Left 4 Dead is an upcoming multiplayer co-operative survival horror first-person shooter game by Turtle Rock Studios which is, as of January 10, 2008, part of Valve Corporation. The game has been built using Valve's Source engine and will be available on the PC and Xbox 360. Certain Affinity is responsible for the Xbox 360 version of the game. Left 4 Dead puts four human playable or AI controlled survivors of an apocalyptic pandemic against hordes of the Infected. Regular Infected are controlled by the game AI, while human players can control up to four mutated Boss Infected with special abilities. The Survivors' goal of Left 4 Dead is to help each other make it through a level to safety. Infected players must cooperate to stop them.
The expected release date for Left 4 Dead is November 4 2008 everywhere but the United Kingdom, where it is November 7. The game was first revealed in the Christmas 2006 publication of PC Gamer UK with a six-page article describing a playthrough at Valve's headquarters. A teaser was released with The Orange Box. The game was first playable at the Showdown 2007 LAN in San Jose and at QuakeCon 2007.
A Playstation 3 version of Left 4 Dead has been confirmed in development, however it will not be directly made by Valve, but by developer EA. Left 4 Dead is timed exclusive so the exact date of a Playstation 3 release has yet to be confirmed.
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It looks interesting....4 players coop survival horror zombie killing game. Should be fun...but are they nuts for going head to head with Gears of War 2 release? (Both are shooter.)
Why in the world did they use a green color background. I thought the game was full of reds and more reds. The broken hand depicts the game well enough. Overall still not to my liking. Looks cheap.
well you can always trust Valve to come with something good in terms of storyline.
chaotic zombies? to me that's cool as i always loved how those "zombies" in 28 Days Later acts compared to RE (first 3 installment)... and yes, welcome back TK!! surely adds more fun to the game...
After watching the trailer, i can somehow feel the intensity and the fun of just pouring out chains of bullets at that big fatty meat ball. Have to look out for floating concretes though
Funny the game cover art is completely different from what was speculated. The green background with the 4 fingers are gone and replaced with just a simple Left4Dead title on it.
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Left 4 Dead TV Spot #1
This I think I am going to get the steam version since valve game can run on any cheap laptop and still looks good. Best of all, 360 controller works flawlessly on my laptop
Oh, it's cheaper too
This post has been edited by PrivateJohn: Nov 12 2008, 09:05 AM
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Demo is out!!! The demo comes with coop multiplayer.
The graphic is nothing to shout about but its gameplay is really fun!!! Don't take my word for it, try it with 3 of your buddies at higher difficulty....the suspense
i just tried the demo.. oh my god!!! graphic.. so so.. bodies don't stay.. but ohh my god.. ZOMBIE rush!!! and the lighting effects of shooting the gun in a dark apartment.. that is SOOOOOO cool!!
But.. wow... who ever thought that tying a flash light on your gun would give such a suspenseful effect when you reload.
Getting thrown around by the brute zombie was an experience. Figuring out how NOT to use the gas tank was also a fun experience as I cooked my fellow survivors.
I like how the player automatically calls out important stuff like there's pills here.... guns here.. ammo here.. would think that's really helpful in coop mode.
Has anyone read the game text on the market place? "this game rocks.. buy it!'
Come come, we still need members in our adventures... just now me and Yoroi had the dumb luck to have a witch sitting right in front of a turret, and Yoroi walk right passed her as I was screaming Witch Witch!!
All the lead I pumped into her couldn't save Yoroi from one knock down.
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QUOTE(marauderz @ Nov 18 2008, 02:59 AM)
Come come, we still need members in our adventures... just now me and Yoroi had the dumb luck to have a witch sitting right in front of a turret, and Yoroi walk right passed her as I was screaming Witch Witch!!
All the lead I pumped into her couldn't save Yoroi from one knock down.
saw the Witch in action....
if you leave her alone she wont come and get you...but lets mess with her
You want to see real beauty??? You should blow up the petrol station when there is a horde of zombies near it... You will see a big blast and flaming bits of flesh falling from the sky... It was so beautiful that I nearly cried hahahahahahahah
Damn.. that was AFTER I left now wasn't it? I wonder if you can blow up the darn cars when they're blaring on the alarm
Added on November 18, 2008, 11:01 amOh yeah.. just have to mention how nice it is that you can select to let the computer control your characther in multiplayer, ideal for when u need a toilet break, or when ur feverish son drops in on you.
