I have made only 1 map so far, Portal Raider Toxic B3, with a great deal of help from Xdiesp. Once the map was finished i did not start another one as i am hopeless at creating puzzles. What do you think about a dedicated section where Portal players who cant map, can share there ideas for puzzles, maybe even drawing sketches to try and explain there puzzle ideas better. I need all the help i can get.

I personally like the sound of it. Or at least a sticky/semi-official topic.

I'll say this: you map Portal Raider was awesome dude! About your idea, well, it sounds great. Let's check which players share their ideas...

josepezdj wrote:
I'll say this: you map Portal Raider was awesome dude!

Cheers josepezdj. I would love this section to get off the ground, really want to get mapping again but as i said im rubbish at thinking up puzzles, but it looks like its only us 3 that likes the idea.

I'd say sharing ideas is probably better for a collaborative project rather than just throwing them out into the public (especially if the idea is any good).

I really like this idea! I think that this thread should be deleted and a new sticky one should take it's place. (because of all the discussion over this, and no ideas.)

They should make a pinned thread about this and try it out

taco wrote:
I'd say sharing ideas is probably better for a collaborative project rather than just throwing them out into the public (especially if the idea is any good).

The new update, The Perpetual Testing Initiative, is being made for players of Portal who would love to make a Portal map, but were probably put off by the steep learning curve of Hammer, but are bursting with ideas. If these players could come to this site, posting thier ideas, i think they would be delighted that their suggestions were getting turned into a Hammer made map. It would also help mappers like myself that are not very creative in puzzle making

I've never met anyone who could come up with good puzzle ideas and not map them. and if they could, they could never convey it properly.
I highly recommend, learning how to make puzzles.
its easy
make a room, entry and exit door, make it either an obsticle to get to the door or to open it.... or both... do both.
so now lets say the door is high up, there is toxic slime on the ground, and the button is so far away, however this can be solved in 5 seconds with portals, so take away portal surfaces, or add a laser field, just keep adding obstacles.....eventually... BAM your own puzzle

because now with the new initiative, everyone will be making their own ideas into puzzles without hammer people

I honestly have a hard time thinking of puzzles while using the puzzle maker for some reason.... it is actually too simple, it doesn't give me enough time to think while mapping