Left 4 Dead 3

Left 4 Dead 3 - is a 2024 first-person shooter game developed by Valve South and published by Valve. The game is the third game in the Left 4 Dead series. It came out for Microsoft Windows, as well as Xbox One and Xbox Series S in June 2024, and Mac OS and Linux in December 2024.

Left 4 Dead 3 tells about another group of survivors and this is the rock band Midnight Riders, which players could learn about back in Left 4 Dead 2. The game was developed on a new engine from Valve - Source 2. Also with the new engine, a new "AI Director 3.0" was introduced into the game. which, like the previous version, monitors the performance of the players and adjusts the script to provide a dynamic task. Other new features also include new types of Special Infected and an arsenal of melee weapons, just like in past installments of the game.

The game had its world premiere at E3 2023 along with the first trailer during Microsoft's press event. The announcement of the game was awaited by many fans of Valve games and fans of the Left 4 Dead series. Also at the Summer Game Fest of the same year, a second trailer was shown, which made it clear that the game was coming out in June 2024 and that the game was being developed on the Source 2 engine.

Gameplay
Like its predecessor, Left 4 Dead 3 is a first-person shooter with an emphasis on cooperative gameplay. The game features five new campaigns, each consisting of four to six smaller levels. As in the second game, each campaign is presented in menus and loading screens as a movie featuring four survivors; and includes, after the campaign ends, a fake credits screen that acts as the final scoreboard for the players and sums up certain performance statistics for the group. In every campaign on most levels, the survivors try to get to their bus and close the door once they are all safely inside.

Game modes

 * Campaign: up to four human players battle the infected to complete campaign stages; any Survivor not controlled by a human player is computer controlled. Everything is like in the previous two parts of the game.
 * A Singleplayer mode allows players to play without intrusion from human players, working through the Campaign stages with three computer-controlled Survivor allies. Just like in the previous two parts of the game.
 * Versus: Game mode from previous parts of game. up to four other human players take control of various Special Infected to try and prevent the Survivors from completing a stage. Special Infected are randomly assigned to Infected players; they cannot control the Witch or any Common Infected. Occasionally, as determined by the AI Director, certain players will become the Tank. The two teams swap sides once per stage, and are scored based on their stage progress as Survivors. If both teams make it to the saferoom with all four Survivors, a 25-point tiebreaker is awarded to the team that dealt the most combined damage as Special Infected.
 * Survival: Game mode from previous parts of game. a timed challenge where the Survivors are trapped in a section of the campaign maps, and try to survive as long as possible against an unending onslaught of Infected.
 * Scavenge: Game mode from previous parts of game, 4-on-4 mode that requires the Survivor players to collect and use as many fuel cans scattered about a level to fill up a power generator, while the Infected players attempt to stop them.
 * Knocking Down: A completely new mode in which 4 players must drive their own bus and shoot down the infected on it. Also, along the way, it will be necessary to replenish fuel supplies so that the bus can continue to travel.
 * Survival Concert: The same survival mode, but more redesigned for Midnight Riders. It is necessary to hold out on the stage on any map for a long amount of time. In 4 minutes, players receive a bronze medal, in 10-15 minutes a silver medal, and in 30 minutes or more a gold medal.

The Infected
As in the first and second game, there are special Infected whose mutations grant them special abilities that make them highly dangerous, which act as bosses. The presence of such Infected nearby is hinted at by sound effects or musical cues unique to each type. The five Special Infected from the first and second game return in Left 4 Dead 3, some with modified behavior and skin models:


 * The Boomer: an extremely bloated Infected who vomits bile. The bile attracts a horde of Common Infected on contact with Survivors and also momentarily blinds them. Upon death, they explode and can also spray bile onto nearby Survivors.
 * The Hunter: an agile male Infected that can pounce on and incapacitate Survivors from great distances, tearing at them until the Survivor dies or another Survivor shoves him off/kills him.
 * The Smoker: a male Infected with a long tongue that it uses to ensnare Survivors from a distance, continually choking them. Upon death, he releases a cloud of smoke that can obscure the Survivors' vision and cause them to cough, should they come in direct contact with the smoke.
 * The Tank: a gigantic, extremely muscular Infected male with the strength to punch Survivors off their feet some distance, as well as toss cars and concrete slabs. Unless the Survivors work as a team, they will be quickly incapacitated or even killed by the Tank's inhuman strength.
 * The Witch: a crying Infected woman who, when provoked by either damage, loud sounds, light, or proximity of survivors, will attack the provoker and any other Survivors after her provoker is dead. She can incapacitate or even kill a Survivor in one hit. Left 4 Dead 2 introduces a variant of the Witch that wanders aimlessly in the open.
 * The Charger: a male Infected with an enormous right arm, and can charge into the Survivors, capturing and carrying one Survivor away from the others, sending any others in his path flying to the side after a capture and stunning survivors upon hitting an obstacle in a charge. He may then pummel his captured Survivor into the ground, rendering that Survivor helpless until one of their teammates helps them by killing the charger or stunning it with frag rounds.
 * The Spitter: a female Infected that spits out balls of stomach acid that splatter across an area, quickly eroding the Survivors' health as long as they remain within it. She also leaves a puddle of goo upon death. The longer a player loiters in the goo, the faster their health drops.
 * The Jockey: a male Infected that jumps onto a Survivor's back and steers them into other Infected or environmental hazards (e.g. Spitter goo), whilst clawing at the player's head until the player is incapacitated, killed, or the Jockey is shoved off.

Left 4 Dead 3 also introduces four new Special Infected, also voiced by Dee Bradley Baker:


 * The Wandering: A Special Infected with torn clothes and a stick with another Infected's head tied to it. When he sees the player, he first runs away, and then he can suddenly and imperceptibly throw a stick with the infected head at the player, which will make the player stagger a little, but also fall with a 4-7% chance.
 * The Drowned: An Infected who is covered in marsh algae, has a large wooden plank for his right hand, and has a lot of moss on his hunchback, on which acid marsh mushrooms grow. When meeting with the player, he starts running towards him, and when he catches up with him, he grabs him and starts squeezing him with his roots, which the Drowned has instead of fingers. The player has the opportunity to get out of his roots.
 * The Gunsmith: The first Dead in the Left 4 series to be an Infected capable of carrying firearms. When meeting with a player, he starts shooting at him with a shotgun or a pistol (it will depend on randomness).
 * The Military: Infected, dressed in American military uniform. In terms of height and build, he is a mixture of a Boomer and a Tank. Upon encountering the player, they will start pounding their rather large hands on the road or path, which will summon a horde of infected.

The AI Director 3.0
As in the first and second games, an artificial intelligence system called AI Director manages almost all of the gameplay, procedurally creating enemies, weapons, and items based on the actions of players in any given campaign. In Left 4 Dead 3, the "Director" feature has been further improved to encourage more player participation by having players overcome more difficult obstacles to get to safety (the bus). It also has the ability to change level elements such as wall placement, level layout, lighting, and weather conditions, making every game session unique. The director also rewards players for taking longer or more difficult paths in each episode by providing useful equipment such as special ammo packs or higher level weapons on these more adventurous paths, as well as providing another bonus in the form of new healing items - Potions or syringes with infection.

Overview
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Characters

 * Ox "the Drummer" (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker)
 * Smitty "the Drinker" (voiced by TBA)
 * Jake "the Lover" (voiced by TBA)
 * Dusty "the Brawler" (voiced by TBA)

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