Portal 2

Portal 2

TUBER IX - Laser Cube
50 Comments
E L Y T R O N  [author] 18 Jun @ 6:12am 
@mentallentil, glad that TUBER can at least teach people new things. Might get the creative juices flowing!
mentallentil 17 Jun @ 11:10pm 
I for one thought it was a decent puzzle, and a pretty good introduction to portal orientation too. I certainly learned something new about cube droppers today! :steamthumbsup:
E L Y T R O N  [author] 5 May @ 8:58am 
@Solinoxia, fair feedback. Not my favorite either. I did like the secret in this one
Solinoxia 5 May @ 8:15am 
not a big fan of the cube catch either but it wasn't too hard. The puzzle made some good use of portalarity but the last bit felt a bit too easy with the portalable surface on the piston .
E L Y T R O N  [author] 7 Jan @ 6:20am 
@SHOOD, yeah it is probably my least favorite, but I do like the idea behind the secret
SHOOD 7 Jan @ 2:41am 
The main puzzle was a bit easier than the rest but the secret was a bit of work. Very enjoyable map :steamthumbsup:
SHOOD 7 Jan @ 2:40am 
Blind run https://youtu.be/Wd07TjhiJbQ Had some mouse issue so I had to cut the video and come back for part 2.
E L Y T R O N  [author] 22 Dec, 2024 @ 5:22pm 
@Spacesuit Spiff, glad you liked it!
Spacesuit Spiff 22 Dec, 2024 @ 4:35pm 
Love the secret in this one, don't see that trick utilised very often
E L Y T R O N  [author] 22 Nov, 2024 @ 3:59pm 
@Deathwish808, thanks!
DeathWish808 22 Nov, 2024 @ 2:31pm 
E L Y T R O N  [author] 5 Nov, 2024 @ 12:38pm 
@Rooke, great job! Yeah I regret forcing the cube catch. If I were to remake this map I'd make a few tweaks to be more friendly to non-action players. The real challenge is the bonus disc. Good luck! Only TUBER 10 left!
Rooke 5 Nov, 2024 @ 11:31am 
Finally caught the cube on the 4th try... That was the most difficult part. Already knew about the portal bottom/top orientation. From there it was just making sure I was standing where I needed to be when setting the portals. :steamthumbsup:
E L Y T R O N  [author] 19 Oct, 2024 @ 9:46pm 
@v0rtex2002, oh I am surprised! I thought you would not like the reflexes in the fling and the cube catch. (There is also a fairly easy fling that kind of skips a huge part of the map that I overlooked, but most people solve it as intended). The main goals of the map were to teach that portal orientation matters and get that weird bonus puzzle working. Glad you liked it because it is pretty finicky.

Only one TUBER map left. It is an experimental one. Hope you are open-minded!
v0rtex2002 19 Oct, 2024 @ 5:20pm 
Wow - that was a good one. The main puzzles was fairly easy, but figuring out that bonus puzzle was tough!
E L Y T R O N  [author] 5 Oct, 2024 @ 11:27pm 
@kimist108, thanks!
kimist108 5 Oct, 2024 @ 5:41pm 
Fun map! No problem catching the cube and getting over the goo.
Spaceminnow 26 May, 2024 @ 4:57pm 
Got through...! :D
:steamthumbsup:
The jump was a little scary, but it appears to have safe momentum...

Decided to get the potato gun...
I saw the "pin" hole...clever :)
E L Y T R O N  [author] 13 Apr, 2024 @ 1:59pm 
@Hovering Heavy,
Yeah, the secret is a bit finicky in this one
Hovering Harry 13 Apr, 2024 @ 1:43pm 
I never though about a cube inside a cube dropper blocking a laser
| \_/ () 25 Mar, 2024 @ 3:02am 
Exactly, nothing came off as a problem for me here.
E L Y T R O N  [author] 24 Mar, 2024 @ 12:27pm 
@| \_/ (), hey! it's been a while. Glad you came back to the last couple of tests in TUBER! This one has an annoying catch and a weird secret...and as you note it is hard to spot the portal surface on the second piston but seems like you were okay with its shortcomings!
| \_/ () 24 Mar, 2024 @ 11:03am 
Good level. I had a quick moment when I thought the puzzle is impossible until I saw that the second piston panel isn't made out of glass. Nothing else to note.

Thumbs up!
E L Y T R O N  [author] 21 Jan, 2024 @ 9:29am 
@Vik, sorry you didn't like it. Timing isn't my favorite either, but at least if you missed the catch, it is a single click to reset and retry with a different timing. I thought it was pretty forgiving...plus it enabled the secret. But there are definitely other issues too. Thanks for trying it! :p2turret:
◢ Vik ◣ 21 Jan, 2024 @ 8:00am 
First on of your maps I didn't like. The timing on grabbing the cube in air was just frustrating and felt more like luck than anything else and the fact that you had to do it twice if you wanted the potato sucked. Other than that it was great but no vote from me on this one.
E L Y T R O N  [author] 12 Jan, 2024 @ 3:24pm 
@sandwichfren, glad you liked this one. Also happy you tolerated the cube catch. I believe this just leaves you with #10. Good luck!
Outlander 12 Jan, 2024 @ 1:05pm 
Very fun. Given my knack for doing things incorrectly, when I saw that last panel on the lift, I clenched. And personally I like jumping to catch cubes. Portal is about physics and it's always fun to fly around a chamber.
E L Y T R O N  [author] 27 Dec, 2023 @ 10:04pm 
@jandlml, good decision. I intentionally put easier puzzles after hard ones to give your brain a break. #8 is probably the hardest of the lot. It is all about deciphering which order things need to be done.

