Snakepit [RELEASE]
Quote from Duffers on January 27, 2008, 2:51 pmNo clue dude. Nothing I can do about that, it's never been a problem to me.
EDIT: Just figured out what happened, I'll fix that in my next version. For now, though, just noclip.
No clue dude. Nothing I can do about that, it's never been a problem to me.
EDIT: Just figured out what happened, I'll fix that in my next version. For now, though, just noclip.
Quote from elt on January 28, 2008, 7:29 pmI'd love to be able to play through this level, it looks quite good. However, I'm stuck on the second room. I watched the youtube video of the level being solved, but that didn't help. Is that supposed to be a 'speed run' or something? It's way too fast for me to follow. I kinda see what you're supposed to do in the second room, but I can't react that fast. If I fling myself into the air upside-down, by the time I've got the camera pointed down to see where I am, I've hit the floor. I'm just not fast enough I guess. I can't do that 'tunneling' trick either, I have no idea how you people manage it. Can someone maybe do a slower walkthrough video? I'd hate to have to resort to clipping, just to see what the next room looks like.
Feel free to call me lame, that's pretty much how I feel.
I'd love to be able to play through this level, it looks quite good. However, I'm stuck on the second room. I watched the youtube video of the level being solved, but that didn't help. Is that supposed to be a 'speed run' or something? It's way too fast for me to follow. I kinda see what you're supposed to do in the second room, but I can't react that fast. If I fling myself into the air upside-down, by the time I've got the camera pointed down to see where I am, I've hit the floor. I'm just not fast enough I guess. I can't do that 'tunneling' trick either, I have no idea how you people manage it. Can someone maybe do a slower walkthrough video? I'd hate to have to resort to clipping, just to see what the next room looks like.
Feel free to call me lame, that's pretty much how I feel.
Quote from Duffers on January 28, 2008, 7:40 pmelt wrote:I'd love to be able to play through this level, it looks quite good. However, I'm stuck on the second room. I watched the youtube video of the level being solved, but that didn't help. Is that supposed to be a 'speed run' or something? It's way too fast for me to follow. I kinda see what you're supposed to do in the second room, but I can't react that fast. If I fling myself into the air upside-down, by the time I've got the camera pointed down to see where I am, I've hit the floor. I'm just not fast enough I guess. I can't do that 'tunneling' trick either, I have no idea how you people manage it. Can someone maybe do a slower walkthrough video? I'd hate to have to resort to clipping, just to see what the next room looks like.Feel free to call me lame, that's pretty much how I feel.
The second room is pretty much a repeat of the first room.
Feel free to call me lame, that's pretty much how I feel.
The second room is pretty much a repeat of the first room.
Quote from iamafractal on January 28, 2008, 7:48 pm[spoiler]the first and second rooms involve a simple type of fling that wasn't used in the game really, but its one you should get to know.
you make a lets say orange portal in the floor where you need to shoot up. then you make a blue one in a ceiling that has a portable floor under it.
then walk through the orange one. you will come out of the blue, accelerating towards the floor.
then before you hit the floor, shoot a new blue portal in the floor under you.
you will enter the new blue floor portal rapidly, and thus fling upwards out of the orange one you placed before.
in the case of this map, all you need to do is while you're flying up, go in the direction of the glass, so you end up going over it.
once you're on the other side, you can shoot a blue portal into the floor to get back and forth more conventionally.[/spoiler]
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Quote from elt on January 28, 2008, 7:53 pmwow. Kudos to you guys, I never even considered that kind of technique before. I'm gonna go try it right now...
...and wow again. Neat! You've taught me a new technique. Thanks! On to the next room!
wow. Kudos to you guys, I never even considered that kind of technique before. I'm gonna go try it right now...
...and wow again. Neat! You've taught me a new technique. Thanks! On to the next room!
Quote from elt on January 28, 2008, 8:11 pm<laughing>
And, stuck again. I managed to get through the bit with the angled energy ball by pure chance and dumb luck alone. The next part, doing a big fling through a tall forcefield into the room with the button in the corner and the broken elevator... I've watched the youtube video several times, somehow the person there is able to fling at an angle so they end up on the ledge across the room where the cube is... I can't seem to duplicate that feat, I fly out, hit the pillar in the middle of the room, and fall to the floor. When I try to do it like in the video, letting myself drop ceiling-to-floor several times before firing a portal into the wall and fling horixontally... well, I usually end up falling into the nasty water, or just end up on the floor in the far room again. How, exactly, does one alter horizontal trajectory mid-flight when merely getting to face forward is a near-impossibility? Am I just too slow? Maybe I could slow down the framerate of the game or something...
