Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
**Logan said hello during the recording at 19:03.
Things to Do:
The Milltown is the hardest Level 1 for any campaign. Get the sniper, so you can get rid of the infected in one shot. Also get the magnum just so you have more firepower if you go down. If you are playing on xbox, the bots will get other Tier 2 weapons once you go near the blue house since they can grab them through the wall. If you are on PC, you are stuck with all bots using sniper until they find weapons.
Never run through the middle in this level. You want to hug a wall and shoot all zombies. This will help with getting overrun. You also want to conserve the sniper ammo since you want to use it for the majority of this level (and the 2nd level). Hopefully you find a military rifle in this level or the next level.
A Tank can spawn, but it should be no problem with all the snipers.
Do not feel bad about using all the medkits in this level (6 spawn in the beginning). You most likely won't be using them during the finale along with throwables (other than a boomer bile).
The Sugar Mill is one of the hardest levels in the game. Dark Carnival's levels are mostly difficult to finish because of the crescendos. You either want to use a shotgun or a sniper. If you don't care about backtracking, use a sniper and then when you run back, get a shotgun to deal with the extra witches. The reason why I do this is because I don't like running into any witches if a tank spawns in a bad area. However this isn't necessary, so you can continue forward if you like. You may just want to run back to the beginning if you have extra medkits before you take the elevator down to the "Corn Field" area.
During the crescendo you could either hang out at the top of the "parking structure" or you could run towards the storage tank with the ladder (near the building with weapons just outside.
Mill Escape is very easy to backtrack. I think the worst part is the beginning in front of the corn fields. You can throw a pipe bomb in the middle just to clear out the area, then continue to the safe room. Nothing much to be said. This level is a breather compared to the prior 2.
Return to Town is also an easy level. If you get a tank, you will have to use your guns since if you us a molotov, there is a good chance he will touch a puddle and extinguish the flame. Another easy level.
The Town Escape finale is an easier finale than the rest. I would list this one as the 2nd easiest of the Left 4 Dead 2 Campaigns. Just hang out on the roof, cover your bots, and run around in circles for the tank.
Once both Tanks are dealt with, wait on the roof until you hear the horde (and hopefully the tank) spawn. Sometimes it can be cheap and the tank will spawn so close that you can't escape to the boat on time (since the boat takes forever to dock), so sometimes the Tank will reach you before the boat arrives. If this happens you want to stay on the roof for as long as possible, and throw boomer bile away from the boat. Then as the tank is chasing you in circles on the roof (and the horde is attacking the bile), you want to jump on the boat once it finally docks.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:32 Milltown
19:17 Sugar Mill (attempt #1)
37:14 Sugar Mill (attempt #2)
45:46 Sugar Mill (attempt #3) - done
01:11:20 Mill Escape
01:26:51 Return to Town
01:33:06 Town Escape
**Logan said hello during the recording at 19:03.
Things to Do:
The Milltown is the hardest Level 1 for any campaign. Get the sniper, so you can get rid of the infected in one shot. Also get the magnum just so you have more firepower if you go down. If you are playing on xbox, the bots will get other Tier 2 weapons once you go near the blue house since they can grab them through the wall. If you are on PC, you are stuck with all bots using sniper until they find weapons.
Never run through the middle in this level. You want to hug a wall and shoot all zombies. This will help with getting overrun. You also want to conserve the sniper ammo since you want to use it for the majority of this level (and the 2nd level). Hopefully you find a military rifle in this level or the next level.
A Tank can spawn, but it should be no problem with all the snipers.
Do not feel bad about using all the medkits in this level (6 spawn in the beginning). You most likely won't be using them during the finale along with throwables (other than a boomer bile).
The Sugar Mill is one of the hardest levels in the game. Dark Carnival's levels are mostly difficult to finish because of the crescendos. You either want to use a shotgun or a sniper. If you don't care about backtracking, use a sniper and then when you run back, get a shotgun to deal with the extra witches. The reason why I do this is because I don't like running into any witches if a tank spawns in a bad area. However this isn't necessary, so you can continue forward if you like. You may just want to run back to the beginning if you have extra medkits before you take the elevator down to the "Corn Field" area.
During the crescendo you could either hang out at the top of the "parking structure" or you could run towards the storage tank with the ladder (near the building with weapons just outside.
Mill Escape is very easy to backtrack. I think the worst part is the beginning in front of the corn fields. You can throw a pipe bomb in the middle just to clear out the area, then continue to the safe room. Nothing much to be said. This level is a breather compared to the prior 2.
Return to Town is also an easy level. If you get a tank, you will have to use your guns since if you us a molotov, there is a good chance he will touch a puddle and extinguish the flame. Another easy level.
The Town Escape finale is an easier finale than the rest. I would list this one as the 2nd easiest of the Left 4 Dead 2 Campaigns. Just hang out on the roof, cover your bots, and run around in circles for the tank.
Once both Tanks are dealt with, wait on the roof until you hear the horde (and hopefully the tank) spawn. Sometimes it can be cheap and the tank will spawn so close that you can't escape to the boat on time (since the boat takes forever to dock), so sometimes the Tank will reach you before the boat arrives. If this happens you want to stay on the roof for as long as possible, and throw boomer bile away from the boat. Then as the tank is chasing you in circles on the roof (and the horde is attacking the bile), you want to jump on the boat once it finally docks.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:32 Milltown
19:17 Sugar Mill (attempt #1)
37:14 Sugar Mill (attempt #2)
45:46 Sugar Mill (attempt #3) - done
01:11:20 Mill Escape
01:26:51 Return to Town
01:33:06 Town Escape
