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Killing Floor QuickStart PDF
Killing Floor QuickStart PDF
Introduction
The Quickstart Guide provides a brief overview of the information you will need to jump right into a
game of Killing Floor.
a. Multiplayer
When you click on the Multiplayer option, you will see the in-game News screen, with a
series of tabs across the top. If you want to find a game on the internet, click on Internet
Games. If you are trying to find a local game, hosted on your local network, click on LAN.
If you have played before and have marked any servers as favorites, youll find them under
the Favorites tab.
Each of those options takes you to a list of servers in the server browser. Click on the server
for more information. The server browser will show you what map is currently in play, how
many players and the ping from your PC to the server. Low is good! Click on Join at the
bottom of the list to jump into a server, if it isnt already full. The map will load. When it is
finished loading, you will get to the game lobby. Here you can select which Perk you want to
have active, chat to friends while you wait, click Ready when you are ready to start.
If the game is already in progress, you will start as a spectator and will join the game actively
when the current wave of specimens has been exterminated.
c. Host Game
This takes you into the section where you can set up your own server, either open to the
internet (Listen or Dedicated server), or just on your local LAN.
Key point to keep in mind: if you check the Enable sandbox box on the first page, the
players will NOT be able to earn towards their Perks. We wont deal with all the other
options to create a server here.
d. Solo
Solo mode allows you to play on your own, on your own PC. Select a map, the length of game
and the difficulty level and then click Play to jump into your own private hell!
Once you are more familiar with the game, you can try out the Sandbox mode and try
messing with the parameters there. To get back to a stock game, just clear the Enable
sandbox check-box. Then rest is pretty similar to Multiplayer!
2. Basic Gameplay
When you first spawn into a game, you will be carrying just your pistol and knife. If it is the start of
the game, there will be a first wave of specimens to take out.
a. Perk Selection
The very first thing you need to do is to select the Perk you want active when you are playing.
Even Level 0 Perks make a difference! You can select the Perk from the Main Menu (Profile
and Achievements) or from the Select Perk tab in the Lobby. You can also re-select your
Perk in the game, by hitting Escape and Select Perk, or by clicking on the Perks tab when
at the Traders shop. Just remember that any change in active Perk during the game will only
happen between waves! HINT: Level 0 Berserker cant be grabbed by clots, which makes this a
great place to start!
To aim better, use iron sights: Right Mouse to bring the gun up, hold the key to keep it there,
release to drop out of iron sights, or I to toggle iron sights view on and off. Try them both out
and see which you prefer.
To reload your weapon, either keep firing (Left Mouse) until you run out, then press fire
again to reload, or press R at any time.
To switch weapons, use the mouse wheel to scroll through your available weapons and click
on the one you want, or hit the number keys (1 through 5).
Some weapons have an alt-fire mode (Middle Mouse). On the 9mm and the pump-action
shotgun, this will activate the attached flashlight. On the Bullpup, this will switch between
semi-auto and full-auto fire modes. And the double-barrel shotgun lets loose both barrels at
once that way.
Doors can be opened and closed with the Use key (E or Z). To close them a bit more firmly,
scroll through your inventory and select the Welder. Point at a door and use Fire to weld it
closed. It wont stop them forever, but it will certainly hold them up a while. And if you
realize you have cornered yourself with your welding, you can cut the door open with alt-fire.
Finally, if you or your friends are taking damage scroll through and select your Healer.
Point it at a friend and hit fire to heal them, alt-fire to heal yourself. Just remember that it
works much better on other people than on yourself!
Keep an eye on the specimen counter (it should keep going DOWN, unless you are breeding
them) and the Trader arrow. You want to be close to the Trader when you kill the last Zed, so
you have plenty of time for the
Worth remembering: to talk over VOIP, hit the Caps Lock key. If you arent using VOIP, or
you just prefer, you can bring up the in-game voice commands with the Voice key (V). Or
you can use the text chat (Y or T).
Basically, you have a list of items you already have in your inventory and a list of fun things to
buy. Just remember that you are restricted by weight and by money. If something is too
heavy, but you really (REALLY) want it, you will have to sell something first to make room
for it. Same if you are short of cash sell something to the Trader to gain more cash.
Of course, you can try and scrounge cash off your fellow players. Remember that there is no
prize for hoarding cash it is better to have the whole team well tooled up!