Portal 2

Portal 2

Vacuum
32 Comments
Nobody No-One 29 May @ 5:12pm 
Very cool map! It took me three attempts to solve, as the first few times I was completely aimless. This time I was able to piece together the end sequence (from 4:00 onwards in your video) relatively quickly, and then it was just a matter of getting the portal connection I needed . Very fun to think through and quite a challenging map! Big thumbs up.
Dolphiner  [author] 20 Dec, 2024 @ 2:28am 
@SpKi Thanks for playing, I'm glad you enjoyed :D
SpKi 18 Dec, 2024 @ 1:00pm 
one of my all time favs, congratulations on this.
kimist108 23 May, 2024 @ 3:04am 
Got to the exit with a LOT of trial and error. Then, I watched a few of the solutions, including the intended. I did not stand on any cube, nor did I stack them. After getting a portal in the laser source area and a portal in the area where the cube is used to step up, my method differed from the intended. But, it did not involve any gimmicks. Please accept my praise for the work done on the map.
Dolphiner  [author] 4 Feb, 2024 @ 8:09am 
Thanks for playing :D
[idS]SchwarzeWitwe 3 Feb, 2024 @ 4:27pm 
Marvelous! Favourized ... Thx for creating. :steamthumbsup:
Dolphiner  [author] 22 Jan, 2024 @ 12:24pm 
Same man I hate them.
popka 22 Jan, 2024 @ 9:00am 
Nobody likes lasers
nerdlingnation  [author] 14 Dec, 2023 @ 9:22am 
Looks like you got it! Great job solving it!
nerdlingnation  [author] 13 Dec, 2023 @ 1:33pm 
It looks like what you're doing isn't particularly helpful. I will say no that's not part of the intended solution.
nerdlingnation  [author] 12 Dec, 2023 @ 6:31am 
Well, your first question is a bit subjective, you can decide for yourself what the general consensus is based on the comments and your own solution!
As for your second question: yes, there are moves in this puzzle that don't appear in the portal 2 campaign, but there is nothing which is non-standard throughout workshop maps.
Pwner’s Manual 4 Sep, 2023 @ 2:37pm 
This puzzle makes Portal: Reloaded look easy.
乌云彩彩 26 Jul, 2023 @ 4:11am 
I found two not intended solution, one of them is same as hub's solution.
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1fu41137Wo/?spm_id_from=333.999.0.0&vd_source=302b1c8953c46f8504e8124f1e8c9cad
@nerdlingnation @Dolphiner
nerdlingnation  [author] 17 Oct, 2022 @ 8:04am 
@hub Thanks for playing! You are right that the jumping move you showed is unintended. There is another way to link those areas that doesn't involve that.
hub 16 Oct, 2022 @ 12:58pm 
:cupup: Cool map! :vote_yes:
Obviously, standing on the cube is not forbidden, since it's a part of the solution. But I'm not sure about jumping:
https://youtu.be/SVv__s6iPE0
Dolphiner  [author] 12 Oct, 2022 @ 4:59am 
Thanks for playing and we'll done beating it! I do agree that the moves in this map are very subtle, I can understand peeking at the walkthrough. Thanks again :)
SpielSatzFail 11 Oct, 2022 @ 4:46pm 
Wow, what a map. I have so many thoughts right now. First of all, I couldn't solve it completely on my own. Without peeking I never could have come up with that one seemingly pointless but crucial move: the double sacrifice --> walkthrough @3:30. What's so great about it is that you prepare a connection that makes you solve the problem you had in the first place ( the cube lying inaccessibly at the laser source ). I love this what I'd call "centerpiece of the map" which is going around the corner in two different executions!
Btw I appreciate the subtle hints provided by the lightstrips.
The map took me 2 hours until my brain was dried out and another 15 minutes after the jump start (hint coming from the walkthrough) :steamhappy: thumbs up and a fav! :steamthumbsup:
Dolphiner  [author] 4 Sep, 2022 @ 3:43am 
@Dark Rozen I believe your exploit is now fixed, thanks for bringing it to my attention :)
Dolphiner  [author] 3 Sep, 2022 @ 10:09am 
A second valid alternate solution has been added. Thanks Dido for recording it :)
DiDo Killer! 3 Sep, 2022 @ 10:01am 
It seems my last run wasn't enough, there might be some parts that still need to be cleaned up. Great stuff tho!

Playthrough
Dark Rozen 3 Sep, 2022 @ 9:41am 
What I did felt odd, not sure if I did it correctly
Dolphiner  [author] 27 Aug, 2022 @ 9:47am 
Thanks for playing, I'm glad you enjoyed!
Aneonen 27 Aug, 2022 @ 8:36am 
Nice puzzle! I chiseled out from both ends but got stuck for quite some time while trying to connect the laser and the droppers' area. It was quite rewarding to realize that the method of doing so was thematically similar to another move I had planned for the end!
nerdlingnation  [author] 22 Aug, 2022 @ 7:23pm 
@jandlml good job sticking with it and solving it! Glad it was able to give you a good challenge.
jandlml 22 Aug, 2022 @ 7:12pm 
excellent map!! finally figured it out! :steamhappy::steamhappy:
Dolphiner  [author] 22 Aug, 2022 @ 11:37am 
Thanks for playing and well done on beating it! The standing fizzler has now been moved and the estimated difficulty has been increased.
Libbybapa 22 Aug, 2022 @ 10:12am 
Excellent puzzle with few elements or connections. Great job on it! I also found it more 'hard' than 'medium'. One move in particular took me a very long time to see. I'd rate it at 6 or 7/10 for difficulty. I think it would look better if you moved the standing fizzler to the other side of the glass and eliminated the z-fighting with the frame. Thumbs up!
Dolphiner  [author] 21 Aug, 2022 @ 9:15am 
Thanks for your kind words! The pit at the laser surface has now been lowered so that exploit should no longer be possible. Thanks again :)
Narkodes 21 Aug, 2022 @ 9:05am 
It goes without saying, but the intended solution is much better. Took me a while to find the intended way after I checked the video and realized I used an exploit. Very challenging map, difficulty was definitely "hard" for me. Convoluted back and forth with a ton of cool moves. Great map, big thumbs up!
Narkodes 21 Aug, 2022 @ 8:57am 
Oh... I solved it in an unintended way. I got both cubes to the laser side first. Then I stacked them in front of the laser portal, went to the funnel and shot the funnel to the laser surface. The funnel then grabs the upper cube and it's enough time to get the desired portal in the exit area while both cubes are still in the entry area. Then I had to place the orange cube on top of the relay, go to the exit side via portal and blue cube, respawn blue and grab it from the upper area and you are essentially done then.
Dolphiner  [author] 20 Aug, 2022 @ 11:21pm 
Good luck on this! Let us know if a hint is needed
jandlml 20 Aug, 2022 @ 4:24pm 
well im totally stuck,im going to have to think on this for a while