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Freezing Point: Director's Cut (Campaign + Survival)
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30 Mar, 2024 @ 10:19am
7 Sep, 2024 @ 11:36pm
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Freezing Point: Director's Cut (Campaign + Survival)

In 2 collections by Kyle H. McCloud
Kyle's Custom Campaign Reviews for L4D2
146 items
Official Bonus Add-Ons (Winter Skins)
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Description
The Survivors Explore the Frozen Wilderness Again! (1.2)
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Heading north seemed like a good idea to the Survivors, but the Minnesota winter has strained their supplies, and they can't stay holed up in their cabin forever. As they prepare for a supply run to the nearby Irons Family Mansion, little do they know its decrepit halls contain far more than they bargained for...



Crashes & FAQ
Freezing Point: Director's Cut only works with campaign, survival, and some mutations. Crashes shouldn't happen, but you may have compatibility issues with other mods.

If you're experiencing crashes or other problems, try disabling some of your add-ons and restarting Left 4 Dead 2. Playing on a local server is also recommended.

- Possible Crash / Disconnect Fixes

- FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)[pastebin.com]

- Known Issues List[pastebin.com]



5-Map Campaign
From the creator of Time to Die, explore the frozen wilderness of Minnesota in this newly remastered, full-length campaign! Collect lockpicks, keycards and other progression items in any order you choose on this heavily randomized adventure.

Freezing Point: Director's Cut is an expanded version of the original 4-map campaign that features longer levels and one entirely new map, along with new weapons, new NPCs, and a whole lot more.

Check the Change Notes tab for full details on what's new in the director's cut!



Bonus Add-Ons
Francis has finally learned about sleeves thanks to the Official Bonus Add-On Pack! While these mods were not created specifically for the campaign, they are an officially supported inclusion that should not cause glitches or crashes. These skins will also work with other winter campaigns, too!



Randomized Replayability
Freezing Point: Director's Cut is about as long as an official campaign, but many events and items have been randomized to make each playthrough unique. Players are also able to complete objectives in any order they want for added replayability.



Custom Conversations
There's no awkward silence in this campaign — dozens of new conversations and quips were made by remixing survivor dialogue into natural-sounding exchanges. NPCs with new dialogue and custom subtitles are also included!

As a new feature of the director's cut, talking is now handled with vscripts, allowing for more dialogue and more variety at no performance cost.



Achievements and Easter Eggs
Freezing Point: Director's Cut features map achievements for crafty players, many of which are related to finding easter eggs — and some achievements and easter eggs from the original campaign have been changed to something brand new. See if you can earn them all based on these descriptions!

MAP 1: BELOW ZERO

MASTER OF UNLOCKING - Open the locked gate less than 30 seconds after grabbing all the lockpicks

FRESH, NEVER FROZEN - Guess who's coming to dinner?

MAP 2: OLD MANSION

WHAT A MANSION - Activate the secret elevator less than 2 minutes after entering the atrium

ALL IS BRAWL - Listen to a secret character joining the brawl

MAP 3: THE COMPLEX

TRIFECTA - Reset the door controls less than 3 minutes after reaching the surface

BIRD STRIKE - Score a KO in Super Turbo Turkey Puncher 4

MAP 4: SECRET LAB

POINTLESS PARKOUR - Leap over the barricade in the frozen laboratory from the wrong side

TRY, TRY AGAIN - Activate the controls to an accessible door

MAP 5: GAUNTLET FINALE

TRUSTED FRIEND IN SCIENCE - Find and complete the secret challenge rooms

GNOME SWEET GNOME - Interrupt someone's private relaxation without knocking



And More!
This campaign also features custom graffiti, a playable arcade game, and magnanimous snowmen.

NEW BONUS! As of April 3, 2024, the user 17 has made a mod for Freezing Point: Director's Cut that adds a bunch of brand new CUSTOM INFECTED MODELS to the campaign. I had nothing to do with this, so it's not official or canon — but give it a try if you want a more immersive experience.



Special Thanks
This campaign was once again a solo effort,* but I owe a great deal to ChimiChamo and Shadowysn for their excellent scripting tutorials that shaped the dialogue and hint systems in this campaign.

I'd also like to thank my wife for being a constant source of emotional support. I know I said this director's cut would be finished in the winter, but in my defense, there's still a bit of snow on the ground outside my window!

The original Freezing Point was an experiment to teach myself how to do new things in Left 4 Dead. It was intentionally short and replayable, just like the Resident Evil games that inspired it. Unfortunately, it ended up being too short, and I was never happy with it — so last year I decided to take a break from my next campaign and turn a bunch of unused ideas into finished levels. This director's cut took 10 months (two-thirds as long as the original) and I'm finally satisfied.

If you'd like to help support me in these trying times, please consider dropping me a dollar on my PayPal.[paypal.me]

* Certain custom assets borrowed and/or modified from Half-Life 2, Portal, Counter-Strike: Source, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and Day of Defeat: Source. As of version 1.1, Map 5's skybox texture is based on "Overcast Night Sky 2"[modding-assets.net] from Xblah's Modding Assets. All other custom models, textures, and sounds created by me.



Steam Deck Info
Freezing Point: Director's Cut is fully playable on Steam Deck, tested by yours truly. At the highest graphics settings, there are occasional frame rate drops during intense action (45 FPS minimum). The custom HUD elements also get covered up by the new Deck-exclusive HUD for Left 4 Dead 2. Other than that, I had no issues.
Popular Discussions View All (4)
17
6 Apr @ 10:51am
PINNED: Possible Crash Fixes & Mod Conflicts
Kyle H. McCloud
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22 Nov, 2024 @ 1:53am
Some suggestions about the Finale of the campaign
Remilia Scarlet
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17 Nov, 2024 @ 1:59pm
Freezing point review
FungyPart
228 Comments
Kyle H. McCloud  [author] 30 Nov @ 7:16am 
@mr pickles

Thanks! I'm glad you're a fan :smile:
mr pickles 30 Nov @ 3:31am 
What can I say... you've done it again.

Pacing, events, creativity, finale - all top notch.

The effort you put in to the panic events/quests (e.g. 3 signals in house, 3 steps to override security door for the corpo building) were so impressive and added more atmosphere to the really high-effort environment you built. The storyline you threaded through the campaign was the cherry on top.

Best L4D2 mapper.
马户 革便 20 Nov @ 7:02am 
虽然每一关流程都不长,但是都有任务,不错!
K 17 Nov @ 11:22am 
i love this! the changes to the original were amazingly done, this is an extremely well thought out campaign
dunce 5 Nov @ 9:37am 
A bit too easy but otherwise good and well-designed.
ZeddoDesu 27 Oct @ 5:54pm 
10/10
I have some mods installed but not a single crash. Very ambitious, balanced, lots of content, and great attention to detail. I may not get all references but Resident Evil 2 reference was there underneath one of the stairs next to the grenade launcher
突徒土兔 19 Oct @ 7:59am 
nice, 10/10
八人聚众溜冰 9 Oct @ 8:31am 
Feedback issue
When loading the first level of the game
Four or more people will cause the game to crash
SnypeR 8 Oct @ 6:50pm 
One of the best campaigns out there. No mods used so no glitches no crashes. Thank you.