Portal 101?
Ok, I had an idea for a few weeks now. It's called Portal 101.
what is it? It's a project where ANYONE can submit their maps to Portal 101. About 97 maps will be collected, (I will work on 4 maps) And put into a collection. I will have to playtest each map even after its final release to see which CHAMBER that map should be.
There are a few rules though, not that big. Here is what I have in mind for the rules:
1- YOU MUST start out in an elevator (not in a moving one, just start out in one, CLOSED, and will open in a few seconds after loading the map like in Portal.)
2- YOU MUST end out in an elevator, it shouldn't take too long, there is an online guide about making one.
3- YOU MAY use your own custom GLaDOS voice. (You don't have to, though you may reuse some from the actual portal)
And yeah. I havn't gotten started on the project, because I'm working on a TF2 map and I HOPE I get that done first. discuss??????
Remember, if you already made an awsome map and would like to submit, then go ahead!
EDIT: Sorry the big spaces, but I'm used to making them.
(recap?) Anyway, I WILL also be participating so that I won't leave all the work to others. Heck, I might even make more than 4 maps, 10 even.
It'll probably take an year to get this done, who knows? I just need to get my awsome tf map done. (recap end)
I'll take any maps that is well.... meeting the conditions. You might get lucky to skip a certain rule, because I need the 101th chamber.
Edited to make this less of a pain in the ass to read. --msleeper
A big compilation of maps that aren't really connected? I'm not seeing the appeal.
Portal 101? Isn't that kind of, the actual game?
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What he said.
There's a reason game development teams have one unified art director.
I think this could turn out to be good idea if you went into more depth about a specific story line mentioned within your rules. Otherwise I think it would be a fairly good idea with more planning.
I like it.
Noone would dismiss a valve made mappack.
You need to create a few more rules on making the maps connected in some way, for example, maybe the maps have one story, ultimate objective, various things they all have (e.g. blood in behind the scenes) etc... I'd be surprised if you could pull this off. I'd recommend you having everyone help make a community map. Maybe with a central hull with transportations to giant rooms you give out to people to build a challenge in. The people at face punch forums make community maps for gmod a lot.
Well, if finishing map #1 doesn't teleport you to room #2 and so on, it just becomes an already really cool maps compilation, we can't say that would be bad!
But it is true that in order to offer something that feels like a real adventure and not just a mappack, we would need some planning.
For example, in any good 1-player game, there is a learning curve.
Let's say we put "logic portals 4" as room 35. This room teaches angular flings. that means all rooms after 35 can use this technique without warnings and should not teach it again.
Also if Glados voice changes, it feels like you changed laboratory. Will probably feel weird to the player.
I personnally think it would be really great if we could do that. It could even interest Valve itself. But to be honest, I hardly believe we can make it there (how about portal 42? seems more reasonible already...).
But it sure would require some planning, at least on the learning curve, and a common Glados voice.
If that project ever truly begins, I can generate "Glados Jr" voice quite quickly now that I made the receipe, here is a sample : glados-child-unit-voice-sample-please-give-feedback-t808.html
If the project starts, I am Ok to do the voices that way.
NO! THE CAKE! NOOOOOOOO !
meh, I've already thought it'll take a long time, since it takes a long time mapping a single map. So then, probably I'll cut it in half.
What about a Thinking With Portals compilation? With umm, maps from the community! Then see if we can get into the big picture.
I"m beginning to work on a map right now. I've decided to do this:
TF2 map
Portal
TF2 map
Portal
etc.
I wanted to make the map end by having a "weapon stripper". Since I want to give pre-existing maps a chance because some of them begin without the portal gun. So I think I need some maps with a "weapon stripper" to remove the player of the portal gun. So I can probably fit rainbow palace in.
BTW: It's a compilation, it doesn't really matter if it had dif GLaDOS voice, and I Think it'll be better if people can just open up the folder, and bam, 101 (or less) maps right there, and people just double click!
Edited to make it less of a pain in the ass to read. --msleeper
