Quote from 2CAE7256 on July 16, 2011, 8:00 am

I think you should use func_detail more often. Some visleafs look really ugly.
http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/59469 ... BAC3B16E8/
http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/59469 ... AAFFFB965/

Quote from xdiesp on July 16, 2011, 8:13 am

Impressively put together for a first timer, features two nice Wheatley chambers (with added minicutscenes) focused on quite unorthodox item manipulation. None of the puzzles are easy and at least one rule-bending (see below), but the time to do so remains contained.

Not devoid of issues: the invisible wall [spoiler]covering the topmost cube[/spoiler] certainly serves the puzzle, but one might wonder what it is that stops him from getting the thing himself; at the remotely controlled ball puzzle, the net is so thick you can barely spot the fizzlers beneath. How about higher funnels and a slightly more transparent net? Outer vistas are just middle ground (these being the best yet) and I think you'd be able to make far better cube-catcher pillars.

Quote from Metafrank on July 16, 2011, 8:25 am

Thanks for the positive feedback so far.

I didn't stumble over the func_detail stuff in my tutorial odysseys, and having practically no clue how "good" visleafs are supposed to look like: I suppose it would be useful to turn the entire part on the outside, including the platform carrying the player itself, into func_detail? Does that work with the brushes that get turned into physics objects later?

Quote from SuperSoldier on July 16, 2011, 10:58 am

Metafrank wrote:

Thanks for the positive feedback so far.

I didn't stumble over the func_detail stuff in my tutorial odysseys, and having practically no clue how "good" visleafs are supposed to look like: I suppose it would be useful to turn the entire part on the outside, including the platform carrying the player itself, into func_detail? Does that work with the brushes that get turned into physics objects later?

Brush entities don't affect visleaves. So that means that only world brushes need to be func_detail. But remember one thing: you need world brushes to seal the map.

Quote from ChickenMobile on July 16, 2011, 9:58 pm

xI highly enjoyed this and the turrets were so cute! [spoiler]especially the one that says 'gotcha!' then falls into the pit[/spoiler]

I'm not sure if I did the last chamber right because it felt like I had to rush to get both cubes into their places. In the end I [spoiler]made the redirection cube fall into its crib thing quickly went back and stood on the button to get the other cube. Then put the redirection cube onto the funnel button and threw the other cube into the funnel so I could put it onto the button which lowers the panel.[/spoiler]

Video (dont watch if you wanna play it)
[spoiler]jOUpzmQnuak[/spoiler]

Quote from xdiesp on July 16, 2011, 10:21 pm

chickenmobile wrote:

I'm not sure if I did the last chamber right because it felt like I had to rush to get both cubes into their places

What I did is:

[spoiler]1) Pushed the button, first lasercube fell down but the companion I caught through a portal;
2) Placed the companion on the button, funnel brought the lasercube on its pedestal (white floor);
3) Quickly reopened the portals as in 1) to get the respawned companion again.
Then calmly portaled the lasercube to me.[/spoiler]

Quote from Metafrank on July 17, 2011, 6:10 am

I didn't even know [spoiler]that you can fling the reflecto cube that far up. I portaled the funnel to a lower level, stood on the cube, jumped into the funnel and "handed" the cube from one level of the funnel to the higher one[/spoiler]

Anyway, I figured the filesize of my map is very large compared to other ones. Is it because people only render in LDR or only in HDR or something?

Quote from infernet89 on July 17, 2011, 7:16 am

Vey nice for a first map! I really liked the first part, but i have some regret for other ones.
[spoiler]when the button break the door, and you have to kill turrets, i don't like the part when you need to shot blindly at a wall just to see there is a portalable area behind that. Maybe add a hole?[/spoiler]

Quote from Metafrank on July 17, 2011, 8:00 am

Anyone having that same problem? Actually that should NOT happen because
[spoiler]When the button doesnt open the door, it should blow a hole in the wall, didn't it do that for you? if not, could you replay that part and tell me if it still doesnt work?[/spoiler]

Also, thanks for the tip with the func_detail - being a noob and all, I didn't have a single one of those in my map. Adding them cut down compiling time from ~50 mins to ~4 mins