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How To Install Custom Campaigns (Add-On Maps) on Your Left 4 Dead 2 Server

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Playing the vanilla campaigns over and over can eventually get stale. By uploading custom community campaigns (like Helm’s Deep or Yama), you can offer your players completely new environments, objectives, and experiences directly from the modding community.

1. Download the Custom Campaign

Download your desired custom campaign from a trusted Left 4 Dead 2 modding site. These maps are packaged as .vpk files (Valve Pak files).

A downloaded Left 4 Dead 2 custom campaign VPK file

2. Log In to Your Panel

3. Select the ‘Files’ Tab

L4D2 Server Dashboard, Files Tab Highlighted

4. Select the ‘left4dead2’ Folder

Navigating to the left4dead2 root folder in the Cybrancee server file manager

5. Select the ‘addons’ Folder

Left 4 dead 2 Selecting the addon folder

6. Upload the Custom Campaign’s .vpk File

Uploading the VPK map file

7. Restart Your Server

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