How to create Portal 2 maps - Games

I'm working on a map with a bunch of different elements. ill post pics/video later

[QUOTE=J4censolo;29723754]So in a few months then?[/QUOTE] No probably actually the next few days. :v:

[QUOTE=Techbot;29722854]take a look in here [url]http://wiki.p2mods.com/index.php?title=Main_Page[/url][/QUOTE] Do the repulsion and propulsion gels automatically play portions of the music when you have the appropriate track playing? I didn't see anything else mentioned about this except "put down an ambient_generic."

[QUOTE=Chrisknyfe;29725620]Do the repulsion and propulsion gels automatically play portions of the music when you have the appropriate track playing? I didn't see anything else mentioned about this except "put down an ambient_generic."[/QUOTE] yes i think thats what it means... [editline]10th May 2011[/editline] uhh!!! compiling take ages, compiled in over 30 mins now, and it's not done with portalflow yet -.-

Finally finished uploading! Progress on my example map: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90DUjfxsRqs[/media] vent room needs some work

I can't seem to get my co-op map working still. I have both the spawns and my friend and I have the same version of the map file, we get in game and do " changelevel mapname " and it just disconnects us both and sends us back to the main menu. Do I need to have a certain entity ( or entities ) in the map for it to work other than just info_coop_spawn? What do?

[QUOTE=J4censolo;29729175]I can't seem to get my co-op map working still. I have both the spawns and my friend and I have the same version of the map file, we get in game and do " changelevel mapname " and it just disconnects us both and sends us back to the main menu. Do I need to have a certain entity ( or entities ) in the map for it to work other than just info_coop_spawn? What do?[/QUOTE] you need alot more then coop spawns for it to work, its alot of work making a co-op spawn by hand so you should download the prefab [url]http://wiki.p2mods.com/index.php?title=Co-Op_Spawn_room[/url]

That's great, too bad the page for it is 404ing

[QUOTE=Marlamin;29724697]No probably actually the next few days. :v:[/QUOTE] Chances are it'll be [i]ready[/i] for release in the next few days, but won't be released for a few more weeks (June). It'd give Valve some time to catch last-minute bugs, too.

[QUOTE=3noneTwo;29730486]It'd give Valve some time to catch last-minute bugs, too.[/QUOTE] Oh yeah sure, Valve never released a buggy, and not working SDK before. :v: Sarcasm aside, I have high hopes that all the new things that Valve mention in updating and fixing the SDK will be in these Authorizing tools. I just hope they fix Hammer randomly crashing, I really don't care how long it takes to get that fixed in-order for the tools to be released.

Im looking forward to this

[QUOTE=PelPix123;29728435]Are there any community maps that show off world portals? I've looked through this entire thread, but I probably missed a bunch.[/QUOTE] [URL=http://www.facepunch.com/threads/1084252-Portal-2-Playground]This playground map[/url] has one set of world portals. [Url=http://forums.thinkingwithportals.com/downloads.php?view=detail&df_id=346]This map[/url] uses world portals to create the illusion of switching gravity. [url=http://www.youtube.com/user/icemazz#p/u]This channel[/url] has videos of advanced world portaling. Hope this helps! [editline]10th May 2011[/editline] [QUOTE='[CPC] Halvor;29726040']uhh!!! compiling take ages, compiled in over 30 mins now, and it's not done with portalflow yet -.-[/QUOTE] That probably means vvis.exe is taking way too long. Set vvis to 'fast' in the compile menu for now, but you should read up on [url=http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Visibility_optimization]visibility optimisation[/url] eventually so you can have a well-optimised map that doesn't take ages to compile. [QUOTE=IAMJETHRO;29736584]Thingy Person? Like, CBC Thingy Person? Heyo![/QUOTE] Oh hi. How are you holding up?

Thingy Person? Like, CBC Thingy Person? Heyo!

This was a great opportunity for me to learn to use hammer!

[QUOTE=damagepy;29722372]with 2 laser + 2 catcher, its usually math_counters they start as 0, min 0 max 2, if any of the catchers got onpowered then add 1 to the mathcounter, unpowered substracts 1, and in the math_counter if its maxed (2) an event to open the door or else closes. Something like that I guess[/QUOTE] And how i have to set the outputs and inputs of the math_counter?

