Portal 2

Portal 2

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Mattchew 25 Apr @ 3:34pm 
I've been meaning to play this for so long, and yeah its really good! I think its a bit engineered, especially compared to maps now, but that was a beautiful solution.

The final track platform move is really special. Such a satisfying pay-off. I'm happy to still see unique moves for this item. I also found the first track platform move a very interesting use of an and-gate.

I do wonder if the flip panel and light-bridge connection could've been removed, however.
Nice stuff!
mabelpines 23 Sep, 2024 @ 6:15am 
very tricky but really fun map
libdem 31 Aug, 2024 @ 8:48am 
Somewhat proud of myself for figuring out the overall logic relatively quickly (in terms of your puzzles) however i got stuck not knowing the cubes auto respawn. Wish that was marked somewhere lol. Anyways good work!
masaltzero 19 Nov, 2023 @ 3:38pm 
10/10, i love the part with laser collision! faved
invasive_apple 27 Apr, 2023 @ 12:12am 
In conclusion, I give it a 6/10 -- 8/10 if you decide to disable laser collision (I'm sure those unable to use or access the dev console, such as myself, would appreciate it).
invasive_apple 27 Apr, 2023 @ 12:07am 
The logic of the chamber is impeccable (as usual) -- I especially appreciated the subtlety of the sequence leading up to moving the second cube into the entrance area using the moving platform. However, that was where I found I had to stop. Not because I was stumped, but because I was physically unable to continue. The fact that laser collision was enabled and a particularly annoying glitch with the platform's physics which caused the cube to "jump off" the platform while stationary made the move nearly impossible to execute.
Aneonen 28 Feb, 2023 @ 5:46pm 
Nice puzzle! I stalled for a while at the beginning - how easy it is to forget what that floor button is doing!
camerson1313 16 Jun, 2022 @ 11:22pm 
This map has been in my queue for at least a few years. I finally found motivation to play it, and also several other maps. Playthrough here.

