Forum | Thinking With Portals

#1 · June 5, 2011, 6:16 am

Have you ever wondered what it would be like, if it were Rick running aperture? No? Well are you now? No? Well i did. I have built a map, sort of around an adventure style of gameplay, yet still involving Portals and Portal elements.

Note, that this is not, actually a difficult, or long, chamber. It is just a test, to see how a facility, run by Rick, would look like.
I know, that moving laser emitters is not a good idea, but it is needed for the map style. Please post some "Adventury" test element ideas, for possible new maps with this concept.

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#2 · June 5, 2011, 6:24 am

Fire, countdown clocks, and explosions.

Haven't played the map yet, but those are some ideas.

#3 · June 5, 2011, 6:26 am

Skunkrocker wrote:

Fire, countdown clocks, and explosions.

Haven't played the map yet, but those are some ideas.

Those are needed additions. It does work with the included VO, and is very Rick-like.

#4 · June 5, 2011, 6:28 am

I liked it. Awfully short, but effective to introduce the new element. Which, by the way, I was like "oh SNAP" when I saw it. That was awesome.

#5 · June 5, 2011, 6:30 am

Skunkrocker wrote:

I liked it. Awfully short, but effective to introduce the new element. Which, by the way, I was like "oh SNAP" when I saw it. That was awesome.

Yeah, it started out as an introduction map, and so, it was short, yet it shows you what you will expect, in a clear manner.

#6 · June 5, 2011, 2:30 pm

laggy as hell for me

#7 · June 5, 2011, 3:42 pm

Small room about a big prefab, suffers from heavy lag. Curious!

Good luck in your future endeavours.

the hills are alive... with the sound of music

#8 · June 5, 2011, 4:09 pm

I forgot to mention about the possible lag problems. I did not experience any, but not all computers are too good. Yeah, i am sure i wont be using so many of them beams in the future.

#9 · June 6, 2011, 1:02 am

Your idea is good and it fits well with Rick. As said, the lag is the main problem. One minor note as well: the light on the ceiling of the black room doesn't blend in very well.

#10 · June 6, 2011, 1:44 am

I started playing custom maps and record me playing them. It's neither a perfect run nor do I have to have solved the map in the way it's meant to solve it. I play the maps "blind", that means I've never been in them before and play them for the very first time. I also give a little feedback for the map in the video description.

Maybe you are interested in the fact, that I played your map: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJPrNI0SCCg

[SP] Rick Chambers Demo