Forum | Thinking With Portals

#1 · June 7, 2011, 12:02 am

This next test may contain trace amounts of time travel.

Use the Apeture Science Quantum Time Arch to travel to the future to retrieve the cube needed to solve the test

File Name: Time_Arch_v7.zip
File Size: 1.84 MiB
Click here to download Time Arch

I map on an HP Special Edition L2000:
AMD Turion 1.6 GHz, 2 gigs RAM, and an ATI RADEON XPRESS 200M
"LOL I Don't Meet Min Specs!"

#2 · June 7, 2011, 4:54 am

The idea was awesome. A nice and fresh approach.
Spot on!

#3 · June 7, 2011, 4:19 pm

Haha, cute. I'm really glad that people are having so much fun with the idea of time travel, and here's hoping this trend continues

#4 · June 8, 2011, 1:22 am

Not incredibly difficult, but cool as sh!t. Nice job. The potential to take the concept and expand is exciting...

Thanks 5/5

#5 · June 8, 2011, 5:22 am

AMAZING concept. Too bad that is so short and there is only one puzzle to solve.

I usually demorec the blind ride of every map i try, if you want it send me a private message.
(I'll stop recording if i die.)

#6 · June 8, 2011, 9:39 pm

Holy SHIT! that was an amazing concept run with it man that was great, wait no, that was astounding!

#7 · June 9, 2011, 1:52 am

Thank for the great comments guys!

This map is meant to be an easy test to teach the player how the time arch works. It was also made to gauge interest in a time travel based level. Due to your responses I am definataly going to release many more difficult maps based around the Apeture Science Quantum Time Arch (ASQTA).

This is version .7 , for version 1 my plans are:

Fix the logic for the broken exit door in the future room. (done, but not tested)
Fix the bug where players fall into the floor in the future room.
Add more debris/foliage
Custom test chamber signs
More signs/indicator lights
Add AIs (saying random quotes about time travel)

I also plan to make and release custom instances of the the time arches so that others can make maps using them.

Again, thanks for the replies and please inform me of any other bugs you might find!

I map on an HP Special Edition L2000:
AMD Turion 1.6 GHz, 2 gigs RAM, and an ATI RADEON XPRESS 200M
"LOL I Don't Meet Min Specs!"

#8 · June 9, 2011, 4:11 pm

It was an amazing idea and i would love more like this strung together but the thing i found weird was int he future destroyed aperture the Excursion Funnel Was non existent. I would be nice to see an inactive one that is sparking everywhere

My PTI Collections:

RCTI - Re-Customized Testing Initiative

PAST - Previously Aged Strategic Testing

#9 · June 9, 2011, 4:53 pm

Nice thing, that is a very cool Map. Sadly short, the idea is great for more puzzles.

#10 · June 9, 2011, 4:56 pm

This is the first single player contest map I have played. Cool 'time' concept, well done for a single chamber puzzle. Don't know yet how it stacks up to the other SP contest maps. Took me several minutes to figure out the puzzle.