Modding a Left 4 Dead 2 Survivor

Table of Contents > Creating a L4D2 Survivor Replacement Addon

Creating the addoninfo.txt File

The addoninfo.txt file is required by L4D2. It contains description information shown to the user via L4D2's Add-ons menu item.

• • In the VPK folder, create a text document with this name: addoninfo.txt

  • Copy-paste the following block of text into the file.

    • "AddonInfo" { AddonTitle          "Rochelle => Jill Valentine Casual" AddonVersion        "1.0" AddonDescription    "Jill Valentine from Resident Evil in her casual outfit." AddonAuthor         "AUTHOR_NAME" AddonAuthorSteamID  "AUTHOR_STEAM_ID" AddonURL0           "ADDON_DOWNLOAD_LINK_OR_WEBSITE_ADDRESS"  AddonSteamAppID  550  AddonContent_BackgroundMovie 0 AddonContent_BossInfected    0 AddonContent_Campaign        0 AddonContent_CommonInfected  0 AddonContent_Map      0 AddonContent_Music    0 AddonContent_Prefab   0 AddonContent_Prop     0  AddonContent_Script   0 AddonContent_Skin     1 AddonContent_Sound    0 AddonContent_Spray    0 AddonContent_Survivor 1 AddonContent_Weapon      0  AddonContent_WeaponModel 0 }

  • Replace the text in double-quotes for the first section of fields (AddonTitle to AddonURL0). See below for descriptions of the fields.

  • Save the file.

Field Descriptions

• • The AddonTitle will show on the left side of the Add-ons list and at the bottom when the addon is selected.

  • The AddonVersion will not show anywhere, but is good to change for each release to make it easier to fix any problems. Knowing which version a player is using can be very helpful.

  • The AddonDescription and AddonAuthor will show at the bottom when the addon is selected.

  • The AddonAuthorSteamID does not show anywhere but gives a standard place for your Steam ID.

  • The AddonURL0 does not show anywhere but gives a standard place for a download link of your addon or for your web site address.

  • The AddonContent_Skin and AddonContent_Survivor are set to 1 with everything else set to 0. This will show "Skins, Survivor Models" on the right side of the Add-ons list and at the bottom when the addon is selected. (Presumably, a new survivor model will have textures not found on the original survivor.) Using a survivor name (such as Ellis) instead of a 1 will not show anything extra, not even "Survivor Models".

Table of Contents > Creating a L4D2 Survivor Replacement Addon