Left 4 Dead 2 Main Campaigns Solo Speedrun Explained/Tutorial

Make sure you read the rules before you start a run if you intend to submit it! They can be found at https://speedrun.com/l4d2. You MUST record demos for a submission to be valid! For any questions regarding Left 4 Dead 2 speedrunning (like how to do skips, setting up older versions and such) join the Discord and ask there. If you post a comment here, very few people will see it so you're less likely to get an answer! *Corrections* 2023-08-01 9:28 You can use scrollwheel to spam jump inputs for common jumps, but no faster than half the tickrate (which is 30) per second, meaning at most 15 jump inputs per second. Scrollwheel spamming still won't work for bhops though, watch the bunnyhopping tutorial linked further down for more information on that *IMPORTANT NOTE: I do not associate with Choco anymore. This video is from a time when I was not aware of what kind of a person he is.* *I will leave his tutorials that are linked here as they are helpful and relevant to this video but I'd strongly encourage you to stay away from him besides those videos* *Further resources* * Left 4 Dead 2 Speedrun Discord server - Get the old versions of the game from here and ask questions https://discord.gg/JAUCEJmm2H * Speedrun leaderboard, rules, etc. https://www.speedrun.com/l4d2 * Tutorial for bunnyhopping in Left 4 Dead 2 by @aciidz (relevant to 0:46) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u09pKRPlni0 * LiveSplit + autosplitter (relevant to 1:17) https://livesplit.org/ (if you set your game to Left 4 Dead 2, you can activate the autosplitter under "Edit splits...") * Tutorial on cutting/breaking Smoker tongues (not only with melees!) by @muffinmreows (relevant to 2:00) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GW5DasBpjo * Propane skip tutorial by @juraspatryk3695 (relevant to 4:30) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rOb1J53cNw * Fairground Tank skip tutorial by @juraspatryk3695 (relevant to 6:01) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nidhLwQeAME * Coaster skip tutorial @WaifuRuns (relevant to 8:16) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUTz9LQT5ac * Charger skip tutorial by @muffinmreows (relevant to 9:49) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1I2gca7_M9o and tutorial for the visual cue by @juraspatryk3695 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7zkj-yT4F8 * Tutorial for Mike's Campaign cycler by @aciidz (relevant to 16:56) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VfpKBolmlE * Tutorial for file cabinet jump by @muffinmreows (relevant to 21:27) https://streamable.com/52eti9 * Ladder fastclimb tutorial by @JAiZYouTube (relevant to 25:15) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtYoKf_Dsqc * Infinite stumble tutorial by @muffinmreows (relevant to 28:18) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtqm3Aisod4 * Ferry skip lineups tutorial by @muffinmreows (relevant to 33:54) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRAO_n0iV5M * Plantation stuck spot tutorial by @aciidz (relevant to 43:33) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtoOmnJvUOQ * Sugar Mill elevator drop tutorial with backups by @aciidz (relevant to 52:37) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7cLhlWtddQ * Gun store tank avoiding spot by @thedesireisburning (relevant to 1:05:13) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4y04yr_d-k * Can juggling tutorial by @muffinmreows (relevant to 1:12:33) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8vnTE_K5Y0 *Links to my stuff* Discord https://discord.gg/Hmj2cdz Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/skytis Speedruns https://www.speedrun.com/users/Skytis Mastodon (puns) https://toot.io/@Skytis *Where to find people to watch that speedrun this game* Speedrun leaderboard https://www.speedrun.com/l4d2 Left 4 Dead 2 Speedrun Discord (there's a channel that tells you when speedrunners stream Left 4 Dead 2) https://discord.gg/JAUCEJmm2H Twitch team with many of the runners https://www.twitch.tv/team/l4dspeedrunners *Timestamps* 0:00 Intro/Overview 1:04 Dark Carnival - Highway (run starts) 3:52 Dark Carnival - Fairground 6:38 Dark Carnival - Coaster 8:28 Dark Carnival - Barns 12:14 Dark Carnival - Concert 18:25 The Parish - Waterfront 20:01 The Parish - Park 22:12 The Parish - Cemetery 26:17 The Parish - Quarter 29:54 The Parish - Bridge 32:27 Swamp Fever - Plank Country 35:47 Swamp Fever - Swamp 39:01 Swamp Fever - Shanty Town 42:09 Swamp Fever - Plantation 47:22 Hard Rain - Milltown 49:03 Hard Rain - Sugar Mill 52:45 Hard Rain - Mill Escape 55:14 Hard Rain - Return to Town 57:00 Hard Rain - Town Escape 1:01:18 Dead Center - Hotel 1:03:18 Dead Center - Streets 1:08:03 Dead Center - Mall 1:10:54 Dead Center - Atrium 1:13:40 How to get started/Outro