ThinkingWithPortals
Archive of maps from the ThinkingWithPortals community.
[SP] THE CORE: Portal 2 custom mini campaign
You are a test subject in the Aperture Science lab who winds up in another "puzzling" situation. You are also in a race against an ever wicked "test dungeon master" trying to make life hard and success a relative term. What's up with GLaDOS anyway ? Has she gone mad ? She had the cooperative testing initiative yet choses to let you break your heart and head over an inanimate companion testing element time and again. This is what you'll be getting: Solve 7 new maps full of puzzle elements Fully voiced GLaDOS by MissyChrissy (anglsummer4 on youtube) Companion elements (cube & sphere) Custom in-game media (video's and icons by TigerboyPT) Build 2.0: THE CORE RELOADED now live on the workshop! Due to the newer PTI integration, the "mod" version up to 1.1c will no longer work correctly, Therefor I recommend to not download the mod on this forum any longer but go to the following link: http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/file ... =117081702 There, you can subscribe to all maps and they'll be automaticly downloaded to your game. This update to the campaign fixes numerous issues, updates visual layout and inclujdes workshop compatibility where you can vote on the individual maps. Hotfixed build 1.1c: May 2012 Because Valve updated Portal 2 with a new dlc, they changed some internal resource file requirements which broke the main menu of my mod. I fixed this for build 1.1c. No other fixes were made. Patch 1.1b: minor fix: Fixed GLaDOS announcement triggering multiple times in bonus map. Patch 1.1 updates and fixes: General: custom signs are now self illuminated All maps now have correct reflections (cubemaps) improvements in some map detail design trough-out the levels updated essential mod file to support directx 8 fixed exit doors not closing behind the player in some maps (except for the nightmare elevator) Installer package now fetches for sourcemod dir in the windows registry Chapters now also show their titles in-game Map 1: (chapter 1: Angular Reality) replaced bts arms in sky-box with decoration lights to optimize performance on low memory bandwidth video cards More "ratman den" decoration to make it look less dull Map 2: (Chapter 2: A New Companion) moved back the catwalk which is sometimes blocking start catapult movement direction fixed further texture misalignments BTS decoration arm lights were pointing the wrong way Map 3: (Chapter 3: The Shrine) prevented placement of portals outside the shrine until THE CORE is removed from the altar redesigned the top of the shrine room fixed misaligned ceiling texture near gel and excursion funnel area jump panels of the second room now activate when the player enters fixed some Z-fighting props in the jump room BTS area fixed unfinished look of blobulator spawn area above the gel dropper made the pneumatic diversity exit vent more responsive to THE CORE puzzle indicators for tractor beam will now match it's direction color New puzzle in the shrine Map 4: (Chapter 4: Deadly Intermezzo) extruded glass near "bowling turret" to reduce the chance of blockages when it's tippled over reworked some brushwork in maze area removed ability to place portals in maze area to avoid players skipping the maze entirely Map 5: (Chapter 5: Euthanazation Vault) decorated the jump hall with extra brushwork and models fixed env_projectedtexture core goodbye line should be a triggered once only texturized laser power control room interior in case that players portal in there prevented players from going trough the tractor beam generator prop sanitized the puzzle around the tractor beam alcove with an escape platform and emancipation grill Map 6:: (Chapter 6: CatapultClysm) added bonus map- Map 7: (Chapter 7: Round Tangent) added extra models and brushwork to prevent players spotting the ceiling of the right side entry bts area when crouched. prevented "cutting the race" glitch by replacing core receptacle tube piece with an iris overhauled design of the small test room for a less dull look and removed shallow water areas fixed small room exploit where players could jump & hop the core inside the glass window without having to fling it fixed ability to place a portal on the second fling platform for the CORE race puzzle changed main test room acid texture to the correct deadly slime look corrected misaligned light spots on the exit hatch area removed map prototype GLaDOS power off event in exit area placed exit hatch override in case the player manages to "forget" THE CORE and left it being on the race exit socket gave breakable glass a visually broken style so it seems more obvious that you can break it. fixed succeeded wallprojector puzzle indicators showing unsolved state for the sphere when it is put into the socket for a second time- INSTALLATION NOTES: Unpack this archives WITH DIRECTORIES INTACT in the following folder "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\sourcemods" So to be clear, the thecore directory goes inside this directory. Your sourcemods directory should now look like this "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\sourcemods\thecore\" with subdirs like bin, materials, models etc... If you have a previous installation, just overwrite everything with the new files. Restart steam for the mod to become visible in your games list. Uninstall notes: To elimitate every trace of my campaign from your portal2 dir, delete: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\sourcemods\thecore\" and restart steam.
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Pure Intellect²: A Lecture in Reanimation
An old map of mine that I recently gave a facelift to. Because it's old, there wasn't much I could do to optimize it, but I tried. So, it's an underground map that has 1 test chamber, lots of exploration, and a not-so-original story twist with an original implementation! All custom content is packed. Also, minor setback is that it doesn't automatically disconnect you because I couldn't be bothered to do another compile (this was intended for the Workshop only) So, welcome. Feedback is appreciated!