This post has been edited by marauderz: Nov 18 2008, 11:01 AM
The game is short I guess, just four big movies. But think of it as an arcade game, the places you visit might be the same, but the zombie placement, weapon placement, all might be different. So you might know where to go, but what dangers await you are different, so there's no "hold up guys, there's a big guy waiting for us around the next corner" It's suspense everytime you play.
And of course.. there's the competitive mode. but haven't tried that yet.
Added on November 18, 2008, 12:24 pmoh yeah.. one additional note, this has to be the first game I've played that makes my index finger tired cause I was FRANTICALLY shooting the pistol instead of the usual controlled bursts in other games.
When a bunch of zombies are dumped on you, you just pull the trigger and not worry about wheter or not u can get a headshot. so the question i like to ask the developers is... why is there a sniper rifle in the game?
This post has been edited by marauderz: Nov 18 2008, 12:24 PM
Good game just now with H3be and Shaft... sorry I quit at last point.. lesson learnt.. dont let father of sick baby be host
yeah great game guys the 360 version compares favourably with the pc version unlike valve's last orange box team fortress experience.Dont worry about it Marauderz we can always try again
Of course can invite friends, heck by default the game which we start friends can just JUMP IN anytime while playing.
and I'll always remember yesterday while battling on the rooftop, and the tank swipes off Kevin and Shaft from the roof of the hospital. That was so funny.
yeah great game guys the 360 version compares favourably with the pc version unlike valve's last orange box team fortress experience.Dont worry about it Marauderz we can always try again
Its ok family comes first....maybe we try chapter 2 tonight
Arrggg.. made it to the end of chapter 2, summoned the rescue vehicle and as I was making a run for the boat, my 'friends' leave me behind to be swarmed!! No achievement unlocked for me!!
Anyway on another note it seems that the game will award you achievements for "Doing X in a whole campaign" even if you just start at the final chapter.
Makes some of the achievements actually possible now!
Been playing every night, you haven't noticed? I ugess you were too busy driving Anyway I found out that the game ALWAYS uses a dedicated server, so what we have to do is to keep on creating games until we connect to a server that gives us GREEN network lines (press back to see the connection status)
only got one survival achievement cause on the 2nd Act, Kevin left me to die with the zombies as he escaped.
i'm thinking of getting this game too. is it really that good as what this video is?
"i'm not making the plan next time!"
"Follow me, Follow me! dafhklf**kjsghspsshkjagd" 1st stage only already so epic watched this vid few days ago and it makes me so tempted to buy the game
damn.. i hate the way the servers work lar. we spend 10~20mins just looking for a server that is GREEN in ping, cause this game uses dedicated servers ALWAYS, it's not hosted on our boxes.
H3be : tried to invite you to our game yesterday, we need more humans the AI always dies at the end And I don't have any survival achievement yet!
first time look at the story(cutsene) before going to main menu it looks awesome
but after playing co-op with my bro a bit dissapointed not too realistic,it runs too fast and if im not mistaken cnnt zoom target and the graphics look like difference from cutsene
im playing normal mode and this game a bit ok la but too many zombies and i hate it when they gangbang to kill ppl,that time cnnt do anything and if it game over must start from the very first,no checkpoint and not really afraid,i just play 2 chap this game ok2 la,
i just got the game and frankly its quite a disappointment .. i think this game is suitable for party event . if play solo quite boring and cannot be the number 1 on shooting all the zombies coz the cpu tapau all the zombies leaving u in 4th place .. and i agree with fivezal, they should add checkpoints and also the zoom mode one ( prolly people who play COD find this game quite frustrating i think ) ive not yet play co op with the others prolly because of the screamyx lembabness .
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QUOTE(rhoyo @ Nov 27 2008, 10:03 PM)
i just got the game and frankly its quite a disappointment .. i think this game is suitable for party event . if play solo quite boring and cannot be the number 1 on shooting all the zombies coz the cpu tapau all the zombies leaving u in 4th place .. and i agree with fivezal, they should add checkpoints and also the zoom mode one ( prolly people who play COD find this game quite frustrating i think ) ive not yet play co op with the others prolly because of the screamyx lembabness .
