The Curse of Lazar Castle (Left 4 Dead 2)

On the mist moutains of Transylvania, the strange and ancient castle of Lazar remains in silence. Some say that its abandoned. Some say that strange lights shine on night. No one ever dare to come too close.

A journalism student decides to do the thesis for her masters on the curse of the Old Lazar Castle. It is situated in the mountains of Transylvania, where, according to a reliable source, something strange is happening behind its great gray walls. Her trip should not last over a week. She decides to take her mentor, Bill, so that she won’t go alone.

Two weeks later, Ellis, the mechanic, gets a bizarre call from his ex-girlfriend. She seems scared and whispered on the phone. It was something about a curse and a lot of blood. He swore to Nick that it was something about the dead coming back to life. Coach didn’t really buy that story, especially Rochelle. But since they were great friends, the were convinced by him who hoped to get back together with his ex. Together, they went to the place the girl told them she would be. The group put some guns in the pickup truck and got on their way to the Lazar Castle.

After hundreds of kilometers, they got there and did not like what they found.

~{ Campaign Details }~

- A 5 map long campaign
- Puzzles for those who like puzzles
- Themed weapons (thanks to Lt. Rocky)
- Profaned secrets and deadly traps
- A full history line for those who like this kind of stuff

~{ Tips }~

- Activate the info instructor so that you can read the notes
- Exploration is always well rewarded
- Always have a molotov in hands
- Careful with pentagrams, cursed things
- Careful with sharp things, poison gas and shadows
- Do not try to bug the maps, it might cost you some health
- The Night Prince love gifts

~{ Recommendations }~

- Play with people, is always better to have some humans around
- This campaign was designed for Realism (not mandatory)
- Some areas will work better with your flashlight OFF
- Some musics might be louder than others, you can change the volume on options
- This campaign has custom sounds for Tank and Credits
- Always play after midnight

~{ Credits }~

I do not created the custom weapons. All credits for the creator, Lt. Rocky, for letting me use then.

I also do not created the music's for the soundtrack, all credits for the creators:

Mikko Tarmia - Black Hall
Mikko Tarmia - Theme for Unknown
Jessica Curry - Mors Praematura
Marcin 'Cedyn' Czartynski - Prison Music
Marcin 'Cedyn' Czartynski - Castle Music

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Quirky, but solid map. Amazing Effort Derecksena.

By TheH5N1 6 days ago

I thought this was fun, but sometimes frustrating. It's pretty doable with bots IF you have a modded weapon or two. Also try United We Stand Co-op Mutation, but it's also true the AI director scales how many infected to send based on how well you kill them... My son and I usually make an advanced run with just one or two modded weapons (and not the ludicrous shotguns or pistols - unless the map is really f*%$&ng us) ... Usually the AK-12 and the super-baseball bat... then we might try expert and add a couple more guns that have a bit higher capacity like the "varmint" versions of the UZI's. I know some people might insist on doing things "pure" ... but these aren't stock maps, and there are ways to have fun with EVERY map. I for one, love that people are still making stuff for L4D. This map is also very entertaining to replace CI with Evil Dead Skeletons and replace the tank with the Dragon. :

Difficult but it's possible

By LilG 6 days ago

Good A castle of evil,it's good to see a campaign based on that. Secrets to explore Teamwork is essential. Puzzles & traps. Custom music. Bad Ok I know you wrote it's for friends to tackle,I did it with a few friends as well as bots only but it's a matter of trial & error for solving the traps,like the one with the spikes or the poison. Maybe you could add hints on which switch to hit that's correct? Also the room with the spikes in the ceiling,my friends & I crossed it but it seemed to slow us down & even incapped a bot very quickly. The poison gas is lethal,can you add more health kits/defribs/respawn closets? We spent hours trying to clear the campaign. The hints about the night prince,what exactly are we supposed to do? It was fun but frustrating in places,even on normal.I'll try to do this with 3 other friends but it would be nice if you could make it a bit more bot friendly for those who can't get other people to play together at the same time. Keep up the good work.

TheH5N1 6 days ago

It's pretty doable with bots IF you have a modded weapon or two. Also try united we stand Co-op, but it's also true the AI director scales how many infected to send based on how well you kill them... My son and I usually make an advanced run with just one or two modded weapon (and not the ludicrous shotguns or pistols - unless the map is really f*%$&ng us) ... Usually the AK-12 and the super-baseball bad... then we might try expert and add a couple more guns that have a bot higher capacity like the "varmint" versions of the UZI's. I know some people might insist on doing things "pure" ... but there's ways to have fun with EVERY map and I for one, love that people are still making stuf for L4D. It's also very entertaining to replace CI with Evil Dead Skeletons and replace the tank with the Dragon. :D

kurochama 3 days ago

Actually it's still bot-friendly in normal difficulty. I finished this with bots in Singleplayer's normal difficulty. The bots had no problems, & they survived from the spikes in the ceiling too. I avoided some gas traps by switching to 3rd person, especially gas traps where survivors have to crouch & dive into water. A gas trap is unavoidable on a certain map, but, there's a switch to turn it off (but one survivor has to risk some health depletion to turn off the gas in so that the other 3 can pass safely. I didn't die on any almost all traps except the fragile floor trap on the finale because I jumped recklessly to lower floor. . Well, it's safer to play with friends, but make sure that there's no friend who loves pushing button or lever spontaneously, because that one can bring disaster to the team here :D . If you insist on playing with bots, make sure that you explore very carefully & thoroughly, & don't push any levers unless some clues are found because most clues are set just before encountering the most traps, so if you find a trap with multiple levers or button to choose with no clue, it's better to turn back & search the clues again, because the clues must be somewhere before the traps :) . & modified weapons are fine too, like for example, changing some weapons to different slots or mods that improve bot's "intelligence" in following & reacting near the players

Guest 3 weeks ago

Why can't I get the morning star? I found the secret places but the weapon isn't there, is there something I have missed?

Guest 3 weeks ago

My version is 2.1.4.7

very good

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Quirky, but solid map. Amazing Effort Derecksena.

By TheH5N1 6 days ago

Difficult but it's possible

By LilG 6 days ago

very good

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One of the best campaigns :)!!!!

By Victorngac last month

I played this map with bots, but unfortunately with bots it is a bit difficult to pass it, in advanced realism, but if it can be achieved (but you are late), I will say that it was one of my most favorite campaigns because of the difficulty, texture, the background sounds, and the mechanics of the story, was really good, I congratulate you too much for creating this kind of campaigns that are worth gold !!!, I wish you the best and that in the future you do well being better :).

could have been more

By SerenityRose last month

this map was fun but for me what killed it was a huge number of witches and tanks and the lack of much supplies. it just got annoying switching to a tier 2 weapon only to switch to a tier 1 weapon just cuz there were no ammo piles. and sorry but I don't mind traps on a map but not when the game makes it where you have to look for clues to get passed without dying and I'm sorry but that's hard to do when you're fighting SI or just CI. I made it to map 3 before I had enough and that was after skipping map 2 cuz I died cuz I didn't look for more clues. Do not play this map if you're not a big fan of stopping what you're doing to look for clues or fighting a lot of tanks and witches you will get tired/annoyed if that's the case. I give it a 2 out of 5 stars if it was for the big number of tanks and witches and if the whole clues on how to get pass traps were done better this could been a great map

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