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Empty Zone

Already talked about this in call, but I wanted to type this here aswell. This is one of the few no elements(ish) maps that felt both challenging and yet still fair. The main mechanic of this series is used very well here. Creating some sneaky portal management that very much stumped me. Not even mentioning the combining of two no-element moves to make a fascinating sequence. Great map, faved!

I felt so severed.

Thanks for playing ;masalt!

good. 4/10

Thanks | \_/ ()! I'm glad to hear you enjoyed taking it down.

I will confess that the layout for this map is much older than even the publication date, and so some of it is definitely a bit clunky. You are right that those two ledges are "equivalent", and probably can be connected in some way. I'll definitely keep that in mind if I come back to give this map a relayouting, though for now I have some other projects on my plate. Thanks for the feedback!

Awesome puzzle! The idea of being able to use portals only when flinging high enough is super cool and mixing it with an adding-and-subtracting-fling-heights -type of puzzle broke my brain in the best way possible! I admit, I did check out the walkthrough video for a hint the first time I played it, but now (a week later), I solved it all by myself :)

The needed quicksaves and quickloads for me were a bit too much at one point. And also, since I can't use portals all the time, walking from an area to an area got a bit tiresome (On that note - connect the two upper ledges above the giant staircase with a glass walkway. They are connected by the stairs anyway, so why not? That seems like a minor thing that would only shave off a second or two of walking time, but I think it'll make a great difference).

But those are minor complaints next to the awesomeness of the chamber. Fantastic job!

Thanks Nobody No-One! That signage is indeed for direction, not purpose!

Very nice map with some sneaky tricks. At first I tried doing the first trick hub did in his video to get to that upper area, but it wasn't working for me, and then I found the method with the fling from the angled panel. It was nice to see that just following the dot signages didn't quite get me where I needed. Big thumbs up.

@Mr Fab & Oblivious Owl Thanks a ton for playing!
@hub Thanks! That first shot in your video is unintended but doesn't concern me much; I only tried to block it in order to encourage players to fling from the angled panel close to the door once so they could get a rough idea of how much momentum they'd need for the fling between both panels. That second jump is ridiculous - it never occurred to me that the clip for the stairs would extend a little over the ledge even if I covered them up ! I may get around to fixing it but it's so bizarre that I won't put it on high priority.

Cool map!

https://youtu.be/5hfs1YoDe54