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In the latest update to the official Left 4 Dead Blog, Valve announced that the Beta Client for Left 4 Dead 2 will expand its availability to the entire community next week.
The Beta Client was introduced back in February with restricted access to mod makers wishing to help test the "Extended Mutation System" -- a scripting system that allows modders to create custom game modes with greater complexity than currently possible with the existing SDK. The public beta should allow all players to download and test these Mutations when it goes live.
In addition to the EMS, the Beta Client will also see testing of the upcoming Linux version of Left 4 Dead 2. Linux support for the game was first seen back in September 2012, when Eric Anholt demonstrated the game as an example of Source on Linux. The game will join Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike Source, and the GoldSRC era titles in Valve's Linux library.
The Beta Client was introduced back in February with restricted access to mod makers wishing to help test the "Extended Mutation System" -- a scripting system that allows modders to create custom game modes with greater complexity than currently possible with the existing SDK. The public beta should allow all players to download and test these Mutations when it goes live.
In addition to the EMS, the Beta Client will also see testing of the upcoming Linux version of Left 4 Dead 2. Linux support for the game was first seen back in September 2012, when Eric Anholt demonstrated the game as an example of Source on Linux. The game will join Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike Source, and the GoldSRC era titles in Valve's Linux library.
