Portal 1/2 Puzzle Idea Generator
This little program generates element templates that can help give you grounds for a puzzle. It doesn't generate puzzle themselves, but gives lists of elements chosen at random you can use to give your brain ideas for puzzles.
Features include:
-generating puzzle ideas (duh)
-Portal-only elements mode
-different bg graphic if it's in Portal-only elements mode
-export to png so you have the puzzle idea on hand
Tell me what you think 
UPDATE!
1.1
-added Hard-Light Bridge to the puzzle element pool
-added Element Key; to access it, generate a puzzle, then go to File -> Show Key...
1.0 initial release
File Name: p2_puzzle_generator.zip
File Size: 300.24 KiB
Portal 1/2 Puzzle Idea Generator
It's an interesting idea, and I really think this will help me make more complex puzzles however I don't quite get what each picture means or how to read it.
The picture i generated said something like:
Floor button, floor button, button, laser, fling,laser receiver, floor button,button something like that...I think.
Anyway it has A TON of promise I just can't figure it out at the moment. It's all German to me right now :p.
EDIT: Also what does the blue and gray pic mean? I have been trying to figure that out but I just can't. it's probably just something I overlooked though.
EDIT AGAIN: Also, Y u no put Hard Light Bridge? ?(????)? I also think I've figured out what that one pic is and I've figured out how to "read" it. I hope this places some sort of good puzzle in my head.
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This is a good idea, and it's got me thinking about puzzles and making them, but you should add labels, when the arrow hovers over the picture, i got stumped on a lot of icons.
The picture i generated said something like:
Floor button, floor button, button, laser, fling,laser receiver, floor button,button something like that...I think.
Anyway it has A TON of promise I just can't figure it out at the moment. It's all German to me right now :p.
EDIT: Also what does the blue and gray pic mean? I have been trying to figure that out but I just can't. it's probably just something I overlooked though.
EDIT AGAIN: Also, Y u no put Hard Light Bridge? ?(????)? I also think I've figured out what that one pic is and I've figured out how to "read" it. I hope this places some sort of good puzzle in my head.
I think i'll make an image key.
Anyway the point of this is to give you element templates. IE when you generate a random amount of elements per door for example (say 6) it chooses 6 random elements that would be needed in some way to exit that specific puzzle. This doesn't make the puzzles itself, what it does is give you elements you could use as a base for a puzzle. It's like "Here's the pieces, now make the puzzle".
I knew I forgot an element! I'll add hard-light bridges ASAP.
You really, really, need some form of caption so we have a clue what some of the pics mean. Please?
added this in the newest update, see OP.
I apologise. 
EDIT: Ah... no you haven't. The download link is still V1.
I don't get this... You can pick a number X and then you get X random test elements which you could combine to a puzzle? I really don't see how this can be a puzzle idea generator...
It's like letting a program determine what elements you randomly insert into a map... I really can't see any real purpose for this, sorry.
For a good puzzle some imagination is required. Three different elements can be used in a lot of various ways... a good puzzle requires more then just a list of those three elements...
It's like letting a program determine what elements you randomly insert into a map... I really can't see any real purpose for this, sorry.
For a good puzzle some imagination is required. Three different elements can be used in a lot of various ways... a good puzzle requires more then just a list of those three elements...
But you see, that's exactly the point. It gives you elements to help give you ideas using those elements. I couldn't build something that makes good puzzles because it requires some human interaction, so instead it gives you base elements to get your brain jogging.
Tbh I made this for myself because it helps me make more interesting puzzles, so I decided to upload it to see what others thought, or if they got use of it.
@RubbishyUsername: I just checked and the dl is now 1.1, do you still have that problem?
EDIT: Oh I see the issue, a class is missing, i'll reupload.
EDIT2: Updated, it's pending so give it a few minutes then try again.