It takes about 2.5 seconds to pour fuel into the generator. While flashing, Survivors will have time to pick up the gas cans before they explode. When gas cans are hit with acid they will flash orange momentary, then explode. However, the attack only works if the gas can has been previously picked up and dropped. The only Infected that can destroy gas cans with its attack is the Spitter. If they get destroyed, they will eventually respawn back at the location they originated. Gas cans always spawn in the same location on the map. If they are picked up and dropped they will have an orange aura. Gas cans have a white aura, so Survivors can see them anywhere on the map. Overtime can occur multiple times during a single round. If all the gas cans are dropped, the Survivors' round is over.
#Left 4 dead 1 gameplay generator#
During overtime, the Survivors have an indefinite amount of time to pour another gas can into the generator and extend the time, so long as at least one Survivor is holding a gas can at all times. Overtime is indicated by the timer flashing red.
In other words, a team can win even if, overall, they collected fewer gas cans than their opponents as long as they win more rounds.ĭuring a game, overtime will occur if the time limit runs out, but at least one Survivor is holding a gas can. Because of this, scoring is not based on the total amount of gas cans collected over the entire game. The team that wins the most rounds wins the game.
For example: a game of 3 rounds ends as soon as a team wins 2 rounds. The game will end as soon as it is impossible for the losing team to win. Next round, the losing team will start as the Survivors (the opposite of Versus, in which the losing team is Infected first). In the case that both teams do not collect any gas cans, the round goes to the team who held out longer. If both teams collect the same amount of gas cans, the team that did it faster wins the round. Next turn, the previously Infected will become the Survivors and will have to get one more gas can than the other team to win the round and end it. When the time runs out or all the Survivors are incapacitated, the teams switch sides. Once the game starts, the Survivors have 1 minute and 30 seconds to find gas cans, with an additional 20 seconds added for each can they bring to the generator. The timer will start and the Infected will spawn as soon as the set-up time runs out or if a Survivor leaves the designated area around the generator.
At the start of a round, the Survivors spawn next to the generator and will have 30 seconds to set up and grab their supplies, while the Infected find locations to spawn. When the turn ends, the teams switch sides. One team plays as the Survivors and the other plays as the Infected. Each round of a game consists of two turns.