Overview
We will be focusing on making test chambers.For science… you monster…
Table of contents
1. The interface (extanding and pushing blocks, making portal surfaces, etc)
2. Cubes and buttons. (Wieghted Cube, Companion Cube, Button)
3. More buttons. (pedestal button, Cube button, Sphere button)
4. Testing your test.
5. Publishing
6. fizzlers.
7. Funnels.
8. Turrets
9. Lazers (lazer wall, lazer, lazer catcher, reflection cube)
10. deady goo
11. Tips on test chamber editting and creating
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The interface.
On the left corner you will see something hover your mouse over to it.
A items page will slide onto the screen.
FACT: The items page can help you lots.
if you highlight one of the blocks and push minus it will go bck into the wall or ground.
if you highlight a block and press P it will change it to portal surface click it again and
it changes back to a non portal surface.
FACT: You do not need to put a portal gun in your level.
on the top we have two helpfull buttons. Undo and Redo
FACT: i use these alot.
Cubes and Buttons.
Every one know about cubes and buttons.
First pop out your items section And find “button” then you
can put it down anywhere in your world.
Next we have 2 Cubes
Choose what cube you want
We have 2 The weighted cube and the companion cube.
you can place the cube dropper anywhere in the world aswell.
now. you can connect the button to the door bye highlighting it and
click “connect to” then click on the door.
FACT: you can connect buttons to multible things.
More buttons.
We have looks at 1 button but OOOOH theres more!
first we will look at a diff button pedestal button! find it in your items inventory.
put it down anywhere in the test and connect it to the door.
Also set the time.
Next the cube obly button this button ONLY and i mean ONLY accepts
weighted companion cubes
and weighted cubes.
you can place anywhere you want and connect it to something.
There is also a sphere button that only accepts sphere cubes.
like i siad drag it out and put it anywhere you want.
and also connect it.
FACT: i dont use em much
FACT: The sphere cube is called a edgeless safety cube.
Testing your test.
To test it ontop of the screen beside the redo and undo buttons is a youtube like play button.
click it and it build the chamber and tests it
NOTE: if you dont test it something can go wrong
FACT: the reason you test it is becouse you may have did something wrong
Publishing your test
After your test is juuuust right you can publish it.
To publish it go up to the upper left corner and click.
click publish test chamber. it will build and after it builds you name your
test and add a desk.
NOTE: you can unpublish things!
Fizzlers.
You heard of fizzlers right?
drag out a fizzler
NOTE: If you have a button you can connect it to a fizzler
a fizzler can be put anywhere it will delete your portals and portals cannot be
shot through it. it is good for some puzzles.
TIP: try to use the fizzler without breaking the map.
Funnels
Funnels they are epic.
Funnels can be placed around the test
they can be used for many things such as
transporting cubes for example put a button at the top
and a funnel below it put a cube at the bottum and the button
will be pressed.
Also i use em in many puzzles like my COOP puzzle box fling.
Turrets
Turrets can be placed around you test
to make it harder they connot
be plugged into a button or any other button
TIP: for better mapping use hammer map editer
When turrets are active they will fire bullets at you you cannot put
turrets in the air
TIP: when making turrets out in the open where they can shoot you make glass.
Lazers
There are alot of lazers in portal 2
first lazer is the lazer wall players
will die if they pass through it
allthough cubes wont.
the secend lazer object is
the lazer emitter
the lazer emitter will
emit a lazer
third lazer object is the lazer
catcher the lazer catcher works
like the pellet catcher in portal 1
but it catches a lazer from the lazer emitter
fourth lazer object is the reflection cube
if touched bye a lazer will reflect the lazer emitted
bye the lazer emitter in another direction.
deadly goo.
shot burned in goo. oh sorry im just listing things we can die in
To not flood your chamber make a trench in it
then select deadly goo and put it in that trench
MAKE SHURE YOU MAKE A WAY TO GET OVER THERE
deadly goo is used lots in maps
TIP: deadly goo burns you?!
Tips on chamber editting and creating
Ok im back and ready to help agian! sorry about the wait but i finaly have this out
First of all your to make your test hard you have to work hard (Duh)
So to make your test hard is very simple GOO! you can maybe block the player
and they have to do something to get across
another thing add lazers (you may want to look at my lazers tutorial)
so you could add a moving platform into a lazer or trying to dodge the lazer
You can also add turrets to make the test more evil and hard
you probaly want to add glass though.