[L4D2] Scenes Fix (Left 4 Dead 2)

This is the fix for Nick's vocalizations interrupting Coach and Ellis.



INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:


1. Download and extract the ZIP file into game's main folder (or dedicated server's main folder):

  C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\
  - or -
  C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2 Dedicated Server\


2. Overwrite "gameinfo.txt" file (you can make the backup first if you want).



The scenes fix is a server-side modification. It will work on your DEDICATED SERVER, LOCAL SERVER and in SINGLE PLAYER. It cannot work on official servers.



PERMISSION: You are free to use my fix as a part of your mod or collection of fixes. Just credit me properly.

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Updated: 08/12/18 • Views: 3,088 • l4d2_scenes_fix.zip (3MB)

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MiniPlay 3 days ago

I still don't know, what this addon doing ...

ioniq 3 days ago

Scene files define what will characters say during dialogues, what face expression will they make, what hand gesture etc. Over 5600 scene files for Coach and Ellis were faulty in a way that when they were speaking, Nick could interrupt them (eg. by using a vocalizer). This mod fixes that, so Ellis and Coach are not interrupted.

speedrunner212 4 weeks ago

Thanks For Scenes Fix!

ioniq 4 weeks ago

You're welcome! That's something Valve should have fixed a long, long time ago...

Great fix.

By ctfChallonge last month

Works nicely. Thank you!

Edison1318 last month

Thanks ion, this is something i wanted to fix for my game. I was struggling about the ellis and coach conversation gets interrupt and also not only that, in L4D1 Survivor Set like Playing as L4D1 Survivors, Only Francis talks in Ellis voice and Louis talks in Coach voice. But since you managed to modify the scenes.image file, i don't have to worry about the scenes now. Really appreciated.

ctfChallonge last month

Cool stuff. Gonna try it this weekend. Almost can't believe that shit can be (finally) fixed. Now I need some input about a theory of mine guys. Following "situation": L4d1 character's speeches are sometimes interrupted by certain sounds in the game. For example: Louis talks about punk islands when suddenly a wild jockey spanws (SI sound triggers) and Louis immediately goes silent. This seems to happen to all survivors and on occasion, they interrupt each other just like it's the case with Nick. BUT I think it's campaign related and here's my theory I need unput on: Does it have to do with custom campaigns that use "soundscapes_manifest.txt" and/or "game_sounds_manifest.txt", etc.? Because I know for a fact that when playing Dead Vacation or Vienna Calling 2, survivors constantly get interrupted by other "sounds". And these campaign have these files included. I will pay closer attention to this in other maps aswell after applying the scene fix but in the meanwhile, can any of you guys confirm this? I haven't played regular campaigns for years so I can't speak for those right now.

ioniq last month

By the definitions of game's response system, it is normal if survivor speech is interrupted sometimes. For example, if your character is speaking something and other character say something that requires your response, your character will be interrupted and you'll say that response. Say, you're Ellis and talking something, Nick says "Your mom's car". You'll be interrupted to say the response "Yeah, yeah, very funny". Or when being shoot by a teammate, for example. That is normal response behavior. Nick's case was different in a way that Ellis' and Coach's scene files had a bug and Nick interrupted them (which I fixed). Manifest files you mentioned are just a list of gamesound files used by that custom campaign, which is necessary when custom sounds are used. It has nothing to do with characters' talking being interrupted. Talker files are the place where responses are defined. Some custom campaigns have their own talker files, and if poorly written, it could be the source of abnormal character responses. Response system is quite complicated, but I hope you understand it now better. :)

ctfChallonge last month

Hi ion, thanks for your reply. >By the definitions of game's response system, it is normal if survivor speech is interrupted sometimes.[...] Yes, I know that. But it's not what I'm talking about. The cases I tried to explain get definately interrupted by some other mechanism. Which I attribute to these game sound files because It doesn't seem to happen with campaigns using "dedicated" soundscapes. >Nick's case was different in a way that Ellis' and Coach's scene files had a bug and Nick interrupted them Yeah, I know. I dare the say the issue I tried to exmplain also exists for l4d2 survivors. But before I'd always attribute it to the "Nick-bug". Looking forward to test it with your fix though. Gotta find a buggy custom campaign first. >Manifest files you mentioned are just a list of gamesound files used by that custom campaign Yep, that's how I see it too. But I kinda also believe it affects other game sounds when implemented improperly. As in, having soundscape files be called exactly the same as the default Valve soundscapes. There is just no other explanation I could imagine for the problem I am observing. >Response system is quite complicated Indeed. It's also buggy af. I understand it rather well I think, because I write my own talker rules, responses, etc. which is why I am more sensitive to these issues. But oh well, it's something very specific and likely not worth digging into. It's a 10 years old game and nobody cares anyway. That being said thanks for releasing the fix. Looking forward to play with it.

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Great fix.

By ctfChallonge last month

Works nicely. Thank you!