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How To Lock the Safe Room Door Until All Players Are Ready on Your Left 4 Dead 2 Server

Important!

You must have SourceMod and MetaMod installed on your server before following this guide. If you do not have them yet, check out our guides on installing them first.

1. Download the Door Lock With Ready Up Mode Plugin

Note: Download the l4d2_door_lock.zip file

Downloading the l4d2_door_lock.zip file from the AlliedModders forum

2. Log In to Your Panel

3. Select the ‘left4dead2’ Folder

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

4. Select the ‘addons’ Folder

Left 4 dead 2 Selecting the addon folder

5. Select ‘sourcemod’ Folder

Selecting the SourceMod folder in L4D2

6. Upload the l4d2_door_lock.zip to ‘sourcemod’ Folder

Uploading the l4d2_door_lock.zip file to the sourcemod folder in the server panel

7. Unarchive the l4d2_door_lock.zip

Clicking the unarchive option on the l4d2_door_lock.zip file inside the server control panel

8. Restart Your Server

9. How the Plugin Works

Once installed, the safe room door will be completely locked at the start of a map, which is visually indicated by a glowing red outline around the door frame (as seen in the screenshot). The server will also display a “Waiting For Teams” menu on the left side of the screen, showing exactly what percentage of the Survivor and Infected teams are currently ready. Players must type !ready in the chat or press the corresponding number key on the on-screen menu (such as pressing ‘1’ for Ready) to confirm they are at their keyboards. If a player somehow manages to bypass the locked door and leave the safe area before the round officially starts, the plugin will instantly teleport them back inside!

safe room showing a locked door with a red glow and an on-screen ready up menu

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