Left 4 Dead 2 Guide

How to build the string table for community maps

Sharing is temporarily disabled

Left 4 Dead 2 Guide

Following tutorial explains how to build the stringtable_dictionary.dct for community maps without it.
You can check whether the map possesses a string table using GCFScape.
1. Extract the [campaign name].vpk into the add-on folder ("Left 4 Dead 2\left4dead2\addons\") by dragging it onto "Left 4 Dead 2\bin\vpk.exe". You can also create a shortcut of vpk.exe in addons folder to access easily.

2. Launch Left 4 Dead 2, run the map without string table from console. (Type "map mapName")

3. Open up the console. Type "stringtabledictionary" to build a new mapName.bsp with string table. 

4. If there are more maps without string table in this campaign, type "changelevel nextMapName" and repeat the step 3 to build the string table for next maps.

5. Type "quit" to quit the game. Move all rebuilt maps and replace older ones from "Left 4 Dead 2\left4dead2\maps\" to "Left 4 Dead 2\left4dead2\addons\[campaign name]\maps". 

6. Repack the folder of campaign into a vpk by dragging it onto shortcut of vpk.exe again. Nevertheless, If you intend to play the problematic maps only once and will delete them later, you don't have to repack the folder of campaign into VPK all the time. You can directly play with the folder of campaign in "addons" folder after putting the rebuilt maps back.

Note that rebuilt maps were incompatible with original maps without stringtable_dictionary.dct. This means your friends have to install the same maps with string table to join your server and other players cannot join with maps having no string table.

Tagged

Guide Credits

You may like

  • Mod
    United We Reign (Mutation Mode)
    N/A

    This is a custom mutation test Working along side with "ChimiChamo" and "Rayman1103" Combining and merging "United We Stand" with "Universal Downpour" Note: for any console users, the command for at the end of a map name is "reign_c...

    • Updated
    2,577
  • Mod
    [Blue Archive] Ajitani Hifumi's My Necessity as...
    N/A

    [Blue Archive] Ajitani Hifumi's My Necessity as Assault Rifle 3 RNG [M16A2] (Sound fix Ver, request] Blue Archive Ajitani Hifumi's My Necessity - Tigg L85A2 Picatinny rail upgrade version rifle 3 RNG Skin. Left 4 Dead 2 M16A2 Assault...

    • New
    153
  • Mod
    Classic Collection
    N/A

    Los mods NO son de mi propiedad, han sido recopilados de varios autores. Este mod contiene: Skins de los personajes con temática del clásico Left4Dead, Armas, algunas apariencias para las armas cuerpo a cuerpo, items consumibles y gra...

    • New
    355
  • Mod
    [Blue Archive] Kurosaki Koyuki's Tricky Variabl...
    N/A

    [Blue Archive] Kurosaki Koyuki's Tricky Variables as Pipe Bomb v2 [Blue Archive] Kurosaki Koyuki's Tricky Variables as Pipe Bomb skin. Left 4 Dead 2 Pipe bomb replacement skin. add hud icon - Dokun [BA - Tricky Variables HUD Icon ...

    • New
    176
  • Mod
    COD MW Gainsboro color Ford Transit - Race Car ...
    N/A

    COD MW Gainsboro color Ford Transit - Race Car (Sound Add Ver) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) Gainsboro color Ford Transit skin. Left 4 Dead 2 Jimmy Gibbs Junior 1969 Dodge Charger Race Car replacement skin. skin - 7ᴇᴍᴘᴇsᴛᴲ ...

    • New
    66

Feedback