Quote from satchmo on August 8, 2011, 9:17 am

It's great to hear your feedback, xdiesp.

The two-button solution is the best one that I can come up with. Trust me, I racked my brain for days to come up with a different way, but there is always a way to get stuck. The only way to rescue the player is through a second button.

Originally, I was trying to have the player use the reflective cube to direct the laser to a receptacle for the exit door (using portals). But I could not come up with a viable solution without trapping the player in the laser chamber. I was thinking so hard that I felt dizzy.

Quote from xdiesp on August 8, 2011, 11:37 am

It's a trap because the only escape is through the ceiling, aka you need an orange funnel to escape: but the orange funnel and the lasercube going out are mutually exclusive.

I considered having a white panel inside, which would make the "cube escape" a matter of riding out with the orange funnel just once (then backtrack for two secs). Thought it was too simple, the one with the timed run which I suggested had suited me better, but see for yourself it wouldn't replace the outer pole button. Going back in with the orange funnel on is possible: either sniping the top white panel in the tunnel while in the funnel (you'd need it at least twice as bigger for people to see it properly however) or using portals to bring an oblique laser to the target, then disabling the portals (so the funnel returns blue, but the cube's still inside - doubly useless as you can just use the portals yourself to get it!).

To me it's intriguing that you can get in the tunnel with just lightbridges, assuming the funnel shuts. But to escape from the trap you would need an oblique panel at least - and that would still be stuff possible with a funnel. How selectively force one to choose a funnel over a lightbridge? Some flashing laser forcing you to pass quickly? It's too much work, but I think the cube escape part is the one to expand.

Note that you can fling yourself to the outer pole button: a little more orderly without the funnel, but whatever (be in the funnel, fling from the floor to the highest white panel). I don't know, that could be a start to activate the funnel in the first place.

Quote from GreyHound on August 8, 2011, 5:46 pm

Awesome, i felt so stupid for so long.
Nice riddle, glad djinns walkthrought didn't apply to my problem ([spoiler]getting the reflective cube outside[/spoiler]) so i had to do it myself.

Nice challenging map, took me over an hour in total i guess. [spoiler](i didn't think the button in the main room can be reached that easy.)[/spoiler]

Quote from satchmo on August 8, 2011, 6:18 pm

Thanks for the feedback.

I am just curious, how did you reach the [spoiler]button switch in the main chamber[/spoiler] after you came out of the laser chamber?

Quote from NuclearDuckie on August 9, 2011, 2:07 am

I've played the newer version. It's all right, but I feel now that the button to dispense the laser cube in the main room is a little too hidden out of sight, and also that the placement helper on the wall opposite the exit room was more of a hindrance than a help, causing me to fall off the bridge numerous times.
Since it seems the only use for reversing the funnel is to get back out of that room, maybe that element should be reworked or replaced with another method of returning to the main chamber (similar to how I managed to do it at first).

Quote from satchmo on August 9, 2011, 9:41 am

I worried about the dispenser switch being too high also, but the indicator light leads right up to it. It's also clearly visible if you follow the indicator lights, so I figured it's fine. Do you think adding a signage there would help?

Shifting the light bridge sideway is not a necessary maneuver to get to the ledge, but accurately placing the light bridge leading up to the exit is important. So I decided to add the placement helper there to aid the player.

I believe there is another way to use the reversed funnel.

So, do you think there's more "zazz" in the map now?

Quote from satchmo on August 9, 2011, 9:10 pm

Version 1.53 released, which removed a way to fling to the dispenser switch. I also added animation to the elevator panels, plus some cosmetic improvements (texturing, brushwork details).

I also added a signage to draw the player's attention to the button switch.

Quote from satchmo on August 10, 2011, 8:13 pm

GLaDOS talks in version 1.55!

Quote from satchmo on August 23, 2011, 5:39 am

Be the first to find the Rattman den in version 1.57!

Post a screenshot to prove it.