My first map ever made. Contains hardlight bridges, thermal discouragement beams, and panels.

File Name: Triple.zip
File Size: 1.9 MiB
Click here to download Triple

Puzzle solutions seemed hard with a couple tight timing parts. Might have a little more guidance or direction to the solutions. Otherwise a great map. Thanks for creating.

Complex and sound on the puzzles' front, I applaud you being this your first map. But very shaky on the mapping side: fix the many minor flaws, and it will make for a very nice Clean style brainer. Here is it:

- These narrow white surfaces are difficult to portal to, centering the shot to perfection. See if you can guide the aiming:
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc123/xdiesp/portal22011-06-1712-54-23-81-1.jpg

- I did not enter these rooms, ever. It may be due to the fact I portaled to the 2 laser rooms by flinging outside.
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc123/xdiesp/portal22011-06-1713-15-27-32.jpg

- Assorted misalignments make it look like a Build engine game, look after these and many more:
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc123/xdiesp/portal22011-06-1713-16-16-14.jpg
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc123/xdiesp/portal22011-06-1712-53-30-99.jpg

- I had clicked this button before, making the cube fall in the water. Later when I activated the cube plate, both a bridge and a cube appeared - rendering this button useless.

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc123/xdiesp/portal22011-06-1713-16-02-55.jpg

- You don't want this zig zag thing, at least not done with floor like this. Possibly panels?

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc123/xdiesp/portal22011-06-1713-02-47-41.jpg

- Frankly, the timed puzzle is confusing and not necessary. But if you want to keep it: add more clear indications of what's happening (I was thinking I had to rush back to the main room), possibly shorten it. If you don't make this glass higher, people will jump over it making the trip about 50% shorter:
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc123/xdiesp/portal22011-06-1713-18-21-78.jpg

xdiesp wrote:
These narrow white surfaces are difficult to portal to, centering the shot to perfection. See if you can guide the aiming:
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc123/xdiesp/portal22011-06-1712-54-23-81-1.jpg

A couple of friends I talked to said they had this problem as well, and I tried to fix this problem by playing with the size of the white surfaces. This was at a point where I was largely unaware of how to use info_placement_helpers, which would have probably worked wonders in some of that.

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- I did not enter these rooms, ever. It may be due to the fact I portaled to the 2 laser rooms by flinging outside.
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc123/xdiesp/portal22011-06-1713-15-27-32.jpg

I think I see how you could have gotten to the cube without going through those two rooms. This is a problem with the glass. I'll have to adjust the height.
I assume this is what you meant anyways, please correct me if I am wrong.

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- Assorted misalignments make it look like a Build engine game, look after these and many more:
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc123/xdiesp/portal22011-06-1713-16-16-14.jpg
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc123/xdiesp/portal22011-06-1712-53-30-99.jpg

Yes, I wasn't really happy with all that when I had finished making this map. I've gotten much better in the two maps I've made since then (haven't released them yet) so this should not be a problem in the future.

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- I had clicked this button before, making the cube fall in the water. Later when I activated the cube plate, both a bridge and a cube appeared - rendering this button useless.

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc123/xdiesp/portal22011-06-1713-16-02-55.jpg

Yeah, that one is genuinely my fault. I don't know how to make cubes disappear when they enter the water (like they are supposed to), and if I had know I would have implemented that.

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- You don't want this zig zag thing, at least not done with floor like this. Possibly panels?

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc123/xdiesp/portal22011-06-1713-02-47-41.jpg

I might possibly change that whole room entirely, seeing as I have more experience with hammer now and can do alot more.

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- Frankly, the timed puzzle is confusing and not necessary. But if you want to keep it: add more clear indications of what's happening (I was thinking I had to rush back to the main room), possibly shorten it. If you don't make this glass higher, people will jump over it making the trip about 50% shorter:
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc123/xdiesp/portal22011-06-1713-18-21-78.jpg

That was me being lazy and not wanting to add indicator lights. That probably would have helped there, I admit it now. You're probably right about the timed thing however. I'll see what I can do about the glass thing as well.

I should be able to fix somethings fairly soon. Thanks for the feedback

I'm playing custom maps and record my first time of playing them. So the run is not perfect and may not use only intended ways, but maybe it can let you see how other people may understand the map or you could just enjoy someone playing this map for entertainment.
Anyways, here is the recording:

UFur11-TPX8
(Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFur11-TPX8)

Also note the video description for more feedback and my signature for additional project information.

The puzzle had me scratching my head for a while, at first because of me not looking closely for the hole in the hallway ceiling, then because jumping in and out of water without dying isn't very common (and is usually a mistake by the mapper.)

I'm certain I missed the intended solution, which I felt fairly certain involved flinging from the angled panel in the lightbridge maze through the panels below. But I never found a way to raise those panels, so I just jumped across.

EDIT: Since the source was included, I found the button to trigger the panels. Even knowing where it was, I had trouble finding it. Then I solved that part using the intended fling, as you can see here: Triple by .RK

I also never saw a use for the triangle button right before the exit. I heard a timer ticking, but there was no need to do anything but just walk out.

I never used the two small rooms in the corner. You can place a portal to get the cube from the ceiling, or from the top of the glass wall.

This could have been a 4 for the puzzle, but there are too many confusing, useless or broken things. 3/5 from me.