The puzzle was pretty neat. Interesting to see this was your first map with custom music. I don't think I've ever seen a rail platform and fizzler combo set up like that before (with that connection configuration). Figuring out the right setup was a fun experiment.
Mikeastro  [author] 23 Mar, 2022 @ 11:41am 
@Mr Fab Thanks for playing and great work solving it! I believe this map was made before the BEE version that included custom signage was released. I'm glad you enjoyed it in spite of this unclarity :cozycrashfish:
Mr Fab 23 Mar, 2022 @ 10:07am 
Good map ! I wish the signage for auto respawn was here, I didn't know about it and lost some time. :steamthumbsup: Favorited !
Mikeastro  [author] 31 Jan, 2022 @ 10:21am 
@可砸 Thank you very much for the video! A perfect solution as usual :D I'm very happy to hear that you enjoyed this one :cozycrashfish:
可砸 31 Jan, 2022 @ 7:13am 
When I figured out the first step, I knew it's really my taste lol.Once again, there is no better way to enjoy this custom music than this!:oru::steamhappy:
My playthrough https://youtu.be/XhiV3L08Mho
Mikeastro  [author] 21 Sep, 2020 @ 2:49am 
@bullfrog Ah I see, yeah I did notice you took a slight longcut at that point but the idea was the same. You have now found the quickest solution. Excellent :]
bullfrog 21 Sep, 2020 @ 2:33am 
Only just pressed publish of my last video, oops.
bullfrog 21 Sep, 2020 @ 2:19am 
The move that ‘felt’ different was the one between 3:35 to 3:47 in my video. I’m pretty sure I didn’t originally do it by the bizarre method that @Omega’s used, but, looking at my original comments, what I probably did was this: easier method. Anyway, it doesn’t break it, imho, it’s just a more complicated method of achieving the same thing. On to the next map in my list, which is not one of yours, just for a change ;)
Mikeastro  [author] 21 Sep, 2020 @ 12:46am 
@bullfrog A perfect solution! I wonder how you solved it the first time... :] I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed it also the second time around
bullfrog 20 Sep, 2020 @ 11:11pm 
Still a brilliant puzzle that I had to resolve from scratch, apart from the end move which I remembered, so that definitely helped. I’ve got a feeling I did it by a slightly different way this time, but I didn’t record a walkthrough back then and I can’t be sure: intended solution ?
Mikeastro  [author] 6 Aug, 2020 @ 3:24am 
@Omega Wow! Impressive how you obtained the second cube, that was very quick! Of course there is an easier way to do that :] Thanks again for the video
Omega 5 Aug, 2020 @ 7:36pm 
Teo 26 Apr, 2020 @ 9:41am 
Really awesome puzzle; even better on the replay :]
Mikeastro  [author] 17 Nov, 2019 @ 2:34am 
@Spider_Dawg Fantastic work once more! This one is quite tricky indeed. I'm glad you enjoyed it :D
Spider_Dawg 16 Nov, 2019 @ 6:25pm 
Solved as intended. Eventually. Whew! Trickier than it looked at first, but no ninja skills required. Some clever moves there, took a while to see. Bravo!
Mikeastro  [author] 11 Aug, 2019 @ 11:12am 
@KAKTUS ‡SvK‡ You too well done! Nice to hear from you again :]
KAKTUS ‡SvK‡ 11 Aug, 2019 @ 10:34am 
Well done :cozykcdknight:
Mikeastro  [author] 21 Jul, 2019 @ 6:02pm 
@kimist108 Thank you!
kimist108 21 Jul, 2019 @ 2:51pm 
Thumbs up!
Mikeastro  [author] 15 Apr, 2019 @ 12:50pm 
@Spacekitten97 Thank you once more! Well done figuring it out. Really glad you liked it :D
SpKi 15 Apr, 2019 @ 12:25pm 
Awesome puzzle! That last move took me a very long time to see. Thumbs up and added to favorites.
Mikeastro  [author] 7 Dec, 2018 @ 4:01pm 
@quatrus Thanks! You've been on quite the roll with some of my tougher puzzles lately :)
quatrus 7 Dec, 2018 @ 3:35pm 
Another excellent puzzle. nothing difficult to execute after seeing what needs to be done. Thanks for creating.
Mikeastro  [author] 4 Oct, 2018 @ 11:07pm 
@Requiemsoul @Nobody No-One Thank you both! You're too kind :)
Requiemsoul 4 Oct, 2018 @ 5:47pm 
@ Nobody No-One. Thanks for the recommendation. Less stars= higher quality. It´s a classic :).
Nobody No-One 4 Oct, 2018 @ 5:32pm 
@Requiemsoul Good decision. You're in for some good maps, especially the later half of the collection. :)
Requiemsoul 4 Oct, 2018 @ 5:30pm 
Very clever. Favorited and a new follower. I´m going to play all your best maps.
Mikeastro  [author] 10 Aug, 2018 @ 8:56pm 
@Water Bubbler Thanks for letting me know, but I don't think that I will fix solutions based on glitches, for there would be no end to the updates should I start doing that. If a player needs glitches to 'solve' the puzzle, they know that they ain't doing it right. Also, I didn't even know of that glitch before! Interesting...
Radio Mouth 10 Aug, 2018 @ 6:14pm 
This video highlights an unintended solution to your wonderful map.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1k474BypCc&feature=youtu.be
Mikeastro  [author] 6 Aug, 2018 @ 12:13pm 
Ja, ik hou het ook vaak op Engels. En dat klinkt als een leuk idee! Ik ben benieuwd :)
•‹†ρđ› ĐūšР2ķ• 6 Aug, 2018 @ 11:33am 
Ik probeer altijd engels te praten zodat anderen het beter kunnen volgen. Misschien eens samen een map maken? Ik zag ideeën van je die ik ook in een map aan het verwerken ben.
Mikeastro  [author] 6 Aug, 2018 @ 9:50am 
@•‹†ρđ› ĐūšР2ķ• Thanks! I'm happy to hear that you liked both the puzzle and the music, or maybe I should just say:
Bedankt! Fijn om te horen dat je het leuk vond (meh, klinkt toch beter in het Engels :P)
•‹†ρđ› ĐūšР2ķ• 6 Aug, 2018 @ 9:46am 
Very neat puzzle! Music is nice also and suits the map.
Mikeastro  [author] 25 Jul, 2018 @ 12:08pm 
@nock Thank you very much! That's what I aim for :P
nock 25 Jul, 2018 @ 8:04am 
Nice job with this one, really liking your maps at the moment, they're a good brain teaser indeed
Mikeastro  [author] 22 Jul, 2018 @ 9:31am 
@leomievs Thank you - I'll play it very soon :D
Leo 22 Jul, 2018 @ 9:15am 
@Mikeastro
Since you asked, here's the map that uses the trick I thought of. It changed quite a bit since, but this was the idea ;)
Mikeastro  [author] 20 Jul, 2018 @ 4:45pm 
@asears16 Thank you very much for the video! It was interesting to see it all fall into place :) Also glad that you liked the music!
asears16 20 Jul, 2018 @ 4:17pm 
Excellent and clever puzzle, Mikeastro! The music wasn't half bad either. My blind run: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldkaf_Rd5RA
Mikeastro  [author] 9 Jul, 2018 @ 2:11am 
@s36e175 Glad to hear you liked the puzzle; remember you can always mute the music if you really don't feel it :)
s36e175 9 Jul, 2018 @ 2:06am 
Nice puzzle, but I found that music really irritating.
Mikeastro  [author] 6 Jul, 2018 @ 4:21am 
@leomievs Thank you very much! Should you decide to make a map out of your discovery, please be sure to let me know!
Leo 6 Jul, 2018 @ 3:16am 
Very good! I'm not used to these horizontal platform mechanics, so it was quite hard for me, but eventually I figured it out! Also, while exploring a bunch of moves I had yet another idea for a little trick that was useless in this puzzle but might be interesting to implement. You're definitely a great source of inspiration! By the way I enjoyed the music too, nice composing!