stuff in.
Even if they do not, the modders will, as this story clearly shows.
With 100% less "Aiiiiiiillllliss!"
(Read with an exaggerative Southern drawl.)
GO GO PC MODDERS!!!!!!