Portal 2

Portal 2

TUBER V - Beam Redirect
46 Comments
E L Y T R O N  [author] 18 Jun @ 6:05am 
@mentallentil, yay! I think it was Mikeastro's favorite as well
mentallentil 17 Jun @ 10:35pm 
This is my favourite TUBER map so far! The null portal was really clever, it took me a while to figure out. The disc was also hidden away behind some very interesting ideas :steamthumbsup:
E L Y T R O N  [author] 5 May @ 6:17am 
@Solinoxia alright! Glad you are trying the bonus bts disc stuff too!
Solinoxia 5 May @ 5:12am 
You managed to pack a c0uple of neat tricks in this one. Nice use of the turret(s) to get the disc. I've used the same thing in one of my own maps but hadn't come across it in other maps yet.
SHOOD 6 Jan @ 12:20am 
E L Y T R O N  [author] 5 Jan @ 10:34pm 
@|SLAVE| [cf] thenewkid30, yeah that is an oversight on my part. Anything that uses the BTS items to solve the main solution is unintended because the BTS sections are meant to be optional. Thanks for playing anyway!
|SLAVE| [cf] thenewkid30 5 Jan @ 10:14pm 
Huh, didn't know there was a different way to solve this, I solved it using the turret as a time delayer in addition to the ghost cube.
E L Y T R O N  [author] 5 Jan @ 4:54pm 
@SHOOD, oh haha, didn't know YT had such limits! wow
SHOOD 5 Jan @ 4:31pm 
You can find my play-through of this and part 4 on my channel sometime soon. Yt upload limits are ruining my flow.
E L Y T R O N  [author] 5 Dec, 2024 @ 7:48am 
@GamerXD54 Labs,
Yeah the bonus content is optional, so it is never required to solve the main puzzle. Look at the solution video for the actual solution. it involves using a fizzler to make a null Portal Thanks for checking these maps out...even if they are broken!
GamerXD54 Labs 5 Dec, 2024 @ 7:41am 
Here's what I did (I'm 100% sure I did NOT do it as intended, but I felt like a genius doing it lol) Here's what I did...

I basically used what I had to do with the bonus, I placed the turret next to the cube while on the 2nd raised floor panel, then when I re spawned the cube, the turret acted like a delayer, allowing me to pass the fizzle. Then I just did the ending portal to leave.

If that was intended then my goodness! But I strongly feel like it wasn't lol
E L Y T R O N  [author] 22 Nov, 2024 @ 3:58pm 
@Deathwish808, thanks!
DeathWish808 22 Nov, 2024 @ 2:26pm 
Rooke 1 Nov, 2024 @ 5:49pm 
Yes, I am. :p2chell:
E L Y T R O N  [author] 1 Nov, 2024 @ 4:51pm 
@Rooke, don't feel bad...a lot of people miss it and it is VERY subtle. I hope you are enjoying the series!
Rooke 1 Nov, 2024 @ 3:29pm 
This was a good one. :steamthumbsup: But...
On this one I had solution blindness. Can not believe I could not see that on my own. :steamfacepalm:
Even after watching the solution, it took 3 tries before I was able to see those simple ending moves on my own.

I've got to stop trying to solve puzzles before my afternoon coffee.
E L Y T R O N  [author] 14 Oct, 2024 @ 4:52pm 
@v0rtex2002,
This one does have a sneaky move hidden in it. Glad you didn't find it unfair. And well done figuring out the bonus puzzle!
v0rtex2002 14 Oct, 2024 @ 12:54pm 
The solution was so obvious, and yet it eluded my poor little brain. Had to watch your solution video to get out. The potato puzzle also stumped me for a bit, but that one I managed to unravel on my own, lol. Nice work again. On to #VI...
E L Y T R O N  [author] 3 Oct, 2024 @ 8:47pm 
@kimist108,
Glad you are continuing to like these, they are quite a mixed-bag. And it makes me happy to hear that you also like the bonus activities!
kimist108 3 Oct, 2024 @ 5:48pm 
It has been awhile since I used the maneuver required to open the door. But, yea! My brain finally kicked in. On to #6. Getting the potato gun is as fun as getting the exit door open.
E L Y T R O N  [author] 26 May, 2024 @ 4:38pm 
the intended solution is to simply walk through the fizzler to erase your portals and then place only one portal and the box on top so you can walk out and portal the cube to the exit so you can re-establish the laser. Easy to execute and no timing stress
Spaceminnow 26 May, 2024 @ 4:03pm 
Thank goodness you left it in...
I don't know if I could EVER find the intended solution...
E L Y T R O N  [author] 26 May, 2024 @ 3:41pm 
Just to add, 90 degrees is an angle
E L Y T R O N  [author] 26 May, 2024 @ 3:40pm 
@spaceminnow, I'm aware of that alternate solution. It is a lot more work than the actual intended move so I left it in
Spaceminnow 26 May, 2024 @ 2:41pm 
Just to add..."redirection" means reflection "angles" to me...
Spaceminnow 26 May, 2024 @ 2:40pm 
Oh my...
I may have found an unintended solution then...
Used the turret as a "delay"...just enough time to grab the cube and run past the fizzer with both portals in exit position...
E L Y T R O N  [author] 26 May, 2024 @ 2:29pm 
@spaceminnow, sorry you felt it was cruel. The hidden rooms are purely optional and are not required to solve the main puzzles. Also, redirecting a beam with the redirection cube is all the title refers too...nowhere in the title do I say anything about angles. Also, my titles are not meant to be hints.
Spaceminnow 26 May, 2024 @ 2:13pm 
This one is a bit cruel and misleading...


