How to create Portal 2 maps - Games

Someone's got to create a website for these maps, kind of like websites like L4Dmaps, where people can have a convenient place to find maps.

How do I set down dynamic lights like the ones in portal 2? not the other dynamic lights

[QUOTE=Jessecar96;29382713]-snip- to lazy to make a wiki[/QUOTE] bloody hell was just about to start adding stuff

God dammit. I compile my P2 map yesterday and it works fine, today I try and compile the same unedited vmf. and it gives me leaks through solid geometry. Great.

[QUOTE=Instant Mix;29382956]bloody hell was just about to start adding stuff[/QUOTE] wait, if everyone wants it, ill make it. agree/disgree

[QUOTE=Jessecar96;29383024]wait, if everyone wants it, ill make it. agree/disgree[/QUOTE] Do it.

Fraps why do you make every video at ~1270080kbps! :v: [editline]23rd April 2011[/editline] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZIrfxSzH4s&feature=channel_video_title[/media] My creation it is beautiful!

How are you doing those arm animations in Hammer?

[QUOTE=SyntheCypher;29383401]How are you doing those arm animations in Hammer?[/QUOTE] Someone posted a tutorial thing some pages ago but I copied one of them out of another map.

Hehe I love how everyone who has made a map so far stamps it as "one of the first Portal 2 custom maps!"

[QUOTE=sparky28000;29383251]Fraps why do you make every video at ~1270080kbps! :v: [editline]23rd April 2011[/editline] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZIrfxSzH4s&feature=channel_video_title[/media] My creation it is beautiful![/QUOTE] Instantly reminded of that one bit in the E3 trailer. ( 0:34) [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1UZcSw3_BY[/media] Watching that again now , Reconstructing Science seems really slow in the E3 version [editline]23rd April 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Randdalf;29383449]Hehe I love how everyone who has made a map so far stamps it as "one of the first Portal 2 custom maps!"[/QUOTE] well they are it's been less than a week.. less than 20 have got to be made. Compare that with the shit-trillions of CS:S and HL2 maps.

So I started mapping now and I have only one question: where can I find the laser beam shooter? I can only find the catcher and the relay.

[QUOTE=Namelezz!;29383510]So I started mapping now and I have only one question: where can I find the laser beam shooter? I can only find the catcher and the relay.[/QUOTE] env_portal_laser

[QUOTE=Randdalf;29383568]env_portal_laser[/QUOTE] Thanks! It's amazing how easy it is to map for Portal 2.

[QUOTE=Instant Mix;29383461]Instantly reminded of that one bit in the E3 trailer. ( 0:34) [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1UZcSw3_BY[/media] Watching that again now , Reconstructing Science seems really slow in the E3 version [/QUOTE] That indeed is where I got the idea.

How do I move a func_brush with a panel? They're parented together, but the brush doesn't move when the panel model moves.

[QUOTE=Smashman;29383720]How do I move a func_brush with a panel? They're parented together, but the brush doesn't move when the panel model moves.[/QUOTE] there was a tutorial a while back in the thread, ill be adding it to the wiki

Ooooh, music/mp_coop_lobby_2_c4.wav is the one from the coop trailer, it's awesome.

[QUOTE=sparky28000;29383251]Fraps why do you make every video at ~1270080kbps! :v: [editline]23rd April 2011[/editline] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZIrfxSzH4s&feature=channel_video_title[/media] My creation it is beautiful![/QUOTE] Now make it loop

[QUOTE=Fenriswolf;29327010]I hope some very nice custom maps come out, preferably some with more crushers, gel, funnels, bridges, and panels. Oh god the panels, there was so much potential for absolutely crazy maps with those panels. I hope someone realizes that and makes some really good maps with copious amounts of panels![/QUOTE] I was actually disappointed with the low amount of crushers in the game. I can't wait to see custom maps with lots of crushers that require momentum :buddy:

Hammer is the biggest load of unstable shit ever. Unless you're saving every 5 minutes you're sure to lose something.

[QUOTE=Fearlezz;29383875]Now make it loop[/QUOTE] Like waves?

So yeah, what's the water texture for the murky toxic water? water_glados?

[QUOTE=PieClock;29383894]Hammer is the biggest load of unstable shit ever. Unless you're saving every 5 minutes you're sure to lose something.[/QUOTE] You can change the autosave interval in settings I have it set to 5 mins, and i still lose things [editline]23rd April 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Namelezz!;29383955]So yeah, what's the water texture for the murky toxic water? water_glados?[/QUOTE] I would use [img]http://gyazo.com/fcd0b6c36a45402451f38b6a83e5f014.png[/img]

I've made a few custom maps but anything to do with gel makes the game crash. Anyone know if I'm not doing something that I should be doing?

OP, the way you've written the tutorial, makes it seems like you want to extract the models folder from inside the materials folder. (Not sure if this folder exists in Portal 2 but it does in Half-Life 2). Could you change that to avoid confusion? [quote]First of all you'd like to extract your portal 2 materials/models to your alien swarm directory.[/quote]

[QUOTE=sparky28000;29383909]Like waves?[/QUOTE] That would be awesome.

[QUOTE=Jessecar96;29383744]there was a tutorial a while back in the thread, ill be adding it to the wiki[/QUOTE] i'm adding very useful panel information to the wiki.

Here's the wiki if anyone knows about wikis or wants to contribute [url]http://p2wiki.jessecar96.net[/url]

[QUOTE=Zuimzado;29384032]That would be awesome.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Fearlezz;29383875]Now make it loop[/QUOTE] Done. Fixing one thing and I'll upload another video.