Forum | Thinking With Portals

#1 · January 5, 2013, 7:56 pm

Another chamber involving funnel usage.

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#2 · January 5, 2013, 10:08 pm

Hats off - a nicely designed chamber with a really satisfying puzzle at the centre. Had me stumped for a while, but the solution is really quite elegant.

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#3 · January 6, 2013, 7:57 pm

El Farmerino wrote:

...the solution is really quite elegant.

Ah, then I guess my solution wan't intended. Once I got the first cube across to the exit,

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I tossed the second cube up through a portal and caught it with the funnel before splashdown

. Put it on the bridge button, and repeated what I did for the first cube, only with me in the funnel this time.

#4 · January 6, 2013, 8:17 pm

The way I did it (which I assume was intended) was

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to set it up so one cube was on the bridge button and the other was on the bridge in line with it. Then place a portal up in the pedestal button room and go through one directly behind the cubes. Hit button, run and place a portal on the funnel to move the first cube over to the other side while simultaneously moving the second to replace it on button duty. Bob's your uncle.

No cube-tossing or any other shenanigans required.

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My maps: Double Bill / Jam / Oval Window / Gymnasium / Gymnasium Part 2 / Minimalism (collection) / Resolution
All feedback welcome!
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#5 · January 7, 2013, 5:13 pm

Thanks for your comments guys! El Farmerino that is indeed the intended solution.
And thanks for pointing out that shortcut Roger. I tried doing it and its even pretty easy to execute. It seems like it could be fixed by just putting a wall around the funnel area so theres no easy access from portal walls to it (and adjusting the timer). That way when you toss the cube it will fall in the water before you can grab the funnel.
I'll think about it and edit the map as soon as I have some time.

#6 · January 7, 2013, 6:21 pm

Nice map dude!
Used the same setup as El Farmerino. The solution felt pretty clean even if I don't like timers.
Thanks for mapping.

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