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[SP] Chander Test 4.1

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For those who are flummoxed by the fizzlers...

Hint 1: Think with

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funnel
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Hint 2:

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The middle room with the light bridge is a clever bit of spacial misdirection? putting distance between the two rooms gives the impression that each puzzle is completely independent. If the funnel were closer to the fizzlers, the solution for getting the cubes across might be more obvious.

Hint 3:

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Neither cube ever needs to go over the light bridge.

Solution:

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Start by getting the cubes onto the two furthest buttons in such a way that you wind up with a portal at either end of the corridor. Proceed to the room with the funnel, reverse its direction, jump in and portal through to the start of the corridor. Stand on the far left edge of the first button to disable the fizzler, and carefully place a portal on the back wall to funnel the first cube back toward you (taking care not to get yourself caught in the funnel and pulled off of the button). Retrieve the cube and place it on the first button, stand on the far right of the second button and repeat the process to retrieve the second cube. Portal them back into the funnel room, minding the fizzler at the source of the funnel; a fizzled cube means starting over from scratch.

Well... I was supposed to be the first one posting the solution, but not, I'm just the second.

Anyway, here is my playthrough:

Just say how I admire Chander's puzzlemaking ability. I have to admit that I've just become a huge fan of your work, man! I would like to know how the heck can you just imagine such these great puzzles in your mind!

This map took me half the whole weekend!

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And once you finally discover how to get the cubes out of the fizzlers with the funnel, the map is just around one minute or two!!

Like the previous maps, this is absolutely awesome, overall for those who like hard and twisting maps like me.

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Thank you very much for mapping!

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I'm playing custom maps and record my first time of playing them. So the run is not perfect and may not use only intended ways, but maybe it can let you see how other people may understand the map or you could just enjoy someone playing this map for entertainment.
Anyways, here is the recording:

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(Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT4PpqO4wB4)

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It drives me nuts that I didn't figure this one out on my own. Very clever puzzle.

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The hardest was the cube jumping and falling off in the end, which I could get right only twice out of 10 attempts - it just jumps up and then off to the funnel or just off the elevated panel! I rate it 5 but doing so in hopes you'll fix the "jumper". Anyway, my speedrun:

Chander Test 4.1

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Aw aw aw, xdiesp likes state-based puzzles - especially this difficult. Delightful how you can pace this genre (essentially games of locks) from "witty skirmishes" to "monster enigma". But all things considered, some more indications would have helped the neophytes getting through. And interesting to see back the P1's full-white decor. Suggested if only for the analytical process involved.

There's a way to make it with just 1 cube. Timing is all, you have to fly the cube onto the laser while the funnel is blue, and the funnel must chanbe colours right when the laser hits.

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some more indications would have helped the neophytes getting through

I forgot to suggest this. Good thought, I would put 2 signs of "cube and funnel" on the wall above each of the 2 buttons where the player is supposed to place the cubes.

And the cube falling off in the end remains the most frustrating glitch. :boring:

Chander I really admire your skills of puzzle making. This one took me to the different dimension. I thought your 2.1 was a marvel but this is just pure genius. Best I played so far. One more time thank you. Looking for your next test.
In my opinion adding indications would kill the beauty of this level. Keep it that way just tweak the last small glitch

Though the map was out over a month ago I've played it just now. And came here to see if the way I solved it is the intented one. Well, it's quite different for

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I didn't use the funnel to get two cubes to the final area
.And yet
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I've found a way to exclude cube falling off the platform
.So here is my video.

God bless the quick save's inventor...(Portal: Prelude)

You need portal bumpers on the fizzlers to prevent a trivial solution to the first part. That isn't any fun, though, so I spent another hour or so figuring out the intended solution. That's much more fun and interesting! 4/5.

I've been playing Chander's maps out of sequence, so the progression isn't clear to me, but it's obvious he's one of the best puzzle makers out there, and getting better (and more vicious) all the time.

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