Quote from Lpfreaky90 on February 15, 2012, 4:43 pm

Nice map but we (djinn and me) encountered some serious things, our fastest solution was less then a minute. Skipping all but the final puzzle

[spoiler]with the reflectocube[/spoiler]

For some reason we also weren't able to open the door after the first checkpoint. this whole checkpoint didn't work. We did solve room 1 and 3 in a way we think is at least somewhat the intended way.

I liked the theme, the map looked good but there has to be some work done before releasing it as a final release. I hope Djin can upload our unintended run soon and also our blind playthrough a bit later.

The room with [spoiler]the reflectocube[/spoiler] felt a bit hidden and I don't think that modern style fits. Though I have no idea how you can make this look natural

how we skipped puzzle 1-3
[spoiler]player 1 goes down, places a portal on the wall and one near the exit. Walk to the exit, press the button, go back, let player 2 grab the cube, get the cube down as done in puzzle one, then aim the laser through the portal already placed, get both players to the exit and then place the laser so it activates the exit.[/spoiler]

For now I'd say it's a 3/5, good but needs work. If you fix the issues I mentioned before and do a bit more decoration I'm sure this map has potential to be a 5/5 map. Keep up the good work . I know what a pain a very open level can be

Quote from BEARD! on February 15, 2012, 5:32 pm

Thanks for the feedback - I hope to have an updated version out by the weekend. I'm also looking forward to seeing the videos you mentioned!

Regarding the [spoiler]reflecto-cube: there are actually two (one hidden in the second chamber in the same manner).[/spoiler] Rather than hiding them, would it be preferable to have them supplied as you press the button? (Perhaps via the dissasembler).

Quote from Tyronis3 on February 15, 2012, 8:47 pm

I speedran it solo in 56 seconds. Needs some serious work

Quote from OnePortalizedGal on February 15, 2012, 9:59 pm

We played the map as intended, and it was thought provoking that's for sure. Going back and forth and then the funnel puzzle - interesting concept. I agree about the reflector cube hidden room area - it looked out of place with the rest of the map by using the clean style. Don't get me wrong, the overall look of the map was great, that just stood out.
You definately had to cooperate - which is what it is all about. Thanks for making - keep it up! We need all the coop maps we can get!

Quote from Djinndrache on February 16, 2012, 8:10 am

Very exploitable. lpfreaky90 and I did solve it without using much of an intended solution... After that we also exploited it even more with some extreme shortcuts.

Here is our blindrun:

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

Also note the second run we did, starting at ~31:55 minutes

Quote from BEARD! on February 16, 2012, 3:17 pm

Thanks for the upload. My thoughts:
1. The way you got the cube onto the button wasn't intended, but is perfectly valid! (I suppose that means there's multiple solutions). A shame that the airlock door didn't open - I can only apologise
2. It seems I need to make doubly sure that you can't portal improperly between puzzles. [spoiler]Frustratingly, being that's part of the laser puzzle[/spoiler]
3. It seems switches number 2 gave you plenty to think about. Again, it wasn't my intended solution but the two of you certainly seemed to be thinking (together) with portals, which is always good to see!
4. That portalable surface in the first chamber is a liability. I'll have to remove it, that completely destroys the final puzzle.

Thanks to the two of you for testing - you've certainly given me plenty to think about!

Quote from BEARD! on February 19, 2012, 8:11 am

I uploaded a fixed version last night. Unfortunately I didn't change the filename, so it wasn't downloadable. I'm re-uploading now with a new filename.

If you get the chance to test the map again I'd be grateful!

Quote from Lpfreaky90 on February 19, 2012, 8:15 am

I poked Djin and hopefully we'll be able to try it again later today

Quote from BEARD! on February 23, 2012, 5:31 pm

I guess you never got the chance to test again - I hope you get that chance soon! I've posted another version with some minor fixes - nothing that massively changes the game-play though.

I'd consider this version ready for 'full' release - what's the best way to do that? (Reupload?)