Go get some friends,that's the whole point of the game....
i just got the game and frankly its quite a disappointment .. i think this game is suitable for party event . if play solo quite boring and cannot be the number 1 on shooting all the zombies coz the cpu tapau all the zombies leaving u in 4th place .. and i agree with fivezal, they should add checkpoints and also the zoom mode one ( prolly people who play COD find this game quite frustrating i think ) ive not yet play co op with the others prolly because of the screamyx lembabness .
Zoom mode? you mean AIM mode. Like in COD and GOW right? Those are what we call tactical shooters, so there's a difference between shootiing from hip and aiming. L4D is an FPS, you're always aiming so just put the crosshairs on the enemy.
Sniper rifle (hunting rifle) can zoom, right thumb stick press. Question is.. when there's a whole bunch of people rushing you what good is that? main good thing about the hunting rifle is that it penetrates multiple enemies.
As for zombies swarming you, well... that's why you're supposed to work together as a group and not go lone ranger. Remember in all the horror movies the one guy checking the place out gets killed?
Zoom mode? you mean AIM mode. Like in COD and GOW right? Those are what we call tactical shooters, so there's a difference between shootiing from hip and aiming. L4D is an FPS, you're always aiming so just put the crosshairs on the enemy.
Sniper rifle (hunting rifle) can zoom, right thumb stick press. Question is.. when there's a whole bunch of people rushing you what good is that? main good thing about the hunting rifle is that it penetrates multiple enemies.
As for zombies swarming you, well... that's why you're supposed to work together as a group and not go lone ranger. Remember in all the horror movies the one guy checking the place out gets killed?
about the gangbang the other 2 ppl looks like not really moving,and they move a bit slow,i think they follow me,thats why im going out first
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That's like extorting money. The only reason to play this is to play online,which you have to pay for. Why do you have to pay for Xbox Live?What has gold got that a PC doesn't have? Don't we have FREE online gaming and video calls on the PC with Skype and Games for Windows Live?
That's like extorting money. The only reason to play this is to play online,which you have to pay for. Why do you have to pay for Xbox Live?What has gold got that a PC doesn't have? Don't we have FREE online gaming and video calls on the PC with Skype and Games for Windows Live?
I'm sorry,ranting mode.Stopping now.
sorry dude. ppl have been ranting since 2005 and looks like it ain't gonna change anything soon. but for that kinda money with what the kind of service they give (matchmaking, etc) i guess it's good than some of free multiplayer on pc.
I wonder if the dedicated servers are around in the UK so you'll get a nice experience playing.
right now because of the internet problems it's actually pretty easy to start a local hosted game, hahaha cause the game can't contact the dedicated server farm.
Omg.. This game.. is the most disappointing game eva! The player movement are too fast! Doesnt feel realistic when killing zombie.. Lack of fun content.. and can move through stuff.. OMG?!
OH ya.. about the gold stuff.. cmon.. $50 for a year.. If you wan to play online using PC.. go ahead.. the service are poor.. and you will lag reli bad.. + PC games.. the only multiplayer games that we can play w/e much lag are COD4/5.. not many player tho.. counter strike.. and warcraft.. thats all.. in garena* while most console games support online~
Finally hopped on the L4D bandwagon and I must say its pretty glorious~! Sweet games last nite with Marau, Kevin and Sinjaxx, though the freakin AI director just had to get the The Tank to kill the only guy (me) who hasn't gotten the achievement yet! Aaarrggh!!!
Kill 50,000++ in one game? wah.. what are you going to do? barricade yourself in the finale map?
Added on January 13, 2009, 10:05 amanyway to see your progress on those achievements, press the START button in game and select achivements, you'll be able to see your progress towards the acheivements.
This post has been edited by marauderz: Jan 13 2009, 10:05 AM
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^Awesome indeed but It's sad the lack of support for console Orange box. So now I am waiting for announcement of Left4Dead DLC for 360 first..then grab it off bargain bin.
