Forum | Thinking With Portals

#1 · August 5, 2012, 11:00 pm

JOINT POTENTIAL - Act 2 (by Skotty)

An entry for the Heavy-duty super-mapping super-contest
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Two medium-sized puzzles, featuring energy balls and light-bridges.

Note: This is part 2 of a set of 2. It is highly recommended that you download
'Joint Potential - Act 1' by Moth

[Coop] Joint Potential - Act 1

Thanks to Moth for instances.

Installation Instructions:
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Place the BSP file in the following folder:

steam/steamapps/common/portal2/portal2/maps

start a new cooperative game, and from the lobby, type the following
console command:

changelevel mp_coop_joint-potential_Act-2

File Name: mp_coop_Joint-Potential_Act-2.7z
File Size: 16.09?MiB
Click here to download [Coop] Joint Potential - Act 2

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#2 · August 5, 2012, 11:13 pm

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I see what you did there

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#3 · August 9, 2012, 1:24 pm

Here's my playthrough:

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#4 · August 15, 2012, 10:41 am

Sorry I don't have time to flesh out a report, so here's some brief notes.

Aesthetics: Portal 1 metal textures felt out of place. Reflections on the glass and tubes looked weird. Otherwise it seemed fine. Liked the array of panel-moving arms; shame they didn't have panels on them. Projected lighting onto the moving lift looked great.

Difficulty: I'd label it as easy-to-medium: it felt more straightforward than act one, a little more to think about would have been nice. Didn't have to mess about getting portal placements right, just had to think about where to put them.

Gameplay: Getting the timing right a) between ourselves and b)

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with the energy ball not killing the fling-ee

was good.

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Speeding along a light bridge to escape death

is always fun. Enjoyed

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extending the light bridges for energy ball control

. In the first puzzle apparently you have to

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send the ball through portals to replenish its remaining lifetime

. I never knew about that mechanic for what it's worth, but Vordwann seemed to be aware of it.

Single Player: The Search For Science
Co-operative: Lightspeed Upstairs Downstairs

#5 · August 16, 2012, 7:09 pm

The Portal 1 textures were a test, but as you see, the style isn't perfect yet.
The reflections are bad because I set the cubemap point at a bad position, was made in rush at the end of the contest. This mechanic to reset the lifetime of energy balls was taught in Portal 1, so I thought it would be known

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#6 · August 16, 2012, 7:38 pm

Where was it taught? I've certainly don't recall using it anywhere!

Single Player: The Search For Science
Co-operative: Lightspeed Upstairs Downstairs

#7 · August 16, 2012, 8:56 pm

In Portal 1, one of the first chambers, but the effect was taught subtile. I guess the player had something else in view.

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#8 · January 4, 2013, 4:36 pm

If you played Rexaura by Mevious, he directly teaches you that portaling an energy ball increases its lifespan. I don't remember it from the original game.

#9 · January 4, 2013, 7:05 pm

I used it in the chamber with the Companion Cube, I don't know if you needed to or not. I just caught the ball in an infinite loop to keep it from vanishing.

Falsi sumus crusto!