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Lobby browser: Left 4 Dead has one now photo

In the early hours of the morning, Valve Corporation rolled out another update for the PC version of Left 4 Dead. The update, according to L4D’s Steam page, added a brand new lobby browser under the “Play Online” tab making it easier to find the best rooms to join by providing a -- get this -- list of games to choose from. The listing will include both normal and fan made content, including stuff the player may or may not have downloaded already.

Bugs have been squash and things have been tweaked in the latest patch as well. Players can now update their add-on maps without crashing the game and servers will “warn” players when public and private tags are too big.

If you’re interested in the rest of the fixes, hit the Steam list right here.

Excited about the new lobby browser? We are. Before this update hit, it was harder than hell to find random people to play the “Golden Girls” add-on level with, nonetheless find someone hosting it.

[via Ripten]








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killias2's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2009 08:21
killias2
Thank goodness!
shockat's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2009 08:39
shockat
use openserverbrowser on the console for a more detailed browser list
DV2FOX's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2009 08:42
DV2FOX
+1@Shockat...why VALVE doesnt learns from Team Fortress 2?..
hjd uk's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2009 09:27
hjd uk
Great U-Turn Valve, the totally useful, widly used, intuitive, obvious way to find games which was crippled especially for L4D has now been re-introduced. Ive been waiting for this since L4D was released. Shame i've now played it to utter death and cant be arsed playing anymore.
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2009 09:44
Chronic Logic
I'm sure Valve has it's reasons for not putting the lobby browser update until now, as to what that reason is, I don't know...
RedWinters's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2009 10:33
RedWinters
Took long enough jesus, client side mods are only fun for so long.
Jon B's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2009 10:44
Jon B
The thing which annoys me more is the fact that you have to leave the game, go into your browser and downlad VPKs seperate to the game. At the very least it could open the steam web browser and do it through there.

Plus, attempting to play the RE3 map crashed the game, so I'm annoyed.
runtheplacered's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2009 11:50
runtheplacered
@ Jon B,

Mein Gott, man. THAT'S what annoys you? Crazy.
Jon B's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2009 12:06
Jon B
@ runtheplacered
It took 30 minutes to download, since the server hosting the map was really slow. I install it to the game, and it says it's corrupt or something and crashes.

No way am I redownloading it.
megamonki's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2009 12:25
megamonki
any chance for 360 browser... :(
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2009 12:50
Holyetheline
Nice. They should show the 360 some more love, too.
Darren Nakamura's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2009 13:10
Darren Nakamura
PC people think they're so cool, but us 360 players never even had this issue, because we have no custom content. Suck that, PC gamers!
Tha_Meat's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2009 13:51
Tha_Meat
Wonder why this took so long...can anyone say L4D2. Oh just kidding everyone!
WarZombie's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2009 14:10
WarZombie
Sweet for PC players I guess.

I sure wish MS would get it's head out of it's ass and let us 360 owners enjoy some custom content the way that PS3 owners use custom Unreal Tournament 3 content. I guess they figure "If we can't charge for it, why bother?"
Minamu's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2009 15:52
Minamu
And yet another thing this console-to-PC game should've had from the get go.
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