^Awesome indeed but It's sad the lack of support for console Orange box. So now I am waiting for announcement of Left4Dead DLC for 360 first..then grab it off bargain bin.
Just get it now!!!! Man I haven't been on for a couple of nights, need to get back on it.
Then you walk in the middle then.. so when a smoker gets the guy in the back you try and rescue the hunter will get you, when the front gets puked on and you try to save the guy, you get dragged by the smoker.
First you need to know how you can disconnect your box from live WITHOUT losing the IP.
For me my 360->Switch->Router->internet, so I just pull my cable connecting switch to router to do this.
So step one is to get into the lobby screen where you can start the game and before you select start game, disconnect the network as I mentioned before THEN select start game. It might show that you're signed out from live but don't worry about it.
Once the 5 sec countdown for hosting starts reconnect the network, sign back into live if you were signed out.
First you need to know how you can disconnect your box from live WITHOUT losing the IP.
For me my 360->Switch->Router->internet, so I just pull my cable connecting switch to router to do this.
So step one is to get into the lobby screen where you can start the game and before you select start game, disconnect the network as I mentioned before THEN select start game. It might show that you're signed out from live but don't worry about it.
Once the 5 sec countdown for hosting starts reconnect the network, sign back into live if you were signed out.
My situation is that i keep telling kevin don't throw the gas tank/molotov in front of us and block our escape route but nooooo... die just in front of the safe room because of shit like that.
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This is the perfect game for Xbox Live 8 players party. It's said vs mode 4 v 4 but for survivor it still feels like coop because killing "human" zombie doesn't really increase the score by a big margin as your main objective is to survive!! As for "human" zombie the experience is really....unique?
Just imagine your friends are playing <insert any SP game> then you play as one of the enemy AI....been playing L4D non-stop since I got the game, even forgot about Fallout 3 DLC.
First you need to know how you can disconnect your box from live WITHOUT losing the IP.
For me my 360->Switch->Router->internet, so I just pull my cable connecting switch to router to do this.
So step one is to get into the lobby screen where you can start the game and before you select start game, disconnect the network as I mentioned before THEN select start game. It might show that you're signed out from live but don't worry about it.
Once the 5 sec countdown for hosting starts reconnect the network, sign back into live if you were signed out.
KILL ZOMBIES!!!!
Wouldnt you get throw out of the lobby screen onto the main menu once you disconnect from LIVE? I tried pulling the cable from my 360 in the lobby after i created my own private game and it didnt worked.
that's why like I said, you don't pull the 360's cable. Whatever you do must allow the 360 to keep connected, but not to the internet. do it right before you press the Start Game option in the lobby screen.
- me running into a smoker RIGHT as it walked out of a corner! - me running into a dark room, seeing an outline and shooting it BEFORE I realized it had RED EYES!!! WITCH !!! SHIT!!!
These still did not top the fact that.. Kevin killed almost everyone on the team at least once!
lol sorry marauderz for being a noob. that's my 1st time playing L4D online & on expert mode. maybe i'll get better on the next wave? had fun playing with u guise.
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Hey,apparently there's gonna be some DLC for the game.
QUOTE
Valve's Zombie Thriller Expanding In 2009
February 5, 2008 — Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Half-Life, Portal, Team Fortress, and Counter-Strike) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced a series of content and development releases for its latest title, 2008's best-selling new game property for the PC and Xbox 360, Left 4 Dead (L4D).
The first L4D DLC — dubbed the L4D Survival Pack -- is due for release this spring and introduces a new multiplayer game mode entitled, Survival, plus two complete campaigns for Versus Mode . A Critic's Choice Edition of the game will be heading to retail stores this spring, and will include access to all the content introduced in the L4D: Survival Pack.
In addition, for PC gamers and aspiring developers, the first Left 4 Dead release for the Source Software Development Kit (Source SDK) will allow the creation of custom Left 4 Dead campaigns that will be discoverable via L4D's matchmaking system. The SDK update is also due for release this spring, and is free of charge to all owners of L4D on the PC.