Faith
My first Portal map! It's a single player map consisting of 4 quite easy, short chambers which should take about 15 minutes to complete. As .vpks are currently not working due to DLC pack, please extract all files to: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\portal 2 In game press ` (to the left of 1) to open the console and type "map faith" to play the level. Once .vpks are working again I will release an update. Hope you enjoy, and any comments/feedback/recommendations please let me know in the topic link below. If you should happen to get stuck I have posted a video walk through here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZSODxmIBDU Release updates: v1.0 - Inital release v1.1 - Fix bug in chamber 4: you can get stuck if you don't keep a cube with you. v1.2 - Fix bug in chamber 4: there are too many cubes so you can get through the chamber by cheating. v1.3 - Bridge leading to Chamber 2: You can no longer run along the top while it is down. Chamber 2: The main puzzle has new geometry, so that cubes cannot fall between the gaps of the arms. v1.4: Chamber 1 and 2: Droppers fixed so that buttons only reset once the dropper is closed.
Portalgun Reskin
My fist portalgun reskin. Navigate to your Portal 2 game directory, located at: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\portal 2\ Make a copy of the file pak01_dir. Extract files pak01_dir and materials to the aforementioned Portal 2 directory. Replace any files you may be warned about. Image: Light Version http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/56092 ... 3A35C0817/ Dark Version http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/56092 ... A40D16D8B/ Created by Cybermaxke
Madness_1.3.3
A new version of the Madness_1 map with more difficulty and less repetitive (i've read all the critics of the first version and I have corrected them). Then it's a harder difficulty map with portal paint and tbeams in a clean room The first version is here : Madness_1 (don't play this version, the new is really better !) And even you've played the first version, this is really different. Good luck ! Installation : -Extract the zip content to the "C:\program files\steam[Your steam account]\common\portal 2\portal2" folder. -Accept to replace, else, you'll not see the icons on the sign. -Run Portal 2, and type "map sp_madness_1" in the developper console. Have fun !
Somewhere Underground
This is the real version of the map. If you don´t mind, when you start playing the test, you can type on the console "record inputname" So you will record your playing as a dem. file this file will appear in: \Steam\steamapps\common\portal2\portal2 Notice that every time the player dies, or the game have to load a new map, the recording stops and you have to record again. You can send me the dem. file to my mail: [email protected] With this you can support me, so I will know how players react in the different parts. This can help me to improve future maps. Also i'm not forcing you to do it, do it if you want to. Thanks!! ::BONUS:: Can you find the borealis? - Just find it's name and try the impossible - DOWNLOAD Somewhere Underground 2 HERE >> Somewhere Underground 2 <<
Testing Science (for school)
Hello fine people (and/or others), For school I have to do some research on a topic. No research without test subjects (you). What do I have to do then, you may wonder. It's simple. Play the Portal 2 map I made (it'll probably take you around 10 minutes depending on how smart you are). While playing you'll encounter some zeros and ones (just before the elevators and grey/orange textures). Write them down in the order you encounter them. When you're finished please send the numbers (and the auto-recorded demos if you feel like it) to me (URL to the .dem file (Steam\steamapps\common\portal 2\portal2) + reply @ forumtopic with the numbers). Everything should be self-explanatory; You'll both help me with my research and you might even get a manly hug or a cookie. Thanks a lot! (When you got to an elevator, but didnt see any numbers, turn around and go back to the last room, orange/grey not really P2-textured! Please dont forget to send them to me )
Crossway
A tiny 70's era test for players who love logical puzzles. It does not require any kind of tricks, only deciding the placement of portals and the route to be followed. This map uses BEEMOD2 by Benjamin Blodgett and Carl Kenner, and the Puzzle Maker Style Changer by Carl Kenner. Credits: * Benjamin Blodgett: BEEMOD2 * Carl Kenner: 1970's Portal 2 instances, BEEMOD2 and Style Changer * TeamSpen210: Antline magnet, Cave Johnson portrait To Play: * Place crossway.bsp in Steam\SteamApps\common\portal 2\portal2\maps * Type "map crossway" in the in-game developer console Enjoy and good luck!
turrets verwatch 01
An easy hammer-made test with GLaDOS, an easter egg, a fresh new idea and everything. I spent 5 days working on this. it's my first hammer map and I'm impressed what I managed to do. have fun! AND MAKE SURE THE TURRETS DIE! I didn't quite manage to add the steam workshop page as a download page so now you can install this map manually by: -extracting the archive in your ...\Steam\SteamApps\common\Portal 2\portal2 folder -and typing "map lasertest" in the console after loading portal 2. Special thanks to XeZrunner for useful advice and for the skybox at the end.
Turrets Overwatch 02
This turned out to be more like a GLaDOS voice test for me, but the chamber shows a new funel mechanic as well and its difficulty is medium. I spent quite a lot of time working on the textures and the evil GLaDOS traps and I'm proud of what I did (don't get angry if she's too harsh on you ). Check out Part 01 as well. AND MAKE SURE THE TURRETS DIE!!! Installation: Extract the compressed files in your ...Steam\SteamApps\common\Portal 2\portal2 folder, then open Portal 2 and type in the console "map turrets_overwatch_02".