The title of the puzzle was the misleading part...
"Beam Redirect"...? I used the title as a clue to help...
I was looking for angles...then I felt this was impossible...
There were not that many angles to choose from.

The "simpler solution" was blocked...
Jumping past both fizzers and firing a portal to relocate the cube then re-establish

It felt like FOREVER before I noticed the "hole" in the ceiling...
Explored...found the turret...potato gun and realized the importance of the turret...

After all that I didn't like it that much...it was ok, but... :steamthumbsdown:
I thought the entire puzzle was in the initial room.
Now that I know you like to "hide" rooms...

I will be more mindful of the possibility of elusive rooms :)
I felt like the title should be "Beam Delay" or "Beam Blocker"
These^ titles may have helped more...
E L Y T R O N  [author] 12 Apr, 2024 @ 4:52pm 
@Hovering Heavy,
I know, others have told me. While not intentional, it is a creative solution for those that do not see the easier way
Hovering Harry 12 Apr, 2024 @ 4:17pm 
For some reason, I didn't realize I could have a null portal and both fizzlers down at the same time so I took way too long trying to solve this test. Also using the turret from the easter egg can be used to prevent the receptacle from activating without blowing up.
E L Y T R O N  [author] 30 Jan, 2024 @ 8:57am 
@| \_/ (), very nice of you to say! I'm very happy you liked it so much! :p2aperture:
| \_/ () 30 Jan, 2024 @ 8:35am 
Damn! The previous puzzles had nice ideas but on the whole were just okay in comparison. This one though - the main puzzle clicks so well together in the end and the yellow disk puzzle is just awesome! An absolutely magnificent new way to think about turrets as testing elements! You get the maximum out of the few test elements in this map but even the way the corridors and walls are layed out - everything seems so purposeful and well thought out! Hell of a good work!
E L Y T R O N  [author] 12 Jan, 2024 @ 8:45am 
@sandwhichfren, nice. There are solution videos attached with the screenshots on every workshop page in case you are stuck. The move you were missing in Speed Bridge was to quite literally put speed gel on the bridge like a grease covered ramp and run along it past the fizzler to the exit. . Hard to spot, but hopefully still a cool solution.
Outlander 12 Jan, 2024 @ 7:53am 
Yeah I've done the bonus CD puzzles, too. I had to cheat on Speed Bridge because I couldn't figure out how to get up top!
E L Y T R O N  [author] 11 Jan, 2024 @ 9:08pm 
@sandwhichfren, haha that was funny. I hope you get the disc! Have you done the bonus in Box Ball and Speed Bridge too?
Outlander 11 Jan, 2024 @ 7:54pm 
A bit of a 3 Stooges routine broke out between me and the turrets until one of them ended up dying in a uniquely horrifying way...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A6drC5XZKY
E L Y T R O N  [author] 27 Dec, 2023 @ 9:16pm 
@jandlml, glad you are liking them
jandlml 27 Dec, 2023 @ 8:04pm 
took a minute but figured it out. great maps so far!
E L Y T R O N  [author] 24 Dec, 2023 @ 10:29pm 
@Nobody No-One, even the best of us get stumped sometimes, glad you still liked it.
Nobody No-One 24 Dec, 2023 @ 12:29pm 
Wow, somehow this one completely stumped me - I totally missed the obvious and kept trying all sorts of crazy ghost cube, balancing cube on the edge of the portal, etc. stuff. I accidentally looked at the spoiler in your reply to Dolphiner's comment and realized how much I had been overthinking it. Thumbs up.
E L Y T R O N  [author] 19 Nov, 2023 @ 2:33pm 
@amphetamachine,
Thanks for letting me know. Did it break the main puzzle or just the bonus secret? Also, how easy is it to replicate the turret not blowing up?
amphetamachine 19 Nov, 2023 @ 1:53pm 
I think I was able to break this map by placing a turret right in front of the laser receptacle. The turret didn't blow up, but it stopped the receptacle from activating.
E L Y T R O N  [author] 26 Sep, 2023 @ 8:32pm 
@bullfrog, perfect!
E L Y T R O N  [author] 26 Sep, 2023 @ 8:09pm 
@Dolphiner, a sneaky null portal . Thanks for playing
Dolphiner 26 Sep, 2023 @ 9:23am 
Was stumped for a bit, indeed a neat puzzle :steamthumbsup:
bullfrog 26 Sep, 2023 @ 2:51am 
Nice little puzzle :steamthumbsup: especially with the easter egg inc. intended solution including easter egg ?