And the portal magnets fighting the laser to make aiming through the pinhole in this one is annoying but I cannot change the fundamental code to make it less finicky in this one (#9). I hope you come back to #8 eventually and end on #10. You went through a lot today! :p2cube:
jandlml 27 Dec, 2023 @ 9:47pm 
took a bit of trial and error to get the laser in the right spot for the disk puzzle but good fun! i had to skip the previous map for a bit . i couldnt seem to get anywhere past dropping the cube.
E L Y T R O N  [author] 24 Dec, 2023 @ 10:49pm 
@Nobody No-One, the disc puzzle is the exact reason why it is placed in the sequence where it is. Glad you recognized that. I also think it reinforces portal orientation which comes in handy for the disc puzzle in the final 10th map.
Nobody No-One 24 Dec, 2023 @ 1:01pm 
One of the easiest puzzles in the series, imo, but also the cleverest disc challenge yet. Very cool stuff. Thumbs up.
Andy T 16 Nov, 2023 @ 1:01am 
Not yet, still few left in the queue. You should left the cube to drop next to the bank so player could just come back 180 and pick it up from the shore.
E L Y T R O N  [author] 15 Nov, 2023 @ 7:01pm 
@Andy T,
Have you played all the TUBER maps yet? Did you like Funnel Faith ?
E L Y T R O N  [author] 15 Nov, 2023 @ 6:59pm 
@Andy T,
Sorry--I didn't know it would ruffle so many feathers. I kind of needed it to auto-respawn on a loop for the bonus secret...so it kind of was the crux of the whole puzzle. Definitely one of the weakest of the series. I'll concede
Andy T 15 Nov, 2023 @ 5:47am 
Yeah the fling thing for the cube is always annoying run, I think it is better for it if you don't do that again.
Andy T 15 Nov, 2023 @ 5:45am 
Nice little bit of mid-casual action. Always pleasure with a well-lit and edifying puzzle.
E L Y T R O N  [author] 19 Oct, 2023 @ 6:32pm 
@joe98,
Thank you for your feedback, I hope you check out the other entries in the TUBER series...it has quite a variety so I guess some you will not like and some you will, let me know!
joe98 19 Oct, 2023 @ 5:27pm 
Generally a good idea for a map thank you but leap to catch a cube is always a poor idea.
E L Y T R O N  [author] 30 Sep, 2023 @ 9:48am 
@Test Chamber Junkie,
Way to complete the saga! :p2cube:
Test Chamber Junkie 30 Sep, 2023 @ 6:06am 
E L Y T R O N  [author] 29 Sep, 2023 @ 9:22pm 
@Jade BGE,
Nice to see your face around here! Thanks for playing and commenting! I hope you check out and like the other maps in the series :p2aperture:
Jade BGE 29 Sep, 2023 @ 1:04pm 
Thoroughly enjoyed! Thank you :steamthumbsup:
E L Y T R O N  [author] 28 Sep, 2023 @ 10:06pm 
@bullfrog,
I have the same philosophy/approach to rating other people's work. This is why I like you, stranger-who-I've-only-interacted-with-on-the-internet! haha, cheers.
bullfrog 28 Sep, 2023 @ 9:44pm 
Understood, but I never give a thumbs down to anybody. If I think a map is rubbish, I'll not give it a thumbs up.
E L Y T R O N  [author] 28 Sep, 2023 @ 7:00pm 
@bullfrog,
I think the laser through the pinhole was cool, but I really wish it worked every time. I have a portal magnet that should make it work 100%, but because of the laser, the portals are also coded to favor including the beam, so they often ignore the magnet, much to my dismay. . I see your cursor hovering on the dislike button! I suspect this is your least favorite so far--you are not obligated to give a thumbs up if you do not think it is worthy! Our friendship will not be jeopardized! I am nervous for your comments on the last chamber...:p2wheatley:
bullfrog 28 Sep, 2023 @ 3:19am 
I'm not keen on the fling to catch the cube and getting the laser field to turn off seemed a bit finicky, but the rest was OK :steamthumbsup: intended solution including easter egg ?
E L Y T R O N  [author] 26 Sep, 2023 @ 8:21pm 
@Dolphiner,
It was designed around the bonus secret which requires the infinite respawn, Sorry
Dolphiner 26 Sep, 2023 @ 1:45pm 
Short and sweet puzzle, Though the extra timing with the cube catch I felt was unnecessary.
E L Y T R O N  [author] 23 Sep, 2023 @ 12:19pm 
@Happy_Eater,
Thank you for playing! Be sure to check out the other tests in the TUBER series if you liked the 9th one!
Happy_Eater 23 Sep, 2023 @ 11:56am 
Good test, I loved finding the secret room too