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How to play without Magnum pistol
By HK-47
Are you sick and tired of your teammates spamming Magnums on Expert Realism difficulty? One shot kill, unlimited ammo? And that is supposed to be challenging how?

Let's face it, Magnum pistol is an over-powered weapon, basically a cheat for n00bs and we don't want n00bs playing Expert Realism.

It is also annoying on other difficulty levels such as Expert, so let's get rid of it once and for all.

This guide will show you how to modify your own dedicated Left 4 Dead 2 server so that it never spawns Magnum pistols in any campaigns on any difficulty level.

If you don't have your own dedicated server, read the Left 4 Dead 2 Dedicated Server Guide and once you have it up and running come back here to learn how to play like a real pro.
   
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HK-47
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Category: Co-op, Game Modes, Modding or Configuration, Multiplayer, Weapons
Languages: English
Game Modes: Campaigns, Mutations, Survival, Versus
Modding: Mutations/Scripts
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6 Apr, 2019 @ 1:19pm
8 Apr, 2019 @ 9:29am
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Guide Index
Overview
Prerequisites 
Configuration 
Conclusion 
Comments
Prerequisites
Once you install your Left 4 Dead 2 dedicated server, SourceMod, and MetaMod, please download the Stripper::Source[www.bailopan.net] plugin for your operating system and install it into your server's addons folder.
Configuration
Stripper::Source is a powerful plugin which is able to replace or delete any in-game entity and we are going to use it to get rid of those pesky Magnums.

  1. After installing Stripper::Source go into your server's addons\stripper folder and open global_filters.cfg using your favorite text editor.

  2. Select any text already there (it is just commented out usage examples anyway), and delete it.

  3. Select and copy the following code:

    modify: { match: { "classname" "weapon_pistol_magnum_spawn" } replace: { "classname" "weapon_pistol_spawn" } } modify: { match: { "weapon_selection" "any_pistol" "classname" "weapon_spawn" } replace: { "classname" "weapon_pistol_spawn" } }

  4. Paste it into the editor

  5. Save the file

Once you are done editing, launch the server and the game and then start either Dead Center chapter 1 or Dark Carnival Chapter 2 to verify.

If you did everything correctly you should not find any Magnum pistols anywhere in the game.
Conclusion
Now that Magnum is gone from your game congratulations are in order -- you are not a Magn00b™ anymore so invite your friends to your server, and show them how to play like a boss!
8 Comments
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HK-47  [author] 12 Apr, 2019 @ 9:36am 
Lol wut?
Zorro 11 Apr, 2019 @ 2:51pm 
Lol
Maur0 8 Apr, 2019 @ 1:24pm 
If maybe I should try, someday. Thanks for the suggestion.
HK-47  [author] 8 Apr, 2019 @ 8:33am 
You can run dedicated server on the same PC you are playing on if it is fast enough. You just have to launch it before Steam, or otherwise it won't let you start the game because for some reason it thinks server and game are the same.
Maur0 7 Apr, 2019 @ 2:35pm 
Also you gave me some ideas that I have thought:

Remove all weapons and items on the map and give only the weapon that you will always use. For example: ak-47 or dual pistol or smg or grenade launcher, etc. Thus, they will always use the same mutation style weapon "chainsaw massacre" or "gib fest" :)
Maur0 7 Apr, 2019 @ 2:32pm 
Admin System mod can not only remove some weapons or items. You can also use the vscripts file to modify the server and thus remove the magnum and other weapons or items. I found it easier to use sourcemod, although the bad thing is that I do not have a dedicated server.

By the way, I would encourage myself to attack the Tank or the Witch with melee weapons, but it would have to be very fast :v
HK-47  [author] 7 Apr, 2019 @ 12:01pm 
@Maur0

If I am not mistaken, Admin system requires you to do something manually to remove certain items? My approach is fully automatic.

Playing expert realism with 3 random public guys who go out of their way to find Magnums and once they find them never use any other weapon until the end of campaign is totally ruining the game difficulty for me.

As for melee, you can fight both witch and tank with it :-)
Maur0 7 Apr, 2019 @ 11:43am 
Interestingly, I have made another easier way using the admin system mod and with that I can easily remove some weapons or items on the map. Although for me I would let each player use the weapon that he likes the most, because each one prefers to go for his pleasure and safety.

Anyway, I always use more melee weapons. It does not matter if you are an expert or realist or other more difficult difficulties. For me the melee weapons are more OP and better.

Well, except you can not fight well against the Tank and the Witch :,v