Lukavian here. Couldn't tell you when I first learned of Portal, but I've loved it since. I was on the bandwagon pre-ordering P2, and blew through it in about 7 hours. Co-op, likewise, was one sitting, don't remember how long. It was a matter of two days before I started scouting for custom maps...and I've not been disappointed, by and large.
At any rate, I don't have any illusions of creating something epic or awesome or groundbreaking...Valve has taken care of most of those already. But if I can churn out something that squeezes another ten minutes of replay value for 50 or so people, that's 500 minutes of enjoyment that didn't exist without me. Weird rationalization, I know. Crafting is fun, though. Challenging, engaging, cerebral.

GLaD to be here.

(And yes, I have no time to look up mapmaking but I have time to complete almost every puzzle posted thus far. Did I mention I'm lazy sometimes?)

Thursaz wrote:
(And yes, I have no time to look up mapmaking but I have time to complete almost every puzzle posted thus far. Did I mention I'm lazy sometimes?)

Having spent some time looking up map making, I can tell you that playing every puzzle posted thus far and making your own are two completely different animals. Like, gerbil vs elephant. I've spent about as much time solving every puzzle thus far posted (with maybe two exceptions, and those I still tried) as I've spent working out triggers and basic fundamentals to build a map in which you walk forward, the door opens, and you enter a larger room. Seriously. The process is very time-consuming and pretty taxing mentally.

Laziness has nothing to do with it, not really.

I am here on TWP mainly to download any good maps for Portal and Portal 2 and give feedback and also release the maps that I make. I know I have been a member on here for a while, but it's only recently that I finally released my first Portal map and have also decided to download and play more maps and become active in the forums.

I will also release at least a couple of Portal 2 maps in the future as I have a few map ideas and it is normally a lot of fun making maps. I have also released maps for other games too, which are linked on my blog (see link below).

Hello!

I would say I am quite experienced mapper, I have made maps with hammer since CS:S was released. I also love making maps on all other games I have (TF2, Super Meat Boy, I also made couple Company of Heroes maps...)

So yeah,

I've made one fully-functional and solvable puzzle, but I'm not sure if I'll release it as it's very simplistic compared to other puzzles, and there are a few things I still want to learn how to do in it (e.g. portal placement helper entities). Hopefully I can create a "full" puzzle with some real challenge sometime.

Elec0 wrote:
Hello everybody. I heard about this site through The Escapist Magazine because of the map competition that Valve is doing, and it seemed like a cool place.
I've been working with Hammer for a few years, I started on HL2:DM and moved to TF2, so fun stuff.

Welcome!

I was on the escapist earlier for Zero Punctuation and I managed to miss that article

Nacimota wrote:
Elec0 wrote:

Hello everybody. I heard about this site through The Escapist Magazine because of the map competition that Valve is doing, and it seemed like a cool place.
I've been working with Hammer for a few years, I started on HL2:DM and moved to TF2, so fun stuff.

Welcome!

I was on the escapist earlier for Zero Punctuation and I managed to miss that article

Here it is, if you want to read it: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/vi ... gn-Contest

Elec0 wrote:
Nacimota wrote:

Elec0 wrote:

Hello everybody. I heard about this site through The Escapist Magazine because of the map competition that Valve is doing, and it seemed like a cool place.
I've been working with Hammer for a few years, I started on HL2:DM and moved to TF2, so fun stuff.

Welcome!

I was on the escapist earlier for Zero Punctuation and I managed to miss that article

Here it is, if you want to read it: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/vi ... gn-Contest

Yeah I already posted a reply

I support Chell X Wheatley, any supporters here??

If not.......

Hober wrote:
Knock knock? Who's there? Poe's Law?

So why I'm here?
I'm here because;
1-I'm a P0rtal fan. You know the feeling, yep?

2-I've heard that this place is the main hub for P0rtal level building. I'm into level building, a little new to Hammer, but I got some level building experience.

And most importantly,
3-I also have heard that there is a competition going on?
BRING IT ON!!

By the way, my Steam ID is Hathseput. If you want to run a Co-op, or simply talk about Cake (with Lemonade), you are all welcome.

Test, till you get it BEST!
--Shroudeye