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Nightmare Essentials

by yogurt · for Left 4 Dead 2

Designed for Nightmare, do not use as standalone. The stats might be outdated, but the gist is the same. The main changes are: - Witch & Tank HP, AI, DMG, SPD. - Weapon magazines, DPS, recoil. -…

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About Nightmare Essentials

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Designed for Nightmare, do not use as standalone. The stats might be outdated, but the gist is the same. The main changes are: - Witch & Tank HP, AI, DMG, SPD. - Weapon magazines, DPS, recoil. -…

Designed for Nightmare, do not use as standalone. The stats might be outdated, but the gist is the same.

The main changes are:

- Witch & Tank HP, AI, DMG, SPD. - Weapon magazines, DPS, recoil. - Minigun, and explosion damage. - Friendly fire, reserve ammo, etc.

My own scripts are largely basic cvars, gamemode edits, and overall balance. This changes and refines some already existing scripts, combines & tweaks 'em.

Enfield (Scout) has a chance to replace a tier 1 shotgun at the start. Pipe bombs function as frag grenades, they have a very short fuse. Chrome is accurate but less powerful, pumpshot is the polar opposite. The witch serves as a penalty for rushers, you must always group up. Friendly fire is disabled on easy difficulty and witches cannot instakill. Tank HP is difficulty based, take a look at the gun damage values.

Credits

ChimiChamo & Waltz for script commissions, deployables & reload mechanics. Pipe bomb explosion damage, by Nescius, which makes explosions impactful. Survivor Defib Ragdolls fixed not to use awkward T-posing or glowy corpses. Dynamic Light molotov glow radius increased, pipe glow is off, optimization. Weapon Weight, by Greenyoshiyt, that includes a small patch + tweaks. Sam, for the Ping System, includes different icons by Kreze & Me.

Special thanks to Rayne & Uni for feedback, splitting work on deployables.

Highlights

From source data

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Last update

Its author last shipped an update 5d ago.

Nightmare Essentials on Nxeon

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One-click install
Supported on Nxeon Left 4 Dead 2 servers. We download it from Steam Workshop, place it, and restart the server.
Server load
light
Latest build
2026-10-29, released 2026-10-29

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
Workshop

From 6 recorded builds of Nightmare Essentials.

Recent builds

BuildReleasedGame versionsLoaders
2026-10-292026-10-29n/aWorkshop
2026-10-112026-10-11n/aWorkshop
2026-10-092026-10-09n/aWorkshop
2026-10-052026-10-05n/aWorkshop
2026-10-042026-10-04n/aWorkshop
2026-10-022026-10-02n/aWorkshop

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Steam Workshop as “Workshop”

Vehicles & ships

Cars, boats, aircraft, ships and other things to drive or fly.

Compatibility

Game
Left 4 Dead 2

Verified at the source

  • ✓Steam WorkshopOfficial listing, checked 2026-11-01Open ↗
  • ✓Authoryogurt, as published on Steam Workshop
  • ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree

Nightmare Essentials, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Is it free?

Yes. Nightmare Essentials is free to download from Steam Workshop.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

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Run Nightmare Essentials on a Left 4 Dead 2 server.

Free to download from Steam Workshop.