Left 4 Dead 2

An awesome game about killing zombies. Follow-up to Left 4 Dead, this massively popular zombie killer provides the same fun fast-paced action of the original, supporting up to 4 player co-op.

Support summary

	Support	Method	HUD
Widescreen:	Hor+	Native	Proper
Ultra/Super-Wide:	Hor+	Native	Optimized
Multi-Monitor:	Hor+	Native	Hindrance
4k UltraHD:	Pixel-based	Native	Optimized

Rendered Cut-Scene:	Hor+
FMV Cut-Scene:	Static Aspect

Game information

Game status:

Released

Release Date:

Thursday, 1 January, 2009

Tested Version:

Play styles:

Single player, Competitive, Co-Op

Setting:

Zombie

Genre:

Survival Horror, FPS

Developer:

Valve Software

Links:

Website ⋅ Wikipedia ⋅ PCGamingWiki

Store Links:

Steam,

Comparison Screenshots

4:3 Screenshot
16:10 Screenshot
16:9 Screenshot
Ultra-Wide (21:9) Screenshot
Super-Wide (32:9) Screenshot
Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot

Solutions & Issues

Baseline (Widescreen) Solution & Issues

You can select the resolution from within the in game settings.

Alternatively you can set it in the launch options with the following commands: I.E. -w 1920 -h 1200
-w - Forces the engine to start with resolution set to .
-h - Forces the engine to start with resolution set to .

Ultra/Super-Wide (21:9/32:9) Specific Solution & Issues

The crosshair is bigger compared to 16:9, making it harder to aim.

Eyefinity / Surround Specific Solution & Issues

The crosshair is huge in multi-mon. For a workaround create a text document containing these lines:

cl_crosshair_thickness 1 cl_crosshair_dynamic 0

Save it as autoexec.cfg in steam/steamapps/common/left4dead2/left4dead2/cfg/

PLP Support / Custom Resolutions
SoftTH works.

Under C:\...\Steam\steamapps\common\left 4 dead 2\left4dead2\cfg there is a file called video.txt.

"VideoConfig" { "setting.cpu_level" "2" "setting.gpu_level" "0" "setting.mat_antialias" "1" "setting.mat_aaquality" "0" "setting.mat_forceaniso" "1" "setting.mat_vsync" "1" "setting.mat_triplebuffered" "0" "setting.mat_grain_scale_override" "1.000000" "setting.mat_monitorgamma" "2.200000" "setting.gpu_mem_level" "2" "setting.mem_level" "2" "setting.mat_queue_mode" "0" "setting.defaultres" "XXXX" "setting.defaultresheight" "YYYY" "setting.aspectratiomode" "1" "setting.fullscreen" "?" "setting.nowindowborder" "?" }

"setting.defaultres" is the X value for resolution.
"setting.defaultresheight" is the Y value for resolution.
"setting.fullscreen" is the value for fullscreen. Select 1 to enable or 0 to disable. It's best to keep it 0 unless using SoftTH.
"setting.nowindowborder" is the value to play in a window with no border around it. Select 1 to enable or 0 to disable. It's best to keep it 1 unless using SoftTH.

You want to make this file "Read Only".

To fix HUD postitioning, go here: and select the appropriate file:
http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=121247940
Subscribe to the appropriate file, then when you launch the game, go to addons and enable the mod. This does not seem to work in multiplayer, but it does work in singleplayer.

4k UHD Specific Solution & Issues