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Gyrant

26 Mar, 2021 @ 12:00am

This is going to need a lot more work.

I am thrilled that you are trying to encourage Valve to make a Portal 3 by making your own whole new indy re-build of the original, but with new concepts added. That is awsome, and although I don't think Valve is going to be swayed as easily as this (lets face it, they don't care about their users' happiness and haven't for a long time), I share your wish that Portal 3 would be made a real thing.

Buuuut if this is going to have a shot, it needs to get ironed out.

I got to the "new thing in 3 2 1" room, and saw the green portal, but it disappeared. Maybe I got off the button? I don't know, but I opened the exit just with blue and orange portals, and then it told me, 'You did good with the time portal.' I thought, TIME PORTAL? What? I did? When was that? In the next room, I could not figure out what to do. I used the green portal to get the box to open the door, but then I just spun my wheels for about 15 minutes trying to figure out how to use it until it spontaneously swept me up and spit me out into the lava.

I'm sure I must have done something wrong, but... my point is, the proper use of the green portal needs more explanation, since it apparently behaves uniquely. I get that it somehow records activity until it is moved, and then replays that activity, but I couldn't figure out how to go through it, or... do anything useful with it after opening the door.

Also, my fans were running hard and my frame-rate was crap while the green portal was active, and P3TT was eating almost 3gb of memory. you're going to need to figure out a properly efficient way to make it work so it doesn't murder your players' computers before they have a chance to really enjoy it.

But good luck hammering it out! We're all on your side. This is an awesome project.

Last edited by Gyrant; 26 Mar, 2021 @ 12:05am

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Alonehoc [developer] 26 Mar, 2021 @ 1:25am

Hi! Thanks for the detailed feedback.
Passing level 6 without using the green portal will indeed make all progress difficult as it shows the basic concepts of this portal. I have modified this level a bit to (hopefully) prevent passing it without using this portal and hope it is clearer now.
Does lowering the settings help resolve the performance issue? Can you please tell me your processor and graphics card type so I can look into this? You can also send in an email p3tt.game@gmail.com
Thanks!

theeldaa 26 Mar, 2021 @ 3:33am

Hi, can you help me how to get the orange portal gun?

Alonehoc [developer] 26 Mar, 2021 @ 5:40am

Have you tried using momentum?

Gyrant

26 Mar, 2021 @ 9:13am

Originally posted by Alonehoc:
Can you please tell me your processor and graphics card type so I can look into this?

i7 8700, and NVIDIA 1050 Ti

Originally posted by Theeldaa:
Hi, can you help me how to get the orange portal gun?

Spoiler version (read at your own risk of losing fun):
Stop the orange portal so it is on the wall high in the corner, then place the blue portal on the floor so you fall through it. When you land, place the blue portal where you landed. It will make you fall through twice, after which you will have built enough momentum to grab the orange gun.

Last edited by Gyrant; 26 Mar, 2021 @ 9:19am

Alonehoc [developer] 26 Mar, 2021 @ 11:39am

Originally posted by Gyrant:
Spoiler version (read at your own risk of losing fun):
Stop the orange portal so it is on the wall high in the corner, then place the blue portal on the floor so you fall through it. When you land, place the blue portal where you landed. It will make you fall through twice, after which you will have built enough momentum to grab the orange gun.

Yes that is correct, this was meant to be the original solution but players seemed to be getting stuck more than they should so I've simplified it.
Placing the organe portal high on the wall, the blue portal on the floor and falling through once is now enough to reach the orange gun.

Thanks for the info about the specs. It seems they are lower than the recommended. Have you tried lowering the settings to medium?

Last edited by Alonehoc; 26 Mar, 2021 @ 11:42am

Gyrant

26 Mar, 2021 @ 4:39pm

Oh, I see, you recommend some top-of-the-line hardware. I usually ignore recommended specs because I assume the computer is adequate for generally anything but the most intense graphics. But, I turned down the 'portal depth', and now it seems to run okay.

I figured out how to use the time portal this time and got a few more levels, but then I broke a puzzle and needed to re-try it, and I noticed an essential thing your game needs: a 'restart this room' option! I'll take another shot at it later.

Keep at it! It'd be great if this game got some attention from the right people.

Alonehoc [developer] 26 Mar, 2021 @ 5:49pm

Usually a room has a lava pool or a robot you can use to kill yourself and restart the level ;) close enough I guess
I'm really glad you like the game and got quite far at it. Please don't hesitate to give any suggestions you like. You can also email me at p3tt.game@gmail.com if you'd like to discuss more thoroughly or avoid possible spoilers.
Thanks!