"Since Half-Life launched in 1998, Valve has made continuous efforts to expand the offering of its products beyond what's included on the day of launch," said Gabe Newell, co-founder and president of Valve. "With Half-Life and Counter-Strike, and more recently Team Fortress 2, we've learned that we're no longer making stand-alone games but creating entertainment services. With Left 4 Dead we're extending that tradition by creating additional gameplay and releasing our internal tools to aspiring developers so they may also create and distribute new Left 4 Dead experiences."
Left 4 Dead is a survival action game from Valve that blends the social entertainment experience of multiplayer games such as Counter-Strike and Team Fortress with the dramatic, narrative experience made popular in single player action game classics such as the Half-Life series of games. Released in November of 2008, L4D has earned over 25 industry awards from outlets around the world.
any game tonight? so close to that darn hospital last night! btw, bro marauderz, if you see me online just invite me to the lobby, so i can get the expert achievements if we finish it
i tell you.. with the hospital saferoom right in front of us, paniced and rushed out fromhe manhole thinking at least one of us could make it.. but we were wrong... aiii...
Added on February 8, 2009, 2:05 pmprobably can't play tonight, need to go somewhere.
This post has been edited by marauderz: Feb 8 2009, 02:05 PM
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QUOTE(trogdor1oh1 @ Feb 7 2009, 07:37 PM)
Hey,apparently there's gonna be some DLC for the game. Oh boy
Nice...but first they need to release patch for 360 version. People been glitching in vs mode and it is getting annoying.
The glitch I am talking about is the zombie keep moving objects like trash can to block the sewer exit in No Mercy...(the part where you goto climb up the ladder) or the elavator level. Bummer...
that's not really glitching, more like players did the unexpected. Zombies were given the power to knock stuff around to make them look powerful, guess sometimes when you have an actual physics engine, people do weird shit that weren't expected.
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I'm not sure if this is a glitch or not,but this happened when I played both PC and 360 versions. When you're reloading with a clip(not shotgun or auto-shotgun),you can do a melee in the middle of it,and it will instantly reload.
Read that it doesnt work for the PC version because it has already been fixed with an update but afaik the 360 version hasnt got any update for some time. So we can give this way a try.
Interesting thing happned last night was when my son sat down and watched me play, at first my wife thought he would be scared by the zombies, but after the first boomer vomit incident I knew he wasn't paying much attention other than telling me to "Bang bang" more when I was just running around.
This is because.. my son doesn't know that zombies are scary yet.
The recently unveiled Left 4 Dead Survival pack for the Xbox 360 and PC will be free, Valve announced today.
The pack, due this spring, introduces a new multiplayer game mode entitled, Survival, plus two complete campaigns for Versus Mode (Death Toll, Dead Air). A Critic's Choice Edition of the game will be heading to retail stores this spring, and will include access to all the content introduced in the L4D: Survival Pack.
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<3 Valve
QUOTE(marauderz @ Feb 10 2009, 09:46 AM)
Interesting thing happned last night was when my son sat down and watched me play, at first my wife thought he would be scared by the zombies, but after the first boomer vomit incident I knew he wasn't paying much attention other than telling me to "Bang bang" more when I was just running around.
This is because.. my son doesn't know that zombies are scary yet.
Everything from Valve is free Unlike Microsoft,they are nice people who are fun at parties and have a way with ladies,which is why they're offering me a lot of money for a job there
Thanks to the regular attendees (Mr. Liangwc and Mr. eye3X3) to my zombie fest ya! Its been a few days already that we got stuck at the finale of Blood Harvest and tonight was one of those nights that we have to give up trying...
when you see a tank.. throw a molotov, or start a fire in his direct path, with him burning it'll be easier to take him down.
also instead of running together, scatter. then when you see that the tank has chosen a target, that guy runs while everyone else converge on the tank.
when the non targets get close enough to the tank, the tank will choose a new target so once you see the tank stop chasing the old target scatter and repeat.
worked well when i was playing with the AI, should be easier with real players.
So I FINALLY made it to the Finale of DeathToll on Expert... ALONE!! I tried to finsih the campaign a few times but I just couldn't keep the AI alive long enough so that the boat arrives. The AI's main problem is of course that they don't believe in sacrificial lambs!
They just have to rush out and save a guy who has been drawn outside by a smoker!
