The ad says free on Steam, but is it downloadable and only available for free for one day?

I'm downloading it right now, but just curious.

i DL'd and played very little last night. it was fun, but i died. looking forward to playing in co op....

Dude, you can play this shit in 1st person...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMz462NcGVY

Attempting this craziness now.

cool! is it still avail for free?

*taken from steam forum*

These are useful commands to enhance your alien swarm experience. You use these by entering them into the developers console. To do this, go to options, keyboard/mouse, and checkmark enable developer's console. The default key is the ~ key.


Immense amount of commands can be found here: http://www.textdump.com/v/?k=Njk1NQ==

asw_custom_skill_points 1

If used before people connect to the game, the host is allowed to spend points on the Marines' stats. Disclaimer: Not really supported or well balances, use at own risk.

asw_auto_reload 0

Disables the auto reload.

mat_grain_scale_override 0

Removes the grain effect on the screen.

asw_camera_shake 0

Removes the camera shake effect when hit by an enemy.

asw_fast_reload_under_marine 1

Places a fast reload bar under your actual marine so you don't need to look in the corner to time your reload. Or rely on the poor cursor fast reload bar.

asw_flare_b
asw_flare_g
asw_flare_r

Change the flare colors.

asw_ignore_need_two_player_requirement 1

Game will ignore the two player requirement. In other words, you can go rambo.

asw_horde_override 1

Enables an AI director like in L4D.

exec 360_controller_pc.cfg

enables Xbox 360 controller support. See also WildBill's modified configuration. Courtesy shackanaw

firstperson
asw_hide_marine 1
asw_controls 0

First one enables firstperson mode, second one hides your marine so you can see, third one changes the camera controls to be more FPS like.

asw_pick_stim_music

"This command allows you to pick a custom .mp3 or .wav to play during adrenaline. It even brings up a little menu to pick the file, like for when choosing sprays in other Source games." - Courtesy BobX

openserverbrowser

Opens server browser. Courtesy shackanaw

bind <key> "cl_emote 6"

"Will bind the old good Anime Smiley to the key of your choice." Courtesy NoData on the BCG forums.

cl_emote x

"Where X=
0 - Medic call
1 - Need Ammo
2 - Regular Smiley
3 - Stop
4 - Go
5 - Be careful
6 - Anime Smiley
7 - Ready?

cl_emote with anything not defined will result in an anime smiley"