[QUOTE=Smashman;29722775][img_thumb]http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/7672/gabenevue.png[/img_thumb] [img_thumb]http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/7567/portapotty2.png[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] I posted that in 3 other threads :v:

Could I have link to an instance/prefab pack?

[QUOTE=Joppari;29741411]Could I have link to an instance/prefab pack?[/QUOTE] Take what you need [url=http://wiki.p2mods.com/index.php?title=Prefabs]here[/url] and [url=http://wiki.p2mods.com/index.php?title=Instances]here[/url]. There may also be other prefabs on the site, such as pneumatic diversity vents. I have a question... [Url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1Kby-P3uwE]This test may contain trace amounts of time travel.[/url] Can you parent the 'future' cubes to the 'past' cubes? edit: Well, that would cause them to desynchronise if you picked up a future cube. Is there perhaps a way to use info_landmark to update a future cube's location to match a past cube's when a particular output is fired?

[QUOTE=Thingy Person;29741535]Take what you need [url=http://wiki.p2mods.com/index.php?title=Prefabs]here[/url] and [url=http://wiki.p2mods.com/index.php?title=Instances]here[/url]. There may also be other prefabs on the site, such as pneumatic diversity vents. I have a question... [Url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1Kby-P3uwE]This test may contain trace amounts of time travel.[/url] Can you parent the 'future' cubes to the 'past' cubes? edit: Well, that would cause them to desynchronise if you picked up a future cube. Is there perhaps a way to use info_landmark to update a future cube's location to match a past cube's when a particular output is fired?[/QUOTE] There was a mod for Portal 1 called Chronoport which had some "time travel" elements, so it should be possible.

[QUOTE=Samuelgames;29743909]Does anyone have a map with High Energy Pellets (Combine Balls) on it that would like it to get popular over a promotional video in the style of the Portal 2 trailers?[/QUOTE] I don't, but speaking of which, do you plan on releasing a High Energy Pellet prefab when your map is released?

[QUOTE=Thingy Person;29744048]I don't, but speaking of which, do you plan on releasing a High Energy Pellet prefab when your map is released?[/QUOTE] .... Use the one from Portal. All you need are the files from HL2.

[QUOTE=superdinoman;29744135].... Use the one from Portal. All you need are the files from HL2.[/QUOTE] Alright then =P Could you tell me which files exactly so I can make write something about it on the Portal 2 Mapping Wiki?

[QUOTE=Thingy Person;29744832]Alright then =P Could you tell me which files exactly so I can make write something about it on the Portal 2 Mapping Wiki?[/QUOTE] Use lasers....? No?

[QUOTE=Kettle Chips;29745331]Use lasers....? No?[/QUOTE] Nothing could possibly replace the sheer chaos of the Aperature Science High Energy Pellet (a.k.a. combine balls)

[QUOTE=Thingy Person;29744832]Alright then =P Could you tell me which files exactly so I can make write something about it on the Portal 2 Mapping Wiki?[/QUOTE] Technically the lasers are the combine energy balls, just a more aperture like version. Rather than a detached ball they require Portals on them to be used so its more fitting.

[QUOTE=superdinoman;29745531]Technically the lasers are the combine energy balls, just a more aperture like version. Rather than a detached ball they require Portals on them to be used so its more fitting.[/QUOTE] some puzzles in Portal 1 require the switch to constantly active. Which is why energy balls would work better for them.

[QUOTE=Thingy Person;29744832]Alright then =P Could you tell me which files exactly so I can make write something about it on the Portal 2 Mapping Wiki?[/QUOTE] I need a category king rating for what you just did to the wiki.

[QUOTE=Samuelgames;29747001][url]http://www.thinkwithportals.com/blog.php?id=5443&p=1[/url] Neat[/QUOTE] Holy crap, the instances they include!

So many instances, but I don't even know how to use them. :( Can someone give me a link on how to use them? The one on the VDC doesn't really help too much, I can't get instances to show up in the map.

Authoring Tools Beta is out on Steam :)