So I waited for Kevin to pop into the game to give me a hand (which he didn't cause he was too busy trying to solve the mystery of how to get Goken in SF4)
And then BOOM...my router disconnects = xbox live disconnects = I get kicked out to the main screen...
So I FINALLY made it to the Finale of DeathToll on Expert... ALONE!! I tried to finsih the campaign a few times but I just couldn't keep the AI alive long enough so that the boat arrives. The AI's main problem is of course that they don't believe in sacrificial lambs!
They just have to rush out and save a guy who has been drawn outside by a smoker!
So I waited for Kevin to pop into the game to give me a hand (which he didn't cause he was too busy trying to solve the mystery of how to get Goken in SF4)
And then BOOM...my router disconnects = xbox live disconnects = I get kicked out to the main screen...
Yes! The legacy has now bestow upon ChisaKatana Hey bro marauderz, if you ever need some help with expert you can invite me ya!
you forgotten ar? back from graw1 days i already famous for team killing. but don't forget i also have the highest number of helping survivor to stand back up. because i'm the one that shot them down..
btw, how come yesterday i didn't get any achievement for completion of death toll ar? is it because i'm already dead before the boat arrive?
Is it only me or what, after playing this game for quite a lot, I just noticed in the first campaign at chapter 3 - sewer, in the tunnel (right after a room that u must get in to go further) there is a graphic glitch, the wall of the tunnel looks slimy + green/cyan and when its dark, when i turn off the flashlight.
This is only at the tunnel right after a room, which when you crouch along it you will stumble upon a red light.
I don't really know how to describe how the glitch looks like, but it look "slimy" with green/cyan colour and it only happens inside there when its purely dark. When I turn on the flashlight or there is a gunfight, the wall looks fine. Weird.
Oh my god... that was so violent. Liang do you know the hosting trick so that you do local hosting and get a better playing experience? Me, Yoroi and Kevin just tried to survive... fark.. 4:40 on the crane... not good at all! It's just a joke when you see EVERYONE gets pulled by smokers and then pounced by hunters, then the tank 'saves' you by punching the hunter off you, then punching you to a pulp!
survival mode is damn power man... no need to aim one... shoot in any random direction sure hit something hahahahaha... but when 3-4 smokers come out athe same time with 3-4 hunters ah...sure hailat...
Anybody still interested in buying Left 4 Dead for the Xbox 360? I am bringing in a shipment of games in a few weeks, and was wondering whether should I throw in a couple of copies of L4D or not.
Let me know lah, you can PM me or email me at bernardyong@gameon.com.my.
Highlight of yesterday's survival session was when me and Yoroi thought camping out in the toilet of the Lighthouse would be a nifty trick.
As we were stockpiling all the propane and gas cans we could find into the bathtub I looked at the rear wall of the toilet and thought out loud "What if they can break through this wall?"
2 minutes after the match started and I was guarding the door.. they break through the rear wall.
20 seconds later I die..
10 seconds later the tank enters the toilet and was about the kill Yoroi...
1 second later he shoot the propane tank in the bathtub...
Highlight of yesterday's survival session was when me and Yoroi thought camping out in the toilet of the Lighthouse would be a nifty trick.
As we were stockpiling all the propane and gas cans we could find into the bathtub I looked at the rear wall of the toilet and thought out loud "What if they can break through this wall?"
2 minutes after the match started and I was guarding the door.. they break through the rear wall.
20 seconds later I die..
10 seconds later the tank enters the toilet and was about the kill Yoroi...
1 second later he shoot the propane tank in the bathtub...
Wokay...not the easiest game to play this survival mode But fun nonetheless. Somehow all out flaming/explosive strategies always backfire on us and quite a few of us end up swimming in the ocean in the light house level
The term "Don't Jinx it" seems to fit for survival mode
"They can't reach us in the toilet!" - Toilet's back wall get's ripped apart "They can't knock down the door!" - Door get's knocked down the MOMENT the sentence was finished.
a little observation... if you poistion yourself just slightly to the edge of the highest platform on the lighthouse level, somehow the smokers on teh ground level will not be able to constrict you, BUT they dont stay down there for long...