How do I join steam group server games

[BASEDCIGAR]

When I play online, there are only couple of games, 9 at most, but it says that there are over 19k players playing, I must have done something wrong there!

[FueledByCawfee]

1. Start up L4D2
2. Wait for your add-ons to load
3. See that "Steam groups" tab on the bottom left corner?
4. Click it
5. Choose one of them and you're done
6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLpIMRowndg

[QuoDB]

this game only show u games base on ur steam client downloading region. so change ur steam client setting in the downloads region to other country or place with less lag. u will see more games. another way is while started the game, press "~" key to start console, type "openserverbrowser" and enter, that will show u a lot of servers.

with "openserverbrowser", u can see and join almost all the group servers.

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Originally posted by MatthewMingLee:

When I play online, there are only couple of games, 9 at most, but it says that there are over 19k players playing, I must have done something wrong there!

You only see games close to your downloading region

You only see games that are not full

Try to open the server browser if you want to see how many servers there are and how many games are running.

[BASEDCIGAR]

Mind=blown, thanks

[76561198831928443]

After the new update, I cannot access the steam group servers it used to be on the main menu and now I can't see it.
please help me

[Skondex]

i think they removed it

[Mirror System X]

Originally posted by osmanurkcu:

After the new update, I cannot access the steam group servers it used to be on the main menu and now I can't see it.
please help me

Originally posted by AreYouIdiot1:

i think they removed it

Really...?
Damn, this update is sucky.
On another PC I remember this thing working just fine, I sometimes waited a few minutes and they showed, though the machine was weaker and the internet slower.
Now I have a much better machine and better internet and it doesn't show at all...no Steam group servers even after 10-20 minutes and after a bunch of settings touched and restarts...
Did Valve really remove this feature?
Being able to see the ping, number of players there and some few other things was golden back in time...

[jstnkr]

Use gametracker to find servers.
https://www.gametracker.com/search/left4dead2/?

Add them to your favourites in the steam server-list (rightclick your steam icon in the bottom right and hit servers. (if the server option doesn't show up, then head to steam options > interface > at the bottom it says task settings, check servers there.

Or connect to the servers using the in-game console by typing in "connect <ip>"
You can also open up the server-browser in-game using the console "openserverbrowser".

There's also a mod in the workshop called Urik's game menu. It re-designs the main menu a little bit and makes it much cleaner, It also comes with a dedicated button that opens up the browser so you don't have to do it yourself all the time.

[Mirror System X]

Originally posted by Justin:

You can also open up the server-browser in-game using the console "openserverbrowser".

Yes, I know about this one, how to choose game with the menu and that there are mods and stuff, I played a few games today via the menu's Campaign mode and the console, but I wish there simply 'd be the moving list with the Steam Group Servers in the bottom right at start...eh.
Looks like I'll have to check some more over the net and most likely mods'll be installed. Thx!

[Brock]

I know this is an old thread but just to clear things up, in order for you to see Steam Group Servers at the right bottom you need to be following the Left 4 Dead 2 community hub, just scroll all the way up on this page, click on "All" on the left, then on the right click on "Follow".

If an update is released recently, the amount of Steam Group Servers will be reduced because servers generally don't update immediately if they have players playing on them, if an update gets released you need to give it a couple of hours before you can see all servers again.

[Mirror System X]

Originally posted by Brock:

in order for you to see Steam Group Servers at the right bottom you need to be following the Left 4 Dead 2 community hub, just scroll all the way up on this page, click on "All" on the left, then on the right click on "Follow".

Man, you are Golden!

Originally posted by Brock:

I know this is an old thread

Me too, I just saw two guys necroing already, so I thought nobody 'd spank me :D Usually I start new thread in forums when I see nobody posted for a long time. Thanks and bye!