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And, stuck again. I managed to get through the bit with the angled energy ball by pure chance and dumb luck alone. The next part, doing a big fling through a tall forcefield into the room with the button in the corner and the broken elevator... I've watched the youtube video several times, somehow the person there is able to fling at an angle so they end up on the ledge across the room where the cube is... I can't seem to duplicate that feat, I fly out, hit the pillar in the middle of the room, and fall to the floor. When I try to do it like in the video, letting myself drop ceiling-to-floor several times before firing a portal into the wall and fling horixontally... well, I usually end up falling into the nasty water, or just end up on the floor in the far room again. How, exactly, does one alter horizontal trajectory mid-flight when merely getting to face forward is a near-impossibility? Am I just too slow? Maybe I could slow down the framerate of the game or something...
Quote from Duffers on January 28, 2008, 8:13 pmelt wrote:<laughing>And, stuck again. I managed to get through the bit with the angled energy ball by pure chance and dumb luck alone. The next part, doing a big fling through a tall forcefield into the room with the button in the corner and the broken elevator... I've watched the youtube video several times, somehow the person there is able to fling at an angle so they end up on the ledge across the room where the cube is... I can't seem to duplicate that feat, I fly out, hit the pillar in the middle of the room, and fall to the floor. When I try to do it like in the video, letting myself drop ceiling-to-floor several times before firing a portal into the wall and fling horixontally... well, I usually end up falling into the nasty water, or just end up on the floor in the far room again. How, exactly, does one alter horizontal trajectory mid-flight when merely getting to face forward is a near-impossibility? Am I just too slow? Maybe I could slow down the framerate of the game or something...
That's actually not the intended solution. Just stand on the lift and look around. You'll see.
And, stuck again. I managed to get through the bit with the angled energy ball by pure chance and dumb luck alone. The next part, doing a big fling through a tall forcefield into the room with the button in the corner and the broken elevator... I've watched the youtube video several times, somehow the person there is able to fling at an angle so they end up on the ledge across the room where the cube is... I can't seem to duplicate that feat, I fly out, hit the pillar in the middle of the room, and fall to the floor. When I try to do it like in the video, letting myself drop ceiling-to-floor several times before firing a portal into the wall and fling horixontally... well, I usually end up falling into the nasty water, or just end up on the floor in the far room again. How, exactly, does one alter horizontal trajectory mid-flight when merely getting to face forward is a near-impossibility? Am I just too slow? Maybe I could slow down the framerate of the game or something...
That's actually not the intended solution. Just stand on the lift and look around. You'll see.
Quote from elt on January 28, 2008, 8:17 pmas far as i can tell, there are only 2 portal-able surfaces in the room, the square on the wall that's been revealed by (presumedly) a panel that fell, and the square leaning against the wall next to where you come in. I don't see much else to do, here. Neither or the portal panels are of any apparant use, since there's nowhere to do a fling from... standing on the broken platform doesn't seem to reveal anything. I tried looking under it too.
as far as i can tell, there are only 2 portal-able surfaces in the room, the square on the wall that's been revealed by (presumedly) a panel that fell, and the square leaning against the wall next to where you come in. I don't see much else to do, here. Neither or the portal panels are of any apparant use, since there's nowhere to do a fling from... standing on the broken platform doesn't seem to reveal anything. I tried looking under it too.
Quote from Duffers on January 28, 2008, 8:18 pmelt wrote:as far as i can tell, there are only 2 portal-able surfaces in the room, the square on the wall that's been revealed by (presumedly) a panel that fell, and the square leaning against the wall next to where you come in. I don't see much else to do, here. Neither or the portal panels are of any apparant use, since there's nowhere to do a fling from... standing on the broken platform doesn't seem to reveal anything. I tried looking under it too.http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=pvAJlMn9z2c
That video at 0:45 shows where to go.
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=pvAJlMn9z2c
That video at 0:45 shows where to go.