How to uncensor Australian Left 4 Dead 2 (L4D2 uncut)

[Jay]

Word is that zombies are disappearing before they even hit the ground in the edited Aussie version.

Rec's method work to get the overseas version? (http://www.gamers-underground.com/fo...thout-vpn.html)



Enable gore fix:

This fix can be run without risk. There is no chance of receiving a ban.

You need to edit 2 text files, and in future only launch the game via the left4dead2.exe instead of through Steam.

The first file ("steam_appid.txt") is found in \Steam\steamapps\common\left 4 dead 2 demo and needs to be edited as per this picture ("590" to "510"):





Second file ("steam.inf") is found in \Steam\steamapps\common\left 4 dead 2 demo\left4dead2 and needs to be edited as per this picture ("590" to "510"):




You've now enabled gorey, unedited goodness that the OFLC didn't want you to have.

Uncensored hack:

I can verify it works fine online. Simply run the program before launching l4d2.

edit by Aegis: link - https://sites.google.com/site/left4uncut/l4u

[JugV2]

Having the Aussie release I noticed the bodies fade away before they even hit the floor.
Sorry Drowning Pool....

[rec]

I'll be playing a little later today - I'll let you know a) if my demo is the AU or UK version and b) if I'm experiencing the same bugs.

[Milenko]

Confirmed that bodies disappear before they hit the floor.

I fixed the game not launching by updating video drivers, too.

[rec]

From what I'm reading, it is indeed just the AU version with the stupid bodies disappearing. Some quotes from the AusGamers forum about the different levels of gore:

Can confirm that gifted from NZ demo is at least gory, blowing out zombies chests/stomachs/legs/arms etc. is cool

aus demo is censored. people on steam forums are complaining about how shit it is.

i got my copy from a US 4 pack. i can see limbs and stuff flying off

fukin censored version sucks, bodies dissapear as soon as they die, limbs dont fly off, not much blood, heads dont explode. BALLS

Yeah, I ordered from the US and mine is full violence. Decapitating zombies with a guitar results in a very satisfying blood fountain And I had to laugh when I shotgun a zombie and blew the front half of its chest of and it just staggered around for a while looking confused with no front, and then died.

[Milenko]

Number 1 was more gory than number 2; it's stupid.

[rec]

Heaps of people are already working towards modifying the low violence files to enable all of the gore - there'll no doubt be a resolution for owners of the AU version soon enough.

[Milenko]

Why can't you add the GU server as a favourite? How are you meant to connect to it?

I also read the German version has console commands to work around the restrictions

violence_ablood 1
violence_agibs 1
violence_hblood 1
violence_hgibs 1

Tried it on AU version with no joy though.

[rec]

Afaik you can't add any L4D2 servers to the Steam server browser? You can't even select Left 4 Dead 2 in the games list to see a server list.

But, when you go into L4D2, our server will pop-up down bottom as one of your Steam Group servers. Also you can click-through to join a Steam Group server via the campaign start thingo.

[rec]

FYI

The demo for Left 4 Dead 2 has hit today a bit later than planned. Already it's pretty obvious the Australian version has been watered down almost pathetically - zombies vanish almost as soon as they hit the floor and the level of violence in the game has been reduced to very tender levels.

While the core gameplay is unaffected, it does dramatically affect the atmosphere of the game (and frankly it looks sort of lame after you've seen the US version). We're having a bit of a play around at the moment to see if there's any way Australians are able to flip over to the uncrippled version, so stay tuned.

[Aegis]

good on 'em. i cant help but think the over cuddly-ified version is meant to stir us up. when does SA have its next election?

[Milenko]

Afaik you can't add any L4D2 servers to the Steam server browser? You can't even select Left 4 Dead 2 in the games list to see a server list.

But, when you go into L4D2, our server will pop-up down bottom as one of your Steam Group servers. Also you can click-through to join a Steam Group server via the campaign start thingo.

Yeah that's the other problem - I can join a lobby for the GU servers but theres never a match running and I cant start one

[rec]

Try now Milenko. It wasn't even seeing you connect?

[psyave]

Hey rec... did you way of getting a non censored version work? ie its actually non censored.

http://www.gamers-underground.com/forum/games-general/31864-how-buy-steam-games-other-regions-without-vpn.html

[rec]

If you have a copy from any Steam store except Australia's, purchased by you or gifted to you, you get the uncensored version.

Dozens of people on AusGamers got the USA version, and are playing it with full violence.