Forum | Thinking With Portals

#1 · May 25, 2011, 7:43 pm

this is a relatively easy map and its comprised of 2 chambers. the 1st being of the modern feel and the 2nd being the run down type. hence the name "new and old"

Update Notes V1.4
Fixed several Exploits

Update Notes V1.3

FIXES:
Fixed the bug where when standing on the button in the 1st chamber an invisible wall would block your path
Fixed the bug where in the 1st chamber if you picked the cube back up off the button and were standing next to the retractable wall you would get stuck behind it.
Fixed an exploit in the 2nd chamber

Added:
Added directional signs in the 1st chamber to give a little more direction.
Added Texture variation in the 2nd chamber.
Changed the puzzles in Chamber 2 to make it more challenging and not as repetitive.
Added a function in the 2nd chamber where once you get the cube past a fizzler, the fizzler will shut off. so if your on the last segment of the cube sharing portion and you lose the cube, you dont have to do all the puzzles over again.
Fixed the Textures issues that were present in the 1st chamber.
Added a number of smaller tweaks.

screen shots: http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd20 ... -59-85.jpg
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd20 ... -01-79.jpg

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd20 ... -49-25.jpg

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd20 ... -18-85.jpg

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd20 ... -11-61.jpg

the included Script file is for when you finish the level it will take you back to the HUB world.

This is my first attempt at getting back into modding since the cod2/4 days. so any feedback is greatly appreciated.

File Name: mp_coop_chamber_1.rar
File Size: 9.58 MiB
Click here to download Co-op New and Old (Big Update!)

#2 · May 25, 2011, 8:09 pm

For the first part, theres a bug whit the wall that retracts. Sometimes theres an invisible wall preventing you to go through (happens both side.

The second part went pretty well. Great idea for the cube tossing.

#3 · May 26, 2011, 9:01 pm

My partner in science and me, we really liked this map. Keeping the players apart to enhance cooperation is a thing that gets far too little attention.
The second chamber is a bit dull

Spoiler

(always catapulting the cube back and forth)

, which is not to say we didn't like it, it just needs to be a little more challenging after that.
One thing that frequently happened to my clumsy partner in science (he played P-Body) is this: he wanted to lift his cube (for whatever reason) but still stood behind the place where the retractable wall is. What happend: the wall came down, the cube was still on the other side, and he had to use "kill" in console to get back.
Maybe enlarge the distance between the cube and the panel to prevent this from happening.

Liked the visuals.

All in all: good work, keep it up.

#4 · May 26, 2011, 10:41 pm

Thanks for the feedback guys. I'll look into that bug in the first level with the invisible wall and getting behind the wall if you remove the cube. And I have an idea on how to vary up the cube tossing section.

Look for an updated version soon.

#5 · June 12, 2011, 9:45 am

In the version that we played of this map we found it quite simple, but also quite creative with some good co-op mechanisms. Hope you make some bigger maps that build on this style

Since we filmed our video there have been some updates to this map, but here is our play through (You probably don't want to watch this if you haven't completed this map yet)

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#6 · June 24, 2011, 5:57 pm

Good map.
The first button on the blue side was quite buggy. I got stuck there multiple times, had to use noclip to get free.

#7 · October 23, 2011, 8:14 am

We played this map ages ago but I couldn't find the thread anymore. Now that I found the thread, here is the video (note that the video is some months old though):

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(Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtX1WxQin_0)

[Coop] Co-op New and Old (Big Update!)