Forum | Thinking With Portals

#1 · July 7, 2011, 3:12 pm

I'm really confused on trying to load them on the game, I got the download but I have no idea what to do when I actually get on the game. I am pretty sure I extract it to the right place. (maps)

#2 · July 7, 2011, 3:46 pm

Godzilla (Lazars) wrote:

I'm really confused on trying to load them on the game, I got the download but I have no idea what to do when I actually get on the game. I am pretty sure I extract it to the right place. (maps)

You need to place them with the other maps.

Place them in the map folder, located here...
"C:Program FilesSteamsteamappscommonportal 2sdk_contentmaps"

Then to run them in the game, you need to enable the developer console. Launch Portal 2, open up the options and select 'Advanced'. Then click 'Enable Developer Console'. Exit to the main menu, then press the '`' on your keyboard (usually located top left) and type in the following...

map "mapname"

Make sure that it is the name of your map, without the quotation marks.

Then press enter.

Some of my Portal 2 maps || Mini-Faith || Careful Cube || Vertical Reach ||

|| Need help uploading a map...new user? Read my Map Uploading Guide ||
|| Want to play custom maps, but don't know how? Read my Playing Portal 2 Custom Maps Guide ||

#3 · July 7, 2011, 3:57 pm

Lostprophetpunk wrote:

"C:Program FilesSteamsteamappscommonportal 2portal2maps"

Fixed. The "sdk_content" folder is for Hammer's .VMFs.

There is no "N" in "Turret."

#4 · July 7, 2011, 4:42 pm

Thank you very much! I just downloaded a few.

#5 · July 7, 2011, 4:51 pm

Will T. wrote:

Lostprophetpunk wrote:

"C:Program FilesSteamsteamappscommonportal 2portal2maps"

Fixed. The "sdk_content" folder is for Hammer's .VMFs.

Ah, damn. I got it mixed up due to spending most of my day mapping. >_<

Some of my Portal 2 maps || Mini-Faith || Careful Cube || Vertical Reach ||

|| Need help uploading a map...new user? Read my Map Uploading Guide ||
|| Want to play custom maps, but don't know how? Read my Playing Portal 2 Custom Maps Guide ||

#6 · July 7, 2011, 5:23 pm

Now there's just the Co-Op maps, every time I try either the partner disconnects (says by user but not really)
or it sends me to main menu.

#7 · July 7, 2011, 5:27 pm

To play coop maps in coop you have to start the coop game regulary. In the lobby you open up the console and write "changelevel <map>".
If you want to start a coop map in singleplayer, just open any singleplayer map with "map <map>" and then "changelevel <map>".

List of Maps, Models, Textures, Instances.

#8 · July 7, 2011, 5:43 pm

Skotty wrote:

To play coop maps in coop you have to start the coop game regulary. In the lobby you open up the console and write "changelevel <map>".
If you want to start a coop map in singleplayer, just open any singleplayer map with "map <map>" and then "changelevel <map>".

Not to mention you have to be atlas to do it in game.

Some of my Portal 2 maps || Mini-Faith || Careful Cube || Vertical Reach ||

|| Need help uploading a map...new user? Read my Map Uploading Guide ||
|| Want to play custom maps, but don't know how? Read my Playing Portal 2 Custom Maps Guide ||

#9 · July 7, 2011, 5:48 pm

Oh dude! If you are serverhost you are always Atlas, and even if you wouldn't be, it would change anything!

List of Maps, Models, Textures, Instances.

#10 · July 7, 2011, 6:26 pm

Skotty wrote:

Oh dude! If you are serverhost you are always Atlas, and even if you wouldn't be, it would change anything!

Pretty sure that by saying being Atlas he means being the server host

Singleplayer Maps